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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Gallo's K-rate rounded to 40% last year. That's way worse than Duran, Franchy, Story, Dalbec and Shaw (but eegads, not Jeter). And Joey's was a large sample size. In 2021, Joey Gallo struck out 213 times -- one more than the immortal (though not necessarily immoral) Jack Glasscock did in 17 seasons. If signing Gallo allows the Red Sox to resign Devers, do you think Red Sox fans would approve? Would it depend upon whether Cora told them -- or Sam Kennedy?
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... in your opinion. Mine is that Bellinger's wheels will make him a bigger impact player on a bad team with a depleted offense trying to manipulate the new rules that favor base-stealers.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... comes from a hockey family -- his brother coached the Mighty Ducks.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    More likely Bloom targets: Cody Bellinger and Joey Gallo, both Gold Glove outfielders. Here are some 162-game averages from baseball-ref: Bellinger (6 years) -- 33 HR, 92 RBI, .248 BA, .332 OBP, .819 OPS, 150 Ks (23.2% K-rate) Gallo (8 years) -- 38 HR, 83 RBI, .199 BA, .325 OBP, .794 OPS, 226 Ks (37.3% K-rate) Both are coming off a couple serious down years, but Bellinger at 26 may be a better risk to rebound than Gallo, who turned 29 today. Bellinger is also a fast baserunner, with double figures in stolen bases in four seasons; Gallo doesn't run ever... this should be a factor with the new speed rules. That said, if Gallo costs $1 dollar less than Bellinger, who do you think Bloom signs?
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bleis and Perales signed when they were 16, Ravelo 17.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I also expect top prospects that were signed as teenagers to be in Boston in two or three years. For the best ones, as their bodies and minds continue to mature with experience, there will be no holding them back (bar injury or another pandemic). And I don't necessarily mean U.S. high schoolers liker Mayer and Yorke, who need the game reps, but internationals like Bleis, Ravelo, Perales, etc. These are guys whose entire job is baseball... Bogaerts and Devers made it to the majors when they were 20, called up by good teams. For bad teams, a youthful infusion can provide hope for the future for fans, and a less-than-pennant-race-stress transition.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It is my money department: weren't we all willing to pay $12 dollars for a can of beer and $50 bucks for parking to go watch Mookie in person? I'm not defending Betts, but if I went pro at a job done mostly at night and outside, and wanted to extend my career as much as possible (not to mention if I hailed from the South), I'd want to work in warmer climes than crappy-Spring New England. As for the fishbowl fandom of Red Sox Nation, that comes with the career that almost all these guys dreamt of as a kid. Boston isn't for everyone, though for some guys, there's nowhere better (and some don't realize it until they leave). For Mookie, already dabbling as a DJ and documentary producer, Hollywood is ok, too.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I never said that, but there's no point in arguing how good the Astros' bullpen is now, or that they are great in finding, signing and developing international starting pitchers, young star replacements like Tucker and Pena, and minor league trade targets like Yordan. The Red Sox need to do all those things to narrow the gap, but which area to improve upon is the quickest route to returning to respectability?
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't get me started on football, where every single prediction is based entirely on what a team did just last week. And I disagree with how much the media emphasizes the thrill of victory, agony of defeat and how only titles can determine whether a team had a successful season. I can appreciate a good year for a player or team, and I'm not thoroughly disgusted and call the season a failure if my team doesn't win it all in the end. There's certainly less bitterness -- for this fan, anyway -- when a favorite finally wins a few rings after decades of coming up short.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sports is all about cherry-picking -- fans don't care about chronology, because the media's only focus is on the end of seasons, and the pile-up celebration of the next champions, over and over again. So that great run in the postseason was made possible by a two-run homer by Devers in the last inning of the regular season. It doesn't negate any other game-winning hits by Raffy or teammates leading up to it, but it's still the most memorable... until the next one.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It may have seemed lucky the '21 Sox had to sweep last-place Washington the final three games to make the playoffs -- but even that was a struggle. The Nats were all done, but the Sox still had to pull the last two out in the 9th inning -- including one that Houck pitched a perfect game through five.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You Get What You Pay For doesn't always work with the relief specialist, which may be the most mercurial of positions. But the Astros are paying Pressly $14M, Montero $11.5M and Nerris $8M. And they're in the ALCS every year.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Manfred has the documents to verify, but he waved his hands to declassify them... now his office is busy recoloring the pinstripes to Cubs' blue or Rockies' purple.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He was also the first GM/CBO/GRS (Guy Running Show) in my over half-a-century as a fan to say, after trading his best player, "We're not going to be as good this year." It was his first months on the job. Has he ever been so admittedly transparent since?
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agreed. The first part of the plan might take the longest, while teams assess budgets and needs. The second half is on the clock, since there are only so many Rogers, Chafins and Fulmers left out there...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It was a carbon-dated copy of the '21 ALCS. The Phillies never challenged any pitchers in the final three games. But the Astros' bullpen made sure of it, since Houston's offense only averaged 3 runs per game in those Ws. The point of this offseason for Boston is to acquire legitimate pitching that fans don't have to hope won't break down by June or worse, have to hope that maybe they'll be ready to contribute by July. And since the big money will go to the star starters, a better route for a Sox' return to contending -- for a wild card -- may be to invest, instead, in the bullpen.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nope. You and I and everybody that watched knows the bullpens of the '21 Sox and '22 Phillies weren't good enough to win a ring. Stats can show that Barnes was great in the first half or Robles had a few good weeks, but Boston relievers in the postseason were so untrustworthy that Cora chose to use Pivetta and ultimately Eovaldi out of the pen in the most crucial moments. Yes, he also used his starters in relief to win in '18, but part of that was because Kimbrel almost killed half of a Red Sox Nation television audience (Kelly was great, though).
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Tampa rejects Alvarados before it's too late... ... and here's to you, David Robertson. Though a Brad in Hand is always better than a Hansel or Diekman. But not even Kyle Schwarber can beat the Astros... in any round.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's all about pitching. And if the Sox aren't going to add at least a dependable innings-eater for the rotation (to give relievers a breather), then they need to significantly upgrade the bullpen in quality and quantity. Several good free agent relievers have already signed, and for numbers Bloom's past offseasons wouldn't approach. But it's time to get real -- if Boston really plans on being way better. Fans can remind us the Sox were only two wins away from the '21 World Series, but the fact is that bullpen just wasn't championship quality. The Braves and Astros won the past two years with lights-out relievers. And that is indisputable. So get some while they're still available.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I understand the reasons, but it doesn't make the non-moves less frustrating... especially after they clearly chose to stay over the tax threshold.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Story's pretty fast. Maybe the boardroom Blooms had some insider info that baserunning would soon rule the new rules. Trevor Story -- blurry face of Chaim Zoom's 2023 Running Red Sox.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think for many Red Sox fans -- and I wont say "most," just the many I know -- the most frustrating part of the Bloom Era has been the non-moves. From a selfish fan standpoint, we've been reading or hearing the Sox have been interested or even "in" on too many good players who have joined other contenders in every offseason and at trade deadlines. Speculating on reinforcements used to be fun, because Boston always got its share of them -- and that always provided at least a spark of hope for fandom. From a concerned fan's view, leaving the roster incomplete like it was going into last season or not sufficiently upgrading areas of weakness when the team really needed it has been unacceptable.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    No argument here. We have no reason to suspect that Bloom hasn't always done exactly what Henry hired him to do. The only part I'm still confused about is who decided a year ago it was a good idea to sign Story and offer Xander Bogaerts, the face of the franchise, less. It's just hard to believe Henry and Warner were having tea one afternoon and decided, "Let's give Story a $23.33 AAV and then lowball homegrown fan favorite Bogey -- that two-time ringleader -- with a $22.5 AAV!" It's almost just as hard to imagine Bloom and his boys sitting around a conference table, analyzing the merits of the same move: "Let's see: both the same age, but X has a higher career war, even though Trevor played half his games in Colorado... 4 Silver Sluggers for Bogey, 2 for Story... K percentage: 18% for Xander, 27.5% for Story -- that does it -- yes, let's insult Bogaerts!"
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Of course they would, and this is why I just don't see Bloom making any big-time trades this winter... or any winter until he actually does. I'm totally prepared for more of the same Bloom moves -- one step up, one step down, up, down, updown... treading basepaths until all Mookies, Xanders and Raffys have priced themselves out of Boston -- and all that remains is a roster full of minimum wage prospects and a few owner splashes like Story.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Would you keep Mikey as the shortstop of the future if you could swap Mayer for Alcantara? The only way I trade my #1 prospect is for a #1 ace starter -- like the Sale deal. As for Romero, the only Sox prospects with higher fielding ratings are Mayer and Luis Ravelo. The latter is 19, Romero 18 -- but Mikey projects as a better hitter... so far.
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