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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Attention: Red Sox interns. Please relay this post to your bosses... I joined this forum after the 2019 season stressed that the Red Sox would actually lose their best homegrown player ever developed in my 50 years as a fan. I needed a place to vent about what I thought the hiring of Bloom represented (because I don't hang out in bars anymore). After everything I've seen of this franchise and the majors the past three years, I have absolutely no reason whatsoever to believe Boston will sign Rafael Devers longterm for any amount. If somehow it happens, I will be overjoyed and rejuvenated as a Sox fan, with renewed hope that my team's plans are to actually build a winning club again, beginning immediately.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's when Arroyo transforms into a tall, skinny CBOish bod, and Bloom gets short and stocky with a rugged redbeard visage...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I boo myself when I peel potatoes over the trash can, and peels still shoot onto the floor.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Posts #630 and #631 show MLB's top achievers and top earners at third base. Raffy and his agents can comfortably say he's worth $30+M because of his age and offensive accomplishments. Bloom and his cronies can uncomfortably say he's not even close to Arenado, Machado or Bregman on D, or as good all-around as Ramirez, who can run. Devers' camp can then What-about-Rendon? and Bloom can counter with What-about-Riley? What a revoltin development this is...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I saw a video of a couple guys yelling at Henry in the parking lot. One said, "Pay Raffy!" The other: "Pay anyone... under 40!"
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Third baseman WAR 2019-22: Arenado 20.8 Ramirez 18.3 Machado 17.6 Bregman 16.6 Chapman 16.0 Devers 14.0 Riley 12.0 Third baseman AAV (projected for '23 per bb-ref): Rendon $38.6M Arenado $35M Machado $32M Bregman $30.5M Donaldson $21.8M Moncada $17.8M (but appx. $25M for '24/25) Devers $16.9M (projected by MLB.com) Riley $15M (but appx. $22M through the next decade) Ramirez $14M (increasing to $25M by '28) Chapman $12.5M Hayes $10M (then decreasing? through 2030)
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Casas and Mayer in the infield, Rafaela and Bleis in the outfield, Bello and Mata on the mound. That could be the core of the next sustained contenders in Boston. All will be paid minimum wage, but will be candidates for reasonable, pre-arb extensions. If that's the plan, the only way any of them gets traded is for others who play different positions but have the same salary considerations.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Sox are reportedly deep in talks about being shallow in talks
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Why -- we already have six fours and fives (but I'm a gin dummy)
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not trading Casas, but if Boston does, it better be for Alcantara and not a #2 or #3. I'd rather trade Mayer for Alcantara. At least the Sox have other top prospects that play SS.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My son is at Fenway Park today. Jason Varitek just stopped the first puck pitch shot by Bobby Orr. True story.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Right -- remember the furor when Epstein accidentally said "bridge year"? But there's your answer for whether Bloom will see this plan through and let Bloom do his thing. Instead of hiring a new GM and paying really good players, it's cheaper to just embellish...
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I probably say this once a year now, but it still irks me that in Bloom's first winter, after he traded Betts, he was allowed to say the Red Sox wouldn't be as good; what recently-hired CEO in any industry gets to publicly announce his company will now be worse? That quote had to have been approved of, in advance, by Henry... maybe even agreed upon during Bloom's job interview. If not, either way, no one in the front office has been honest with the public ever since. (but everyone can argue they really want to win the World Series -- we all want to win, after all)
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You know it's not about a fire sale, but all about one guy -- the sole survivor of past glory, the wunderkind about to enter his prime. I'm sure a lot of fans would like to see Raffy crush 20 last homers in his Red Sox career through April-May-June-July, but we also know Boston is fully capable of finishing in last place with or without him. What I'm not on board with, though, is another toxic repeat of Bloom and Kennedy lying about priorities and competing, and the press pressing Devers daily about his future, and Red Sox Nation agonizing about Raffy, and maybe the worst part -- the specter of Rich Man Walking hovering over a clubhouse of teammates who may still want to win, but definitely want a chance to succeed and strike it rich, themselves (and "don't ask me, ask him"). Plus, who's to say that the Sox won't be just as competitive -- and fun to watch -- with a rookie like Baty at third, instead, proving himself worthy of a pre-arb lockdown contract?
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If you're asking if I'd rather trade Devers before the season than at the deadline, my answer is yes. Don't go the prom with me, just so you can dress up and look good for all the scholar-athletes. If we're breaking up, let's get it over with now, so we can all get a fresh start.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Just as long as when you trade him, the return is more than just two bush leaguers...
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Remember when fans and media predicted this offseason would define Bloom's tenure in Boston? With all that money freed up to make the Red Sox way better, he signed a handful of back-end relievers, a #4 starter, and a Japanese star yet to play a game in the majors. He also lost his three-four batters, one of whom was an All-Star shortstop. Now it all comes down to Devers. How Raffy is resolved may really define Chaim Bloom's legacy. Whether or not to meet Devers' price and extend him will ultimately be up to ownership. But any trade return is all on Bloom. Please don't bore us with the limited exchanges for "only one year" of Devers. Bloom has been here since 2019; what could he have received for two years or three years of Raffy? No more excuses about misreading the market. If ownership can't hire executives who can read the market, then they should just sell the franchise to new owners who can.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Red Sox fan who watched every inning of the '04 postseason probably remembers that Cabrera was nails when it counted: 14 total games, 0 errors (and second only to Big Papi in BA, OBP and hits vs. the Yankees).
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Canseco might have been one of the best teammates ever -- as far as helping guys secure contracts that set them and their families up for life. He had the contacts and chemistry sets with the magic potions that puffed up ballplayers like the Michelin Man, which helped them break records and make millions. When you get the time, check out all the teammates he had who won statistical titles, awards and enshrinement (you may be surprised at some of the hallowed names). Jose was also a genius. He loved home runs so much that only he could devise a way to use his noggin to boost a fly ball over the fence -- and score a goal with a classic soccer header at the same time.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Let's put it this way: remember all those months in '04 when Nomar -- smiling and whooping -- greeted teammates at the plate, high-fiving, high-tenning, backwards knuckling, fake waving, two-stepping, moon-walking, face-whomping, robot-rapping... daily? Me neither.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    True, but a big part of that was because Orlando Cabrera was just a better combination on the diamond and in the dugout (I won't say on airplanes or hotels...). In the field he was consistent and dependable, and contributed to batting order rallies, and handshake celebrations. Point being: you still have to get something good back in a trade to have the best chance at winning. As for the new no-shift rules -- and this applies to Devers -- defense is now less of a premium for third basemen, who no longer will have to also man shortstop and the whole left side when lefty pull hitters are up. The hot corner can now revert back to a step and a dive...
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    How could Steinbrenner trade Jay Buhner for Rachel Phelps!
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bello and Whitlock need to be more than just light fixtures. They need to be klieg lights and strobe lights...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In blindsight, we now know Bloom was never going to extend anyone long and large in his first months on the job. The very concept of Bloom was and still is to cut spending, add quantity over quality, apply some cheap Halloween make-up and call it a costume.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ok, Red Sox, it's next year and you're on the clock. Opening Day is March 30. 89 days to decide about Devers...
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