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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't tell me he's shell-shocked. If he truly is, he should get canned today. Not even anyone on this board would offer a one-year contract extension to a client of Scott Boras and think that would work. If last Spring wasn't an intentional ploy to prepare Bogey's departure, then the whole front office should be replaced.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ugh -- how can we be Red Sox fans and not look at those options and think right now, this sucks even more than last year. Meanwhile, Chaim and Sam may be celebrating over their mimosas this morning about all the money they just saved.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I don't see who supplies the offense, especially with any power. Maybe the MLB keeps using the juiceless ball and it will be all about stealing bigger bases, moving runners, and punching hits through unshifted infields.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yup, a hundred million dollars for a guy who's never played a day in the majors. Like Bloom says, the deal has to make sense for the ballclub.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... that's why I said "if all goes according to plan." Do you think for a minute a guy like Dombrowski wouldn't trade them for a Cy Young ace like Alcantara? Of course, Dombro is an older gent, who may feel he's ducking doom more than the younger Bloom (who we now know revealed as the Grim Reaper of Red Sox baseball cards).
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yoshida doesn't strike out -- hype has nothing to do with that kind of hand-eye coordination or batting approach. We've seen enough of all-or-nothing swingers trudge back to the dugout, dragging their bats, rallies and won-loss records behind them.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The devil you ray... In three years, if all goes according to plan, the core of the next sustained contender in Boston will feature guys like Casas, Bello, Mayer and Bleis -- and all will be extended for the same total investment that the San Diego Big Macs just gave Xander Bogaerts.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox should now go hard after Rodon or Senga, but if not, they'll still need two more starters, preferably from among the Eovaldi-Wacha-Kluber class. And suddenly, another priority is right-handed hitting -- now that they've officially lost the 3-4 batters from last year's last place offense. Unfortunately, two good fits in Abreu and Haniger are no longer available. So who...?
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't fall into that trap. The Yankees, Mets, Rangers, Phillies and Giants also showed this week they are all willing to pay market rates. The Twins paid Correa $35 million for one season. The Cubs and Diamondbacks were also in the Bogey sweepstakes. The Cards paid Contreras. Every team gets a share of the new gambling proceeds, which they can decide to reinvest or not. If Devers actually wants to stay in Boston, it will now cost at least $330M... and that's only for 10 years, when he'll be 36. He just saw older guys like Judge and Xander get paid into their 40s. What sucks for Sox fans is that if Raffy isn't locked up by the end of Spring Training, he absolutely has to be traded... because he'll definitely become a free agent and hit the road. And the last thing Bloom or anyone in Red Sox Nation needs is another long, miserable summer of a fan favorite playing out his last days in Boston...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sure -- last spring. But people really need to stop thinking Bloom "misread" anything about the market. He's not that incompetent -- or he'd be gone, instead.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Already reading "if only" stories and posts, like the Red Sox blew it. But let's be clear: The front office knew exactly what it was doing last spring when Bloom offered Bogaerts less than what Story signed for. Unlike Mookie, Xander was public with his desire to stay in Boston. And don't say what San Diego paid isn't the current market -- which also includes paying over $100 million dollars to a guy from Japan who has never played a single inning in the MLB. This is Plan A for the Red Sox.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I love this move. Yes, it was in Japan, but Yoshida put up a .400+ on base % and .500+ slugging% the last six straight years. I'll take a .900 OPS guy who doesn't strike out at the top of my order any time. Fundamentals -- we miss you.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Let me get this straight: in the Major League Phase of the Rule 5 Draft, of the 15 players picked -- three were pitchers from Boston... the team that finished in last place because of crappy starting pitchers and relievers?
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom and BOH will partner up to play Sam and a cardboard fan from the pandemic summer. Setback. Nickel a point.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I hope this list isn't projected on any smartboards in a front office planning room. The Red Sox would be foolish to expect anything from Sale and Paxton right now unless it's a bonus. They're losing Eovaldi and Wacha so have to add two starters minimum... plus a third new starter for insurance for the other three guys -- two of whom will be attempting to complete their first full seasons of MLB workloads (one coming off surgery). Maybe one of the newcomers can be Mata...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's getting serious. They're engaged and they gave him a ring.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... inextricably linked is if the starting rotation isn't as embarrassing in its failure to even go five innings per game. Without starting depth -- and that includes innings and bodies (to fill in when injuries inevitably hit) -- the pen will be overused, no matter how good the arms are in the first few months... The Red Sox need more reliable starting pitchers.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Kenley made $16M in '22 for Atlanta... Bloom should've just signed him a year ago for three seasons, and saved this board a lot of grief. Now we just need to swing a deal with Toronto for spare catcher and Red Sox killer Danny...
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom offered $9M at 360 years.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The best point you made so far is the fear of Bloom promising 8 or 9 additions -- instead of 4 or 5... because we all know by now that means more "value" players instead of the most valuable players.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They can't be that inept -- they have degrees in classics at reputable institutes of higher learning. Taillon just signed for the equivalent of Eovaldi's last contract, so assume Nate is gone, too -- because that was a Dombrowski deal. And might as well forget about Senga, if another team is interested (reportedly, there are several). The Red Sox have drawn their lines in the sand... which keeps spilling from the hour glass at a tortoise rate.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Performing in the postseason is definitely a factor -- and players don't want to hear about sample sizes; they know. It's fair for Yankee fans to be concerned... ARod always faced added pressure in the playoffs. But true fans know batting stats aren't everything, because anyone who has actually watched entire postseasons knows that Mookie Betts always contributes, on defense and/or baserunning.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But Chaim, if you ever do sign any player in demand, you have to realize you're not overpaying. The GMs doing their jobs trying to build contenders for 2023 aren't exceeding market prices -- they're just establishing and complying with new market prices.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And yet, we're told, more offers are imminent. Wait, check with the first base ump... did he offer? He went --
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe it was just an offer for Heaney's upside, while the Rangers agreed to also pay for his downside and inbetweenside. Or maybe the Red Sox offer was only for a bus ticket to Texas. Heans took offense, expecting to fly first class... which didn't make sense to Bloom, but Chris Young's analytics project a lot of highside.
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