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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The past two years have also shown us not to get too excited about stats in AAA; at least in Worcester. Is it something about the Polar Grounds? Or should fans anywhere always be suspicious of a team named Woo.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yore write, their wasn't to many wining they're
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    As if any manager should be able to motivate and prepare minor league batters to hit big league pitching, and minor league pitchers to get out big league hitters.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bounce-backs like 2013 had a core of stars in the line-up and rotation that the Sox were able to supplement with useful pieces -- many of whom were veteran professionals in personal bounce-back years. The first-place year in 2016 (and '17 and ultimately '18) had a blend of veteran core guys, young/instant stars and expensive supplements. Who here now will form the core for '23 and beyond? Devers and Bogaerts? Most agree they won't resign both, and many doubt either. Then who's left: Trevor Story? Whitlock?
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I know; imagine a manager actually playing the players on the roster assembled by his bosses.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's was obvious to all of us watching last year that Franchy was never a centerpiece in the Beni trade. Instead, he remains an athlete with potential if only a miraculous coach can somehow unleash it. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear such an instructor works for Boston. But player development doesn't seem to be exclusive of coaching staffs these days. The "future stars" of the minor leagues -- guys that succeed at virtually every level up the ladder -- don't always cut it in the bigs. What happened to the days when the likes of Greenwell, Burks, Benzinger, and Brady Anderson all came up at the same time? Maybe today's kids just don't play enough growing up to get the reps they need to catch -- or at least pursue -- fly balls hit in the twilight.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There is no stat to show the full impact of Mookie Betts except number of rings: two. But you're right, LA is paying for him to be like he was in Boston: a leader, the face of the franchise and a winner. It is rare in baseball history for a team to have the opportunity to acquire such a ballplayer in his prime; the most obvious one in our lifetimes was Frank Robinson. MVP. Hall of Famer. edit: sorry, before the semantics police raid my keyboard, I need to add: ... difference-maker who actually put his new club over the top
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    2023 starting lineup: 1B Casas, 2B Story, 3B Devers. Whoever is running things needs to find a new catcher and new shortstop who are glove-first professionals; guys like that shouldn't be too expensive, but should be priorities in lending stability to any rebuild. Where the Sox need to spend big in bucks or prospects is on the outfield; they need at least one, and probably two, legitimate big league borderline stars who can hit and hit with power. They have none close to being ready in the minors. The line-up has already lost the pop once provided by JD and Bogey, and their production needs to be replaced, not to mention the missing longball void still open since Schwarber and Renfroe left. The most costly addition will come on the mound, where Boston needs an ace. People can argue a non-contender should spread out its investments and build depth, but it all begins on the hill in the middle of the diamond. No one can turn around a staff or a team faster than a #1 who consistently provides quality starts every five days for six months.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I don't think you need to worry much about Bloom accumulating a haul of legitimate prospects for two months of Bogaerts or Vazquez. But you're right, the rest of the injured trade bait won't bring back any impact players. At this point, Bloom would just do the fanbase a favor by purging the roster of anyone who may just go through the motions the rest of the season.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Why would we trust Bloom to buy at the deadline when he wouldn't buy at the liveline? The team was very much alive preseason through June when he wouldn't add a closer, an outfielder who could hit, and a big league first baseman.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The front office can't condone the optics. Imagine if armed guards stormed the diamond and forced anyone wearing red to leave the premises. Who knows their next move: clear out the bargain bins of below-replacement level ballplayers? How would Henry order his Chief Baseball Officer to fill up the MLB roster then?
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I predicted at the outset of the season this would be a major clubhouse distraction. Some posters disagreed, refusing to believe that professionals would ever let unsettled contracts divert their efforts towards winning a piece of jewelry.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Most would agree right now that includes spending any kind of money to watch this team.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Still trying to figure out how the pitching geniuses at Tampa thought it was a good deal to trade Joe Ryan for two months of a 40-year old DH last year. Anyway, the BTV site probably exploded.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    How about JD, Vaz and Eovaldi for Alvarez and Smith? The Mets are a World Series contender, and a good-hitting catcher, an All-Star DH, plus a frontline starter to fill the deGrom void might be worth a good-hitting catcher prospect this year... (to be fair, I saw three Double A Alvarez ABs in person: HR to center, double to RC, double to LC).
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's almost like someone would need a secret fistpump with Boras first...
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In the winter they traded Betts I predicted the Red Sox would do this in about three years... for someone else not as good. Soto is not a better overall player than Betts, but his Hall of Fame bat may do more damage to the baseball than any team's payroll in the next decade; how many World Series rings he wins remains to be seen (he already has one). It would seem there are very few clubs that can actually afford Soto -- and it would be hard to believe that anyone would trade their top four prospects for one guy unless they had a guarantee he'd sign with them...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The sad part is if the Sox finish last the next two years and ownership loses patience, the truth may never come out: it's really not Bloom-the-guy, but the guys that changed direction and hired him for the Bloom "era"...
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some fans, me for sure, have been perplexed about that pitch for five years. And because of that, why any pitcher would ever throw him a fastball for a strike... But the worst thing right now and for the future for Sox fans is that where JD had one weakness, Trevor Story swings and misses at just about anything.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So, $320M for 8? It's hard to imagine Boras urging any client to leave a single cent on any table, never mind $100 million dollars less... Maybe Washington can somehow persuade Soto to accept the $440M for 10 years... instead of 15. Ugh. I dunno, the more I think about it, this could be the turning point in baseball salaries. Can any athlete or human being, for that matter -- if he's that rich -- not grow complacent after even half a decade? Will a soon-to-be set-for-lifer like Rafael Devers still be motivated -- at age 30 or time-ravaged 35 -- to workout all year long with the intent of destroying every pitch? Every year?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You silly. It's all about respect.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    AP sports writer Noah Trister having fun today on BTV with Juan Soto trade scenarios suggested this one: Mayer, Casas, Bello, Yorke, Houck and Bogaerts. But he adds it would only be acceptable to the Nats if they could extend the X-man. Apparently our top four prospects aren't good enough for 2 1/2 years of one outfielder hitting .250 this season.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Houck would be one of the first players I'd move if they're selling. His trade value might never be higher.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    No! As of right now, the only Red Sox he's throwing at gets to protect himself with shin guards, chest shield and metal mask...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If Whitlock, Eovaldi and especially Wacha and Hill come back to provide the same consistency that put the Sox ahead of the wild card contenders, then there is no reason to sell. They were good enough without Sale and Paxton all year. But Bloom would then have to buy, because there are holes that can be upgraded to give the club a better chance to make the postseason and even advance, like last year. Adding an actual big league outfielder and first baseman, and swinging a blockbuster for a Luis Castillo are all within reach, if the Sox really wanted them. The issue is that too many Red Sox free agents are not going to be re-signed, and Bloom can't just let them all walk without fetching a farmhand or two.
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