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  1. 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?
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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?
  8. 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...
  9. 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.
  10. 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).
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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!"
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For what it will cost for just one year of Verlander, we can probably distribute that over three years of Eovaldi. When comparing the two, maybe the biggest question isn't who will accrue the most WAR in the next three years, but who will make the most starts...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    WEEI.com headline: "Ken Rosenthal reports the Red Sox are ready to spend this offseason" Red Sox fan:"... doing what?" talksox prediction: "... poking around, kicking tires, showing lots of reported interest, making offers that can be refused, and swearing they're all in" (you can't say, "... raising prices"... already been done that)
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And if he hits a grounder to the pitcher in the playoffs, they'll boo him.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have been in on all these guys -- for years, actually -- except Clevinger. And I didn't realize he's only 11 months younger than Nate! Especially after that haul Cleveland got for him, including Naylor, Quantrill and Hedges. From the Pads I prefer Manaea, but looking at Similar Pitchers on bb-ref, Sean's top comps are Marco Gonzalez, Greg Hibbard and Wei-Yin Chen.... Mike's are Severino, McCullers and Bassitt...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Eovaldi's agent must have some reassurance that a club is willing to give him a Ty Anderson-type 3-year contract, plus a draft pick. Is Anderson a good Nate comp? Both will be 33 in '23... Here are bb-ref career 162-game averages: Anderson 10-10, 4.16, 33 starts, 189 IP N. Eovaldi 10-10, 4.16, 33 starts, 186 IP Looks like Ty can go longer...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You mean something like what the Rays' Evan Reifert did in the Arizona Fall League? He faced 40 batters and struck out 25. Is there such a thing as a small sample when it comes to throwing strikes? Reifert isn't even ranked among Tampa's top 30 prospects.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Attention, all Billy beancounters and Rays wayward sons: the holiday Heaney Special can be found in the clear bin at the end of the pitching aisle... please don snorkels and swim goggles... do not stop at the green bin on the top shelf!
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