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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Because Arroyo is already our right-handed power bat off the bench... and right-handed hitting outfielder... on this roster....for this always all-in contender...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox will carefully, deliberately "stretch him out" and "ramp up" his bullpens -- flat ground, long toss, simulated innings, rehab starts -- and probably throw in one more set-back... just to make absolutely sure he joins the club after the series a month from now in Toronto, Canada that he personally chooses not to attend.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Shhhhh... Bloom cautions there's a need for patience. But since it was an audible quote, maybe he meant patients... as in, a recruitment drive for more fans to be fitted with straight jackets, forced to watch an entire season at Chaim's inane asylum.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mookie was obviously too short. It doesn't matter if he had the fastest hand-eye in the land, there was just no way such skills were going to translate in the pros. It's not like he was going to lead the National League in home runs or something by age 29... ... that's why Epstein gave Betts every cent he asked for, about a minute before the signing deadline for draftees (source: Homegrown by A.Speier).
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There's no should in baseball. The only annual guarantee is the Sox will struggle for survival on the Oregon Trail.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... it says to me the organization and Cora's boss won't let him. Do you honestly think any manager is concerned about stretching out young pitchers so they can be part of a future core the manager might never be around for?
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've always thought there should be a dress code for team uniforms, at least in how you wear your socks. The Red Sox, for example, should always wear their pants so their red socks are showing... and never wear navy socks, either (I wasn't into Manny wearing his pants covering his shoe tops, while Pokey or someone else folds them up to the knees). The White Sox are even worse: not only don't they wear white, but their official choice of black pays homage to the squad that committed the biggest scandal in baseball history... If I cared about Chicago, I'd be ashamed.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... who wore down in the playoffs last year for LA, and who is hurt again for NY. In between, he's been great, but $40M can buy a lot of Wachas. There are no sure things in the workhorse mound trade, but the best bets are always guys in their primes... ... or if you're in charge of a budget, younger arms you can lock up and control. And like with Whitlock's signing, that may be the plan for who Bloom considers his core of sustained contenders.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Boston gave Sale the going rate for an ace pitcher at the time, after being named an All-Star and voted in the top six for the Cy Young Award seven straight years. The Red Sox were probably paying for what they hoped were three or four more seasons of greatness -- and saving themselves another $5 million a year (if they waited and risked a bidding war for Sale if he reached free agency). Those who immediately cautioned he was damaged goods were right. When he jumped at the offer, I was worried that he knew they were correct...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    After the clueless arrogant old men in charge bungled the Red Sox in the early 80s -- and New England lost star players like Fisk, Lynn and Burleson -- the rebound for Boston was led by good, young starting pitchers. It was the first time in my life as a fan that homegrown pitching was a strength for the Sox. Maybe we're on the verge of developing our best mound depth since Papelbon and Lester made it in the 00s...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Many posters point this out. Others also contend that a big part of following and rooting for a team as a fan involves continuity. Like what if the '19 Red Sox traded for or signed the entire Washington Nationals roster, then two years later swapped uniforms with the '21 Braves? We could still jump up and down and cheer, "Yeah, Boston won again!" Would it feel the same? (I always wondered about that with Yankee fans, when free agency began in the 70s, and NY kept signing big name superstars with rings every single year).
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    OPS just isn't the end-all, be-all magic stat for me when comparing ballplayers. How about five of six years of at least 4.5 WAR for Rendon? Devers has had one. Granted, Rafey will be younger when he signs his big free agent contract. But one could also argue that Rendon was more established by actual accomplishments.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Lindor and Devers aren't good comparisons at all. Lindor plays the more important position, and was the best all-around shortstop in baseball; not even any of last winter's Big Five SSs could match his three straight Top-10 MVP finishes, especially at ages 22-24. He also won two Gold Gloves. A better comp is hot cornerman Anthony Rendon. But Devers still has a ways to go before he even matches Rendon's three Top-6 MVP finishes; Rafey has yet to break a Top-10...
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Other than promoting a spot starter to open in a double header game, the most likely guy to join Boston by summer if he stays consistent is probably German. A reliever can always get work in a bullpen that needs help, and the Sox will want to keep their starting prospects on regular turns in the minors -- unless someone is so good he can bump a big leaguer to the pen (or if a vet is traded).
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ownership hired Bloom to trade Betts (and Price). Losing a Hall of Famer about to enter his prime is momentous and franchise-altering, and they entrusted Bloom with the ensuing alterations...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Need to see how much Bradley contributes on O before we can fully evaluate the Renfroe for Binelas (and Hamilton) trade.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Everybody also forgets Whitlock blew the save in the pivotal Game 4 of the ALCS, giving up a leadoff homer to Altuve in the top of the 8th, after pitching a scoreless 7th. Was he slated to finish the game for a three-inning save? Maybe... but suddenly, Cora was compelled to use Eovaldi -- and then Perez -- in the disastrous 9th, and the Sox never sniffed another lead in the series.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Judge is just too large to age Mookily. Big-bodied athletes have short shelf lives. Andre the Giant only lived to age 46.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Binelas has 10 taters in May; if he stays this consistent through the summer and reaches 30 (combined, at whatever levels), he's Mr. Mojo Rising... ... but the next promotion to the parent club will be a pitcher or pitchers, who won't get rated unless they're gas masters. Same with on base guys like Granberg or Rafaela, who may be better bets to stick in the bigs short-term than all-or-nothing swingers who immediately get listings in the Exploitable Chapter of the MLB Pitchers' Book.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Paddock may be a guy Bloom would want to acquire: still young, promising, semi-established in the bigs, and ever-affordable. That said, would it be worth three Aldo Ramirezes to land a quality closer to go for it this year?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The offense carried the Sox in the '21 postseason and shouldn't be blamed for whatever Houston did to totally shut them down at the end. But it's no surprise the team that did win it all had solid starting and the best bullpen. In two playoff series, the Boston relievers were not good enough to get us to the World Series. Robles (twice), Braiser, Barnes, Houck, Sawamura, Darwinzon, Ottavino, Taylor and even Whitlock all took turns coughing up leads or giving up runs. Yes, they were overworked because the starters were just adequate, except Sale, who wasn't even. Bloom chose to address the depth in the rotation and bullpen by adding Wacha, Hill, Strahm and Diekman. Those were the upgrades to take this contender to the next level.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    AC may just like Houck better as a bulk guy for older starters whose pitch counts run out too early in games. Cora may not trust guys like Barnes or Robles more than us, but maybe he keeps running them out there -- not only because he has no choice -- but to show Bloom that the pen is just inadequate. Everyone can read the stats about the Sox bullpen, and now that the role position players are contributing, Bloom may have no choice but to bite the bullet and acquire a legit closer. Do you think it turns his stomach to see what San Diego traded for Taylor Rogers: 26-year-old Chris Paddock, plus Pagan and another minor league arm? Rogers already has 16 saves and 1.2 bWAR, which is great for an entire year...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have no evidence but maybe one of the reasons the Sox haven't named Houck closer is because he isn't always available. That's just unacceptable in that role -- and I'm not talking about a guy who is used three nights in a row and needs a day or two off. Now that Boston is only three games behind the Blue Jays for the third Wild Card, imagine a month from now going into Toronto for a head-to-head showdown without your closer because he chooses to be ineligible.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And even some countries change their presidents after four years.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wow, thanks for correcting me, Sam Kennedy. Just so you know, someone else must have been using your forum alias to make posts all offseason advocating trading for actual quality pitchers in their primes.
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