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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    https://sports.yahoo.com/wittenmyer-cubs-among-trendsetters-openly-015436551.html ... interesting gripe column about "smart-guy front offices" spreading disinformation to fan bases in attempts to cover up -- you name it: tanking, not spending, not trying to win, pretending to go for it, fans deserve more, etc. It comes from a Cubs' perspective, but here's a familiar quote that sounds like Sam Kennedy channeling Chaim Bloom: “We absolutely want to compete next year. We also want to build something really special for the fans. We want to build something stable, something lasting. And that’s the lens that we’re going to view our transactions this winter.” The speaker was actually Chicago team president Jed Hoyer, once a Red Sox interim GM and disciple of Theo Epstein. In fact, this is the first line in the column: "Jed Hoyer and Theo Epstein finally did it." This is why it's doubtful Bloom is on the hot seat with Boston ownership. He's doing exactly what they hired him to do.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Jays and Rays crush the Red Sox all season, and in the end, both only play two more games apiece in the final week. AL Beast '22 postseason (thus far): 0-and-4.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Extending the identified young core of the next sustained contenders in Boston is definitely part of The Plan. It wasn't invented by Bloom, even if he calls it something else ("a new calculus?"), though Longoria was one of the better-known guys to be extended by Tampa. The Astros with Bregman, Yankees with Severino, Braves with anyone good, have made the strategy more prevalent lately. But didn't Cleveland seek to lock up everyone back in the 90s?
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It may not be a coincidence. The Sox are losing their doubles leader -- JD, who actually led the big leagues in total two-baggers the past two seasons... but next year a fast guy who can reach first base can turn that into two a lot easier with the new rules.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom will be ahead of the market if speedsters go up to nickel-and-dime a dozen... Put it this way, when management said at the presser they want a 2023 roster that is "more athletic," it's doubtful they'll covet trapeze artists.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hey, that's not "callous and insulting" -- that! must! be! compassionate! and complimentary! It's true that Boston has done a lot of spending in the wrong places lately. And the opposite: not spending in the right places. But where is the rationale to support "the success and recognition the franchise never deserved in the first place"? Why, because other big market teams somehow deserve it more? I couldn't find where the blog said the Yankees, instead, deserve all the credit for the Red Sox titles this century by taking ARod, thus changing the entire course of baseball history.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom may also be looking at the recent Lindor deal: star shortstop, age 28, 5.4 WAR... but compare that to one of the guys he was traded for -- Gimenez, now a star shortstop at age 24, 7.2 WAR in his first full season, third in the AL behind only Judge and Ohtani. Gimenez also makes about $340 million less than Lindor...
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Are you including the remaining three years still on his $20M AAV contract? If not, there's no way Xander will agree to stay in Boston for just one more season after that. That was the insult offer last spring. Plus, the probable wear and tear over the next four years makes a better payday then unlikely. Boras will make sure this winter he gets paid for at least the next eight years...
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't be surprised if some "smart" team tries to set a new trend this winter by loading up on speed to take advantage of the new rules next year -- not so much the bigger bases, but the limits on pick-off throws. Clubs that are short on power may compensate by taking extra bases with steals. A guy like Turner suddenly becomes way more valuable than a Corey Seager. Jarren Duran may even have increased trade value, just as a pinch runner. This smart team may not necessarily be the Red Sox, but many of the position prospects acquired by Bloom in the past year can really run (and cost a lot less than Schwarber and Renfroe types). Coincidence or foresight?
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Why not aim higher? Only trade top prospects for a top of the rotation anchor -- BTV accepted: Mayer, Yorke, Houck and Schreiber for Alcantara and Garcia. BTV gave Schreiber a high 20.4 rating, but the Fish might want a younger arm instead (where the Sox' farm is maybe deepest). Dealing Mayer, of course, is entirely contingent upon extending Bogaerts longterm -- which, if it happens, we have to assume Bloom and Co. are confident that any nagging injuries that sapped his production will soon be fully healed. Will another $180 million keep X in Boston? It's not $300M, but still makes him a $30 million-dollar man for the next eight years (an additional $10M per on top of his existing $20M for the next three, plus $30M per for the final five, which will take Bogie through age 38)... is that fair enough?
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If you believe the scene in Moneyball when the Henry character is recruiting the Beane character, the impetus is eerily similar to the moves and non-moves that have defined Bloom so far in Boston. If Beane did become Red Sox GM, maybe he signs the same crew as Epstein. Or maybe he uses his industry influence to make the ARod trade go through -- the deal that was supposed to send Manny Ramirez and minor league Jon Lester to Texas... That could ultimately only mean no rings in '04, when Manny was WS MVP, or '07, when Lester won the Game 4 clincher.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Henry: But you already have us over the tax threshold... there's no turning back now, Billy (oh, wait -- Beane did turn back 20 years ago.. but you're the next best thing). Here, help me untie this knot on my purse-strings.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom will not pass up getting two draft picks so will offer each QOs. He knows neither will accept, because someone else will offer multi-years -- good but not elite starters are just affordable to more teams. And as much as the owners might love the job Bloom is doing, I envision a new mandate: Chaim, you're not allowed to ever count on aging pitchers coming back from any major surgeries again. Sign and/or trade only for healthy arms.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sox need at least a two Sixtos, which would be a twelve-pack... but just to be safe, make it a case of starters. Pitching, pitching, bitching. I'm ready.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Man, another Red Sox team hasn't finished last since back in 2020. And you have to go all the way back to 2014/2015 to find back-to-back cellar dwellers in Beantown. Though in 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018 the Sox finished first. They're hardly ever mediocre.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Carson Coleman is already a better closer than anyone on the Red Sox -- and they're the best last place team in the bigs.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Too bad Cora couldn't make pitchers miss bats, opponent batted balls not miss gloves, and his own hitters touch the ball with a ghost runner on second. Maybe coaches could've held more bunting practices... With the roster Bloom built, and the replacements he added to fill in for injuries, John Henry could've hired Bobby Flay to manage and not even he could use those ingredients to whip up something palatable.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's still hard to know exactly if the current CBO was forced to do business that way because of his predecessor, or because his new boss chose to hire him because that's how he works. Like some posters have already said -- if the Sox are going to stay over the tax limit anyway, why not just spend more for a better product. There's too much finger-pointing at this GM or that one, when we all know the Red Sox' worsts and firsts are all organizational overlaps. Epstein was great, when he was allowed to enhance a roster he inherited that already had Pedro, Manny, Damon, Wake, Lowe and Varitek, etc.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This poster sucked. No matter how many free agents I suggested, or trades I proposed, the only guy Bloom eventually added from my lists was Tommy Pham. And I whiffed on that one; Pham's 28.5% K-rate with Boston was higher than Trevor Story's. I like Verdugo, because he has fun when succeeding, and shows visible anger when failing. It's easy for fans to root for a player who looks like he cares as much as those watching him. I also agree with those who said Verdugo's best as a complementary piece. Maybe on a better team he'll have better focus on making better decisions on the bases and where to throw the ball from the outfield... maybe that future club will be the Red Sox.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Barzini's dead. So is Philip Tattaglia. Moe Greene, Strachi - Cuneo. Today we settle all family business…
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It pretty much sums up Verdugo -- he's always seems almost good. The preceding comment comes via a poster whose ex once called him almost good-looking.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    "Devers could easily be MVP caliber for the next 10 years, or just a few years and fall off a cliff. But that's kind of the reality of every good player, what they do in their 30's defines their career. It can be the difference between Nomar or Jeter." Really good point. But one thing Jeter did in his 30s is play on the same team as Mariano Rivera. It's also luck (or skill on the part of management) to stay surrounded by good teammates. This is something the Angels have always struggled to with in the Mike Trout years. Recruiting Rendon, alone, would never be enough support -- and we're seeing, not even Ohtani can help them make the postseason. But they're trying; remember the draft a few years ago when they selected pitchers with every single pick in the first 12 rounds?
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm glad you said Sox and didn't assign blame to one GM, CBO, analytics analyst or owner. Way too much time is spend arguing which way to point fingers, when we all know the woes are organizational failures by many overlapping employees and departments. So what if the Red Sox have the MLB's number 5 payroll -- they need to invest it better so they won't be number 5 in the AL East. Bogaerts, unfortunately, is one of those guys in his 30s who may soon be paid for his past. And yet, whatever he signs for will literally just be his current market value.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    lamo is a Spanish word scramble for "bad."
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Judge just had one of the greatest seasons of all time. But what's going to be the reaction if the Yankees don't win it all? Will Yankee fans gripe that the season was a failure... because they weren't the one team out of 30 to win the very last game of the year?
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