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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think too many people were counting too much on Sale returning to glory and leading the staff. It just feels like tracking down an old high school fling after all these years, and if the result isn't eee-gads, it's just underwhelming. But I also think the front office knew better, and just used the public promise of Sale to save from spending on any actually decent arms for the rotation. Now they're looking at 2020 again -- no Sale, no ERod -- just Eovaldi and a bunch of castoffs. The only longshot hope is that Houck and Whitlock transition into fulltime starters and pitch as well as they did last year.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My response is that the Jays have solidified their roster by targeting and investing in starting pitchers in their primes, like Gausman and Berrios. They have a good young core of regulars, and should be able to contend for years with their rotation. Barring injury, the Jays won't have to worry about scouring scrap-heaps to give them innings. No one can predict injuries, of course, but the young and strong are usually better bets than the old and brittle. This is why I'll never say We're just not good enough yet to spend, maybe next year... The Sale contract is officially a disaster today: damaged goods when he signed, but a guy about to turn 33 who breaks a rib throwing a pitch can never be relied upon again. At least his new IL will save the Sox the utter embarrassment of their unvaxxed $30 million dollar a year ace being banned from the Toronto series in April.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Reds are selling, and I'd say Marlins have to be open to offers (for the reason Jeter walked).
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They're all in various stages of suckitude, or teams that are actually trying to improve -- and not just fill a roster -- will have already signed them. Why are we discussing ways to just get by? Good, young pitchers are available... for those willing to give up something to get something.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    NOW there's no excuse. If they don't make a big freaking trade for legitimate starting pitchers who weren't cut by the Rays, then no fans should be buying Sox tickets.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom is very protective of his hypotheticals. With Spring looming, he'll need them to help strip the plastic sheeting off the hoop houses on the farm... then Sam Kennedy can put good use to all that fertilizer spouting out of his mouth this week.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Red Sox were reportedly only off by one digit: they offered $7 million instead of $70 million...
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't worry, Bloom will be making plenty of moves. He's stopping by a consignment shop today, and there's a Goodwill along the way. This weekend there's a big flea market down by the beach, where at night he can scan the dunes with his metal detector.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A lot of people forget that a big source of electricity production is cole, so when leaving a room turn the lights-out... or when leaving a mound because your spin rate drops without sticky stuff.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Seabold is already 26 years old?! And rated 20 spots higher than Winckowski?! Maybe the most interesting jump is the Sox' top pitching prospect is now Wilkelman G., age 19, at 4th... ahead of Bello, 23, at 8th. Question: do these rankings reflect an order of "best" prospects or just who is most likely to get called up first? (ex: Seabold's #7 ranking)
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Gammons trying to recruit Bloom for Hot Stove Cool Music when he sang these lyrics in a ST interview: There's nothing happening here, what it is is exactly clear...
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But only single-digit taters. Surely, losing Sanchez' longball bat will affect the Yanks' status in the next MLB Power Rankings... And we'll see how much power they really have when they ask city hall to please let Judge play home games this year.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hill and Wacha are concerns just for the fact that both were ditched last year by the Tampa Rays, the mad scientists of pitching alchemy. Hill, at least, led all 41-year-olds with 31 games started... but a first-place team traded him from its rotation midseason. Wacha, on the righty hand, supposedly figured something out at the end of the season -- according to his new team that crushed him for six runs on nine hits in 2.2 IP in his last appearance for a club that liked him so much they started three straight rookies ahead of him.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I heard it's to accommodate those who oblige the trend in American fast food super-size meals and drinks.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And somewhere on the internet it is rumored that Chaim Bloom is reportedly interested in watching as the M's get one.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I like this tweet. Plus, I just read an article where Devers says he wants to stay in Boston but hasn't ever been approached about his future. It's one thing to be frugal, Front Office, but you can't even show your best hitter enough respect to just sit with him a minute and tell him you like him?
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Are these ages or home runs allowed?
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I just keep thinking of big ol first basemen in their mid-30s after signing megadeals: Albert, Miggy, Prince, even Votto, until rediscovering his power last year.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agreed, but because they got rid of Sanchez. As for the new guys -- coming from a Sox fan -- Gio kills the Sox and so does Donaldson, who will turn 37 this calendar year. You may see a lot of Gleybar at third, too. I like IKF, but we'll see how he fares under the big spotlight...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Heyman reporting on MLB channel the Red Sox are in on Freeman. If there was ever a free agent Passive Chaim would pass on, it'd be a $200 million dollar first baseman, especially when he's got a $700,000 one and another waiting to debut. Sure, Casas could fetch some decent pitching in trades... but so could $200 M spread around to several good pitchers. Amirite?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Correa has been an average star on a great team for most of his career. Here are the Astros' bWAR leaders during Correa's career, 2015 to 2021: 1. Correa 34.1, 2. Altuve 32.7, 3. Bregman 26.1, 4. Springer 25.8. There are injury concerns; because of missed time, Carlos' 162-game averages actually exceed his season bests in hits, home runs, RBIs and Ks. Last year when he was healthy, Correa's 7.2 WAR was right there among the top three position players, with Semien 7.3 and Soto 7.1. He also was voted the Platinum Glove for best defensive player in the American League. That's the reason a below-average infield like Boston's could really use him.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nope. How about this accepted deal: Dalbec, Downs, Duran, Lugo and Walter for Montas, Trivino and Kaprielian.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The thing is, Oakland is in firesale mode. They already dealt an All-Star pitcher and first baseman. There have other good pitchers they will soon trade to someone. And the Red Sox need good pitchers.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Or when the outfielder he was traded for replaced him in the outfield.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Forward to GM BOH ASAP! (O'Halloran has been in a few front offices that went for it)
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