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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Okamoto is still out there, and he's a better all-around player than Alonso. OK can play Ok at 1B and 3B. And he doesn't strike out. The Sox value versatility, and god bless them, may actually be looking for more contact than another all-or-nothing swinger. More likely, they're looking to spend less on OK than Polar Bear. Of course, they can still sign Bregman, who we already know fits in... and then trade for Marte. Or Donovan. Or Diaz. But if they pivot to Suarez, I'll throw up in mouth.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox aren't going to sign two free agent bats. If they were, then just pay for quality -- not one good bat and another made of fallapartical board. That doesn't even make sense to penny pinchers. If Boston isn't going to pay up, then expect one big signing and Craig Breslow to trade from his wealth of young pitching for another hitter.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Thanks. Quite an endorsement -- a young pitcher for a hitter still young enough to be part of the core of a sustained contender? I'd trade an unproven pitcher for an All-Star everyday player about to enter his prime -- any day.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You may be most familiar with Paredes in Houston -- what's the word on him? All-Star righty-swinger? Looking at stats: around a .350 on base guy the past three years, with sub-20% K-rate. He's also a negative dWAR third baseman. A poor man's Raffy, without the poor attitude? Isaac has actually played 1B, as well as his main spot at 3B.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    WE ALL IMPERFECT TOOLS! Shhhhhh....... it's quiet in Orlando this morning.......
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You don't believe in regency muscles? Yandy cranked 25 homers last year -- something no Red Sox batter surpassed -- and had 55 extra base hits... which would rank 2nd to Duran, only with a Bregmanesque K-rate. Throw me a life jacket... at least a Wintogreen lifesaver! Even though I keep acknowledging the need for HRs, my main mantra has always been contact. Boston does not need any more all-or-nothing swingers with more holes than -- I won't say Swiss cheese -- green cheese on the moon (damn, sorry Moonslav, no more bong cracks... we need more frisbees to clean up this lineup!)
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Come on -- that line-up in the dumb sample size Bronx series was pitiful. Besides Story, who was there all season, the Red Sox best hitters were a singles-hitting DH batting clean-up and two Quadruple A players. Toronto got 20 HRs in the postseason from four guys who did it all year: All-Stars Vlad and Kirk, Silver Slugger Springer, and Break-out Barger.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sorry, I must have been thinking like a Red Sox exec -- recruiting a pitcher coming off an injury before we know if he'll come back as good as new or have to rehab through another season of setbacks.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Jays also had 320 less strikeouts than Boston -- that was the main reason their offense was better. The Sox need to make more contact, not less. If they lose Bregman, they're not paying Bichette more to replace him. Brez will have to trade Tolle or Early for Marte just to break even (forget Suarez, who's a bigger whiffer than anybody already on the team). This week is our CBO's time to shine, swinging some swaps that may define the next season -- especially if ownership is chopping up his debit card.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That may be exactly what the front office is hoping Red Sox fans will be chanting if Boston fails to land any big free agent bats. Swing a trade for another pitcher, solve the outfield logjam, and save kajillions on DHs you don't want still hanging around when they're older. Of course, Cora will also have to hire 80-year old Rod Carew out of retirement to teach the batting order how to bunt, cuz they ain't homering to any playoffs...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He may be laying low until he can officially change his last name. I'm half serious; he's legendary for achieving ultimate success for two franchises known for decades as lovable losers -- and after he reached those pinnacles, some pundits wondered if he'd be a viable candidate for political office... ... at least for Manfred's job, which comes with as much bs as donkeys and elephants.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It was 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 -- that's 10 Asst. VPs who have been entrenched in the front office since at least when Raffy came up as a 20-year-old. They all knew all about him: his personality, and how he'd react when they intentionally wouldn't prepare him for the Bregman acquisition. And poor Devers, by pouting and refusing to bend -- and better yet, calling them out in public -- "forced" the org to wipe that albatross contract clean off the books! Devious, for sure. Unbelievable? What's more hard to fathom: that out of an entire overloaded office of the best Ivy League brains a billionaire can collect, not one of these Einsteins could forsee this scenario? Not one genius Red Sox Exec felt the need to reach out to the team's sensitive best hitter and highest paid player with the longest tenure BEFORE signing his asterisking replacement? Put it another way: if they were all suddenly that dumb, how did they keep their jobs after losing their one star home run hitter?
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I like this. The Yankees are always all in, but they're also desperate to win in the Judge Era. So they sign Cole, Rodon, Fried -- top of the rotation guys at the top of the free agent market every year. They also trade a boatload of prospects for Soto, another generational talent. Sucks for them that he left for the Mets, but it was worth it to make the World Series. And no regrets dealing those prospects, because the Yankees will just fill those positions when necessary by signing other guys. If there's a bad signing, cut your losses and move on. Boston can also afford to do all of the above, especially now in the Roman Empire.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe a better title on an article about the Red Sox infield right now should be Depth: Check Minus... at least until the Winter Meetings are over.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I was about to say the best alternative to giving Alonso big bucks would be Okamoto, since he's known to also have an excellent glove. Then I learned Kaz' agent is Boras -- so he ain't signing til pitchers and catchers are in Florida... unless he's vastly overpaid... like Yoshida. Dang yo.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Absolutely -- and it wasn't just the dumb Bronx series where the longball could've changed everything. ALL the other playoff rounds had games decided by HRs. It got to the point that even an ex-pitcher like Breslow finally admitted that in order to go deep in October, teams have to hit big flies deep into the night.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Lay off the Count Chocula. Actually, I wouldn't mind trading for Contreras, but I'm not including any money because 1). Bloom's trying to dump his contract -- so should be paying us; and 2). we may subsidize part of Yoshida's contract to anyone BUT Bloom, since he's Chaim's mistake in the last place!
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Prediction: they'll sign Bregman and trade a pitcher for Yandy Diaz and be done. Tampa likes Red Sox pitchers with potential as much as Boston likes Tommy John underwear: Dobbins or Crawford or Harrison, buh-bye. One of those guys has to be Jalen Beeks-Jeffrey Springs-Zach Littell enough...
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think you nailed it, Doobslav59: exactly one big signing -- Bregman, Bichette or Alonso -- and a blockbuster trade of one or two #5-10 starting pitchers for the other missing infielder. The rotation is set #1-4 with Crochet, Gray, Bello and Oviedo.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You know a proposal is bad when the thread evolves quickly into comparisons of poster substance abuse. Feds take note: stringent talksox testing confirms that none of us do drugs of any kind. Speaking for myself, I've never abused addictive stuff like nicotine or caffeine. Dabbled in, but never abused... though alcohol once abused me (or was it twice).
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Oviedo threw 177 innings two years ago before he needed Tommy John. Now he's back with a rising fastball. You know how many Red Sox had 177 IP in 2025? The answer is the number of hooks it takes to Crochet a blanket. Johan's our new Numba Foe.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bongslav59, be good now. Kimmi is back. And I agree there's no way Brez gives up the money AND draft picks for Schwarbbombs... ... unless we're going full throttle, all-in, Dodgers or Bust, here we come! (we don't even know if Abreu or Mayer can hit lefties yet)
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    11.4 PERCENT? That right there is why young people are buying less beer -- they either pass out or get arrested before they can drink another round.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Stout goes good with brownies, too -- without the pot. Though as a retired teacher, I can imagine a lot of folks these days finishing breakfast with a gummy... to take the edge off their coffees.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree with your points, and as a loyal fan supportive of the Red Sox with my devotion and hard-earned dollars, I expect and deserve the same respect from the organization in return. I'm not the least ungrateful for the glory ownership brought from 2004 to 2018. But I'm also not elitist or greedy since then... just a hopeful fan, always looking forward to watching my favorites compete and improve to maybe make a legitimate run at another title. The 80s were great with my first wife, and I'm glad for the experience. But I didn't sit around at the end of the crappy 90s satisfied with the good old days. It was time to move on, and have something new to look forward to.
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