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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Very punny! My resolution is to make more jokes (but not as a hoax)...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Very punny. My resolution is to make more jokes... but not as a hoax.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Watch out -- if they read your post they might mock you on Tweeter with one thumb, while the other is cashing your check.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Right, but JBJ's plate appearances were cut in half the last two months, and in the playoffs he had zero.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He'll get a chance for redemption, but if he's cooked he'll ride the pine, just like in Milwaukee.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What if... Bloom likes the prospects in the JBJ trade so much that he made the deal so he can make another one soon? For example, say he was on the verge of acquiring a young MLB pitcher from Miami, but the Marlins insist on Casas in return? What if Bloom added Binelas as the future lefty bat first baseman to platoon with Dalbec... for the sole purpose of landing a top of the rotation starter?
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Unless you're a close contact.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I didn't omit JBJ intentionally; he's the best outfielder from the best Sox outfield I've ever seen in my old-scrooged memory and new-schooled fandom. I guess I've just never considered him a replacement for Renfroe, but a cost to Bloom to acquire two decent prospects. Put it this way, if Bloom really wanted to pay Bradley this much, wouldn't he have signed him a year ago? This surely isn't his way of admitting a mistake (not when a guy he let go hits a buck-sixty).
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hey, no politics on the board! Regarding Schwarber, many Sox noted they were boosted by both his bat and the intangibles you alluded to. For the record, I think Renfroe and ERod were both overrated, but not as much as the contributions some are counting on from Hill and Wacha, based on the word of Bloom.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So far, the Red Sox' MLB roster has lost its 2021 top winner from the starting rotation, its top OPS man from the batting order, and its top righthanded HR bat. So far, Boston has added Hill, Wacha and Bradley -- a trio with a combined '21 WAR of -0.1.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A guy like Joe Kelly makes sense: throws 100 mph, has AL East experience. It's unclear whether he'd want to leave his west coast again, but due to climate change, the northeast isn't really so bad in comparison weather-wise any more...
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If the mediocrity is bench depth or platooners (some of the ways it plays on good teams), it can actually protect youngsters, by easing their transition into the bigs, especially if they struggle early on. However, on some bad teams, the best guys are often mediocre, including a lot top prospects... at least for their first few years of on-the-job training.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Regarding ERod, I won't miss watching him pitch. But the Red Sox still need to replace his innings with someone a notch above mediocrity. A combination of swingman Wacha, ancient Rich Hill and part-time Paxton won't do it... because as much time as young ERod always seemed to miss, he still ate innings when healthy.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wacha, Hill and Pax-be-with-you-in-'23? If that's not Ray Gulp (as in the Kool-Aid), it's at least Ray Ulp.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... and he can hit; all these are reasons I said a year ago he'd be the best free agent position player -- and for Boston. The problem now is, he had a great season, and his comp who signed for Mookie money -- Lindor -- didn't. Some of the CBA issues the owners disagree with are counterproductive with what's actually best for the owners; nobody really wants to pay $350 million for the next five years of Correa's prime, and then get stuck with another half decade of downside. The true bargains are locking up the Acunas and Francos at a younger age for lower costs that are a much better investment on likely production. Of course, owners want to pay those young guys $10M per, and letting them free would mean they'd have to probably double that... ... but isn't that still better than paying them triple in their late-30s?
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think you originally suggested Pham, before McCutcheon. The former just makes more Blooming sense, as the latter earned $20 million last year. Andrew knows he will have to accept less to play in '22, but if the plan is to platoon, he'll probably want as much as his partner (JBJ at $13M?)... and that's too costly for a platoon. Even if Cutch humbly seeks half his old salary, $10 mil is more than Kike makes, and is more than Renfroe was projected to make... When Jackie and Mookie were both establishing themselves as starting players in the majors, both were tried in center and right. Obviously, the Sox made the right call; the more experienced JBJ got a better jump and thus covered more ground in AL centerfields, while Betts was quick enough to man the curling configurations of Fenway's rightfield. If Bradley has lost a step, then it makes sense to move him to a corner position; we might find out if they have a Spring Training...
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    True, but most parks have more ground to be covered in center. I still think Verdugo as the full-time rightfielder is an option, with Kike floating around between LF, CF and 2B. I also envision a fourth outfielder joining the corp, maybe as a platoon with JBJ like previously discussed. I just doubt his name will be Suzuki, Schwarber or Duran...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Recent performance is unfortunately the only thing some fans can focus upon. So to some, Bradley's 2021 means he's washed up forever at age 31. But others who can access bb-ref or fangraphs know that JBJ was also one of the Red Sox' best players in 2020... Jackie didn't forget how to play baseball, and unless he's dealing with an undisclosed injury, I'd still take him defensively in centerfield over Kike Hernandez, who had a great second half in CF in '21 before dropping that fly at the end of the ALCS.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He did in Tampa just a few months ago... and all the new starters were unproven rookies. In the ALDS, we saw what an offense like Boston can do to him in relief. He doesn't have to face Devers anymore, but now there's a guy like Wander Franco...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agreed on Wacha; he's this year's Andriese, another ex-Ray to fill roles as needed until replaced on the midseason roster by better options. I like this one, sooner rather than later: https://www.yahoo.com/news/red-sox-trade-pitcher-sean-124100002.html ps. probably more available and will cost less than Montas...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Does anyone realistically think the current Red Sox starting rotation for 2022 is good enough for a contender? Without even considering the bullpen -- which is still incomplete, according to the CBO -- here are the starters we know we can count upon: Eovaldi. An argument can be made that Pivetta peaked in October, and will be a solid #3 if he can stay consistent. Some may expect a fully-healed Sale to reclaim past glory, but first he has to show he can excel again against good teams in big moments; he did neither in his '21 rehab. Wacha and Hill were both rejected by Tampa, the smaahtest organization in the AL... We're all intrigued by seeing either Whitlock or Houck as a full-time starter, but not at the expense of an already weak bullpen. It would be great if a young guy like Winckowski or Groome suddenly evolves into a phenom and wins a job in Spring Training... but that may be cancelled due to lack of fun.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But barring a trade for something actually reliable, he's the best option of someone who might sign for less than the dreaded longterms... and there's no doubt that Rodon is definitely good. He's more of a sure thing than Wacha, Hill or Pivetta (who had some good games), or one of Whitlock or Houck, who we think could be good. As for Sale, let's all hope he takes some different vitamins next season, to prevent getting Covid a third time.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I like them all, but the first combo is the best for 2022 (if there is one). I've come around to a lot of new playing styles and methods of analysis, but can't see past the value of good starting pitching -- which the Red Sox just cannot claim right now; the current rotation beyond Eovaldi is too full of Ifs and Butts.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    His arm is too strong for LF in Fenway; Dalbec's throws would go over the backstop. He could probably play in the Green Monster seats and throw back home run balls... or he could throw some from the mound, in late-inning relief. Man, this no-season offseason is already too non-existent.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Also the answer to a Red Sox trivia question: which pitcher ruined his season with a non-pitching injury... like, I dunno -- tearing a back muscle swinging from his ass in the batter's box?
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