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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Or: I make millions playing baseball. Dang, I popped up and we lost. But hey, I still make millions playing baseball. And starting next year, I'll be making hundreds of millions.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And you may be rewriting the Lars Christian Anderson tale -- unless you authored that SI article about him playing guitar (sorry, that's all I really remember about his hype). As for rankings, Casas' peak is yet to come. He already broke the top 20 and will be probably be a top 10 when '22 starts. Watch how fast he climbs in the first month at Polar Park if he goes Postseason Kike. Btw: I don't think Casas is a better prospect than Mayer; just responding to posts about trading him for an arm. Like I said, I'd be interested in an established or projected controllable starting pitcher, but I'd also expect a future big league position player in the deal.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Either way with Wander, at least he'll only be a Ray for 4 more years (before they have to trade him for prospects). Then we just have to hope LA outbids NY for his prime.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm basing my hopes for Casas less on media pundits, and more on the predictions of his Olympic manager, Mike Sciosia, who actually played on and skippered MLB teams to World Series titles. No prospect is a sure thing, but Casas is probably the closest thing to making an impact in Boston since Devers -- and certainly a better bet than guys like Betts, Benintendi and Bradley, when they were on the doorstep... it's because they were all so short.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Without looking it up, don't almost all HOF pitchers, except maybe Koufax, star late into their 30s?
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They almost have to.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm with you. As for Bloom, I'll believe it when I see it. What's more likely for Bloom: a Bogaerts reworked extension for 4/5 or a Devers offer for 9/10 (and we know if Rafie keeps on raking through arb, that someone will offer him a longterm)?
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Correa looked happy, like a guy ok with the possibility of his club getting eliminated in Boston, thus freeing him from the Houston chapter of his life -- which will soon become filthy rich beyond his wildest dreams.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Based on evaluators across the industry -- and not just the Boston PR dept. trying to contrive value and interest -- Casas looks like a future, big-league, heart-of-the-order regular. You don't trade a guy like that for a young pitcher, who even if he's a star, only plays every five days. A Casas trade would have to be a blockbuster, with many moving parts, including another sure-thing position player coming back.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd like to see Bloom sign or extend a star for three years before I start hoping he'll make an offer three times longer than that. With Chaim, it's not the big market budget he's never had before that will be an issue -- but it may always be the years. And I'm not faulting such strategy... especially since it appears sensible and prudent, and even trend-worthy.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm content with the Hot Sox collecting hits and runs off him.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dunno, haven't seen too many Judge commercials or features since the ALCS began... but they do still have a camera man following him around -- wait, there's a shot of Judge at the library, studying voodoo economics -- and another drinking jamba juice -- and, that old guy behind him, wearing the mask... is that Bucky Dent?
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What's wrong with Grienke? He led the Stros in innings pitched and games started, but threw one frame in relief in the ALDS, and wasn't in Baker's rotation at the beginning of the ALCS. He must be hurt. In the past month his ERA is over 11, with opponents' OPS at .909, including a home run every nine at bats; let's hope he faces the Sox two times through the order...
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Props to ERod, who stepped up and set the pace. I didn't have a problem with him tapping his wrist watch after retiring Correa, who was actually smiling about it in postgame interviews. One thing never discussed is Cora's relationships with the Houston players after they threw him under the bus in the MLB investigation. Some still see the Astros as villains, who got no consequences except for public ridicule. But who knows whether all participants involved discussed roles with each other and are now at peace with their past. Cora didn't have a problem recruiting Marwin this season... or cutting him.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    DD signed JD for half of what his agent wanted, Bogie to a team-friendly deal, Eovaldi at market value for a near-top of the rotation starter, and Pearce for what amounted to a $6 mil bonus for winning World Series MVP (budget damage was similar to the $8 mil that kicked in for Schilling for his final season he sat out injured). He also let Kimbrel walk -- who was then paid, instead, by ex-Red Sox front office boy wonders in the NL. Besides the Price albatross, DD's Beantown legacy was smeared by his last big move, locking up Sale before he could prove he wasn't damaged goods (he couldn't, but imagine if the Sox hadn't extended Sale and then he won the Cy Young in 2019 and became a free agent?). Sale missed the 60-game Covid season, and half of this one, but obviously still has time to recover and make good on the second half of his contract. If Sale becomes an All-Star again, does Dombrowski's Boston signings really look all that horrible in retrospect?
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The unofficial Jack Lopez thread... ... and Motter wants a ring, too (regular season OPS leader!)! Each were worth 0.1 WAR -- one-tenth better than the average replacement player.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, but if I was a Dodgers fan I would've been livid. Bellinger played all 162 games that year and was MVP in the NLCS! Come on. And Muncy led the club with 35 bombs and was second in WAR; I noticed after his walk-off in Game 3 he was in there no matter who was throwing. This October, I think we can agree that Verdugo -- with the way he's delivered at the plate and in the field -- has earned a regular daily spot in the lineup. If he was still in LA, his energy might be wasted in the dugout on cheerleading, depending on what arm the opposing pitcher was using. It's not all about stats. That's the point.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe no pitcher gets an offer for as long as even five years this offseason. The market and CBA status could neutralize each other. Another factor may depend on how the rest of this postseason goes -- like if the AL team wins it all with maybe one or two good starts (which, we're not even sure any more what that looks like, statistically).
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's always been this way with Roberts and the Dodgers. That's why they keep extending him -- not because his teams always contend, because the organization assembles the roster; but because he always does what he's told. Unlike, for example, the Cardinals' ex-manager who guided a .500 team on August 10 to a 34-16 finish and a Wild Card, recently fired for "philosophical differences." Red Sox fans should still be thankful for 2018 when LA ordered Roberts to bench his top three home run hitters in the World Series because they were lefty sticks and Boston started Sale, Price and ERod in four of five games.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I just don't see Bloom spending big on an old pitcher (especially one who just said he had a dead arm last night -- not what you invest in for an lcs start); it just goes against his goal of "building sustained contenders". If the Sox really thought they were one key guy away, maybe they trade for an albatross contract, most likely in some three-way deal where they also get a prospect back.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He may get it somewhere else, but might like Boston enough to accept an $18 mil Qualifying Offer if he has the confidence to build on this season and shoot for a future multi-year of $20 mil per (if the new CBA and market looks promising for the players). Some will scoff at the notion that ERod could help his contract offers with a great start tonight and another good one in a World Series, if the opportunity presents itself. But responding under pressure on the postseason stage can't hurt, especially to potential suitors wondering if he is fully recovered from his lost Covid year. So far, ERod has had one bad start and one good one in October. A few more good ones also makes the QO easier for Bloom to offer, especially since he'll get a draft pick if ERod declines and signs elsewhere. Sox fans can at least hope the incentive of pitching for a big payoff will drive ERod to a big performance in Game 3.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Revolving bullpen doors in the postseason make it impossible to save anyone two games in advance -- at least, in the starting pitcher-deprived American League. Pivetta (tentatively scheduled for Game 4) and Houck could both be used extensively before Game 5. We shouldn't be surprised if Martin Perez gets involved on the mound sometime this week in Boston. The only guy who won't is double-secret agent Brad Peacock, not because he isn't even activated, but due to a Fox ban seeking to avoid 41 hours of stretching and long-tossing for injury replacements on primetime while truant co-eds get louder and drunker at Fenway.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So, basically, Sale has been twice as bad as Robles, while DHern and Hiro have been twice as bad as Sale. And it appears Sale will start Game 5...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Boston's October pitching indeed leads the AL in postseason ERA, WHIP, BA, and Ks... but is maybe only better than Houston, Tampa and New York because they've all had to face Red Sox' batters. This Red Sox' postseason offense could turn out to be all-time great, but still has a ways to go to match the historically underrated 2007 World Champs. 2021 Sox 5-2: .925 OPS, .318 average, 30 XBH 2007 Sox 11-3: .911 OPS, .313 average, 60 XBH Half-way there...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Won't have to see those inane orange hankies no more. Notice how most of them disappeared after the second grand slam... too heavy from tears and nose blows to twirl overhead.
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