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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Can we pinch-hit Burks?
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Unfundamentals
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Tampa is so good that they hit five dribblers into no man's land between home and third today. Cash is such a genius; he has his batters practice hitting one stitch of the baseball at night with the lights off in the dark dome. They can't be stopped.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I just want him to practice getting jumps on fly balls every day (I heard he's so fast he can steal first base if he can make contact and hit down on the ball).
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hey! Boston is not Tampa, FLA. Bloom's tenure in this big market northeastern city is not and will not be a reflection of his Rays days. The purse strings are off, back up the Brinks truck!
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Me neither; I was just speculating on current management's views. Rare is the star slugger these days who anchors an order as a DH. I hope I'm still around for the Niko Kavadas Era.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For those who say Duran's bat isn't ready for the big leagues, isn't this the same issue they'd have in demoting him?
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This post isn't to revive the JD discussion, but more the concept of Designated Hitter and what that means going forward to Bloom and Cora. They value versatility, a bench that contributes, and resting regulars, so maybe the Sox won't pursue a new DH, per say. Management could very well look forward to optimizing the "position" as a revolving door that keeps more players involved and others fresh.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm going to watch the last Red Sox-Yankee series closely before naming my starting pitcher for a possible Wild Card at Yankee Stadium... Sale has to show a little more gradual durability before I give him the ball, because Boston will probably need an effective starter to go seven innings to win a one-and-done elimination game on the road. I just might prefer Eovaldi vs. righties Judge/Stanton/DJ, who are all better than lefties Gallo/Rizzo/Odor. Sale and Eovaldi are both prone to give up a couple longballs either way.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm one of those radicals who say why not? If the Rays can win with "13 closers" who all throw 96 mph, why can't other clubs try the revolving door of fresh arms. Relieving is basically a constant audition anyway (it's not like bringing up a 20-year wunderkind and playing him at shortstop while batting in the heart of the order for the next six years until they have to trade him). Tampa sets new industry standards in a lot of ways these days. Remember when half the teams tried openers of their own? I have Red Sox and Yankees friends who both marvel at how the Rays can hit .220 and still lead the bigs in runs scored. "They always get the clutch hit," they say. My response -- based on deep analysis on a talksox board -- is Always? Aren't they due for a clutch/choke market correction?
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Rut-roh.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Of course he won't accept the QO, but the penalties make a mid-30s DH a lot less attractive to other clubs. He'll have more offers in June than January. If you're the Red Sox and really want to get out of the JD contract, you let him walk.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It definitely will. JD won't want to sit around until June to sign and play, like Kimbrel had to when clubs were waiting out the penalty window. And knowing that, Bloom might not offer the QO, especially if the Sox want to use JD's money elsewhere.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yup, first thing I thought, too, when he came in. The question may be, who -- if anyone -- is just as effective the second day in a row? Closers all throw as hard as they can -- except Valdez on last-place Baltimore; human muscle tissue just needs time to heal and rebuild. This is one of the reasons teams need to carry 14-man staffs.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The new CBA agreement won't be remotely close to the deadline for JD to decide, so the only hope is that Boros has some inside insight about the upcoming negotiation wars and advises his client to act accordingly.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    No, Adam doesn't ruin everything. It was all NESN's fault. Franmill had just fouled off two outside fastballs and had a full count with two outs in the 9th. There was no way he was taking the last pitch, unless you bowled it. Another fastball even higher would've ended the game with a pop-up or strikeout. And then... NESN flashed a graphic that Ottavino was the best Red Sox pitcher since 1945 to go a whole season without allowing a home run. I just shook my head... apparently, Vazquez did, too, and was compelled to call for a hanging slider... because, you know, when a batter can't quite catch up to your gas, then you throw the next pitch slower so he can time it.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There is no way JD is opting out, because no one is giving him a raise. If fans cringe when he flails at low and outside breaking stuff off the plate every at bat, every single game, then you know pro scouts and front offices are seeing the same thing. And the Red Sox are going to have to pay market value to keep Schwarber out of pinstripes. It will definitely be worth it, because Schwarber's definitely worth it, but when it comes to Bloom making a Godfather offer, I'll believe it when I see it.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Buying Seabold, just from what Sale said he saw in his rehab: "Ridiculous... plus fastball, plus breaking ball..." Selling Peacock, ridiculous in the other direction: cut from AAA, picked up by Boston, and is 0-1 with a 19.29 ERA in 2.1 IP here. Is bringing up Seabold for a few stints one of those safe "What do we have to lose" scenarios? If he could only sport an ERA of 17 or 18, that'd be an improvement.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's a good list of guys we dealt, and it's interesting that the 10 pitchers combined to win a combined 499 MLB games (...so far; Montas and Kopech are still active in the bigs, while Espinoza has yet to make it). That's an average of 50 wins per arm, but that figure is more like a median, since Sanchez, Pavano and de la Rosa won just over 100 each. Now compare the list to the four aces the Sox acquired for most of them: 685 career victories from Martinez, Schilling, Beckett and Sale (the latter, of course, is back atop the rotation, with already as many Ws as any of the 10). That's an average of 171 wins per stud... each traded to Boston for lesser prospects... when the time was right.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think a lot of fans of the Lester-Buchholz era forget the Red Sox also drafted, signed and developed Johnathan Papelbon, because he converted to closer. Pap was a wingnut, but definitely the best closer for the longest tenure in Sox history. There's probably a good debate whether either Lester or Papelbon is deserving of enshrinement in Cooperstown, but they each certainly earned plaques in Boston's Hall of Fame.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Casas' 3 HRs yesterday traveled over a quarter mile. I'm not saying bring him up, but at least don't trade him.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So much of the modern game is determined by the effectiveness of bullpens. Good or fresh arms = death to rallies; bad or tired arms = feeding time. Last century, when complete games for starting pitchers were not only expected but routine, batters had the benefit of facing the same stale guy four times through the order (nowadays, many pitchers aren't allowed to go through lineups three times). Maybe that explains the real reason so many legends from yesteryear made more contact and struckout so much less.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I mean, they're just guys on a website like us, right? We know there are also market values that clubs are happy to invest in (like on eBay, where the only true value of something is what someone is willing to pay for it). A lot of Sox fans didn't like the numbers that Mookie Betts set for himself, but after contracts to lesser players like Machado and Harper, the simple reality is that Mookie was worth more in the industry.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd like to take this time to congratulate the 2021 Red Sox for their 78th victory. I knew they could do it, and my preseason prediction has come true. Now I'm really rooting for them to achieve other posters' prognostications...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Now, why would we want to call up a guy who's having success in the minors when we instead, we could sign Brad Peacock? Ok, he was 0-4 with a 7.68 ERA in Triple A, but at least he was bad enough to face 12 big league batters this week. And dang-yo -- he may have a 19.29 ERA in the MLB, but at least he got out 7 of the 12 he faced!
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