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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    When good hitters go into slumps, it's a normal part of a long season. Most snap out of it, unless an injury is holding them back. But bad fielders are just who they are.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    not Dead yet...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I can see paying the guy at the top, but I can't imagine a smart baseball officer reinvesting in the same worst defense in baseball. Something's gotta give to improve the overall D. And it may have to be a big trade that brings in new regulars at more than one position.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Come on -- we have fun here, but this is no time for sarcasm. We all know Plawecki will blow the save.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They won't, which is why I said I don't think Bloom signs any. Unless, that is, there's major upheaval in the new CBA... or the owners collude or lock them out again.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox are hopping one-legged, barefoot, with new blisters forming on every step...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    At a glance, I don't want any of them at those prices for more than three years, and I doubt Bloom does, either (and that's why the Sox may not get any of those named). If I had to pick, I'd take the first four 32 or Younger guys, but only for 3-year contracts.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yup, right over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge from St. Pete points south.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree with both your sentences. 1) because no one said what you seriously doubt is in any way simple, and 2) because one way to avoid your second conclusion is to preempt any refusal... and Bloom seeing past successes in such matters that are still a success today only make that easier.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What really matters is the overall value of individuals: NL Central has Bradley Jr. - 0.4 WAR NL West has Mookie Betts 4.6 WAR AL Central has Benintendi 2.2 WAR AL West has Brock Holt 0.2 WAR
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, I guessed... but since you made me look it up... Pitchers starting five or more games so far in 2021 (Source: b-ref): Righthanders 151 Lefthanders 75 Rays games played at third base: Wendle 98, Diaz 44... which is closer to 70% and 30%. I'd say it may be more economical to trade for a switch-hitter, but a lot of those guys seem to have a stronger side -- though not usually twice as good as their weaker side.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We have to trust Bloom will be telling potential trade suitors the same thing... as he looks nostalgically at the best team in the league the past two years "getting by" with a 2:1 platoon ratio at third base of Joey Wendle and Yandy Diaz.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Pitchers often speak of those moments with phrases like "bear down", "grow a pair", and "pick up my teammates"... True aces are able to do it sometimes. Others reveal body language that bodes ill... maybe their arms and focus can only take so much, but what happens after a bad play or bad call or cheap hit says a lot. It's also why I don't offer a qualifying offer to a guy like ERod.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Wild Card game isn't a series, though that match-up would feature a series of young Blue Jays running up to the plate, salivating to swing from the heels and model the same dirty jacket to pimp for the cameras. Boston's best hope would be to hit as many groundballs as possible to Bichette and hope he throws them into Lake Ontario -- even if they're playing at Fenway.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And X is such a good pal of Devers, that could cause Rafie to want to leave, thus justifying a clean sweep for Bloom, who can acquire legit stop-gaps while awaiting his self-assembled infield of the future sustained contenders (L to R): Jordan, Mayer, Yorke and Niko Kavadas... just kidding, Casas (Dombro draft).
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And yet nothing that happens should surprise us, especially when the vocabulary includes arbitration, agents, and extensions. Once the Sox traded Mookie -- a star hitter, fielder and baserunner -- it's a lot easier to trade Rafie, merely a star hitter.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not disagreeing with you, but my post wasn't made as an option I favor. I'm only trying to prepare myself for what Bloom may be thinking. And as far as I know, the only people who have ever discussed moving Devers to first base are fans or media. The Red Sox didn't even try it when they were dead last in a lost pandemic year with Rafie leading the majors in errors.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not time yet, but have to believe the Sox brain trust will sit down soon and explore all options for upgrading this team for '22 and beyond. And that's where Bloom will certainly toy with the idea of dealing the player who could bring back the most logical haul to expedite Boston's rise to sustained contention. Hint: it's not Bogaerts, who can opt out and go free from any new acquiring club. It's also not the ever-improving Dalbec, but it does involve him, because one of the defensive improvements could see him moved back to his natural position. For those not exactly enamored with the thought of Devers' D at third base for the next half decade or so, what exactly could the Red Sox get for him in trade? If it's both an impact pitcher and an impact position player, does anyone who has followed Bloom's strategies the past two years think he could resist such an offer, especially instead of paying Devers what he will command on the market? PS: I love watching Rafie play, and hope he's a Red Sox for life. Unfortunately, I doubt that concept is realistic going forward...
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I would be because I think the Jays will absolutely mercy the Sox. But I don't cower at a Sox-Yanks WC, even in the Stadium, because I believe Eovaldi can shut them down. And I don't fear a Sox loss to NY, either; it's just not Sparta vs. Athens any more these days, and though both teams can be good, they're also kinda meh... albeit with better hopes for the future.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Frances? Wrong flag; my first stripe is green... yours, too?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    See, that's the spirit needed throughout Red Sox Nation right now. May it be reflected in the Boston clubhouse to bring the team together -- no wait, to keep them six feet apart -- stop confusing them, they're just young men!
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Why show a list of honest injuries to a rival team that has apparently at least taken the responsibility to stop the spread of a highly contagious virus; are you trying to persuade Red Sick fans to switch allegiances? Because it may ultimately work...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That wouldn't work because politics has nothing to do with eradicating a worldwide health crisis.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    His body, his teammates.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There's a good chance those chances will change again soon. But let's talk; if the Sox go .500 the rest of the month and finish with 90 Ws, are they in?
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