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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm ambivalent about reports that Boston ownership is pushing for Scherzer. I'm not saying Bloom doesn't want Max, but hope this "leak" doesn't pressure him to give up top prospects. Let Chaim do his thing, and get his cost-efficient first baseman -- Rizzo, Schoop, Cron -- and bullpen arm -- Rodriguez, Hudson, Hand, etc. The big money commitments to acquire Scherzer (an extension large enough to lure him away from his preferred west coast) or Kimbrel (signed through '22 for twice as much as Barnes) go against Bloom's longterm plan... and don't guarantee a postseason where the Sox will outhit Houston, Chicago or even Toronto -- if the young Jays make a run into the playoffs.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I couldn't do it. My kid, who's smarter than me, was all in, rooting against Tampa. I warned him of the risks, changing the bummers back to summer... overall, it's just healthier to focus on the Red Sox taking care of their own business.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    At their peaks, Scherzer-Sale-Eovaldi would make any playoff team a favorite. But not this year; even with a healthy Scherzer, if Sale is allowed to take a regular turn in the rotation the last two months, he will be fitted with ball-and-chainmail, zip ties and Houdini ropes. The Sox won't let him go all out past 5 or 6 innings, which means the biggest need by Friday is... ...a reliable Gumby reliever -- because they undoubtedly have pitch counts or batter limits on Whitlock and Houck, and can't know for sure if a demoted starter like Richards or Perez can even transition to long man coming out of the pen mid-game.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The cost is more than prospects, according to reports that Scherzer is also seeking an extension in order to waive his 10-5 rights to refuse a trade to someplace he'd rather avoid...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yup, it would seem to go against everything Bloom has stood for if he gave up a good prospect for an old pitcher who was shut down early in his last start with a sore arm (and whose team won't let him pitch again until he's traded).
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... I started to think a Scherzer trade and subsequent extension would mean the Sox deemed he'd be part of their sustainable future. Then I saw your mention of Price, and that brought back uncomfortable flashbacks to Dombro's plan going into 2019, counting on a veteran but aging rotation fraught with recent postseason strain. So now I'm thinking no to Scherzer. Bloom is just as likely to seek and swing an unexpected deal for an under-30 controllable arm that BTV over-Vs.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think Scherzer does make the Sox the favorites... IF Sale is All-Star Eovaldi level (but right now, the rehabbing Sale is not). If so, then an All-Star trio at the top of the rotation definitely favors the Sox to at least get to the World Series. In the next three days the Boston brass has to decide if their evaluators and trainers think Sale will transition back to above-average MLB starter... in the next month. If not, don't go all-in for Max... instead, pick up another decent starter and reliever, and trust in Cora and the hitters to keep it fun. Which approach is more likely?
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I keep hearing and reading Boston brass and media say it, and want to believe it... while doing all I can to temper expectations. It's four years later and a major operation since Sale's first year in Boston and his last year that he dominated the AL for an entire season. We know we can't expect Hall of Fame Sale. But will anything less than All-Star Eovaldi level be a disappointment? More importantly, will it be enough to win the East? Can we settle for inconsistent Pivetta level, with one or two bad innings every outing offset by a majority of quality starts?
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Starting to think the Sox will explore every shot at acquiring a good starting pitcher up to Friday, and if all else fails, they'll then go hard after a good bullpen arm. Most posters think there's no way Bloom will trade any top prospects to make a splash, but what if the target isn't a rental, but someone he envisions as part of that sustainable core he always discusses? This deadline may not be just about going all-in for '21... The Reds' Luis Castillo is 4-10 with a 4.20 ERA (and other mediocre metrics), but still holds a 79.4 trade value on the simulator. Compare that with some of the Marlins' young guns: Sanchez 56.1, Alcantara 61.9, Lopez 82.7... Jose Berrios is only 42.9.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If they're all healthy, it will be Marwin for his reliable defensive versatility and veteran experience. The other three are lesser defenders (though Chavis has improved this go-round).
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree, but what I was thinking when he brought in Lowiseguy was he can't possibly be as effective after just throwing total gas last night. Green didn't pitch Saturday; they're humans.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Sox got five-hitted! Gotta give Eck credit for saying no-hitter a few times while it was still intact; he's coming around as a good homer -- not as bad as Hawk Harrelson, but not a decrepit dinosaur like Goose Gossage, either. I love Cora, but I'm still equally a Tito fan, even post-Sox days -- like the day Bauer had a tantrum and threw a ball over the centerfield fence... Tito hurried out to the mound, clearly yelled (lip-readers concur): "What the f*** is wrong with you?", and immediately traded his ass out of Cleveland during a pennant race.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's ok, you can say it: because he's throwing a NO-HITTER ps. not just pitching to no hitters
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Obee's afraid to say NO-HITTER when it's a Yankee pitcher he might jinx?
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    MLB hitters better crush fastballs right down the middle. Now it's 30 to nothing.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Easy there... Mookie already has the most three-home run games in big league history -- 6 career games with 3 HRs -- a record he tied at age 28...
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Gargoyles is better than Guards, but the bridge statues are too handsome, plus if the club is bad, they'd be called ugly, like their record, or shortened to Goyles, which morphs into Ghouls (too ghastly) or Girls (too sexist or gender-specific... which makes you wonder: when do the Dallas CowBOYS need to change their name to something more neutral? Cowpoke? Cowfolk... Cowabungas?)
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dalbec and Groome for Scherzer. On the trade sim it is a minor overpay by the Red Sox... but it's worth it to beat other offers that are only fair value. Bloom does this on two conditions: a three-year extension for Max, and a three-month contract for El Guapo to sit on Sale in the dugout and temper his enthusiasm. Bloom then deals Cordero and Potts to the Rox for CJ Cron. Colorado bets one of those guys will go off in the thin air, hit 30 bombs next year, and become another trade chip in a year.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If fans like some of us caution about the role and recovery of Sale for the next three months, you can be sure the braintrust in charge of the franchise has the same concerns. When Bloom said he's looking to add to his "strength", maybe he means depth and insurance.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This reminds me of opposite locks in baseball -- like those sports talkshowoffs all "taking the over" on 103 wins for the Yankees before Opening Day. Greenberg, Kay, etc were laughing about it -- it was such a sure thing. Now there's only one reason New York can't play .800 ball the rest of the way and make it so: they're not good enough.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You think he's all done at 31? Rizzo may be a classic change-of-scenery guy, especially thrust back into a pennant race. Plus, he's the type of vet new teammates may like in the dugout and clubhouse; been there, won that. I'd still prioritize bullpen help over anything as the Sox' combination of biggest need/most available/cheapest cost...
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If it's statues guarding structures they wanted, the "Gargoyles" would've made more money on merchandise and caused more crowd participation with mascots offending and defending themselves.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not sticking up for Ottavino (who said he could strike out Babe Ruth every time), but Chapman has to be the biggest postseason choke artist of this century. He gave up game-losing homers that eliminated the Yanks the past two years. He did get the win in Game Seven of the '16 World Series for the Cubs, but only after serving up the 3-run HR to Davis for his third blown save of that postseason.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It seems kind of awkward that current player values are determined more by the future than the actual present or even recent past. Years of control are certainly more important than projected production, almost as if there's more value for a GM when he doesn't have to worry about replacing -- and paying for -- a new player. Ironically, unproven players with the most years of control can at least bring back the most trade value (especially for other "valuable" unprovens). Baseball card collectors get it: an unopened pack is always worth more than an opened pack... unless the latter yields a Hall of Fame rookie or autograph card. Chances are Downs doesn't become an All-Star or a starting player or even make the majors. But until he doesn't, there's always that chance...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I just think the pen is the cheapest way to upgrade without giving up core prospects. The rotation expands to seven guys with Houck and Sale spot-starting -- in that order, because they're asking for trouble if Sale looks good early and they give him a regular turn at a pedal-to-the-metal pace.
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