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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Cora is a good players' manager, but just like with Francona, it seems that eventually certain guys can get too comfortable and I hate to say... complacent. These aren't chicken and beer Sox, but when the catcher doesn't move his legs to body-block a dirtball and instead just tries (and misses) a backhand pick, it looks lazy. Perhaps there is an injury preventing him from moving? Or is it lack of accountability?
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If you're really building the team around pitching, then you're really building around defense -- like Tampa. I've only seen their games against Boston, but the perfect contrast in the two clubs is at third base, where Joey Wendle is just plain superior to Devers. The Sox boast an all-star slugger at the hot corner, but the consistently solid if not spectacular Wendle D wins the Rays' way.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I bought tickets this month on the Red Sox website based on a binoculars icon that supposedly shows the view from the actual seats you are purchasing. The picture sure looked good, showing the whole field from behind the dugout. When we got to the park our seats were behind a freaking pole and no one could see home plate.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Will Bloom really trade another face of the franchise so soon in his tenure? Will families still spend hundreds of dollars to pack Fenway to watch any level of big league baseball? It worked this summer because people had cabin fever from a year of Covid lockdowns (and the Red Sox unexpected first-place first half). Next year won't be as unforgiving.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not ready to give up on Duran so soon. He hasn't looked lost in centerfield, and super speed outruns a lot of bad jumps while learning the position. His hitting, though... at least you gotta like his willingness to make adjustments -- getting a hit in the majors with a split grip shows some serious athleticism.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is good work. I'd demand Lucas Sims, too. He's not having a great year, but at 27 can still be a useful bullpen piece. And we always need those. I'd also take Lopez or Sanchez from Miami -- and I bet Bloom would, too...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've just always thought -- if the Sox were entering the superstar shortstop sweepstakes (which I'll believe it when I see) -- that Correa is the most likely target because of the Cora connection. But I'm unconvinced Bloom will be spending big on any one or two studs in '22. We may just see X get dealt for prospects before his opt out, then the same thing with Devers a year later... while Sox Nation waits patiently for the development of Duran, Casas, Mayer and Juan Chacon!
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's true and depressing. Big bucks would be in play -- including signing Devers to a longterm first, to ease the devastation of seeing his best bud leave (and to make sure Rafie stays), and then to sign a more expensive shortstop. But X would have to bring back a top quality starter... right?
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For fans, it's always easier to blame those guys, since they make strategic decisions using their heads (and not bodies). We all like to think we can do that too... because most of us know we can't perform on the field at any level close to the actual big leaguers. Ultimately, it's always on the players -- wins and losses, clutch and choke... even Pedro in the 8th inning of Game 7 in the '03 ALCS.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    No doubt Adames has made the pitchers better, but it starts with strike throwers. If the Sox really want to spend for a facelift this winter, they'd move Bogie to second base and sign Carlos Correa, who can hit with X and is just a better defensive shortstop (tied for AL in dWAR). It's not going to change the D culture by merely adding defensive replacements like Andrelton Simmons or any of the half dozen leathermen for centerfield we all craved last offseason -- remember? c'mon, Chaim, just sign one guy for a measly $1 mil...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There is no evidence that Bloom was not "allowed" by ownership to actually improve the pitching staff during this season. Cora was given the roster. Like any other manager, he is not a wizard that can magically make bad pitchers good.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The best move is to invest in starting pitching. Fortunes flow from the mound. Good starters keep both bullpens and fielders fresh; neither gets overworked, relievers stay strong and defenders stay on their toes. Look at the Brewers: their top three players in WAR are starting pitchers, and their bullpen is as good as their rotation. Meanwhile, the team OPS is below average, and the offense is three percentage points from having the worst batting average in the NL. And yet, Milwaukee is in first place by 8 1/2 games. The NL Central may not be the AL East, but seriously: does anyone think the Red Sox would hit against the Brew Crew? JD is going nowhere, but I'm all for signing Schwarber over just about any free agent hitter. The Sox may have their share of sluggers, but he just seems to command the strike zone better than most. Making contact or taking a walk to get on base and ignite a rally is rare and underrated for a home run hitter these days.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    On that day, Boston will snap NY's 44-game winning streak.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What the stats don't show, but that the industry won't stop lauding, is that the deadline addition of Rizzo on the field, in the dugout and the clubhouse had some profound rejuvenation on the Yankees that inspired them to never lose again. Yes, Schwarber is also a world champ and a better hitter, but Rizzo's glove would have filled a more immediate need and made more of an impact the entire month of August in Boston. It's doubtful the Sox would win 13 in a row, but maybe they'd have another W or two with Rizzo making plays, saving a few errant throws and conserving pitch counts. And maybe both NY and Boston will still make the postseason, so it won't really matter, after all...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Holding our breath hoping Ottavino's slider will catch the corner is no way to go through 9ths, son. Closer candidates' BB/9 for the year: Whitlock 2.2, Perez 2.9, Barnes 3.1, Richards 3.8, Taylor 4.6, Sawamura 5.3, Ottavino 5.3, Darwinzon 6.9, Robles 7.0. Then there's Houck: 1.8. They're determined to limit Whitlock, so he's out, and the Sox don't want to turn Houck into Calvin Schiraldi, either (though Tanner could be a valuable two-inning guy in a playoff series). Barnes will get other chances, but he knows we know he can never be trusted. The numbers for Perez and Richards came mostly from a different pace as starters. Robles is ticking... ticking... Right now I'm thinking the least worst choice, as far as veteran strike-throwing for one inning may be, gulp... Garrett Richards.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ah... but not more innings pitched in relief. Most IP With Zero Career Starts: Franco 1,245.2; Hoffman 1,089.1; Sutter? 1,042... bb-ref has Street 21st with 680 IP, but somehow leaves Sutter off its list.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yup, Rod Carew signed with the Angels, and Joe Mauer broke down from too much catching. What even is a good offense any more? The Red Sox don't face Houston or Toronto the rest of the regular season. Behind those two powerhouses in both runs per game and batting average stands Boston, a lineup that can't drive in a runner from third with less than two outs. Nelson Cruz is hitting .220 as a Ray, so he fits right in with Tampa, a team that scores lots of runs while hitting a collective .239... just ahead of the Yankees, who are worse than all but four AL clubs.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, ok. But only because in a few years Miguel Bleis will still be younger than Marcelo Mayer.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    re. JD opting out: I just don't see a new market developing that will pay him more money for more years. Does anyone think he'll be another Nelson Cruz for the next half decade or so? His fate may really hinge on the next CBA, with terms like the NL accepting the DH... but what are the chances the MLB and the Union agree on anything before Martinez has to declare?
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've always thought Schwarber as a lefty DH was made for Yankee Stadium (he's got a Ruthian look to his HR trot). Depending on what happens the rest of this season -- and especially if Schwarber hurts the Yanks -- it wouldn't surprise if New York becomes a rival bidder for his services.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not. Do you have any quotes from Bloom or ownership that the Red Sox intend to spend more money this winter on signing new or extending current players than they did the last two? The only thing I've heard or read from Bloom -- and I'm paraphrasing -- are lines like, "We're always looking to make good baseball decisions that will make us a better team now and in the future." The reality just may be that the Sox are prudently waiting to see how the new CBA all shakes out before they make market adjustments accordingly.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yankees vs. A's. Who are you rooting for?
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It may be better than using up someone's arm on back-to-back nights -- which we've seen backfire many times this season (except for Whitlock, who is already banned from mounds two days in a row). Using four different guys should give them all plenty of rest; with the way the Sox are currently playing, it should take at least a week or more to enter the 9th with leads in four different games...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hitting any pitching is hard, otherwise there'd be marathon whiffleball or slow-pitch softball games that never end. Getting a "hit" -- even before the berth of big league shifts -- has always been the hardest skill to master in sports.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's fair, and Cora surely considers the psyche of his players and whether he has confidence in them to do the job. But do any other fans watch JD methodically flail at and miss low and away breaking stuff every single night and wonder why a coach never runs into the batter's box and grabs his arms to hold him back? At least in BP?
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