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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Jud Fabian -- a wintah first-rounder in the second-round of the summah!
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He's also "playing up" in the Olympics. Mayer coming out of high school isn't at that level of experience yet.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mayer's upside is promising: rave reviews as a hitter and fielder, and reportedly yet to lift a weight. Imagine his development on a professional training regimen. As for when we could see him, remember age is just a number. Duran is 24, but really progressed the past two years. Jackie Bradley, a much more polished outfielder, made the majors when he was 23. Betts, Benintendi and Moncada made MLB debuts when they were 21. Casas is 21 and playing with big leaguers in the Olympics. Bogaerts and Devers both starred in the postseason when they were 20.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mayer is the highest ranked hitter and fielder in the draft. A guy like that can have a future at any regular position. Someday, Sox fans just may give thanks to Zach Godley, Matt Hall and Kyle Hart for 2020...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nope, Kike has improved going back on long fly balls in the gaps. In the infield, Marwin is just better.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... as I await with trepidation and anticipation the updated BTV, now that he's controllable...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Who would you give up for Rizzo?
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's also a better value for the Sox, instead of, for example, last winter's Brad Hand at $11 for one year. The uncertainty of the upcoming CBA may also be a factor in the numbers Barnes accepted.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wait... if someone thinks this is a steal, wouldn't some GM be willing to offer an even better package of prospects, now that Barnes is under (but not necessarily exhibiting) more control?
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Trading ERod and Barnes would not only be an affront to the fans, but to the guys in the dugout and bullpen. One's close to the manager, who's remained faithful to his former 19-game winner struggling to regain stardom after a year off with a horrible disease. The other is the club's All-Star closer. And yet... does anyone here believe Bloom will offer either a longterm contract this winter at market value? If you say no, can you envision Chaim Bloom being ok with letting either of them walk away for nothing?
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    All reports point to one of those four... unless Bloom values another high schooler like Wilson ("value" includes cost comparisons with signing). I read one article where a scout affiliated with Boston called Lawlar a 5-tool player.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I guess I was thinking more of a small-market rebuilding club (kind of their permanent name these days) that can't afford a top-ranked guy. They swap his slot (say, #1-4) to a big-market team for lower but more plentiful picks that are both signable and depth-worthy (plus, they get a controllable Benintendi-type MLB player).
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Someday -- maybe in the next CBA -- teams will be able to trade their draft order picks; then it will be even more fun.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Without looking it up, I'd say Matt A. since he was a starter; WAR always favors starters, because they record more outs than relievers (ostensibly, that is, since two quality starts may equate to about three or four weeks of late-inning set-up work). Then again, was Matt A. ever a decent starter?
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Coming around to Davis as a hitter. Judging by the highlight video, he's not a pure masher, but an all-fields line drive guy. This is the kind of approach that can lead to consistent offense at levels going forward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k54NSE3rH6U&t=2s
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not interested in Kimbrel, three years older -- both of us. He had me literally hyperventilating in the '18 postseason, and I don't think my heart could take another October with him and Barnes in the 8th and 9th. There are other options on teams that may be sellers, like Rodriguez on Pitt or Hand on Wash... and I'd even prefer Bard from Col. Bard's best days were in Boston as a set-up man, and he may be more receptive to the role than convincing a borderline Cooperstown closer to caddy.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If he could flip his double consonants, he'd be more Abbel...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We're like the government report to the public on UAPs... a lot of speculation that ultimately admits we don't know anything. You see, what really happened is that the Red Sox owners hired Bloom because of his connections to Friedman, who they knew coveted Betts -- and they used Mookie as bait to make a dirty break from Price... LA was the only team Boston could pay to take Price. The Brudstar Graterol distraction was just a play out of Project Dodger Bluebook.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not even the fee for the gaming license, which I would appreciate if you would put up personally.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You can have my answer now, if you like. My final offer is this: nothing.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What's more disruptive to a contender: a major positional switch for the team leader (who was just elected to start the All-Star Game at his customary position) or trading a prospect for a good back-end reliever to augment the roster for the stretch run? Which move would the majority of fans and the entirety of the ballclub favor?
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Please stimulate the pitching depth...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That was us last winter! Hah...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's a good question. Back in the day, the manager and coaches (usually other managers he named) used to pick the pitching staff and reserves. But then All-Star rosters started adding spots for "honorary" players -- stars on the verge of retirement... but no longer starring. The MLB office had to have a say in those selections.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Carlos Santana is a proven MLB batter who can hit homers and draw walks. His contract value was obviously too expensive for Bloom last December, and he's still owed another 10.5 mil through '22. No one is giving up a good prospect for the right to pay Carlos, but maybe KC is willing to sweeten a package if they throw in Michael Taylor, who is basically a low-budget Jackie Bradley Jr... Merrifield would command pieces Bloom is unwilling to give up. I've been watching Duran on some WooSox telecasts and at times, he has looked baffled by offspeed stuff. One risk of calling up Duran before he's ready is MLB pitchers carving him up with dirtball change-ups; "the book" circulates fast in the bigs.
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