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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, I wouldn't be so concerned about the monetary penalties, but does part of that hit affect drafting or signing prospects? I can't remember exactly, but are fines taken directly from fund limits used for signing international free agents?
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Drink. I'm half-serious; the next meeting is at the hotel bar and only half-serious... until the second round (then it's a quarter-serious). It's like being mired in a team-wide batting slump, so the manager cancels BP before the next game.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I like to think of myself as more analytical than critical. We watch all the games, and look at all the players, and everyone knows our roster that fills out the batting order and pitching staff isn't quite as good as Houston's or Chicago's or now, Toronto's. Then again, don't we at least match up with the names on the field and in the line-up for defending AL champion Tampa? But very few games in the standings separate any of these teams. So theoretically, don't any four of them have close to an equal chance to at least make it to the World Series?
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Schwarber was a finalist for the Johnny Bench Award that goes to the best catcher in college. He must have been competent, unless they base the award entirely on offense (which wouldn't make sense, since Bench revolutionized the position defensively). Maybe it was like MLB.com always picking Gary Sanchez as the AL All-Star backstop.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A little: https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nationals-kyle-schwarber-home-runs-stats-records If he comes back and hits another 16 homers in 18 games, and leads the Sox to the promising land, some team will want to pay him to do the same for them...
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Casas is already more polished as an all-around player than Dalbec, Duran and certainly Cordero, so they were all rushed, too.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's hard to argue that Dalbec, Duran, Cordero or the late (swinging) Chavis are, either, and yet they're all big leaguers. I'd bet -- and at least hope -- Casas is the reason Bloom didn't add a real first baseman. If he's not a September call-up, Casas will be playing first for in Boston sometime next season.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is sure to raise an uproar, but there is no better option at 1B than the one true first baseman who will be ready for the stretch run and is currently starring in Japan. Triston Casas is 21, but also batting clean-up and crushing the ball for the US Olympic team. Compare him to Duran all you want, but announcers are raving about Casas' two-strike approach "choking up and getting wide" -- something none of our big league whiffers even attempt while flailing over and over and over. As the biggest guy on the diamond he can handle the pressure, bounce throws in the dirt, and wild, high ones, too. Posters have speculated about the possibility of bringing up prospects when injuries arise. Well, guys are hurt, and guys are hurting us. What do the Sox have to lose... except service time????
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Watched last night with the sound off because I can't tolerate ARod, but one concerning graphic is that the Sox have the worst "Chase Rate" in the MLB. Does that stat mean swinging at pitches out of the zone? Does it include making contact or just swings and misses? Either way, it is worrisome for an offense lauded in the early months for its two-strike approach, choking up and going the other way to put the ball in play. Right now, we are the Sultans of Swing and Miss. Chavis is gone, but Duran is here. Dalbec isn't going anywhere, at least until Schwarber suits up. Devers will always hack and hit, but JD, Bogie and Verdugo won't continue to be flailures. For those too gloomy to look ahead, will Tampa always roll out dozens of relievers who all throw 96 and .220 hitters who homer in big spots vs. Boston? Always?
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    While some of those guys hadn't quite matured yet (Schill, Tudor, Ojeda), and one revamped his career (Eck), the two most regrettable giveaways were Lyle and Arroyo -- an established closer, and starter, both entering their primes. Sparky won the Cy Young in NY and Bronson won over 100 games in Cincy. And don't forget Jamie Moyer, a 10-year vet traded at age 33... he only pitched until he was 49 and won 200 more games.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He blew his first save in Seattle. M's players are thrilled with the downgrade.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... Or, as has also been suggested, the sellers liked other teams' best prospects better. Bloom may also be hanging on to top prospects for two obvious reasons: 1) to continue to build depth, so when the time comes that he deems the Sox all-in, he can deal for needed MLB pieces without decimating the farm; and 2) he's made some untouchable, envisioning players who may be part of the core of his someday "sustainable contenders". Casas, for one, looks like he could be a force at first base and in the heart of the order. Duran and/or Gilberto Jimenez may also be worth keeping, until the Sox determine if either is the centerfielder of the future.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It seems like Tampa usually trades established players for younger guys with potential, especially pitchers. I think those arms only seem like rentals because they trade relievers and even closers just about every year. As many have said, the most sought-after commodity at trade deadlines is bullpen help, and somehow the Rays have found a way to manipulate that need into stockpiling more and more high velo pitchers. This is why I thought Bloom might have traded Barnes, before he signed him. By the way, Seattle traded their closer this week (to Houston) and the clubhouse was outraged.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I honestly wasn't counting on Sale for the second half, thinking anything we get would be a bonus. But management has anointed him the savior -- how many Sox employees have said he's better than anyone on the trade market -- while at the same time easing him back into action. Knowing how all-out Sale the competitor is, with the added pressure of maybe saving a sinking ship, it's going to be hard to reign him in... with an eye on a full season in full recovery in '22 (which some fans think will feature a better Red Sox team).
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Besides a quality start ASAP, another thing this team could use from Chris Sale is a profanity-laced ass-kicking tongue-lashing, last seen and heard in LA in '18 the World Series. Our best hopes going forward are that Schwarber wakes up the batting order, but most importantly, Sale and Houck keep us in games (preferably separate games), and either Eovaldi -- who looked tired vs. Tampa -- or ERod (time to step up) have solid stretch runs. That's it, three good starters; if the Sox get good outings in three of every five starts through the rotation for the last 50 or so games, they should win more than they lose and be in the playoff hunt til the end. It's not impossible. Improbable?
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This. No player will admit it to the press, but if their performances don't look uninspired enough, the glum faces are revealing.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We're not spoiled or entitled for loving this tease of an unexpected season... or unreasonable to crave the possibilities, after getting this far. However, the organization is always entrusted to consider the realistic probabilities of advancing even further.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Depends on one's personal definitions. If success is contending, then yes. And if disappointment is they fall off a rocky bluff -- after a rotation that over-achieved for a large sample size inevitably slips up -- then also yes. Few of us would be willing to deal top prospects for Scherzer or Berrios, but it's arguable Bloom could've matched the kind of return Seattle and Miami got from Houston for both of their closers. Longtime fans know that legitimate shots at glory aren't guaranteed every year, whether you have Rivera closing or are the Dodgers or the 90s Braves, who finished first 14 straight times.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree, mainly because counting on someone to play first -- who's never played there before -- with a hamstring problem -- doesn't seem prudent in a pennant race. But these front office guys are brilliant minds. It's not like they just tried playing a second baseman at first base, and watched him rip his hamstring. As for the pitching market, you are right; the Sox didn't have the prospects sellers wanted. Or they're wisely keeping Casas. He just homered in the Olympics and looks very comfortable hanging with big leaguers. I'll bet he'll be playing in Boston before most expect.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Your personal opinion of stupidity is noted. I don't know if you've played a professional team sport -- and while I have not -- my take is based solely on hearing ex-players like Merloni, who said deadline reinforcements can inspire a clubhouse, but no impactful acquisitions can bring an empty feeling of abandonment (by the front office). Schwarber can certainly add an elite bat to a lineup split with stars and scrubs. However, it's all about pitching...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom doesn't speak in cliches. He knows that two in the bush leagues are better than nine when you're only playing seven.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox players won't say anything publicly, but wonder how they really feel watching every rival pitching staff improve, and then glancing back at their own mound's status woes. How inspired did the Sox look last night, when every AL East team won except one. White Sox got Kimbrel, Astros got two closers having good years, Jays got a good starter and closer, Yanks got a starter, Rays traded a starter and their closer... and somehow kept stockpiling arms. Boston got a Grimm fairy tale.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    At this point, Hoyer has no reason to hang on to Hendricks, who's on the Cubs' books for at least another $28 million. He's probably not going to be around by the time Chicago contends again, and could fetch a good prospect in the next 45 minutes... like Jeter Downs.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe an Aldo and a Noe, but not a Manny. Who gets the last slice of pizza?
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    CJ Cron 162-game averages over 8 seasons: 28 HR, 87 RBI, .780 OPS.
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