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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    MLB hitters better crush fastballs right down the middle. Now it's 30 to nothing.
  2. 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...
  3. 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?)
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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...
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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...
  11. 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.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They're just protecting their investment... wouldn't want their DH signed through 2028 to pull an eyelash reaching for a catch or making a long toss.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So... to get Jose Berrios, you wouldn't give up Verdugo, Casas and Downs? That's the kind of haul The Athletic reported today as the Twins' asking price: one pre-arb player and two Top 100 prospects. Chief Baseball Officer says, "Me neither" (private baseball watcher thirds the motion). Berrios' most Similar Pitchers all-time, baseball history (according to baseball-reference): 1. Zach Davies; 2. Eduardo Rodriguez.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Definitely. Owen Wilson or Vince Vaughn would be cheaper.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom isn't trading good prospects for a Rizzo when Casas could be ready sometime in 2022. The Sox might add a Moreland type to the Dalbec-Santana-Marwin platoon. No way Kike is playing first; he's decent in center and Cora loves him at second. The Sox will shoot for a good starting pitcher or at least an innings eater, but the main resources will be used to acquire an established bullpen arm; they can't rely on Richards or Perez converting to a new role. But it won't be Kimbrel; not when Richard Rodriquez makes a tenth of Cardiac Craig's salary...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That was the whole point; he got drafted because he does only one thing well. Mayer projects as a five-tool guy. Who has the better potential... even as a trade chip in a few years?
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've never thought the Sox were that good this year, but knew the Yanks weren't from the beginning. The Jays are young enough on a whole to be less likely to break down (supple muscle tissue), and thus capable of going on a run. Still can't figure out the consistent resilience of the Rays, losing their ace and hanging tough in every series. Underrated regulars, depth of decency? The Sox have a 40-man crunch coming where they'll lose guys to Rule 5, so Bloom will deal. Whether he can upgrade with impact on the pitching staff and at first -- Rizzo, not Cron -- may go a long way in contending, instead of hoping Duran Ks less than other call-ups (Dalbec, Chavis, Cordero) and counting on Sale for regular quality starts in the rotation for two months.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mayer hit 14 home runs in his senior year of high school. Kavadas hit 22 HRs to break Notre Dame's single season record. That's a D1 college, where he was first-team All American.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ellsbury was an opposite field hitter with little power when he came up in '07, but a sparkplug -- especially on the bases. His D was dubious enough (based on metrics, I'd guess) that Theo thought it'd be better to sign 37-year-old Mike Cameron to play center in 2010 -- four years into Ells' MLB career... though Darnell McDonald ultimately started the most games in CF that season. Ellsbury's biggest asset was stealing bases -- leading the AL three times and setting the Red Sox all-time single-season record -- so he could get closer to scoring runs. In his four full seasons in Boston, he averaged 100 runs scored (we should be ecstatic if Duran could do that for half a decade).
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It may be why Bloom drafted Marcelo Mayer before he took Niko Kavadas...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Smith may be a better comp. Reggie had 64.6 career bWAR; Mookie at age 28 will pass Lynn's 50.2 career bWAR by the end of the summer. Reggie wasn't quite as spectacular as Freddie in Beantown, but was also a Gold Glove All-Star outfielder who received AL MVP votes in four straight years for the Sox. In baseball-reference's Similarity Scores ratings, the most Similar Batter in baseball history to Reggie Smith is... Fred Lynn.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, I think of two things in the Lynn comps: 1) he was just a better all-around player than Rice and Boggs -- those two were Hall of Fame hitters in Boston, while Lynn was 4 1/2 tool guy (led Sox in stolen bases his first two seasons); 2) Lynn was traded in his prime, after the Sox decided they couldn't pay him market value for whatever reasons...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good points all. I recently read an article about the good pitching vs. good hitting debate, with other assets also evaluated. The authors analyzed World Series winners for the past half century (I think); some were led by starting pitching, some with D, some with O. The one factor most champions had in common was a good bullpen.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I was one who said he'd be called up in September, but I'm glad he's up in July; I'd much rather watch future core guys transition than bridge workers. I'll still be surprised if Duran doesn't start and is used more for pinch-running or pinch-hitting.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Coke was once a drink promoted as a remedy, back when it had -- uh, coke in it.
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