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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If he could flip his double consonants, he'd be more Abbel...
  4. 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.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not even the fee for the gaming license, which I would appreciate if you would put up personally.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You can have my answer now, if you like. My final offer is this: nothing.
  7. 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?
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Please stimulate the pitching depth...
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That was us last winter! Hah...
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... or counter that the Sox offered him 300 million opportunities to sign an extension (which we all know was at least 50 million opps short). When the Dodgers visited the White House last week, no one corrected Biden, after the Prez said, "Mookie left Boston." note to Bellhorn: I'm old school and still appreciate the concept of batting average as one form of offensive evaluation. I'm also on board with OPS (though a walk isn't usually as good as a hit) and WAR. Just wondering: did .247 Mookie get selected for the NL All-Star roster for his overall performance this season or because the MLB needs his name/face recognition to promote its product?
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sure, that Lambo may be speedy now, but don't stats show that all two-seaters break down over time, compared to something built for longevity... like a Humvee or, what, a Panzer tank?
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Still using the c-word after the latest sticky stuff "scandal" affecting every team? By now, is it really so hard to accept that anyone labeled a ballplayer, hitter, pitcher, manager, coach or front office employee -- including Manfred's MLB office -- is all part of the same culture... and thus, same hypocrisy?
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Response to 5GGs: Braves fans did in the 1990s.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, I've read some writers lately assuming that the catching position will soon lose relevancy due to impending robot ump strike zones. The notion is that the art of pitch-framing will lose all value. That may be true -- but what about the most important aspect of good catching: calling a good game, getting in sync with a pitcher and his stuff on any given night, and setting up hitters? You're a pitcher; you know.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Things I actually remember: Palmer won World Series games -- and rings -- in three decades. He also was a 20-game winner in eight of nine seasons... but in the Baltimore dynasty -- 1966-1971 -- Palmer was never quite considered the staff ace; Cuellar and McNally outpointed Palmer in Cy Young and MVP votes every year during that era. Imagine having a Hall of Famer in his prime as your #3 starter?
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Old Man Steinbrenner wouldn't stand for it; he'd outdo even John Henry in the offseason -- after cleaning house in the front office, George wouldn't just recruit Tampa's #2 guy... instead, he'd find a way to steal Neander and double his salary. As it is, even with a son in charge, is there any way you don't see the Yanks signing either Correa or Baez as a first order of business?
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The thing is, the guy the Yankees should have signed -- the one who would've made them a legit favorite -- was the available Cy Young winner. Most talksox posters said last winter just wasn't the right time to spend big on an ace like Trevor Bauer... even if he was maybe the best starter (in a combination of talent and age) in the next two free agent classes. In hindsight, both franchises dodged some major PR headaches -- especially New York, already dealing with the German debacle. But by George, if the Boss was still kicking...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There's gotta be a metaphor in Cashman's risky hobby of descending 22 stories on the outside of a high-rise, clinging to a rope...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... you mean Red Sox? The trade deadline will be interesting in the AL East, when GMs have to determine which clubs are aspiring or expiring...
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That -- and we also have to go back a ways when the Yanks used to stockpile legitimate star pitchers to actually win titles.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That was the point I tried to make all winter. It was never about comparing whether New York was better than Boston (the Red Sox finished dead last with the worst starting pitching in club history; a playoff team like the Yanks better be better...). But I can't remember a past where prognosticators or oddsmakers ever decided that "big gambles" made a team the heavy favorite.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not disagreeing with any of your points, but it still boggles my mind that so many in the industry felt Cole and a rotation of IFs made New York -- not just a better team -- but heavy favorites to win the pennant. It's not like the Yanks were adding Jimmy Key, Doc Gooden and Kenny Rogers... or even Ed Figueroa, Dock Ellis, Ken Holtzman and Doyle Alexander...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The big difference is that Boston thought it was set, returning the same veteran five-man starting rotation that had just won the World Series. This year's Yankees decided to let their #2, 3 and 4 starters walk, replace them with rehabs and retools, and stampede the entire AL? New York also opted not to address weaknesses at major defensive positions at shortstop and catcher, banking -- as usual -- on Torres and Sanchez to bash in more runs than they let in. I said it all winter, and I still can't believe that so many expert pundits fell for it.
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