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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Renfroe can also contribute consistent outfield defense at the big league level.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Re: not trading Betts and the subsequent spending options; the '21 Sox would definitely be worse because Price is done (and his attitude would be intolerable), the new bullpen trio is a huge improvement, and Marwin's D all over the infield is underrated. The farm as-is would also be worse (though another tank finish would yield higher draft picks). Future spending remains to be seen...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Lindor is .000 on BABIPTOMARWIN
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He sucks. What would take to get Freidman to convince Bloom to take back Mookie and that 12-year albatross contract for such a small body due to break down (unlike Judge and Stanton)? LA would have to include young pitching, but would even May and Gonsolin get it done? BrudSTAAAAH? Maybe... those three... and Lux?
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've been saying this for years, but it's still a joke that the main reason Higgy is in there is because of Sanchez' bat. We'll see what happens the next time Gary hits two HRs in a game? A smart organization makes Higgy the personal caddy of Kluber.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Unless the analytics dept. takes him out before he faces batters a third time! But good hitters do love to face good pitchers who throw strikes, because they know they'll get more hittable pitches... unless the guy has an unhittable pitch: blazer that moves up and in, change-up that dives down and out, swooping slurve released from a Sale/Houck lefty/righty angle, etc.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The most: Alex Cora.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is a common claim whenever a team splurges big on a single player, and sometime it proves to be true (we're looking at you G.Stanton in Miami... or maybe ARod in Texas?). But there are exceptions... which either shows an owner's true wealth or willingness to invest... or maybe, how much others might be raking in, while they're pleading hardships. When the Padres inked Machado -- after the Hosmer deal -- I heard and read how they'd never have anything left for pitching. Then in the past year they've been stockpiling quality pitchers: Clevinger, Snell, Darvish, etc... and that was before they exteneded Tatis for kajillions.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    McNeil won't be next.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Richards was Mr. Fantastic tonight. As for OB, I don't despise him, but he's gotta stop living in the past. Even if he's grammatically correct, mix in a few future tenses. When OB says every on deck batter "would be next", does any other viewer say, "No, he WILL be next" (unless there's a pinch-hitter, since this is the NL, after all; then he would've been next... before the change).
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    One-hundred sixty pounds of attitude. Who do you believe? Pedro: "Wake up the damn Bambino and have him face me. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." Ottavino: "I would strike out Babe Ruth every time."
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He's human. I've read and heard talking heads trying to compare him to Pedro's prime. Let's see... circa 2000: smack-dab in the ass of the PED Error, roid-raging monster muscles grinding bats to sawdust in every at bat... vs. 2021: worst MLB batting averages all-time in recorded baseball history.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That was Bloom's first priority coming in. Cora's is to win with the big league roster. Both are doing well thus far.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It wasn't just the NY papers, but every single media outlet that covers baseball. They had me wondering if they knew something that I didn't, like the Yankees had some secret weapons who were actually a good catcher, a sure-handed shortstop, and three starting pitchers who sat out 2020 and would all be healthy and lights-out.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox will be putting on the shift for JD -- shifting an infielder to play the left field line, so JD just has to cover left-center.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have no problem whatsoever calling Boston a winner in two trades for players who made huge contributions to winning the World Series. In exchange, the Red Sox gave up a back-up infielder and a relief pitcher.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Looking at the OPS you posted, I think Bloom's best move so far was bringing back Cora. He has all his veteran core performing again at the top of their games. The four best regulars are basically pre-Bloom -- that is, if we swap back Verdugo for Betts (which, despite the stats, no one will say would make the Sox a worse team). ERod, Eovaldi, and Barnes are arguably the biggest mound contributors. Arroyo's been solid, but the rest of Bloom's acquisitions have been so-so at best. The best we can say is they're versatile (so were Holt and Nunez in '18 -- decent, but not indispensable). Pivetta's been ok, and we'd be happy with '18 Porcello good for the season. New bullpen pieces like Otto, Hiro and Andriese have been mostly good, though maybe not yet comparable to the title trio of Kimbrel, Kelly and Hembree. But without a doubt, Bloom's key get -- the gem of his tenure in Boston right now -- was stealing Whitlock from our arch-rivals.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Two from 2018: Steve Pearce for Santiago Espinal; Nate Eovaldi for Jalen Beeks. Pearce was MVP of the '18 World Series. Eovaldi was the most valuable pitcher of the entire postseason. The Red Sox probably don't win it all without either. Both deals are still winners for Boston. Espinal is a back-up infielder for Toronto, Beeks a relief pitcher for Tampa.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We need to carry more posters on this thread! Only about a dozen post here, but one is unrealistic and a Yankee fan.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This a baseball forum, she's disqualified... unless you got to first base with her. If so, I hate you. p.s. Morganna may qualify, since her name conjurs an island nation that may or may not be a mirage... though fans saw plenty of her on hardball fields in the 70s.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe they meant for that one to be "unanimous."
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's the nature of new guys. Fans have expectations. It's one thing to say: Devers always heats up in the summer. But there's no always with new players... except their baseball-ref stats that didn't happen in Boston.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    J.D. Salinger Martinez, Batter In the Box foiling the Catcher in the Rye.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    1) We already have a new phrase in my living room; when a batter launches one and voices rise -- and then cameras show an outfielder camping: "Dead ball." 2) Luckily, the Red Sox have some hitters who are trying to change the MLB narrative, going opposite field, beating dreaded shifts... Verdugo the Other Way, Bogaerts that Joint, Chris Vazstrzemski, etc.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think the front office thinks the time is then. They probably want guys like Duran, Downs and Wong to at least get in a few months of regular minor league playing time first. There's no reason to bring up any of them unless they will be full-timers, which goes against the big league club's versatile platoon plans. Unless the Red Sox are out of it mid-season -- or have injuries -- don't expect these prospects to be up until late summer. Instead, as has been mentioned, position player roster changes may include names with MLB experience, like Santana or a part-time outfielder from somewhere else. As for the mound, we all expect Houck to be part of the show sooner rather than later. Mata is TJed; seeya in '23.
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