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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If Bloom makes an impact trade, one guy to go off the list will be Downs. He's blocked at his position by the team leader, so unless the Sox are worried about X's opt-out, they are showcasing Downs at Triple A shortstop. Otherwise, if he were really the second baseman of the future -- which could be next season (many experts predicted this summer) -- then why wouldn't he be getting steady reps at second now to help his muscles' memories? If all the Sox need is longterm back-up depth at shortstop they could play Arauz or someone else there every day in Wooster.
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    Does your post title mean you're mocking an order like this? I like the Rocker selection, but don't think Bloom will pass on Mayer if he's available... especially since some believe he'll sign under slot (which is prob why Pitt takes him): https://rumbunter.com/2021/06/09/pittsburgh-pirates-marcelo-mayer-likely-go-first-overall/
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Casas is leaping across levels in single bounds... (often, they're extra bases). I can easily see the Sox bringing him up in September for taste of an MLB stretch run. He could be the starting first baseman in '22.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I always had NY as the favorites to land Lindor since they let Didi walk (I even suspected that's why they didn't resign Didi). Turns out it was the wrong NY... If the AL's heavy favorites don't win the pennant, is there any chance they won't sign one of Story/Seager/Correa/Baez next winter???
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's well-documented that the Houston analytics dept. developed the system -- before the Astros hired Cora. There are employees with quotes attributed to names admitting and even bragging about their schemes. It's all out there, but Cora was made the scapegoat, and there are many people -- including Red Sox fans -- who choose to cling to this narrative... for whatever their personal reasons.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Almost all the free agents that I wanted the Sox to sign are disappointments for their new clubs. The only guys having decent years are Semien and Marisnick. Brad Hand hasn't been a disaster for Washington... but we all have to like Hiro Sawamura at about a tenth of the cost. If I was GM, I'd be wearing a gorilla suit and stowing away on a ship to a desert island by now.
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    I think the trend is to "try" to build a lockdown pen, but not many ever make it through an entire season without burn-out from overuse or just inconsistencies that come from nightly expectations clashing with flawed humanity. Remember the recent Yankees' Greatest Bullpen of All-Time that led them to the World Series zero times?
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    Re. this year's playoffs, the most current thing I could on find on mlb.com is from a month ago: "The league and the players' union did not reach a new agreement regarding expanded playoffs for this year. In the absence of such a pact, the playoffs will once again feature five-team fields in both the AL and NL and begin with win-or-go-home Wild Card Games in both leagues." What you need to know about MLB in 2021 WWW.MLB.COM The 2020 Major League Baseball season, upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, was delayed by nearly four months. The typical 162-game scheduled ultimately was shortened to 60 games, and teams played in empty ballparks due to health and safety protocols. So as Opening Day 2021 approached, fans had many questions, such
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But ask honest Yankee fans how much better off they'd be right now with just his daily defense in the middle.
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    And yet they were HEAVY favorites to win the whole AL! They replaced three-fourths of their rotation with reclamation projects and somehow experts thought they were better??? The ghost of George is haunting them. Old Yankees fans not in denial know the Boss would've signed Bauer, traded for Snell, and never let the crosstown Mets nab Lindor -- who the Yanks needed more than anyone since they blew it letting Didi go (glad to hear ARod address this huge mistake).
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I was never a pitcher, and as a hitter I never even liked pitchers. But as a Red Sox fan growing up in the 60s, 70s and 80s, I cheered for many Hall of Fame type hitters -- but never a winner. It wasn't like Boston didn't have any star pitchers, just never enough. New York, on the other hand, always had plenty of pitching, especially under George Steinbrenner once free agency began. The Yankees had pretty good hitting -- a lot of .290 guys -- but constantly stockpiled quality arms, even after they won it all. They were almost always a little better. Then the cycle repeated itself in the 90s. We all know how the Sox finally reversed the curses this century: see 2004 ALCS Gm 7... or 2018 ALDS Gm 3...
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    So if "need" isn't a factor in taking a top draft pick -- but you could have your choice of a guarantee from the cornfields of hardball heaven -- which would you choose: a Hall of Fame hitter or a Hall of Fame pitcher? ... in a sport rife with cliched quotes like "pitching is 75% of the game" and "good pitching beats good hitting" and "pitching and defense win championships"...
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    The most desirable traits for a star catcher are behind the plate -- not standing on the side of it, holding a bat. I'm in agreement that great D can be found in many ways and places beyond using the #4 pick in the draft. Pitching is always a priority, but the need in Boston to develop homegrown arms has been growing for over a decade. After last summer's debacle, watching the worst-ever Red Sox pitching staff, it may be more dire than ever. Using a high pick on a pitcher is risky, but there have been two stud rotation aces looming at the top for months, both with pro athlete fathers. If ever there was a year to take the gamble, it's this one. The Sox may not (hopefully) get another pick this high for a long time.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I just think Bloom was rebuilding and jumped on a chance to add five bodies for a guy who hit .100 during a lost season. Beni may have been a disappointment to fans who expected more from a top-ranked MLB prospect, but he was a pretty solid player in his three full seasons in Boston. Here's where he stood among regular AL leftfielders from 2017-19: first in runs scored, double, triples, walks and stolen bases; second in hits, RBIs and OBP... fourth in OPS at .794 (Brantley led with .842).
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree with you, but I also think Bloom disagrees with us. His stance may be: why in the world would I let my best trade chip walk in two months for nothing in return, when I was hired to continually improve organizational depth and save as much money as possible in the process?
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Since this is the Realistic thread, 2021 version: how many here think Matt Barnes has suddenly turned the corner on his career and will have another decade like the last two months and go straight to the Hall of Fame? Now, how many here think Bloom also thinks that, and is planning on making his first longterm big money contract offer to a... relief pitcher? What makes more sense for the guy Henry and Co. hired to change the Red Sox business plan: lock up Barnes or cash in on their best deadline chip and deal Barnes to a contender blessed with a bountiful farm system?
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But at the trade deadline of a playoff year in '19, Bloom and the second-place Rays traded Ryne Stanek -- a top reliever and their main opener -- for what turned out to be an upgrade in Nick Anderson.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's still 50-50 Barnes gets traded in the next month, no matter where the Sox stand. He's the one chip that could net a really good prospect... and the next three-year contract offer from Bloom in Boston will be his first.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's a fair comparison, both are having decent seasons so far. Hunter is more a power hitter with a stronger arm; Beni makes more contact and has more speed (once a 20-20 guy). It just felt odd that big market Boston would covet the 2 million savings diff that much, but the 5-for-1 trade could yield more value down the road -- depending on whether any of the lottery cards pay off or are involved in future deals.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've really found a home here on TALK sox, discussing fun topics with like-minded Red Sox fans, fondly reminiscing, passing the time together with our beloved pastoral pastime.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    "medical resources"
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    Some possible advantages that can help good hitting prospects called up to the bigs: better visuals ("batter's eyes", better lighting), more consistent (theoretically) strikes to swing at, bigger cheering crowds, easier travel modes and durations, more meal money (or a raise) that affords better meals and nutrition, better practice and medical resources, better training facilities, better groupies...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Chaim disagrees with you, because he sent Cordero back to the minors. If you've watched the majority of Red Sox games the past half century, here's a question: who are -- in your opinion -- the top 5 best regular Red Sox left fielders on defense since Yaz? There have only been two with a positive career dWAR. Career dWAR: Crawford 1.5 (but a negative in his one full season in Boston), Beni 0.4, Nava -0.6, Greenwell -2.7, O'Leary -3.5, Bay -7.6, Rice -8.0, Gomes -12.2... Manny -21.7. My Top 5: 1) Benintendi, only GG finalist; 2) Bay, 1 E in 198 games; 3. Greenie, always hustled, learned the wall, fewer Es than Rice and O'Leary; 4. Rice, mastered the wall, very conservative range; 5. O'Leary, can't recall complaints about him.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And in the opinion of the front office of the KC MLB team, he's good enough to trade for three guys and play every day in LF in the big leagues.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Being a big slugger has absolutely nothing to do with being a good outfielder. Benintendi has been a starting outfielder since he made the big leagues in 2016. In 2018, he was a finalist for the AL's left field Gold Glove. Rawlings uses Sabr stats to nominate candidates: https://sabr.org/sdi/2018-final#ALLF You're entitled to your opinion, but it's a fact Beni was -- at least once -- regarded as an above-average Major League left fielder. He's 26, the same age as Franchy Cordero, who has never been a good outfielder in the bigs. Now there's a bad outfielder... in my opinion. From what I saw in just two months, Franchy may be the worst leftfielder I can remember playing for the Red Sox. Maybe if Hanley didn't get hurt so quickly he'd have been worse... but I'd take JD or Manny over Franchy any day.
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