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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe they meant for that one to be "unanimous."
  8. 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.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    J.D. Salinger Martinez, Batter In the Box foiling the Catcher in the Rye.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Cora's point is that right now Cordero needs to get reps, at bats, and experience -- and there's nowhere else to send him. Though the Globe also points out that Triple A opens in a week, and Danny Santana may soon be ready.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But this is what makes him, and even Pedroia, maybe not such a good comp for a guy like Cordero. JBJ certainly, and Pedey eventually, were at the very top of their trade on one side of the ball -- with the leather. They weren't five-tool players, but had enough actual MLB skills to stick -- Cordero has never harnessed his big league potential, and was never a highly-touted baseball player -- just an athlete. I remember Pedroia's first Spring when he wasn't hitting, and Remy saying they should bench him -- for Cora. But the Sox stuck with him; not because he was super strong or fast, but because they knew he was a ballplayer.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Would love to see the good Garrett...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    JD, MLB's 2021 extra-base hits leader.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ted admitted they had they advantage of facing relatively worn-out starters at the end of games, and no fresh-armed bullpens nor Negro Leaguers.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    SOX' no-doubles defense: play JD in left between short and third.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Uh, Rafie... look at the third-base coach before you pass him.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Tell Gary that in 1941, the two best players also K'd 40 times... combined: Ted Williams 10.4 WAR (27 Ks); Joe DiMaggio 9.4 WAR (13 Ks). Besides WAR, Ted and Joe were also 1-2 that year in OPS, Slugging, Runs, and Intentional Walks.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Faaaaaak, Arroyo. Up comes Downs...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Gonzo really knows how to Marwin.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Freebie Hunter.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Go with the pitch. Vaz.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I just saw two ground balls bounce between third and short, and a Sunday softball player lumber them both into doubles. Somebody is going to say JD was playing out of position because analytics dept and coach staff told him to play left-center... but I'm going to say JD was out of position by being on the field, period.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It was all worth it for the glove, the handshakes, and the way he taunted Yankee Stadium in Game Seven of the LCS.
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