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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think 700's point was keeping and building around generational guys who started in Boston. But ya, it sucked to see Pedro leave, because his prime here was arguably as good as that of any Red Sox in some combo of accomplishments, impact and influence -- he just may have been the best player in baseball at his specialty longer than Yaz, Rice or Ruth (while here)... except Ted.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not me. It's worth the extra $10M (of someone else's money) to hire Jake and never have to watch DP pitch again without a pitch clock, condemn reporters like a cult leader from a podium, or call his own press conference to disrespect Hall of Famers.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm totally spoiled, and '19 was anti-climatic and disappointing, considering expectations. But as for enjoying '19, it was a great year to watch Devers and X, while JD and Betts were still really good, all the way to the last day when Mookie scored the walk-off from first on a Rafie bouncer. I'd say "nobody" should be more like "nobody here" -- I read this forum that year before joining. RestGate wasn't a rampant concept all over fandom -- and Sox fans had logical reasons to hope that the rotation would be even better in '19... IF Price and Eovaldi had entire seasons like they did in October '18 when it sure looked they both had turned a corner. Sale was a question mark, but there was also optimism because he totally dominated the last three batters of the 2020 season.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not disagreeing, but obviously those Sox would be better to watch surrounded by other top talent. Maybe Bloom will acquire some a year from now. For me, a longterm contract for a star player doesn't have to be justified by winning a World Series. That's the ultimate goal, but the journey is often more valuable than the destination. The Red Sox almost won in '86 with Dave Henderson in center, and they finished first a few times with Ellis Burks out there. But I had more fun watching Fred Lynn in the '70s.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    All we know for sure is where they did go without him last season. "Better" will always be debatable, even if Betts gets hurt and breaks down as he ages. Will his replacements ever approximate his contributions? Will the savings be reinvested in actual top tier talent by the officer who traded him? In the meantime -- however long it takes for Boston to become contenders again -- the experience isn't the same for fans without a generational player like Mookie to enjoy watching.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sox75 made some great posts of just some of the many ways having Mookie Betts helps a franchise. Even if he really wanted to play somewhere else, losing Mookie is partly on the Red Sox. They did lowball him -- many times -- starting with insults at arbitration over a few thousand dollars. Then they reportedly offered him $200 million, when his market value had already surpassed that figure. And finally, they offered $300 million -- again, after Betts' market value had blown past that benchmark. People can scream about a ballplayer turning down $300 million, but if a team is actually prepared to spend that much to keep their best player, then they can afford another $50ish mil to lock him up. Do you know where Mookie ranks on the salary scale for 2021? TWENTY-SIXTH... think he's worth it? https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/rankings/
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dodgers fans are so relieved that Mookie's albatross contract didn't prevent LA from upgrading their defending champs.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good for them. Only one NL team in a hundred years has won back-to-back rings. And standing pat -- especially on the pitching staff taxed from a title -- is not the way to do it (ask the '19 Red Sox). Adding an elite arm, especially connected to a guy who hasn't won -- and should be hungry -- is a smart move.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    @ poster Red Sox tweet offer $40M to Odorizzi, Ozuna, Rosenthal, Marisnick for '21... then delete it, because it might make them a wild card contender, and they'd have to spend more as buyers at the trade deadline.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But even if you fold, if you want to play again, you still have to ante up.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think Beni has more potential to rebound than Renfroe, so I'd tip the balance on the lefty half of that "platoon", which may not even become one. If the team is as bad as it currently looks, I also predict 100 each for Duran, Downs, and maybe even Casas, by the Fall (no pun intended). That's only about 25 games each.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yaz was an All-Star from the neck down... according to Eddie Stanky.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In that Rosenthal interview there was talk of waiting for the new vaccine and that the MLB wanted to get players vaccinated first (though I don't know how feasible that is).
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have, and it's the worst part of him being traded; if the Sox had kept him and made a pandemic Godfather offer last summer, he just may have signed in Boston. I think he wanted to play somewhere else, but I never thought there would be a possibility of him returning once he was dealt.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There was nothing prudent or sensible about their decision whatsoever, which is based entirely on partisan politics and the looming CBA battle. But it's not surprising, since the latest CDC data shows that ego-centric (my adjective) young adults are now the biggest spreaders of the virus in this country.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mookie wanted fair market value -- at least as much as Harper and Machado -- and another team established his market by offering him a contract he signed. If Betts' deal hampers the Dodgers' pursuit of other talent, as very few fans probably fear, that would be a detriment. But now they're reportedly one of the two finalists for Bauer...
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The fact that Boston's payroll is already high may be the reason they're didn't spend large the past two years... but only they know what they can actually afford. It will be interesting to see how long Henry and Co will wait for Bloom's gradual rebuild. But I'm on record that some Red Sox GM in the near future will sign a big money free agent who will never be as good for a franchise -- in so many ways -- as Mookie Betts.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not a doctor nor I don't play one online, but it also seems like very few larger guys last long. Knees and backs are often issues with large frames over time, from carrying around all that extra weight. Go back and look at the list of Hall of Famers over-30 I posted yesterday; none of them were the size of Stanton and Judge, who break down every year.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They just need to convince him to retire and be a coach (I'm so funny I forget to make Pedey laugh). It's just a good thing they won't have to pay Betts on the next Red Sox team that's a yearly contender. He'll be in his 30s by then... Age 32 Season: Clemente...led NL H, BA Puckett... led AL H, TB Dawson... led NL HR, RBI, TB Morgan... led NL OB, SLG, OPS, TB Age 33 Season: Aaron... led NL R, HR, SLG, TB Mays... led NL HR, OB, SLG, TB Biggio... led NL Doubles (56) Age 34 Season: Molitor... led AL R, H, Triples B.Williams... led NL BA, SLG, OPS, TB Age 35 Ripken... led MLB G (163) Age 36 Schmidt... led NL HR, RBI, SLG, OPS Age 37 Brett... led AL BA, Doubles Age 38 Jeter... led AL H Age 39 Season: Henderson... led AL SB, BB Stargell... NL MVP in Regular Season, NLCS & WS
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This has been my point all offseason. Rebuilds have to start adding actual MLB TALENT sometime (if I could get my post commands back, I'd boldface your last line and the word "talent")... especially in a winter where a lot has been available.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hopefully, Theo Epstein and Ken Griffey Junior will work on saving what's left, because young fans whose parents drag them to live games ain't watching much on the tube and staying up past their bedtimes (and we aren't, either). A lot of kids who play baseball and attend games grow up to become young adults who watch more of the other, shorter sports during waking hours and call in to those shows.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not even JBJ himself can scale the fiscal fence to keep his Fenway legacy from going, going, gone. But it was fun while it lasted -- watching Bradley roam the pastures was above-average entertainment... ... in a dead pastime that no longer exists for those who tune into a New England sports TV talkshow, where hosts and callers blab about the Patriots 99% of the time, every day, all year, except when they show Bruins or Celtics highlights. The worst part is this is nothing new; even when the Sox ruled the MLB in the summer of '18, hosts and callers cared more about the NFL draft and training camp. Sincerely, Backasoreus, Kneeasoreus, and Tricerabottoms.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Those numbers right there tell me there's as much chance of Bloom signing a closer as there is in him even listening to Scott Boras using the words "Fifty million" and "Bradley" in the same hemisphere.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox were reportedly interested in seeing these contract terms to find out how much they saved by not signing them. The analytics dept. is busy adding up the money spent this offseason by the rest of the MLB, and will celebrate the final dollar amount on twitter... then they'll take it down.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Right now, the '21 #4 rated draft pick on MLB.com is a catcher, Adrian Del Castillo from University of Miami... "by just about any measure, the most complete hitter in the 2021 class. A catcher by trade, it’s unlikely he stays behind the plate at the next level, but the bat is special enough to warrant a top pick" (sounds like a report on Bryce Harper, as a teenager). Hope he's still available at #4. The #2 and #3 guys are shortstops. The #5 and #6 guys are pitchers... https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2020/9/7/21407638/2021-mlb-draft-scouting-report-adrian-del-castillo
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