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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Tampa doesn't seem to care about service time when using young guys. Maybe it's because they know they'll probably flip most of them before they get expensive. If you know that going in, you'll always call up and use a guy when you need him, to maximize his value to your franchise... and that includes replacing him with viable prospects to keep revolv-- I mean, evolving...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But he is the Sox' top pitching prospect right now (with Mata hurt, Song serving, new guys unproven and Leiter undrafted). If they need a call-up to start -- when someone in the rotation gets ILed -- it will probably be Houck.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    More major leaguers than people here have left Boston and then returned after retirement... they have either realized there was no better buzz (baseball-wise) or they were paid by the team to catch a buzz with old teammates at PR reunions.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Why stop there; maybe 2019's 84 wins should be the benchmark. Question: does anyone project the '21 rotation to perform better than '19's five-man electrical band? The current starters may not match up, but may be better when considered as an entire unit, with Andriese, a young Houck, and maybe a rejuvenated Sale as improvements over '19's reinforcements like Cashner and Chacin... Of course, there are also plenty of what-ifs in the batting order, where only three guys have ever been full-time regulars at a steady position before (not counting DH, where JD still has to prove he can stop flailing at low-and-away junkballs). Kike and Marwin do lend winning experience to the mix...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He could get the frittata...
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    "Sponges grow in the ocean. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn't happen."
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Do you think Hiro will get Wright's subtle monotone ironies?
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think the big question we're all wondering is which Red Sock will be the designated slapper in Hiro's U.S. pledge period?
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mookie showed them. I heard he's so rich now that for bus rides he bought every player one of those beer helmets with the hoses attached to the can so he doesn't even have to get up out of his seat anymore.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Cora said they consider Houck a starter, and by default he's the Sox' top pitching prospect... now that Mata has an elbow ish, which could mean (depending on a famous, new underwear brand being advertised) he may not be 100% again for a few years -- if ever.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Point at him and cheer. Spring hopes eternal. Who cares if he'll start or even make the Opening Day roster. If it's all about the future, Arauz is a young prospect who looks like he's improving.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Arauz leads the majors with 5 Spring Training doubles. He's also tied for the lead in runs scored with 9. Ya, ya, ya, these stats mean nothing... except to the guys who still have to play well enough to actually attain them.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I don't believe that's a Weaver quote unless you edited out all the colorful elaboration and typed in a censored version.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, there's no doubt hitters in ST get at bats against minor league hopefuls and major leaguers working on new pitches. Then again, there's always the old adage that pitchers are ahead of batters in the beginning. But of course, Bradley was notorious for his streaks, anyway...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I wasn't talking about numbers -- otherwise, based on the standings, the Sox will be fighting the Yanks and the Jays for the best MLB record this year... and Tampa is doomed. Ask any player if he feels better about his season if he gets off to a hot start. There are plenty of slow starters that insist they'll heat up. But there's a reason guys who start on fire think they'll never cool off.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He's a good guy to root for because he's very active in using his wealth to help others back home, he loves being a Red Sox, and contributes positive messages on social media.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Personally, I think positives in ST mean a lot, certainly to the individuals working on improvement and progress. Martin Perez has looked great, too... so far. Anyone who doesn't think early success can build the confidence needed for a career year isn't an athlete.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You are thinking of many modern big league hopefuls. Luckily, so is Theo Epstein, the MLB rule-makers and their sporting goods ball-makers... Personally, I like Verdugo's approach; he prefers hitting in cages with a focus on liners, away from open-field BP and its temptations of distance and trajectory.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ellsbury came in with one elite skill and something that can't be taught: blazing speed (his biggest weakness was the other asset that can't be developed, legally: weak arm). To his credit, he became an above-average player and the top base-stealer in Red Sox history. And yet, it was awhile before the Sox trusted Ells in center; Epstein even brought in 37-year-old Mike Cameron to play center one year and move Jacoby to left (that would be like re-acquiring S.Drew to play short and moving X back to third). I see some parallels to Duran, who can fly, is developing power, and apparently needs a lot of work on his centerfielding. But I think someone here already said we should all be very happy if he approaches an Ellsbury comp...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I remember him for a great running catch to end the '07 ALCS and clinch the pennant in Fenway. Sox were way ahead, but that was a tough catch -- sprinting about 13 strides into the triangle, grabbing the ball over his head and banging into the wall. He could've spared the bruises and held the guy to a double... but good outfielders can't help themselves.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Coco was an acquisition that seemed at the time a great move: Gold Glove caliber outfielder just about to enter to his prime, good wheels, improving power numbers... great name -- a Mookie before Mookie. But Crisp plateaued in Boston, a good ballplayer who never became a star (and another reminder of how rare Betts is and was).
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yup. I still think the whole blame-Cora narrative has less to do with Spring of '19 than Fall of '18, when he pushed four veterans to work beyond normal routines, starting one day, relieving the next, and we all agree it was worth it to win that ring. Recovery -- if it ever fully occurred -- subsequently took longer than normal, as well. Except for ERod -- who not coincidentally, was the both the least-used in October '18 and the youngest in '19... Pitchers sacrificing their arms and maybe even careers to win it all in any postseason isn't a new concept. It's probably one of the main reasons it is so hard for champions to repeat the next year. In that sense, give credit to LA for adding Bauer this offseason.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Most deceiving 1st name -- Carl: 1). better known as Yaz: 2). better known as Reggie Smith; 3). better known as a $142 million dollar overpay for not-a-budding-superstar in Boston worthy of the Pittsburgh Crawfords...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They should just prescribe rest and rehab for a few months, then wait until the end of the summer for TJ so he misses all of 2022, too.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Who knew on draft day, 2011, that some summer during a pandemic that Smith would lead the Mets with a .993 OPS!
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