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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe Marwin will be here soon, too.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I know, now I'm worried about our new 2B/CF guy; EHern or KHern could both mean trouble.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's interesting that one's initials reflect his most meaningful value to the Sox, while the other's initials underscore a currently vague status, with only the promise of a to-be-determined positive or negative WAR...
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Even vintage wine must sour at some point and aged cheese grow mold that can be inedible (if not dangerous). But from what I saw of Pearson, he looks better right now than any minor league pitcher in Boston's entire system. The big question: is his current simulated value higher than even Luis Castillo's...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I watched those Jays in a Double A game a few years ago and it was clear that Toronto soon going to dominate the majors again in the near future. And it wasn't just that Vlad, Biggio and Bichette had famous dads... that day we saw Vlad and Cavan blast HRs out of the stadium, and Bo hit more liners than any of them.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ryu led the NL in ERA and was Cy Young runner-up in the full season before the Jays signed him. He finished 3rd in the AL Cy Young voting for Toronto last year..
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The point wasn't which was better, but that Toronto added that entire rotation in the past year (plus Walker) -- when they weren't "all-in", either. Pearson emerged from the minors, but looks like he could be a future ace. The others are at least stable... while Boston has Perez. Hopefully, Pivetta will continue to establish himself, but what we get out of the rest is 50-50 at best. Bauer's not the answer, and the next best thing -- Odorizzi -- is coming off injury... just like Kluber, Richards, Taillon, etc, etc. Teams can never have enough pitching question marks. Maybe this twist on the old adage is better posed as an interrogative: Can we ever have enough pitching question marks? Do we really need more pitching question marks? Can we stop with the pitching question marks?
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yup, but let's not pretend I didn't say "MLB pitchers", not MLB potential, AAAA starters or prospects.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    1. SP, 2. SP, 3. SP ... or 1 SP for 3 years (cough, Odorizzi). Seriously, as much as we want to watch good everyday position players, none of it matters if we don't have MLB pitchers. As much as we'd all like to forget 2020, it happened, and recently. The Blue Jays may be spending big on quality regulars, but remember they added six starting pitchers in the past year. If the Red Sox did that -- and yes, some of their sick and injured may rebound -- the whole product improves, even if Kike alternates in CF and 2B with ready-or-not Duran and last year's platoon of stand-bys at the keystone sack.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So can we afford JBJ? Or... do we want to?
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    From MLBTradeRumors: "while the Tribe likes the former Gold Glove winner, Pluto believes Bradley will be too expensive for Cleveland’s liking." Query for the board: are the Sox now Cleveland of the AL East? Not counting Baltimore, of course... but beyond NY and Toronto -- who are obviously "all-in" -- there is the poor Tampa Rays... and Kiermaier, their centerfielder under contract for $35 million for the next three years.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I put a period at the end, declarative statement. Odorizzi for three years is an investment for both improving the now, and also helping stabilize the future. Problem is, he may be waiting for Bauer to sign, thus driving up his price as the next best thing for bidders who miss out on Trevor. Second problem for those who think the Sox should wait another year before spending more: there may not be any free agent starting pitchers next winter better than Jake's combined age (30) and pedigree (All-Star in '19).
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Was it Henry that said he didn't want to make the same mistake like when they lost Heidi? Or will a presser be held, waxing nostalgic being a young fan of Brigitte Bardot...
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't. Guys who prove they can pitch in the majors in their mid-20s have less mileage on their shoulders and elbows than guys in their 30s. All teams are always looking for mid-20s arms they can put mileage on.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sure, but if one of those guys breaks out and becomes an All-Star, there has to be consideration for extending and keeping him as a core player going forward.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    How many Red Sox fans have a problem with supporting a franchise that pays a player market value so their team can have a better chance to win.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agree that we should get them NOW. Salaries may never be lower -- assuming there's not another pandemic and that most baseball fans survive this one; also, who knows what the new CBA will bring... maybe tax penalties that favor more free agent signings. Even if the Sox suck this year, adding guys like Odorizzi to the depth of our injury-prone rotation can't hurt our chances in '22 or '23 -- unless he does...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There's always a lot of talksox talk about trading just about any Sox at the deadline (granted, the chorus is led by our resident Bronx cheerleader, who wants always wants the Sox to deal away quality so they'll remain a non-factor in flux). Have to wonder if some of these Bosox actually turn it around -- and Bloom moves them for prospects -- how that will go over with players' Manager Cora...
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There are contradictions: some posters remind us that Tampa isn't Boston, and the Red Sox will never be the Rays. But then there also are a lot of assumptions that Bloom was hired to replenish the farm, find bargain gems and trade veterans for prospect value... "just like he did in Tampa". Then again, though he was a big part of the Rays' front office, Bloom was never in charge like he is now in Boston. And as for spending or not spending, he has maintained since he got here there are "no mandates". Employees and fans both talk about a goal of building and watching a franchise become a sustained contender... but who wouldn't want that? Really good teams need really good players -- whether developed or acquired -- but should projected records prevent either from happening? Maybe we'll never know who Bloom really is as a Commanding Officer until/if his club starts to win, and he decides whether to keep a star core together or turn them over on a revolving roster.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've had arguments with a pitcher before that if he makes an error, then the runs he gives up because of that are on him. Technically, they're unearned, but "pitcher" is a position -- and if someone on the mound is a crappy fielder, smack-dab in the middle of the damn diamond, then he's just not as good at the pitcher position... especially a guy who can't throw to a base; accurate throwing is supposed to be his job.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He didn't run the Rays when Kiermaier was inked. But Bloom was hired to run the Sox in 2019, and now it's 2021, a week away from February, when training for the next season begins.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nobody seeking four- or five-year deals is getting signed here. Not when the longest in the Bloom era is Kike's two-year contract. If Beni is traded -- for minor leaguers -- then the Sox will sign Rosario. The other outfielder will be Marisnick. Their salaries will combine for what JBJ gets somewhere else.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Whew... had to bold "still"... as in the future. Mark McGwire's not here to talk about the past; but I will... in the future.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My goal as a Red Sox fan is to still be around when they acquire a star player that they want to keep.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I was the opposite. My thinking at the time: no rush to extend fragile Sale, but definitely sign our postseason hero before he wins the Cy Young! And I gotta say -- again -- neither signing made it necessary to trade Mookie... Mookie made it necessary to trade Mookie. The Red Sox entire front office and owners are almost as smart as us, and even they could recognize Betts as the best Boston player in half a century. I'm not Dombro's advocate, but just look at his history if you think he preferred Sale and Eovaldi over paying Mookie market value. Dave loves his Hall of Famers, and locked up Miggie Cabrera -- overpay, some would say -- and offered (and was spurned) $144 million to Scherzer... which at the time was probably a more commensurate bid for his value than the lowball $300M offer to Mookie years later.
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