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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I actually wanted the Sox to sign him before '19... but then I remember he was the missing piece that gave New York the greatest bullpen of all-time that never even made it to the World Series.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But we already have a converted closer -- Mary Richards. She's gonna make it after all.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    JD is doing somersaults -- that's one less righty slider he has to flail at.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hey -- we saved $1M rather than sign Hand. Now we can use it to sign Marisnick!
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sparky Lyle and Mike Easler.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sam Kennedy told us: "There is a way to keep both Mookie and JD..." ... but he got cut off before he said, "Dali masks and the Bank of Spain."
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom just read your post and had a seizure.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I know this may be squirmish for any Baseball Officer concerned about Service Time, but there are legitimate reasons to give Duran a shot sometime in '21. He won't cost anything... except an extra year of control. But that may be expendable because Gilberto Jimenez is already rated as a better prospect. Duran is 24, Jimenez 20... and after him are Juan Chacon 18 and Miguel Bleis 16. Then my son, who turns 10 in a month!
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd argue that Boston (or anyone) could have packaged together four very young, low-level minor leaguers -- unrated or not projected as future stars -- for a guy who didn't even pitch in 2020 like Taillon. For those who may argue the Red Sox just aren't good enough yet to be making such a move, I'd counter that I cannot imagine a time that Chaim Bloom would trade four prospects for any one pitcher... ever.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Obvious post, obvious source. Sox fans will never get to will a winner in Boston just because they want one, and Yankee fans will never get to will a winner in NYC just because they want one. Like notin has pointed out with W-L records, there's not much difference between winners and losers, especially clubs that added recently-injured veterans this offseason they're hoping will give them a boost. Teams with young, healthy talent stand to make the most improvement. Some of it can be sudden. Jarren Duran was the Winter League playoffs MVP this past weekend.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Keith? Coming off the DL, good candidate for a bounce-back flyer. Red Sox reportedly interested.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The inanity foisted upon fans by the Red Sox -- which we embrace, laughing at our own fanaticism, ever unappreciated by the franchise -- has always been just a consonant away from sheer madness... of a duel meaning (homophone pun intended).
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not even Yankee fans feel that way. None are big-time prospects we hear or read about for NY, and as far as I know, only one has even made the majors, so far. The other three may not ever make it. Considering their ages, it seems like a lot of other teams could have also put together a package of low-level prospects for Taillon... if they were good enough to go for it.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The one spot I think most likely to change in your lineup is shortstop. The only way I see Bogie sticking around is if the Sox are contenders and Cora is still here. Unfortunately, if this team flops again I think Cora will be a convenient scapegoat (again) and the front office will be compelled to make a splash -- and the best free agents a year from now are all shortstops. Those who crave offseason action may see a blizzard next winter when Boston has to actually worry about filling seats again for a full season...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If we don't see most of them by '22 it means the Sox either suddenly spent big on others, or most of the injured/ill/"potential" players on the '21 roster stayed healthy and had breakout seasons -- simultaneously...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You may be assuming a lot from a guy who has had only one really good season in the majors and didn't even pitch last year. Is Kluber that much of a question mark that Taillon -- another question mark -- automatically slots into the #2 spot in the rotation?
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I still want Odorizzi; it doesn't matter if the Sox stockpile seven or eight question mark starters... not when Martin Perez will still be the only sure thing in the rotation.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I wouldn't trade Casas -- not if the Sox are serious about propagating a new agrarian society. Casas could be the homegrown product with the most potential to become a longterm regular on a sustained contender: 20 HRs as a teenager, already 6'5", and chokes up for contact with two strikes -- more Joey Votto than Joey Gallo. I'd even hesitate to swap Casas for Luis Castillo, an established ace; no way I deal him for just a pitcher with upside like Taillon, who's going to be 30 this year.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not me, and here's my warped it's-already-2021, only-three-weeks-from-Spring Training thoughts: Richards was throwing 95 mph last summer. Kluber maxed out at 90 in his showcase last week. If you had to wager, which guy coming back from injury was more apt to throw his arm out trying to impress scouts and land a contract -- and will maybe never throw harder than that in the coming season?
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ozuna made $18 million last year when he led the NL in HRs, RBIs and hit .338. After a season like that -- and after Springer just signed for $25M per -- it's more than impractical to imagine Bloom burning up so much Mookie money on basically a DH... especially one who wants a four-year deal. If Boston inked Marcell Ozuna for One Hundred Million Dollars -- or even 4 years for $80 million -- this forum would implode.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Even if you subtract Beni's 6.5, there wouldn't be enough for Ozuna (plus, Bloom isn't going four years on anyone, except maybe Juan Soto... in four years). Best case scenario at this point -- if Beni is moved for prospects -- may be Rosario, Marisnick and a bullpen arm.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    EHern was good enough to start at both second base and centerfield in World Series games the past few years for LA.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nope, he's better; he's a platoon player... the Rays Ox love guys like him.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    EHern led all NL second basemen last year in Range Factor, per b-ref. In his career he's played more games in the outfield than infield, with over half of those in centerfield. His versatility could keep Verdugo in right and Beni in left, while keeping center warm for Duran or Jiminez. At $7M per, it's the costliest signing of the Bloom Era -- but justifiable as a two-for-one investment in both a second baseman and centerfielder. If the Sox keep Beni, this may be the last position player acquisition (unless they add a really cheap outfield glove). Bloom should focus the rest of the payroll on pitching... where KeyKay is only 0-1 lifetime with an 81.00 ERA.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Lesser than that even...
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