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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Are you sure the Red Sox are good enough to get Dickerson? He's a full-time player, and that goes against every acquisition of Bloom's offseason. Plus, if they' were going to spend $8+ mil on a left fielder, Rosario was available... and suggested by Vazquez, and had a Cora connection (hope those weren't negatives).
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What -- you haven't seen kids wearing the new jerseys, where the team lists Years Of Control in parenthesis under player names? I was just watching two kids trading baseball cards the other day, and one was celebrating he got an Ozzie Albies because he's under contract for five more years, with a team option or buyout in 2026!
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The question is: how much patience will current ownership give Bloom for his team to show improvement in the standings and therefore, the turnstiles. That the latter haven't spun in a year does provide an added grace period. It's worth noting, though, that this ownership hasn't shown much patience in the past 20 years, as Bloom is GM/Chief Officer #4...
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ok, but if a guy still young enough to haven't reached his prime isn't part of the future, then what is the plan? Right now there is no core of regulars, a group that needs time to play together, develop into a contender, and grow on a fandom that identifies with familiar faces. Please don't tell me the plan is to give playing time to Renfroe and Cordero, and just when they become fan favorites, maximum their value at the trade deadline by exchanging them for prospects...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Careful with the Tampa comps -- someone might yell at you: "But we're not the Rays!"
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We're all grown-up (at least in age) enough to accept the rebuild. Just don't tell us we're going to contend while stripping down the roster. Cora probably doesn't like it, either, but at least he's got his job back. But a competitive guy like Bogie in his prime? How long does he wait around? These players know a lot more about their professional landscape than we do, and they saw guys like Eddie Rosario and Marcell Ozuna available for months. Instead, the Sox are going into ST with exactly four projected starting position players that have been regulars over an entire 162-game season: X, Vaz, Devers and Renfroe (though he figures to be platooned, but we know Verdugo is a guaranteed a fulltimer).
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's worth considering that the MLB raised the mound in '63, so the nadir of offense was '63-68... though a hard-hopper through the middle then was still a base-hit. The mid-70s were maybe the weakest power time, even in the AL with the DH. In '76, only one batter hit over 30 home runs -- Graig Nettles (32). On the Red Sox pennant-winner in '75, the leading HR man was HOFer Jim Rice... with 22.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good ballclubs need players who can catch the ball and hit the ball. This offseason the last-place Red Sox have added two clunky, swing-and-miss outfielders.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Thriller B's comprised the Red Sox best defensive outfield trio in the past 50 years. Benintendi, Betts, and Bradley were a joy to watch in leading the '16-18 defense to three straight first place crowns. My board name honors the '75 Sox outfield, which featured five Gold Glovers on the roster. But judging by what better baseball men than me have said (mainly, the actual Seventies Sox, themselves): Betts > Evans, JBJ > Lynn, and without a doubt, Beni > Rice. Through their careers so far, the B's are all positive dWARs; Rice-Lynn-Evans were all negative dWARs. However, the '75 postseason outfield -- when a rejuvenated Yaz replaced DLed Rice -- was the equal of the '18 postseason outfield. Both gave Red Sox fans unforgettable thrills.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bogaerts and Vazquez are the only two fulltime position players left from the 2018 champs. Wonder what they're thinking this morning. Surely, it has nothing to do with contending or pretending in '21 -- at least not in Boston. More likely it's: Where will I be playing in the next year or two?
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Rafie and Cora just may have a symbiotic connection, as far as one affecting the other's longterm future in Boston. It will be hard for Devers to exceed '19 when he led the bigs with 90 XBHs; it's unreasonable to expect him to become Adrian Beltre, but at least his D could become more consistent.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    One STRIKE away, like three times. But it wasn't vs. the Yankees...
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not a poll, just wondering: which Red Sox player will have the most impactful comeback in 2021? There are many candidates: JD, Beni, Rafie (on D, at least), ERod, even Sale, perhaps, or Cora, himself... But based on age and potential, I'd have to say Darwinzon Hernandez. ps. not counting new Sox, like Richards
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    "And there's pandemonium on the field!" Ned Martin taught me as much vocabulary in those days as Stan Lee (but not alliteration). Both were more meaningful to kids in New England than any text books.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's only one sore-ce...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    B positive.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    81 breaks even. Do you think Cora will tell reporters in ST, "We'll win more than we lose" -- like Dick Williams did in '67? We've already got a pair of infield stars like Rico and Boomer. Maybe if Verdugo pulls a Yaz... but who will be Lonnie: Pivetta? Richards? If one guy was ever due to harness his stuff for an entire season, it'd be Eovaldi. To talk pennant, our outfield just needs another 65 career WAR guy like Smith, and another on a Cooperstown pace (barring injury) like Tony C.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We know the pen was burnt out early because starters couldn't even make it to 5th. But the blown saves, whenever they came, were a big part preventing '19 from being a 90-win season. As for '20, the bullpen was half the starting rotation, so roles will have to be redefined by AC, beginning next week... If the division and league aren't as strong, wouldn't a perceptive front office -- hot off the celebration of resetting -- seek to capitalize by recruiting needed talent that's been available all winter and debated here? Imagine Theo Epstein in his Boston days looking at the competition and saying, "No one else looks that good, so we don't have to fortify much"...
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    '19's rotation was a disappointment, with down years from everyone but ERod -- mainly because of injuries, except to Porcello, who just declined. As unnerving as Sale's season was, he still averaged 13.3 Ks per 9. A big key to the record was the lack of a shutdown closer, like a Kimbrel or Papelbon in their primes. An automatic-type closer is vital to a mediocre team that needs to secure any win it can. The '21 Red Sox don't have one yet.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Does anyone think this team as of now is better than the 2019 Red Sox that won 84? If so, please elaborate. I chose 78 wins, which is 6 games below .500... or only three wins away from .500. That's an improvement over last summer when they were 12 games under. The last time the Sox went 78-84, they finished last in 2015.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Beat me to it. The core of those Impossible Dreamers was all in their low-to-mid 20s; Yaz was the old vet at 27. After Tony C got beaned, they added Hawk Harrelson, 25. Lonborg had two seasons before transforming into Cy Young at 25. The late-80s Sox had a promising crop, but no Lonborg. In '87, the outfield featured Greenwell, Burks and Benzinger. Jody Reed got called up, then was a starter the next year. Sam Horn socked 14 HRs in 46 games, then became a website. The next season Brady Anderson and Carlos Quintana debuted. No pitchers, though.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm told that someday Bloom will; he's just waiting for the right year (or the green light from his bosses).
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If will be starting on the mound Opening Day, then in the next game, and the next game, and the next game... then, we'll get Martin Perez. But I think both these Red Sox and their fans would rather be dismissed as underdogs going in, compared to the AL favorites also stocked with uncertain pitching.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Kike's playing second -- he's Cora's guy there. Verdugo's in center, the banana splits are down the lines. If Bloom signs the reliever from Japan, he might have a mil left to add Marisnick, for late innings or to replace slumpers until Duran is ready. That's all, folks.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd be shocked if it's JBJ, especially with the number of years and dollars being discussed... unless, Bloom has a good offer for Duran -- the most likely prospect to deal (for a decent return) if the plan is to keep Bradley to improve the rotation's ERA.
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