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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There's still 7 months left before Spring Training in dog years.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have faith in my instincts and I hope I'm proven wrong. The Red Sox have too many question marks right now, and while there should be some periods at the end of a few sentences, I doubt we'll see one exclamation point before Opening Day.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It sucks if he's good, but I'm not broken up over it because it's just as likely he morphs into Smoltz in his busted Boston final year. When I read Kluber maxed at 90 mph in his showcase, I wondered if he was airing it out one last time for a contract, and might hinder his rehab and hurt his comeback. Do we really want to watch another season with more pitchers in a new "rotation" coming off of injuries?
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, you know those large humans, with so much more surface and interior areas of muscles and joints, they're just bound to break down more often than more compact athletes.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Tzu-Wei not-Fred at 4th costliest all-time... ouch.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I heard his first move is that any infielder going into a shift has to wear a gorilla suit... and goalie pads... and a ball-and-chain.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is a great point, and one we can only assume was on hold while the MLB waited on Manfred and the Covid-influenced schedule. Now that '21 intends to be a full season -- with Spring Training less than a month away -- there has to be an avalanche of moves by all teams that care.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Then there would be someone else in charge.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But Doppler radar predicts affront this weekend, at least flurries -- if we can trust the European model...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Watching the segment on TV, one expert had JBJ 7th but no Verdugo... I'm on the verge of calling this the turned-offseason.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Source? Sincerely, Sox Fan craving any news, even bad...
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Flurries can melt by the afternoon. I never expected a blizzard that would lock down the division, but I did expect something measurable -- at least to keep posters busy shoveling it...
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Somebody's gotta say it: the Fiscal Fillies' brand new Baseball Officer addressed an area of need -- the bullpen -- and in two weeks traded for Alvarado and Coonrod, and signed Archie Bradley.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I found it odd that Bradford said if the Sox had been in on Lindor, that he would've had to move to second. 1. Lindor was arguably the best defensive shortstop in at least the AL; 2. A few years ago on Alex Cora's Puerto Rican National team, Carlos Correa -- another shortstop better than Bogaerts -- moved to third, deferring to Lindor. Latest Semien rumors indicate that he, too, would move to second if the Sox sign him. Bogie is a really good player, but he's not quite his idol, DJeter, whose hallowed status wouldn't allow ARod (a better defender) to take his position.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I was actually thinking both -- in the "flurry" after they trade Beni, of course. Any below-average team could use another above-average bat and above-average glove...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not even expectations.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I see your fWAR and raise you bWAR: Mookie 10.6, Sale 6.8, JD 6.5, Beni 4.5, X 4.3, Price 4.2 in 2018. According to b-ref's guidelines, 5+ is "All-Star quality" and 8+ "MVP Quality"... Fangraphs, which seems to assign slightly-lower numbers in most cases, gives these ratings in its "rule-of-thumb chart": 3-4 "good player", 4-5 "All-Star", 5-6 "Superstar", 6+ "MVP". ps: either way, the Sox had a lot of good players play well in '18.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Chavis can field a grounder; he was a left-side infielder. What he's not good at is the pivot turning DPs -- which is becoming a lost art with teams that insist on using modern shifts on every other batter. If anything, third basemen have become even more vital to a winning defense, since half the time they're manning shortstop and need the range to cover two bags. If the Red Sox build a staff around strikeout pitchers (yes, another Tampa trend), then infield D matters less. Sinkerballers who induce a lot of contact crave the Pedroias of the world... if a guy like Dustin -- and his world -- even exist anymore.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Decent > descent! I think we'd all rather be talking, "Now, we're talking..."
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In most cases, the past influences predictions on the future -- it's all we really have to go by... thus, Henry will spend and Bloom will deal. After all, this is big market Boston, the franchise that bragged about resetting... Very few MLB teams are making moves because of pandemic uncertainties. But let's be honest: based on the patterns the past 1.5 years with our no-longer-new Baseball Officer -- which have only been consistent with his time in Tampa -- wouldn't it be more shocking if Bloom suddenly goes on a wild spending and trading spree and acquires the new starting pitchers, relievers, second baseman and centerfielder that we're all discussing and expecting so we can watch a legitimate team this year?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I just forgot to list Barnes and ERod. Barnes will gone by the All-Star break. Bloom's probably waiting on ERod to prove there are no longer any heart problems, when the return will be much higher.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I never said I was logical.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I can't shake the feeling that Chaim Bloom won't stop until he strips this roster of most of the 2018 world champions. I just sense he's on a mission to prove that he can build a winner of his own; it's why I predict JBJ, Beni, Vaz and Eovaldi will all be gone this year. It's why they didn't welcome Holt back when he was cut by Milwaukee or why they won't resign Moreland or Porcello. I also think if the Sox suck again and anyone even sniffs that Bogaerts is unhappy, he'll also be dealt off. Devers could be, too, especially if he doesn't get his act together at third. No Red Sox could fetch more prospects than Rafie, and you'd better believe Bloom is well aware of that. I have no proof nor evidence of any of this post -- it's just speculation that we're all forced to type while waiting for any real moves to happen.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    MLB TV doesn't even rank Vazquez in the Top Ten Catchers Now. He not indispensable... while we're rebuilding.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We can accept a rebuild by the front office, as long as they don't insult us by promoting a team that is "going to contend" in the same year.
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