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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I still don't get it. If Manfred somehow lets 2019's finish affect the next draft order, then he'd better force the Nationals to chip a few diamonds out of their World Series rings and give them to this year's winners.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Winning so much for so many years is really the point, and the blame -- rich teams can't just spend anymore, and smart teams have to have some amount of luck in draft picks and player development. Here's a contrast of the AL's two Sox teams: Red and White broke long franchise curses in '04 and '05. Since then, Boston has won three more rings but come in last four times (including 2020). Chicago, meanwhile, has great young talent right now... but to get here it had to suffer through 10 losing seasons of the past 14.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... and Jerry Mathers, as the Beaver (or as Jerry Seinfeld would say, our current farm is about nothing). How could they rank us 25th when we added Nick Yorke, the 1,089th-ranked prospect with the 17th overall pick, plus Blaze (don't call me BJ) Jordan?
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agreed. I don't think they couldn't pay Mookie because they paid pitchers. I'm in the camp that they didn't like Betts' price, so then decided instead to invest in veteran arms. Didn't they do this before -- wasn't Lackey a consolation signing because they missed out on someone else (Tex?)? Was Rusney Castillo an impulse signing or compensation buy?
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's a bad move in that hints to fans that ownership can now spend on players. So they'd better or else... they'll be recycling cardboard spectators next season (or the next one where actual warm bodies can sit -- I mean, squeeze -- into Fenway chairs).
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Dodgers aren't dumb; they would demand pitching prospects. But unlike LA's future arms, Boston's are so bad that they'd have to get a third team involved. Let's see, what's equal value for 13 years of Mookie... how about Vanderbilt's entire pitching staff?
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Fans are the biggest assets, as long as we keep switching to Chevy and sipping whiskey after sanding table legs (or is that asshats)...
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Methinks it was something nagging that just got worse. Professional ballplayers don't all of a sudden forget how to play -- especially veterans. It's almost always something physical preventing them from competing at their usual levels.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That stat right there shows Sox fans they can totally trust Bloom -- he told you they wouldn't be as good..
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I can't see any reason why Manfred wouldn't "allow" the worst teams this year to get the top picks -- just like last year's worst teams already did this year; why should doormats from 2019 get rewarded twice? If he was smart, he'd let the Red Sox get a higher pick anyway, since they are one of his flagship/big markets and when Boston is good, it's good for MLB. That may sound elite from a spoiled fan, but ask Manfred why he swept the Yankee cheating report under the rug? Unless he's a closet NY fan, it was for the good of his league.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Two winters ago, while the Sox were breaking the bank on Sale and Eovaldi, the Rays made maybe the best pitcher signing with Charlie Morton: a couple years at 15 mil. He's been hurt most of this summer, but almost won the Cy Young last year. Tampa holds a team-friendly vesting option for '21 (as long as he spends less than 30 days on the IL for the last two seasons combined). With the industry in trouble and Covid-19 not going away, we may see more deals like Morton's (who was already an All-Star, albeit an old one, when he signed).
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... then Moustakas, then Boston tried it with Chavis, and the Dodgers with just about anyone. Personally, I still prefer someone there with soft, quick hands who can pivot when the DP has to be turned; bad teams stay bad with clanky, clunky infielders... and these Red Sox are a bad team. Does a pure, all-around, star second baseman even exist anymore? Altuve's hitting .211, DJ played mostly first last year for NY, and Cano DHs half the time now. It's ok to miss Pedroia...
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, Shaw was one of the first corner types used as a second baseman who wasn't counted on to turn DPs, but just shift into right field (in an area close enough to almost be a corner infielder). Potts is listed as 6-3, 220 at age 21...
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Plus, Bloom just added another future Chavis/Dalbec/Casas/Blaze Jordan type in Hudson Potts (one of the prospects picked up in the Moreland trade)... a corner infielder with big power and bigger K issues in the minors. Maybe these profiles aren't redundant but more typical of modern pros... maybe Blaze Jordan will become a .300 hitter in 5 or 10 years... It's doubtful any of them evolve into an Adrian Gonzalez -- who was a #1 overall pick -- but can we hope at least one will have a Travis Shaw career?
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    After watching last night's game, Peraza isn't either. Our best prospect hasn't been acquired yet... Happy Reset Day, Sox Nation.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Do the Sox have another outfielder in the majors -- I'm not including JDH Martinez. It has to be Verdugo, JBJ and either Duran or more of Tzu-Wei (Not Freddy) Lin..
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Edwin Diaz has to be coming back in any Vaz-to-Mets deal. "It's-Right-to-Bear-Arms" has always been Bloom's favorite Ben and Jerry's flavor...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    MLB.com predicts a Bogaerts to Twins trade for Polanco and top prospect Lewis, another ss (neither can pitch). These are the type of rumors that radical posters on forums muse, just a trade for the sake of a trade -- "oh, we get more years, at cheaper cost"... you know, like small market clubs might say.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In hindsight, many believe those signings came after/because they had pretty much given up on resigning Mookie. Remember Dombro's "You can't sign'em all quote?" He experienced a similar situation in Detroit when Scherzer turned down mega millions, then the Tigers extended Miggie Cabrera.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wind blowing out at Fenway, 5-0 Sox in the 2nd... all the Red Sox pitchers need to do is -- give up one less run today!
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A's and Astros both looking for bullpen help. Can we all trust that Bloom is playing auctioneer right now, dangling Barnes? This scenario could net the Sox an actual prospect (and not another low level corner platoon bat with swing-and-miss issues). "Who-wants-to-finish-first; get-your-100mpheater-right-here; do-I-hear-a-top20-starter; who's-got-a-DoubleA-starter; howbout-a-SingleA-power-arm -- that'sONE-do-I-hear-TWO?"
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He's absolutely worth it to the Dodgers if they finally win the World Series. Like you said, Betts will be considered the last piece to get them to promised land, and none of us -- even those armed with data -- will be able to prove he wasn't. A player's value to a club in the dugout, clubhouse and airplanes can't be quantified, and even if such settings are compromised this summer, there's also a confidence factor that is underrated when a new star joins a club and takes the pressure off of teammates. History is rife with acquired newcomers who put teams over the top, but it's usually pitchers -- Verlander last decade, Lidge in the 00s, Maddux in the 90s, Willie Hernandez in the 80s. But there are also examples of superstar regulars turning good teams into great teams: Joe Morgan in the 70s, Frank Robinson in the 60s. Over half those guys are Hall of Famers (though I'm sure there are plenty of moves that have backfired, too).
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mookie's the best player on the best team in baseball. He's also a voice of the MLB now, narrating the excellent tribute on Jackie Robinson Day. Hopefully, Boston can find a leader on and off the field like that someday, someone fans can love to root for, and teammates can be inspired by, as he rallies them to glory.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree they keep DHern, plus Walden and Taylor (neither is good enough this year to trade for) and have to keep Eovaldi (his contract doesn't make him attractive for a stretch-run pick-up, and I doubt Bloom could get away with paying half the salary of another pitcher to hit the road). Those who may have any value, and so should be dealt asap: Barnes, Perez, Osich, Valdez and Braiser. Look for at least three of them to be part of multi-player swaps by Monday night...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You know I can't work those sarcastic emojis! But I never said there were a dozen worth promoting, just a dozen on the roster worth dropping. This could be a trivia question for the future: how many players from the 2020 Red Sox ever played for them again? My over-under is 14 (and that's if the entire starting lineup returns... and I can't even name five pitchers).
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