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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I never said that -- just pointing out stats like Mookie's WAR and the final standings, and how he may have got us closer to playoff contention...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have no evidence, just a hunch, that the Cora speculation will be wrapped up quickly when his suspension ends after the World Series. He will either be named Sox manager or someone else's skipper within weeks. The Red Sox front office doesn't want to be answering Cora questions every single day. Plus I don't foresee Boston dragging out a search with a long interview procession of other candidates, as I suspect Bloom already knows his favorites, and will want to get the new pilot on board asap to provide feedback and be included in the anticipated process of roster turnover... in our coming winter of malcontent.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd qualify that with both the Sox and Dodgers franchises, but not necessarily the fans -- especially not Boston's. Even if Mookie beats the Yankees in the World Series, it will still be bittersweet for Red Sox fans seeing him celebrate in Dodger blue...
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We think... Or maybe he was planning all along to ultimately transfer to California, ready to sign for a figure in between what Boston offered and what his agents' countered with.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe. Mookie once again led baseball in WAR, so it's just as likely he would've made the difference in a few more wins. I don't know if it would've been enough, but the Astros finished under .500 and made the postseason... (and suddenly they have a decent shot at returning to the World Series).
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is why I won't point fingers at Dombro for signing all those other Sox players and blaming that on the notion Boston "ran out of money" to pay Mookie. When Dave said, "You can't sign them all", I worried he was hinting not all of them wanted to stay here. Unfortunately, it looks like it was the best one...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have to believe the Boston brass already feels it is, from a PR standpoint; the summer was bad enough losing games and losing fans than to have to listen to a negative mouthpiece sparring with reporters and calling press conferences to disrespect franchise icons. Who knows what public comments would've slipped about old man Roenicke...
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It remains to be seen who did the stealing. If the Dodgers steal a few rings with Mookie as their leader, and if Wong and Jeter don't blossom -- nor the prospects they're eventually flipped for... Let's just agree Boston got the most it could for a Hall of Famer in a deal that had to include escaping from Price's looming no-trade clause (just imagine DP endearing himself to an already diminishing fanbase while finishing out his career in last place). No one knows for sure if a potential comp pick for Betts leaving wouldn't be better or worse than either of two players who have yet to make the majors... or if Bloom could have coaxed an arm out of Friedman if Price wasn't part of the equation. At least the Sox got a younger starting outfielder and hustling performer; Verdugo was a guy I insisted on getting in any swap, despite some posters convinced it would never happen. BTW, the older alternative that others suggested -- AJ Pollock -- tied Betts as LA's home run leader (16 each), and his OPS bested Verdugo. AJ is also 32 and making 15 Mil, while AV is 24 and making around MLB minimum...
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Either or both would make the Red Sox more fun to watch... but they'll still be unwatchable unless they add major league pitching. An overlooked area of concern is the defense, which is average at best at most positions, below-average at second and third, and about to get worse when they lose their best glove in center.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Uncertainty over longterm Covid-19 effects and recovery has to be the main factor in ERod's status. The notion another team would be willing to trade good prospects for a guy who may never be the same or soon become expensive makes little sense after a summer of lost revenue. I can't see him leaving unless he's cut.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Isn't Eduardo Rodriguez -- at 27 and inexpensive -- exactly the kind of pitcher a rebuilding team would be looking to add? He's coming off a lost season with a debilitating disease, but that also means an entire extra year of arm rest (except when he was overmatching hitters in the first Spring Training). It remains to be seen if he can ever fully heal from Covid and recapture the skills that enabled him to reach the upper level of his profession. Sounds just like a guy Bloom would be willing to take a chance at...
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I recently read a magazine article predicting that major league baseball is in trouble because the majority of fans are over 50 years of age. The article was published in 1970.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not in favor of adding any position players who can't play baseball -- on offensive and defense -- but if I had to make a choice, I'll take the glove. First of all, crappy teams can't afford more crappy defense. Secondly, defense wins titles; which is the ultimate goal. Ozuna is a DH, as is Pederson (he was brutal in the field in the '18 World Series). I happen to think Benintendi is a good outfielder and that Bradley is even better -- and that doesn't always means they make great plays, but that they make a lot of plays look easier than they are. It may be hard to tell, unless you play a lot of outfield yourself or until you see a guy like JD struggle with chances that usually look routine for the Thriller Bs circa 2016-2019 (... dangyo, that trio wasn't even together four full seasons). I've also seen pro scribes and posters on other message boards that expect JBJ to sign for a lot more than a few posters here are convinced he's worth.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nothing personal, but yuk to outfielders that can't outfield. Pederson is below average in just about everything but swinging from his shoes at righties, and Chavis is clang-the-wall-slowly out there. If we're going that route, might as well get the best bat available: Ozuna -- he could hit 50 HRs in a full season of Fenway home games, and provide some of the missing mashing the Sox lost when Betts went west and JD went south...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    People can argue about dollars and years, but none of those players were grabbed off a point-of-purchase rack while waiting in line at the cash register: three starting pitchers, a homegrown All-Star and a premiere middle-of-the-order bat (the latter two were also signed for below-market AAV projections).
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Who really cares if Mookie is a HOFer; he's so short!
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Acquiring an ace, no matter your place... in the standings: an ace pitcher is the first step in turning around a franchise. Yes, he can elevate a contender to a title team, but he can also go a long way in solidifying a loser to competitor, and pretender to contender. Number crunchers just have to stop looking at this one pitcher's stats, and consider the other, intangible ways he may boost a club... some of which include instilling a winning confidence in the defense behind him, taking the pressure off his offense, and resting a bullpen; not to mention inspiring/and-or teaching the rest of the rotation how to win. Evidence in every decade of my lifetime as a fan: Jim Lonborg in the 1960s, Luis Tiant in the 1970s, Roger Clemens in the 1980s, Pedro Martinez in the 1990s+, Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett in the 2000s, Chris Sale in the 2010s. Each completely changed the narrative in Boston, a place where heavy hitters were always prevalent, but often lacked the pitching to go very far...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I find it significant that Merloni recently called Cora the best man for the job because of his big influence on the development of Devers, ERod and Bogaerts becoming star players.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good stuff, Moon. I wasn't counting years as much as just Beni's entire career. By the way, I still have faith in Andrew, and think he's an above-average Green Monster leftfielder, but I'll always find it ironic that Beni is immortalized as the outfielding star of the 2018 LCS, while Bradley was MVP for his batting... with Mookie the underrated one, for his HR-robbing jumps and laser throw to nail Kemp.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm going off memory, but I think Danny Cater was second at .290... ya, the bum the Sox traded eventual Cy Young winner Sparky Lyle for. The batting race that was really close -- to the fourth decimal place I believe -- was 1970, when Yaz lost the last day to Alex Johnson.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In the past half decade (Benintendi's entire career), JBJ has actually given us more value than Beni: 15.2 bWAR > 9.7. However, though I expect Bradley will sign elsewhere, I'm not in favor of paying someone else half as much for half as much dependability in centerfield. So I think the Red Sox will either find a platoon type placeholder while they see if Duran can eventually win the position outright or they'll sign or trade for an established star... because really good players really help make teams really good.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    As long as he doesn't have hands of stone.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom may benefit with a plan of a meticulous and prudent rebuild if he doesn't have to worry about 35,000 booing fans -- or if many of those fans choose instead to dress as empty seats. Otherwise...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Anyone who still believes Alex Cora was "ringleader", just because that's the convenient synonym Manfred used for "scapegoat", stopped reading and listening -- or chooses to ignore -- subsequent accounts of other people who were involved and employed by the Astros in 2017. The system was formulated by the Houston organization before Cora was hired there. Yes, he was complicit -- just like every other team's coach, manager, GM, analytics analyzer, clubhouse clubby, and ballplayer who did, do and will always try to steal signs. The fact that teams have already expressed interest in Cora before his suspension is even over shows how the industry truly views the so-called "scandal" (which the MLB felt forced to address, only because of an article in The Athletic). It also speaks volumes to Cora's regard as a baseball manager.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Manfred and his schedule-makers did their best, starting the Sox off on a long, obnoxious West Coast road trip of 13 games (including two meaningless exhibitions vs. the Cubs in Arizona)... Meanwhile, the Yankees played their first six at home, and first nine overall vs. the two worst teams in baseball -- the Orioles and the Tigers.
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