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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Those who've had the fortune and thereby misfortune of re-entering the singles scene know two truths: everyone falls for looks, but there is always a reason availables are available...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ...or: "2020 May be the future, but you’re team isn’t gonna have a good 2020 without a damn miracle" These are the kinds of statements that reiterate this one: "It's amazing how assumptions and expectations are almost always made based on the previous season... and how many times even expert pundits are wrong." Bring on the pessimism -- or overconfidence, if you're a Yankme fan. But the 2020 Red Sox haven't given up until they trade Mookie.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I fully expect Betts to have a great year, with a higher WAR than Lux and May combined. That's not much of a prediction, comparing a HOFer to two guys entering what they hope will be their first full years in the majors... but that's the trend here. Even if he gets traded, Mookie will be hounded by reporters all season about extensions he won't sign and where he will sign, so I don't think his production will be affected much by location. Personally, I -- like many Red Sox fans -- prefer it be in Fenway. However, the distractions of the Betts situation may be most stressful of all for the front office in Boston. Imagine if Bloom can't get what he wants, Mookie stays, and hits the ground running like two years ago. If the Sox get off to a good start, the brass will be under more pressure than ever from fans and especially the fickle, two-faced media to "lock him up, give him the $400 million already!" Then Mookie will counter with half a billion.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Urueta sounds like the kind of guy who's trending now... with a background similar to Cora's: as an international manager, analytics dept. exec, and bench coach designee. Plus, he has the recommendation of Lovullo, a respected veteran of the Fenway dugout. Urueta may not have big league managerial experience (neither did AC), but may be a better transition for the Red Sox players who miss Cora, rather than an older retread coming out of retirement for one last go.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Donnie, I tried to get even the communists back on task, asking each and every one for the same contribution - $1 - to collect for Mookie. One collective, with The Who blaring ads for the cars: "Commie can you hear me? Commie? Commie...?"
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sorry, I didn't mean to offend anyone here. I mean, we may be some of the more erudite to argue whether a young man who plays a game for a living deserves $300 million or $400 million. Dollars. But when you get down to it, what really separates our opinions from kids on the playground or guys at bar? Answer: about two beers -- but that's only because recess is 15 minutes long!
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agreed -- Moreland means more as a veteran presence in that clubhouse in flux than 9/1000th of OPS. He's decent around the bag, too (though I've never heard of Adams being indecent there; not like Psycho Lyons, anyway).
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sorry, I forgot how serious a bunch of adults are about a kid's game that still compels us to bang away our days and nights on keyboards to strangers that only exist through code names...
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm spot off. There isn't a single player on the entire Dodgers' 40-man or in their system that I would take in a straight trade for Mookie Betts for 2020. Interesting question for the board -- forget about salary, years and taxes for a moment -- what one MLB player on any team would you trade for Betts right now, for the coming year? In other words, if you could have any other player in the majors for one year on the Red Sox instead of Mookie at age 27, who would that be? I'm not picking Trout, because Mookie is more valuable in right in Fenway than Trout would be in center. I might say Arenado, but I think Devers may be the Sox best player this year. If I had to choose one guy... maybe Lindor, another best at his position, but in a spot on D that can impact more Ws. And that's only a maybe...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's amazing how assumptions and expectations are almost always made based on the previous season... and how many times even expert pundits are wrong.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Now everybody put in a dollar each and pay Mookie!
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If Verdugo is damaged goods then five years in the treehouse could become a cardboard box under a bridge. Luckily, no team would ever trade a guy they secretly thought was injured.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think we all agree, even casual fans, that no matter what the return, trading Mookie Betts will be the white flag on the Sox 2020 season. I also think that most baseball fans -- beyond fan addicts like us -- will still watch their teams if young guys with potential are featured. The Sox teams of the mid-70s and late-80s, for example, were fun to follow because they were contenders with promising futures. It sure felt that way from 2016-18 (which is why I refuse to let one mediocre year destroy all that cumulative optimism). This is why it's so important for Bloom to net prospects with upside, because no one is falling for Myers or Pollock...
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    How are Verdugo's prospects when he already has a bad back at age 23? You just keep hoping for less of a return for Betts and I'll just keep pointing out you're a Yankee fan. As a Red Sox fan, I'll keep demanding the prospect haul that Bloom is holding out for. And even then, all of Red Sox Nation but a few forum posters will be equally depressed and disgusted that it came to that. Because we all know that watching the Sox won't be as fun, and even if they don't suck like you hope because of one down year, the path to the 2020 postseason for NY will become that much easier if they don't have to contend with Mookie Betts in 19 games anymore.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I like Verdugo and would mandate his inclusion in any trade (I want nothing to do with Pollock or Pederson). But Verdugo is still a prospect. If Bloom was going to settle for just a 2-for-1, Betts would've been gone already. Multiple pitching prospects are needed to seal the deal.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And if history is any indicator, it's practically guaranteed that once that HOFer is gone for good, they'll wind up blowing the money it would've taken to keep him on inferior replacements who fans will soon complain about.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    No way. One year living in a penthouse is better than five in a treehouse. Bloom is holding out for a prospect haul or it's no deal. LA needs to give up Verdugo and some arms. And Bloom's price will be met or he'll keep a Hall of Famer to begin the season...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Clay and Joc had slump-filled postseasons, but platooning might have something to do with that, not getting regular ABs vs. the MLB's top competition. However, if I was a Dodgers fan, I still would've been ripshit (if that's possible for mellow baseballers on the Pacific coast -- anyone with experience out there, please clue me in). Imagine the uproar here on the Atlantic side if Boston benched its top three HR men: JD, Mookie and Bogey. If my TV didn't explode, I'd make sure to put it out of my misery with a 34" Old Hickory, thin handle, traditional knob, charcoal finish/ebony stain.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good point, Jad; you know the Dodgers will bench Mookie in the WS against a righty pitcher... just like in '18 when they benched their TOP 3 HR leaders -- Bellinger, Muncy and Joc -- vs. Boston lefties Sale, Price and ERod. Of course, that had nothing to do with Boston beating them.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Right now the splits on the fates of Brady and Betts on Boston sports talk radio and TV is about 99% TB to 1% MB...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You wouldn't be happy with a Reddick-type outfielder, a guy who can hit 30 HRs, win a Gold Glove, and break .800 OPS and 4 WAR a few times?
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    No, because that would mean Bloom's bosses wouldn't pay for the rest of Mookie's career. Bloom would be more remembered by Red Sox fans as the guy who kept the face of the franchise for as long as he could.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom has waited all winter, and isn't the GM who has the Dodgers' tail lights in his windshield to worry about. Bloom is sitting on a Hall of Famer; the worst that can happen is that he keeps a superstar in his prime for his entire salary-drive season. Myers won't be stumbling through that gate in right field. Gore, Patino, Abrams...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm going to agree with you here. Maybe SD is hoping Betts turns them into an instant contender like Yelich (and Cain) did for the Brewers. But I have to think (and hope) there's no way Bloom will deal Mookie to the Pads unless they cave on hoarding their "untouchables".
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not me -- I liked you because you were as nuts about Mookie as me...
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