Old Red

There is still about 3 months to go before the 2026 season starts, and if the roster looks the same then as it does now there would be reasons for complaining, and concerns. The biggest concern to me right now is how the Red SOX went about the pursuit of Alonso, whom supposedly the Red SOX were interested in. They had a zoom meeting with him, and then an in person interview, and then only offered a three year contract.That’s a bad sign to me. Has anyone thought that resigning Bregman to big bucks might be a step down from what he was last year when he got off to a hot start battling behind Raffy. What if he doesn’t get off to that hot start this year like he did in 2024, and then doesn’t recover that much. He’s not as good a hitter as he started out last year. Then you’ve also got him on the hook for another 4-5 years.As I said when the Red SOX signed him last year he’s not Mike Schmidt, and the three years was the right amount for the length of the contract.Spend money on FA, or trade off someone like Duran to get an IF that some don’t want to see Duran go. Either way Duran is not going to make, or break the 2026 Red SOX season here, or not IMO.

You think?

They sent him off in exile with the ruse he had to rehab his shoulder, because Raffy had his spot at DH. Why they wouldn’t let him hit at Portland, or Woo has never been explained as far as I know. He was well enough to swing a bat in ST.

I think it’s more that the Red SOX can’t move Yoshida then it is they want to keep him.

I believe the Red Sox are quite far down the list when it comes to payroll spending to revenue.

Thanks for that knowledge.

Sportrac has Arendo at $21M for 2026, and $16M for 2027, and LT is $25.5M.

At one time it was the best roster possible, but now I’d say it’s the latter.

Agree on that. I get the concept of trading bad contract for bad contract, but it has to be a fit for both teams.

I don’t know if the Red Sox would want a 35 yr old 3B in decline for the next two years, and I don’t know if Bloom would want Masa for the 2nd time.

Even though he made it through healthy last year there is always the worry of Story staying healthy too.

I don’t think Duran was floated around, because of payroll problems with Masa, but for getting some starting pitching. Ryan, at the time, and then Greene. I don’t know if Duran was floated around for Marte, or not, but trading Duran would not be because Masa is still on the team. Don’t worry. Brez will have it all figured out.

I’m not even counting on Mayer as a good plan B until he can stay healthy, so you might be right about two infielders if they don’t go from within.

I’m fine with keeping Duran, but you still got a log jam in the OF with Masa still on the team.

I think Bregman is still plan A, but who knows after that. Mayer is the fallback at 2B-3B if nothing else comes together.

There are reports out there that Brez is asking for more than teams want to pay.

No no! Weird used to be on at midnight with Eddie Driscoll playing Uncle Gory. That was WEIRD.😉

Maximum value for Duran would have come better last offseason, and not this offseason.

I don’t know which pitching suspect would be better, but Seattle’s is a switch pitcher.

Seems like Donavan is drawing more interest every day with Seattle, and San Fran. The report is Seattle is willing to include top pitching suspect.

I don’t know if I ever suggested a trade period. I have suggested signing FA like Jansen, who the Red Sox signed a year later, and I said I would have signed Alonso before the signings started taking place, but I’m not into the suggested trade business. I did suggest trading Duran last offseason when his value was highest, but no specific trade.

While it’s true it started when I first come on here when I said I wouldn’t have hired Cora back, because of the cheating scandal, and MOOn analyzed wrong, and called me a hater, and yes he did apologize, but still continues to not only over analyze, but continues to get most analysis wrong.

What fun would that be to suggest trades that actually happens when it’s so much easier to play make believe, which never happens. PRICELESS!🙈

All the other teams, and that’s why they never happen despite what BTV accepts. Try the hat, because most likely you may get one that actually happens. Sure can’t get any worse.🤫

Or more importantly never happened.👍👍👍