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The only thing new to me if only for a second was Boras with a Red Sox hat on his head.
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I didn’t know anybody was worked up about the press conference. It was just said more than once that the roster construction would determine who plays where. Sounds pretty self explanatory to me. Transparent as transparent can be.
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I don’t know if Brez came up with that, or Sam?
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More like the old Red Sox would be more like it, but now salaries have gone out of whack, and teams have passed the Red Sox, and the Red Sox aren’t one of the Big boys anymore. I don’t think Yoshida is considered any kind of depth.
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I’m sure everyone watched the Red Sox press conference today introducing Bregman (how about when Bregman put that Red Sox hat on Borasses head? It didn’t stay long), but the two key words today was Roster Construction, which was used more than once. That will decide who plays where. Remember. Roster Construction.
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What should the Red Sox do if Seattle gave the Red Sox two options on a trade for Castillo? Masa/Kut Man, or Masa/Casas? Do you have to go to BTV to decide?🙈
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Fans wanted the Red Sox to be like the Dodgers? Fans wanted to see the Red Sox clog up their line up? How many of the Good Red Sox teams going back to 1967 didn’t have pretty much everyday lineups? How many of the recent bad teams didn’t have mostly everyday lineups? If Story, Casas, and Grissom, and Masa for that matter hadn’t gotten hurt, and turned out better last year the Red Sox would have had a mostly everyday lineup.
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A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part I
Old Red replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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BTV doesn’t have a clue what Seattle would do. How many teams out there would want the Kut Man over Casas?
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I think the Red Sox interest in the Castillo ship has sailed when Seattle said NO on Casas, and won’t be coming back.
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If Seattle turned down Casas/ Yoshida for Castillo I don’t think subbing Kut Man for Casas would even come close to closing the deal.
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Like I said yesterday as the roster stands today I think Bregman starts at 2B, and Masa is not a problem, but any additions like Campbell as a 2B, and Bregman moves to 3B, and Raffy has to go somewhere 1B/DH, and Masa is the odd man out. Most posters on here want Masa moved dumb criticism, or not. Like I’ve said many times the Red Sox are playing the hand they have dealt themselves, and the addition of Bregman gives them a new hand.
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To some he’s clogging up the roster, and lineup.
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A lingering knee problem since last season is not a good sign.
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Right now his health is up in the air.
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Remember the Red Sox reportedly discussed a Casas for Castillo trade at the Winter Meetings, and tried to throw in Masa, and it was a no go for Seattle, so I don’t think Seattle has any interest.
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I know you have a thing for the DHam, Romy, Ref Man’s of the world, and there is nothing wrong with that, but I don’t like the constant revolving door that’s been at 2B for a few years now, and I don’t see it as being needed this year. Romy, and DHam are both backups, and that should be their only role IMO. Bregman at 2B if that’s the plan takes care of that.
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Cora hasn’t said any plan yet, so we’ll have to wait on that one.
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Understood fully, but like I said hopefully not all these changes have to be needed this year. As is right now you have full time players at just about every position except for possibly RF,and C, which to me should be the plan every year. There shouldn’t be a plan IMO as some have suggested On here to have 2 backups like Romy, and DHam being part of a regular platoon.
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Frequent roster changes were, because of injuries, and that’s why all the revolving doors at 2B, SS, and 1B. Hopefully not needed this year.
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Just like when Story played 2B. Cora said he wouldn’t fill in anywhere else meaning SS. If Bregman plays 2B then Raffy will be 3B, and 3B only, and Casas will be 1B, and 1B only. Backups will come from the bench guys.
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If everyone is healthy, and the current roster stays as is, and Bregman starts the year at 2B I don’t see him moving off 2B. Now any injuries, or changes in the roster, and all bets are off. It would be great for a change to not have any revolving door at 2B, or SS, and have mostly FT players at each position. The suspects time will come at some point.
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Cora said they talked about Bregman being a 2B years ago when Cora was in Houston, but Altuve was there, and said he thought Bregman would be an excellent 2B.
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Yes on the nice change. He obviously didn’t want to go to Detroit, and Cora most likely had something to do with him coming to Boston. He’s here now, and how long he stays we’ll worry about that after this season.
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I don’t really care that much to know more about a hitter, but if I do I’ll dig deeper. Like I’ve already repeated HR, and RBI show up on the scoreboard in real time. I wasn’t a O’Neil fan either. To many K’s, and not as good in the field as advertised when he can stay on the field.
