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Can’t devers just be himself and not have a cookie cutter build to play 3rd?
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Mookie broke in and had a great year when Ortiz was in the lineup, Next year Ortiz is retired. Betts is left unprotected and has a miserable year. Next season enter Martinez and Betts has a great year. Martinez to return in 2019, so Mookie should continue to be great.
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A little less than a month until truck day??? Bullpen still looks weak. Is desperate Dave trying to repeat or build a ready are excuse for failure?
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I had no problem with the Sox taking a gamble on ball. I have watched ball pitch live several times and in my opinion, when he has command and control, he has Major league caliber stuff. Unfortunately command and control only shows up for him once every 15 times he takes the mound.
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So mlb network has their top 10 right now. It appears that we while we won 108 games last year, we will not have anybody on the lists for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and catcher! Kind of amazing
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Don’t first round high school arms have a huge flame out percentage?
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Huge signing for them! If they pull off the bumgartner trade, they would be positioned for a deep playoff run!
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Wasn’t allen’s Velocity down in 2018? I’m beginning to think desperate Dave is counting on Feltman in spring training to prove he is the guy!
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So what does that deal look like?
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Very true! Too bad we could not develop at least one home grown starter!
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Once we resign kimbrel and add a replacement for Kelly (ottavino?) our bullpen is not looking that bad. Ps: Feltman, lakins and Hernandez could all arrive this year as well!
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Anybody hear in the radio that desperate Dave trying to sign benintendi to an eight year deal?
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We have an excellent chance to repeat, if we stay healthy, so why cheap out on the bullpen?
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I am extremely good with us bringing back kimbrel. We also need someone to replace Kelly, preferably a lefty and our bullpen will be good to go!
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This is a really good signing for the Yankees. I thought in the second half of the season he really started to put it together and pitch like he did with the orioles.
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Hard to imagine. Remember despite having kimbrel, desperate Dave kept acquiring sore armed relievers, aka smith and Thornburg. I suspect desperate Dave knows he needs more relievers and I have no doubt he will bring more in before spring training.
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What would a Betts extension be?
Larry Cook replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Our m.o. is clearly to pay huge dollars for starting pitching since we can not develop any ourselves and rely on homegrown hitters for the most part. -
What shelf in the dollar store were smith and thornburg on???
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What would a Betts extension be?
Larry Cook replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I am guessing we could sign two really good pitchers for what you guys are talking about signing Mookie for!!!!! -
Help me understand why Henry isn’t all in on the 2019 season. Money be damned! He has a chance to repeat by signing a couple good relievers and he should go balls out to get this done, especially knowing this is probably his last chance for a few years as desperate Dave has burned our minor league system.
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Bullpen options: kimbrel Robertson Ottavino Britton Allen sipp Tawaza Duke Which if any of these or any others would you make a case of us signing. I would welcome me back kimbrel (4 years and 70mm). He regressed in the second half of 2018 but I think that was a case of command and control issues. In addition to replace Kelly, I would sign Britton (3 years and 42mm) his work in the second half of 2018 showed that he is regaining his stuff and just needs to regai his command and control.
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I think it all starts with the health of our starting pitchers. Price and Porcello should be ok. Rodriguez is primed for a break out season if he can stay healthy. Eovaldi’s arm looked strong at the end of the season. We will have to keep our fingers crossed. Sale is a wild card. If he is right and pitching for his next contract, we are gold! If the shoulder has issues, we are in for a tough year. The bullpen will cause us consternation, but really talented help is on the way! Benintendi and Devers are ascending players. Betts, Martinez and bogey should continue to produce all star stats. Bradley, the cast of characters at second and the first base platoon of Moreland/Pearce could backslide. Catcher remains a black hole offensively, but our pitchers love throwing to them and happy pitchers are productive pitchers, Two really good free agent relievers signings and I like this team to go all the way again, if sale’s shoulder is right!
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More depth with the Ryan Weber signing. He can start or be a bullpen guy. We have now added 6 depth guys this offseason. Smart moves by desperate Dave.
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Isn’t he coming back from bone spurs in both feet? Not sure how major that is?
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Does desperate Dave pull the trigger on resigning kimbrel, if he can get kimbrel for 4 years and something between 65-70 million?