Don’t the Sox have insurance for when price’s elbow blows in late March and he misses the 2018 season?
While we get no cap relief, at least Henry can get reimbursed a few dollars.
I would not mind seeing him play for anybody else. The guy has an iron glove in the field and not worth 25 million a year let alone the 30 million he is asking for.
Now is our chance to sign pitching!!!!!
Yes, small kid with some effort to his delivery. Super fast fastball with no movement, just straight as an arrow. Weak secondary pitches.
I always thought he should have been a closer.
Why would JD want to sign with us? We have three talented outfielders that are all younger than him and better defenders than him.
We have a dh that we can not trade. We just signed a first baseman.
If I am JD, I want to go to a team that has a spot for me, preferably in the outfield.
Let JD sign elsewhere. We need more pitching!!!!!!
Once the scouts see groome throw, they will up his value. No doubt! His stuff is electric.
I have not seen a sox minor league pitcher with his kind of stuff. (Disclaimer: I never saw Clemens, hurst, Boyd or Ojea. Before my time.)
This is ancient history and I think we handled it properly.
It was the Shaw trade that did not make sense. Why trade a starter with lots of control for a broken down reliever with arm issues. And oh by the way, we only had sandavol as a backup!!!! Dave should have been flushed for screwing that up.
I’ve seen a ton of minor leaguers throw over the years and this kid has “wow” stuff. Especially the curveball which is kershaw like.
Yes his control needs work. Yes he is immature. Yes his father is a distraction.
But the bottom line is this kid has special talent but also a lot to overcome. If he does, we have an ace. If not, then we have another Paxton Crawford.
I know a ton of pro athletes that have tremendous foundations set up and they do so many wonderful things through those foundations.
Agents on the other hand just cash checks and screw kids into leaving my school early regardless of what is in the best interest of the athlete!!!!!
Bowden says Sox offered groome and a player off the roster for Manny.
If that player is bogey, then I think Baltimore should have jumped on that trade.
If that player is a pitcher, then I see why Baltimore passed.
My question is.... has dave decided the bradley’s and bogey’s of our team have plateaued and is he trying to upgrade them with JD and manny?
I expect that is is what we are seeing in basketball now. Add in cable on the verge of collapse once “ala cart” becomes reality, half the league could dissolve!
Football appears next in line for a correction that will bring a world of hurt to players and owners alike.
It could get ugly out there!
I saw an article on this on nbc sports Boston.
Seems Manny wants to play short next year. Dave would be foolish to do this deal without getting an extension first.
Some reporters have speculated bogey, Rodriguez, groome and chavis would get the deal done.
If dave could find a sucker to take hanley off our hands, I am confident he would pull the trigger on JD very quickly!
However since no sucker exists, can we please pass on JD and sign a quality starter and reliever?
I am thinking Vargas. We go into spring trainIng with six starters and see if everybody is still healthy by opening day.
It is easier to trade a starter than acquire one.
In golf they have a saying, “hit and hope”.
Please tell me you are not advocating that flawed strategy with our starters for 2018?
We got our lightening in a bottle in 2013. That is never going to happen again.
Competition and depth are proven strategies!
Since dave has been extremely pernicious with our farm system, we must go the free agent route for more pitching!