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  1. jdc69
    I think it's the analytics guys. They don't see players as people but as sets of skills they can put in and take out as needed. The money and being nice is supposed to smooth over any hurt feelings.
  2. jdc69
    Yes but they forgot Devers existed when they got Bregman didnt they? Who is more forgettable, even when healthy, Casas or Devers? They also did Devers dirty again by not offering him 1st immediately after getting Bregman and putting Casas at DH. Again they choose Casas over Devers. Not only is that bad in terms of production but sends a bad message to the clubhouse about how un-loyal they are.
  3. jdc69
    Sure, HE'S great but how he fit in with what we already had was a total cluster ****. He's not good enough to also cover the loss of Devers.
  4. jdc69
    I agree. They spend all that time going after Soto but not a peep about Alonso. Getting Alonso wouldve solved RHB problem, kept Raffy at 3rd, Yoshida DH, and still had room for all the prospects. D wouldve been meh but O wouldve been dynamite. Or why didn't they pull the trigger on trading Casas to Seattle for pitching? Getting Bregman seems like picking last girl at the bar at closing time, desperate, not thought out.
  5. jdc69
    I believe he got sent to a good organization. SFG have been my second favorite team since Bochy.
  6. jdc69
    My $0.02 is that this will set the Red Sox back right when the future started to look bright but also cleans things up in many ways. Unfortunately it cleans up things that were quite avoidable to begin with, that being the Devers/Bregman/Yoshida/Casas....1st/3rd/DH conundrum. But it also allows the prospects experiment to be pushed to the forefront, so that is a positive, I guess, if they're ready for it. In the end though, I've got to think that there are a whole lot of people getting rich from being incompetent.
  7. jdc69
    Great win, why didn't Cora allow Dobbins to stay in longer? He doesnt trust a pitcher pitching a shutout? No bueno.
  8. jdc69
    I actually think this is an ideal way to win. Crochet was masterful but in the end needed the team. Great team win.
  9. jdc69
    They don't need to do anything with the offense. They have to handle the pitchers better, which they are doing.
  10. jdc69
    Getting one of the best farm systems in the league was worth it. Combining deep pockets with it is the right way to build a team, which we have done. After that though, I can't stand the things we do and have done. Its not the players though, it's the management and general management.
  11. jdc69
    Garrett Crochet is the pitcher with the second most innings pitched of any starter in mlb, he was number one. As a team though, even counting Crochet, the Red Sox are well below average in starters innings pitched. That means other than Crochet, the Red Sox starters probably pitch the least in mlb.
  12. jdc69
    Why is Cora not responsible for the pitching? I personally think he is by pulling them too fast all the time. He did it today to Dobbins today but the offense scored 11 so it didn't matter. He had 3 ER in 5 innings, 2 of them early. So basically he was in a groove. He also only had a 64 pitch count. Bernardino then comes in and gives up 2 in .02 innings. I think Cora has screwed up Buehler and Houck with his pulling them and resting them too.
  13. jdc69
    Its not like they took some chance and it didn't work out. It was just a completely avoidable case of lack of attention to detail and unprofessionalism by Cora and Breslow. They get Bregman and first say hes going to play 2nd and then go back on what they said and just put him on 3rd. And then theres all this "he said, he said" stuff, showing the world that the FO and coaches aren't on the same page and seem to have competing visions for the team. Not a great look, but not just a bad look for the public to see but the players themselves. Looks dysfunctional and unsafe. Personally I think Devers has been proven right. Look at what theyre doing to Campbell. Asking a rookie, whos trying to find his way to play all these different positions as his stats go down the drain. They play Meyers 3rd in the lineup and he just arrived. Yes Devers has come around while playing DH but he is and always has been our best hitter so it's not like Cora uncovered some hidden gem. I think he's more responsible for the nightmarish start.
  14. jdc69
    True. It was the lack of communication between Cora and Breslow that started the whole Devers/Bregman conundrum.
  15. jdc69
    I said give it 2/3rds of the season and if his trajectory isnt close to making it to playoffs, goodbye.
  16. jdc69
    Great win with Story hitting pretty little singles. Imagine that.
  17. jdc69
    The error gets charged to the player (haha) though, not the coach, at least in the eyes of the public. And the player can't say anything.
  18. jdc69
    I can't stand all this coaching and all these "experts." It overcomplicates everything and no one is accountable. If Buehler just played to his strengths and THEN doesnt do well, he KNOWS it's his fault and he can change THAT. I also heard that he didn't think his shoulder was all that bad for time off. I think that has alot to do with last night's struggles too.
  19. jdc69
    Wow. If that ain't a big reason for this crappy year I'll eat my shorts.
  20. jdc69
    How a promise got made and actually believed during a contract signing makes no sense. If it was a true promise, why not put it in the contract? The whole thing is a messy mess.
  21. jdc69
    He's not screwed in the head, he is getting screwed in the head. Its time for players to play for themselves because those that are in charge of them are not taking care of them. Sure they pay them lip service and maybe even think they care but their actions speak louder.
  22. jdc69
    Glad to see that rest Buelher said he didn't need worked out for him.
  23. jdc69
    So what are your thoughts now? Its not all about roster. They don't have a team of analytics because only the roster matters.
  24. jdc69
    That's a question of mine too but if he isnt calling the shots, he seems to be here because of his approval and preference of having an analytics team that would help call the shots to begin with so.... I am also though putting blame on Breslow and JH, with Cora, for them so not being on the same page. I think JH should tell Cora to forget about the analytic team and that he has the team he's going to get and for him to manage his way out of this predicament and toward his future employment.
  25. jdc69
    I don't want to speak too soon about getting someone new to manage, its still too early and one good streak could bring hope back again but since we just played the Angels, I'm a big fan of Ron Washington and his contract is up at the end of the season. He's old school and his players seem to think highly of him, and not in the, "Im the cool coach," kind of way. He seems to be big on fundamentals and basic stuff that seems to be what the Sox are missing. If not, maybe Cora or the FO could take a cue from his style.
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