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Lowell was clearly washed in 2009 and Youk could have moved back to third. LaRoche continued a very impressive and underrated career. He was on fire after we traded him in 2009. ANd in 2012, he had that GG/SS combo. He was productive through his age 34 season. None of this ever made sense.
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Im not sure I want to argue with "most" because then we are arguing over 55% x vs 45% y or 45% x vs 55% y But I am very confident telling you that you are overlooking how much less hitters are taught to avoid the strikeout these days. Its all about meeting the ball out in front. Pull, pull, pull. Strikeouts are understood and forgiven. Comes with selling out for power. And this is modern hitting coaching.
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Oh for sure. Those "PR" moves. What bothers me the most is that it worked on some of my friends. Around this time last year, they were jumping for joy about bringing back James Paxton. Im like thats not a real move, Id legit rather have Paxton Crawford. Or that second baseman Urias (?) These arent real moves! These are "now you cant say I did nothing" pretend moves.
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Wouldnt have had to worry about this if we just signed The Samoan in the offseason. YEET!
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Ask Brett Myers or Jason Kidd or even Lucic about how being a wife beater in Boston goes.
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Especially because the stated rationale was La Roche was too good to be a backup, and we didnt have every day room for him (we did). He went to have an OPS+ of like 150 after deadline deal and Kotchman had like an ops+ of 50. Laroche had a few more very strong years following too. We straight up traded a legit starting caliber very good ballplayer for a backup because Laroche was too good.
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The Laroche for Kotchman trade really pissed me off.
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Okay, mister double standard. This gets credit? Joe got rushed and didnt look like he knew at all what to do in that situation nor really wanted to hang in bang.... VS A guy who I cant get you to give credit to, a dude who actually wanted to fight. You see that slip? Thats boxing training. Crisps teammates loved him at every stop, and he was so fan-friendly. And he was an underrated gamer.
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A lot of that is philosophical changes, coaching, and trends.
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Im not convinced that we have the offense to spare and a giant need for pitching. Seems to me like its the offense that has been struggling more as of late.
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A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part II
drewski6 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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This is seen through a slant. 25% chance of Duran getting traded (per your article) is getting ignored. Comments from front office, they dont feel the need to move an OF'er getting overlooked. 25% is not the foregone conclusion that you present. Especially if we are buying. Trade our fire for what 6 starts? Thats a sell move. This isnt an obvious great deal for both sides. Duran has an SOPS+ of 165 for July. Hes on fire right now. He was on fire throughout the second half of last year.
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Any time you are talking about trading the face and fire of the franchise, the return package is secondary. You are failing pretty badly to make a conversation about Bubic. Duran is NOT the obvious odd man out. You accepting that as fact overshadows everything you are trying to say about (dont even care about his name)
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Thats not the point. The point, for me, dont want to speak for Max is this old school incorrect belief that platoons are not good. If MLB rosters were 30 deep, most MLB players would platoon. Are platoons are some of our stronger spots. You dont see a platoon and circle it as a weak spot.
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Their assessment of Schwarber bothers me more than their assessment of Masa
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Do these guys know that we dont *HAVE* to wait until the deadline. Like Ive said before, my concern is that our playoff chances will fade between when I first declared this (immediately after Devers trade) and the deadline. I was concerned that we would be about .500 at the deadline and make our moves then and it would be almost futile because of so many teams to pass. For a few reasons, Yankees and Seattle stinking, an easy part of the schedule, us playing great for a spell. It looked like my concerns were overblown and we could easily hold it down until reinforcements. But now Im getting itchy again. Worrying that our playoff chances are going to get murky again. Its prob the schedule more than anything. Funny how much better we look vs Nats/Col then vs ChCubs/Phills/LAD (upcoming)
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My issue is with the notion that we should see the age of 28 as a reason to move him. Are we punting on the next 3 years? Is this the next guy up is always going to be better hype fallacy. Moving on from Duran because of where he is in his development cycle (current prime) is like saying you dont expect this team to compete until hes past prime , so like wait another 3-4 years. And then there will prob be guys like Cedanne and Wilyer and Crochet that we'd have to move because uh-oh turned 28. Prime is usually 26-31. You should want 28 year olds unles you feel like we are years out. More than anything, its a reach to declare him the odd man out because its hard right now because none of them look like the odd man out. My vote = hoard.
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Yeah, Im with you. Id love to see Duran or Anthony at 1b and trade someone not currently on MLB roster to fortify pitching, but I'm coming to terms that its prob not going to happen.
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Raise your hand if you forgot Santana was a catcher at one point. Feels like ages ago.
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On the year Bednar has like a flat 2 ERA and like a 12.5 K/9, 13 saves so insurance if Chapman gets hurt. Great set up man. Prob close for us next year (his arb3 year) Keller is like a 3.7-3.8 ERA pitcher, so like a good #3 thereabouts. Will slot in nicely in the middle of our rotation next 3 years. I dont think hes overpaid at all, like 18m/cash per year but with like 15.5 lux tax hit. Getting a 29 yr old solid #3 in free agency, you are looking at like 21m for 4-5 years. He provides good insurance if Gio or Bello struggle and can join our playoff rotation. ALso will help us get there (playoffs).
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I shop Campbell.
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Like the WB network frog with the top hat?
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Notin can I get a BTV check on Campbell for Keller and Bednar? Also would you do this? Note: KC has a sub .700 OPS since going to AAA and Grissom has been much better as of late.
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I do this every year in the show (video game). Trade the dudes who are out of options and you dont have room for on your 26 and trade guys who are going to get rule 5 plucked who you dont have room for on your 40 man
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Theres middle ground between wanting to trade from the farm instead of Duran /Abreu (who both have multiple years control beyond this one) and never calling up from the farm again.
