drewski6

I spent 5 years and $200k becoming an accountant and was over it in 10 months.

I remember being in a room with about 300 accountants , it was a regional meeting, Boston/Burlington/Quincy offices for a top 6 accounting firm where i worked at the time (mcgladrey) And they asked who was interested in getting cross trained in sales and marketing. I was the only one who raised my hand. I left the firm a year later, left accountancy and went into pharmaceutical contractual negotiation, but I still use elements of my accounting degree. But Im glad I made the move. Accounting wasnt for me, Im too analytical. At least for entry level accounting.

If hes still going oppo, we dont have to worry about him focing his way into the conversation, haha. You into willson contreras? Hes the hot rumor , it looks like.

he Red Sox are only collecting value players, and if nothing of value is available, they move on and don’t get anything good. Now, some might say this is a brilliant strategy because if you do it for long enough, you’ll eventually compile the most value-filled roster top to bottom anywhere in the sport. But here’s the problem, I don’t think that approach wins championships. I’d love for the Red Sox to prove me wrong, but running an MLB team isn’t just akin to managing a portfolio. It also has aspects of the following imperfect real world scenario sprinkled in: Suppose you’re taking a cross-country road trip and you’re goal is to get there in the most economic way possible. So you start your journey on the east coast and you decide you’re going to be really good about only filling up at the cheapest gas stations possible. It works great for a while, but then you start to encounter more and more remote stretches of highway with larger gaps between towns and more treacherous terrain. You skip by places to fill up because the gas there wasn’t a good value, and then eventually you get to the point where you have less than a quarter tank left and there’s 146 miles to the next station on the other side of the mountain pass. You’re options are either to pay for what you need, even if it’s not good value, or chance the success of the entire trip because you were too cheap to pay for it. That’s where we’re with the Red Sox. It doesn’t matter how well Roman Anthony can drive the bus if you run out of gas in a blizzard in the middle of Mooseball, Montana. In baseball, sometimes you have to deviate from the initial plan and go after guys who are good and not cheap to address a need, and if you don’t like that, you’re in the wrong industry! The key is finding the right balance between maximizing the value on the roster and when to cross the line. Or as Andrew Friedman so succinctly put it a decade ago: “If you’re always rational about every free agent, you will finish third on every free agent.” Oh, and if you’re not willing to do what it takes to finish first on any of the big free agents, stop feeding good people in the industry steaming piles of bull. Either that or you go on Twitter and face the toxic (but entirely justified) masses yourself. I’d be willing to pay Fenway Park ticket prices to witness those fireworks!

https://www.overthemonster.com/red-sox-comentary/94192/will-flemming-isnt-lying-to-you-but-it-looks-like-the-red-sox-are Great article.

It's been like this on the internet for a 100 years. And not just the RS. For fans that like a prospect/youngster, for any team, every set-back is attributable to moving him around the diamond too much (or calling him up too soon, or not soon enough)

If you're too afraid to miss, you wont swing enough.

scared-money / risk averse/ accountant mindset.

If I had read that we traded for Seager yesterday I would have been in celebration mode. I would have popped a bottle. If I read today, that we resigned Bregman, guess what? We're running it back and popping a second bottle. And do you know what else I think. You, Joe, would be like wow. A little shocked at first. Youd be cautious at first. Youd explain how you didnt think it would ever happen. Youd be a little nervous of the tying up the finances/drop-offs/not being able to address additional needs that may arise for a while. These would be avlid concerns. And then you'd come around and join the celebration yourself. And we'd let you on the party bus.

Guys will continue to move around defensively a lot. They arent going to start managing like theyre stuck in a time warp. Its 2026, versatility is in.

I think the chances that KC plays a little catcher at some point in his career is higher than the chance that he plays exclusively outfield the rest of his career. I think they use to see him as an IF/OF guy and now they see him as an OF/IF guy. And thats not 100% fair, because I do think theyll try to avoid playing him in inf, but no hard/fast rigid rules like "never again" Cora isnt the stiff

Top 9 bats, figure it out.

I assume you mean KC, Im not even close to confident saying that he'll never play infield again. Guys move around a lot. I think they'll view him as an OF going forward, but it wouldnt take that much to shift plans again. They'll play their best 9 hitters, and they wont force a guy into a weakside platoon who can hit righties before they live with questionable defense. I dont think its likely KC plays IF in 2016 primarily, but I think its likely that KC plays some infield (and more than you want) between 2026 and 2030, Cedanne too. Cuz dudes are moving around a lot. And there will be injuries/days-off/unforeseen guys will emerge If moving KC around defensively ruined KC, then KC ruined himself. If KCs bat is good, theyll find a spot for him, and theyll try in the OF, but they wont put him on the bench over playing him in the inf if the bat plays. They will not sacrifice the offense for the defense, becaus they are not boomers.

Which one?

Sure, Bloom served a purpose and I look back at his tenure more favorably than I did while he was here (minus his first year, I loved his moves first year, signing guys to affordable deals, and then flipping them (not sure why we dont see this more). And Ive started liking Breslow more since I Cora has started liking Breslow more, which goes even beyond just his gradable moves. But that doesnt mean it is a bit disappointing to be where we are vs where i thought wed be in 2026 three years ago. Understand not all of that is breslows or blooms fault, although some of it is.

outside of something "drastic" to bregmans detriment only* gotta throw that in there. Because if Bregman got an MVP thats pretty drastic, and hes still opting out. It wasnt a mutual thing. Bregman was protected from something drastic happening positively to his earning potential (it going up) the sox were not protected at all agianst the down-side. I think thats worthy of clarifying. Its also not particularly a good argument for re-upping Bregman large and long, because here I am, me, Andrew, talking about the very real possibility that Bregman age 5 years overnight and how screwed we'd be and Im not talking about it like its some remote chance. ANd Ive said all along, Id have to have a long talk w my medical team on Bregman before Im comy going large and long there. But you can always find a reason to not play in the deep end of the free agent pool, you can always talk yourself out of taking a risk, and avoiding risks is how you quickly turn into the Athletics, and I dont want that either. Passing on Bregman , in a vacuum, would not infuriate anybody. Passing on all of the top hitters, when we so obviously need a couple hitters, is worthy of frustration.

I dont think its Bregman vs Suarez, I honestly think it was Naylor vs Suarez and the decision was made. I was lukewarm on Geno, but Ive recently warmed up.

And if Bregman got hurt and never came back and there were questions about if he would ever play again? You know what would happen? HINT: it wasnt a mutual option The deal protected Bregman against a resurgence but did NOT protect the team. It wasnt a mutual opt out, it wasnt a mutual option, if that was the intent thats what it would have been The way the years were structured favored bregman (opt outs , but team cant opt out for 3 years) to get bregman to agree because the deal was light in terms overall guaranteed dollars (I think under 100m when discounting deferrals) And because Bregman didnt fall off a cliff or get so injured that the rest of his career is in doubt - he opted out. So even last year, the total contract was a theoretical underpay ( evidenced by the sox agreed to give him unilateral ability to nix it and opt out) If Bregman tore his MCL, he was staying. IF his bat slowed way down and he couldnt hit all year, he was staying. It wasnt a 1 yr. It was a deal that gave Bregamn the decision on when to go because a lot of you continue to underrate his market and hes getting 160m minimum

Mutliple things can be true. Regarding that tweet , it has both elements of truth but its also rhetorical/sound-bitey/potentially misleading. Whether its rhetorical/sensational vs a fully accurate depiction. Its somewhere in between. I think the sharers of the tweet (maybe not the original twitter author) but the people sharing it here know its a bit click-baity/exaggerative. But that doesnt mean there isnt some elememnt of truth to showing where were were vs where we are and it goes beyond just where guys were 2 years ago vs today. It also points to a lack of foritifications

If its June and the best 8 hitters include Duran, Abeu, Roman, Cedanne, KC somebody is playing infield.

They were trying to force in what they thought would be a dangerous righty bat. If KC is mashing in AAA, and there is no vacancies in OF or DH, boy are y'all in for a surprise. Cuz its gonna be him or Cedanne in the infield (in that hypothetical)

Im not giving up on KC either. That doesnt mean I would hold onto him at all costs (those of use who have been following baseball for a long time, know that only Crochet is kind-of untouchable, with Roman "mostly untouchable") ....So while I would flip KC for value/right move, that doesnt mean that I have give up on him or even that I want to (at this point in time) But also, we shouldnt be relying on him. And thats what a lot of people are overlooking. Its okay to be excited for RA, KC, MM, maybe even Casas return. But we should not be counting on these guys to be carrying our offense. Right now our lineup is: 1. Roman 2.? 3.Duran 4.? With Duran likely to be traded. I want to give guys like KC and MM a chance to work there way in, I want to give Casas a chance to work his bay back, but not in the top 5 of the batting order in what should be a compete year. Even Story and Abreu. If these guys are hitting 5/6 in your lineup , you have a good offense, if they are hiting 2nd and 3rd , you dont. If 5.6.7.8.9 was full of a combination of Abreu,Story,Romy, KC, Mayer = great. But in a compete year , you want proven MLB quality hitters hitting 2-4 (RA stays at 1). And also, a lot of you, are just ignoring what we are hearing about Casas. Just the other day Cora said "we need to get him healthy" not "hes progressing" not "we think he'll be ready"....Cora also said "we are hopeful that he contributes next year" (as in, at all). And even if Casas does make it back, the reinjury risk is so high and the slump risk is high as well. Like I said, give him a chance to earn his way back onto the team, there will be opportunities, but like all the other bats right now on our team, hes not a guy we should be counting on. We need 2 bats we can count on. And Sorry Joe, thats not an Asian who has never played in MLB either. Except maybe if they love something about him and want to take a risk, then okay. But we need better than someone who has never taken an MLB at-bat who has a high floor because he is servicable defensively at 2 positions. Youre setting the bar too low.

Im interested in retiring, but Im 41 and not a millionaire.

Too rich for my blood

For sure.