JoeBrady
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He unsuitable, but the issue was more about finding the correct #2. Contreras is the current choice, but one could argue he is more of a #3 hitter.
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I think that's spot on correct. I'm a Cora agnostic. I think he has some smarts, but some faults. But the numbers say that the RS are < .500 since the start of 2022. It doesn't require a lot to make the case that changes needed to be made.
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The RS fans are renowned for writing off prospects after incredibly small sample sizes.
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So your point here is that we have a 22 year old with a career 3.6 bWAR in a little over a half-season of ABs, and that you think that's a negative?
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I'm not sure why everyone doesn't understand this. Everyone is a suspect. The odds of a FA aging out before his contract ends is just as high as a good prospect flaming out. I just shake my head when fans want to sign a 32 year old FA to a 6-year contract.
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Mayer also had an .818 OPS in AAA with 9 HRs in 170 ABs. He was fine.
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I think the Mayer development is about perfect. He had his 1400+ PAs in the minors, with good production.
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It was a difficult situation. Our 2B situation was pretty bad. They probably knew he needed more development work, but he also projected to be better than the current alternatives.
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I've seen upper management make changes. I've sometimes questioned their logic, but most times I've said 'what do you expect? The situation sucks'. He seems to want a personal discussion with Breslow. If I were Breslow, I'd tell him 'give me a call when your OPS is .700'. We've had this situation before when players complained about not getting help at the deadline. If I were the GM I'd tell them 'It's because you FRACKING SUCK!'. Do your freaking job, and THEN come back to me. /end of rant/
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Story was a 3.8 bWAR player last year. I wonder if there are Met fans out there suggesting that Bichette get demoted?
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I agree. I don't mind platooning him against the really tough lefties, but a prospect this highly rated has to learn to hit lefties, and there is only one way to do that. That said, the lefty platooning could've come from the FO. And having said that, if we are taking the training wheels off, it might be time flip Story and Mayer.
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Question of the week: are you optimistic?
JoeBrady replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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I think Story will be fine. He's gone through these streaks far too often. But I hope he realizes that NO ONE is going to be sympathetic to him or the other players. They were the ones that got him fired. I think Crochet summed it up well saying he took some responsibility for Cora getting fired.
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I doubt they'd have done that deal. Bello, with that salary, is hardly an asset.
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You are better off just admittibg you were wrong about both guys. Henderson was 8th in MVP voting in 2023, and 4th in MVP voting in 2024. Tatis has finished 4th, 3rd, 14th and 8th in MVP voting and is a 3x AS. It is hard to believe that you want to continue to insist the world is flat.
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You are, of course, correct. He did exactly what he was supposed to do. Too many people think a play, or anything in life, is smart only if it is successful.
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Would it change your mind if it wasn't the first out of the inning?
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Many fans think a smart play is when the runner is successful, and a dumb play when they are not. In the play I earlier referenced, the runner tagged to go to 3rd where he could score on an out. That was the smart play. It didn't become stupid just because his slide pulled him off the base. And had he not tagged up, the same people that criticized for tagging up, would have criticized him for not being aggressive enough.
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Seriously??? great base running I interpreted that as you didn't like the aggressive, but correct, move to tag and go to 3rd.
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He beat the throw but slid off the base. That's smart baserunning, but a sloppy slide.
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Tatis was busted for PEDs. Had nothing to do with the press. Henderson has the 3rd highest bWAR among SS's over the past three years, and the #7 overall highest fWAR. Were you trying to be sarcastic?
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Teddy and Also seem to disagree.
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24 hours ago, Monasterio had a .544 OPS and fans wanted him replaced by Cheng, et al. I believe someone suggested we play with only 25 guys on the roster. If he gets one more hit, fans will want him to bat cleanup. And if he strikes out twice in the game, they will want him back in the minors.
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A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I
JoeBrady replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
That reminds me of the olde days, when the 'you know who's' would blame Tito for 'not making things happen'. Like making a bad move, just for the sake of making a move, ever winds up as a positive. -
I think I agree. It kind of ruins the game a little if you bring in a position player every time you are down 10 runs. Theoretically, we could have Monasterio throw 3 innings, and instead of losing 10-0, we could lose 30-0.
