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Post by greatscottcooper on Apr 27, 2021 6:51:52 GMT -5
Many times I've joked about staying up late to watch the Patriots trade out of the first round and then that's exactly what happens. I'm becoming more convinced that they could trade up, and well under the right circumstances to get a QB. I think we have to throw normal BB draft habits out the window because this is the post-Brady era. Pretty much our entire sample size of BB drafts is with Tom Terrific as the QB, but the times they do a change.
What I don't think Bill will do is trade up just for the sake of getting a QB, I suspect they are in on a guy and won't take Jones over Fields, or whoever just to get a QB. And just as I'm writing this my mind is convincing me that we could just as likely trade back in the first round for more picks and go Trask/Mond/Newman in the 2nd-4th round.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Apr 9, 2021 14:29:52 GMT -5
PFF is insane, I just traded 15th for 20th and then for 26th. Took Mac Jones at 26 and ended up with Chicagos 2022 1st and Clevelands 2022 2nd.....ugh, make me the G.M.?
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Post by greatscottcooper on Apr 9, 2021 12:10:43 GMT -5
The thing that stinks about Whitlock is the fact of HOW he's pitching really well right now have you dreaming about him as a starter, he was developed as a starter up until this year. His biggest knock from a scouting perspective holding him back was the development of his third pitch and now he's throwing 3 pitches well. But he's rule 5 guy, so it's not like you can stretch him out as a starter down in Worcester. So you figure he sticks in the bullpen this year, and afterwards? Daniel Bard will forever scare me into developing a relief pitcher back into a starter. Sometimes a bird in hand is worth two in the bush?
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Post by greatscottcooper on Apr 9, 2021 11:52:16 GMT -5
It's not more important that they stole him from the Yankees than it's that they've found a very talented arm who could become a staple in their bullpen.......but it feels like it's more important.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Apr 9, 2021 8:01:02 GMT -5
Where can I buy my Whitlock Jersey?
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Post by greatscottcooper on Apr 5, 2021 10:00:45 GMT -5
I'm just glad baseball is back, the worst-case scenario by the time I start really caring about a horrible start I'd probably be content with dreaming of a top 5 pick again. Then again, this isn't the NFL but still. Over the last couple of decades, the Sox have done well to tear it all down and recreate themselves again.
Three games are just three games but the weird thing was I expected this team to hit and the pitching to be questionable but Richards start aside I thought the pitching was good in this series and the offense was nonexistent.
If E-Rod comes back strong this year and Houck works his way into the rotation as a viable #3/4 guy and Sale comes back mid-season I still think this team can compete for a wild card if they hit, and I think they will.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 19, 2020 8:27:58 GMT -5
Correction: FTR it's the screening tests that yield false positives. Confirmation tests that test directly for the virus are 100% accurate. The numbers of cases are likely much higher than is being reported. The denominator can only be the number of people who have been confirmed. The true # could be 10 fold. The problems experienced in Italy is the same problem that could happen here if we didn't take the drastic measures we are now. There just aren't enough hospital beds for everyone, if the virus spread through the states that quickly (and it may be now) we could easily be no different.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Feb 10, 2020 8:25:19 GMT -5
I think this upcoming season will be interesting. If everything breaks right (rarely does) I think this team is going to surprise a ton of people, but I think it's more likely they struggling to be a .500 club. If the trade deadline comes and this team is out of it could we see a fire sale?
One thing that has impressed me about this club over the past decade is whenever they've slipped into Bobby Valentine like despair they've always come back and recreated themselves. They've done it in different ways and won it all more than once doing so as well.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Dec 17, 2019 13:47:32 GMT -5
SOO00oooooo You're saying there's a chance!?!?!
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Post by greatscottcooper on Apr 22, 2019 21:16:55 GMT -5
Ya’ll know like 1/2 the main characters are going to die next episode.
It will be red wedding esq
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Post by greatscottcooper on Apr 9, 2019 9:14:41 GMT -5
I'm not betting against Pedroia, I'm just not a betting man, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have any reservations. Missing 1.5 season at ages 33 and 34 are completely different than missing them at 23/24, although I suppose missing time in your early years presents a different set of problems.
I'am however, hopeful. Pedey has been my favorite player for the past ten years, and a healthy Pedey that can do Pedey like things can be the boost this team needs to help them repeat! although I'd settle getting out of this early season funk first.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Apr 4, 2019 7:49:10 GMT -5
It's the most wonderful time, of the year!
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 31, 2019 20:37:22 GMT -5
I think Bogaerts best years are ahead of him, he also has the type of athleticism and body that ages well. For the sake of not making shorty comparisons or being accused of blasphemy for questioning the longevity of other players I’ll leave it at that.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 30, 2019 6:05:33 GMT -5
This win was great.
You get the first W of the year in a way that reminds you of who you were last year. A team who’s going to score enough runs to win when you give them 9 innings. Plus, the bullpen was great.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 29, 2019 9:13:30 GMT -5
Sale struggles for the first month, and Price pitches like a Cy-Young candidate. By mid-season they're the best 1-2 punch in baseball.
Homerish? yeah...well...whatever.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 22, 2019 12:18:04 GMT -5
5/150? That's a stupid good deal for Boston.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 21, 2019 8:33:36 GMT -5
I understand that's a very simple blanket statement. But I was just thinking about the last time the Sox actually signed a homegrown all star to an extension? aside from Dustin Pedroia I can't think of anyone else in recent history. I would like to think if they're serious about keeping some of these guys then the time to get serious would be now.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 21, 2019 8:31:21 GMT -5
Unless there's some type of drastic slowdown or reversal in player salary inflation it makes all the sense in the world to sign guys now. They will only be more expensive in a year or two from now. With what some of these guys make in arbitration today is not that much of a hit on your payroll, and you can possibly put them on the books into their mid 30's instead of until they're 40.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 20, 2019 8:38:19 GMT -5
That's my point though. How long can you be a world series contender when 1/2 your payroll is tied up in 2-3 guys and you're drafting duds? At least through this year, while they all have 1-2 seasons left. I'm not understanding the point. They either take another shot at a WS or they trade the guys now. There isn't another year where they have 1-2 seasons left on their deals. I'm not trying to point out that we take this path now, at all, nor am I exclusively talking about the Red Sox. I'm just speculating how long player salaries can inflate to where one superstar is taking up a larger proportion of a teams total salary and it doesn't impact any structural changes to how they build a team. Perhaps it's a simple as we see a slow down in player salary inflation. I have no ideal.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 20, 2019 8:27:41 GMT -5
I'd be interested in seeing how much player salaries have gone up vs. the luxury tax limit and total payrolls. I'd also like to see those figures with just looking at the top tier paid players.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 20, 2019 8:26:36 GMT -5
I'm sure this is going to be a minority opinion but at what point does it become more attractive to start selling your stars off with 1-2 years left of team control? You can't build a team with 40 million dollar men on the books unless we're drafting like it's 2011 every other year. It doesn't ever become attractive when you're a World Series contender. Isn't that the goal? That's my point though. How long can you be a world series contender when 1/2 your payroll is tied up in 2-3 guys and you're drafting duds?
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 20, 2019 8:09:32 GMT -5
I'd actually be willing to bet (a small sum of money) that at least one guy will emerge from this roster as a viable option in our bullpen. The problem is how many games do we lose finding out who that guy is? For what it's worth Kimbrel is still a FA, what are the odds of him taking a one year deal and hitting free agency next year?
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 20, 2019 8:05:56 GMT -5
How ironic would it be if in ten years from now Acosta was the one with a better MLB track record than Anderson Espinoza? All dreaming aside, has anyone seen him pitch?
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 20, 2019 8:00:39 GMT -5
I'm sure this is going to be a minority opinion but at what point does it become more attractive to start selling your stars off with 1-2 years left of team control? You can't build a team with 40 million dollar men on the books unless we're drafting like it's 2011 every other year.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 19, 2019 11:41:43 GMT -5
As much as I like EROD, entering his 5th season one has to wonder if he's capable of starting 30 games or more. Eovaldi has had his injuries in the past as well, and we seem to get a differen Rick every year. If Sale does down the rotation could look pretty ugly and I'm not too excited about the depth in the minors.
It's nice to look at the best case scenario, but the worse case scenario might be just as plausible.
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