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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 27, 2021 16:48:15 GMT -5
Very unlikely that Carrabis is posting that because he has the scoop Chaim is holding onto his prospects lol. I think he's saying his sources are telling him Chaim is buying at the deadline. Whether its true or it isn't, I don't see another way of reading that tweet. If you're not familiar with Carrabis i could see not getting a hint either way though. It could also just be that he prefers that Bloom goes big. I hate when guys with sources post cryptic tweets. It's how he can say he was right without saying anything if he does go big and not wrong if he doesn't. He's very much the type of person that would play that type of crap too. So yes you're correct it's probably best we just ignore the tweet and focus on people actually saying something.
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Post by theaveragefan88 on Jul 27, 2021 16:49:27 GMT -5
I like Carrabis, but he's a fan first, so take it with a grain of salt. Maybe he knows something, he's got sources inside the team for sure, but I took his tweets more as hoping Bloom does something rather than knowing of something specific happening.
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Post by radiohix on Jul 27, 2021 16:51:00 GMT -5
Always liked Mad Max and I'll always do. What a legend!
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Post by kingofthetrill on Jul 27, 2021 16:56:23 GMT -5
Is Jesus Aguilar much worse than Rizzo? I heard that he has significant (bad) post ASB splits. But he was my initial trade target until someone on here informed me. Now I'm more for Santana or Mancini.
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 27, 2021 17:01:56 GMT -5
I like Carrabis, but he's a fan first, so take it with a grain of salt. Maybe he knows something, he's got sources inside the team for sure, but I took his tweets more as hoping Bloom does something rather than knowing of something specific happening. eh.. Seems weird that both he and Catherine Varitek are tweeting cryptically.. Also he just started a Podcast with Ortiz, so... Ortiz may be feeding him info heh
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 27, 2021 17:23:43 GMT -5
Some interesting quotes from Bloom today
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Post by voiceofreason on Jul 27, 2021 17:24:55 GMT -5
Is Jesus Aguilar much worse than Rizzo? I heard that he has significant (bad) post ASB splits. But he was my initial trade target until someone on here informed me. Now I'm more for Santana or Mancini. I saw the same thing and didn't say anything but I'm not buying it. He doesn't have that much of a track record from what I see to expect a drop off. He has only been productive for a couple seasons, a real late bloomer.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 27, 2021 17:40:29 GMT -5
just great to be in the fold and hearing Bloom talk about it. You can kind of hear the excitement in his quotes. I really feel the target should be starting pitching. That is where i think they are going to make a statement.
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Post by voiceofreason on Jul 27, 2021 17:40:48 GMT -5
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Post by arquimedezbozo on Jul 27, 2021 17:40:51 GMT -5
Rockies just released 1B Matt Adams. Career 108 OPS+ against LHP. Certainly not ideal but maybe an option if the Sox don’t trade for a 1B?
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Post by ericmvan on Jul 27, 2021 17:41:10 GMT -5
Yeah Youk had a good run there for 5 years, I thought it was mostly at 3rd but no it was 1st. I did mention my memory right... Never hit 30 HR's so very good yes but I associate 1st with power, right or wrong. A 900 OPS over those 5 seasons is great so that can't be discounted. And he could deserve some credit for the analytics break thru with his OBP, Greek God of Walks and all. One of the great chain of mistakes made in those days was not re-signing Beltre but instead moving Youk back to the more challenging 3b and trading four prospects for Adrian Gonzalez: Eric Patterson (as PTBNL) Rey Fuentes, Casey Kelly and ......Anthony Rizzo, who could have been Youk's all-star replacement at 1b after a little while. I can vouch for the fact that Theo was completely smitten with both Beltre and Gonzalez, so it was not an easy decision. More of the story later, if I get the chance.
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Post by ericmvan on Jul 27, 2021 17:45:52 GMT -5
Onley's report is speculation.
But Jeff Passan said earlier today that his sources are telling him Boston and Chicago have initiated discussions about Rizzo. It's an ESPN Insider article so I can't read it, but I've seen the relevant portion all over Twitter.
I just checked Passan's writeup. Doesn't give much for specifics. Says Rizzo market isn't very robust and that they've had preliminary discussions according to sources. Perfectly possible content of the preliminary discussions:
Jed Hoyer: Hey, Chaim, do you have any interest in Rizzo?
Chaim Bloom: Ah, sorry, Jed, no.
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 27, 2021 18:07:34 GMT -5
Watch the sox Trade for Mad Max
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Post by jimoh on Jul 27, 2021 18:20:45 GMT -5
Astros beat reporter says Astros have traded for two Mariners relievers, one of them very good.
Brian McTaggart @brianmctaggart Source: The Astros have traded IF Abraham Toro and RHP Joe Smith for RHP Kendal Graveman and RHP Rafael Montero of the Mariners.
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Post by congusgambler33 on Jul 27, 2021 18:22:13 GMT -5
Dero had for a trade of Nick Yorke and Blaze Jordan for Max Scherzer. Not sure how I feel about that.
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Post by kjkramer on Jul 27, 2021 18:25:25 GMT -5
Let the reunion begin. Let's get Bard, Kelly, Kimbrell, Lester, and Rizzo. 🤷♂️🤓🤯
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 27, 2021 18:30:56 GMT -5
Astros beat reporter says Astros have traded for two Mariners relievers, one of them very good. Brian McTaggart @brianmctaggart Source: The Astros have traded IF Abraham Toro and RHP Joe Smith for RHP Kendal Graveman and RHP Rafael Montero of the Mariners. That's all it cost for graveman? He would have been a nice addition for the Sox. Instead he goes to a direct league competitor.
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Post by soxinsf on Jul 27, 2021 18:36:24 GMT -5
Dero had for a trade of Nick Yorke and Blaze Jordan for Max Scherzer. Not sure how I feel about that. He must have been joking.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jul 27, 2021 18:41:04 GMT -5
Rockies just released 1B Matt Adams. Career 108 OPS+ against LHP. Certainly not ideal but maybe an option if the Sox don’t trade for a 1B? Was gonna mention this earlier but I don't even think the splits are good enough to justify him, let alone everything else. Is he a good defender?
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Post by alexcorahomevideo on Jul 27, 2021 18:52:19 GMT -5
Dero had for a trade of Nick Yorke and Blaze Jordan for Max Scherzer. Not sure how I feel about that. He must have been joking. You do that trade 10/10 times if you believe hes the missing piece.
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Post by soxinsf on Jul 27, 2021 18:57:30 GMT -5
He must have been joking. You do that trade 10/10 times if you believe hes the missing piece. Only if you are Dave Dombrowski.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 27, 2021 18:59:10 GMT -5
He must have been joking. You do that trade 10/10 times if you believe hes the missing piece. That phrase, which I see regularly, needs to be unpacked I think. What is it supposed to mean? The Red Sox have some probability of winning the World Series (fangraphs says 11%) and a somewhat higher probability if they add Scherzer (15%? 20%?). But there's no trade you can make where you can go "aha! now we are a complete team, destined for greatness." It's always just a question of marginal improvements, and grabbing a slightly more favorable slot in the pachinko board that is the MLB post-season.
(For what it's worth, this proposal sounds both tempting and very painful to me, which might mean it's in the ballpark of what it would take.)
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Post by mobaz on Jul 27, 2021 19:03:01 GMT -5
I would hate to pay so much out of our low minors prospects when we have a 40 man crunch coming. If we erode that we will end up in the same problem the system had a year ago. Keep Blaze and Yorke!
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Post by jdb on Jul 27, 2021 19:04:32 GMT -5
Josh Bell with another HR and walk so far tonight.
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Post by voiceofreason on Jul 27, 2021 19:38:58 GMT -5
Dero had for a trade of Nick Yorke and Blaze Jordan for Max Scherzer. Not sure how I feel about that. I would rather it be Downs and Jordan.
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