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Post by grandsalami on Feb 13, 2024 15:43:55 GMT -5
And on a different note....There were quite a few posters concerned about hiring Breslow because his lack of experience. They were concerned he would be overmatched because he has never been in a position to be the guy pulling the trigger on deals. Then, today we get this: I'm sure there are different readings of that, but it really just screams, "I wasn't prepared for the job" No it doesn’t scream that
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Post by grandsalami on Feb 8, 2024 17:15:15 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Feb 8, 2024 14:48:50 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Feb 7, 2024 19:21:49 GMT -5
so I think its pretty clear that no teams want to sign Bauer, given he is begging on twitter for some team to sign him for league minimum
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Post by grandsalami on Feb 6, 2024 14:40:32 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Feb 6, 2024 12:20:14 GMT -5
Management has already been dragged through the wringer from a PR standpoint. They should just embrace the hate and take the hit that comes along with signing Bauer on a 1 year deal. He’s better than Clevinger or Ryu and has a connection with Kyle Boddy. No.
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Post by grandsalami on Feb 5, 2024 15:52:24 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Feb 2, 2024 22:40:31 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Feb 2, 2024 16:54:05 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Feb 2, 2024 12:45:39 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Feb 2, 2024 12:02:33 GMT -5
So he is onboard to advise about Motor Sport Racing and not Baseball No, Underwater Johnson made that quote up for comedic effect, as demonstrated by putting it in italics, a longstanding Internet convention
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 23, 2024 20:07:09 GMT -5
I know Bauer has the off-field issues because he's literally the perfect guy for Breslow and our staff. No one cares about pitch analytics and the science behind it more than Bauer. He'll also be dirt cheap haha. If bauer had no off the field issues he would still be with the dodgers lol.
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 21, 2024 14:41:31 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 20, 2024 21:50:25 GMT -5
Seeing some smoke on Twitter about Montgomery and the Red Sox. I hope for love of God there’s a fire… Link?
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 20, 2024 0:44:20 GMT -5
I’m reading between the lines here. The fact that he used the word “years” three times tells me that 2024 and 2025 are not looking good. The fact that he didn’t simply say “we expect to compete for a Championship every year” makes me uneasy, as well. It’s a really sloppy quote. Yeah I hear you on that end. Never have heard this group openly fold as blatantly as they did today preseason. The Red Sox selling wouldn’t be a bad thing because the new buyer would inevitably be a super billionaire, but Henry is probably going to ride this pony into his grave, so I’m not even going to bother thinking about it. As i said before its not guarantee the next owner is a steve cohen clone. Remember they made thesteve cohen tax during the last CBA. so i highly doubt they would approve another owner as rich as him. Also. We all forget that mlb pretty much blackballed mark cuban from owning an MLB team. Despite the fact that he would probably be one of the better owners in baseball today if they let him buy one.
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 19, 2024 20:31:05 GMT -5
I wonder how much the RSN issues are playing w role in this I recall the RSN debacle was one of the reasons the padres had to take out a loan late last season.
ATT for example is no longer a player in the RSN business, and why the penguins had to rely on NESN for broadcasting.
traditional/legacy tv is a dying industry. i feel like the future of sports broadcasting is going to be 100% streaming.
it also explains why ESPN is looking for a lifeline and why the NFL is rumored to be buying a stake in the channel.
there was a time where espn and shows like baseball tonight were appointment viewing. with social media and all the advancements in streaming, the only time people really watch cable (not OTA) tv is at a bar or if its the only way to watch it (due to blackout restrictions etc)
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 19, 2024 20:31:05 GMT -5
I wonder how much the RSN issues are playing w role in this I recall the RSN debacle was one of the reasons the padres had to take out a loan late last season.
ATT for example is no longer a player in the RSN business, and why the penguins had to rely on NESN for broadcasting.
traditional/legacy tv is a dying industry. i feel like the future of sports broadcasting is going to be 100% streaming.
it also explains why ESPN is looking for a lifeline and why the NFL is rumored to be buying a stake in the channel.
there was a time where espn and shows like baseball tonight were appointment viewing. with social media and all the advancements in streaming, the only time people really watch cable (not OTA) tv is at a bar or if its the only way to watch it (due to blackout restrictions etc)
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 19, 2024 18:42:37 GMT -5
So Cora is gone after this year when his contract is up, right? If they’re not willing to outbid teams for players, why would they outbid teams for a manager? That or the team sucks and they need another scapegoat… Are contracts for managers public knowledge? For all we know they could have extended him (like the pats did with BB) but not publicly announce it. Iirc we only found out about that extension like halfway thur this season
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 19, 2024 15:20:52 GMT -5
Any team valuing Kenley Jansen as a closer, he just became very affordable, if not a bargain, according to the market. If you are one who believes that, despite chatter of the Sox fielding a competitive team, they are looking more to 2025 or 2026 or 2027, this is the time to deal to whomever missed out on Hader and might see Jansen as a "not as good but very good" replacement. If you are one who believes the Sox will be legit competitive in 2024, then you hang onto Jansen and see how things sit at the trade deadline. the thing is, closers are one of the most volatile positions in baseball.. Even if we trade Jansen you can still be competitive.. I mean Koji only became the closer after Bailey, and Joel Hanrahan failed to hold down the job... and both of them were proven closers when the sox acquired them Matt Barnes was an amazing closer until he wasn't Kimbrel was lights out until he wasn't...
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 19, 2024 14:10:57 GMT -5
at this point those articles are just engagement bait lol just ask the mets or padres....
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 19, 2024 10:21:03 GMT -5
During the last 20 years, have we had so many higher value free agents still unsigned this late in the season, or am I just suffering from recency bias? Bellinger Snell Montgomery M. Chapman Hader Soler The funny thing is that in this case (this offseason) pretty much all the remaining top FA all share the same agent. makes you go hmmmm
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 18, 2024 23:06:31 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 18, 2024 22:53:14 GMT -5
I'd rather have Soler than Duvall although Duvall probably makes more sense because he can probably back up 1b. Duvall has played 10 games at 1B since 2018, and they were all in 2018. Not sure I see him as a viable backup. It’s probably like riding a bike, but that’s a long time ago in baseball years. Eh. If schwarber could handle it i think duvall should be fine.
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 18, 2024 16:45:22 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 18, 2024 15:29:16 GMT -5
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