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Post by grandsalami on Dec 4, 2023 11:54:47 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this is true, but it's not what I want to hear just a month after Craig hired. A few other tidbits from agents: Wasn't the conversation when Bloom was fired (from agents) that he was impossible to deal with? Which is it? you cant have it both ways mr "anonymous" agent
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Post by grandsalami on Dec 4, 2023 11:29:50 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Dec 4, 2023 11:16:27 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Dec 4, 2023 10:34:48 GMT -5
As i said in another thread the quotes in that area are from AGENTS who were given the ability to soeak anonymously.
Agents. Who i doubt have the amount of insight into the internal FO workings as they claim to have
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Post by grandsalami on Dec 4, 2023 10:12:51 GMT -5
Good to see a hit piece out before he makes a move of any sort of significance Also. Give an agent to be anonymous and you will get crap like the above.
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Post by grandsalami on Dec 1, 2023 14:00:46 GMT -5
So, to sum up: The Sox have gotten no one of note so far. dude, come on... you are better than this... 28 other teams have done nothing as well
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 30, 2023 16:14:06 GMT -5
Joel Sherman said on MLB Network that he’s surprised how much Ohtani-to-Boston smoke he’s been hearing. I’ve made an effort to not get my hopes up, but focusing on the trade market for pitching makes the most sense if that’s their free agency priority. Peter Gammons foreshadowing an Ohtani signing (alongside a Breslow return to the organization) through the form of half illegible 4 am tweets would end up as an absolutely towering journalistic achievement
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 29, 2023 12:05:14 GMT -5
Let them. They desperately need an infusion of youth and Soto is more than two years younger than Jarren Duran. Soto may still want to go to FA, so it may just be a "rental"
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 27, 2023 17:35:55 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 25, 2023 15:16:12 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 22, 2023 10:45:06 GMT -5
“My experience with Bauer is not anything remotely close to what everyone else’s experience is. I love him. I think he’s an awesome guy. The personal things? I have no control. I have no say. Obviously, nothing ever came from it.
“He’s an awesome pitcher. He’s a great guy, somebody who wants to take the mound every fifth day. But, at the end of the day, I don’t make the decision. That’s a decision that’s not as simple as baseball.” Mookie Betts www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2023-10-30/mookie-betts-world-series-dodgers-trevor-bauerDo you really want to face him as a Yankee ? My answer stands. I want nothing to do with him.
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 21, 2023 23:32:08 GMT -5
Given the reports on the resolution to his legal issues and his performance in Japan, isn't Trevor Bauer potentially the best cost/performance FA Starting pitcher after the top tier? Seems to make a ton of sense to me as a second SP to acquire this off-season. No. Dude is a cancer
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 21, 2023 13:11:39 GMT -5
From Olney today: www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/38945110/mlb-free-agency-starting-pitching-market-buster-olney“And for those who are left: Enter the Red Sox, though first they'll need to fix a problem of perception. Pitching is the focus of the organization right now, from the hiring of new head of baseball operations Craig Breslow, a former pitcher who is known as a pitching guru, to the hiring of new pitching coach Andrew Bailey. Rest assured, they want (and need) to add pitching. But there is an ebb and flow to which markets are most desirable -- who would have guessed five years ago that Texas would become a destination place for pitchers? -- and right now, some agents privately say that Boston will have to overcome its reputation as a tough place to play. For some of the elite pitchers, the Red Sox might be way down the line for preferences. Boston would have to be ultra-aggressive with offers to be in play for some of the best available pitchers.” and thats just off the top of my head.. He has a beef with the sox for some reason
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 21, 2023 13:05:17 GMT -5
From Olney today: www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/38945110/mlb-free-agency-starting-pitching-market-buster-olney“And for those who are left: Enter the Red Sox, though first they'll need to fix a problem of perception. Pitching is the focus of the organization right now, from the hiring of new head of baseball operations Craig Breslow, a former pitcher who is known as a pitching guru, to the hiring of new pitching coach Andrew Bailey. Rest assured, they want (and need) to add pitching. But there is an ebb and flow to which markets are most desirable -- who would have guessed five years ago that Texas would become a destination place for pitchers? -- and right now, some agents privately say that Boston will have to overcome its reputation as a tough place to play. For some of the elite pitchers, the Red Sox might be way down the line for preferences. Boston would have to be ultra-aggressive with offers to be in play for some of the best available pitchers.” Lol. Olney has had an axe to grind vs the sox for years. NYY is also a tough place to play.
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 21, 2023 11:42:12 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 17, 2023 23:59:56 GMT -5
Here's a quiz: Why was Breslow hired? What was the Sox biggest weakness last season? Is it possible to get something for nothing? Is this the beginning of the off season or the end? I was told there would be no math!
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 17, 2023 20:44:13 GMT -5
Here is where we need to cut Breslow some slack. This is, as was said so saliently above, the beginning, not the end of the process. Better to build depth and flexibility in the pitching staff than worrying about an adequate 2B. Especially at this point. Fair, this is just the first domino. I will wait until the full picture is in sight. I'll just go on record saying I don't love this deal as I'm a believer in urias bouncing back. I'm not going to hammer breslow for this move. I just hope he has a trade target to fill 2nd base and doesn't plan to fill it with an FA (Merrifield).
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 17, 2023 19:59:05 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 17, 2023 19:44:03 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 17, 2023 14:19:02 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 17, 2023 12:19:42 GMT -5
Sure, Urias projects to be a league average player who costs only $5 million, but his replacement could be anything. It could even be a league average player who costs only $5 million! Could be a boat. I've always wanted a boat. or a transformer!
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 16, 2023 20:11:24 GMT -5
Heyman is usually wrong. Lol. See judge
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 15, 2023 22:56:59 GMT -5
RIP Passans suit.
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 15, 2023 17:57:04 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Nov 14, 2023 22:22:17 GMT -5
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