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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 26, 2020 21:34:03 GMT -5
For the outfield I like Bradley better than anything out there. Springer would likely provide more offense but at a higher price tag. It really doesn't look like a very appealing year for big time free agents. If they are going to spend they should go after Bauer. Jbj is better than Marcel Ozuna? Ozuna is another Boras guy (or was last heard) so thinking probably take a long and hard look at the market, like JBJ before signs. That said.. Watched him with the Fish few seasons and an amazingly talented all the way around player. Would much rather have the guy remember seeing few seasons back if he's the same. Far better bat, not as good with the glove, tho wouldn't say he's the team 1st guy JBJ is and was known for outbursts, not just directed toward then owner Loria either, but some of his then teammates. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 26, 2020 16:52:40 GMT -5
I think you're probably right on this. My estimates were just that - estimates. I actually think JBJ (and many other players of that caliber) will be by the phone as ST approaches. I like CB's ability to make the right decisions on choosing from that large pool. It might be analagous to 1995 after the work stoppage. DD was able to find guys on the cheap who contributed to a division championship: Troy O'leary, Eric Hanson, and Luis Alicea, to name a few. Wasn't the deal that Bloom looked into trading JBJ last offseason and was surprised at the general lack of interest? I think there's a possibility he values him more than most other GMs, which is plausible given that JBJ's value is of the less obvious sort. I can see where Boras will probably get some GM to give JBJ a multi year deal now possibly at the 11m he's currently making over 2-3y since he's finished strong this season. It won't be a wise decision IMO for a guy who really only has had 1 other productive season with his bat other than the shortened 2020 one. Think myself bringing in some low cost player.. Another Pillar type.. Even pushing Duran into a starter role after ST would be preferable to giving JBJ anything north of 6m and more than 1y. Myself? Believe, as a fallback plan Benintendi could play the position if had to. Chavis some LF. Munoz some OF, Verdugo is a capable CF and RF. Other options than throwing bad money at fluke seasons, or short spurts. Remember Sandoval? Joe Kelly? Don't fall for JBJ LT deal. It ain't real. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 21, 2020 10:48:55 GMT -5
So you release your second best reliever and your best sp this year. That screams smart. Both are cheap as well. Who exactly in that group is the teams best starting pitcher this? And calling brasier the teams 2nd best reliever this year is not saying much given that the team traded away a third of its bullpen (workman/hembree) and lost a third (Hernandez/taylor) to injury. Guys like brasier are a dime a dozen. Not going to say Brasier is a setup 8th inning guy like some of us thought 2y ago, myself included, but what he is is a guy with 2 good pitches that sits in the upper 90's FB wise. Doesn't walk 4-5 guys per nine innings.. That in itself is a rarity compared to many hard throwing people and should be used in middle innings, rather than 8th, which started after the Workman-Hembree deal. Whining about his miscast role (and Barnes by others) only shows the shortages of the pen in general, not any wrongs regarding Brasier. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 20, 2020 19:29:04 GMT -5
Could have been Houck never really could get his arm "loose" a reason his velo wasn't up there today. Anyone remember a cold night in April.. 2? 3? years ago when Sale was sitting 90-91 all game? Sure, it was cold then and not a late September game, but still sometimes it can be a challenge to get that arm loose and keep it that way. Believe Houck himself may have an issue perhaps sometimes a guess. He said so it seems in that interview by explaining never had his best fastball. It's pretty much got to be that, or some kind of injury/fatigue.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 20, 2020 7:33:44 GMT -5
Anyone that wants brasier gone does not want this team to compete next season. He is your second best reliever this season and is cost controlled for a long time. With him valdez and hernandez you build that bullpen back up makes no sense to get rid of him. He would be picked up in two seconds. Comments like those make me wonder if some ppl even watch the games. Barnes, Brasier and Hernandez. Taylor and think Walden still have options if believe they can still reclaim what was 2019 effectiveness, rest are nothing and should be left to wander where they were found in the 1st place. You just cannot throw together an entire bullpen from 1 to 8 and expect to get anything that works. it ain't going to happen. there has to be a few pieces that did work and barnes, Brasier, hopefully hernandez and possibly another miracle from valdez is something. Finding 4 more will be hard enough. Just look at the mess from this year and the dozen plus pieces of rubbish we've seen wander onto the mound getting obliterated. Please think people. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 20, 2020 4:57:31 GMT -5
The other factor here is that there are going to be a lot of non-tenders who should all pretty much go for less than their projected compensation. There could also be a large quantity of DFAs with teams hoping someone might take over contracts. This should be a vey interesting off season. Exactly. Same way they got Pillar on a 4m deal. no reason to overpay JBJ 6m+ on a 1, even a multi year deal when they should be able to find someone available and everyone should know by now Boras is going to look long and hard for every last cent before settling on any 1y deal. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 17, 2020 21:49:06 GMT -5
Less than a week ago I read that the Braves then the Dodgers laid off a bunch of pro scouts which seems odd for big money teams heading into the playoffs. Maybe this is a harbinger of things to come with all the data now available to teams. I get that the analytical aspect has taken off so much and it's a new way to look at things, but believe myself it should only be used in addition to a good old fashioned pair of eyes, rather than as a replacement to them. Will be curious few years down the road the few teams which down can the majority of scouting department and use analytics, how they fare vs teams with those who pretty much gutted their old scouting in all regards, especially when looking for young kids to draft and sign. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 5, 2020 18:24:10 GMT -5
I would have thought CHB and Tomase would be on some island right now enjoying forced retirement. Yet here we are... I used to hate Shaughnessy, back when he deserved it. He still sometimes says things I disagree with. But he's proven to be open-minded, and has educated himself on analytics to a solid degree (even if he sometimes blames them for things they have nothing to do with). He wrote an article a while ago that implied that Koufax was better than Pedro and I sent him some numbers that showed that Pedro was immensely better. He thanked me. I've e-mailed him a bunch of times, in fact, and he's always responded like a nice guy who is always eager to learn stuff about the game. He can also be a whiz of a writer when it comes to capturing the average fan's experience of a major sporting event. That kept him in business back when he would have flunked every aspect of baseball 101, but he's much smarter about the game now.
It's way to late for Shaughnessy to be redeemed. For years he wrote articles at the globe which seemed to be right after he had woken up after a drunken stupor and often times were factually suspect at best. To use a Ted Turner phrase he once used towards curly haired Bob Horner many years ago.. Shaughnessey will have to make that (what he has left) curly hair straighten out as part of any reform towards improving as a legit Baseball writer. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 5, 2020 10:16:30 GMT -5
How funny and shows how much attention paid to the complex when we go down to Ft Myers.. Usually the GCL team plays in the main ST stadium, or in the 1st so called MiLB field closest to the main stadium. Guess either hadn't noticed, or just forgot the other fields..
Makes sense tho the 5 total. I remember an PG tourney going on while we were down there 2-3 years ago that was massive.. More I type this out, more comes back that wife and I walked around the complex and watched some of the youngsters at various fields that few days.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 3, 2020 14:09:12 GMT -5
Bold prediction. Teams will develop stateside baseball academies similar to what the Royals did in the 80's. That worked in spite of all the poopooing that went on. If that happens, signing 16 UDFAs is brilliant. I think that's basically what teams will do at the complex. I'd be stunned if the Red Sox don't have 2 GCL teams next year - the math doesn't even work if they don't. They've got the ST complex large enough for it with 2 smaller fields to go with the main stadium. The new complex isn't as massive as it was in winter haven (5 total fields), but would be large enough. Possibly build another building alongside to use as a locker room for excess players like they had in WH. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 28, 2020 12:07:09 GMT -5
Let's not forget some that were.. The opposite either. Sparky Lyle for "the" Danny Cater. Mike Boddiker, for Curt Schilling and Brady Anderson. Larry Anderson for Jeff Bagwell.. Those come to mind right away. I have no beef with the Boddicker trade. He was excellent for the Sox. Schilling was a late bloomer and Anderson, well, he certainly seems to be a piece of the 90s baseball scene. Truthfully, Larry Anderson was really good for the Sox as well. It is strange. The Sox won the East in 1990 with only 88 wins, but that was a good team, and those were two trades that helped. But they got spanked by the A’s. Clemens had his highest WAR as a Sox, and Boddicker had a great year. But Bolton, Harris, and Kiecker rounded out what was actually a really strong staff (for one year). I get why they’d overspend to go for it. Have mentioned before about Anderson that he went from skinny kid to massive muscle over 1 winter and that just ain't natural IMO. Agree he was a product of the 90's in that way, along with who knows how many other ball players who.. U know gamed the system. That kid was almost a rail when he was 1st reporting to Winter haven for ST, then all of a sudden he looks like Trent Kemp body wise 1 spring ( no offense to ex sox Trent kemp). It wasn't natural to me. Neither was that like 50hr he hit for the O's 1 season. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 28, 2020 9:39:44 GMT -5
Let's not forget some that were.. The opposite either. Sparky Lyle for "the" Danny Cater. Mike Boddiker, for Curt Schilling and Brady Anderson. Larry Anderson for Jeff Bagwell.. Those come to mind right away.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 28, 2020 2:59:45 GMT -5
I guess we will get out first 7 inning double header next weekend I actually like those Yeah.. Ones that are used to watching MiLB games it will be no big deal and of course.. Most teams which have a real pitching staff won't use as many pitcher when only playing 14, vs 18 innings, tho with that crew the Sox throw out there.. It'll still be possibly half a dozen per game. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 25, 2020 10:00:52 GMT -5
Vazquez isn’t on a terrible deal, and we’ll need a catcher in 2021. Unless the return is absurd, I’m not screwing with my up-the-middle guys too much. Problem is they haven't drafted a catcher worth a flip since those 3 in 2008, of which Vazquez was 1, even tho they have wasted numerous top 5 picks on them since then. Part of me wants to see the team move him and get a decent prospect in return, then part isn't looking forward to seeing the Plewecki's of the world catching for the foreseeable future either. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 24, 2020 10:43:15 GMT -5
I was just looking at Pivetta's numbers. He only pitched 5.2 innings before they shipped him down. That's not much of a tryout, his mechanics must be awful. When I think of awful mechanics, Andrew Miller and his time with the Marlins comes to mind whom Boston got as everyone remembers for nothing so many years ago and fixed. Miller couldn't repeat 2 windups in a row and would fall off the mound often. His FB velocity had fallen into the low 90's at the end of his Marlins tenure his mechanics were so messed up, as was his head from having so much shoved into it change wise. Let's hope Pivetta is nothing more than another Miller, who can be pushed back to what worked once before. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 23, 2020 8:38:11 GMT -5
A lot of the Barnes negativity is over reaction. He's not a closer and won't ever be one. proven that before, just like Taz did when he was with the Sox. not all good late inning setup guys can handle the closers job and that is just 2.
Maybe Roenicke thought he owed Barnes the chance last night, or felt (probably) nobody else left, after brasier had already pitched had a chance, but he should probably rotate around both Brasier and barnes until he Taylor gets up to speed and Waldon back with the club to help out.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 22, 2020 13:15:07 GMT -5
Regardless of what happens right now, they have to wait for the situation to play out with Holt and him be released so as to not be liable but a pro rated league minimum and not on the hook for his 2021 option. Boston isn't going to take over his deal, unless some kind of gift can be worked out with the Brewers with them paying most of the salary and them taking back a non prospect in return.. Which won't happen.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 21, 2020 23:10:31 GMT -5
dmaineah....he ain't heavy....he's my brother. Keep it real, brother. Heater and Work. Long time with the club. Thanks for the all the effort and continued success. Their days were numbered. We are gonna see what Bloom is about now. They got young pitchers with upside and cost control. That pretty much defines pitching inventory these days, and clubs can use them well if they can be developed. The chances of them being studs is very minimal, but if they are good components to a winning club, we will all be happy with this trade. It defines the value of people the Sox may be looking to move over the next week plus tho with this one not bringing back what some think was fair value. I see JBJ as possibly staying put, unless the Sox pick up half plus the remainder of what he is due and getting little to nothing in return. Benny, should he be getting shopped probably has not drawn much prospect wise attention. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 20, 2020 22:33:15 GMT -5
Waiting to see if Verdugo extends his 7 game streak with an XBH. Not bad for a guy that only hits grounders. That's what we're pretty much stuck with this year.. Looking for small, personal accomplishments with such a rotten MLB product on the field. In earlier seasons this decade when the on field product was poor, many of us could take heart by watching the sox(and other) miLB kids as they advanced and got better, only this season it's just this awful team and as you posted. Hoping for small streaks, waiting for the 1 decent starter (Eovaldi) to get his turn on the hill etc.. This is worse than years before MiLB tv came around since local teams also down as is obvious and no outlet there. Maybe the worst in years from a long time fan of Boston and the game in general. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 20, 2020 3:00:30 GMT -5
Had forgotten all about that! Days of messages on albums is a lost art, gone away with 33's. Was it Zeppelin who had that evil message when played backwards?
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 20, 2020 1:25:08 GMT -5
That one preceded the James Gang by 10 years. James Gang is a portion of a quatrain (I think that's what it is):
Autumn calls for a change of year, bringing winter near us
Green to brown and the sky's a sign
Wintertime is a razor blade that the devil made
It's the price we pay for the summertime
Spring days come, it's hard to know
Where the rain comes from, where the children go
It's a nursery rhyme
Nursery rhymeAnother Joe Walsh casualty.. The guy was a terrific song writer and had a good voice, but he sure knew how to drive fellow band members away with all the groups he was associated with. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 19, 2020 17:21:29 GMT -5
Like asking for a heat wave at the south pole.. Ain't gonna' happen. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 16, 2020 12:15:04 GMT -5
At this point I am presuming it is speculation. Troubling is that Gammons has a lot of sources. Plus he has great taste in music. His record of predicting picks back when he was on draft day was very good. We just don't see the "hits" like he used to, just guesses. Anybody else remember him saying several picks beforehand that Boston was after Vitek back in 2010? |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 15, 2020 3:43:56 GMT -5
Cherrington somehow thought wiser to draft Trey Ball while every knowledgeable Sox fan was screaming for Meadows at number 7 in 2013 I mean, the Pirates basically gave up on Meadows and Glasnow, but somehow Tampa Bay just makes everyone live up to their highest potential. I wouldn't be surprised to see Michael Chavis turning into Dan Uggla with that team. Chavis isn't as bad as some fans pick on him for. Sure, the K's are high, but he does get his hits in, which is more than a few other hyped Sox kids have in the past who did flop and hap issues with the K, yet couldn't hit at all. I'd also like to add the Marlins used to be a team watched many-a-time back before Tommy Hutton and Rich Walls were canned as the broadcasting duo. Danny Uggla had as close to -0- range to his right as have ever seen for a 2b, tho was fair to his left. Chavis, for someone who barely had any MiLB time to get used to the position was/is far and away better there than was Uggs. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 14, 2020 23:39:48 GMT -5
Tell me now.. Is this team the real deal, or what? Can they do anything? Can anyone pitch? Hit? This team is "it", I tell ya.
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