Red Sox/MLB 2021 Hot Stove III - Jackie Bradley Jr. Signs w/ Brewers

[Smitty93]

You can fall for the banana in the tailpipe if you want, I'm staying planted in reality and not giving the Sox a single penny until they do what's necessary to win.

Do you watch the Bruins on NESN? If so, you're putting money in FSG's pocket.

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

Reddick definitely had something taped to his shoulder in the postgame of game 7 of the 2019 ALCS after Altuve's walkoff (when he refused to let the teammates rip his shirt off)

Here's a link to the photo of Reddick.
Did the Astros Take Their Cheating to Another Level With "Buzzer" Devices? - Crossing Broad

 

[CharaBadSenyshynGawd]

Lots of people here seem to not know what they actually want. They want the team to spend money but have no chance of the player being a bust.

Hanley and Sandoval were consensus top 5-10 free agents when signed. Price, arguable the #1 free agent when signed. It’s pretty easy to say in hindsight the money would have been better spent on Scherzer and Greinke instead but everyone at the time was happy as can be until it didn’t work out and the same people hollering to spend money, years after the fact, are the ones saying “..... well not on THAT guy”. And in 5 years if Mookie is hitting .255 with no pop they’d be saying “see I told you that was an awful deal, should have dealt for prospects when he still had value!”

you may not like the Red Sox model but it’s proven to be successful even with some trash years inbetween. This whole “dodger east” thing is weird as well, because if the Sox lost 2 WS in a row it would be the same exact complaints because the team can’t get over the hump.

but I know....... holding them accountable! (By complaining on a message board....?)

 

[N o o d l e s]

Because the Red Sox should be a team that has the resources to contend AND fill up their farm system, but John Henry only spends enough to do one and spend the rest on Linda. That's why.

I already said I’m giving Bloom the benefit of 2-3 seasons to see if he can have a Friedman-like effect here. The Dodgers right now are probably going to repeat as WS champs and they have the assets to acquire pretty much any player in the league if they wanted to. Meanwhile we have people in this thread, one who unsurprisingly just liked your post, saying they don’t give a shit about Bloom’s move for A and AA guys.

 

[LouJersey]

I already said I’m giving Bloom the benefit of 2-3 seasons to see if he can have a Friedman-like effect here. The Dodgers right now are probably going to repeat as WS champs and they have the assets to acquire pretty much any player in the league if they wanted to. Meanwhile we have people in this thread, one who unsurprisingly just liked your post, saying they don’t give a shit about Bloom’s move for A and AA guys.

tbe Dodgers will never be duplicated IMO. It’s not easy or else everyone would do it

 

[KrejciMVP]

I already said I’m giving Bloom the benefit of 2-3 seasons to see if he can have a Friedman-like effect here. The Dodgers right now are probably going to repeat as WS champs and they have the assets to acquire pretty much any player in the league if they wanted to. Meanwhile we have people in this thread, one who unsurprisingly just liked your post, saying they don’t give a shit about Bloom’s move for A and AA guys.

I can like any post on here mind your business

 

[N o o d l e s]

I can like any post on here mind your business

Shouldn’t you be over on the Lightning board?

 

[KrejciMVP]

Shouldn’t you be over on the Lightning board?

Its a Red Sox board, sorry if not all posts are about single A

 

[Gator Mike]

tbe Dodgers will never be duplicated IMO. It’s not easy or else everyone would do it

Agreed.

It's not easy.

But that doesn't mean they shouldn't try.

Also, I don't see any reason why the Red Sox can't replicate what the Dodgers are doing.

 

[DKH]

There are interesting photos of Altuve and Reddick with suspicious metallic tape and wires attached to their bodies. Aaron Boone has been vocal that he's not convinced that the MLB investigation was thorough, which is fairly gutsy of him. He suspects they used them. Gary Sanchez has been vocal, as well. There are whispers that the Astros aren't the only team that uses/used buzzers, but it's just whispers so far.

Gleyber Torres

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

Sox Prospects podcast on the Beni trade and the significance of the PTBNL. Interesting listen.

 

[EvilDead]

Do you watch the Bruins on NESN? If so, you're putting money in FSG's pocket.

Let me have something. Also I don't handle the cable bill.

 

[N o o d l e s]

tbe Dodgers will never be duplicated IMO. It’s not easy or else everyone would do it

I agree to an extent but a lot of their success came through the IFA market, good drafting and smart trades. On the surface it could be replicated

 

[LouJersey]

Agreed.

It's not easy.

But that doesn't mean they shouldn't try.

Also, I don't see any reason why the Red Sox can't replicate what the Dodgers are doing.

what exactly would make you think they could? The dodgers drafts / farm system is probably once a generation no?

 

[LouJersey]

I agree to an extent but a lot of their success came through the IFA market, good drafting and smart trades. On the surface it could be replicated

in theory but talk about a tall order. Good luck

 

[N o o d l e s]

in theory but talk about a tall order. Good luck

Absolutely. Dodgers may be good forever

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

 

[CDJ]

They gave Mazza a poison pill split contract of sorts where I believe they’re guaranteeing Mazza 800k- this was done in an effort to get him through waivers more easily. They did it with Yairo Munoz too

It’s a big market team flexing their money in a different way than what we’re used to seeing from the Sox. Instead of going out there and throwing big contracts at guys who are mostly trending down within a year or two of signing they are throwing it into trades to get better returns and throwing it at depth guys to make sure we aren’t stuck in a situation where we are trotting Matt Hall out there ever again. It’s stuff you’d never see the Rays do

so I know- not exciting- but they’re spending to the luxury tax and using the dollars they have in creative ways

 

[chizzler]

Lots of people here seem to not know what they actually want. They want the team to spend money but have no chance of the player being a bust.

Hanley and Sandoval were consensus top 5-10 free agents when signed. Price, arguable the #1 free agent when signed. It’s pretty easy to say in hindsight the money would have been better spent on Scherzer and Greinke instead but everyone at the time was happy as can be until it didn’t work out and the same people hollering to spend money, years after the fact, are the ones saying “..... well not on THAT guy”. And in 5 years if Mookie is hitting .255 with no pop they’d be saying “see I told you that was an awful deal, should have dealt for prospects when he still had value!”

you may not like the Red Sox model but it’s proven to be successful even with some trash years inbetween. This whole “dodger east” thing is weird as well, because if the Sox lost 2 WS in a row it would be the same exact complaints because the team can’t get over the hump.

but I know....... holding them accountable! (By complaining on a message board....?)

I can tell you that I was adamantly not happy. I hated those signing and knew they were going to blow up. No Monday morning quarterback here.

 

[Gator Mike]

what exactly would make you think they could? The dodgers drafts / farm system is probably once a generation no?

The Rays just won the pennant and have the best farm system in all of baseball at the moment.

Bloom knows the blueprint for both the Rays and Dodgers.

 

[McGarnagle]

The Orioles signed Matt Harvey, which prompted me to refresh my memory on the time he got suspended for the ol' adult toy in the locker prank. What I learned now that I never knew before: It was Kevin Plawecki's locker that he put it in.

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

Red Sox sign catcher Chris Herrmann, lose reliever Joel Payamps on waivers

 

[N o o d l e s]

The Rays just won the pennant and have the best farm system in all of baseball at the moment.

Bloom knows the blueprint for both the Rays and Dodgers.

Good point. And that farm system was also built primarily through IFA and good drafting

 

[N o o d l e s]

I wonder if we’ll ever hear the list of four prospects the Sox can pick from before Bloom makes his decision.

I hope Kowar, Isbel and Carlos Hernandez are on it

 

[CDJ]

I wonder if we’ll ever hear the list of four prospects the Sox can pick from before Bloom makes his decision.

I hope Kowar, Isbel and Carlos Hernandez are on it

that definitely won’t get out, the royals wouldn’t want to alienate the guys that don’t get picked

I think the guys they get will be further away from the bigs