Red Sox/MLB 2023 Regular Season V - 58 games to go - Kiké Hernandez to the Dodgers for prospects
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JRull86
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JRull86
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Fans overrate prospects, while Dombrowski is probably too aggressive to build a team for long term success i would rather have a gm willing to make big moves if i'm a high payroll team. Now that Bloom has built the system up to middle of the pack i hope he starts to get a lot more aggressive. How many prospects in the Sox system would you really regret giving up to get a Shane Bieber level pitcher?
DKH
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No. This is brilliant
Pivetta can come in second or third and it’s like being up two hours had your coffee and your back is loose
Pivetta can’t complain because he’s like a vulture now - he could end up with 10 wins
The 2 inning lefty opener if guys got one plus pitch is so good
McGarnagle
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McGarnagle
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BostonBob
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The Yankees have been oh so close for a while now. It's a shame their core might not ever win a WS!
Have zero interest in Shane Bieber himself. Wouldn’t give up a top 10 prospect for him. Velo is trending down over the last couple of years, slider/cutter have blended together, and his k-rate is cratering. Now he’s on the IL with the always ominous forearm issues. Would just be buying the decline. I would be in for a high end rotation piece though
Out of prospects in the minors I would consider moving everybody but Mayer and Anthony for the right player.
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GatorMike
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Keep in mind when I write this that I don't dislike Dave Dombrowski or the job that he did in Boston. He did what he was hired to do. And I agree that he's a Hall of fame executive.
That said, any team that finds itself with:
* Significant amounts of long-term payroll committed to older, injury-prone players in decline.
* Little in terms of young, low-cost, impact talent on the immediate horizon.
...is probably in for a rough few years.
And that's the position the Red Sox were in when Dombrowski got fired. At that point, it was already clear that he had committed a huge percentage of the team's payroll for the next several years to players that were not going to live up to their salaries. Furthermore, there was no help on the immediate horizon because Pawtucket and Portland were prospect wastelands.
SImpelton
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All Chang has to do to be a great MLB SS is not be an utter black hole at the plate. He made a run happen on a groundout last night, that's really all I expect from him, find a way to get 'em over or get 'em in. That and the level of D he's capable of will keep him in a big league uniform for years to come.
McGarnagle
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Someday there will be an Immaculate Grid where all 9 boxes can be filled by Jamie Moyer
DKH
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The A's are bascially a good / decent AAA team. They have a -260 run differential this year, horrible.
Nice to see Pivetta have a great outing, seems like he has found his gig working in the pen.
Our tough schedule comes in August. How we play at that time, will determine if we grab a wildcard.
Nice to see Pivetta have a great outing, seems like he has found his gig working in the pen.
Our tough schedule comes in August. How we play at that time, will determine if we grab a wildcard.
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