Red Sox/MLB 2025 Off-Season Hot Stove II - Alex Bregman in agreement with the Boston Red Sox

[Chevalier du Clavier]

 

[yazmybaby]

yup

Watching MLB Network and they have Yankees SP

Gerrit Cole R
Max Fried L
Carlos Rodon L
Luis Gil R
Clarke Schmidt R
Marcus Stroman R
Carlos Carrasco R

Yowza - top 5 looks ass-kicking if healthy

Stroman wants out - says he’s not going to pen

No doubt the Yanks have some nice starters.
If Buehler can regain his form, I think we can hang with them.
Yanks lost Soto, that bat has not been replaced.
Goldschmidt at 1b is a question mark
Bellinger was a nice pickup

 

[DKH]

Devin Williams is also a massive upgrade over Clay Holmes as their closer. I think they might have fleeced Milwaukee in that deal.

I still think Boston needs to address their bullpen. I didn't like that Chapman signing at all, for a variety of reasons already pointed out.

Whitlock is important…..Hendricks would be an amazing story. If he could have one highly successful Magic season he could be a legend here

 

[RoccoF14]

Whitlock is important…..Hendricks would be an amazing story. If he could have one highly successful Magic season he could be a legend here

I'm pulling for Hendricks and I'm hoping for a full comeback. He's been through a lot and I wish him nothing but the best. He was a huge favorite with White Sox fans back in 2021-22 and he'll be a big hit in Fenway as well if he can get back to old form. I think its a longshot, but I'm rooting for him.

He did give up a lot of HRs though, when he was a closer in Chicago playing in a pitchers ballpark. That might be a problem in Fenway.

 

[yazmybaby]

Whitlock is important…..Hendricks would be an amazing story. If he could have one highly successful Magic season he could be a legend here

Whitlock can be a closer, if he stays healthy.
Slaten is damn good as well.
I am pulling for Hendricks as well, would be a great story if he can save 30 games for us.
Guerrero will surprise us this season, he has a great arm.

 

[sarge88]

Sarge,

Generally respect your takes but Chapman went far beyond anything that Payton or Puckett ever did. None are/were perfect gentlemen but what Chapman has admitted to in the past is entirely disgraceful.

Not going to argue at all, as they have all done very bad things --- like about 98% of fans, I'm still going to follow the team and hope for success.

 

[Mione134]

Always something

 

[Score08]

They're better this season with Bregman.

How much better and whether his $30+ million could have been used more efficiently is up for debate, IMO.

What a weird rant to post the day after they signed one of the premier free agents on the market and went over the CBT threshold.

You want to give them a star for signing one guy after years of trash incompetence in the front office , if this team was serious they would’ve signed Soto.

 

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[sarge88]

Great news for Sox fans!

 

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[Mione134]

I wonder what it would take

 

[GatorMike]

You want to give them a star for signing one guy after years of trash incompetence in the front office , if this team was serious they would’ve signed Soto.

Yes, I think the team should generally be praised when they acquire good players.

Also, I think if the Red Sox (...or anyone else) had bid $800 million for Soto, the Mets would have gone to $850 million.

 

[KOZ37]

Would be great if they were able to move Yoshida and trade for Arenado. Balances the lineup, moves Devers to DH and greatly improves the infield defense. Only risk is blocking Campbell for the time being but might be worth it.

 

[JEM28]

I hate him too…..but the older I get, the more I realize and just accept that every team, school, office, hospital and other work environment you can name, at some point had lowlifes working there.

How many times were we unaware during their playing days that someone we rooted for or respected was a monster in real life….Walter Payton and Kirby Puckett, examples 1 and 1a.

Yes, there is a line, and TBH, Chapman is about as close to it as it gets for me.

But life is far too complicated and short, for me to use an athlete who I’ll never interact with as the reason I stop enjoying a sport or rooting for a team.

Chances are there were worse people than him on every championship team we’ve rooted for, but we just didn’t know about it.

Well put.

I’ve always said these guys are not my family, they’re not my friends, they’re not role models to me or my kids. My livelihood and health and happiness does not hinge on them in any way.

They’re fortunate (not ignoring hard work that most put in) to have enough talent to play a sport, one that we enjoy, for massive sums of money, and they don’t owe me anything and I owe them nothing as well. I don’t know what makes them tick, and I fully accept and actually suspect that some are absolute pieces of dog shit, and when things are unearthed it’s a hit to any respect I’d give that player but certainly doesn’t make me run from the sport or the team. Would I like a team full of super respectful , dedicated athletes? Sure. But if that’s not what we see in a typical day in our community why would we think it’s going to be prevalent in sports?