Same here, no Bleis.
He is only great at half of his job. He has helped rebuild the farm system, but this team has a chance to win and nothing is happening. Future success is never guaranteed, but Bloom acts like all of the prospects will be great and he can build a winner on the cheap with prospects and cast offs.
Agree to disagree. If we can win by keeping Paxton, add and go for it. If you can't, sell him for the future. And if you don't know, pick a lane. That's the job.
That's not how reality works. You can't just guarantee a win. You have to judge the probabilities and possibilities. It's easy to see a team with a starting three of Paxton, Sale, and Bello and a bullpen of Whitlock Martin and Jansen going far in the playoffs. That's significantly less true without Paxton unless he's replaced by someone comparable. Replacing him with someone comparable would be very difficult.
What if they have enough though? What if they can win the whole thing without giving up any assets? And what if the decision maker deems, correctly, that a particular add doesn't move the needle enough to make it worth giving up the assets demanded in return? Should he just dump assets no matter which and how many to improve the team's chances, even if only by a few percentage points?
Of course, because why would the Sox be in on this guy? I swear I’m really growing to hate this team
The Dodgers & Orioles are better teams with deeper farm systems. It would make sense for both to trump any reasonable Red Sox offer.
Maybe they inquired and the White Sox asked for too much?
I’m just waiting for the annual tweet and then I’m out on this team. Officially
yeah if i remember correctly, Nomar was a few mins after the deadline... had to go to wedding and heard the news
I mean, realistically, what’s out there that would justify the cost? It’s a seller’s market and while I’m definitely on team “buy” I don’t want Bloom to pay through the nose just for the sake of doing it. If nothing is there at the right price then stay disciplined and stand pat.
