cantor44's latest activity
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cantor44 replied to the thread A Dream of 2025, What is Going Right and Looks like the Sox can Build On.Well, if all goes well with the big name prospects, the Sox could have a mostly homegrown quality starting line up in 2025: Teel, Casas... -
cantor44 replied to the thread SS possibilities going forward.Man, it makes so much sense to put Rafaela at short under the circumstances (that is, if they aren't going to acquire a competent...
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cantor44 replied to the thread My Ideal Metric - TOTAL bases.I've always enjoyed RC/27 - runs created per 27 outs. It largely uses basic conventional numbers, so maybe isn't as esoteric as the...
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cantor44 replied to the thread The TrevorEnding Story: needs shoulder surgery, out for the year (4/9 update).Well. There were already red flags at the time of the signing. Or yellow ones at least. There was some evidence of injured throwing arm...
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cantor44 replied to the thread The TrevorEnding Story: needs shoulder surgery, out for the year (4/9 update).Not necessarily. There are some utility guys who are essentially starters, playing all around the diamond. Having a guy like that can be...
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cantor44 replied to the thread The TrevorEnding Story: needs shoulder surgery, out for the year (4/9 update).Yeah, this really sucks. Story at short and Rafaela at center - along with the starting pitching - have been the major difference...
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cantor44 replied to the thread March/April: Red Sox discussion, observations and trend tracking...AKA It's not all about the Benjamins.And mine: - I was bullish on Crawford and Pivetta coming into the season. And enthusiastic about Bello. First start for Whitlock and...
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cantor44 replied to the thread Let's Lay Off That Throttle.I really can't see the logic of signing Giolito to his contract and not signing Montgomery, no. I can't see the logic of passing on a...
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cantor44 replied to the thread Let's Lay Off That Throttle.This is so dead on. Forgive me for not adding much to the conversation beyond "what Yo La Tengo said," expect to say that this argument...
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cantor44 replied to the thread Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season.With Giolito out, Montgomery not signed, but with some spring sparks of hope from the youngsters, I'm gonna amend my prediction to 78...
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cantor44 replied to the thread Do You Want John Henry To Sell The Red Sox?.Totally. As flawed as he was that 2004 championship team was as much Duquette's (and previous ownership) as Theo/Henry's ....yes, they...
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cantor44 replied to the thread Remaining Free Agent Speculation and Signings (Trades, too).A big difference is that out of 8 billion people on earth there are 1,200 on 40 man rosters in MLB. That's it - a fixed number. And...
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cantor44 replied to the thread Do You Want John Henry To Sell The Red Sox?.I agree! And I think everything you say above is the very reason why many folks wanted the organization to be a little more aggressive...
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cantor44 replied to the thread Do You Want John Henry To Sell The Red Sox?.I hate to rehash this again, but Betts has said repeatedly that he was open to staying in Boston. He was even looking for a new house in...
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cantor44 replied to the thread Offseason rumors.I agree with this. Whitlock, especially, has a growing sample size, and he's much better in relief. Houck's troubles third time through...