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  1. Red(s)HawksFan

    Red Sox trivia

    Eddie Mathews
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    How long will Chaim last?

    Pretty sure Bloom felt they had a "real 2B" for this season with Arroyo backed up by the same combination of middle infield depth as Kike at SS: Chang, Valdez, etc. You can disagree with his choice, but don't imply that he failed to do his job because it wasn't to your satisfaction.
  3. Red(s)HawksFan

    Red Sox trivia

    The only father/son combo that comes to mind is Haywood and Marc Sullivan. I'm guessing their combined total is a single digit like 6.
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    Sale to IL with “left shoulder inflammation.”

    I'm not sure how turning him into a reliever would make him more durable. Pitching fewer innings at a time but pitching more frequently is as stressful as pitching more innings at a time less frequently. We've seen pretty much every reliever on the roster this year spend some time unavailable...
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    Sale to IL with “left shoulder inflammation.”

    Not sure how or why Dombrowski's job would have been in jeopardy less than six months after the conclusion of the best season in franchise history. I think the reason he extended Sale was pretty simple: Sale was in line for an extremely expensive free agent contract, so Dombrowski made him a...
  6. Red(s)HawksFan

    How long will Chaim last?

    Probably not. If we're talking four years missing the playoffs and time for his drafts to start paying dividends with no positive results, yeah, he should go. I don't see how answering that question is at all relevant to the here and now though.
  7. Red(s)HawksFan

    How long will Chaim last?

    More than two, for starters (something that hasn't actually happened to Bloom yet). The argument in the thread has generally been about whether he should keep his job through this season, not four years down the line. If he's still around in 2026 and the team hasn't sniffed the playoffs in...
  8. Red(s)HawksFan

    How long will Chaim last?

    And if come February he signs somewhere else, and the pickings are slim on the market, where do they go? They can't wait around forever for one guy to decide that their offer is pretty good after all. There's an expression involving eggs and baskets that probably applies.
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    Sale to IL with “left shoulder inflammation.”

    I'm not a medical expert but I doubt very much that it's career ending in any way. My question for the docs would be is this something that can be prevented (by usage or training) and is it something that can recur?
  10. Red(s)HawksFan

    How long will Chaim last?

    His predecessors had different mandates. Cherington built up a pretty good farm system/pipeline that he never got to see come to fruition because he was squeezed out by the hiring of Dombrowski. Dombrowski didn't really succeed in maintaining the pipeline (perhaps in part due to failings at...
  11. Red(s)HawksFan

    Sale to IL with “left shoulder inflammation.”

    View: https://twitter.com/PeteAbe/status/1667261333748830238
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    How long will Chaim last?

    I don't think anyone's arguing it's the only way to win. But having a pipeline of cost controlled young talent certainly makes it easier to consistently contend year to year. That is arguably the goal for most teams, no?
  13. Red(s)HawksFan

    How long will Chaim last?

    Atlanta arguably is more Astros like than Dodgers of late. They went through a wholesale dismantling from 2014-2017, leading up to the move into their new stadium. As a result they built up their pipeline of prospects and laid a foundation of flexibility so they were able to lock down a bunch...
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    X Leaves the Spot for San Diego: 11 years, $280M

    Maybe. FWIW, the Sox have gotten 1.5 WAR (Fangraphs) out of the SS position so far this year. Bogaerts is currently at 1.8 WAR with the Pads. I don't think Bogaerts makes a hell of a lot of difference for this club right now unless the argument is for the knock-on effects like Kike being the...
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    Marcelo Mayer, and his gorgeous hair, drafted by Sox / 4 Overall

    Possible? I suppose. Second half of next season seems like a stronger possibility than breaking camp though. I'd say we've got at least another 12 months of Kike/Arroyo/Chang/Reyes level stop-gaps in the meantime.
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    Whither Kiké?

    Where's Duvall in this mix? He's returning as soon as this weekend whereas Chang's return is still TBD.
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    Cutting the Cord Early. How Have the Sox Done?

    There 100% was an option, for 2009 and 2010. It was the existence of those options that prompted Manny to effectively shoot his way out of town. He'd signed with Boras and Boras wanted a cut, which he wasn't going to get if the Sox picked up the options. So part of the trade, since Manny had...
  18. Red(s)HawksFan

    X Leaves the Spot for San Diego: 11 years, $280M

    FWIW, Bogaerts is hitting better at Petco than away (.775 OPS vs .677), so it's not all the park. As long as the Padres keep slinging money around like they have, free agents are likely to keep signing there. Especially if they're getting Bogaerts-like contracts carrying them right into...
  19. Red(s)HawksFan

    June MLB News

    Shades of Roy Halladay circa 2001. Worked out well in the end for Halladay. Can't say I'm rooting for the same results for Manoah though.
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    Cutting the Cord Early. How Have the Sox Done?

    Let's not forget that Manny was traded because he wanted out. In the weeks before the trade, he was begging out of games because his knee hurt and he couldn't even keep straight which knee it was. Then he was magically all better once he hit L.A. and tore the cover off the ball. That trade not...
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