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  1. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    The Conductor: who should Breslow haul to Boston this winter?

    but...... we need a big RHH "thumper" and am willing to move Casas, move Devers to first and spend a stupid amount of money to get one, no matter what your "statistics" say.
  2. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Red Sox Acquire C Blake Sabol from SFG for IFA $$ (Chase Shugart DFA'd)

    I was about to accuse you of claiming that Sabol would come up and play like Johny Bench!
  3. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Is this a playoff team?

    The biggest trouble spot obviously is Devers. There's a lot of concern about Casas but what I saw from him after his awful first half in '23, he made adjustments and got noticeably better in the second half and his short time in '24. I'm not concerned with him there. There's been a lot of...
  4. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Is this a playoff team?

    Errors is also a terrible way to judge much. Not saying to throw it out- but we don’t know how playable an “errored” ball in play was. If Rafaela say, gets to a ball that was 99% likely a hit but can’t make a good throw- that could be judged an error… when with other players there- it likely...
  5. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Is this a playoff team?

    If Judge ruptures his Achilles in ST and is out for the year, the Yankees are less than a .500 team. Duran could do the same and the Sox are still likely better than a .500 team. Talent on the Sox is still more spread out. Likely that would mean Rafaela is starting in CF. He wouldn't have...
  6. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Is this a playoff team?

    As much as anyone here says that the Sox "need lots of stuff to work out right".... of course the same can be said for NYY's (how good will Cole be going forward?) Does anyone really think Stanton will be Playoff Stanton? Their bullpen could be great. If there's one thing on that team that I...
  7. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    2024 Prospect Rankings Thread

    Yorke was a tough call though prior to last year. The system was still very young and he himself had some serious issues with one good season and then an injury plagued season and a not-very-impressive rebound season. Beyond him at the time there really wasn't Campbell, Grissom or even...
  8. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    2024 Prospect Rankings Thread

    Just curious.... not challenging at all, since I don't really know. But Bobby Dalbec is the only guy that I really saw a TRADE THE GUY NOW!!!! flag after his '21. But it also made sense to hold him, as he could have been exactly what the Sox are lacking right now- power hitting RHH that...
  9. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Is this a playoff team?

    There goes the morning missile...
  10. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Is this a playoff team?

    Exactly. I voted 2 but feel that even the mighty Dodgers are still a coin flip once they get in there. Maybe a little more heavily weighted coin, but not as much as some here think. Health and luck are the most important and you can't guarantee either of them IMO. Health perhaps a little...
  11. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Outs from somewhere: the 2025 bullpen

    It’s the right call and was clearly going to be the only option. But not sure where it closes the door on a 6-man rotation with Crawford, Giolito, Bello, Beuhler, Houck and Crochet in the mix.
  12. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    WILL the Sox add another player and if so, who?

    Who does Alcantara now bump from the rotation, as Crawford likely has already been bumped… Giolito? You think after getting him and paying him to not pitch last season they’re going to now put him in a bullpen role??? Bello? Houck?
  13. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    WILL the Sox add another player and if so, who?

    I've proposed- but I'm sure Breslow has me on "ignore"- that they get Campbell a 1B glove first day of Spring Training and have him getting reps at the corners the whole month, plus starting at 3B and 1B in AAA to start the season. If he takes to the corners- you've got yourself the short term...
  14. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    WILL the Sox add another player and if so, who?

    I never want to use Appeals to Authority in an argument... but I'm starting to really think that Breslow has a lot more confidence in both Wong and Narvaez than almost everyone here and I'm willing to trust that. The fact that he dealt away a top C prospect- the area more than SS.. .more than...
  15. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Alex Bregman and Adding a Bat

    It's great idea! But there's some real problems with the amount of people you can have on a roster, and I really don't think just cycling through players in order to get them AB's to keep them happy is the best way to get the most out of your players. IF they sign Bregman, they could...
  16. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    WILL the Sox add another player and if so, who?

    True. Good way to parse that out. Yeah, Koji was considered a minor tweak at the time (obviously with some great upside). You hopefully catch even something close to Koji Magic with a peripheral addition and the entire season is different.
  17. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    WILL the Sox add another player and if so, who?

    It's a bit tricky to parse out what the difference between a minor and major change to the existing club.... but yeah, Robertson and Canha seem like it'd be on the perimeter
  18. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    WILL the Sox add another player and if so, who?

    Edit---- I added a 3rd choice- "yes... but a minor tweak". Something not terribly exciting. Another lesser bullpen arm/project type perhaps? Thinking that "obviously, yeah......Yes" is something big- Bregman, even Canha.... or a big trade that sends Yoshida or Abreu or even Mayer the other way?
  19. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Much like Newman, the Sox are not “Ready to deliver”– The 2025 Offseason News (& rumors?) Thread

    This is perfect.... .....but I want an All Star at every position!!!!!
  20. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    WILL the Sox add another player and if so, who?

    I'm actually of the opinion that I think Breslow is optimistic about what he saw in '24... that what it needed was a top notch starter, another bullpen arm and good health from Casas, Story and the additions of some oft discussed rookies. I'm with him. Like with any team, health and some luck...
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