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    2023 QB Carousel

    If the Pats were to get in on Lamar and land him, could they not trade Mac Jones, thereby making up some of the pick value they would lose in the signing?
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    Poll: Rate Your Faith in the Red Sox Front Office

    Def seeing a plan here. Signings are going to be mid-tier by design until they feel that Mayer, Casas, Yorke are ready to contribute, and further testing their rotational depth. Letting X walk was the right move, they will be better off judging what talent they need in 2-3 years than assuming...
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    Astros acquire Christian Vázquez for Enmanuel Valdez and Wilyer Abreu.

    5’9” looks generous for Mr. Valdez
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    RIP Tony Fernandez

    Man, Tony was my favorite player growing up. When I played pitch and hit baseball in my friend's dead end as a kid, he was the Red Sox and I was the Blue Jays. Tony Fe always batted first. Great player, sad to hear he's gone.
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    Betts/Price to LA for Verdugo/Jeter Downs/TBA

    Would it make sense for Boston to just take Maeda and absorb less of Price’s contract? Seems like they could use him.
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    Craig Kimbrel: Dominant Closer

    Calculated Cora genius: he knows Kimbrel is off again and purposely burned him out with a 5 run cushion so he had an excuse not to use him in a typical save situation tomorrow. Anyway, it’s a theory.
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    World Series poll

    So only 8 out of 200ish respondants so far are picking LA to win this. Meanwhile, I think most official odds I've seen are more like 60/40 on this one... Granted this is a Red Sox message board, but still seems like a bit of overconfidence.
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    Craig Kimbrel: Dominant Closer

    Last night was frightening, but I kept telling myself that if anyone's going to have control issues for two straight innings, I'd like it to be Kimbrel. So long as he doesn't walk the world (and granted he almost did), his stuff and velocity were good enough that no one took him yard and he did...
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    ALCS Game 5 Pitching Predictions

    I am curious people's thoughts on the low usage of Eduardo Rodriguez this post season. He's only pitched 3+ innings, and while not very good in those 3, it seems strange to me that he's neither getting a spot start, nor pitching significant relief innings given that there's such a glaring need...
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    2018 Baseball Card Thread

    Man loved looking through those card designs up thread. Interesting to see slow shifts in design sense, then sudden head scratcher decisions like 1987 and 1969. My favorite is 1986 — not sure if that’s nostalgia or what, those cards look amazing to me
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    2017-18 NBA Regular Season Game/Observation Thread

    Seems like the right place to put this: https://www.ancient-code.com/airplane-carrying-oklahoma-nba-players-collides-with-ufo-at-30000-feet/?utm_content=social-rweo1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=SocialPilot Airplane carrying NBA players collides with UFO
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    The Plan For the #1, er, #3 Overall Pick?

    I'm fine with this move personally. For me, the real reason to do it is that the 2018 draft class looks like a better fit for the Celtics than this one. Getting a shot at Ayton, Bamba to help in the front would be huge for this team. Getting two shots at those players ( if both the...
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    Who's on Third? I don't know

    As long as the Sox are playing decently, I think a little more rope for Rutelege is their primary option. However, Pawtucket 3B Matt Dominguez should be worth a look, at least. He hit .269 with 18 HR in 475 AAA at bats last year for Buffalo (Jays), and walked 67 times to just 70 Ks. In 2013...
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    On a scale of Dante Bichette to David Ortiz...

    He's been kinda disappointing so far, and hasn't seemed like he's having much fun. All that could change, but right now I'm giving him a 5.
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    2017 Jimmy G: The Dilemma

    Is it really that unlikely that Brady starts one more year, then they trade him and go with Garoppolo? In terms of passing the baton, which has to happen eventually, getting out in front of things like that sure seems smart to me...