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    Alex Cora named Red Sox manager

    Between Febles, Hyers, and of course Cora himself, they’re really leaning into the notion that the young core of the team could use some coaches with serious backgrounds in the minor leagues and player development.
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    Woj: Porzingis May Be Available

    I think Phil is probably right that KP is worth the #1 pick this year, and if the Celtics still had it I'd trade it for him. But they don't, so I tend to think its "equivalent"--what Danny just traded it for--should be very close to getting it done on a fair world. So that's #3 and the rights to...
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    Woj: Porzingis May Be Available

    Not sure I totally get the "hold off for someone better" argument. Presumably this year's pick is one of the best assets, so unless you can use it to get an even bigger fish before the draft, waiting means you lose it. I guess you could always trade the player you end up taking, but if he's not...
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    The Plan For the #1, er, #3 Overall Pick?

    Upon reflection, I've really moved away from the tearing my hair out phase of processing this, especially in terms of what they got versus what they "should" have gotten. I mean, they added a likely, though not guaranteed, future high lottery pick to only move down two spots. How many teams...
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    The Plan For the #1, er, #3 Overall Pick?

    Couple of thoughts... Jackson may or may not become a star (he may not even be the pick), but I think we need to hold off on the complaints that he's redundant with what the Celts already have. Crowder, for example, is already a good shooter and probably has maxed out his upside. If Jackson...
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    2017 Butler Watch: Love Me Tender

    I just think we might need to resign ourselves to the idea that regardless of how much we might want something better than #32, the market for Butler at this point isn't as good as we would assume. The fact that Belichick and Payton are pals surely wouldn't dissuade BB from pursuing other...
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    Red Sox sign Mitch Moreland

    Yeah, I get that, but I thinking more along the lines of trying to get Young's bat into the semi-everyday lineup if it does run into some of the problems Van Everyman discusses. If Moreland sucks, sure you can put Hanley at first, but then who's the DH? You could do Young then, but if Hanley...
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    Red Sox sign Mitch Moreland

    I tend to cringe whenever anyone blithely suggests that so-and-so can "easily" handle first base even when he's never played it before, but is it crazy to think Chris Young could get some reps there in spring training? He's arguably one of the better bats on the team, and if 1B really does turn...
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    Red Sox acquire Tyler Thornburg from Brewers

    You win me the division, or I call the INS.
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    Collins traded to Cleveland per Schefter

    He had the same incentive at the beginning of the season but for whatever reason (effort? execution?) he ended up being demoted to a part-time player and for all we know was likely to continue as one for the rest of the year had he remained in a Pats uniform. So if Roberts continued to get...
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    2016 NE Mid-Season Game Balls & Goats

    I'd give DMac shout out, at least as a 1B to Butler's 1A. The second corner has been a bit of a black hole, but despite that one of the Pats' few defensive strengths has been limiting the big pass play. I have to think McCourty's deep coverage is at least some part of that, in addition to his...
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    2016 Trade Deadline Gamethread

    Anyone know if Tramon Williams is still any good? I don't watch the winless Browns as often as I should (ha!), but he was certainly very good for a few years in his Packers days.
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    Collins traded to Cleveland per Schefter

    If nothing else, my guess is that the elevation of Roberts over Collins probably improves the run defense a little bit.
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    Collins traded to Cleveland per Schefter

    I mean, when you start going through the list of elite QB's/elite offenses, you realize it's actually pretty short. It's even shorter if you limit the list to teams that have legit SB/deep playoff run chances (e.g., not the Saints). In this year's NFL, a truly elite offense plus a defense...
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    Who is in your playoff rotation?

    I'd be more worried about that if Pomeranz had never been a reliever before. But given that he's not only done it, but had a lot of success doing it, I'd be surprised if he really needs some big acclimation period. In any event, if his last start is an indication Farrell seems inclined to...
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    2016 Jimmy G: Jimmy Who?

    Wow -- this is risky, but I guess signing some stiff off the street with less than three days to prep is its own kind of risk, too. You steal valuable prep time from Brissett getting the new guy up to speed, you cut a player you may like, and if the new guys sucks anyway it's not like you've...
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    2016 Jimmy G: Jimmy Who?

    I think the short week really changes things here in terms of options. It's going to be hard enough getting Brissett ready in the normal offense with only a few walkthroughs -- unless they've been spending real time in camp on alternative offenses like the Wildcat I have a hard time seeing...
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    2016 Jimmy G: Jimmy Who?

    Ugh, I'd personally feel better about the no new QB thing if they were playing any team other than the Texans (except maybe the Jets with their front four) on Thursday. I can just see JJ Watt crunching Brissett on some hit early on and the Pats being left with nothing in particular for the rest...
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    How Good Are The Sox Now?

    The fun thing about the Sox right now, in my opinion, is that for the first time all season I can really start to see not only that they can make a deep playoff run, but how it might actually happen. I'm certainly not predicting dominance or anything, but a great offense combined with a...
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    Bryan Stork - Traded, Failed Skins Physical, Released by Patriots

    Interesting -- I stand corrected on the versatility point. I guess maybe a bigger factor than I had realized was Belichick's relative satisfaction with some of the young interior linemen -- not just Andrews and Thuney, but possibly guys like Karras, who I believe Bill praised earlier in camp.