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    Is Connor Wong a starting catcher?

    From my vantage he's being more aggressive, swinging earlier in the count, so not falling into 2-strike counts and having to be so defensive. Which is also why so few walks. He might end up just being a good, maybe streaky hitter. Having McGuire as a decent backup also means he can sit more and...
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    Casas has a left rib fracture. He will be out "a while." (4/23 update)

    Maybe Dalbec will finally find his stroke with the job security that comes after everyone left on the planet roster who can play first base is on the IL.
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    Pittsburgh 4/20, High Time for a Win for Kutter

    I've heard one inning of Merloni doing play-by-play and I already like him more than Flemming.
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    Sox acquire RHP Gutierrez from the Brewers

    All I saw at first on my phone was "Red Sox Acquire Vladimir G...' and I almost had a heart attack.
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    March/April: Red Sox discussion, observations and trend tracking...AKA It's not all about the Benjamins

    I think the fact that guys haven't been home for 6 weeks could be playing into this too. For the younger players that must feel like an eternity.
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    4.5 - Angels in the Outfield

    Flemming had called it on the previous pitch.
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    George Will's Baseball Quiz - Spring 2024

    25 out of 41. ✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌❌❌❌❌✅❌❌❌✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅
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    Agents of KAOS: Rafaela, Duran, and O'Neill

    Is there a coach on the team devoted to baserunning? I thought this was one of Febles' roles, but he's no longer with the team. If speed is going to be more of a weapon going forward, it'd be interesting to know if there's a mindset being imparted as there seems to be with pitching.
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    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    88 wins. Hell, why not. - Team leader in Wins? Bello -Team leader in Losses? Houck -Team leader in Saves? Jansen -Team leader in ERA (qualifying)? Bello -Team leader for Batting Average (qualifying)? Yoshida -Team leader for OPB (qualifying)? Abreu -Team leader in OPS? Devers -Team leader in...
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    Sox have published a page of every player pronouncing their own name:

    We can only imagine "Yosheeder."
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    2024 Red Sox: Better, Worse, or About the Same?

    I think both the ceilings and the floors of most of the roster are higher than last year. Casas won't need a month to adjust to ML pitching. O'Neill can produce better than Verdugo. A full season of Abreu. Duran will come down to earth but with Rafaela coming he will also play less. Wong and...
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    2024 Red Sox spring training games

    The radio broadcast has old friend and UPS Employee of the Month Dana Kiecker telling stories.
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    MLB Expansion Watch

    There's the elevation factor. Mexico City is 2,000 feet higher than Denver. The first of the two games played there between the Giants and Padres last year ended with a score of 16-11. Monterrey, which has hosted games three times previously, at 1,770 feet might be more manageable (though some...
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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Never wished I had been in the room more than when Pedroia interrupted an executive’s dinner to tell him he’s an idiot to his virtual face.
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    When Is It Okay To Worry About Triston Casas: An Attempt at the Reverse Jinx

    I like how the thread title has taken on a new significance completely different from when the thread was started last April.
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