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    Bobby Dalbec DFA

    It wouldn't shock me if Dalbec had a change of scenery and hits 20 home runs in his first 250 plate appearances in his new location. I figured it would be Japan, not Chicago, but the sentiment still stands. Huge raw power, he just needs the at bats to run into a few without looking over his...
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    Draft Pick Watch

    Next time, they have to remember to fire the entire coaching staff during the week leading up to the game, and find a bunch of high school coaches from the area to be interim coaches for the final game. Maybe then they'll be safe from victory.
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    Draft Pick Watch

    My dream was trading down from #1 to #3 or #4 and then also moving down to the bottom of the top 10 and picking up future and current picks along with one of the few truly top talents in a weak draft. Crushed.
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    Game 17: Pats guaranteed to beat Bills scrubs

    The best part is they are going to keep Wolf and Mayo, and Wolf is going to trade up for the number one pick.
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    Draft Pick Watch

    I thought it was excellent satire... Just subtle enough where it creates a double take.
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    Draft Pick Watch

    I'm hoping the Patriots trade down from 1 to 2 to 7 to 14 to 22 and draft best available player with the 22nd and every other draft pick they get from trading down four times in the first round. Hopefully they trade every veteran on a one year contract while they are at it. I think 2026 is the...
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    Is There Something I Should Know? How good will Jarren Duran be going forward?

    I think you are selling the rest of the roster unnecessarily short. There is a tremendous amount of potential, both in new highs and in return to past highs. For instance, Story has had 4 seasons of at least 4 WAR and 2 seasons of 6 WAR, topping out at 7. His decline since coming to the Sox...
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    Red Sox sign Austin Adams (MiLB deal)

    Oops... I feel like Pedroia was ALWAYS a Red Sox. Apparently (checks his notes) he wasn't.
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    Red Sox sign Austin Adams (MiLB deal)

    2004 and 2013 were quite the cast of characters. The Idiots and The Beards. 2004 needs no introduction. 2013 played way over their heads all season and every move Cherington made was spectacularly successful. Like, the 90% projection for every acquisition. A lot of us thought he was...
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    The Kutter Crawford thread

    One thing to consider is that Keith Foulke was 33 in 2006 when he had his career altering injury, and he didn't hang 'em up for good until after 2008 after pitching 31 games for Oakland. And Foulke was still under contract when he retired. Whatever similarities they have, I'd bet Crawford...
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    Red Sox sign Austin Adams (MiLB deal)

    At least he's keeping the ball in the park. This seems like the kind of guy the coaching staff and GM think they can fix. If Adams could somehow get his wildness under control, he has the stuff to be a good pitcher. For no money and a minor league roster spot, he's a great pickup.
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    Red Sox sign Austin Adams (MiLB deal)

    Adams' baseball savant is interesting. He throws almost directly sidearm, and throws mostly four seem fastballs when he's not throwing his slider. The look a lot alike in regards to spin and seem tough to pick up. He gets lots of strikeouts and gives up lots of walks. But rarely gives up...
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    The 2025 Boston Red Sox and The Concept of a Six Man Rotation

    Teams see the benefit, but won't commit to it....?
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    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    The thing about the streaming services and live sports is the value proposition. If they spend $100 million dollars ten times and make ten different movies, they get 25-30 hours of viewing, and then the only payoff is either outside licensing or the nebulous value of repeat viewing or having it...
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    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    Amazon, Netflix, Disney, and Apple (among others) have entered the fray. Network television is going to need to be cost conservative, but the streaming services are going to be battling to be part of the next generation of entertainment for at least another decade. The streaming services are...
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    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    Fifteen years from now, even the 15/$800 million deal won't seem that bad by the end of it. Looking at payroll in 2009, only 4 players made $20 million annually. In 2024, a $20 million salary didn't get you into the top50. By the time this deal is up, $53 million will be the going rate for a...
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    Cy Young winner Chris Sale thread

    I guess I revealed my East Coast bias there... But looking at Hudson's bRef page, he's the epitome of very good, not great. Very little black ink, far fewer CY Young votes. His career WAR was impressive, but he had few great years. He just put up a decent season year after year. Like a rich...
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    Cy Young winner Chris Sale thread

    Schilling, Pettite and Clemons all have off the field concerns helping to keep them out. Although you could make a really strong case Pettite doesn't deserve it, he got carried by the ten other HoF players during his Yankees tenure. Good pitcher, no way a Hall of Famer. Also, I literally...
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    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    Doesn't EVERYBODY hate Boone?
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    In Case You Missed It - 2004 Docuseries on Netflix

    My dad, weeping, said: "I think I'm going to be a Yankees fan now, being a Sox fan hurts too bad." As shocking, as terrifying as that was... In that moment I couldn't argue with him. To make it worse, my brother had a bet with one of his fraternity brothers that whoever lost had to take the...
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