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    The TrevorEnding Story: needs shoulder surgery, out for the year (4/9 update)

    Pre 2004, absolutely, a defining characteristic
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    George Will's Baseball Quiz - Spring 2024

    Thank you for posting! 28 out of 41.
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    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    80 wins -Team leader in Wins? Bello -Team leader in Losses? Pivetta -Team leader in Saves? Martin -Team leader in ERA (qualifying)? Bello -Team leader for Batting Average (qualifying)? Yoshida -Team leader for OBP (qualifying)? Casas -Team leader in OPS? Casas -Team leader in HR? Devers -Team...
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    2024 Red Sox Spring Training

    That could be. The joke above about Story and dengue fever…maybe not so much of a joke after all.
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    Offseason rumors

    Adrian Beltre, ironically enough, if you consider that a “big” contract.
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    2024 Lineup (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    This POV seems about right to me. In the absence of a serious push to contend (and not just hope to be in the WC race if everything breaks right), we need to figure out what we have. I understand the concerns about Rafaela hitting major league pitching, but there is only one way to find out, and...
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    Lucas Giolito signs 2 year, 38.5M contract with Red Sox (opt-out after 1 year, potential 3rd year option)

    That seems about right. Probably there aren’t any A moves to be had at this point.
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    Lucas Giolito signs 2 year, 38.5M contract with Red Sox (opt-out after 1 year, potential 3rd year option)

    Manny Ramirez was put on waivers (before 2004, I don’t recall exactly when) and nobody wanted to pick up that contract…so I guess he was waiver wire fodder too?
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    Lucas Giolito signs 2 year, 38.5M contract with Red Sox (opt-out after 1 year, potential 3rd year option)

    The year Bert Blyleven gave up 50 he was the #2 SP on a World Series championship team.
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    McAdam: “Full Throttle” may mean business as usual

    The last two trade deadlines, perhaps? Winding up with Kluber instead of Eovaldi? Not paying a bit more to get Effin? Whether or not such criticism is fair or not is another question that has been debated quite robustly and ably in these pages.
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    McAdam: “Full Throttle” may mean business as usual

    I know this has been debated ad nauseum, but Bloom’s tenure wasn’t long enough to turn the farm system into a pitching pipeline starting from near zero, especially given the lost 2020 minor league season and truncated draft. Yes, some teams were able to bring successful pitchers to the majors...
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    Not our Star Blazer: Yamamoto signs with the Dodgers for $325 million, 12 years

    I recall reading that his unusual mechanics were how he managed to coax velocity out of his (relatively) small frame.
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    What does the Red Sox DH look like in 2024?

    I agree…this was more in the spirit of what to do with what we have now. Maybe Mitch Garver, as others are speculating, if he can play some 1B (cue the Moneyball Ron Washington reference).
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    What does the Red Sox DH look like in 2024?

    I have been thinking along the same lines. Can Refsnyder play 1B? He seems athletic enough to do that, especially as a former infielder (albeit not a good one), and could spell Casas occasionally vs LHP. Dalbec could do that too; but he is hopeless vs RHP; and there may not be enough for both of...
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    Offseason rumors

    I would have been fine with that contract, and 5/125 for Montgomery. I don’t have a good feeling about the Yamamoto sweepstakes.
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    2024 HOF Ballot

    Also Jones lost much of his defensive value. He became a part-time corner OF/DH.
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    What does Red Sox starting pitching look like in 2024?

    Thank you for the correction. And oh my.
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    What does Red Sox starting pitching look like in 2024?

    Are we sure about the latter? DiceK was supposed to have electric stuff, including a 95 mph (back when that was above average) fastball and something called a gyroball, which never seemed to materialize. Indeed there were some red flags (largely overlooked, including on this board) about...
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    Justin Turner declines option (11.03.23 update)

    Turner, at age 39, is not going to be a starting 3B for anyone next season.
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    Offseason rumors

    My apologies, not non-tendered, rather traded for a middling reliever. Given the stated priority to improve the defense, I can’t imaging they envision giving most of the playing time to Valdez. I’m surprised Reyes’s defensive numbers were that bad, maybe they think he is better than that? it...
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