Search results

  1. dynomite

    Dylan Cease traded to Padres

    Definitely interesting, and sort of the opposite approach to building a starting rotation as the Mariners, Rays, Red Sox, Cubs, etc. of building from within. The Padres are all about trading for pitchers that have proven themselves elsewhere: Snell, Musgrove, Darvish, King, Clevinger, Manaea...
  2. dynomite

    Dylan Cease traded to Padres

    Those are the Padres 5th and 8th ranked prospects per MLB. https://www.mlb.com/prospects/padres (Bleis and Yorke to answer your next question, although don’t know how they stack up)
  3. dynomite

    Patriots' 2024 Free Agency Thread

    Plenty of FA WRs left: Mike Williams, Hunter Renfrow, Tyler Boyd, Curtis Samuel, Hollywood Brown. Given how reliable the reporting was on Ridley, I assume this means the Pats will sign someone by the end of the day.
  4. dynomite

    Is Ryland Our Placekicker?

    Great response, not great to hear your insightful and useful concerns about a Kicker the Patriots spent a 4th round pick on (this is where I try not to think about how Puka Nacua went 60 picks later.... ugh). I can't evaluate Kickers, but this certainly doesn't seem promising. The good news is...
  5. dynomite

    Is Ryland Our Placekicker?

    Interested in your perspective here for obvious reasons. Sorry if you wrote about this elsewhere, but how do you feel about Ryland? Is he salvageable from your perspective?
  6. dynomite

    What do you want Pats to do with #3?

    Right, and of course in 2000 the Pats infamously carried 4 QBs all season -- a $100M starter, a veteran backup in Freisz, a developmental 2nd year QB in Michael Bishop, and some 6th rounder who couldn't even start reliably at Michigan. And the Niners traded a haul for the 3rd pick to draft Trey...
  7. dynomite

    A Reunion: Brissett back in New England. 1 year, $8 million

    Did you hear about the riot at the Renaissance fair? ... There was luting in the streets. Uh, anyway, yes my point is mostly that Brissett is a solid backup QB who hasn't played much in recent years for a reason. Once in a while in recent years those guys have put up good years (Geno, Minshew...
  8. dynomite

    2024 Red Sox Spring Training

    Totally, I'm sure there's a reason why they're adjusting the lineup today. I just mean once the real games start I hope we don't see Yoshida batting in front of Casas routinely.
  9. dynomite

    A Reunion: Brissett back in New England. 1 year, $8 million

    Can you say more about this? They might not draft a QB at #3, but unless there's a shocker (trade for Fields, etc.) I think it's a virtual guarantee they're drafting one of the top 6ish QBs in this draft (Caleb/Maye/Daniels/Penix/Nix/McCarthy), either staying at #3, trading down, or using their...
  10. dynomite

    2024 Red Sox Spring Training

    Not concerned with them experimenting for various reasons today. I will say I don't understand any regular season lineup where the guy with the highest OPS on the team in '23 (Casas at .856) bats later than 4th, and in particular, after Yoshida (.783) and O'Neill (.776 career) unless they're...
  11. dynomite

    A Reunion: Brissett back in New England. 1 year, $8 million

    Agreed this was widely expected since at least December, if I recall correctly. Perfect guy for a rebuilding team to stick at QB in training camp and beyond while the rookie learns, a veteran who has been around the league but also can tell stories about how Brady used to do it. I don't agree...
  12. dynomite

    Non-Patriots Free Agency News 2024

    Yup, Raiders and Vikings the two top rumored spots. https://bearswire.usatoday.com/lists/nfl-rumors-potential-bears-justin-fields-trade-suitors-with-falcons-out/ Broncos are also on this list, and could make some sense -- they're stuck with the 12th pick, Payton might not want to go through a...
  13. dynomite

    Patriots sign RB Antonio Gibson

    That's true, and admittedly I didn't watch almost any Commanders football last year, but with Bieniemy there I was expecting them to figure out how to use Gibson.
  14. dynomite

    Patriots sign RB Antonio Gibson

    I've always liked Gibson, but it was concerning that he basically disappeared in the Commanders offense last season. Converted hybrid college WR/RB/kicker returner, ran a 4.39 40 at the combine in 2020, had that one breakout year in DC but faded the last two years. Lots of experience as a pass...
  15. dynomite

    The Frailty of the Modern Pitcher

    Agreed, it's worth another thread. I will say I remember looking up this article a few years ago that suggested pitcher injuries have gone up slowly but steadily over the past 25 years -- this is # of days MLB pitchers spent on the DL/IL...
  16. dynomite

    2024 Red Sox Spring Training

    When he was signed they targeted today as his first game: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/03/sports/cj-cron-red-sox/?p1=HP_Feed_ContentQuery&p1=HP_Feed_ContentQuery
  17. dynomite

    2024 Red Sox Spring Training

    Thanks so much @CR67dream, @jmcc5400, @bernie carb 33, @Cassvt2023 and everyone else for the kind words! I was thinking of Mike F as I typed that up, actually, and I'm tickled pink by the comparison! There are worse role models to have as I enter my (gasp) 40s. I was there for my birthday...
  18. dynomite

    2024 Red Sox: Better, Worse, or About the Same?

    This is all somewhat fair and I do think we're underestimating the drag the black holes at SS and 2B had on the 2023 team. Still, the 2023 Sox also got ~5 WAR from Sale, Paxton, and Turner, and after Giolito's injury it seems none of them will have been replaced by new additions. Plus they're...
  19. dynomite

    Brayan Bello signed to a 6 year, $55 million extension

    Agreed. It feels like this is what well-run franchises with spending limits do (see: Braves, Guardians, Cardinals) and was hoped for by many on this board all offseason. It also represents a course correction from what went wrong after 2018, which we don't need to rehash. That's helpful.
  20. dynomite

    2024 Red Sox Spring Training

    Just getting back from a great weekend in Ft. Myers. Game notes: - I was telling my friends during Sunday's game that the offseason had been a little rough and the mood going into Breslow's first season would be not great if they didn't sign Montgomery... only to have none other than Craig...