6/8 Sox vs. Guardians

[E5 Yaz]

Casas over .200

 

[twibnotes]

You want to bring back the guy who forced his GM to hire Bobby fucking Valentine?? Good lord.

lucchino‘s overall run with the Red Sox was outstanding - he was a HUGE net positive

i’m also not saying to bring him back - I just think they miss some of what he brought

 

[Bergs]

Casas over .200

Nice to see he's finally outpaced my BAC.

 

[Ale Xander]

You want to bring back the guy who forced his GM to hire Bobby fucking Valentine?? Good lord.

Dude beat 3 different cancers

He is a fighter

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

lucchino‘s overall run with the Red Sox was outstanding - he was a HUGE net positive

yeah but bloom was two games away from the World Series

 

[Back Bay]

Has a player ever been DFA mid game and escorted off the premises by security?

 

[JCizzle]

yeah but bloom was two games away from the World Series

And Whitlock was a fun story for a couple of years.

 

[Delicious Sponge]

This could be the last inning of Kluber’s career.

 

[twibnotes]

This could be the last inning of Kluber’s career.

even during these down times there is always an optimist in the group

 

[donutogre]

My deep thoughts for tonight - this team is so fucking uninspired and just plain not fun to watch.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Can't help but feel like they're showcasing Kluber for a trade.

 

[Bergs]

This could be the last inning of Kluber’s career.

I don't know about that, but it had fucking better be the last inning of his Red Sox career.

 

[derekson]

This could be the last inning of Kluber’s career.

Someone will give him a shot at the league minimum.

 

[derekson]

Can't help but feel like they're showcasing Kluber for a trade.

Is someone trying to tank for a good draft position? Oakland?

 

[patinorange]

This could be the last inning of Kluber’s career.

He's taking one for the team.

 

[DisgruntledSoxFan77]

Get this fucking guy off this team!

 

[E5 Yaz]

Can't help but feel like they're showcasing Kluber for a trade.

Plumbing?

 

[soxin6]

This could be the last inning of Kluber’s career.

He will end up on the Rays and be rejuvenated.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

My deep thoughts for tonight - this team is so fucking uninspired and just plain not fun to watch.

maybe it’s hard to build an identity when you turn over half the roster every year

 

[JCizzle]

Cora is all but forcing Chaim to cut this guy, we've reached that stage of the process.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Is someone trying to tank for a good draft position? Oakland?

Not a trade to a baseball team.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Can't help but feel like they're showcasing Kluber for a trade.

Kluber’s future is more Trader Joe‘s than a trade.

 

[soxin6]

Can't help but feel like they're showcasing Kluber for a trade.

A trade for what? We would need to include something of value to get a team to take him.

 

[derekson]

Now we have someone warming? What is Cora even doing?

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Overreaction, but part of Chaim’s job while bridging the gap to the next wave of prospects is to avoid wasting 8 figures on the Kluber of the world. This albatross signing has me leaning towards firing him for the first time, although tomorrow I’ll probably go back to feeling ambivalent either way.

 

[Bergs]

Plumbing?

This is top notch work.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Sox have given up 315 runs.

The only teams in the AL that have given up more are the White Sox (28-35), Royals (18-44), and the A’s (14-50).

 

[scotian1]

The whole plan of signing pitchers who are injured or are reclamation projects on one year contracts has been a crappy plan.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

A trade for what? We would need to include something of value to get a team to take him.

Not a trade to a baseball team. Like to a rogue state for a prisoner of war or something.

 

[donutogre]

maybe it’s hard to build an identity when you turn over half the roster every year

Well said. It’s very hard to find much to latch on to, at least for me.

 

[soxin6]

Now we have someone warming? What is Cora even doing?

Managing like he doesn’t give a shit

 

[JCizzle]

They gave this guy $10 million dollars. What in the world led to that evaluation? I know money isn't real in baseball, but man, I have to imagine that could be better used elsewhere on the roster.

 

[SoxFanInPdx]

Maybe Johnny from Burger King can hook Kluber up with a gig.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Plumbing?

This is good.

 

[twibnotes]

I know bloom is the ultimate decision maker, but isn’t it likely that a lot of guys in the FO weighed in on the Kluber, Eovaldi, Hill, and Wacha decisions…like at what point do we have an mlb scouting issue, not just a gm one?

 

[soxin6]

The whole plan of signing pitchers who are injured or are reclamation projects on one year contracts has been a crappy plan.

Not true. If the goal is to suck, then it is working perfectly.

 

[BigSoxFan]

Overreaction, but part of Chaim’s job while bridging the gap to the next wave of prospects is to avoid wasting 8 figures on the Kluber of the world. This albatross signing has me leaning towards firing him for the first time, although tomorrow I’ll probably go back to feeling ambivalent either way.

There haven’t been nearly enough “wins” in Chaim’s personnel moves. I’m ready to move on.

 

[Bergs]

Not a trade to a baseball team. Like to a rogue state for a prisoner of war or something.

Also top notch work.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

If they do DFA Kluber, they could just keep Dermody around, otherwise, hard to see who they would call up. Ort and Sherriff haven’t been down long enough. Maybe Andrew Politi? Worcester is pretty much a wasteland.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Quick hook.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

For those wondering, the Guardians are next to last in the AL in runs scored.

 

[DisgruntledSoxFan77]

If Kluber has an ounce of self respect he’ll announce his retirement tomorrow morning

 

[twibnotes]

If Kluber has an ounce of self respect he’ll announce his retirement tomorrow morning

And he’d be a total moron walking away from like $7 million

 

[scotian1]

Obviously Cora was trying to save arms for the Yankees series and it certainly looks like he will need a lot of them.

 

[soxin6]

For those wondering, the Guardians are next to last in the AL in runs scored.

Nothing like facing the Red Sox pitching to improve those numbers

 

[DisgruntledSoxFan77]

I know bloom is the ultimate decision maker, but isn’t it likely that a lot of guys in the FO weighed in on the Kluber, Eovaldi, Hill, and Wacha decisions…like at what point do we have an mlb scouting issue, not just a gm one?

And at what point does this fanbase stop making excuses for Chaim Bloom and just accept that he’s not good at his job?

 

[E5 Yaz]

Obviously Cora was trying to save arms for the Yankees series and it certainly looks like he will need a lot of them.

Exactly. Kluber saved the pen some innings. He understood what his job was tonight.

 

[soxin6]

Obviously Cora was trying to save arms for the Yankees series and it certainly looks like he will need a lot of them.

Why? If they don’t start hitting it won’t matter.

 

[Max Power]

Just like they practiced in Spring Training.

 

[Philip Jeff Frye]

They gave this guy $10 million dollars. What in the world led to that evaluation? I know money isn't real in baseball, but man, I have to imagine that could be better used elsewhere on the roster.

I just don't understand how JHW doesn't watch a performance like tonight (or all season for that matter) and think "Holy shit! That's $10 million of my money that's being set on fire out there!"

 

[patinorange]

For those wondering, the Guardians are next to last in the AL in runs scored.

Still time to fix that tonight.