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I think it was for the prospects and JBJ. The organization made a big deal about bringing him back; and Bloom’s commentary after the trade was all about improved defense in the OF; the value of having two “premium defensive CF” at Fenway, and that they thought they could get Bradley back to being the player he was a few years ago (which still could happen). But the lack of backup options for if that doesn’t happen is insane, to me.
 

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Ok, but if JBJ wasn’t the target of the trade, why didn’t the team get someone to at least platoon with him? Or just dump him and sign someone else to play RF? There’s no evidence that they didn’t value JBJ and only did the deal for prospects.
I'm not saying they didn't value JBJ - they need someone to play right field, and at least JBJ still has defensive value. I'm saying that the main reason for that trade was to acquire Binelas and Hamilton, and their performance in the minors so far indicates that Bloom made the right call. Same as the Benintendi trade - Cordero was the only player with MLB experience they got back, but the four additional prospects they acquired was the real haul.

As others have stated, Bloom is in the middle of rebuilding the team. The moves he made this offseason seem to me that he's constructing the team much like he did last year - enough talent on the roster to keep it interesting and augment mid-season should they make a playoff push (like Schwarber), but nothing that would immediately put them over the top in a competitive division. Story puts a wrinkle in that, but he's signed long enough that he provides some insurance if X leaves and Mayer or whoever isn't ready yet.
 

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I don't know if JBJ was acquired with the intention that he would actually play with some regularity, but that's where we have wound up so far. This outcome borders on incompetence.

Buying a couple of prospects for taking on Bradley's contract is fine. Not acquiring a real right fielder is not.
 

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JBJ may well have been acquired to be traded later this season to a team that needs a good defensive OF. The fact that he's hit a little bit to start the year might make him worth another low-level prospect or in a package deal to get back a bench bat or back end of the bullpen arm or better. If the trading team DFAs him, the Sox could grab him if he goes unclaimed and signs a minor league deal. Either way, I think it's more likely he was a stopgap being done a favor (trying to restore his value in the place he's most familiar, maybe give some tutelage to Kiké or Duran about playing CF or RF in Fenway in the process) before he winds up in the perennial spring training invite group after his contract expires or he's released.

With the dead ball effect this year, a strong defensive OF may have slightly more value than otherwise.
 

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That they don’t have legitimate backups for Bradley and Dalbec, despite the obvious concerns about both, is the biggest problem I have with the off-season. Both these guys were handed jobs with no competition. Shaw and Arroyo as their backups is laughable.
 

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That they don’t have legitimate backups for Bradley and Dalbec, despite the obvious concerns about both, is the biggest problem I have with the off-season. Both these guys were handed jobs with no competition. Shaw and Arroyo as their backups is laughable.
How good can their "backups" be (as in who could they get) when there are prospects in waiting behind each of those guys? It's very likely they see Bradley and Dalbec as seat-warmers for Duran and Casas, so they're less inclined to further clog up the chute with other flotsam.
 

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Duran is seen as the future in RF? I’d say maybe CF. It’s possible that Shaw and Arroyo are the best possible options to back up 1B and RF this year, I kind of am skeptical of that. I just don’t see much upside with either guy and think they could have done better. But again, the time crunch of the abbreviated off-season and the sort of pursuit of guys like Schwarber, Suzuki, etc. probably complicated things. It just seems like the Sox were all over the place with their off-season plans and ended up not addressing any real needs.
 

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Arroyo needs to stay healthy for more than half a season before he can be counted to back up anything on the reg. More likely that they'll rely on Araúz if he's healthy. And old friend BROCKHOLT is still out there if they can't find anyone better.
 

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I don't know if JBJ was acquired with the intention that he would actually play with some regularity, but that's where we have wound up so far. This outcome borders on incompetence.

Buying a couple of prospects for taking on Bradley's contract is fine. Not acquiring a real right fielder is not.
Suzuki was the guy to get. It's early, but his contract might be the best way to spend $85M next offseason too. Of course, we have no way of knowing if Boston was truly a possible destination for him.

I was also puzzled that JBJ opened the season as the starter but he's fine (and pleasantly un-cooked, it seems). He's been as valuable as Renfroe so far, and better than the much more expensive options in Avisail Garcia, Eddie Rosario and Kole Calhoun, and better than Myers. The only problem is that he'd seem to have no trade value whatsoever, in the case that we're sellers, after last year.

Duran is seen as the future in RF? I’d say maybe CF. It’s possible that Shaw and Arroyo are the best possible options to back up 1B and RF this year, I kind of am skeptical of that. I just don’t see much upside with either guy and think they could have done better. But again, the time crunch of the abbreviated off-season and the sort of pursuit of guys like Schwarber, Suzuki, etc. probably complicated things. It just seems like the Sox were all over the place with their off-season plans and ended up not addressing any real needs.
Shaw needs to be DFA'd as soon as humanly possible. I don't know if the team sees Franchy as a possible 1B option anymore, but with his youth and control it makes more sense to try him again than run Shaw out there. Arroyo, now in his arb years, may have negative value going forward if he doesn't make major strides this year. He's not a DFA candidate exactly, but it doesn't make sense to pay someone increasingly expensive arb rates to get 150 PAs a year backing up our three best everyday hitters. He looks like an emergency option in RF at best.

Has Duran looked good in center? The Sox prospects guys don't like him in CF or RF. I'm a Duran skeptic, at least relative to expectations, but willing to be convinced.
 

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Suzuki was the guy to get. It's early, but his contract might be the best way to spend $85M next offseason too. Of course, we have no way of knowing if Boston was truly a possible destination for him.

I was also puzzled that JBJ opened the season as the starter but he's fine (and pleasantly un-cooked, it seems). He's been as valuable as Renfroe so far, and better than the much more expensive options in Avisail Garcia, Eddie Rosario and Kole Calhoun, and better than Myers. The only problem is that he'd seem to have no trade value whatsoever, in the case that we're sellers, after last year.



Shaw needs to be DFA'd as soon as humanly possible. I don't know if the team sees Franchy as a possible 1B option anymore, but with his youth and control it makes more sense to try him again than run Shaw out there. Arroyo, now in his arb years, may have negative value going forward if he doesn't make major strides this year. He's not a DFA candidate exactly, but it doesn't make sense to pay someone increasingly expensive arb rates to get 150 PAs a year backing up our three best everyday hitters. He looks like an emergency option in RF at best.

Has Duran looked good in center? The Sox prospects guys don't like him in CF or RF. I'm a Duran skeptic, at least relative to expectations, but willing to be convinced.
My recollection is that he didn't have the arm to be an above-average defensive CF, but it's not like we've always had a cannon in center (looking at you, Ellsbury and Damon). He's got speed, which I'd like to see more of on the team. If he can make the same type of contact at the major league level that he's making in AAA, there's your leadoff hitter.
 
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The Sox have three players with an OBP north of .300 (four if you include Refsnyder's 6 PA). Bogaerts (.421), Martinez (.344) and Story (.311). Even on a .278 BA, Devers' OBP is .296

Upton has barely been a .200 hitter the last couple of seasons. I think he just can't hit ML pitching anymore.
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And it's not like his Statcast numbers are all that encouraging.

2019: .215 BA, .219 xBA, .416 SLG, .426 xSLG
2020: .204 BA, .228 xBA, .422 SLG, .430 xSLG
2021: .211 BA, .224 xBA, .409 SLG, .426 xSLG
 

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Upton ain't the end all be all. My interest in him comes down to this... for the same salary, would you rather have Travis Shaw or Justin Upton? Upton only hit .211 in 318 ABs last season. He had just 67 hits, but they were productive with 17 HRs and 41RBI. At this point here seems to be no intention to sit Dalbec, would you rather see Upton or Shaw coming of the bench to PH? Say what you will about his defensive, do you prefer Upton taking the field out there a couple of times a week or Arroyo learning the position on the fly? I'd honestly rather see him pick up a first baseman's mitt again. If the Sox don't feel ready to promote from within, then IMO the need to explore other options until they're ready to do so. Maybe RFsynder's that guy, but if he is, when's he going to get the opportunity to show that he is? With this offense scuffling as it has been, this team has been frustrating to watch with Dalbec and JBJ taking their respective spots in the lineup on a nightly basis.
 

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My recollection is that he didn't have the arm to be an above-average defensive CF, but it's not like we've always had a cannon in center (looking at you, Ellsbury and Damon). He's got speed, which I'd like to see more of on the team. If he can make the same type of contact at the major league level that he's making in AAA, there's your leadoff hitter.
So where does he fit in the OF if he comes up this year? If he doesn't have the arm for CF then I don't want him RF either. Does he go into LF and Verdugo to RF?
 

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So where does he fit in the OF if he comes up this year? If he doesn't have the arm for CF then I don't want him RF either. Does he go into LF and Verdugo to RF?
I think he's slated for center, arm issues aside. If he can make contact at a high enough rate, the team can probably live with his arm in center. They've always got JBJ as a defensive replacement if needed.
 

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Davis is 27, and has so far had a AAAA type trajectory. Toolsy speed/power dude who has raked in Sacramento (~.980 OPS in 500ish AAA PA), but hasn't translated that to the majors yet.
 

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Davis is 27, and has so far had a AAAA type trajectory. Toolsy speed/power dude who has raked in Sacramento (~.980 OPS in 500ish AAA PA), but hasn't translated that to the majors yet.
He had some bad luck with injuries last year. Suffered a knee injury to start the year, came back and crushed AAA pitching (.316/.418/.754 in 14 games), got promoted and re-injured himself after 9 ABs in the majors.
 

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View: https://twitter.com/bostonsportsinf/status/1519796600159326208?cxt=HHwWgMC-tZS9s5cqAAAA

Red Sox offense Hasn't hit a HR in an astronomical 225 AB's Last HR - 4/22 - Rafael Devers - 3rd inning that's 6+ games
Here is MLB team splits over the last 7 days
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Red Sox How anemic has the offense been you ask? It is the first time in 79 years (1943) the the Red Sox offense, thru the first 20 games, has been held to... OPS ≤ .620 BA ≤ .230 HR ≤ 11 ugly
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Partially the issue has to be Chaim/ the team is into the launch angle mode but the balls are dead. They've had a lot of warning track power, even on barreled balls.
 

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So how long before we start giving the AAA guys a look? I mean honestly - how much worse can Fitzgerald, Sanchez, Cordero, Casas, and/or Downs be than our current flotsam? At least you'd learn something by giving them a look in the majors - the only thing I'm learning from watching Travis Shaw or Christian Arroyo is that they stink.
 

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I think Dalbec is an ML player who could have been decent or better for Boston, but whose development, and confidence, were stunted when he became more of a bench player after the Schwarber trade. I think he could use a change of scenery at this point. Not sure what he'd be worth as a single piece, so maybe they'll package him wimhmmth someone.
 

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I think Dalbec is an ML player who could have been decent or better for Boston, but whose development, and confidence, were stunted when he became more of a bench player after the Schwarber trade. I think he could use a change of scenery at this point. Not sure what he'd be worth as a single piece, so maybe they'll package him wimhmmth someone.
The trade deadline was so damaging to his confidence that he put up a .339/.431/.774 line in August. 14 of his HRs were post-Schwarber.
 

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I think Dalbec is an ML player who could have been decent or better for Boston, but whose development, and confidence, were stunted when he became more of a bench player after the Schwarber trade. I think he could use a change of scenery at this point. Not sure what he'd be worth as a single piece, so maybe they'll package him wimhmmth someone.
I see this differently. The Schwarber trade may have lit a fire under Bobby's ass. Schwarber was traded to Boston on July 29, 2021. His first game for The Sox wasn't until August 13 and his first start at 1B came August 27th where he went on to start just 9 of the final 32 games at 1st. By all accounts, Dalbec's best months last season were August and September where he played 41 games (the vast majority of them starts) at 1st. I hardly see Schawber's presence as stunting his development as Dalbec played 123 games at the position, starting 111 of them. Confidence? While Schwarber's presence did greatly impact Dalbec's post season, he came into spring training unopposed as the team's starter and the job has been his to lose until the eventual arrival of Triston Casas
 

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The trade deadline was so damaging to his confidence that he put up a .339/.431/.774 line in August. 14 of his HRs were post-Schwarber.
Sure, but that's not the whole story. I watched almost all of those games last summer/fall and can tell you that something changed for Bobby D at some point, probably in early September, and he became more of a liability at the plate. In the postseason, he went 0-12, no walks, 5 K, no RBI, 1 GIDP over 8 games. That's kind of hard to do for a player who was locked in only a few weeks prior.

In September/October (per BREF), he played in 24 games, starting in 20 (which surprised me), and put up .247/.318/.610 with 27 K, 7 BB, 17 RBI. A lot of those numbers were significantly down from August (.339/.431/.774, 8 BB, 18 K, 21 RBI) and his BAbip went down by 100 points between August and September/October, in 13/15 more combimed PAs/ABs (respectively).

If it wasn't the Schwarber trade/arrival (Schwarber played in 15 games in August, all starts, and in 26 in Sep/Oct, 22 starts) that hurt his progression, maybe it was the move away from 1B? Maybe it was changing positions in the lineup? Maybe it was trying too hard to prove his continued worth? Either way, the player we saw in August is not the one we've seen since and the changes that happened in the mean time are finite.
 

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If it wasn't the Schwarber trade/arrival (Schwarber played in 15 games in August, all starts, and in 26 in Sep/Oct, 22 starts) that hurt his progression, maybe it was the move away from 1B? Maybe it was changing positions in the lineup? Maybe it was trying too hard to prove his continued worth? Either way, the player we saw in August is not the one we've seen since and the changes that happened in the mean time are finite.
Schwarber played TWO games at 1B in August, just one of them a start and played 8 in September, all starts. FWIW, Dalbec's BA, OBP, SSLG and OPS were all higher at the end of Sept than they were at the end of August.
 

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Schwarber played TWO games at 1B in August, just one of them a start and played 8 in September, all starts. FWIW, Dalbec's BA, OBP, SSLG and OPS were all higher at the end of Sept than they were at the end of August.
I didn't say the starts were all at 1B. I was just putting what the BRef chart said. And the higher numbers at the end of September further muddy the waters as to why he's regressed so much since. Maybe it wasn't the Schwarber trade, but it was something that happened after Kyle from Waltham showed up. Can it be corrected in Boston?
 

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Maybe it's too soon to say, but I'm guessing Dalbec will be one of those hitters like prime JBJ. He'll have a one-month hot streak at the plate that makes his overall season numbers look decent, but for the rest of the season he'll give you almost nothing.
 

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I didn't say the starts were all at 1B. I was just putting what the BRef chart said. And the higher numbers at the end of September further muddy the waters as to why he's regressed so much since. Maybe it wasn't the Schwarber trade, but it was something that happened after Kyle from Waltham showed up. Can it be corrected in Boston?
It wasn't the Schwarber trade, but it was something after the Schwarber trade? A period where he played his best baseball of the season? It could be as simple as he got hot for a bit. MLB history is filled with guys who don't become stars but have bursts of success. It's also filled with stars that struggled before putting it all together. I have nothing to back this up, but might Schwarber have been a positive influence? Dalbec's improvement last season coincides with his arrival. I also wonder at this point if Pete Fatse is the right guy for the job as the team's hitting instructor.
 

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It wasn't the Schwarber trade, but it was something after the Schwarber trade? A period where he played his best baseball of the season? It could be as simple as he got hot for a bit. MLB history is filled with guys who don't become stars but have bursts of success. It's also filled with stars that struggled before putting it all together. I have nothing to back this up, but might Schwarber have been a positive influence? Dalbec's improvement last season coincides with his arrival. I also wonder at this point if Pete Fatse is the right guy for the job as the team's hitting instructor.
You might be right on the rest. Maybe it was just a mirage. But, to clarify, by "after Kyle from Waltham showed up," I meant after he was activated from the DL and placed into the lineup. I'll concede the point.
 

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You might be right on the rest. Maybe it was just a mirage. But, to clarify, by "after Kyle from Waltham showed up," I meant after he was activated from the DL and placed into the lineup. I'll concede the point.
It was my impression that Cora hid him from hard-throwing right-handers, even in August and September, and he managed to succeed when put into situations where he was most likely to do so. The improvement was real, but the vulnerabilities remained, as was painfully evident in the postseason.
 

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@SmittyOnMLB Schwarber Renfroe and Chavis have outhomered the Sox this season, 13-12.
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Red Sox offense

Has scored ≤ 2 runs in 10 of the 22 games this season

The most in Red Sox history, thru 22 games, since 1987

just ugly
Red Sox runs scored on their last 10:

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Sawamura's first error in the majors is walk-off win for the Orioles and another ugly loss for the Red Sox.

4th one-run loss on this road trip, the third in extra innings.

Sox have scored only 28 runs in 9 games on this trip.
This is reaching historical levels of offensive ineptitude. I can’t remember an offense that has been this bad for an entire month.
Red Sox lose 2-1 to the Orioles.

The Red Sox offense in April: .225 batting average, .273 on-base percentage, .336 slugging percentage, .609 OPS and just 12 homers.
Just brutal.
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Raise your hand if you thought the offense would be the worst part of the team to start the season (and that the pitching and BP) would be playing better than the offense
 
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Thank fuck for all of these Twitter gems otherwise there would be no way for us to know how offensively offense this offense is.
 

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So there are few easy solutions here. I would suggest that since they’re not hitting for any power at all that they start trying to manufacture runs. Steal, hit and run, bunt, whatever the hell they need to do to get on, get over, and get in.

But that requires base runners in the first place, and they’re just about the worst in baseball at even THAT.

And it’s easy to blame Chaim, but when their all star caliber players are playing like dog crap, that’s not on him. Only Bogaerts is hitting well. That’s it. Kiké, Devers, Story, Verdugo... all sucking. JD hasn’t played. That’s five quality hitters giving them absolutely NOTHING. If even a couple of them were doing SOMETHING, they probably win two of these games they’ve lost in such frustrating fashion.
 

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The Sox have 4 players hitting above a .700 OPS - who are they?

The Sox have 1 player hitting between .600 and .700 - who is he?

The Sox have 11 players hitting below a .600 OPS - I'd ask who they are, but process of elimination or excretion and all that.
 

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Here's a quick quiz - don't look it up:

The Sox have 4 players hitting above a .700 OPS - who are they?

The Sox have 1 player hitting between .600 and .700 - who is he?

The Sox have 11 players hitting below a .600 OPS - I'd ask who they are, but process of elimination or excretion and all that.
The only one I can answer is that Bogaerts is the one with the OPS over .700. But the fact that you can even ask this question is incredibly depressing.
 

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So there are few easy solutions here. I would suggest that since they’re not hitting for any power at all that they start trying to manufacture runs. Steal, hit and run, bunt, whatever the hell they need to do to get on, get over, and get in.

But that requires base runners in the first place, and they’re just about the worst in baseball at even THAT.

And it’s easy to blame Chaim, but when their all star caliber players are playing like dog crap, that’s not on him. Only Bogaerts is hitting well. That’s it. Kiké, Devers, Story, Verdugo... all sucking. JD hasn’t played. That’s five quality hitters giving them absolutely NOTHING. If even a couple of them were doing SOMETHING, they probably win two of these games they’ve lost in such frustrating fashion.
This in a nutshell. JBJ, Arroyo and even Shaw (I know he was DFA) are not the problems. Story, Verdugo and Kike being unable to hit their way out of a paper bag and JDM being unable to stay on the field is the problem. Devers isn't doing as badly as those others, but he is still not hitting to his ability. As long as those five aren't contributing, the Sox can tinker with the bench all they want and this team will still suck. The only thing to do is wait it out and see if they start hitting. The problem is that with how beastly the AL east is, by the time they start hitting, the team can be out of contention. The other problem is the aggressiveness of their at bats which I believe Cora espouses. They need to take pitches, work walks and if a ball is thrown in their happy place, scorch it.
 

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Cora's philosophy (and a generational talent the team decided not to prioritize to ensure they could lock up a broken down former ace) helped them win 108 games and a WS title in dominant fashion only three postseasons ago and brought them to within two wins of another trip to the Fall Classic last year, so I doubt he's going to change what's been working for about half of his tenure (can't count 2020 since he didn't manage due to suspension), especially when half the lineup is the same people who won it all in 2018.

If this team has to start playing small ball to score runs with the likes of X, Devers, JDM, Dugie, Kiké, and Story, then they are in far more trouble than anyone has voiced.
 

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When one-third of the lineup is providing absolutely nothing, I’d imagine it increases the pressure on the legit players in the lineup to do more. So they start pressing, and it snowballs.

Upgrade the well below replacement level players on the roster, figure out a lineup (and rotation, and bullpen hierarchy) and stick with it, and go from there.
 

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This in a nutshell. JBJ, Arroyo and even Shaw (I know he was DFA) are not the problems. Story, Verdugo and Kike being unable to hit their way out of a paper bag and JDM being unable to stay on the field is the problem. Devers isn't doing as badly as those others, but he is still not hitting to his ability. As long as those five aren't contributing, the Sox can tinker with the bench all they want and this team will still suck. The only thing to do is wait it out and see if they start hitting. The problem is that with how beastly the AL east is, by the time they start hitting, the team can be out of contention. The other problem is the aggressiveness of their at bats which I believe Cora espouses. They need to take pitches, work walks and if a ball is thrown in their happy place, scorch it.
IMO JBJ is a problem, Shaw was a problem and addressing the bench absolutely is a necessity. Shaw had nothing to give, which gave Boston no option to sit Dalbec. The team also settled on JDM being the 4th outfielder. Between their reluctance to play him in the OF and the time he's missed , sitting JBJ hasn't been much of an option.The players that you identified are also great contributors, but they all contribute to the offensive woes here.
 

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IMO JBJ is a problem, Shaw was a problem and addressing the bench absolutely is a necessity. Shaw had nothing to give, which gave Boston no option to sit Dalbec. The team also settled on JDM being the 4th outfielder. Between their reluctance to play him in the OF and the time he's missed , sitting JBJ hasn't been much of an option.The players that you identified are also great contributors, but they all contribute to the offensive woes here.
Based on how they've operated so far, I'd argue they settled on trying Arroyo as the 4th OF, which didn't go all that well and has led to a change of direction by bringing Refsnyder and now Davis up on the bench. JD being hurt hasn't helped, but I'm not sure how much differently it would have impacted the lineup if he were healthy and playing the outfield. Were he playing in LF or RF on a given day, I imagine Arroyo likely would have been in the lineup anyway covering an infield spot while Devers or Bogaerts or Story served as DH.
 

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Based on how they've operated so far, I'd argue they settled on trying Arroyo as the 4th OF, which didn't go all that well and has led to a change of direction by bringing Refsnyder and now Davis up on the bench. JD being hurt hasn't helped, but I'm not sure how much differently it would have impacted the lineup if he were healthy and playing the outfield. Were he playing in LF or RF on a given day, I imagine Arroyo likely would have been in the lineup anyway covering an infield spot while Devers or Bogaerts or Story served as DH.
My saying that the Sox have settled on JDM as the fourth OF is based on the failure to actually identify one to date. Perhaps one of Davis and Cordero can fill that role. I don't think JD playing any meaningful inning in the OF would have helped which is sort of my point when I say that that the team settled.
 

Manramsclan

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DH might be the best way for Arroyo to not get hurt.
I'd rather JD not get hurt. I like Arroyo, but he is fungible.

The best path for this team to improve is getting a legit OF and improve 1B offense.
Very doable via trade or via promotion imo. It should happen sooner rather than later.
 

Petagine in a Bottle

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Arroyo is rocking a career line of 231/290/379. He’s fine as a backup infielder, but if he’s DHing, playing 1b/of with any regularity….it’s a sign you’ve got some problems with your roster.