That's the joke.Well, to be precise, nobody will be pitching in Pawtucket because we don't have a team there any more.
That's the joke.Well, to be precise, nobody will be pitching in Pawtucket because we don't have a team there any more.
Dammit. Will take me a few more years to get this one right.Well, to be precise, nobody will be pitching in Pawtucket because we don't have a team there any more.
Is Myers a better Suzuki fallback option than Soler? Depends what he’s packaged with, but there are (still) several Padres that make sense. Bloom was in on Profar and Ha-Seong Kim last winter — both of whom also would be salary dumps now and would require even better players to offset them — and then there are the catchers.View: https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1503081233227603978?s=20&t=Czf-VdWZGjK1JP3T4AugyQ
Anyone wanna revisit the “buy-a-prospect” from the Padres game now that there’s more CBT room to play with?
Ha...I noticed that as well, I hope the trend continues because he was really good in a couple of those seasons.My first thought as well. The other guys on the team are going to have to work to keep up.
He seems to be really goo in even years, a la Josh Beckett, so maybe there's something to that (there isn't, really). If he's somewhere between "bad Strahm" and "good Strahm" than I think he's an effective piece. If he has a good Strahm year, he's an outstanding pickup.
Cora: “(Bloom) talked about trying to get a right-handed bat and bullpen help. We're working. It's been relentless the last two days. That's why I took a flight from Puerto Rico at 6 am so I can be here, make phone calls, not only calls to Peter Gammons, but to other people."
Umm I bet you my house plus a million dollars neither of them I'd playing in Pawticket this year. Deal?The idea of Whitlock or Houck pitching in Pawtucket because they have options, and Strahm and Diekman and Brasier don’t, is kind of nauseating.
Another way of looking at this is that he was hurt. His left knee (patellar tendon) needed surgery in summer 2017. Then he was traded, and it hadn’t properly healed when he re-injured it in spring training 2018. He had the other knee’s patellar tendon surgically repaired in September 2020 and didn’t take the mound again until August of last year before he was shelved from inflammation in the same right knee.Strahm has been very inconsistent throughout his career
Ha...I noticed that as well, I hope the trend continues because he was really good in a couple of those seasons.
I agree. The first part of my post was an incomplete thought that I shifted gears from, I just forgot to delete it before continuing. I'll go back and clean that up.Another way of looking at this is that he was hurt. His left knee (patellar tendon) needed surgery in summer 2017. Then he was traded, and it hadn’t properly healed when he re-injured it in spring training 2018. He had the other knee’s patellar tendon surgically repaired in September 2020 and didn’t take the mound again until August of last year before he was shelved from inflammation in the same right knee.
The fact the Sox gave him $3M makes me think they’re convinced he and both his knees are finally healthy.
Two of the current starting OF (Verdugo and Bradley) can’t hit lefties (and I don’t think Duran can make the team with those two guys in the roster). They need a RH bat who can play the OF. I don’t think it’s that complicated.It's interesting: they keep saying they want to add a RH bat, but I don't really understand why.
FWIW, Verdugo struggled against lefties in 200 PA in 2021, but he hit them quite well in 2020 (.791 OPS in 82 PA) and 2019 (.843 OPS in 109 PA).Two of the current starting OF (Verdugo and Bradley) can’t hit lefties (and I don’t think Duran can make the team with those two guys in the roster). They need a RH bat who can play the OF. I don’t think it’s that complicated.
This is something I don’t get…. It’s not a huge issue, but it seems to be a part of the Bloom modus operandi: overpay for low ceiling pitching. Several examples of it since he started.Strahm gets 3mil while 2 very solid RP get signed for 2.5:
Diamondbacks have agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million contract with free agent right-hander Ian Kennedy.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/28864/ian-kennedy
Brewers have reached an agreement to re-sign Brad Boxberger to a one-year, $2.5 million contract.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/31495/brad-boxberger
Myers splits time with Bradley in right. Andrus is the backup infielder.What exactly are we doing with Andrus and Myers in this scenario?
Myers is already not a good fielder, I don't know why we'd want him in right at fenway.Myers splits time with Bradley in right. Andrus is the backup infielder.
Nostalgia?Myers is already not a good fielder, I don't know why we'd want him in right at fenway.
I can think of one time I was really happy to have him there.Myers is already not a good fielder, I don't know why we'd want him in right at fenway.
With Suzuki off the board I think we might be moving more in this direction.
I’d like to see one of them on the Red Sox.Would you rather Schwarber or Freeman on the Jays? Both seem to be mentioned. That's going to be a tough team, regardless.
I would, too, but I think the other has a better than even shot of ending up north of the border.I’d like to see one of them on the Red Sox.
Sprite? Did you not see the bottle or am I missing something?Foamy water?
I didn't see the bottleSprite? Did you not see the bottle or am I missing something?
Eye popping Pythag of 99 wins last year. While they lost Ray and Semien, they have Gausman, Berrios, Kikuchi and a full yeah of Manoah in the rotation, Springer seems healthy, they won’t be bouncing around minor league stadiums, and seem intent on adding another bat. AL East is going to be a wild ride again.Would you rather Schwarber or Freeman on the Jays? Both seem to be mentioned. That's going to be a tough team, regardless.
Could also be fueled by trade talks involving Casas / Dalbec.Could be as simple as driving up the price for other AL East suitors.
Oakland may be in the market for a young cost controlled first baseman.Could also be fueled by trade talks involving Casas / Dalbec.