Not realistic IMHO. They're not going to rip the guts out of the team.Originally Posted by kenmeister
Porcello is the most likely to be traded, because his contract's up.
Not realistic IMHO. They're not going to rip the guts out of the team.
Porcello is the most likely to be traded, because his contract's up.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Doesn’t that depend on what they get in return?
Porcello, Moreland, Pearce, Holt and Nunez.
The latter four get a wild card prospect at best. But more likely just a lot of Josh Tobias / Marcus Wilson types...
Until he stunk up London, I would have agreed.
I don't think there is any thought of being sellers at this point . Given the sorry state of the A.L. , it doesn't take much to get one of the wild card spots . For example , this week we have six games against the woeful Blue Jays and the pitiful Tigers . Another chance to gain at least a couple , if not more , games in the standings before the All Star break .
Eovaldi’s return may still give the Sox a boost.
For 72 hours, at which time he’ll get injured again...
There may come a time where DD thinks, even if we have a chance for the wild card, we aren't going anywhere once in the playoffs.
I'm not sure this will ever happen, but in 4 weeks we will know more.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
He’s going to have to make a decision himself before then. Trades don’t get thrown together in a coupe hours
Yes, I know, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out he is working both angles in preparation to be a buyer or a seller (or both).
I wonder if his contract running out soon makes him much less likely to choose the seller path.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
52-28? With, perhaps, the worst BP in the AL. Moon, I love your sense of humor.
Btw, the BP has been so bad that it's provided a smoke screen covering how bad the starting pitching has been.
Very good point. When the starter goes less than 1 inning, it sets the BP up for failure. Porcello's start was criminal. Price had one like that recently too.
I amended it to 28-52 after the weekend.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Up until recently, the pen has over achieved based on their expectations and past history.
This is all on DD. Yes, Cora's "restgate" helped (hurt) early, but we are beyond that. We should be seeing better starting pitching due to all that rest. Instead, they are flopping.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
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