How many more C level players cast offs and ex Rays can one trash GM sign ?Bloom gets an F and has had plenty of time now .
How many more C level players cast offs and ex Rays can one trash GM sign ?Bloom gets an F and has had plenty of time now .
Last edited by Swiharts Ghost; 01-16-2021 at 07:43 PM.
Last edited by Swiharts Ghost; 01-16-2021 at 07:48 PM.
What we don't know is how much budget room he's been given by Henry. We were led to believe they'd be doing some spending.
Still a lot of time and players out there, though.
I'll wait until I see the team.
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.
You need to be in reality here. They were a team that was passed by the Yanks and Rays. They had a desolate farm. They were overweight with bad contracts. If they brought in a Sandy Alderson, I would say you're gonna spend your way into contention. You got Bloom, a guy who is known as a master trader and builder. He is a value guy. You don't get value from the top of the FA market. I think Bloom has done a phenomenal job, and this isnt because I am a Yankee fan. He hasnt invested in any bad deals. He got rid of an underwater contract and 1 year of an MVP caliber player and got a top 100 prospect and a near AS level OFer with 5 years of control. He dealt off a clearly declining Workman and actually got some real talent. He dealt off Pillar and actually got some talent. I have been really impressed by his trades. His draft was reasonable, not knock it out of the park, but added some good talent. He has held onto his prospects. But if you think the sox are gonna contend in 21 and likely 22, then you're out of your mind.
If you want predictions, I have some...
The sox will nurture ERod back to health and trade him for a good haul
The sox will deal off or re-sign Xander to a new deal by the end of 2021. He will not go into 2022 with only one year of control. If dealt, JMart will be part of the deal
Devers will get dealt away within the next 2 years. Devers value is way higher as a 3b, and before he ages out of the position, Bloom will cash in and get pitching capital
The sox will sign no major FAs this offseason, one mid level FA next offseason and be enormous players in the FA market after 22.
The sox will not make the playoffs in 21 or 22, but will be a PO contender in 23 and a WS contender 24 and onward
Hal sucks
Some posters on this forum are in over their heads and overmatched.
Or not.
Great thoughts... agree on most of them! Devers needs to be dealt before his weight becomes more of an issue. With his body type and lack of offseason conditioning he will never stay mobile enough to stick at 3B down the road. Send him out for arms while his stock is high! I did not see any thoughts in this post on Sale.....????
Completely agree.... we may fall so far behind other teams that actually acquire talent and not double AA scrubs, it will be to far gone to complete with the big boys!
It's a good thing other posters are not as alarmist as you are. I agree with Jackson---. Bloom is doing a good job of bringing the team back into contention and will make value moves to make that happen. There is a lot of harm that has to be undone. I do expect several more solid moves before the season starts and one more this coming week. The Sox will be far more respectable in 2021 and start to be seen as a serious contender in 2022.
You’re stuck with Sale until he proves he’s healthy. Nobody is gonna pay prospect capital and the salary for the broken down version of Sale pre-TJS. If TJS was all he needed and his shoulder issue is behind him, then I could see the Sox moving him. Imagine he comes back chucking 97 and hitting corners? He’d return an immense haul of talent. But there’s a very real chance that person doesn’t exist anymore due to the shoulder. We will see
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Bloom is the anti-Dombrowski. Anyone expecting a bunch of Dombrowski type moves is likely going to be disappointed. That's not to say that Bloom won't eventually make a big free agent signing or a big trade, but now is not the time for either of those, for many reasons.
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.