Understood, but let's say we are out of contention in July. Would it make sense to keep players whose contracts are up at the end of the year or trade them?Originally Posted by jad
Teams in that situation have been trading those players since forever, right?
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The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Come on, jad -- one of those prospects we get for a big league star and homegrown fan favorite might actually make the majors someday!
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No, just no.
No, they cannot keep blowing late leads.
That said, once the offense comes around, maybe the relievers (and starters) will have a little more cushion to work with. Our pitchers have thrown a lot of high stress innings trying to protect 1 or 2 run leads. The pen still needs to improve, but I do think it would make a difference if the relievers didn't feel like they have to be perfect with every pitch they throw.
I didn't start any part........
It starts tonight!
Yeah, you're right. Why, one of them might even be the next Trevor Story!
"Fans have become more entitled than anything. So they're starting to question our motives for the game, or how we approach the game. The ones that do question -- like who are you? Just shut up and watch the game tonight." --Kevin Durant on players' lack of effort in regular season games.
That may be tough, kyle wright has pitched pretty lights out so far this season......
It's just so unfair that the RS have to play teams better than they are.
"Fans have become more entitled than anything. So they're starting to question our motives for the game, or how we approach the game. The ones that do question -- like who are you? Just shut up and watch the game tonight." --Kevin Durant on players' lack of effort in regular season games.
You and 5GG's are in quite a battle for Most Bitterly Cynical Talksox Poster of 2022.
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.
Sorry. I noticed this afterwards.
My bad.
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Yes, I'm aware of that.
Reverse lock mojo in effect.
Yes. Absolutely. Because I don't enjoy watching Bogaerts or Devers any less because the rest of the team sucks.
"Fans have become more entitled than anything. So they're starting to question our motives for the game, or how we approach the game. The ones that do question -- like who are you? Just shut up and watch the game tonight." --Kevin Durant on players' lack of effort in regular season games.
Bah, I mock cynics -- they only attribute the worst possible motives to people's actions. I never said the gentlemen who run the Red Sox have bad motives; they're entrusted by a business to turn profits, and they always succeed.
I just call them out as full of crap when they insist they're all-in -- every single year -- building a roster that supposedly will contend for a World Series title. Fans do understand that may unreasonable every single year... especially entering a season without, say, a back-end of the bullpen, right-handed hitting outfielder, left-handed first baseman, and any bench player who can pinch-hit vs. a big league pitcher and advance a ghost runner one base.
Saying they want to be continually competitive is not the same as "all in," and look where "all in got us."
Yes, a nice 3 year run and the best season any Red Sox fan has ever seen, but the after affects are still upon us. It's easy to just explain it away by expecting Henry to just keep throwing more and more money to stay "all in," but I don't think he wants to emulate the Dodgers, and he doesn't have to to keep making money and keep the fans perceiving we have a chance every year (except 2020, of course.)
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