You try standing up there in the batter's box when a 12-year old with a mustache is throwing in the high-70s only 45 feet away...Originally Posted by notin
According to ESPN conversion charts, that's like facing a 100-mph heater on the big diamond. If some kid beans you, will you even be able to get up to hug him?
Was my point saying Bloom did a fine job with the pen?
I thought I said he had many misses, then named 3 guys and two hopefuls (leaving out Wallace). That sounds like the opposite of praise, to me.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Usually, I think they estimate on the low side. This looks pretty generous in several areas.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I think it's been a while since the winter meetings resulted in a flurry of moves.
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.
Last year we had the CBA in disarray, the year before was a Covid year. We have not had a normal offseason in over two years.
That's true. But even before that we were commenting on how the winter meetings didn't seem to be much of a catalyst any more.
And why would they be any more? In-person interaction has become kind of an optional thing.
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.
I guess your point wasn't clear? Must have been a bad post!
Do ANY of the high profile guys get signed at the winter meetings? Do the meetings even make a difference anymore? They seem to be more of a relic of the past to me.
Agreed.
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.
A nice paid vacation for the suits and their families.
The King of TalkSox has Spoken.
It's a GM meeting- not a GM and agents meeting. If anything, it would be a time where trades are made or discussions begun.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
There was a time things seemed to happen at the meetings. I guess agents were hanging around there too.
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.
What part of Many of his pen building moves was unclear?
I just pointed to 3 successful moves and gave a reason why (budget) maybe it hasn't been good.
You chose to misinterpret my clear statement.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Maybe it happened more by chance than by what actually happened in the meetings.
Maybe teams want to do their due diligence more, now.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Ken Rosenthal says that he expects the Red Sox to improve at the catching position, mentions Sean Murphy, Alejandro Kirk, Danny Jansen and Gabriel Moreno as options.
Murphy will be too expensive IMO.
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