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#1
Hot Stove / Re: Montgomery
Last post by Sea Dog 23 - March 27, 2024, 03:15:23 PM
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on March 27, 2024, 02:17:32 PMAnd Ted, get this.  We open on the West Coast, never one of our better venues, and we open against the Mariners who MLB hosts are claiming may have the best rotation in the game.  We have Cutter Crawford with his straight as an arrow stuff to start and Winchowski among others for the bullpen.  I mentioned those two because the offer, at least to me, the absolute smallest chance of success this season at their respective posts.  Oh, I will watch Thursday evening at least for awhile.  Well, what can you expect?  The last five seasons for the most part have made a glutten for punishment.

Of course we all knew we would never sign Jordan Montgomery.  At least that prediction turned out right for all of us.

I really think Montgomery had no desire to pitch inBoston, Yankees or Mets.  He's a South Carolina boy from the start.  He did get developed and played for the yankees, but I think he prefers the slower pace of Dallas and Phoenix if given the choice.  But likely most of all, Monty did say he wanted to sign with a contender.  That might have eliminated Boston, Mets, Angels and Cubs.
#2
Hot Stove / Re: Montgomery
Last post by SeaBeachFred - March 27, 2024, 02:17:32 PM
And Ted, get this.  We open on the West Coast, never one of our better venues, and we open against the Mariners who MLB hosts are claiming may have the best rotation in the game.  We have Cutter Crawford with his straight as an arrow stuff to start and Winchowski among others for the bullpen.  I mentioned those two because the offer, at least to me, the absolute smallest chance of success this season at their respective posts.  Oh, I will watch Thursday evening at least for awhile.  Well, what can you expect?  The last five seasons for the most part have made a glutten for punishment.

Of course we all knew we would never sign Jordan Montgomery.  At least that prediction turned out right for all of us.
#3
Hot Stove / Montgomery
Last post by longgame - March 27, 2024, 08:55:14 AM
The Sox never had "interest", he just finally signed with the D-Backs.  You would have thought this was a no-brainer for the Sox even before Giolito went down.  One year, $25MM.
#4
General Red Sox Discussions / Re: Who are the 2024 Red Sox?
Last post by Sea Dog 23 - March 27, 2024, 07:06:15 AM
Agree with elk.  There is just not any pizzaz in this years Sox.  I think that's by design.  They're 'throttling down' as they said LATER in so many words.  Their plan is 2025 IMO.  One of their 2025 hopefuls could be Richard Fitts, Dick Fitts?  Whatever.  A return from the Yannks in the Verdugo trade. 

Fitts pitched a good game against the Rangers yesterday as the starter.  3+ innings, scoreless on 2 hits, 3 Ks. hitting 95 and 96 velo.  Another return in that NYY trade was lefty Greg Weissert, who also pitched well in yesterday's game in relief.  Interestingly, Weissert was chosen over Bernardino, a real plus in the 2023 bullpen, to begin the year on the MLB opening lineup.  Like elk said above, this Sox team is going to test everyone's loyalty.  I guess I'll spend the year looking for the game within the game.  Maybe like - can Raphaela finally stabilize a porous Boston defense, while they put him at CF or at 2B.  The little things. 
#5
General Red Sox Discussions / Re: Who are the 2024 Red Sox?
Last post by elktonnick - March 24, 2024, 06:34:35 PM
Just finished watching the last ST game.  We attended a bunch.  What is most notable about this current edition of the Boston Red Sox is there is nothing really notable about them.  They are at best a dull workman like team.  Other than tradition and a longstanding love of baseball, there is no reason to go to a game other than perhaps curiosity. 
With dull Dave O'Brien broadcasting there is less reason to watch them on NESN.  This is the least excited about an upcoming season I have been in sixty years
#6
General Red Sox Discussions / Re: Who are the 2024 Red Sox?
Last post by elktonnick - March 23, 2024, 07:52:05 PM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on March 23, 2024, 03:49:00 PMSox today signed 36 y.o. righty Chase Anderson to a major league contract.  He opted out of his Pirates minor league deal.  Anderson has appeared for seven different teams (Rays twice) since 2014 in MLB.  Something like a 6.10 era since 2020, so he'll need some work.

This a real deep dumpster dive.
#7
General Red Sox Discussions / Re: Who are the 2024 Red Sox?
Last post by Sea Dog 23 - March 23, 2024, 03:49:00 PM
Sox today signed 36 y.o. righty Chase Anderson to a major league contract.  He opted out of his Pirates minor league deal.  Anderson has appeared for seven different teams (Rays twice) since 2014 in MLB.  Something like a 6.10 era since 2020, so he'll need some work.
#8
Red Sox News / Re: Season starts a week from ...
Last post by SeaBeachFred - March 21, 2024, 02:49:19 PM
My second team is the Cubs and I have a sneaking suspicion that I might be watching them more than the Red Sox this season.  I still don't know why John Henry is so cheap that he cannot find his way to sign Montgomery.  Thinking about our fourth last place finish coming in the past five seasons is sickening on the face of i t.
#9
Red Sox News / Re: Season starts a week from ...
Last post by elktonnick - March 21, 2024, 01:00:25 PM
Red Sox teams have not done well on the West Coast, historically.
#10
Red Sox News / Re: Season starts a week from ...
Last post by longgame - March 21, 2024, 12:17:47 PM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on March 20, 2024, 03:24:42 PMThe West coast swing is manageable for a team with a few questionmarks starting out.  Getting off to .500 on the way back east would be a good result.

Except that they'll be starting games at the time they've been going to bed for the last few weeks.