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Big to try and get some separation and bury Boston early.

Yeah, I agree. These guys could awaken at any time. But for the moment, it's good to see them in disarray. Miley v. Farrell reminded me of the good ol' days in the Red Sux clubhouse.

(And) is there a worse defensive left side of the diamond out there right now? Yikes, those guys are awful.

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Yeah, I agree. These guys could awaken at any time. But for the moment, it's good to see them in disarray. Miley v. Farrell reminded me of the good ol' days in the Red Sux clubhouse.

(And) is there a worse defensive left side of the diamond out there right now? Yikes, those guys are awful.

Seems like the team currently lacks an identity. More talent than the record shows, but tough to see them righting the ship anytime soon. Looks like they are in utter disarray, and front office has to be wondering whether they ned to completely rebuild with a new core.

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Seems like the team currently lacks an identity. More talent than the record shows, but tough to see them righting the ship anytime soon. Looks like they are in utter disarray, and front office has to be wondering whether they ned to completely rebuild with a new core.

Wow. They just spent an insane amount of money on Free agents, plus Porcello's ridiculous deal , plus the 62 million dollar Cuban. Gonna take a lot to flush all that down. I thought they were a model franchise with great prospects?

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Seems like the team currently lacks an identity. More talent than the record shows, but tough to see them righting the ship anytime soon. Looks like they are in utter disarray, and front office has to be wondering whether they ned to completely rebuild with a new core.

Really. This reminds me of that team pre-LADodger-trade. That team had a bunch of under-performing ill-suited overpaid players that didn't mesh on the field or in the clubhouse. That is what I'm seeing in RedSuck land now. I'm just glad we threw them down and kicked them.

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Wow. They just spent an insane amount of money on Free agents, plus Porcello's ridiculous deal , plus the 62 million dollar Cuban. Gonna take a lot to flush all that down. I thought they were a model franchise with great prospects?

When talent isn't clicking you need to be willing to reexamine what's going on. The organization isn't in trouble -- it is flush with talent. Still one of the very best in the game at identifying and acquiring amateur talent. FO has to figure out why it's not clicking at ML level.

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When talent isn't clicking you need to be willing to reexamine what's going on. The organization isn't in trouble -- it is flush with talent. Still one of the very best in the game at identifying and acquiring amateur talent. FO has to figure out why it's not clicking at ML level.

Yeah no kidding. They all seem to underperform, but hey I guess they did a great job developing E-Rod.

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When talent isn't clicking you need to be willing to reexamine what's going on. The organization isn't in trouble -- it is flush with talent. Still one of the very best in the game at identifying and acquiring amateur talent. FO has to figure out why it's not clicking at ML level.

It really does seem to be their professional acquisitions. Somehow their professional scouting department (obviously I'm being a little bit hyperbolic here) needs to be able to identify poison. They bring in these these free agents at premium (ie overpaid) prices which don't fit together at all.

Their pipeline is stocked. They need to take on the Tampa Bay model for a few years and give their system a chance to work rather than poisoning the ML team with these overpaid misfits.

But far be it from me to make constructive suggestions to the Sux. You just keep on doin' what you're doin' guys.

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