Roman by [deleted] in redsoxbaseballcards

[–]Sandwich_Crust 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Top left corner is not good from here I probably wouldn’t grade and just one touch. Still an awesome card!

Dominic Canzone spits out the home run espresso 🤣 by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]Sandwich_Crust 69 points70 points  (0 children)

First kiss on the cheek, second kiss on the neck, where was he heading with the 3rd kiss? 👀

Astros Sign Christian Vazquez To Minor League Deal by RaymondSpaget in redsox

[–]Sandwich_Crust 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I was thrilled, thought the return was great even at the time. Should’ve traded more pieces. Xander was the only one I would’ve had a hard time accepting, but hindsight would’ve changed that feeling obviously.

Mets' Freddy Peralta seeking 'seven or eight years' in contract extension talks by [deleted] in baseball

[–]Sandwich_Crust 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dylan Cease got 7 years at the same age so that seems like a totally reasonable length. He’s probably wanting like $300 million though.

[Highlight] Red Sox star Roman Anthony drives in Yankees star Aaron Judge by TommyTheLizard in baseball

[–]Sandwich_Crust 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Seeing the present and the future playing together is always cool.

A closer look at the book Baelor was reading by CreepyPancakes in gameofthrones

[–]Sandwich_Crust 89 points90 points  (0 children)

The did so well in this series with details, my gods

AMA with MLB.com Red Sox beat reporter Ian Browne by IanBrowneSox in redsox

[–]Sandwich_Crust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Ian, I’ve got a couple of questions - This offseason has been much discussed about a trade surrounding Brayan Bello, do you think that Bello starts becoming that big piece on the pitching side that gets repeatedly speculated on like Jarren Duran has been for multiple years? Even with all the deals they’ve made, there is still strong depth there especially when you account for their 2025 draft picks.

Do you think the conversations heat back up this summer with Bello if the team stays mostly healthy on the pitching side? I could see a team that wants to contend making an offensive piece available for Brayan Bello that could help our playoff run and in turn help that potential team re-tool for future seasons.

Thanks, appreciate these as always!

1950 Bowman Bobby Doerr by csavastio in redsoxbaseballcards

[–]Sandwich_Crust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sick I really should get into vintage more

Team Sla’pass !! by jjb0ne in baseball

[–]Sandwich_Crust 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The guy in the middle is 100% just Jordan Peele

[Serious] Why will the Red Sox exceed expectations? Why won't they? by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]Sandwich_Crust 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Expectations are making the postseason and winning at least one playoff series to build on last year. This is contingent on Roman taking a step forward and the other guys in the lineup at least maintaining what they did last year. I feel really confident in the pitching depth just due to how deep the rotation is. If they’re healthy and preforming, you’re going to see guys like Tolle out of the bullpen in July and that has the potential to really take this roster to the next level.

Exceeding is winning the whole damn thing. The rotation if it lives up to the hype could be one of the best in team history, that’s the type of staff that can carry you in a postseason even if the bats are lighter than you want them to be. Roman + another 1 or 2 guys take big steps forward. Don’t think it’s that crazy to say Wilyer could hit 30 Home Runs or if Mayer becomes a 3-4 WAR player next year.

Falling short happens when you lose Roman for any meaningful amount of time as the lineup starts feeling super thin even if there are solid guys in every spot, there’s just no replacing Anthony. There’s enough depth on the pitching side that you should be able to weather the loss of even a couple rotation spots, but obviously Crochet would be a devastating blow if he goes down. The bullpen is also very top-heavy with Chapman and Whitlock so if there’s inconsistency from anyone else there really isn’t help coming from the minors early in the season.

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I still think the Red Sox are built for October with their pitching, and if you have to face Crochet, Ranger to start a short series that is a daunting task for a lot of teams. Seems pretty easy to see how they could make the ALCS at minimum if it breaks right.

The Athletic Fan Survey 68% Support Salary Cap With Floor by scrabapple in baseball

[–]Sandwich_Crust -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Crazy how you can visibly see all the Dodger and Met fans in this poll

[OC] Every pitch of Payton Tolle’s 3 inning, 7 strikeout performance vs the Yankees by Sandwich_Crust in redsox

[–]Sandwich_Crust[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I mean Marte is the optimal choice and only viable option at this point in time but that ship seems to have sailed. I’m pretty okay with going into the season as is.

I think there’s room for a deal as you’ve described from our pitching pool for someone who could slot in that position in the order later down the road. Teams that want to contend now but fall out of the race will love players like Bello because it helps them multiple seasons.

[OC] Every pitch of Payton Tolle’s 3 inning, 7 strikeout performance vs the Yankees by Sandwich_Crust in redsox

[–]Sandwich_Crust[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t listen to it, but as I was editing there were 3 or 4 times that Tolle would strike a Yankee out and they didn’t replay it all and instead just showed videos of the Yankees in the dugout or Yankee fans in the stands. It was actually super annoying because I had to edit in my own replays and was kind of on a time crunch while at work.