Ben Taub
@beantube.bsky.social
NBC Sports by day, Red Sox optimist by night
None of these happened but very ok with the Crochet / Buehler backup plan
Go get Bregman and a relief arm and the Sox play meaningful baseball in October
Go get Bregman and a relief arm and the Sox play meaningful baseball in October
When Soto spurns the Sox:
- Fried / Burnes (preferably both)
- Trade for Suzuki
- Check in on Mariners / Pirates arms for prospects in 6-10 range + MLB OF
It’s all so simple, spend the money on pitching!
- Fried / Burnes (preferably both)
- Trade for Suzuki
- Check in on Mariners / Pirates arms for prospects in 6-10 range + MLB OF
It’s all so simple, spend the money on pitching!
January 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
None of these happened but very ok with the Crochet / Buehler backup plan
Go get Bregman and a relief arm and the Sox play meaningful baseball in October
Go get Bregman and a relief arm and the Sox play meaningful baseball in October
When Soto spurns the Sox:
- Fried / Burnes (preferably both)
- Trade for Suzuki
- Check in on Mariners / Pirates arms for prospects in 6-10 range + MLB OF
It’s all so simple, spend the money on pitching!
- Fried / Burnes (preferably both)
- Trade for Suzuki
- Check in on Mariners / Pirates arms for prospects in 6-10 range + MLB OF
It’s all so simple, spend the money on pitching!
December 8, 2024 at 3:30 PM
When Soto spurns the Sox:
- Fried / Burnes (preferably both)
- Trade for Suzuki
- Check in on Mariners / Pirates arms for prospects in 6-10 range + MLB OF
It’s all so simple, spend the money on pitching!
- Fried / Burnes (preferably both)
- Trade for Suzuki
- Check in on Mariners / Pirates arms for prospects in 6-10 range + MLB OF
It’s all so simple, spend the money on pitching!
Whether it’s right to believe these reports or not, gotta think $650 / 13 is probably where Soto talks land?
I expect $50M AAV is what Boras is ultimately looking for…
I expect $50M AAV is what Boras is ultimately looking for…
November 29, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Whether it’s right to believe these reports or not, gotta think $650 / 13 is probably where Soto talks land?
I expect $50M AAV is what Boras is ultimately looking for…
I expect $50M AAV is what Boras is ultimately looking for…
15 days until Winter Meetings begin
Whenever I miss baseball during the offseason, I watch my POV of the final out of the 2013 World Series.
and then I miss Koji Uehara instead.
and then I miss Koji Uehara instead.
November 24, 2024 at 5:47 PM
15 days until Winter Meetings begin
Whenever I miss baseball during the offseason, I watch my POV of the final out of the 2013 World Series.
and then I miss Koji Uehara instead.
and then I miss Koji Uehara instead.
November 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Whenever I miss baseball during the offseason, I watch my POV of the final out of the 2013 World Series.
and then I miss Koji Uehara instead.
and then I miss Koji Uehara instead.
Post-Patriots game deep dive into Soto has me in the trenches in Savant. Unbelievably impressed by how much the advanced metrics love Juan Soto.
You hear it anecdotally all the time, but he is SPECIAL.
More to come...
You hear it anecdotally all the time, but he is SPECIAL.
More to come...
November 17, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Post-Patriots game deep dive into Soto has me in the trenches in Savant. Unbelievably impressed by how much the advanced metrics love Juan Soto.
You hear it anecdotally all the time, but he is SPECIAL.
More to come...
You hear it anecdotally all the time, but he is SPECIAL.
More to come...
Snell/Fried
Crochet
Houck
Giolito
Bello
Red Sox 2025 rotation could feed families
Crochet
Houck
Giolito
Bello
Red Sox 2025 rotation could feed families
November 16, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Snell/Fried
Crochet
Houck
Giolito
Bello
Red Sox 2025 rotation could feed families
Crochet
Houck
Giolito
Bello
Red Sox 2025 rotation could feed families
Couldn’t be more back if I tried
November 15, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Couldn’t be more back if I tried
Shane Bieber is an intriguing bounce back candidate for the Red Sox. Keeps it in the zone, not a big velo guy - 2 years with an opt out?
November 15, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Shane Bieber is an intriguing bounce back candidate for the Red Sox. Keeps it in the zone, not a big velo guy - 2 years with an opt out?
Ahead of the 2024 MLB season, I started pulling together some thoughts on the state of the Red Sox, 5 years since the championship window effectively closed.
I cataloged as much as I could into a framework I’m calling “the Sports Competitive Cycle”
Not clever, but stick with me I’m cooking.
I cataloged as much as I could into a framework I’m calling “the Sports Competitive Cycle”
Not clever, but stick with me I’m cooking.
November 14, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Ahead of the 2024 MLB season, I started pulling together some thoughts on the state of the Red Sox, 5 years since the championship window effectively closed.
I cataloged as much as I could into a framework I’m calling “the Sports Competitive Cycle”
Not clever, but stick with me I’m cooking.
I cataloged as much as I could into a framework I’m calling “the Sports Competitive Cycle”
Not clever, but stick with me I’m cooking.
Also found this one, my attempt at coping with the lack of throttle last Sox offseason...
November 14, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Also found this one, my attempt at coping with the lack of throttle last Sox offseason...
Revisiting some graphics I made ahead of the 2024 season and found this chart. Paired with all of the recent optimism around the Red Sox spending, quite a visual.
What a difference a year makes, I hope to say in the next few weeks...
What a difference a year makes, I hope to say in the next few weeks...
November 14, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Revisiting some graphics I made ahead of the 2024 season and found this chart. Paired with all of the recent optimism around the Red Sox spending, quite a visual.
What a difference a year makes, I hope to say in the next few weeks...
What a difference a year makes, I hope to say in the next few weeks...
Red Sox Twitter vs Red Sox Bluesky
November 14, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Red Sox Twitter vs Red Sox Bluesky