Interesting split with 43 votes from the community. Just over 50% (23) would press a button and put Bregman on the team right now, while 20/43 seem to think that the red flags outweigh any benefit his intangibles would provide.
Albeit, small sample but feel like that’s a substantial shift in sentiment from the first couple weeks of the season.
Thanks to all who voted, always interested in where the temperature of the community is at.
The Blue Moon genie comes out as you pop open your fifth beer in the 4th watching Story strike out. He offers you a loophole in space/time. Alex Bregman can be on the team under the current terms of his contract and for the length of it - 5 years/$175M, with a no trade clause. Durbin gets optioned to Worcester.
Given his production (or lack thereof) this year, do you take him up on it?
The Section 10 genies pops out of your 7th blue moon, in the 5th inning after Ranger doesn’t come out. He’s got an offer for you. Whatever you pick, you will immediately forget this interaction ever happened. You have to live thru it.
Door #1: Breslow stays on through 2028. This year and next are awful. Bobby valentine level drama, two last place finishes. But then things click. The Sox spend the next decade making the playoffs 8/10 years between 2028 and 2038. They win 2 championships.
You’re given no info in terms of how the team is run, how many coaches, what the roster is like, style of play, if they get trounced in the first round every year…..All you’re told is Breslow is there the whole time.
Door #2: Sox finish in last place, Breslow gets fired. You roll the dice on what the next decade looks like.
Please only vote if you consider yourself someone who wishes Breslow was fired instead of Cora, or that both were fired.
If the following five events occur, would you concede he made smart roster moves?
Caleb Durbin finishes with a higher WAR than both Bregman or Devers
Ranger Suarez finishes in the top 5 in Cy Young voting
Chad Tracy finishes top 3 in Manager of the Year voting
Contreras hits 30+ HR’s
The Sox make the playoffs
Listening to Roman and Marcelo’s comments around the last few days and it is interesting that neither expressed any real disappointment. Shock, surprise, but nothing like, “Cora was like a father.” Or “He brought the best out of me.”
Cora was 40 when he was hired originally, same age as Tracy is now. Having a 15 year gap between your core players and manager might be a big difference these days, as opposed to a 25 year gap. Just a thought.
For those I’ve heard talking about what influence Theo may have had. Food for thought.