poppysox

He would be fine for the 5/6/7 slot.

JR is at that point where the time is limited to ready the team for sale. Any team is valued higher when viewed as a winner. I believe JR will go all-in this offseason.

All of us who are old-timers are driven nuts by this unwillingness of today's power-hitter to go the other way.

Lopez, Cease, and Dunning are all guys whom I am hopeful will progress mightily with a new voice whispering in their collective ears.

You said if you had to...you would take a defensive RF in order to afford top pitching. I gave you the name of someone we already have on the team that fits that description.

Engel!

I'm sure it does. That sure is how it looks. Afraid to throw the ball.

Ain't it the truth.

Roberts didn't win the game either.

Alomar and Cora are also in the mix.

Bochy...Farrell...Alomar...Jirschele and others have none of this baggage.

My hope is the new pitching coach gets Lopez to work faster. I hate his slow pace.

Hey Rick....call Bochy. Thanks!

Things are seldom just black or white. Many shades of gray IMO.

I totally agree that neither is going to be our manager next year. However, if I need to pick between these two...It's Tony without any doubt.

Al

I'm big on catchers as well. After all my fandom started with Lopez. That is part of why Bochy has been my #1 choice.

7 or 8 years of managerial experience including a World Series win in 2013. That Boston team went from last to first in 2013 and of course, he won manager of the year. An overall winning record and tough as nail reputation. Good enough to be hired by Dave Dombrowski who gets good managers IMO. Most importantly not a hint of scandal.

Bochy is such an obvious potential choice I can't imagine how little his name is brought up. He and John Farrell should be definitely interviewed if we are serious about a true interview process.

I don't want to wager large sums of money on it....but I hope you are right. TLR & Hinch are way down my list of possibilities.

I would love it.

Jirschele

It depends on who gets the managerial job. Bochy for example is known for his excellent handler of his pitching staff. Zaleski would be great working with that type of manager.

You are obviously a creative thinker.?

Cool!