I Have Once Again Started A War On Red Sox Twitter
A Blog By Dean
Every day around 10:00 a.m., I think about posts I can make on X to drive conversation. I have seen many people talk about the possibility of Nolan Arenado being traded to the Red Sox, and some are packaging Triston Casas into that deal.
So, I proposed the following deal (in part in jest)
I knew that both Red Sox fans and Cardinals fans would lose their minds with both believing they were getting robbed. Well, that is exactly what happened.
On paper, this deal really isn’t terrible. Casas and Walker are both high-risk, high-reward players. Of course, Casas has proven more on the MLB level, hence why I added Tink Hence to the deal (no pun intended.)
Masataka Yoshida and Nolan Arenado offset one another. Yoshida is owed $55 million over the next three years, while Arenado is owed $52 million. The Sox would need to eat a little of the Yoshida contract to make it worthwhile.
The attacks came in hot, but not before some kind words.
“It’s more even than people think.”- Anonymous MLB insider
“I don’t hate this deal!”- Tanya Bianchi
“This is one of the most even trades I have seen in a WHILE”- Adam from Twitter
Of course, this was followed by some pretty heavy hate.
“Never post another trade scenario again.”-Preston
“That’s re****ed.”- Misterbigdog
“Never talk ball again.”- Whinerynathan
“You’re genuinely a f*****ng re**ard.”- Pete Kozma Fantasizer
“Do you get real money to write stories with this nonsense? Like actual US currency?”- JR
“LMAOOOOOOOOO”- Anonymous
This is nothing new; everyone knows about the time that I suggested the Red Sox trade Triston Casas for Vladimir Guerrero, and I immediately received death threats from Red Sox nation.
Unexpectedly, there was renewed debate about Trevor Story’s place on the Red Sox. When prompted about the lineup, I responded as such.
Very quickly, the Trevor Story defenders came in out of the sky.
The core of my argument is that Trevor Story has not been healthy throughout his Boston career. Over the three seasons he has been here, he has played 163 games. Call it whatever you want, but I find that concerning. I firmly believe in allowing young players to play in their natural position. The idea of Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell being the center of the infield for the next ten years makes my mouth water. Right now, Trevor Story stands in the way of that. In my hypothetical, putting Story at DH limits the chances of more time missed over the last few seasons of his contract. Do I think that is the ideal scenario? Absolutely not, but I want to see the young guys play.
If you are a long-time follower of The Skippers View, you would know that I was very against the Trevor Story signing. In fact, I thought it would be a disaster. You can see that below in some of my early blogs.
I did not think he would play only 163 games in three years, but the team was never able to make a competitive offer to Xander after this deal. (Note: I don’t think Xander would have accepted.) I have never rooted against Trevor Story and want him to succeed. I was and constantly will be upset that Xander was not a Red Sox for life, and Trevor Story has received my anger from that.
If you are wondering why the articles look different, it is because I initially built the website on Wix before switching to Substack. These are what I call the “dark days” of The Skippers View. This is back when Brett forgot that he agreed to build a baseball empire with me. The blog was formed in August 2021 (the founding of The Skippers View.) Brett’s first blog was in July of 2022. I will post it below for you.
Yeah, it wasn’t easy back then. I was pumping out articles under different pseudonyms and even created a female persona (the aforementioned Tanya Bianchi) to try and trick people into thinking it wasn’t just me writing. It was a confusing time in my life, but I prevailed.
Ultimately, I was never for the Story signing. I was worried about his elbow and his decline in Colorado. I also do not like Triston Casas and would not hate to see him go.
I enjoyed stirring up some Red Sox debate today. This offseason has been pretty quiet for Boston, so it was fun to be bantering about my favorite team again.
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