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Jones & Keefe: The solution to the Red Sox problem is simple
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5/14/2025
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00:00
How do they fix it, Keith?
00:03
I mean, I would like to see, there's a lot of pressure on them, but I would like to see
00:06
Anthony and Meyer with the big club, please.
00:08
It's so obvious, and it's so obvious why they're not up.
00:12
We have one guy who consistently texts us every day.
00:15
He's like, wow, we're drinking the Kool-Aid guy?
00:17
Yeah, we're the drinking the Kool-Aid guy.
00:19
We suck up to management.
00:20
I think we've consistently said, ownership is manipulating service time.
00:25
Management is manipulating service time on these guys.
00:28
They're keeping them down artificially in the minor leagues.
00:30
They called up Campbell, game one, because Campbell played ball on a contract.
00:35
They're not playing ball with Anthony and Meyer, and they're keeping them in AAA in Worcester
00:39
because they didn't work with the team on a contract.
00:43
So I think we've consistently criticized ownership for that.
00:46
I don't think this year I have the same gripe with John Henry that I've had in the past.
00:51
John Henry flew to Kansas City.
00:52
I actually applaud him for that.
00:53
He spent money on Bregman.
00:55
They traded for Crochet and extended him.
00:57
I think there's less criticism for Henry this year personally for me,
01:01
but that's one that I put on ownership and management.
01:04
Why aren't these guys here?
01:05
Yeah, they should be.
01:06
They're manipulating service time, and if you start to see it,
01:08
Nick pointed this out the other day, Jordan Lawler is now up with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
01:13
That's a top prospect.
01:14
The Cubs just called up by Asteros.
01:16
That's a top prospect.
01:17
The time is now.
01:18
We're all around it.
01:18
The Red Sox aren't the only team doing it, but a lot of teams are starting to do it.
01:21
This is the time where you see those kids called up.
01:23
How do you fix it?
01:24
You get the talented guys who you're wasting in AAA up here to spark the team
01:28
and actually improve the talent level.
01:30
That's how you do it.
01:31
Yeah, I agree.
01:31
I think both those guys should be up, and whether they're playing first, DH, outfield, second base,
01:36
figure that out.
01:37
Right.
01:37
That's your issue.
01:38
Figure that out.
01:39
I don't want Meyer at first.
01:40
I think that's a waste.
01:40
But if it gets him up here, put him at first.
01:42
Yeah, right.
01:43
If Devers won't do it, get him up here and put him at first.
01:47
It's annoying at this point.
01:49
Because this team last year was, what did they finish?
01:52
Were they 500?
01:53
A couple games over 500?
01:54
They were 81-81, I think.
01:55
Dead at 500.
01:56
So you would think, considering that there are three big signings this offseason,
02:02
well, I guess one was a trade, but there are three big acquisitions.
02:04
Garrett Crochet has been great.
02:06
Right?
02:06
A couple starts where you're like, oh, what was that?
02:07
But overall, great.
02:09
Alex Pregman, great.
02:10
Or Aldis Chapman, much to our surprise.
02:12
Great.
02:13
Yeah, that one surprises me.
02:14
So you add those three guys, you would think, all right, that takes a 500 team,
02:17
and that's an easy boost up.
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