Jones & Keefe: The solution to the Red Sox problem is simple

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00:00How do they fix it, Keith?

00:03I mean, I would like to see, there's a lot of pressure on them, but I would like to see

00:06Anthony and Meyer with the big club, please.

00:08It's so obvious, and it's so obvious why they're not up.

00:12We have one guy who consistently texts us every day.

00:15He's like, wow, we're drinking the Kool-Aid guy?

00:17Yeah, we're the drinking the Kool-Aid guy.

00:19We suck up to management.

00:20I think we've consistently said, ownership is manipulating service time.

00:25Management is manipulating service time on these guys.

00:28They're keeping them down artificially in the minor leagues.

00:30They called up Campbell, game one, because Campbell played ball on a contract.

00:35They're not playing ball with Anthony and Meyer, and they're keeping them in AAA in Worcester

00:39because they didn't work with the team on a contract.

00:43So I think we've consistently criticized ownership for that.

00:46I don't think this year I have the same gripe with John Henry that I've had in the past.

00:51John Henry flew to Kansas City.

00:52I actually applaud him for that.

00:53He spent money on Bregman.

00:55They traded for Crochet and extended him.

00:57I think there's less criticism for Henry this year personally for me,

01:01but that's one that I put on ownership and management.

01:04Why aren't these guys here?

01:05Yeah, they should be.

01:06They're manipulating service time, and if you start to see it,

01:08Nick pointed this out the other day, Jordan Lawler is now up with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

01:13That's a top prospect.

01:14The Cubs just called up by Asteros.

01:16That's a top prospect.

01:17The time is now.

01:18We're all around it.

01:18The Red Sox aren't the only team doing it, but a lot of teams are starting to do it.

01:21This is the time where you see those kids called up.

01:23How do you fix it?

01:24You get the talented guys who you're wasting in AAA up here to spark the team

01:28and actually improve the talent level.

01:30That's how you do it.

01:31Yeah, I agree.

01:31I think both those guys should be up, and whether they're playing first, DH, outfield, second base,

01:36figure that out.

01:37Right.

01:37That's your issue.

01:38Figure that out.

01:39I don't want Meyer at first.

01:40I think that's a waste.

01:40But if it gets him up here, put him at first.

01:42Yeah, right.

01:43If Devers won't do it, get him up here and put him at first.

01:47It's annoying at this point.

01:49Because this team last year was, what did they finish?

01:52Were they 500?

01:53A couple games over 500?

01:54They were 81-81, I think.

01:55Dead at 500.

01:56So you would think, considering that there are three big signings this offseason,

02:02well, I guess one was a trade, but there are three big acquisitions.

02:04Garrett Crochet has been great.

02:06Right?

02:06A couple starts where you're like, oh, what was that?

02:07But overall, great.

02:09Alex Pregman, great.

02:10Or Aldis Chapman, much to our surprise.

02:12Great.

02:13Yeah, that one surprises me.

02:14So you add those three guys, you would think, all right, that takes a 500 team,

02:17and that's an easy boost up.

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