8/31 stock watch

[Station 13]

there are about a dozen players on this team right now who are playing for 2015, or go home.

[Station 13]

Holt 2B, Betts CF, Ortiz DH, Cespedes LF, Napoli 1B, Nava RF, Middlebrooks 3B, Bogaerts SS, Vazquez C, Buchholz RHP.

[Spudboy]

Go sox!!!!

[Station 13]

Couple of hard hit ball, but no luck.

[BigPapi]

Other than that hr he had in toronto, napoli haa been ice cold lately. He's down to .251 now. We all knew we weren't going to get 2011 nap when we got him but overall I have been slightly disappointed with his production for the sox in the regular season. He's not a bad hitter, but I was hoping he could do a little bit better. Edited August 31, 2014 by BigPapi

[Station 13]

Mookie is going to be very good. Bright spot for this team. Now if Xander can start hitting regularly.

[BigPapi]

Mookie is going to be very good. Bright spot for this team. Now if Xander can start hitting regularly.

 

Well he is ahead of where xander was last year and has been comparable so far in his first months worth of games to xanders april. Hopefully he doesn't fall off of a cliff like xander did (if he is still in a sox uniform next year).

[TylerD]

What an absolutely brilliant performance by Clay today. That is all lol

[BigPapi]

What an absolutely brilliant performance by Clay today. That is all lol

 

He's one of the best in the league when he is on. Its just so damn frustrating that he is so inconsistent. He is either amazing or suck.

[TylerD]

He's one of the best in the league when he is on. Its just so damn frustrating that he is so inconsistent. He is either amazing or suck.

 

Absolutely agreed. Not sure what causes such inconsistency. Maybe the fact that we pretty much have no chance at making the playoffs so he doesn't have much pressure? But last year he was pretty consistent all year with all sorts of pressure. Very frustrating though.

[seabeachfred]

Well he is ahead of where xander was last year and has been comparable so far in his first months worth of games to xanders april. Hopefully he doesn't fall off of a cliff like xander did (if he is still in a sox uniform next year).

 

Betts can hit with men on base---Bogaerts can't. Betts is mentally tough while Bogaerts is fragile as hell. Betts has proven he can field while Bogaerts has been a disappointment there as well. Betts can run; Bogey can't. Big difference. If I had to take one of the to I would take Mookie is a heartbeat.

[seabeachfred]

Absolutely agreed. Not sure what causes such inconsistency. Maybe the fact that we pretty much have no chance at making the playoffs so he doesn't have much pressure? But last year he was pretty consistent all year with all sorts of pressure. Very frustrating though.

 

What are we to make of this Tyler? Two great pitched games in a row. Has he returned to form? Don't ask me because I have given up trying to figure out Buchholz. He is one frustrating dude. Pray hard that he has finally come back to top form. Maybe there will be a miracle and he'll finally be the pitcher we all want to him to be, but don't dare hold your breath waiting for it to happen. We've been down that road many times before.

[Spudboy]

Buch did pitch very well today but I have no reason to ever expect him to consistently throw this well.

 

I certainly do not know why except that I suspect that he is stupid and immature. And I question his heart too.

 

I think that he could greatly benefit from a visit to Oz. That way the Wizard could give him a heart and a brain.

[BigPapi]

Betts can hit with men on base---Bogaerts can't. Betts is mentally tough while Bogaerts is fragile as hell. Betts has proven he can field while Bogaerts has been a disappointment there as well. Betts can run; Bogey can't. Big difference. If I had to take one of the to I would take Mookie is a heartbeat.

 

Another person who has done squat with runners on base and in scoring position is mike napoli. When runners aren't on, he is hitting 302. When runners are in scoring position or at first, he is hitting sub .190. Last year he was around .250 in that department so slightly worse than his overall average. Although ba with risp can change drastically from year to year, a good gauge of how productive a hitter has been (especially a middle of the order guy like napoli) is the damage he has done with runners on base. Napoli has done very little, which is why he has only 50 rbis. Ortiz has been the exact opposite. When no one is on, he has been hitting .225 with 15 hrs. With runners on,he is hitting .310 with 15 hrs (some serious damage). Nap has shown this season that he can hit when it doesn't matter but is futile when the opportunities for him to knock some runs in come around. He needs to change his approach with runners on because obviously what ever he is trying this season isn't working( which is trying to hit a damn 8 run hr every time some one is on base).

Edited September 1, 2014 by BigPapi

[seabeachfred]

Another person who has done squat with runners on base and in scoring position is mike napoli. When runners aren't on, he is hitting 302. When runners are in scoring position or at first, he is hitting sub .190. Last year he was around .250 in that department so slightly worse than his overall average. Although ba with risp can change drastically from year to year, a good gauge of how productive a hitter has been (especially a middle of the order guy like napoli) is the damage he has done with runners on base. Napoli has done very little, which is why he has only 50 rbis. Ortiz has been the exact opposite. When no one is on, he has been hitting .225 with 15 hrs. With runners on,he is hitting .310 with 15 hrs (some serious damage). Nap has shown this season that he can hit when it doesn't matter but is futile when the opportunities for him to knock some runs in come around. He needs to change his approach with runners on because obviously what ever he is trying this season isn't working( which is trying to hit a damn 8 run hr every time some one is on base).

 

Good point Papi. Nap has been very deficient in that capacity this season but at least we know he is capable of getting the big hit as he proved so many times last season. Bogey, unfortunately, hasn't and must start showing an ability to hit with runners on base.

[BigPapi]

Good point Papi. Nap has been very deficient in that capacity this season but at least we know he is capable of getting the big hit as he proved so many times last season. Bogey, unfortunately, hasn't and must start showing an ability to hit with runners on base.

 

Very true.

[Northern Star]

Why is "Red Sox score today" a trending topic on Yahoo? there's nothing strange about the score...

[curiousd]

Absolutely agreed. Not sure what causes such inconsistency. Maybe the fact that we pretty much have no chance at making the playoffs so he doesn't have much pressure? But last year he was pretty consistent all year with all sorts of pressure. Very frustrating though.

 

IMO we are reading too much into this. I think: Bucholtz is a physically fragile pitcher and even after his arm strength has returned following extensive rehabilitation it takes him a long time to re learn how to control his stuff. One of the reasons he can be so effective is that he has a good curve, fast ball, change, and cutter but he needs all four pitches. I think he is "back" now but can be expected to be good for at most half of 2015, just as he was good only about half of 2013.