A Realistic View at 2021: Part II

[Nick]

We're 28-3 when we get 12 runners on base......go Sox.

[a700hitter]

OMG! A period of mourning is in order. ...Eh..... that was long enough. Time to celebrate. I just wish that he got claimed by a team that we would face.

[Nick]

This is the third time this season Sox is 14 games over .500. Let's push it, men.

[Nick]

Walk off in the 10th, White Sox defeat the Rays 8-7. A rare two game losing streak for Rays.

[Nick]

OMG! A period of mourning is in order. ...Eh..... that was long enough. Time to celebrate. I just wish that he got claimed by a team that we would face.

 

Weber was 3rd in innings pitched last year. Ugh.

[Bellhorn04]

I have noticed that people are often not nice to fringe players like Weber.

[moonslav59]

I have noticed that people are often not nice to fringe players like Weber.

 

Or, guys that led their team to a a 49-12 records up until May 1st, 2021, but the team has gone 4-5 in his last 9 starts.

 

True, the 7.63 ERA could have caused a 2-7 record, but 7 bad starts out of 9 turns the world against you.

 

Forget the previous 61 starts- only the last 9 count.

[moonslav59]

Can we maybe count on one of these guys to turn things around? Or, have they already started to, and we've hardly noticed?

 

We may just need one.

 

Dalbec .816 OPS in his last 10 games (3HR, 2B, 3B, 2BB)

 

Arroyo .858 OPS in last 13 games (3HR, 2 2B, 2BB)

 

Cordero is hitting .406 in AAA (1.290 OPS) with 5 HR, 8 2B, 1 3B in 16 games. (Still at AAA)

 

Chavis just won Player of the Week in the Sox minors:

5 G, 19 AB, 9 H, 3 HR, 5 R, 10 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K, .474/.522/1.000 (Just called up)

 

[jung]

I have noticed that people are often not nice to fringe players like Weber.

 

I have noticed that if you can throw AT ALL you are a commodity in contemporary MLB.

[a700hitter]

It would have been really nice to have Marcus Semien on a 1 year contract to bat lead off and play 2B.

[Nick]

Batting OPS AL

1st .672 13th

2nd .816 5th

3rd .918 3rd

4th .904 3rd

5th .881 3rd

6th .664 10th

7th .562 13th

8th .745 1st

9th .558 11th

 

Look at the 8th spot. Yes we're #1 in AL. Twins come in second at .705. Bobby Dalbec has most AB among 8th hitters for Sox. His OPS is 1.156. Hunter Renfroe is next with 48 AB. His OPS is .875.

 

Just bat Dalbec 8th and his hitting woes are solved. Can someone tell Cora? LOL.

Edited June 17, 2021 by Nick

[moonslav59]

It would have been really nice to have Marcus Semien on a 1 year contract to bat lead off and play 2B.

 

At $18M, I assume no Kike and no Richards.

 

It would also work with no Kike and Ottavino.

 

No Kike, Renfroe, Marwin, Sawamura combined.

[moonslav59]

Renfroe

 

Last 17 games, before tonight: .933 OPS.

 

.875 since May 1st (38 games).

[moonslav59]

SISTER CHRISTIAN!

 

Bam!

[a700hitter]

I don’t think This new substance rule is well thought out and it will cause a ton of controversy. I doubt that the idiot umpires can police this fairly. Mandating these checks is just asking for trouble.

[Nick]

This team really needs a day off.

[Nick]

Latest mock draft has Leiter dropping to Sox.

 

Do you go with a 6-1, 205 kid or pick his teammate who is 6-5, 245 lbs?

[moonslav59]

Latest mock draft has Leiter dropping to Sox.

 

Do you go with a 6-1, 205 kid or pick his teammate who is 6-5, 245 lbs?

 

I gotta go with Leiter, if he drops to 4.

[moonslav59]

Updated OPS Leaders

.958 Bogey

.916 Devers

.915 JD

.810 Verdugo

.773 Arroyo

.762 Renfroe

.758 Chavis

.678 Plawecki

.656 Vaz

.650 Kike

.649 Dalbec

.576 Gonzalez

.460 Santana

 

*Whitlock & Richards combined are 2 for 7 with a 2B. (.286/.286/.429/.715)

 

I'm afraid to update the ERA or OPS Against.

[moonslav59]

ERA Pitcher IP

 

3.76 Eovaldi 79.0

4.28 Pivetta 69.1

4.36 Richards 74.1

4.52 Perez 61.2

6.21 ERod 66.2

 

0.00 Bazardo+Brennan+Marwin+Arroyo+Rios 8.1 IP combined

1.67 Whitlock 32.1

2.70 Workman 6.2

2.89 Ottavino 28.0

2.96 Sawamura 27.1

3.00 DHern 21.0

3.07 Barnes 29.1

3.47 Taylor 23.1

4.24 Valdez 23.1

5.14 Andriese 28.0

Edited June 17, 2021 by moonslav59

[jacksonianmarch]

Red Sox have allowed 70 runs in the last 9 games yet have gone 5-4 in that stretch. The lack of sticky stuff is not just bothering the Yanks!

[Nick]

ERA Pitcher IP

 

3.76 Eovaldi 79.0

4.28 Pivetta 69.1

4.36 Richards 74.1

4.52 Perez 61.2

6.21 ERod

 

0.00 Bazardo+Brennan+Marwin+Arroyo+Rios 8.1 IP combined

1.67 Whitlock 32.1

2.70 Workman 6.2

2.89 Ottavino 28.0

2.96 Sawamura 27.1

3.00 DHern 21.0

3.07 Barnes 29.1

3.47 Taylor 23.1

4.24 Valdez 23.1

5.14 Andriese 28.0

 

The guy that all of you worry about being overused leads the pen in innings pitched.

 

I guess I should just be thankful that our starting five does not miss a turn. Couple of them are turning into "Opener".

[moonslav59]

The guy that all of you worry about being overused leads the pen in innings pitched.

 

I guess I should just be thankful that our starting five does not miss a turn. Couple of them are turning into "Opener".

 

If Whitlock had been used as a starter, he might have been on a 100-120 IP limit.

 

There was a while people were worried Barnes was on pace for 80 IP- career high, but on closer inspection, since he's been doing so well, he's facedless batter and throw less pitches than his normal pace.

 

I've been against the 14 man staff, all year, but now, I think we may need 15, even with tomorrow off.

 

Maybe the extra day or two of rest will help our starters. Assuming nobody gets skipped, this might be how our starters line-up:

 

OFF

@KCR Pivetta +1 days rest

@KCR Perez+1 (We could start Eovaldi on normal rest)

@KCR Eovaldi +1

OFF

@TBR ERod +2

@TBR Richards +2

@TBR Pivetta +1 (Could be Eovaldi- see above)

NYY Perez +1

NYY Eovaldi +1

NYY ERod

KCR Richards

KCR Pivetta

KCR Perez

KCR Eovaldi

West Coast Road Trip w no days off for travel (@OAK & LAA)

[moonslav59]

Red Sox have allowed 70 runs in the last 9 games yet have gone 5-4 in that stretch. The lack of sticky stuff is not just bothering the Yanks!

 

That includes 1 game where we let up 1 run!

 

69 runs in 8 of the last 9 games! (4-4 record)

 

I think the Yanks have won 2 games when allowing 5 or more runs all year.

 

We've won 4 games allowing 5 or more in the last 7 games. (3 allowing 8 runs)

[moonslav59]

We've let up 8 Unearned Runs in 15 June games.

 

There have also been a few runs allowed where just decent defense would have prevented them, but no error was given.

 

16 HRs given up in the last 5 games, and we are 3-2!

 

We are single-handedly changing the 1968 pace of this season into a steroid era season.

 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

We've let up 8 Unearned Runs in 15 June games.

 

There have also been a few runs allowed where just decent defense would have prevented them, but no error was given.

 

16 HRs given up in the last 5 games, and we are 3-2!

 

We are single-handedly changing the 1968 pace of this season into a steroid era season.

 

 

Don't you mean bare-handedly? Didn't you read Richards' comments -- we're going to see slugfests and hit by pitches the rest of the season! He didn't throw a single curveball all night; welp, there goes the analytics dept.'s reason for signing Richards; "the spin-rate, the spin-rate!" is his-tor-y.

 

I know and play with some pitchers who are twice as old as MLBers and have never used substances of any kind (except those they ingested). The poor pros... Btw: if it's a guy's job to throw strikes, and he can't get control his throws without rule-breaking -- thus becoming a danger to co-workers -- then he needs a new profession.

[Bellhorn04]

Don't you mean bare-handedly? Didn't you read Richards' comments -- we're going to see slugfests and hit by pitches the rest of the season! He didn't throw a single curveball all night; welp, there goes the analytics dept.'s reason for signing Richards; "the spin-rate, the spin-rate!" is his-tor-y.

 

I know and play with some pitchers who are twice as old as MLBers and have never used substances of any kind (except those they ingested). The poor pros... Btw: if it's a guy's job to throw strikes, and he can't get control his throws without rule-breaking -- thus becoming a danger to co-workers -- then he needs a new profession.

 

The problem is that everyone inside the game knew that pitchers were using sticky stuff for a long time. What happened is that the sticky stuff science got a little too good. That's when Manfred decided something had to be done.

 

Also worth noting that they changed the baseballs again this year, which seems to have also increased the spin rates. Attaboy, Rob!

 

I wouldn't be surprised if what we end up with is some sort of pre-approved lower-tech sticky stuff. In the meantime, it's a fustercluck.

Edited June 17, 2021 by Bellhorn04

[Bellhorn04]

The Jays looked scary when they shelled us in Games 2 and 3 of the last series. Since then they've lost 3 in a row and are back to .500.

 

This is one crazy freaking game.

[oldtimer]

The Jays looked scary when they shelled us in Games 2 and 3 of the last series. Since then they've lost 3 in a row and are back to .500.

 

This is one crazy freaking game.

The runs are piling up since they began watching for sticky substances on the baseball.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

The runs are piling up since they began watching for sticky substances on the baseball.

 

We can only pray to the Church of Baseball that these major league pitchers will be able to make adjustments so they can PLAY A GAME.

 

Remember in Saving Private Ryan when the corporal tries to bring his typewriter on the mission? Tom Hanks held up a pencil.