6/7/22 bos @ laa

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

At least the SOX won't be facing the nasty Suarez.

[vegasbob]

Like I said, loving Dalbec

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Vegas, you should run on the field and give Bobby a hug.

[vegasbob]

While I'm out there remind me to step on Kike's foot

[Old Red]

Maybe Kike needs to be platooned.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Don't want to jump the gun here, but maybe it's time to give Duran a longer look.

[a700hitter]

Maybe Kike needs to be platooned.

He was red hot in the post season, but didn’t do much in the regular season, and he is behind last regular season’s pace. He is little more than a platoon player. Playing everyday exposes that.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Maybe Kike needs to be platooned.

 

 

JBJ in CF. Cordero in RF. Sounds good to me.

[d-money]

Sox offense is missing that big inning tonight.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Sox offense is missing that big inning tonight.

 

Against this miserable Angels' offense 4 runs should have been enough.

[Old Red]

He was red hot in the post season, but didn’t do much in the regular season, and he is behind last regular season’s pace. He is little more than a platoon player. Playing everyday exposes that.

 

Kike is only a career 240 hitter.

[vegasbob]

Big problem, Devers on second, no outs. Inning over?

[moonslav59]

He was red hot in the post season, but didn’t do much in the regular season, and he is behind last regular season’s pace. He is little more than a platoon player. Playing everyday exposes that.

 

He did fine, last year, after a slow start. He played FT and he had good stats, especially for a $7M man.

 

.786 is very respectable. He hit .849 the last 404 of 585 PAs, last year.

 

fWAR since joining the Sox:

7.5 Devers

6.7 Bogey

4.6 JD

4.4 Kike

2.1 Renfroe

2.0 Verdugo

1.6 Story

1.2 Schwarber

0.8 Vaz

0.6 Arroyo

 

He's done very well on defense. Last year, he began his turn around on June 7th, but he was better on June 6th, than this year (by about 80-90 points).

 

[moonslav59]

Kike is only a career 240 hitter.

 

Which is higher than Renfroe.

[moonslav59]

Big problem, Devers on second, no outs. Inning over?

 

We have to lead the league in not scoring from 2B on hits.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Bogey's BA and RBI don't compute, but it's times like this where one can see why.

[moonslav59]

Okay, I'm going to say it.

 

I'm not a believer in clutch as a repeatable skill, but I know some here are, and some are also big Bogey fans, especially his offense, but WTF is up with him in key situations with men on base or in scoring position? (He's Story's opposite.)

 

(Just kidding)

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

We have to lead the league in not scoring from 2B on hits.

 

I'm pretty sure the SOX do, but at least not this time.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Okay, I'm going to say it.

 

I'm not a believer in clutch as a repeatable skill, but I know some here are, and some are also big Bogey fans, especially his offense, but WTF is up with him in key situations with men on base or in scoring position? (He's Story's opposite.)

 

(Just kidding)

 

 

Devers should have a lot more ribbies, but he has the excuse of Kike batting ahead of him.

Edited June 8, 2022 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[Old Red]

Which is higher than Renfroe.

 

I didn’t know Renfroe was still playing for the Sox, and has NOTHING to do with if Kike should be platooned, or not, which I think he should.

[moonslav59]

Newsflash: Duran has a higher fWAR than Verdugo.

[vegasbob]

Shouda, coulda been a big scoring inning

[Old Red]

Newsflash: Duran has a higher fWAR than Verdugo.

 

Newsflash. The prospect is in Worcester. Your grasping at straws at the thought of Kike being platooned. First Renfroe, and now Dugy.

[moonslav59]

I didn’t know Renfroe was still playing for the Sox, and has NOTHING to do with if Kike should be platooned, or not, which I think he should.

 

Just thought all the crying over Renfroe was relevant.

 

Kike does have the best fWAR of all Sox OF'ers, as bad as he's been.

 

0.3 Kike

0.2 JBJ

0.1 Duran

0.0 Verdugo

 

bWAR

0.5 JBJ

0.3 Kike

0.2 Refsnyder

0.2 J Davis

0.1 Duran

-0.4 Verdugo

 

[d-money]

5 runs and 12 hits? Likely means have left runners on base. That eventually comes back to bite you.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Okay, I'm going to say it.

 

I'm not a believer in clutch as a repeatable skill, but I know some here are, and some are also big Bogey fans, especially his offense, but WTF is up with him in key situations with men on base or in scoring position? (He's Story's opposite.)

 

(Just kidding)

 

 

 

Why 'just kidding?' What you posted was spot on.

[moonslav59]

Newsflash. The prospect is in Worcester. Your grasping at straws at the thought of Kike being platooned. First Renfroe, and now Dugy.

 

When have I ever said Kike should be platooned?

 

You're the Kike basher.

 

I have said I'd like to see Cordero play more OF as Dalbec seems to be warming up.

 

I pointed out Kike is not even close to b eing our worst OF'er, and he's they guy you keep ragging on.

[moonslav59]

Why 'just kidding?' What you posted was spot on.

 

He's got great numbers with men on base, RISP and Late & Close.

 

It's not his fault he gets a single with a man on 2B, and they never score.

[Old Red]

Just thought all the crying over Renfroe was relevant.

 

Kike does have the best fWAR of all Sox OF'ers, as bad as he's been.

 

0.3 Kike

0.2 JBJ

0.1 Duran

0.0 Verdugo

 

bWAR

0.5 JBJ

0.3 Kike

0.2 Refsnyder

0.2 J Davis

0.1 Duran

-0.4 Verdugo

 

 

Good for fWAR, but the good old eye test tells you enough.

[d-money]

Gotta get these next two outs.