8/5 SOX @ Royals 8:10PM ET

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

J. Winck vs Z. Greinke

 

Duran

Pham

Devers

Bogey

Dugo

JD

Hosmer

McGuire

Sanchez

 

I'd prefer Arroyo at 2nd unless he's injured again.

Feel free to post whatever you feel; don't hold back.

 

Cora going with the L-R pattern thru the line-up, except for McGuire.

Edited August 5, 2022 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I've been watching the Braves/Mets game and one of the Braves' players has 19 HR's, but his OPS is under .700. Thought that was kind of strange.

[jung]

So I have no grips with the HR call on the Perez HR last night. We were going to lose that game last night whether it was called a HR or a double. At least two runs would have scored on the play.

 

However I have no idea why that ballpark is so cockeyed. If you look at the left field foul line it does not correspond to anything vertical at the wall. There is a small yellow line at the base of the wall that does not correspond to the foul line. There is another longer line immediately above that. It does not correspond to either the foul line or the small line at the base of the wall. There is a line up the triangular padding that does not correspond to either. Finally the foul pole itself corresponds to nothing. All of the garbledegook I just described is left of the left field foul pole and most of it is left of the foul line....technically in foul ground.

 

They appear to have screwed up the entire foul pole and foul line design by insisting on putting that triangular pad in against the foul pole and then trying some odd geometry to accommodate that. What they should have done is built the place so that the top fence rail wraps around the back of the foul pole, eliminating the triangular pad and then placing the foul pole where it belongs and be done with it.

 

Seems to me they are going out of there way to prove why fly over country is fly over country. Are the corn rows actually straight out there or not? Nothing in the ground rules about that pad I am assuming because it defies description as a part of the ground rules.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I've been watching the Braves/Mets game and one of the Braves' players has 19 HR's, but his OPS is under .700. Thought that was kind of strange.

 

Here's hoping the Braves can knock off the Dodgers in this years PO's like they did last year. They've got the talent to do it.

[Oscars]

Prefer to see Arroyo at 2nd base rather than Sanchez who can’t hit a lick

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Hosmer delivers!

[Oscars]

Good AB from Hosmer

[jung]

The crack NESN crew also referring to the triangular pad against the foul pole as the source of the angst down the left field line. I assume it all looks closer to right when looking from home plate. Hard to imagine its actually right even from there. Triangular pad needs to go IMO.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Thanks Padres for giving the SOX Hosmer for almost nothing.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran's never going to make us think of JBJ in the outfield. I just hope he doesn't make us think of JBJ at the plate as he continues to play.

[jung]

Good AB from Hosmer

 

Really like Hosmer. Just not sure they will make him an offer to keep him here. IMO he is not going to play for $13M per year. He will opt out and the Sox get the chance to sign him probably for something between $13M and $20M.

[jgar658]

JBJ and Kike catch that flyball to centerfield with no problems.

 

Duran moves funny while awkwardly chasing the ball.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Which SOX will get a base hit first? JD or Sanchez?

[Oscars]

Whilst I like him, I don’t see Bloom paying anywhere near 20 million for Hosmer

[jgar658]

There must be an infielder somewhere in the Red Sox organization that can hit more than Sánchez. Perhaps a double AA guy.

[Oscars]

Duran has mastered the weak ground ball

[jung]

Whilst I like him, I don’t see Bloom paying anywhere near 20 million for Hosmer

 

I don't think he will get offers for $20M. More like $16M or maybe a little over that.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

There must be an infielder somewhere in the Red Sox organization that can hit more than Sánchez. Perhaps a double AA guy.

 

I believe Arroyo is in the organization, but before I criticize Cora I'm never sure Arroyo is healthy enough to play.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I don't think he will get offers for $20M. More like $16M or maybe a little over that.

 

I'm guessing Casas' progress or lack of will be a determining factor concerning Hosmer's time with the SOX.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I'm guessing Casas' progress or lack of will be a determining factor concerning Hosmer's time with the SOX.

 

 

But, as someone else posted, the SOX will still need a DH next season. They actually need one now.

[Oscars]

I would prefer a DH with an OPS higher than Hosmer’s .729

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Gotta love hangers. JD does.

[Oscars]

Welcome back JD.

Dugo is a consistently poor base runner

[FredLynn]

Duran's never going to make us think of JBJ in the outfield. I just hope he doesn't make us think of JBJ at the plate as he continues to play.

 

He looks lost both in the OF and at the plate

[FredLynn]

But, as someone else posted, the SOX will still need a DH next season. They actually need one now.

 

Why do they need one now?

[Jasonbay44]

Hosmer is soon to be 33 and has been declining in every statistical category for the past few years and is about a 1 WAR player at this stage of his career. He’s solid, but he isn’t getting $20 million a year or even close

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Welcome back JD.

Dugo is a consistently poor base runner

 

Dugo gets unfairly criticized on this board mainly because he was a return for the trade of god-like Betts, who, in reality, didn't even want to play anymore in Boston.

[Jasonbay44]

Rizzo signed for 2/$32 million. No way Hosmer is getting more than that

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Why do they need one now?

 

Are you being sarcastic? Maybe because JD has been, shall we say, a little disappointing.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Are you being sarcastic? Maybe because JD has been, shall we say, a little disappointing.

 

He just hit a hanging curve; don't get your hopes up.