A Realistic View of 2023: Part II

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The 1995 team didn’t win anything, but might have had the most switch housers in franchise history…

[Maxbialystock]

It seems like Cora predetermines what days he is going to rest a player. Often, if is right before or after a scheduled day off. (One could argue about that, but I won't, here.)

 

When you have a young player like Casas who plays 1B, I'm not sure why he needs a lot of days off, but my point is more about when Cora gives them out.

 

Casas has a significant L-R split:

.685 v L (.668 career)

.872 v R (.862 career)

 

He should not have sat 5 games vs a RHPs, unless he was hurt. I can't believe Cora could not have delayed or given a day off earlier, when we faced a LH's SP'er. (He has started 12 out of 22 games vs a LH'd SP'er. That could/should have been 7.)

 

I'm not trying to say this is a major blunder that is going to lose the playoff slot for us. The debate came up about the Braves having a different philosophy, and I took a side.

 

I like Cora and know he has reasons for doing things that are based on more information than I have, but I do feel I needed to say my philosophy differs, without it being an attack on Cora.

 

In short, I can see why we sat Casas more early on. He was struggling, but I'd have sat him more vs LHPs than RHPs.

 

Yoshida is one of our best hitters. I want to get Ref in every game vs a LH'd SP'er, and Duvall, when healthy, too. Duran and Dugo have histories of struggling v L, but Duran has improved, this year. When they rest, it should be v L. When ref and Duvall rest, it should be v R. When Yoshida plays DH, it is almost like a day off. 41 of them should count like 10-20 days off. IMO, he has sat, too often. His splits seem pretty even, so it's not the wrong hand so much with him- hust the total number of days off. (If he has been nursing an injury, then I am wrong, and maybe that's the case.)

 

I'm fine with other points of view, and I don't have a big beef with Cora over this, but I don't agree.

 

 

 

 

Consider this. Casas has played in 107 games this season, and in those games in which he played the Sox have won 54 and lost 53.

 

In the games in which Cora no doubt very foolishly did not play Mr. Wonderful, the Sox won 9 and lost 4.

 

In other words, less Casas, more wins.

[Nick]

I am officially off the G Whitlock bandwagon. I was in the front. I've been edging towards the rear and I jumped off last night.

 

He's not right. I wouldn't trust him in later innings.

[Maxbialystock]

I am officially off the G Whitlock bandwagon. I was in the front. I've been edging towards the rear and I jumped off last night.

 

He's not right. I wouldn't trust him in later innings.

 

He came into last night's game with an ERA of 5.03. In 3 seasons with the Sox his ERA's have "progressed" from 1.96 in 2021 to 3.45 last year to 5.60 this year.

 

So you just might have a point.

[moonslav59]

Consider this. Casas has played in 107 games this season, and in those games in which he played the Sox have won 54 and lost 53.

 

In the games in which Cora no doubt very foolishly did not play Mr. Wonderful, the Sox won 9 and lost 4.

 

In other words, less Casas, more wins.

 

48-46 in gameds started.

[moonslav59]

I am officially off the G Whitlock bandwagon. I was in the front. I've been edging towards the rear and I jumped off last night.

 

He's not right. I wouldn't trust him in later innings.

 

He did have a pretty significant injury and was coming off a rehab stint, but I agree on the loss of trust.

 

Watching the pitch location, last night: the HR pitches did not look all that bad, but it's hard to tell from a TV.

[mvp 78]

I thought once Whitlock, Houck and Sale came back that the Sox would be right as rain?

[Bellhorn04]

I thought once Whitlock, Houck and Sale came back that the Sox would be right as rain?

 

Sure ya did.

[Bellhorn04]

MLB average runs per game = 4.58

 

Red Sox average 4.82 runs scored 4.60 runs allowed

 

Runs scored by month:

Apr 5.62

May 4.69

Jun 4.18

Jul 5.39

Aug 3.71

[moonslav59]

MLB average runs per game = 4.58

 

Red Sox average 4.82 runs scored 4.60 runs allowed

 

Runs scored by month:

Apr 5.62

May 4.69

Jun 4.18

Jul 5.39

Aug 3.71

 

I'm so thrilled all those days off kept our bats fresh and top notch.

 

I could not resist.

[Bellhorn04]

I'm so thrilled all those days off kept our bats fresh and top notch.

 

I could not resist.

 

Oh I get it.

 

Maybe we've just run into a stretch of really good pitching.

[mvp 78]

What ever it is they’d better get the bats going sooner than later.

 

Seems like you just may get stuck watching LOSER BASEBALL no matter what. Maybe should have traded at the deadline?

[Old Red]

Oh I get it.

 

Maybe we've just run into a stretch of really good pitching.

Whatever it is the bats better get going sooner than later, because they will run into some good pitching against Houston.

[moonslav59]

Oh I get it.

 

Maybe we've just run into a stretch of really good pitching.

 

vs well-rested pitchers.

 

LOL

[moonslav59]

August OPS

 

1.050 Reyes

 

.825 Casas

.804 McGuire

.796 Turner

 

.745 Story

.739 Dugo

 

.640 Duvall

.603 Wong

.602 Yoshida

.589 Duran

 

.526 Urias

.229 Refsnyder (What's his OPS since signing the extension?)

[Bellhorn04]

vs well-rested pitchers.

 

LOL

 

So now you won't give it a rest!

[Bellhorn04]

.229 refsnyder (what's his ops since signing the extension?)

 

*oops*

[Old Red]

Seems like you just may get stuck watching LOSER BASEBALL no matter what. Maybe should have traded at the deadline?

 

You might be right.

[mvp 78]

You might be right.

 

Everyone eventually sees it may way... reluctantly.

[moonslav59]

So now you won't give it a rest!

 

All this talk of rest is making me tired.

[Old Red]

August OPS

 

1.050 Reyes

 

.825 Casas

.804 McGuire

.796 Turner

 

.745 Story

.739 Dugo

 

.640 Duvall

.603 Wong

.602 Yoshida

.589 Duran

 

.526 Urias

.229 Refsnyder (What's his OPS since signing the extension?)

Halfway through Aug, and Reyes has been your best hitter. Who’d da thunk it?

[Bellhorn04]

I think the bats are just in one of those temporary slides that will end soon. It's not like we have guys out with injuries.

[moonslav59]

I think the bats are just in one of those temporary slides that will end soon. It's not like we have guys out with injuries.

 

They did bounce back after the June swoon.

[mvp 78]

I think the bats are just in one of those temporary slides that will end soon. It's not like we have guys out with injuries.

 

Seems like it's been a long swoon?

[mvp 78]

fWAR:

Season - 20th

Since ASB - 24th

Since 7/18 - 27th

[mvp 78]

wRC+

Season 13th

Pre ASB 9th

Since ASB 16th

Since 7/18 22nd

[mvp 78]

Since the series @ OAK, the bats have been in hibernation for a month.

[moonslav59]

.808 to May 4th

.705 5/5>6/14

.946 6/15>6/21

.529 6/22>6/30

.899 7/1>7/16

.714 7/17>>>

 

or

 

.808 to May 4th

.705 5/5>6/14

.801 6/15>7/16

.714 7/17>>>

[Maxbialystock]

moonslav's attack on resting players too much just might be right on target. I say this because this team is probably more "rested" than any other in MLB and right now they stink in every way imaginable, but especially the position players who stink at bat and stink in the field. It is abundantly clear to me they just don't give a s*** because they get paid really good money whether or not they produce.

[Maxbialystock]

Seems like it's been a long swoon?

 

They can't hit Nationals pitching even though it's ranked near the bottom of all 30 MLB staffs--28th in ERA and 27th in WHIP. And let's not forget that, in addition to weak hitting, their defense also sucks.

Edited August 17, 2023 by Maxbialystock