7/07 A's @ SOX 7:10 PM ET

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Medina(RH) vs Bernardino

 

Obviously a BP game for the SOX. Let's hope the offensive momentum from last night will carry over to today's game. I'm guessing Alfaro will catch tonight.

 

Go SOX!

[Thunder]

I'll be there again tonight! Sitting on top of the Monster for the first time ever. JT and Arroyo, send something my way!!

[vegasbob]

Medina should be very hittable . looking for Bernadino to get 2 full innings of shutout pitching.

[moonslav59]

My guess is lefties Casas and Duran will be in tonight's line-up vs the righty, but Cora has been known to surprise us.

 

The bench might be Alfaro, Refsnyder, Arroyo and Duvall. Maybe go with:

C Wong, 1B Casas, 2B Kike, SS DHam, 3B Devers, LF Yoshida, CF Duran, RF Dugo, DH Turner.

 

[Bellhorn04]

My guess is lefties Casas and Duran will be in tonight's line-up vs the righty, but Cora has been known to surprise us.

 

About last night's lineup, Cora said they are trying to get Duvall AB's to get him back in the groove, and he said it's kind of a juggling act right now (or words to that effect).

[Maxbialystock]

My guess is lefties Casas and Duran will be in tonight's line-up vs the righty, but Cora has been known to surprise us.

 

The bench might be Alfaro, Refsnyder, Arroyo and Duvall. Maybe go with:

C Wong, 1B Casas, 2B Kike, SS DHam, 3B Devers, LF Yoshida, CF Duran, RF Dugo, DH Turner.

 

 

I think of Yoshida as a defensive liability with a DWAR of -0.5. But I also think some of that is because of his DH time.

 

However, in 47 games in the outfield he has 3 errors. Dugo has 1 error in 79 games, Refsnyder 0 in 43 games, Duran 0 in 67 games, and Duvall 0 in 26 games--so maybe Yoshida deserves the -0.5.

Edited July 7, 2023 by Maxbialystock

[Bellhorn04]

About last night's lineup, Cora said they are trying to get Duvall AB's to get him back in the groove, and he said it's kind of a juggling act right now (or words to that effect).

 

They had discussions about Turner playing some second base, which would allow Duran, Duvall, Verdugo, Yoshida, Casas and Turner to all be in the lineup at the same time. But they decided against it.

[Maxbialystock]

About last night's lineup, Cora said they are trying to get Duvall AB's to get him back in the groove, and he said it's kind of a juggling act right now (or words to that effect).

 

What freaking groove??!! The 1.669 OPS in April was for 8 freaking games.

 

Far more relevant are his 22 games in June (OPS .548) and July (OPS .348).

 

Or how about his OPS of .677 last year in 86 games or his lifetime OPS of .757?

 

His OPS vs. lefties this year is .896, so that might be his niche even though Refsnyder's is .932.

Edited July 7, 2023 by Maxbialystock

[Nick]

What freaking groove??!! The 1.669 OPS in April was for 8 freaking games.

 

Far more relevant are his 22 games in June (OPS .548) and July (OPS .348).

 

Or how about his OPS of .677 last year in 86 games or his lifetime OPS of .757?

 

This...Cora sometimes lives in a fantasy world.

[Nick]

I see that Kike doesn't agree with not starting.

 

This from a player with the worst fWar in the majors.

 

What a clown.

Edited July 7, 2023 by Nick

[Dipre]

What freaking groove??!! The 1.669 OPS in April was for 8 freaking games.

 

Far more relevant are his 22 games in June (OPS .548) and July (OPS .348).

 

Or how about his OPS of .677 last year in 86 games or his lifetime OPS of .757?

 

His OPS vs. lefties this year is .896, so that might be his niche even though Refsnyder's is .932.

 

But his current cold streak is not his talent level either. The truth is that healthy and rolling, Duvall is this team's primary RH power threat. Another indictment of the poor construction of this roster.

[Bellhorn04]

But his current cold streak is not his talent level either. The truth is that healthy and rolling, Duvall is this team's primary RH power threat. Another indictment of the poor construction of this roster.

 

Turner had an .865 OPS and OPS+ of 133 in 9 years with the Dodgers. You might be selling him a little short.

 

Story would help too of course.

 

Notice how a few wins turns me back into a Bloom defender?

[Old Red]

I see that Kike doesn't agree with not starting.

 

This from a player with the worst fWar in the majors.

 

What a clown.

 

Agree 100%. Kike has gotten a lot more playing time than he has deserved, and that’s in my opinion, because he is Cora’s favorite son. He hasn’t fielded, or should I say he hasn’t thrown the ball good enough, and that’s pretty important for playing SS, and he pretty much hasn’t hit much for 2 years now.

[Old Red]

They had discussions about Turner playing some second base, which would allow Duran, Duvall, Verdugo, Yoshida, Casas and Turner to all be in the lineup at the same time. But they decided against it.

 

Casas, and Duvall doesn’t deserve to be in the lineup all the time, and neither does Kike.

[Bellhorn04]

Agree 100%. Kike has gotten a lot more playing time than he has deserved, and that’s in my opinion, because he is Cora’s favorite son. He hasn’t fielded, or should I say he hasn’t thrown the ball good enough, and that’s pretty important for playing SS, and he pretty much hasn’t hit much for 2 years now.

 

And if he gets on a hot streak people will say the team showed good patience. We can never be wrong here in our armchairs.

[Bellhorn04]

Casas, and Duvall doesn’t deserve to be in the lineup all the time, and neither does Kike.

 

Remember when a lot of people wrote off Duran, like for good? Wasn't all that long ago, as I recall.

[Old Red]

Remember when a lot of people wrote off Duran, like for good? Wasn't all that long ago, as I recall.

 

Yes, and I was one of them, but the object is to win games now, and I’m for playing Duran everyday. Cora has made this lineup thing more complicated than it needs to be. Not everyone needs to play regularly, and at the moment to me that would be Duvall, Casas, and Kike. It wasn’t long ago that Cora said both Kike, and Casas wouldn’t be seeing much time in the field, and he should stick to it.

[Maxbialystock]

Turner had an .865 OPS and OPS+ of 133 in 9 years with the Dodgers. You might be selling him a little short.

 

Story would help too of course.

 

Notice how a few wins turns me back into a Bloom defender?

 

However, thanks for defending Duvall. I went too far.

[Old Red]

And if he gets on a hot streak people will say the team showed good patience. We can never be wrong here in our armchairs.

 

Kike has been living off a hot streak in Oct of 2021 for 2 years now. He’s not that good with the bat.

[Dipre]

Casas, and Duvall doesn’t deserve to be in the lineup all the time, and neither does Kike.

 

Very short-sighted on both Casas and Duvall.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran(LF)

Turner(DH)

Devers

Duvall

Dugo

Kike

Casas

Wong

Chang

[Old Red]

Very short-sighted on both Casas and Duvall.

 

You need to be when you are trying to win games NOW. Short-sighted might have been Duvall early on.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

And if he gets on a hot streak people will say the team showed good patience. We can never be wrong here in our armchairs.

 

I'll have you know I do not sit in an armchair during SOX games. I'm no 'armchair quarterback.' When I'm not sitting on a stool to post my super intelligent observations, I'm laying on the couch. I guess that would make me a 'couch quarterback', who generally go higher in the draft than the armchair ones.

[Old Red]

And if he gets on a hot streak people will say the team showed good patience. We can never be wrong here in our armchairs.

 

He hasn’t been hot for 2 years now. Like I said Kike has been living off Oct of 2021 ever since. He’s a career 239 hitter. He’s not that good of a hitter like he gets portrayed on here so often. I said the $10M could have been better spent when they resigned him.

[notin]

Remember when a lot of people wrote off Duran, like for good? Wasn't all that long ago, as I recall.

 

If I didn’t write him off, I was extremely close…

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

In comparing Arroyo's offense to Kike's I found this:

Arroyo's OPS=.657

Kike's OPS=.616

Arroyo's OPS+=75

Kike's OPS+=65

Both OPS+ are way below the league average of 100.

Defensively I would give Arroyo the nod over Kike at 2nd base. However, Kike is making 10 Mil and Arroyo is not.

[Old Red]

In comparing Arroyo's offense to Kike's I found this:

Arroyo's OPS=.657

Kike's OPS=.616

Arroyo's OPS+=75

Kike's OPS+=65

Both OPS+ are way below the league average of 100.

Defensively I would give Arroyo the nod over Kike at 2nd base. However, Kike is making 10 Mil and Arroyo is not.

 

And Kike is Cora’s favorite son.

[Dipre]

You need to be when you are trying to win games NOW. Short-sighted might have been Duvall early on.

 

Indeed the definition of short-sightedness. At least you're consistent and stick to your guns.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

In the last few games I've noticed Duvall has been making better contact. I expect he will start putting up some good numbers as the season wears on.

[Dipre]

Remember when a lot of people wrote off Duran, like for good? Wasn't all that long ago, as I recall.

 

Pepperidge Farm remembers.