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Dipre Worcester Red Sox

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Except in the NLCS, where the only road win so far was the Phillies in game 5…

 

Got ya on track though.

 

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Go Rangers!

 

(I'm not sure I ever uttered those words before.)

 

Haven't you been uttering them throughout this series? Or do you just mean not that exact phrase?

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Haven't you been uttering them throughout this series? Or do you just mean not that exact phrase?

 

The phrase.

 

Maybe I said it another time, of something like it.

 

I hate the Astros.

 

The Texans are growing on me, but I'll never like them more than the Packers.

 

I'm Bucks all the way. No issues with the Rockets. I loved Dream and Sam Cassell.

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Boy Eovaldi provides a lot of high leverage performance for the cost of a cup of coffee or two.

 

Having a good postseason. His good work in the 2018 postseason most likely helped him get that 4 yr extension from DD.

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Bloom couldn't outbid DD for a box of popcorn.

That’s funny and probably true, but Bloom didn’t even make him an offer and he was available for a while before DD made a move on him.

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That’s funny and probably true, but Bloom didn’t even make him an offer and he was available for a while before DD made a move on him.

 

That doesn't mean he was there for the taking. My guess is DD would match or top a few levels of bidding for a guy he wanted. It's his MO. He gets what he wants, and he usually wants the right players.

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That doesn't mean he was there for the taking. My guess is DD would match or top a few levels of bidding for a guy he wanted. It's his MO. He gets what he wants, and he usually wants the right players.

 

too bad we don't have a GM/CBO/WHATEVER like that.

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a700hitter

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That doesn't mean he was there for the taking. My guess is DD would match or top a few levels of bidding for a guy he wanted. It's his MO. He gets what he wants, and he usually wants the right players.

And JH sent him packing.

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Good-hitting team signs injury-prone Cy Young starter, but is led instead by Nate Eovaldi... that story we've lived before.

 

At the deadline, trades for Montgomery and Sutton, gets to World Series... that story we suggested, as recently as July.

 

And yet, the Red Sox brass refuses to interview me because of family considerations... (though my kid would be happy if I kept Nate and dealt for Monty!).

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Good-hitting team signs injury-prone Cy Young starter, but is led instead by Nate Eovaldi... that story we've lived before.

 

At the deadline, trades for Montgomery and Sutton, gets to World Series... that story we suggested, as recently as July.

 

And yet, the Red Sox brass refuses to interview me because of family considerations... (though my kid would be happy if I kept Nate and dealt for Monty!).

 

Eovaldi was absolutely huge for the Rangers in this series.

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Eovaldi was absolutely huge for the Rangers in this series.

 

He's had a 3.65 or better ERA in every playoff series in his career, except the 2021 ALCS (6.97.)

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He has done very well in all but one playoff clutch situation, yes.

 

And really that one clutch situation was coming out of the bullpen in extra innings in Game 4 of that series. It's part of his record - but also usually above and beyond the call of duty of most starters.

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Eovaldi was absolutely huge for the Rangers in this series.

 

When the Red Sox started just signing hopium randos like Kluber, it doubled how bummed I was they didn't just re-sign Eovaldi. We knew Nate's arm might never stay attached to his body ever again. But we also knew Eovaldi was still a very good starter who has a high leverage track record when his arm cooperated.

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When the Red Sox started just signing hopium randos like Kluber, it doubled how bummed I was they didn't just re-sign Eovaldi. We knew Nate's arm might never stay attached to his body ever again. But we also knew Eovaldi was still a very good starter who has a high leverage track record when his arm cooperated.

 

Eovaldi’s problem was never the talent. In 4 years in Boston, he threw 67 IP, 48 IP (60 game season), 182 IP, and 109 IP. A full heartily season from Eovaldi, and you’re looking at the guy who throws the most 98mph fastballs in MLB. That simply cannot be good for his arm. And it hasn’t been to date…

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Eovaldi’s problem was never the talent. In 4 years in Boston, he threw 67 IP, 48 IP (60 game season), 182 IP, and 109 IP. A full heartily season from Eovaldi, and you’re looking at the guy who throws the most 98mph fastballs in MLB. That simply cannot be good for his arm. And it hasn’t been to date…

 

But he's great now... while the Red Sox aren't even good.

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Dipre

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Even this year, Eovaldi only threw 144 regular season innings. People would've been livid here calling him a failed signing.
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Even this year, Eovaldi only threw 144 regular season innings. People would've been livid here calling him a failed signing.

 

Oh he'd be frustrating ... but at $11M a year it'd be easier to absorb.

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Even this year, Eovaldi only threw 144 regular season innings. People would've been livid here calling him a failed signing.

 

Not necessarily. 3.1 bWAR and 2.5 fWAR for 17 mill is respectable.

 

Plus our standards aren't that high anymore.

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Even this year, Eovaldi only threw 144 regular season innings. People would've been livid here calling him a failed signing.

 

His BABIP would have been way worse in BOS too.

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