A Realistic View of 2024: Part II

[dgalehouse]

You are right about 1 thing. You are MR WRONG.

 

It's still April, but we are already getting the scoreboard watching and wild card standings updates. We should be grateful for that much.

[Nick]

Can we quit talking about Giolito and Story?

 

They won't be back this year. It'a annoying. They are not part of this group rhis year.

[Randy Red Sox]

Can we quit talking about Giolito and Story?

 

They won't be back this year. It'a annoying. They are not part of this group rhis year.

 

exactly

[vegasbob]

Can we quit talking about Giolito and Story?

 

They won't be back this year. It'a annoying. They are not part of this group rhis year.

 

Sort of like Grissom, until he finally shows up, maybe this week.

[Randy Red Sox]

Red Sox just picked up Garret Cooper from Chicago to take over for Casas.

[mvp 78]

Red Sox just picked up Garret Cooper from Chicago to take over for Casas.

 

For Cash. Tough to let him go for Henry.

[Bellhorn04]

Sox acquire Garrett Cooper.

 

Seems like excellent news.

[moonslav59]

Sox acquire Garrett Cooper.

 

Seems like excellent news.

 

Just as suggested.

 

Note: it does not make us right, either.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Sox acquire Garrett Cooper.

 

Seems like excellent news.

 

... at the cost of no players in return... in exchange for cash considerations... and undisclosed routing numbers... not even check inconsiderations...

[moonslav59]

... at the cost of no players in return... in exchange for cash considerations... and undisclosed routing numbers... not even check inconsiderations...

 

They didn't want the inconsiderate Joely, instead of cash?

[moonslav59]

Game Logs for our SP’ers/Openers

 

IP/ER/H+BB/K

 

5/2/5/2 Bello W

6/1/3/10 Pivetta L (left tied 0-0)

6/0/4/7 Crawford L (left with lead)

5/1/3/8 Whitlock W

6/0/3/10 Houck W

5/4/6/6 Bello W

5/0/6/3 Pivetta W

4.2/1/5/5 Crawford W (first GS under 5 IP)

4.1/0/8/4 Whitlock L (second game under 5 IP) left with lead

6/0/6/7 Houck W

5.1/1/5/3 Bello L

5/0/6/6 Crawford L (left with the lead)

5/1/6/4 Whitlock L (left with the lead)

5.1/4/12/2 Houck L

4/2/6/4 Criswell W (3rd game under 5 IP)

5.1/2/8/8 Bello W

5.2/0/2/6 Crawford L (left tied 0-0)

4/2/4/1 Whitlock L (4th game under 5 IP)

9/0/3/9 Houck W (shutout)

2/0/1/2 Bernardino L (opener, left with lead)

6/0/3/7 Bello W

6/1/10/6 Crawford W

3.1/1/4/1 Wink W

6/2/8/4 Houck L

5/0/3/3 Criswell W

1.2/5/6/0 Anderson L

6/3/10/4 Crawford L

3/0/3/1 Wink W

 

3 Bad starts/openings out of 28 games.

[moonslav59]

Game Logs for our SP’ers/Openers

 

IP/ER/H+BB/K

 

5/2/5/2 Bello W

6/1/3/10 Pivetta L (left tied 0-0)

6/0/4/7 Crawford L (left with lead)

5/1/3/8 Whitlock W

6/0/3/10 Houck W

5/4/6/6 Bello W

5/0/6/3 Pivetta W

4.2/1/5/5 Crawford W (first GS under 5 IP)

4.1/0/8/4 Whitlock L (second game under 5 IP) left with lead

6/0/6/7 Houck W

5.1/1/5/3 Bello L

5/0/6/6 Crawford L (left with the lead)

5/1/6/4 Whitlock L (left with the lead)

5.1/4/12/2 Houck L

4/2/6/4 Criswell W (3rd game under 5 IP)

5.1/2/8/8 Bello W

5.2/0/2/6 Crawford L (left tied 0-0)

4/2/4/1 Whitlock L (4th game under 5 IP)

9/0/3/9 Houck W (shutout)

2/0/1/2 Bernardino L (opener, left with lead)

6/0/3/7 Bello W

6/1/10/6 Crawford W

3.1/1/4/1 Wink W

6/2/8/4 Houck L

5/0/3/3 Criswell W

1.2/5/6/0 Anderson L

6/3/10/4 Crawford L

3/0/3/1 Wink W

 

3 Bad starts/openings out of 28 games.

[moonslav59]

Run Differential

 

+47 CLE

+46 KCR

+35 BAL

+33 NYY

+32 BOS

 

NL

+46 ATL

+40 LAD

+30 AZ (12-15 record)

+24 MIL

[Larry Cook]

Run Differential

 

+47 CLE

+46 KCR

+35 BAL

+33 NYY

+32 BOS

 

NL

+46 ATL

+40 LAD

+30 AZ (12-15 record)

+24 MIL

 

Amazing stat considering 7 games were against Cleveland!

[Old Red]

Just as suggested.

 

Note: it does not make us right, either.

 

Suggesting the Red Sox pick up Garrett Cooper, or CJ Cron with the sad state of affairs the Red Sox 1B was in was pretty obvious, and logical.Real moot to all the suggestions, or what ever you want to call most that go on here that Never happen. Real bad example to the main point.

Edited April 28, 2024 by Old Red

[Old Red]

JRod designated for assignment and Uwa coming up. JRod over the Bern Man should have never made the club out of ST in the first place.

[Bellhorn04]

JRod designated for assignment and Uwa coming up. JRod over the Bern Man should have never made the club out of ST in the first place.

 

Now there's a point I think we're all in agreement on.

[Randy Red Sox]

Sox acquire Garrett Cooper.

 

Seems like excellent news.

 

he is another meh player but he will be an upgrade over Dalbec.

[Nick]

Yep..staff is not perfect. Everyone saw it but the staff. Ugh

[Nick]

Run differential is another meaningless stat. Its skewed by our most recent win.

 

It should be capped at +/- 9.

[moonslav59]

Run differential is another meaningless stat. Its skewed by our most recent win.

 

It should be capped at +/- 9.

 

Other teams have lop-sided wins, too. If you take away ours, then take theirs away, too.

 

Of course, most teams don't have a 17 run win, but some have large ones.

 

(Our biggest loss was 7-0.)

[moonslav59]

he is another meh player but he will be an upgrade over Dalbec.

 

If he can hit .750 as compared to the .350 Dalbec was hitting, plus .400 is a major improvement.

 

It's all relative. (Also, our 1B OPS for the season is .763.)

[Bellhorn04]

Run differential is another meaningless stat. Its skewed by our most recent win.

 

It should be capped at +/- 9.

 

I wouldn't say it's meaningless, but you can definitely make a case that its importance is way overstated, especially with the playoff crapshoot we now have. Last year Arizona with a -15 differential took out the Dodgers and their +207 differential in 3 straight.

[Old Red]

If he can hit .750 as compared to the .350 Dalbec was hitting, plus .400 is a major improvement.

 

It's all relative. (Also, our 1B OPS for the season is .763.)

 

Just when Bobby D is on a hot 4 game hitting streak.🤫

[Bellhorn04]

Just when Bobby D is on a hot 4 game hitting streak.

 

Not the most authoritative of hits, mind you. Still, they did require contacting the baseball.

[Old Red]

I wouldn't say it's meaningless, but you can definitely make a case that its importance is way overstated, especially with the playoff crapshoot we now have. Last year Arizona with a -15 differential took out the Dodgers and their +207 differential in 3 straight.

 

Lots of stats are meaningless without knowing the full picture. The Red Sox are 10th in runs scored, but have about 10 games having only scored 2 runs, or less. Some guys like NOshida, and the RAF Man padded their stats somewhat yesterday, but they certainly haven’t been that good as what their stats are today.

[notin]

Just when Bobby D is on a hot 4 game hitting streak.

 

Two of them on ground balls that barely traveled 60 feet and a third hit was off a backup infielder. Not much there to indicate he’s actually hitting the ball any better.

 

And yet in spite of all that, he still might not get demoted. Because Hamilton and Reyes are still on the team, too…

[Old Red]

Not the most authoritative of hits, mind you. Still, they did require contacting the baseball.

 

True, but a small improvement is better than it was at this point. A batting Ave starting with an 0 is not very major league.

[Old Red]

Two of them on ground balls that barely traveled 60 feet and a third hit was off a backup infielder. Not much there to indicate he’s actually hitting the ball any better.

 

And yet in spite of all that, he still might not get demoted. Because Hamilton and Reyes are still on the team, too…

At least he’s been making the routine plays at 3B/1B, which is something the others weren’t doing.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

I wouldn't say it's meaningless, but you can definitely make a case that its importance is way overstated, especially with the playoff crapshoot we now have. Last year Arizona with a -15 differential took out the Dodgers and their +207 differential in 3 straight.

 

The betting shows must have taken a bath on those odds, with LA giving 222 "runs" -- plus, don't forget, "for every five dollars you blow, we promise to light a match and burn 150 more of your bank account dollars."