Cardinals (Game 1: Pallante, Game 2: Mikolas) vs Red Sox (Newcomb, Dobbins): 4/6/25, 1:35pm & 7:10pm

[moonslav59]

3 minutes ago, Hugh2 said:

Both are controlled thru there age 31 season.  No need to extend those guys.  Take the team years

I thought Abreu to age 30, but close enough. (Does he have 4 arb years?)

[moonslav59]

Let's see what Dobbins can do.

He did not look good in his first WOO start.

[dgalehouse]

Closing ain't easy. As the much coveted Ryan Helsley demonstrated today. 

[Hugh2]

2 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

I thought Abreu to age 30, but close enough. (Does he have 4 arb years?)

Nope you’re right, off by a year.  Still, they got those prime years.  
 

im not against it, I just see more value in extending guys and buying out years in their 20’s

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Abreu can average below .500 the rest of the season and still bat .500 for the year!

(... 238-for-477 -- hey, Ichiro, another great rightfielder, once had 262 hits in one year).

[moonslav59]

We will likely see Navarro and Abreu start game 2.

Yanks lost, today, so the current standings:

6-3 NYY

5-4 BOS

5-5 TOR

4-4 TBR (tied in 9th w TEX)

4-6 BAL

[moonslav59]

4 minutes ago, Hugh2 said:

Nope you’re right, off by a year.  Still, they got those prime years.  
 

im not against it, I just see more value in extending guys and buying out years in their 20’s

I can see not extending Abreu. Age 30 is nice enough. We have so many everyday players controlled for a long time, plus up and coming prospects, that focusing more on pitching makes sense.

Extending Anthony, Mayer and maybe Houck & Whitlock by a year or two might be a better idea.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Just now, moonslav59 said:

I can see not extending Abreu. Age 30 is nice enough. We have so many everyday players controlled for a long time, plus up and coming prospects, that focusing more on pitching makes sense.

Extending Anthony, Mayer and maybe Houck might be a better idea.

No matter which corner outfielder fans prefer, it just makes the most sense that one of Duran or Abreu gets traded soon.

Both are starting position players and too good to ride the pine -- which also means each has maximum trade value... compared to Rafaela and Refsynder, a pair with useful talents, but who are more the classic back-up types. 

[mvp 78]

6 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

No matter which corner outfielder fans prefer, it just makes the most sense that one of Duran or Abreu gets traded soon.

Both are starting position players and too good to ride the pine -- which also means each has maximum trade value... compared to Rafaela and Refsynder, a pair with useful talents, but who are more the classic back-up types. 

Rafaela rides the bench. 

[mvp 78]

Dobbins really going in game 2? He looked ROUGH last time out.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

Rafaela rides the bench. 

In all of MLB no team has more quality replacement everyday players than the Sox.

[vegasbob]

Duran  maybe trying to do too much . Swinging at high balls out of zone.  He is slumping sharply

 

[moonslav59]

2 hours ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

No matter which corner outfielder fans prefer, it just makes the most sense that one of Duran or Abreu gets traded soon.

Both are starting position players and too good to ride the pine -- which also means each has maximum trade value... compared to Rafaela and Refsynder, a pair with useful talents, but who are more the classic back-up types. 

To me, an Abreu-Refsnyder platoon is about as good as you can get. Both have massive splits and can PH in games they do not start. I hope Ref comes back for one more year, despite the longjam that maye come with Anthony's promotion. Of course, there is no room for all these guys plus Yoshida.

I do think Rafaela could be a great uber utilityman (CF/2B/SS.)

LF Anthony

CF Duran

RF Abreu-Refsnyder

[moonslav59]

Hurrah to our bottom 3 batters, today!

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

In all of MLB no team has more quality replacement everyday players than the Sox.

It's rather stunning, and Mayer and Anthony aren't even on the 40. Yoshida is on the IL. Grissom, Eaton, Thompson, Sogard and others are in AAA.

[moonslav59]

Breg-dah-man!

[moonslav59]

No, wait...

Abreu Dah Man!

[vegasbob]

7 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

It's rather stunning, and Mayer and Anthony aren't even on the 40. Yoshida is on the IL. Grissom, Eaton, Thompson, Sogard and others are in AAA.

 

[vegasbob]

8 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

It's rather stunning, and Mayer and Anthony aren't even on the 40. Yoshida is on the IL. Grissom, Eaton, Thompson, Sogard and others are in AAA.

 

[vegasbob]

9 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

It's rather stunning, and Mayer and Anthony aren't even on the 40. Yoshida is on the IL. Grissom, Eaton, Thompson, Sogard and others are in AAA.

 

[vegasbob]

Don't lose sight of Abreu's arm and Gold Glove .  Now if he can pick up LH pitching better, he will be the All-Star.

Meanwhile, he's having a nice day at Fenway

[Larry Cook]

Abreau’s arm is amazing!!!!

[vegasbob]

18 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

It's rather stunning, and Mayer and Anthony aren't even on the 40. Yoshida is on the IL. Grissom, Eaton, Thompson, Sogard and others are in AAA.

Somewhere in all that talent, there must be an opportunity to trade for a #1 catcher.   Wong is not  improving over his baseline, not hitting .  Narvaez has been surprisingly good  in his turns , but this team could go far with a good catcher who can hit.

[jgar658]

Abreu can catch the ball, throw, run, and has power.  If he can hit lefties this year he should be extended.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

9 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Don't lose sight of Abreu's arm and Gold Glove .  Now if he can see up LH pitching better, he will be the All-Star.

Meanwhile, he's having a nice day at Fenway

2 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

       

Unless the Sox can get Skubal or Byrnes the Sox shouldn't even consider trading Abreu,

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

14 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Somewhere in all that talent, there must be an opportunity to trade for a #1 catcher.   Wong is not  improving over his baseline, not hitting .  Narvaez has been surprisingly good  in his turns , but this team could go far with a good catcher who can hit.

I believe the Sox need a front line starter more than a catcher,

Btw, I hate this new format.

If it ain't broke. let's break it.

 

 

[vegasbob]

Dobbins getting the gift of a lifetime:  His first MLB win . All he has to do is plow through a few more innings, say the 7th and make outs happen

[d-money]

10-1 lead just throw strikes .

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

31 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I believe the Sox need a front line starter more than a catcher,

Btw, I hate this new format.

If it ain't broke. let's break it.

 

 

Can someone please explain to me  why after signing in I can post on my mobile phone, but after signing in on my MAC laptop it won't allow me to post.  Posting on my mobile under this format sux.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Mike Schmidt is the gold standard at 3rd .