Orioles (Povich/TBD) vs Red Sox (Bello/Giolito): 5/23/25, 1:35pm/7:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Let's play two!

[Nick]

Giolito needs to average slightly over 5 1/3 innings over projected, remaining 22 starts to trigger the magic 140 innings to get the $14M extension. I'm not sure if he can do much better than that elsewhere.

[Bellhorn04]

31 minutes ago, Nick said:

Giolito needs to average slightly over 5 1/3 innings over projected, remaining 22 starts to trigger the magic 140 innings to get the $14M extension. I'm not sure if he can do much better than that elsewhere.

My confidence in this guy is less than zero.

[TheSplinteredSplendor]

Is there a more disappointing club than the orioles?

I knew their pitching was gonna be a question mark but this team has regressed pretty much all around.

[Nick]

This will be an interesting day. Anything less than 3-1 versus the Orioles would be very disappointing. 

The Orioles has given up second most runs in AL. If we can't hit their pitching, Bres needs to bring up Mayer and Anthony. I don't give a damn how he does it. 

[Nick]

2 minutes ago, TheSplinteredSplendor said:

Is there a more disappointing club than the orioles?

I knew their pitching was gonna be a question mark but this team has regressed pretty much all around.

The new ownership was to bring money to the table. I read somewhere the Orioles and the Sox were two of the most profitable teams last year. The new ownership put the money in their pocket.

[TheSplinteredSplendor]

49 minutes ago, Nick said:

Giolito needs to average slightly over 5 1/3 innings over projected, remaining 22 starts to trigger the magic 140 innings to get the $14M extension. I'm not sure if he can do much better than that elsewhere.

The $37M spent for him to pitch for 1 season certainly could have been spent much more wisely.

[mvp 78]

1 hour ago, TheSplinteredSplendor said:

The $37M spent for him to pitch for 1 season certainly could have been spent much more wisely.

Hindsight is always great at building teams. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 hour ago, TheSplinteredSplendor said:

The $37M spent for him to pitch for 1 season certainly could have been spent much more wisely.

Spending wisely has rarely been a strength of the Sox FO. The number of 'dead contracts' could fill a cemetery.

[vegasbob]

This 4 game series  against the low flying Orioles should be telling.  Sox are at home , have had a day off and can even bring in a 26th player.

As Nick says, anything less than 3Ws is a failure and flashing red light for the Sox.    3 or 4 wins gets them back over the .500 magnet . I would like to say it would develop some momentum but this team has resisted momentum , other than Jad's 5 game streak.

[mvp 78]

 

[TheSplinteredSplendor]

24 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Hindsight is always great at building teams. 

Not so much hindsight in this particular case on my part.

I have always been against signing an injured player to spend a season of recovery on my team's dime.

It's not terrible when it's a small contract on maybe a reliever, but to pay almost $40M for essentially one year on a pitcher has never been a move I would do. Especially for a guy that was not going to be confused with Cy Young anytime soon.

[mvp 78]

15 minutes ago, TheSplinteredSplendor said:

Not so much hindsight in this particular case on my part.

I have always been against signing an injured player to spend a season of recovery on my team's dime.

It's not terrible when it's a small contract on maybe a reliever, but to pay almost $40M for essentially one year on a pitcher has never been a move I would do. Especially for a guy that was not going to be confused with Cy Young anytime soon.

Giolito was healthy when they signed him as far as anyone knew. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

17 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

I'm not for moving everyone around. I just presented a non Devers to 1B option.

I do worry about defense, and focus on SS, a lot. I'm not sure what Campbell not looking all that good on D at 2B, out of the gate has to do with my ideas and opinions.

We are in a jam with the Casas injury. I prefer the Campbell to 1B option over Devers to 1B, but both idea have flaws. 

 

16 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

I always felt like a 27 or 28 man roster might be a nice compromise to give the players, along with a big spike in min wage, in exchange for some sort of soft or hard cap in MLB. Another compromise might be to set a pretty high minimum team spending budget that could allow more lower to mid roster players make more money, instead of the top guys making sick money.

 

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[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Watching Rafaela's arm from CF reminds me of Reggie Smith, former Sox CF. I remember Sandy Koufax during an interview saying he was jealous of Smith's arm.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran striking out in the 1st inning has become a habit.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran and Devers making Povich's 92 mph look like 97.

[mvp 78]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Duran and Devers making Povich's 92 mph look like 97.

Duran doesn't hit LHP very well. Platoon with Rafaela and call up Anthony.

[Nick]

Here comes Mr. Strikeout....it will be outside of the strike zone. Will leave with dazed look to the dougout.

[mvp 78]

Story has a 874 OPS vs LHP, but I have more confidence in Sogard right now. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Story isn't overdue; he's overcooked.

[Nick]

I can't stand the guy anymore.....sorry. He is in my big doghouse.

[Nick]

1 minute ago, Nick said:

Here comes Mr. Strikeout....it will be outside of the strike zone. Will leave with dazed look to the dougout.

I wonder if I can bet on him striking out. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

5 minutes ago, Nick said:

I can't stand the guy anymore.....sorry. He is in my big doghouse.

Trade Story back to his old team. How mean would that be?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

An amazing catch by Rafaela.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 hours ago, notin said:

Can’t say without knowing what it was.  But it’s also not like Casas’ career is over.  Just this season.  Hes still only 25 years old and still has 3 full seasons until free agency…

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[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Two web gems so far.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Story is to good hitting what this forum is to good programming.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

17 minutes ago, Nick said:

I wonder if I can bet on him striking out. 

I doubt they pay on sure bets.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Salami, salami, Belloni.