Brewers (Drohan) vs. Red Sox (Gray): 4/8/26, 1:35pm

[JoeBrady]

Little things I like.  Monasterio had a check-swing on the steal.  The ball was a foot outside, but the batter should always have the bat in motion so that the catcher cannot step into his throw.

[mvp 78]

9 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

Little things I like.  Monasterio had a check-swing on the steal.  The ball was a foot outside, but the batter should always have the bat in motion so that the catcher cannot step into his throw.

It's what happens when you have BALLPLAYERS on your roster. 

Unfortunately, there's still a lot of fat to trim.

[mvp 78]

10 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

Little things I like.  Monasterio had a check-swing on the steal.  The ball was a foot outside, but the batter should always have the bat in motion so that the catcher cannot step into his throw.

Looks like a #2 to me. 

[Tedballgame]

Another solid outing for Sonny. He will be a reliable #2 starter. 

[mvp 78]

Weissert will NEVER start with a clean inning. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Very good quality start by Sonny. I apologize for my snarky remarks after his first start.

[JoeBrady]

21 minutes ago, Tedballgame said:

Another solid outing for Sonny. He will be a reliable #2 starter. 

I had him as a good #3.  He's not only exceeded my expectations (SSS ), he looks like he sets a good example.  I don't see anything special, but I never see anything down the middle, and never see the same pitch twice.

[moonslav59]

3 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Duran used to be the guy who posted every day. It's just wild to have him sit so much because they couldn't figure out the roster this offseason. 

Exactly, and this was my whole point of suggesting we trade an OF'er for an infielder.

Sitting an OF'er was a waste of talent, plus the "drop off" from ____ to Yoshida at DH, while real, was not as great as the "gain" we could have made at 2B, 3B or even SS, if we had the ballz to move Story to 2B.

[moonslav59]

10 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

I had him as a good #3.  He's not only exceeded my expectations (SSS ), he looks like he sets a good example.  I don't see anything special, but I never see anything down the middle, and never see the same pitch twice.

His 1, 2 and 3 year sample sizes, ranked him as a #1-2 SP'er using some stats and metrics or a #2-3 using others. At his age, nothing was a sure bet on what to expect, this year, but he's looked pretty good, so far.

The way Suarez has looked, I'm glad we added Gray.

We've already lost Oviedo and are looking for Crawford or Sandoval to get past their rehabs, quickly. Early has done a fine job filling in, and may keep his slot indefinitely.

[moonslav59]

How about Story with 2 RBI in 3 straight games?

[Hitch]

Much needed. Been better the last two games. I like Monasterio.

[moonslav59]

That was a nice win. Taking a series vs a team like MIL is a good sign.

Day off tomorrow and then it's a rare Early-May game in the middle of April, this Friday.

Conner Early vs Dustin May

 

[JoeBrady]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

Exactly, and this was my whole point of suggesting we trade an OF'er for an infielder.

Sitting an OF'er was a waste of talent, plus the "drop off" from ____ to Yoshida at DH, while real, was not as great as the "gain" we could have made at 2B, 3B or even SS, if we had the ballz to move Story to 2B.

The problem isn't 'we should've traded someone'.  Every team in baseball could make that claim.  I think the board was divided on Yoshida's contributions.  Maybe 40% of us liked the guy, but understood the balance issue.  And everyone else wanted him gone at all costs.

But there was no reasonable way to predict Yoshida's good start and Duran's weak-ish start.  Had we traded Duran, and gotten a .550 OPS from Yoshida, we'd have had a problem.  And 6 weeks from now, we might be very happy we kept Duran, for a wide variety of reasons.

[JoeBrady]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

His 1, 2 and 3 year sample sizes, ranked him as a #1-2 SP'er using some stats and metrics or a #2-3 using others. At his age, nothing was a sure bet on what to expect, this year, but he's looked pretty good, so far.

The way Suarez has looked, I'm glad we added Gray.

We've already lost Oviedo and are looking for Crawford or Sandoval to get past their rehabs, quickly. Early has done a fine job filling in, and may keep his slot indefinitely.

Just sundry, but:

• I had some concerns about his head returning to the ALE.
• Early should start every game until he works his way off the team.  He's finished with his development, imho.

[moonslav59]

2 hours ago, JoeBrady said:

The problem isn't 'we should've traded someone'.  Every team in baseball could make that claim.  I think the board was divided on Yoshida's contributions.  Maybe 40% of us liked the guy, but understood the balance issue.  And everyone else wanted him gone at all costs.

But there was no reasonable way to predict Yoshida's good start and Duran's weak-ish start.  Had we traded Duran, and gotten a .550 OPS from Yoshida, we'd have had a problem.  And 6 weeks from now, we might be very happy we kept Duran, for a wide variety of reasons.

Yoshida was the secondary aspect of the trade an OF'er for an IF'er.

It didn't have to be Duran.

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, JoeBrady said:

• I had some concerns about his head returning to the ALE.

I never believed all that stuff.

[Duran Is The Man]

2 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

That was a nice win. Taking a series vs a team like MIL is a good sign.

Day off tomorrow and then it's a rare Early-May game in the middle of April, this Friday.

Conner Early vs Dustin May

 

you know there is exactly one player in MLB history to wear his birthday on his uniform.

 

 

 

[moonslav59]

What about June Greene?

[illinoisredsox]

3 hours ago, Duran Is The Man said:

you know there is exactly one player in MLB history to wear his birthday on his uniform.

 

 

 

It seems to be true, but of the thousands of guys who have played MLB and worn numbers 1-31 since numbers became a thing, it's hard to believe it hasn't happened at least a few times.

[Tedballgame]

8 hours ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Very good quality start by Sonny. I apologize for my snarky remarks after his first start.

I've seen Sonny pitch in St. Louis many times over the past few years. He is solid and he will keep the Sox in most games and be a dependable #2 guy. He knows how to pitch.

[mvp 78]

14 hours ago, JoeBrady said:

Just sundry, but:

• I had some concerns about his head returning to the ALE.
• Early should start every game until he works his way off the team.  He's finished with his development, imho.

The only caveat is that they need to manage his innings this year. 

[mvp 78]

16 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Exactly, and this was my whole point of suggesting we trade an OF'er for an infielder.

Sitting an OF'er was a waste of talent, plus the "drop off" from ____ to Yoshida at DH, while real, was not as great as the "gain" we could have made at 2B, 3B or even SS, if we had the ballz to move Story to 2B.

It's why I suggested trading him for prospects. If he's just going to sit on the bench and you can't line up a trade, might as well stockpile assets for your middling farm system.

[moonslav59]

1 minute ago, mvp 78 said:

The only caveat is that they need to manage his innings this year. 

The thing is 160 is the new 190.

[moonslav59]

Just now, mvp 78 said:

It's why I suggested trading him for prospects. If he's just going to sit on the bench and you can't line up a trade, might as well stockpile assets for your middling farm system.

I don't get why we didn't trade Duran or Rafaela for a 3Bman or 2Bman better than Durbin.

Sure, prospects are nice, but we had a big hole at 3B on the big club.

[Old Red]

5 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

It's why I suggested trading him for prospects. If he's just going to sit on the bench and you can't line up a trade, might as well stockpile assets for your middling farm system.

Sooner, or later this will work themselves out hopefully. It’s not like Duran is tearing up the baseball. I don’t see any trades happening now outside of an injury. Duran’s rumors were for pitching last year, or an infielder this year, but didn’t happen. I don’t think he would have been traded for suspects, or just to open up a spot.

[Old Red]

8 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

I don't get why we didn't trade Duran or Rafaela for a 3Bman or 2Bman better than Durbin.

Sure, prospects are nice, but we had a big hole at 3B on the big club.

I don’t think RAF Man was in high demand, and Bres probably was asking too much. 

[mvp 78]

18 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

I don't get why we didn't trade Duran or Rafaela for a 3Bman or 2Bman better than Durbin.

Sure, prospects are nice, but we had a big hole at 3B on the big club.

There wasn't one available for Duran. Nobody wanted him. They wanted Abreu.

[mvp 78]

8 minutes ago, Old Red said:

I don’t think RAF Man was in high demand, and Bres probably was asking too much. 

Rafaela is in higher demand than Duran per reports. 

[mvp 78]

10 minutes ago, Old Red said:

Sooner, or later this will work themselves out hopefully. It’s not like Duran is tearing up the baseball. I don’t see any trades happening now outside of an injury. Duran’s rumors were for pitching last year, or an infielder this year, but didn’t happen. I don’t think he would have been traded for suspects, or just to open up a spot.

The rumors are that that's what the Sox wanted for him, not that that's what other teams would give up for him.

[Old Red]

13 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Rafaela is in higher demand than Duran per reports. 

Interesting. Maybe even in Boston.