Rangers (Eovaldi) vs Red Sox (Early): 6/14/26, 7:20pm

[vegasbob]

Sox with a chance with another late game 2 out rally

It's up to Duran

Duran roll a over on  a tapper to 1B.  LHP breaking ball , who knew

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Obviously, Contreras has been a great pickup by the Sox.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Obviously, Contreras has been a great pickup by the Sox.

I doubt there will be anymore Contreras available at the TDL.

[JoeBrady]

5 hours ago, Nick said:

At least it's not the Yankees....that got old for me.

That's why I gave up my Yankee tickets.  I had them for the RS games, and would sell most of the rest.  But the Sunday night games would start at 8:00, and last a solid four hours.  Good luck catching the subway and bus at midnight.  Now it is a more reasonable 2.5 hours.  Thank god for Manfred.

[Duran Is The Man]

1 hour ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Early 's ERA coming into this game was 3.30. However, his FIP was 4.75.

imagine what Milwaukee's pitching lab could do with a guy like Early.

[Duran Is The Man]

1 hour ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Early has had nothing this entire game. Unfortunately, the Triple A manager didn't notice. Fortunately, the FO hasn't extended his contract yet.

don't worry. it's on their To Do List.

[Duran Is The Man]

10 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Obviously, Contreras has been a great pickup by the Sox.

only position player on this team worth keeping. 

[vegasbob]

7 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I doubt there will be anymore Contreras available at the TDL.

I would try to move 5 or 6 guys for PTBNL's znd play out 2026 with about 21 guys. See who can man up

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

don't worry. it's on their To Do List.

That's why I posted 'yet.'

[Duran Is The Man]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

That's why I posted 'yet.'

reading the rest of your poast was on my To Do List. thanks.

[vegasbob]

IKF would have walked except for swinging at 2 pitches over his head

[vegasbob]

Mono then Ks on ball 4.

Here's your 9th down 2 runs:

Durbin K ; IKf foul out ; Mono K; Narvaez left on deck

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The trouble the Sox have at being sellers is no matter if they lose, they're still in the PO race in this weak AL.

[UtahSox]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Mono then Ks on ball 4.

Here's your 9th down 2 runs:

Durbin K ; IKf foul out ; Mono K; Narvaez left on deck

Thanks for the play by play of the Woo Sox but how did the Red Sox do? This lineup is criminal in Boston. Brutal brutal brutal

[JoeBrady]

8 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

IKF would have walked except for swinging at 2 pitches over his head

A couple of days ago, I watched Monsasterio swing at a 3-2 in the 8th with a guy on base and -0- outs.  The pitch bounced at least 1-2 inches before the plate.  Not remotely close.  Do we need practice recognizing balls and strikes?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Mono then Ks on ball 4.

Here's your 9th down 2 runs:

Durbin K ; IKf foul out ; Mono K; Narvaez left on deck

Not seeing Narvaez at the plate was truly disappointing.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Can you imagine what the Sox record would be w/o Contreras and Grey?

[illinoisredsox]

41 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

imagine what Milwaukee's pitching lab could do with a guy like Early.

Rookie pitcher hits rough patch.  Film at 11.

[mvp 78]

Early looking more and more Bello like by the day. 

[notin]

8 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Early looking more and more Bello like by the day. 

Imagine how terrible he’ll be by time he has 100 career IP

[mvp 78]

12 minutes ago, notin said:

Imagine how terrible he’ll be by time he has 100 career IP

Will probably have more than Bello's career high of 24 HR at the end of the season. 

Just saying he's on the path of a young Bello. If you think that's bad, that's on you. I think Early is just a mid to back end rotation guy.

[notin]

13 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Will probably have more than Bello's career high of 24 HR at the end of the season. 

Just saying he's on the path of a young Bello. If you think that's bad, that's on you. I think Early is just a mid to back end rotation guy.

He might be.  But right now, comparing him to Bello, an expensive pitcher in Worcester, doesn’t exactly portray the most positive comparison 

[mvp 78]

42 minutes ago, notin said:

He might be.  But right now, comparing him to Bello, an expensive pitcher in Worcester, doesn’t exactly portray the most positive comparison 

That's not on me TBH. 

Bello '23 age 24: 107 ERA+, 1.4 HR/9, 1.338 WHIP, 4.54 FIP, K/9 7.6, BB/9 2.6

Early '26 age 24: 108 ERA+, 1.7 HR/9, 1.332 WHIP, 4.99 FIP, K/9 8.6, BB/9 3.4

[Duran Is The Man]

17 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

That's not on me TBH. 

Bello '23 age 24: 107 ERA+, 1.4 HR/9, 1.338 WHIP, 4.54 FIP, K/9 7.6, BB/9 2.6

Early '26 age 24: 108 ERA+, 1.7 HR/9, 1.332 WHIP, 4.99 FIP, K/9 8.6, BB/9 3.4

so we should sign him to a 6 year, $55M extension, right? 

 

[mvp 78]

16 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

so we should sign him to a 6 year, $55M extension, right? 

According to a lot of posters from a few years ago, it's worth it for a back of the rotation guy! 😎

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

19 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

so we should sign him to a 6 year, $55M extension, right? 

 

Saw the thread title and thought you meant Eovaldi...

... who, since he signed with Texas in '23, has 15.5 WAR (not including the postseason he went 5-0).

2023-26 for Boston:

Bello 5.5 WAR, Crochet 5.4 WAR, Chapman 4.7 WAR, Crawford 4.1 WAR, Whitlock 3.7 WAR, Houck 3.1.

[mvp 78]

27 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Saw the thread title and thought you meant Eovaldi...

... who, since he signed with Texas in '23, has 15.5 WAR (not including the postseason he went 5-0).

2023-26 for Boston:

Bello 5.5 WAR, Crochet 5.4 WAR, Chapman 4.7 WAR, Crawford 4.1 WAR, Whitlock 3.7 WAR, Houck 3.1.

Would be lucky to get 28 games out of him, but he's been pretty great. Can't believe he went back to Bloom and asked him to match TEX's offer, but Bloom passed because they already spent the money on Masa and Kluber. 😭

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

32 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Would be lucky to get 28 games out of him, but he's been pretty great. Can't believe he went back to Bloom and asked him to match TEX's offer, but Bloom passed because they already spent the money on Masa and Kluber. 😭

Bloom went to Yale so he totally understood the value of an established postseason hero in his prime in big market Boston vs. a guy who played on the other side of the world in a league equivalent to Triple A, plus another who never pitched on a big stage whose arm was cooked.