Rays vs Red Sox Doubleheader: Jax vs Bennett (1:35pm) ; Englert vs Rivera (7:10pm)

[moonslav59]

When Narvaez homers, they should check the water supply in the clubhouse.

[moonslav59]

Nice to see Gamboa helping the pen out, here.

Who was that poster all upset about the Coulombe DFA?

[mvp 78]

5 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

and for all the Harrisons, Priesters and Drohans we trade away, there are the Bennetts, Tolles and Riveras we add.

I'd rather have some of those guys we traded away help fill out the bullpen or provide depth since pitcher injuries are so common. If they are going to build up the depth again, fine. I just wouldn't continue to trade what they have left. 

[mvp 78]

In my mind, Walls hits well against the Sox, but his career OPS is 502 against BOS. 

[moonslav59]

3 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

I'd rather have some of those guys we traded away help fill out the bullpen or provide depth since pitcher injuries are so common. If they are going to build up the depth again, fine. I just wouldn't continue to trade what they have left. 

You win some- you lose some, and the final score on those two trades is still TBD.

Brez also traded away a slew of pitchers and pitching prospects that nobody mentions (yet?)

He's added a ton of pitchers and pitching prospects, too. Some feel he has focused too much on pitching and not hitting.

I'm not sure we'd have added Gray, Suarez, Bennett and Oviedo has we kept Harrison, Drohan and Priester.

[vegasbob]

Abreu picks his spots to hit carefully. lol

[moonslav59]

They ended up getting Yoshida one more shot at the cycle... OH WELL!

[moonslav59]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Abreu picks his spots to hit carefully. lol

Career:

.781 OPS

.671 Late & Close

.570 High Leverage

[moonslav59]

Anybody else notice how the bottom 4 batters on the Rays are at .650 or lower?

[moonslav59]

3 hit 4 K shut out!

[mvp 78]

Red Sox win a squeaker. 

[jgar658]

Crochet who? 

We have Bennett!!!!!!!😀

[vegasbob]

17 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Career:

.781 OPS

.671 Late & Close

.570 High Leverage

Those numbers support the "eyeball" observation 

[moonslav59]

We are tied for the last WC slot with 2 other teams (SEA & MIN.)

We have 1 less loss than both and just one more than TEX and 2 more than CLE.

Hell, we are only 6 losses behind the Yanks. (9 behind TBR.)

With that 10-0 win, we just passed the CWS for the second best run diff in the AL (+37.)

[moonslav59]

3 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Those numbers support the "eyeball" observation 

.430 High Leverage in 2026, although .788 Late & Close.

[Duran Is The Man]

40 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

You win some- you lose some, and the final score on those two trades is still TBD.

Brez also traded away a slew of pitchers and pitching prospects that nobody mentions (yet?)

He's added a ton of pitchers and pitching prospects, too. Some feel he has focused too much on pitching and not hitting.

I'm not sure we'd have added Gray, Suarez, Bennett and Oviedo has we kept Harrison, Drohan and Priester.

if the Harrison and Priester trades are still TBD, doesn't that mean others (like Perales/ Bennet) are as well?

[moonslav59]

10 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

if the Harrison and Priester trades are still TBD, doesn't that mean others (like Perales/ Bennet) are as well?

Yes, of course.

The Suarez signing as well.

I'd say the book is closed on the Sale trade. (Ziehl is all we have from Grissom.)