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  1. jacksonianmarch
    No kidding, right? I am really not a fan of openers. Pitcher's are creatures of habit more than probably any other individual position in sports. You do everything you can not to f*** up that rhythm. Our ace pitcher in college wouldn't talk to anyone before a game. He was always there 3 hours early, got stretched out, threw, ran, everything in silence with headphones on. Coaches and captains told us not to talk to him on game day. Funny thing is, he was the loudest SOB on days he wasn't pitching! And then he would go out there, first words were with his catcher as he took warmups. Then he would just shut down the other team. As soon as he was pulled, he was the loudest guy on the bench
  2. jacksonianmarch
    Of all seasons, I am least worried about the sox in this one
  3. jacksonianmarch
    I have zero problem with an opener if you have a guy who can give you 5-6 innings after the opener. An opener without a starter afterwards is a pen game
  4. jacksonianmarch
    At this point, I’m assuming he’s hitting the market. It would be dumb for the Sox to try and re-sign him now as you don’t know how he will respond to his year off over a full 162. By the time ERod proves he is capable, he would be stupid to sign an extension. If he doesn’t prove it, the Sox will have played the situation well. I’m expecting something in the middle with a trade before the deadline
  5. jacksonianmarch
    ST stats are meaningless. For pitchers, I care about stuff. For hitters, it’s far more difficult. Thus far, the stuff for the Yanks starters has been stupid good. Hopefully it translates. For the Sox, we know who they are. For the Yanks, we know who they were and the biggest ?? is whether they can replicate their pasts
  6. jacksonianmarch
    Lol, yep, your staff is gonna be a world beater.
  7. jacksonianmarch
    I always liked Whitlock. Projects more as a swing guy, but he will be your multi inning reliever
  8. jacksonianmarch
    ARod too. The opt outs are there to give the player freedom and security. An opt out is a huge problem for the team but I expect it will become far more standard as the years go by
  9. jacksonianmarch
    To Buck that night was just another Tuesday. There’s a reason why multiple teams won titles after he left. He was holding them back
  10. jacksonianmarch
    No, it was the Cubs manager who tried to get 3 innings out of Chapman in Game 7
  11. jacksonianmarch
    Kluber reached far higher highs as well, but is also older and coming off a more concerning injury. Richards was actually healthy last year, so there is that.
  12. jacksonianmarch
    I definitely can see Downs pushing for 2b or coming up should Bogey go down. I sincerely doubt you see Casas before May of 2022. You have Devers and Dalbec manning the corners and JDM as DH. You don't start a top prospect's clock unless you plan to keep him in the bigs. Durran, maybe? I think he gets way more hype than he is worth and is not a long term fit in any starting lineup.
  13. jacksonianmarch
    I honestly think you won't see Houck until mid season unless the sox are surprisingly contending and someone goes down. They started his clock last year, and if he is starting in the minors, you can expand his stuff while also pushing his service clock back
  14. jacksonianmarch
    So Houck was sent down. Pivetta won the 5th starter job
  15. jacksonianmarch
    You won’t be, don’t worry
  16. jacksonianmarch
    So Santana also had a ligament reinforcement surgery (a TJS hybrid) that will keep him out til mid season anyway, so the foot thing is likely not to impact that timeline
  17. jacksonianmarch
    If he does it again, it goes without saying
  18. jacksonianmarch
    He’s owned Boston for years. Now he’s made it official
  19. jacksonianmarch
    Clearly. The off the field s*** isn’t going away. I’m just talking about the on field stuff
  20. jacksonianmarch
    Average is a strange expectation. I also doubt it will be. With limited starting pitching depth and questionable durability/performance of said squad, your pen will be leaned on rather heavily. Even the worst staffed pen, given low utilization, will outperform their norms. But a pen that you know will be stretched and lacks upper level talent, you’re facing headwinds. The Sox do have some talented pieces, but no true headliner with high consistent performance. I’m expecting the Sox pen to be in the upper reaches of the bottom third in baseball, somewhere around 21-24th
  21. jacksonianmarch
    While I agree that he’s a medical risk, you need to take into context that a lot of his missed time was due to his insistence that he didn’t need TJS for his UCL tear. His reluctance for surgery cost him at least one and maybe two seasons of lost time when he finally went under the knife
  22. jacksonianmarch
    I’d assume they wouldn’t. German has always had lightning stuff. His issues have been with the longball, which is interesting since he’s a sinker baller. His best pitch is a mid 90s two seamer, but he’s been guilty of leaving it up in the zone at times. If he’s worked on keeping the sinker down, utilizing a 4 seamer up and tightening his command of the slider and change, he’ll be dynamite. He’s got front of the rotation stuff
  23. jacksonianmarch
    Foot infections are tricky. Usually the worst in diabetics. But with locker room exposure and lots of wear on his feet, MRSA is more likely. Pseudomonas in diabetics, which is problematic. Goal is to stem infection before it gets into the bones or tracks proximally.
  24. jacksonianmarch
    Arauz has next to no chance of making the bigs. With Kike and Marwin, they don’t need another utility guy without major offensive upside. Chavis, IMO, is valued higher than Arauz
  25. jacksonianmarch
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/03/east-notes-andujar-chirinos-brasier-rainey.html Sorry, per Chris Cotillo interpreting what Cora insinuated
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