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  1. IDK. Who really is pen these days?
  2. It's safe for work. I'm no Dutchy.
  3. @SoxProspects Outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia went 2-for-4 with a double (5), and an RBI (10) in the Red Sox Blue 7-2 loss today. The 18-year-old has slashed .271/.377/.441 this season over 70 plate appearances. Pronunciation: jo-STINKS-on We're looking down the barrel of a gun loaded with horrible misspellings as this guy gets promoted up the ladder. They need to trade him before this gets too silly.
  4. At least Ben knew where to get the coffee from, right A700?
  5. @alexspeier 1B C.J. Cron was named National League Player of the Week while hitting .556/.636/1.278 for the Rockies... which raises the question why the free-agent-to-be was doing that for the Rockies instead of having been traded to a contender in need of more production at first base. Another trade deadline darling.
  6. Unstoppable force vs the immovable object.
  7. Speaking in facts.
  8. McDonough was signed for his utility. He'll play all over the field. There's enough dead weight on the Salem roster to give AB's to Jordan and McDonough good run even if Yorke stays. Yorke should be promoted though. Cannon was promoted to Portland so there's a spot for Yorke in Greenville.
  9. It's going to be a long wait for Vaz to reach 3,000 games, especially with Plawecki eating into his playing time.
  10. They didn't go 2-8 because of the catchers.
  11. I meant at the deadline you goober.
  12. Time to feed the monster.
  13. If they are just going to tank anyway, give those AB's to Wong.
  14. So one area where Plawecki is better than Vaz is baserunning. He's faster (barely) per sprint speed and has a better BSR. However, Plawecki isn't Ricky Henderson out there. He's not Johnny Bench either. He's horrible with a glove. 658 OPS prior to ASB 1017 OPS since ASB He will cool off sooner than later. Plawecki OPS 2021: Jays - 1060 Yankees - 714 Rays - 393 O's - 432 Or just have him be the starter whenever TOR is in town?
  15. I'm not advocating for why I don't like this catcher, I'm just using my well thought out micro sample sizes to justify why I'm smarter than all the advanced metrics you can come up with.
  16. Big moments for a closer only happen when you blow it.
  17. And if he's not going to contribute this year, why not pick up someone else for 1b? They clearly want Schwarber at 1b since they've already worked him out there.
  18. And if he doesn't agree to picking up the option? What then?
  19. Those guys seemed pretty cheap and reasonable to me. I wasn't expecting Trea Turner or Scherzer or Berrios. My expectations were low and they ended up getting 2 AAA pitchers and a guy on the IL. Granted, the Sox are saying that Schwarber's set back isn't a big deal and that he should be back soon, but this team is 2-8 over the last 10 and fading even faster than that. If the playoffs are truly a crapshoot, you go for it when have a legit shot to get in. They had that shot this year and it feels like they threw it away. Folding when you are in 1st place at the deadline is a weird choice.
  20. It's a mutual option, which are RARELY exercised. If Schwarber picks that up, it makes the trade worth it. If he doesn't pick that up AND his performance is worse than Schoop or Aguilar's down the stretch, it's a failure on Bloom.
  21. His last turn in the rotation should have been for BOS.
  22. Per Baseball Savant: Vaz is better at framing and pop up time (Plawecki is 99th out of 102 players). According to FanGraphs: Vaz has made 46% of unlikely plays for his career (expectation is 10-40% likelihood). Plawecki is only at 20%. Hands, release, arm strength and arm accuracy. Vaz is 2nd overall in dWAR. Wong is ranked AHEAD of Plawecki in dWAR. Connor Wong! Overall, Vaz has better CERA numbers than Plawecki by a good margin. However, you can come up with a SSS that fits your narrative that all of these metrics are baloney and that only CERA on a pitcher by pitcher basis matters because somehow a micro sample size tells you the real story. By any reasonable measure Vaz should remain the starting C.
  23. Be nice to simpletons. Don't compare them to He Who Must Not Be Named.
  24. Can't blame the pitchers when you have an axe to grind against the catcher!
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