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  1. mvp 78
    Either Cora finds a good coach to work with Dalbec over the winter or Dalbec should be the opening day DH. He's bad there. UZR/150 Dalbec -4.9 1b, -2.9 3b David Ortiz -3.6 career Hanley -0.3 career Napoli 0.7 career AGon 3.3 career (two best seasons were with the Sox) Youk 9.5 career I can't think of a Red Sox 1b that was worse than Dalbec. He's been so bad. He's worse than David Ortiz and Ortiz barely played 1b. The only person you can compare him to is when they tried to transition Hanley there. Hanley was still way better. Dalbec is just embarrassing himself out there.
  2. mvp 78
    To me, he is very stiff. My eyes tell me he won't be good at 3b. He projected to be average, but I think his defense has continued to decline in 2020 and 2021. I don't think he'd project as an average 3b going forward. The one thing he has going for him is his strong arm. He could throw a lot of runners out, but I think he'd struggle to get to balls.
  3. mvp 78
    He had a 11% BB rate in August. If he can do that going forward, he'll be much more useful. That 1.6% in July will never cut it. He's a guy who barrels the ball and makes hard contact (top 2%), but has such a big hole in his swing that he's bottom 1% in k rate. -6 runs against FB. -5 runs against slider. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/bobby-dalbec-666915?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb
  4. mvp 78
    It's not an assumption. When you watch the games, you see how stiff he plays. How would that get better at 3b? If another team wants to have him there it's fine by me.
  5. mvp 78
    At this point, he doesn't have the ceiling of a frontline starter, but nobody could complain if he turned into a #4.
  6. mvp 78
    Should have been Robles.
  7. mvp 78
    No, that's not "the way it is." His defense has gone downhill. If he sucks at 1b, there's no way he'd be good at 3b. The plays he messed up last night, he'd mess up at 3b too. He would need more mobility at 3b, but he doesn't have the quickness. While he is "faster" than many others on the Sox, it takes him a while to get to top speed. He's slower to 1b than Devers. He'd be slower on any hard shot to 3b. Devers has decent range. Dalbec's range would be terrible.
  8. mvp 78
    I don't think Baez understands what this does to his long term value. I don't know what is going on with Lindor, but I'm glad we didn't bring him here. Seeing that Pillar was part of this nonsense, it's not surprising that Bloom didn't bring him back. He was cheap and filled a need. As usual, Bloom has more info on these guys than all of us combined.
  9. mvp 78
    Pneumonia is spreading rapidly in FL. Lots of cases from people testing negative with COVID. My HR director has been in sedation on a ventilator for 12 straight days. No COVID.
  10. mvp 78
    I'd rather it happen in August than September.
  11. mvp 78
    Yup. The answer is clearly Richards.
  12. mvp 78
    From SoxProspects: Hands work well and footwork is usually reliable. A little stiff and has some trouble getting down on ground balls when charging the ball. Doesn't have great range, but makes up for that somewhat with his length, allowing him to cover more ground than his feet would normally allow. Has made great strides since he joined the Red Sox at third base. Regressed somewhat at third base in 2019 and projects as an average defender there. He's a strong guy, but his glove work is horrible. Like it says above, he plays very stiff. He doesn't seem to have the quickness to get down on balls. He's terrible at 1b, so I don't know how that'd be better at the hot corner. I don't see how he'd be an upgrade over Devers.
  13. mvp 78
    Dalbec is a DH. Devers is ok at 3b. Xander should move to 2b. Sign a glove first SS in offseason. Kiké is good in CF. Get a capable 1b this offseason.
  14. mvp 78
    Will be sad when this lowly Sox team sweeps the M’s.
  15. mvp 78
    Yup. Also, Whitlock can go multiple innings so you should use him more as a fireman than a closer.
  16. mvp 78
    Of course you’ll get yelled at if you say they should DFA Robles.
  17. mvp 78
    Less than 85%
  18. mvp 78
    Yes. Now, anyone out as “close contact” and not positive is unvaccinated (like Taylor).
  19. mvp 78
    DalbEc
  20. mvp 78
    You missed the greatest inning of the season.
  21. mvp 78
    Seabold? Yes. Bello? No.
  22. mvp 78
    scHwaRber
  23. mvp 78
    Belli has a 1.40 whip in AA. What would he do here?
  24. mvp 78
    CoviB
  25. mvp 78
    August 2021: the wet fart
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