To me, Verdugo is on the bench vs LHP.
JD would play LF, Kiké CF and Renfroe RF.
Then you'd just go with the guy at 1b that would provide the best OPS vs LHP, right?
@PeteAbe
A few #RedSox notes:
* 19 of Dalbec's last 27 hits have been for extra bases. His OPS was .651 on July 30. It's .786 now.
* Sox have allowed 18 unearned runs in the last 8 games.
* Sox are 9-9 since their Covid outbreak.
* Shaw has a .960OPS in 19 games with the Sox.
Ted: 156 WRC+, 1045 OPS, 131 Runs, 145 RBI, 185 Hits
Dalbec: 115 WRC+, 817 OPS, 58 Runs, 72 RBI, 111 Hits, 3x lower bb rate and 5x higher k rate
Having 1 extra HR while being 5 years older doesn't really get me that excited...
Not sure how stating an obvious fact of "if the Sox had better defense, they'd have more wins" becomes wrong? They'd have a few extra wins this month if the defense wasn't a joke.
Disagree.
Berry: https://cdn.fangraphs.com/players/quintin-berry/9414/game-log?position=OF&gds=&gde=&type=0&season=2013
Roberts: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=roberda07&t=b&year=2004
Both were used quite often as defensive replacements. Kotsay might actually be the least applicable since he mainly became a starter once he came to BOS.
@SoxNotes
Last 5 games for the Red Sox’ bullpen:
4.1 IP, 0 ER
7.0 IP, 1 ER
3.1 IP, 1 ER
2.0 IP, 0 ER
4.0 IP, 0 ER
Totals: 0.87 ERA, 20.2 IP, 2 ER
Wow, seems ok.
https://www.mlb.com/news/enrique-hernandez-red-sox-contract
Hernández, who won a World Series with the Dodgers in 2020, will help fill the void the Red Sox have at second base. The Red Sox told Hernández that he will get the bulk of his reps at second base, but he could also see time in center field -- where Boston appears likely to lose Jackie Bradley Jr. in free agency -- and in the corner outfield spots while also spelling Xander Bogaerts here and there at shortstop.
This was reported extensively at the time.
"Oh, so you just pulled Quintin Berry off the top of your head?!?"
Unfortunately for Mr Berry, he's at the top of my "remember a guy" pile. I don't know why he stands out as he wasn't a huge contributor.