@J_McPherson1126
#Marlins news: Pablo Lopez is back in Miami & will not start tonight's Red Sox game. He'll start Tuesday vs the Rockies. Told it's not injury related. Just giving Lopez an extra day between starts (which the team said it would do occasionally with starting pitchers this season)
J.D. Martinez (wrist) remains sidelined for Monday's game against the Marlins.
Martinez is dealing with a sore wrist and will miss his third straight game, though the good news is that X-rays were negative. As of now, the Red Sox aren't considering a stint on the injured list. Rafael Devers will serve as the DH on Monday while Marwin Gonzalez will play third.
Fair enough. I think there's a reason to believe that Casas can continue to hit like this. I don't believe Dalbec will ever hit like 2020 again (42% k rate and 359 OBP are unlikely bedfellows).
Casas is the 27th ranked prospect right now. Casas just hit .400 in Olympic qualifiers. He has a 952 OPS as of today. Dalbec hasn't had an OPS higher than that since playing in Lowell.
Dalbec will not be on the Red Sox in 2023. He's not a keeper unless his OBP gets to 330.
@SoxNotes
The Red Sox lead the majors with a 2.38 ERA in June.
Sox relievers have a 1.59 June ERA. In their 3 games at NYY, they allowed 1 ER and held the Yankees to a .114 AVG (4-for-35).
2021 Reliever ERAs:
Whitlock – 1.63
Ottavino – 2.66
Barnes – 2.73
Sawamura – 2.78
Hernandez – 3.00
Nice that Ottavino is coming around a bit.
Jacko was right, there are only 3 good teams in the ALE: Sox, Rays, Jays.
It's just a shame that his "five year track record of knowing exactly how the Sox season will turn out" is finally over.
Teddy Ballgame to Yaz to Rice to Greenwell to Wil Cordero to O'Leary to Manny to Bay to Nava to CC to Gomes to Hanley to Holt to Beni to Cordero/Verdugo/whoever to Duran
Being top 5 in this list is nothing to brag about. Woof. Aside from Yaz, none of those guys make me feel confident out there.
And how did SABR think he do in 2019? https://sabr.org/sdi/2019-final#ALLF
2017? https://sabr.org/sdi/2017-final#ALLF
My opinion remains that he's not a good LF.