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  1. mvp 78
    Price was dealing with arm issues that year. After the ASB, he had a 2.25 ERA and 8 QS in 11 appearances. His last 3 starts in the playoffs: Game 5 HOU: 6IP, 9K, 0BB, 3H, 0R winning pitcher for ALCS clinching game Game 2 LAD: 6IP, 5K, 3BB, 2H, 2R Game 5 LAD: 7IP, 5K, 2BB, 3H, 1R winning pitcher for WS clinching game He earned his money.
  2. mvp 78
    I think it was a reasonable assumption to expect better seasons out of Lester and Lackey though. Victorino was better in 2013 than CC was in 2011. Napoli held his own. WMB was coming off an interesting year at 3b. The bigger question for that team was BP and SS.
  3. mvp 78
    Houck reminds me more of how they used Paplebon at the beginning. Paplebon started with a few 5 inning starts and then was transitioned to a multiple inning role in the pen. There was question in the offseason if he'd be put in the rotation, but Paplebon said he was fine being the closer going into opening day. Whitlock is a greater unknown because we don't know if they are simply managing his innings because of him coming of TJS. I could see a case for either being put in the rotation OR being left in the pen.
  4. mvp 78
    Not sure he would have passed a physical on the open market.
  5. mvp 78
    To me, his contract was made into a bigger deal than it actually was. He wasn't an albatross. If the Sox ate that much salary, they probably could have moved him elsewhere too.
  6. mvp 78
    I just made a case that Devers is better. No big deal. Bregman was a better player in 18 and 19, but he hasn't played that way in recent memory.
  7. mvp 78
    The 2011 team was supposedly the greatest Sox team of all time on 4/1/11. Due to injuries, they missed the playoffs on game 162. They played .500 ball in 2012 and traded 3 players midseason because they made the shittiest manager hire in my lifetime. In the offseason, they replenished what was traded away and became contenders. It wasn't all that surprising.
  8. mvp 78
    How I'd rank the Sox WS runs in terms of opponent difficulty: 2018 Sox (Yankees 100 wins, Astros 103 wins, Dodgers 92 wins) 2004 Sox (Angels 92 wins, Yankees 101 wins, Cardinals 105 wins) 2013 Sox (Tampa 92 wins, Detroit 93 wins, Cardinals 97 wins) 2007 Sox (Angels 94 wins, Guardians 96 wins, Rockies 90 wins)
  9. mvp 78
    Cards were the best NL team, but Rays were a 5th seed and Tigers were a 3rd seed. Can't get an easier seeding than that.
  10. mvp 78
    Right now, Devers is better than Bregman. Bregman hasn't had the same production since 2019. Castro also had a higher fWAR than Vaz or Plawecki.
  11. mvp 78
    I think some people were saying "fluke" even right after, not that jacko is unbiased or anything. Also, the 2014 team was only a last place team because they traded half of their starting pitching (like how 2020 had half of a rotation). The terrible 2015 team was a Cherington creation and the reason he was replaced.
  12. mvp 78
    Price's deal was fine. We got a championship out of it. His contract was so burdensome that we were able to move him and then be in the ALCS a year later. His contract is off the books after next season.
  13. mvp 78
    There's no bigger validation to a championship than going through the Yanks/Rays/Stros/Dodgers. IF the Sox did that, nobody could say this was a fluke like 2013.
  14. mvp 78
    Cora used their "bullpen days" as appearances in 2018 playoffs.
  15. mvp 78
    Leaders in IP - relief only: 2021 - Chad Green 83.2 2019 - Sam Gaviglio 95.2 2018 - Ryan Yarbrough 118.2 (used opener) 2017 - Yusmeiro Petit 87.1 2016 - Brad Hand 89.1 2015 - Dellin Betances 84 2014 - Carlos Torres 92 2013 - Anthony Swarzak 96 2012 - Josh Roenicke 88.2 2011 - Alfredo Aceves 93.0 2010 - Matt Belisle 92.0 2009 - DJ Carrasco 89.1 2008 - JP Howell 89.1 2007 - Heath Bell 93.2 2006 - Scott Proctor 102.1 2005 - Saloman Torres 94.2 2004 - Scott Shields 105.1 2003 - Steve Sparks 107 2002 - Vladimir Nunez 97.2 2001 - Scott Sullivan 103.1 2000 - Scott Sullivan 106.1 1999 - Scott Sullivan 113.2 1998 - Scott Sullivan 102 1997 - Greg Swindell 112 1996 - Mariano Rivera 107.2 1995 - John Doherty 107.1 1993 - Greg Harris 112.1 1992 - Doug Jones 111.2 1991 - Duane Ward 107.1 1990 - Duane Ward 127.2 1989 - Jim Acker 126 1988 - Jeff Robinson 124.1 1987 - Mark Eichhorn 127.2 1986 - Mark Eichhorn 157 1985 - Dan Quisenberry 129 1984 - Willie Hernandez 140.1 1983 - Bob Stanley 145.1 1982 - Bob Stanley 168.1 1980 - Tom Hume 137 The last rubber arm was Mark Eichhorn apparently. Also, this is a Scott Sullivan appreciation post.
  16. mvp 78
    Kiké is fine in CF. The Sox' "problems" are LF/RF/2B/C and some of them aren't really big concerns.
  17. mvp 78
    As innings decrease for starters, is there a chance a 4 man rotation comes back?
  18. mvp 78
    Seems like it worked out ok. The Giants got a few loud outs in the 1st inning though. If it was played in a ballpark that didn't have an expansive RF, they would have certainly taken an early lead.
  19. mvp 78
    But that's just kind of a pain in the ass. The reason that you have bullpen guys isn't to save them for twice a week, it's to have them for when you need them, even if it's 4 times in one week.
  20. mvp 78
    You'd have to resurrect Dick Radatz for that kind of schedule. 80 is max for sure.
  21. mvp 78
    A Boston sweep that they win would be legit crazy. I don't see them bowing out easily though. This team has a lot of fight left in it and Cora seems to manage the pitching staff pretty well.
  22. mvp 78
    I don't know why you have such a boner for trying to shame other posters' opinions. Calling people doubters and bashers is BDC s***. We've moved beyond the days of calling people pinks hats and pollyannas or whatever. There's not enough people on here anymore to really go around alienating people. We're all fans of the Red Sox and sometimes I don't think you understand that.
  23. mvp 78
    Yes, Dalbec is worse against the heat.
  24. mvp 78
    Valdez can get hit hard (bottom 1% in max exit velocity, 44% hard hit %). Sinker/Curve guy with good movement. LHB actually have a higher OPS against Valdez than RHB. He's not a high velo guy, so I could see the Sox putting Dalbec out there as he's a better low ball hitter. Schwarber also likes the ball down, while Verdugo likes it up. I bet they sit Verdugo and start Schwarber in LF. Arroyo could turn things around today as he's much better against LHP and loves the low and inside pitch.
  25. mvp 78
    The decision between Davis and Hernandez is an interesting one. Hernandez is a low floor/high ceiling guy. If he really harnessed his stuff, he'd be a closer. However, I wonder if Cora is less likely to use him in the postseason since he is also apt to walk the bases loaded. Now that pitchers are forced to throw to 3 guys, it's hard to trust a wild reliever who can sometimes just not have it. His 6.98 bb/9 is scary in close games. You can't give free passes to anyone in October.
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