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  1. mvp 78
    03 Sox just took too long to get to Scott Williamson. Chad Fox only got 3 saves that year, none after April. Lyon got most of the saves until Kim fell out of the rotation and back into the pen. Kim was great as the closer in the regular season, but he just turned to a puddle in Game 4 and 5 of the 2001 WS. The problem wasn't that a committee couldn't work, just that the committee wasn't very good. There were pieces of a good pen like Timlin, Embree (started season slow) and Kim at the start of the season, but they weren't in the right position to succeed. Williamson was really good down the stretch and into the playoffs. He just made that pen work a little better. It didn't help that the Sox signed Ramiro Mendoza and he just fell flat on his face after leaving the Bronx.
  2. mvp 78
    I think I'd want him working directly with Vaz/Plawecki/Dave Bush rather than going down to AAA and working with new guys.
  3. mvp 78
    Just keep Barnes as the 8th inning guy. He's been fine there in the past. Just put Houck as closer for next year.
  4. mvp 78
    If they went that direction, it'd be Seabold I guess.
  5. mvp 78
    No, not closer by committee. Just that if the situation calls for it, you can have Whitlock out there for a longer appearance and staying in the game to finish. Richards would be the one inning guy. Whitlock is the fireman. Richards is the closer.
  6. mvp 78
    Dump Perez and call up either Feltman or Ort. See if you can get lightning in a bottle.
  7. mvp 78
    Dick Radatz approves.
  8. mvp 78
    Closers in FA: Jansen NOT LEAVING LA Rosenthal TORN LABRUM PLUS THORACIC OUTLET SURGERY Hand NO Iglesias OK Kennedy NOT GOOD SINCE TRADE
  9. mvp 78
    A pen with Houck and Whitlock would be pretty good.
  10. mvp 78
    I agree that a large part of me not wanting Whitlock to be a traditional closer is that I don't want to mess with him. Maybe you can have him do a couple of 2 inning saves here and there?
  11. mvp 78
    There's no use in having 3 long relievers. One of Whitlock, Richards and Perez should be the closer for the time being. It's not Perez. I think Whitlock has the stones to close out games even though his future is in the rotation. All the advanced stats lean towards Whitlock (Exit Velo, xwOBA, xSLG, Barrel, etc.). Richards' xwOBA since going to the pen has been great. His FB is about as straight as Schiraldi's, but he has a really good CB with an outstanding spin rate even after the crackdown. He's probably due for some regression with his bullpen numbers. I think I'm ready for the Garrett Richards experience. Let's do it.
  12. mvp 78
    Whitlock last 5: 8.1IP, 37TBF, 7H, 4BB, 14K, 4ER, 1.32 WHIP, 4.32 ERA
  13. mvp 78
    Perez last 5: 4.1IP, 23TBF, 8H, 0BB, 5K, 4ER, 1.86WHIP, 8.31 ERA
  14. mvp 78
    Richards since going to the pen (3G): 8IP, 31TBF, 6H, 1BB, 10K, 1ER, 0.87WHIP, 1.13 ERA
  15. mvp 78
    Ottavino last 5: 4.1IP, 22TBF, 4H, 6BB, 1K, 1ER, 2.32WHIP, 2.08 ERA
  16. mvp 78
    Sawamura last 5: 3.1IP, 16TBF, 4H, 2BB, 4K, 2ER, 1.82WHIP, 5.40 ERA
  17. mvp 78
    Austin Davis last 5: 4IP, 16TBF, 3H, 2BB, 5K, 2ER, 1.25WHIP, 4.50 ERA
  18. mvp 78
    Josh Taylor's last 5 appearances: 2.1 IP, 14TBF, 4H, 3BB, 1K, 2ER, 3.04WHIP, 7.71 ERA
  19. mvp 78
    @SoxProspects Another 2021 draftee is headed to Low-A, as 1B Niko Kavadas (11th rd out of @NDBaseball) has been added to Salem's roster. He was 5-for-21 with 2 2B and 1 HR, with 7 BB in a short stay in Fort Myers in the FCL.
  20. mvp 78
    The problem with Robles: 1. bottom 3% in barrels 2. bottom 4% in exit velo 3. bottom 1% in hard hit 4. he has a tendency to tee up his 4 seamer and his changeup 5. his best pitch per advanced metrics is his slider, but he hasn't used it much this year and it only functions well because he barely uses it On the brighter side: 1. aside from his back to back meltdown on 8/5 and 8/6, he's gone 8 IP, 0ER, 5H, 7BB, 11K 2. his fastball velo is 92nd percentile
  21. mvp 78
    I don't think they even need to phantom DL him. They had Valdez on this roster for a long time and barely used him. Just do that with Barnes.
  22. mvp 78
    Don't discount Kutter Crawford. He's pitched very well this year and will be put on the 40 man this offseason. Not sure if they try to keep him as a long man or stick him in a short relief role. Not sure he'd be better than a 5th starter, but he couldn't be worse than Perez. Murphy gives up too many hr's and is probably destined for the pen if he can't fix it. Bello is far away. Winckowski and Seabold could provide something next year. Ward is out with TJS. Groome is still far away, but at least he's been healthy this year (if he pitches well in AA next year, maybe we see him as part of the rotation in 23). There's definitely some more interesting guys than we've had recently. You didn't mention Feltman, someone who has gotten a lot of press previously and now is under the radar. After giving up 3 ER in his first AAA appearance, he's gone 9.3 innings in his last 7 appearances and has only given up 1 ER, 4H, 10K, 2BB. He'll probably have a legitimate shot to be on the Opening Day roster next season.
  23. mvp 78
    Without a bullpen, this is a team that could still win a few games in the regular season. Anything can happen in a one game Wild Card. Once they get into the playoffs, they'd get smoked though.
  24. mvp 78
    I'm here for the softball league Red Sox. Don Baylor would be a great fit on this team.
  25. mvp 78
    162 games is too many games. Make the season 150 with more days off.
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