mvp 78
-
Posts
84,203 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
233
Content Type
Profiles
Boston Red Sox Videos
2026 Boston Red Sox Top Prospects Ranking
Boston Red Sox Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2025 Boston Red Sox Draft Pick Tracker
News
2026 Boston Red Sox Draft Pick Tracker
Forums
Blogs
Events
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by mvp 78
-
https://www.statista.com/statistics/246793/average-per-game-attendance-of-the-boston-red-sox/ I'm not sure any FA would spike attendance all that much. It's hard to really say what attendance has been the past decade since I believe the Sox were pumping up their numbers with that phony sell out streak that ended in 2013. If you take stock in what they report, you'd probably think that the worse thing they did was sell off the team in 2012 and hand it over to BV. The early ticket sales for 2013 were hurt more by the previous season fiasco than the FA signings of 2013 which helped bring a WS. 2014 looks to have gotten a WS bump from the prior year, but that year's last place finish hurt 2015. 2016 sales increased most likely due to the Papi retirement tour. 2017 sales decreased even though they brought in Sale and were basically the AL East leader bell to bell. Darvish ain't making a difference in sales IMO.
-
He has one more year of control. I think it's more likely that Bogaerts could replicate 2016 than Bradley.
-
Which starter tho?
-
Pretty bad in 2014 too.
-
JBJ was the 25th best player in 2016. Xander was the 26th. I think a lot of people wouldn't mind moving on from Xander, but are hesitant on moving on from JBJ. Why?
-
2016 had: Career years from Xander, Mookie, JBJ and Sandy Leon (remember how he hit down the stretch) Pedey's best season since 2011 Papi's best season since 2007 Hanley was healthy all year Chris Young's best season since 2010 That seems to be a very atypical season to me.
-
Sure is, but I wouldn't count on that happening very often going forward.
-
As I've posted before: JBJ is good for one great month. 2015: 5/10 - 8/8 146 BABIP and 426 OPS 8/9 - 9/7 577 BABIP and 1441 OPS 9/8 - 10/4 173 BABIP and 510 OPS 2016: 4/5 - 5/4 348 BABIP and 792 OPS 5/5 - 5/30 400 BABIP and 1232 OPS 6/1 - 9/30 289 BABIP and 765 OPS April - May: BABIP 220 OPS 669 May 30th - July 4th: BABIP 412 OPS 1029 July 5th - Sept: BABIP 263 OPS 598 It looks like he'll continue on the one hot month per year path. If he didn't have that crazy hot streak in 2012 and had a .792 OPS, it still would have been an ok season. However, there were 16 CFers with OPS above .800 last year. (JBJ wasn't one of them)
-
He was great in 2016. Unfortunately for overall WAR standings, there are some younger guys that are catching up and should surpass even the best version of JBJ this year (Springer, Yelich, Buxton, Conforto, Hicks). He could have another 5 WAR season and may not be in the top 5 CFers.
-
I never said "every pitch that looks like a strike." These guys are professional hitters. They know if a pitch is in the hit me zone. All I've said is if it looks like the pitch you are looking for it's a good idea to swing. It was an organizational philosophy to not swing. Cora wants to change that.
-
If you aren't durable, you aren't a very good option as a #2 starter.
-
Back end of the rotation pitcher? He had the 43rd highest WAR of any starter last year. There are 30 MLB teams. A 43rd highest WAR would be a 3rd starter at worst.
-
When JBJ came up, a lot of people were comparing his offensive profile to Ken Griffey Sr (high average not a ton of power, but can knock a few out). Unfortunately, he doesn't hit for a high enough average to get that profile.
-
JBJ doesn't have that many more years of control left. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=cf&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2017&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=21,d Guys that are much much better than JBJ: Trout Blackmon Yelich Springer Guys that are younger and have a higher ceiling: Buxton Herrera Older guys with higher peaks than JBJ: McCutchen Cain Guy most similar to JBJ but more consistent: Inciarte One year wonders: Pham Taylor IF everything goes right for JBJ and he gets in a groove all year, he's probably a top 5 CF. We've NEVER seen a full year from him like that before. He's good for a 30 day stretch and then either fine or below average otherwise.
-
Swinging and missing is part of the game. Dropping your bat on your shoulder before the ball even leaves the pitcher's hand isn't.
-
I don't agree. If you are automatically going down 0-1, you're doing your at bat a disservice. There is a difference between swinging at every first pitch like Mike Greenwell seemed to do and swinging at the first pitch if it's in the location you're looking for.
-
Who? For how much?
-
Rankings for dWAR (300 PA's): Vaz - 10th Mitch - 17th Pedey - 5th Xander - 19th Betts - 1st JBJ - 9th Benny - 21st UZR 150: Mitch - 7th Pedey - 2nd Xander - 25th Betts - 1st JBJ - 16th Benny - 24th
-
It means that he has less value than most people on here think he does.
-
Even then...
-
Makes me chuckle too. If he wins the CY this year, the Yanks will have lost the division most likely.
-
He has a strong, but erratic arm.
-
https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/beisbol/nota/pacientesalexcoraylosmediasrojasdeboston-2384997/ Poor translation: “Right now we are still in the process (of finding hitters). Part of the reason for the lull is that there is no deadline (for signing hitters) and the market has been extremely slow. It looks like January has become the new December in terms of signings and changes. But we are approaching the temporary lull with patience,” Boston’s new manager said, who stressed that the club has some options. Also mentions he wants JD.
-
If they re-sign Buchholz, it will break me.
-
Your eyes are untrained and biased. I trust the stats more than I trust TS posters yelling about how JBJ is the greatest CFer they ever saw.
