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  1. mvp 78
    Nunez is just replacing Pedroia's production, no?
  2. mvp 78
    The upper echelon of players don't tend to spend a long time in AAA (see: Trout, Harper, Bryant, Stanton). It's very atypical for a player to become a top tier player, but not unusual.
  3. mvp 78
    So if the other players are "doing what they're doing," but the Sox have gained almost an extra run per game by adding a big bat to their lineup, maybe EE was needed earlier in the season when they couldn't score any runs?
  4. mvp 78
    I don't think he's going to OPS 1.000+ every year. He's great, but not infallible. Just enjoy the ride. No reason to fret over being patient when he's knocking the cover off the ball now.
  5. mvp 78
    I would too. If that experiment fails, it shouldn't be too hard to trade for a platoon bat during the season.
  6. mvp 78
    In general, commentators are generally stupid. They are far from the average fan.
  7. mvp 78
    I don't know of any fans that have ever gotten sand in their underpants about the value of wins or saves unless it impacted their fantasy baseball stats.
  8. mvp 78
    It seems to be going pretty good now, which shows to me that they really needed EE's bat from April - mid July. It seems to be the missing ingredient in the formula that cause the Sox to not play very well for long stretches in the first part of the season.
  9. mvp 78
    Kimmi has no problem arguing with anyone else. Don't see what the big deal is here. I value Kimmi's opinion as much as anyone else.
  10. mvp 78
    How many fans really care about saves though?
  11. mvp 78
    Ignoring the tax limit, they need a bat like EE. Including the tax limit, it's ok that they didn't grab him this offseason. They need to fill that hole eventually though.
  12. mvp 78
    Runs per game are up to 5.5 since Devers played his first game. For the year, the Nats are 2nd in runs per game at 5.4. It would still be nice to go back in time and win a few extra games in April - June. The more cushion this team has, the more likely they'll make the postseason.
  13. mvp 78
    It doesn't matter who specifically said it. It was said often enough. Now that he's crushing HR's off 103 mph FB's, maybe we should stop bickering about needing patience for Devers and just say that he's pretty f***ing good.
  14. mvp 78
    Our offense is what it is. Saying "well it should have been better because of reasons" doesn't feel like a very good argument. The offense hasn't performed well, because the offense might not be very good without a big bat anchoring it.
  15. mvp 78
    I know what batting order is. Doesn't the manager have a say in the batting order of the team that gets put on the field? Isn't that something that fans can have a say about for various reasons? She's definitely stretching logic by saying caring about saves is the same as caring about batting order.
  16. mvp 78
    It is the team that gets put on the field. Maybe I should have said "lineup construction" rather than team construction?
  17. mvp 78
    This offense definitely needed EE. 24th in SLG 26th in HR 20th in TB 17th in OPS
  18. mvp 78
    How Workman is used down the stretch is a big indication of Farrell's ability to manage his bullpen.
  19. mvp 78
    There's a big difference between valuing an arbitrary statistic and valuing how a team is constructed.
  20. mvp 78
    It's really the only reason they didn't sign him. Henry wanted to reset the tax he's paying. Can't blame DD for that.
  21. mvp 78
    Bogaerts is playing poorly now. I'm not sure that part is up for debate. His OPS since the AS Break is 475. He's also been dealing with an injured wrist. If Pedey wasn't dealing with the Machado injury, maybe Xander would be getting much needed rest. I just don't understand handwringing over Xander not being a power hitter. Not every guy needs to hit 20 HR's a year.
  22. mvp 78
    Bogaerts isn't a HR hitter. HR's aren't the only value you can add when at the plate.
  23. mvp 78
    And the "realistic" expectation was that Devers shouldn't be in Boston in 2017. People doubting Devers were wrong then and they're wrong now.
  24. mvp 78
    It's more important to be buddies with everyone else in MLB than to be healthy enough to play on the field.
  25. mvp 78
    He won't be back for a while. Hard to DH from the DL. Pedroia's greatest value is his defense at 2B.
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