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  1. mvp 78
    This year's league average is only a partial season. The league is on pace to match last year's average.
  2. mvp 78
    Austin Maddox. He's pitched well this year and is on the 40 man roster.
  3. mvp 78
    Yes, per Sox Prospects.
  4. mvp 78
    What it says to me is that they seem to be aggressive to a fault. I think there is a way to run aggressively without running foolishly. Seems they are no longer toeing the line between aggressive and foolish. Whether they are pressing for offense, the players just doing whatever they want or an organizational philosophy, it doesn't seem to be working at the moment.
  5. mvp 78
    They are on pace to have the worst OOB since before 2010. Ouch.
  6. mvp 78
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2017-baserunning-batting.shtml Boston leads MLB in OOB (Outs On Base, i.e. outs while making a baserunning play) with 47. The next two are 41 and 40. League Average is 29. Arizona has the best rate and has only run into 17 outs (thanks Lovullo).
  7. mvp 78
    I don't think the concern is about stealing bases. I think it has more to do with how they run the bases when the ball is in play.
  8. mvp 78
    I figured as much. To me, as long as your best hitters are towards the top of the lineup, we shouldn't be picking nits.
  9. mvp 78
    SSS alert MVP 78 5-4 Nativebostonian 0-1 Kimmi 2-3 Youk Of the Nation 4-3 Thunder 4-3 JasonBay44 12-5 Station 13 8-7 Maxbialystock 3-3 Soxhop 6-3 Wade Boggs 3-2 A700hitter 1-2 Slasher9 0-1 Spudboy 2-2 dmoney 1-0 *Didn't make another game thread after winning his 1st*
  10. mvp 78
    Red Sox need some of that good ol' kimmi mojo for the next gamethread.
  11. mvp 78
    Holliday/Logan Morrison/Mark Reynolds as DH replacement for Hanley? https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/08/2017-18-mlb-free-agent-list.html
  12. mvp 78
    Whoops, I was looking at the 18-19 offseason.
  13. mvp 78
    DFA Hanley in the offseason. Sign Smoak/Cruz/Gattis as a FA?
  14. mvp 78
    I don't think it's about trust. They ran into outs last year too. I think they either want to be overly aggressive, or the players just do whatever they want without repercussions.
  15. mvp 78
    Wonder if they are worried that Johnson won't go very long and will need HV to go a few innings to rest the bullpen.
  16. mvp 78
    @ClearTheBases Interesting that the #RedSox brought up two @PawSox starters, Brian Johnson and Hector Velzquez. Sending down Robby Scott and Sam Travis
  17. mvp 78
    JBJ is far from consistent. He is a feast or famine guy. We've seen it just this year. He'll have a molten hot month and then disappear. Remember earlier this year when everyone wanted to trade him?
  18. mvp 78
    I did look at the numbers. Career WAR: XBo 12.1 JBJ 9.4 Since 4/1/16: XBo 7.3 JBJ 6.7
  19. mvp 78
    Oh, I'd keep him in the system without a doubt. If you need him as a SS for 10 days if Xbo gets injured, you could do far worse.
  20. mvp 78
    Call up Devers AND trade for Frazier? Why call up Devers if you're just going to plop him on the bench? If he's called up, you start him from day 1. If you are worried about control, you wait until September.
  21. mvp 78
    You can make a case for any of the other guys to be at 2. I put Bogey there because he has a slightly longer track record than JBJ and has succeeded when hitting at the top of the lineup, while Beni and JBJ seem better suited 5-9. I wish Bogey's defense was better, but it's not bad enough that will move him off position any time soon.
  22. mvp 78
    Situational hitting relies on randomness. It's why the O's were once great, but now suck again. It's just bad luck for the Sox that they haven't strung hits together. Sometimes, they run into outs like last night, which is a different animal altogether.
  23. mvp 78
    @PeteAbe RH hitters vs. Heath Hembree: 2016: .201/.255/.336 2017: .272/.306/.456 Kelly on the DL, Scott to AAA. They need to deal, and soon I think they should just rotate some more AAA arms up and see if any stick. Hembree is just awful right now.
  24. mvp 78
    Yup.
  25. mvp 78
    The jury is still out on Betts? He's an MVP caliber player. I sign him even if I can't sign 2 of the other guys. Order of preference: Betts Xbo JBJ (if his bat was more consistent, he'd be #2) Benintendi (his defense is a big question mark and his track record is smaller at this point)
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