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  1. mvp 78
    The tweak is what caused those first two horrific starts. His numbers in AAA for SF were much better than he has shown in WOO.
  2. mvp 78
    It's a bad situation because I don't want Rafaela at 2b either (313 OPS at 2b). If Toro is only going to OPS around 650 going forward (it's actually been worse the last two months), I'd DFA him and call up Sogard. It's not very exciting, but he gives you a better versatility in the IF. I'd get him into the rotation, play Romy more and get Rafaela away from 2b. The OF defense makes more sense with Rafaela in CF. Sogard is a plug and play guy as needed. Having a guy like Sogard is also more helpful when you are stuck carrying 3 catchers.
  3. mvp 78
    Sox are tied for 4th in wRC+ in AL. Sox are 8th in fWAR for SP in AL. They aren't top 3 in many metrics I could find. Sox are 2nd (tied) in fWAR for RP in AL. #1 in ERA, #3 in FIP, #1 HR/FB, #1 Barrel%, #2 Hard Hit%.
  4. mvp 78
    Sox could have swapped a different guy out for Meidroth. He was not a deal breaker for sure. Zero concerns about that trade though. Sox have an ace and now find themselves in a playoff race. Without one, they wouldn't be anywhere near the playoffs IMO.
  5. mvp 78
    Sure. HIs first two starts: 7.88 ERA 3.38 HR/9
  6. mvp 78
    Campbell: 4/30 - 6/18 451 OPS Toro : 6/13 - present 542 OPS Comparing Campbell's numbers favorably to Toro isn't the win we want it to be. Neither of them should be playing for BOS right now.
  7. mvp 78
    His defense ain't what it used to be. Wong is better even with his inept bat.
  8. mvp 78
    He could have turned into almost anything!
  9. mvp 78
    Carrasco has similar k/9, FIP, xFIP, xERA to Buehler. I don't believe Buehler has some magical playoff gene that will help him perform. Sox just don't have a viable in house replacement that they believe can replace this DFA worthy arm.
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    I feel like we have had this conversation about 2b almost every season since Pedroia got injured.
  12. mvp 78
    It's similar to how I feel about Campbell, they are just working on too much stuff with him for a callup to make sense. Let the player get the kinks worked out, find a success and comfort with the new approach, then call them up. When you have a high ceiling guy, it doesn't make sense to throw them back into the fire when you are in the middle of trying to fix them.
  13. mvp 78
    The bb's are the bad results. The ERA is luck. It's not a good result IMO. It's clear they are still working on things and he's not able to locate the way he needs to. That bb rate would be unacceptable in MLB. If he has a 6 bb/9 now, it'd probably go to 7 in MLB. That's Darwinzon Hernandez level. Yikes! I just think there are other arms down there that they aren't trying to tweak that could get called up instead even just for bullpen help (Tolle, Sandlin, Criswell and maybe even Rule 5 eligible Uberstine/Hoppe). Harrison has a great ceiling, but I want them to take the time to get this tweaking right and make sure his repertoire is fully formed before coming up. That's most likely not going to be until next year.
  14. mvp 78
    I think they'd start May over Buehler TBH. Buehler would either go to the pen or be left off the roster. Buehler's last 10 starts: 50.1 IP 5.90 ERA 6.71 FIP worst in MLB (SP) over that timeframe 32 BB 55 H 10 HR 1.73 WHIP 1.79 HR/9 5.73 BB/9 (Kyle Harrison-esque) - worst in MLB (SP) over that timeframe -0.7 fWAR worst in MLB (SP) over that timeframe
  15. mvp 78
    The crazy amounts of blowouts skew the Pythagoras win total. I'm not the biggest fan of that model to begin with. I think it needs to have some guardrails built in.
  16. mvp 78
    Over that stretch above he gave up 19 bb's. That's a 6.04 bb/9. Who cares about the ERA? You think the hitters a level higher are going to walk LESS? He won't be getting out of those jams against more advanced hitters. You can't simply look at earned runs and say "oh, this guy is definitely ready now."
  17. mvp 78
    Sox are very good at home and not great on the road. Going 2-4 on this tough road trip isn't the end of the world. I said at the start of the HOU series that a sweep wouldn't change my mind about this team. The rest of the schedule looks very manageable. The next few series are against some teams they should take care of business against: MIA/BAL/NY/BAL/PIT. They can basically end this pathetic Yankees season next weekend with a 4 game sweep.
  18. mvp 78
    Everyone has been a little snippy lately even though the Sox are currently holding a WC spot in the middle of AUG for the first time in several years. 🤐
  19. mvp 78
    They are still tweaking his arsenal and I'm not sure he's ready for a callup. The WOO numbers don't look very good. His bb/9 is up to 5.23. His k/9 is a career low 9.58. I'd rather they continue to work with him for the remainder of the year and see how he looks in ST.
  20. mvp 78
    30 pitches, 15 strikes yay
  21. mvp 78
    Nestor Cortes
  22. mvp 78
    Last meal was probably a 30 rack and a pack of smokes.
  23. mvp 78
    Roman leading off? But what about his 5.6 Launch Angle?
  24. mvp 78
    Bring David Hamilton back.
  25. mvp 78
    He's not impacting the ball more though? His EV's are still down.
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