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Everything posted by mvp 78

  1. mvp 78
    They already have 6 starters they are comfortable with and I don't think Fister would take a MiLB deal.
  2. mvp 78
    Well, I hope ERod is able to build up his arm strength and not get injured. I know there were concerns about him being ready for opening day at one point. Worst case scenario is one of your starters going down so I'll just keep my fingers crossed. Abad is a serviceable, but not overly important part of the pen.
  3. mvp 78
    Are they only Sox playing in the WBC Bogey and Hanley?
  4. mvp 78
    Last year, only two catchers OPS'd above .830. Compare Swihart's minor league OPS (highest was .810) to Schwarber's (above 1.000 each year). I like Swihart, but some of the comments on here are crazy to me.
  5. mvp 78
    I'd take Pom over Buch going forward.
  6. mvp 78
    Is this true? Do some nations really care about this?
  7. mvp 78
    I knew that he had an injury history and that he was on an unprecedented roll, but I'm not sure anyone could honestly say that they knew he was "damaged goods" at the time of the trade. They can point to his injury history, but that's about it.
  8. mvp 78
    I can see him starting off in extended spring training if injured, but if he's healthy he is a sure lock for the opening day roster.
  9. mvp 78
    I agree with your assesment. I think Hernandez may have a higher ceiling than Rutledge, but that they stick him in AAA for now.
  10. mvp 78
    Power to the people. 1. Cheaper beer 2. Scheduled day/night doubleheaders 3. No blackouts for MLB tv 4. Robot umps 5. Get hype
  11. mvp 78
    Seems reasonable as it's the only way the Mariners players will have a chance to play in any sort of playoff format this year.
  12. mvp 78
    They need to develop him defensively. Maybe someday he'd be a nice #2, but today is not the day.
  13. mvp 78
    Is Pomeranz ready to go? I know Wright was doing a bit better, but haven't heard about Pom. I wouldn't be surprised if he starts off the season in FL.
  14. mvp 78
    IDK, the projections seem fair enough to me. It's a projected .727 OPS, which is ok BUT NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT MOVING HIM OFF POSITION. Again, he's more valuable at C. The only way he gets moved to 3B is if his yips don't go away or he really struggles behind the plate and becomes a lost cause. A player with his hit tool playing 3B, isn't really a prospect that you refuse to trade the way the Sox have done so far. Moving him off position was a mistake last year and would be a mistake this year too.
  15. mvp 78
    There is a lot more noise when you make a sample size smaller. For 8/8 - 9/2, he OPS'd 1.046! Prior to that stretch, he OPS'd .608. After that stretch he OPS'd .675. Was it just a hot streak like when JBJ turned into Hank Aaron two years ago? Most likely. Does he have the hit tools to be MLB hitter. Probably, but that doesn't mean he could reasonably be expected to OPS above .800 after never doing that for a full season before and spending the previous season on the DL.
  16. mvp 78
    No logic here. Just nonsense. Eyeball test. Sound off the bat. All corrupted by bias.
  17. mvp 78
    About as brilliant as you saying "you never saw him play, stats are meaningless."
  18. mvp 78
    Not really. The SSS makes the numbers meaningless. He hadone hot month. Nothing more.
  19. mvp 78
    ^ Lavarnway super fan
  20. mvp 78
    If it's to beat a shift, why not?
  21. mvp 78
    The idea that Swihart has "it" solely based on hopes and dreams is very interesting to me. BUT I SAW WITH MY OWN EYES HOW GREAT HIS BAT IS! HIS NUMBERS DON'T MATTER! Armchair scouts are the same type of people who declared Ryan Lavarnway to be "the real deal" in 2011. How'd that work out? Until he hits .800 over the course of a full season, he's not that guy and he shouldn't be expected to be.
  22. mvp 78
    The best use of Swihart's skillset is at C as most C's can't hit very well. If he can be a serviceable C with a .850 bat, you'd be crazy to move him off the position.
  23. mvp 78
    Fueled by a really hot August against terrible pitching.
  24. mvp 78
    Swihart had a .931 OPS during August of 2015. HE COULD EASILY BE A TOP TEN BASEBALLER IN 2017!!! http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/sort/OPS/order/true
  25. mvp 78
    And when he was super duper comfortable in September and October of that year, he was back down to 726. Small arbitrary sample sizes are fun!
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