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  1. mvp 78
    The original fangraphs projection was 92. He is using bias to reduce the number.
  2. mvp 78
    Panda and Hanley are dogs. They should have waited until adter the season to sign Porcello. Castillo showed potential. It was basically spending money on a prospect with upside, which I'd rather do then spend on guys in the back half of their careers. Porcello is young, but I wonder if the additional mileage on his arm from getting to the majors at 20 is taking its toll.
  3. mvp 78
    A more "realistic" projection is 88 wins, not 92. After being in last place for 3 of 4 years, the 92 games may be a little bit of a stretch. It's more likely than not that they don't get to 90 wins. Projections aren't foolproof. I just haven't seen a correlation between Sox projections and performance the past 5 years or so. This team is such a mixed bag that it's really hard to say for sure where they'll end up.
  4. mvp 78
    Castillo was the best signing of the bunch.
  5. mvp 78
    The metrics say it was his worst defensive season whether he played 162 or not. Maybe he struggled only during the games I watched, but I doubt it. In years past, a ball hit towards second wasn't concerning for me. He was a defensive beast. Last year, he wasn't. He was replacement level defensive wise.
  6. mvp 78
    That's only because he kinda sucked last year.
  7. mvp 78
    Heyman : "Brennan boesch signs red sox minors deal. $1M in mjaors"
  8. mvp 78
    Too soon
  9. mvp 78
    Tim Naehring cleats.
  10. mvp 78
    When you sign a guy for $20M, it's kinda hard to through him on the bench. Panda and Hanley both had better track records than any of their replacements. They were stuck playing Panda. They found an injury to sideline Hanley. Not sure there was anything else to do. Castillo and JBJ both struggled for most of the season. Brock Holt struggled once July hit. I'm not sure there were better options than Hanley and Panda, but they painted themselves into that corner. That's on Ben, not the manager.
  11. mvp 78
    I'm a traditionalist Boston homer. When the team is winning, I'll declare my undying love for the Sox. When they start losing, I'll remind everyone that this team is a bunch of bums, that the beer is too expensive, that there are too many casual fans and that we should burn down Fenway. IT WAS BETTER PRE-2003, WHEN WE KNEW WHO THE REAL FANS WERE!!!
  12. mvp 78
    Couldn't find one. My guess is that they are so wrong, that they hide that s*** as quick as possible so that people won't immediately ignore the following year's projections. I take zero stock in fangraphs and Bill James' projections as they never seem to remotely pan out.
  13. mvp 78
    So consistently hitting the 15 DL and fighting through injuries for an entire year? Sounds about right.
  14. mvp 78
    https://reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/3gxd6m/fangraphs_projected_standings_on_april_1/ Had Sox winning 86 games.
  15. mvp 78
    I knew it wasn't meant for me. Obviously, I'm right at least some of the time...
  16. mvp 78
    Does the TJS suregery now give the recipient an exoskeleton so that the pitcher could now throw like robocop? Not worth the copay to Buchholz otherwise. Just throwing money down the drain.
  17. mvp 78
    Homer Jay Simpson > homer the baseball play > Homer the poet > homer baseball fans > Homer, AK
  18. mvp 78
    Buchholz would never be DFA'd. That's just silly. No matter howbad he is, they'd keep him around and give him the qualifying offer poison pill.
  19. mvp 78
    "The noun traditionalist describes a person who believes the old ways are best, like a traditionalist who favors writing letters over sending emails. Sometimes, though, traditionalist describes someone so rigid that any new idea sounds like a bad one, like the traditionalist attitude that kept some American colonists from joining the Revolution." I don't think anyone on here was using the "sometimes so rigid" definition when talking about baseball views. Not sure anyone here has advocated for the Sox to wear wool unis and to fill a full team of white guys. Unless that's how you really see yourself? Honestly, thought you were better than that though.
  20. mvp 78
    Doesn't resemble what you wrote, no mention of "narrow minded"
  21. mvp 78
    Since we are about a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting, it seems thre are probably no more major moves to make. What is your projected rotation? How do you see things shaking out during 2016? I think the rotation will end up being: Price Porcello Buchholz ERod Kelly I think Kelly struggles at the start of the year and is put into the BP with Elias being promoted. Buchholz gets injured near AS break and results in Kelly returning to the rotation. I believe Price will have a typical CY season and that Porcello will rebound and pitch more to his 2014 numbers. ERod will struggle at times, but will ultimately earn enough experience to make him a long term fixture in this rotation. Owens will remain in Pawtucket and struggle with command all year. He'll only be brought up if there are two huge injuries to the pitching staff.
  22. mvp 78
    Hanley and Panda were signed on same day. Hanley's deal was announced first, so was probably signed first. The move was mind boggling at the time.
  23. mvp 78
    I googled the homer definition and it was close enough. Couldn't find anything to corroborate that "traditionalist" stuff though. Don't worry, OP will deliver...
  24. mvp 78
    He just used to take a more traditionalist approach to message boards by ignoring all other opinions. He's now clearly just a homer because he's actually reading the posts but actively disagreeing with them.
  25. mvp 78
    Being stubborn or narrow minded is worse than being called blindly loyal? It's the same thing. Both are centered around ignoring other opinions that may contradict with yours.
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