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  1. mvp 78
    But haven't you considered the feelings of Breslow and ownership and how THEY were slighted?
  2. mvp 78
    Hard to play 1b if you're injured. Even harder to want to play 1b if your bosses don't communicate with you and then get pissy with you in the media.
  3. mvp 78
    He started 68% of last seasons games. That's not even including his two 10 day IL stints. The number is most likely lower than 30%. This season he has started 69% of the games. That's not including his lone 10 day IL stint.
  4. mvp 78
    Agree about Bowden. Disagree about Wilyer being a platoon, but Duran not being a platoon hitter. Duran has been worse against LHP than Abreu this season. It's not clear cut that one is better than the other, so it isn't fair to paint in such a broad stroke IMO. It's just personal preference. Overall, they are about the same to me, so it's up to Breslow to choose.
  5. mvp 78
    He didn't hit 9th like the Red Sox 1b. Good riddance though! 🙃
  6. mvp 78
    Some people were upset about Renfroe, Schwarber was the much bigger loss.
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    One legged man can’t get to 2b there.
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    Ref doing Ref things
  10. mvp 78
    It was a bad call by the ump. Lou thinks so as well. Runner was safe though.
  11. mvp 78
    Usually, if they are moving guys around that low in the minors, it's because they are trying to find a defensive home for the player, not to make the player more versatile (ex. Justin Gonzales, Yoeilin Cespedes. Blaze, Brannon, Matthew Lugo). With Rafaela, they tried him in the OF to see what it looked like and he took to it almost immediately. From that point, he was like 75/25 CF/SS. That may be an exception due to his outstanding defense. Otherwise, they haven't gone in that direction from what I remember.
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    It doesn't seem to be the case when looking at the past few games on statcast. He's just swinging at everything no matter what the pitch is or count. Without knowing what they are doing, it's just guesswork. I don't believe it is the reason his numbers look so awful though.
  14. mvp 78
    For a team that is trying to compete for the playoffs and has not reasonable replacement for closer, I'm not sure they can trade him at this point. If they didn't go on the 10 game winning streak, it was definitely on the table. This team would have to completely fall apart for them to deal him. I think they are buyers at this point.
  15. mvp 78
    He's seeing less pitches per PA this season in AAA than last year. If it was pitch recognition, you think they'd want that number to go up. His k rate is up to 34% (was 21%). I assume they are trying to get him to pull the ball, but he's still going oppo 40% of the time. I don't know what they could be possibly doing development wise that would tank his numbers like this. Tying his shoes together?
  16. mvp 78
    I don't agree with this. Fundamentals are down completely across the game. Young players spend more time hitting than anything else. Fielding is perceived to be far less important in their development and moving on to high school, college or getting drafted.
  17. mvp 78
    You don't believe that they didn't care about him getting better defensively, but believe that they torpedoed him by moving him around and never sticking him at one position to truly learn it. To me, that's the definition of not caring.
  18. mvp 78
    Chapman hadn't had an ERA below 3 since 2019. He's turning back the clock this year, but I wouldn't expect him to keep it up for a few more years beyond this. He has a career low WHIP this season. This is the best he's ever pitched. Enjoy it while it lasts IMO. His performance is house money right now.
  19. mvp 78
    I believe they aren't allowed to trade Witherspoon until the offseason.
  20. mvp 78
    Campbell has a 532 OPS in July. I don't think he's coming back anytime soon.
  21. mvp 78
    The Red Sox had zero interest in making him a quality defender prior to calling him up. I'm not sure that's changing now.
  22. mvp 78
    He was being a true Captain by putting the loss on himself and not the pitcher.
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    If he gets dealt, I hope it's to a team that has a direct path for him to get playing time. I'd rather it be here though. His defense is supposed to be somewhat decent at 1b too.
  24. mvp 78
    What I'm saying is that the types of pitches he'll see in MLB aren't indicative of the pitches he'll see in AAA. He may master AAA pitching and may continue to struggle after promotion. That's just how some players turn out. It says nothing about the value of the minors, just the learning curve as players advance.
  25. mvp 78
    Uehara didn't appear in an MLB game until he was 34 and was 38 when signed to Boston. Are you thinking of someone else?
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