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  1. mvp 78
    I haven't watched any Padres games this season, so I can't confirm either way. I'm sure he's still lightyears ahead of what Devers would do at 3b.
  2. mvp 78
    Sure, but they had Antonio Anderson begin '25 in Salem, so I don't know why they didn't do the same with Zanetello. They are both similarly aged and both struggled massively last season.
  3. mvp 78
    Chapman is a good fielder. Machado is getting worse as he ages, which is not very surprising (0 OAA '24, -3 OAA '25).
  4. mvp 78
    If Bregman was healthy, call up Mayer to replace the struggling Hamilton at 2b and move Campbell to 1b. I think they are stuck with Story for the year. Squeeze Anthony in as the 4th OFer or make Rafaela/Duran platoon in CF.
  5. mvp 78
    Bogaerts and Raffy played zero defense that year. The rest of the team was ok. I'm sure Vaz ran around the bases like an idiot though. The biggest problem was that the pitching just was a mess from day one. They never had a complete rotation and tried to fake it for 60 games.
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    Zanetello should still be in Salem. I don't know why they promoted him this season.
  8. mvp 78
    They've laid off a lot of scouts and are deferring to the models. We'll see how it works out in the long run, but I think a team with a lot of money should use scouting AND data together. It's not either or!
  9. mvp 78
    Some of the home run celebrations have been good! Laundry Cart: 5/5 Marathon Medal: 2/5 Plastic Weights: 1/5 Decapitated Wally Head: 6/5
  10. mvp 78
    It hasn't helped and it makes for an ugly game to watch. 💯
  11. mvp 78
    One of the Sox may choke someone by the end of the year.
  12. mvp 78
    Hard to wait on a hot streak if the Sox are going to call up a bunch of young guys. This team is giving 2014 vibes (young guys added, but the team isn't there yet and it may take another year or two to really figure out).
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    Going by fWAR, they are good at OF, DH and C1. They need upgrades at every other position (3B is dependent only on Breggie's timetable). The IF and C2 has been killing them.
  15. mvp 78
    Fundamentals aren't the biggest reason the team is a .500 team. If the 2023 team was a strong fundamental team, they still don't make the playoffs.
  16. mvp 78
    The media creates the circus act. It's all just a fiction.
  17. mvp 78
    He's been the 5th best hitter in MLB since 4/2/25. Why would you trade a guy like that?
  18. mvp 78
    I know you found some stats, but could you find some more for me please? 🙏
  19. mvp 78
    Having Story-Hamilton-Wong-Rafaela-Duran hit one after another in the lineup can lead to a long stretch of frustration.
  20. mvp 78
    Alex Bregman has been getting is butt kissed and acting like a prima donna ever since he turned an unassisted triple play in his first t-ball game at age 4. Who did that little snot think he was? 👎
  21. mvp 78
    I agree that some of this slump is due to the randomness of baseball, especially when people start posting OPS with runners in scoring position, close and late states or whatever. I think those things even out over time.
  22. mvp 78
    It was handled fine. The media handled it poorly. Devers gets a pass since the interpreter didn't appropriately pass along Devers' words.
  23. mvp 78
    My concern is that fundamentals don't start the second you reach MLB. These are things that should be worked on as they are in the lower levels of the org. I worry that there's more concern about focusing on maxing exit velo than spending a few extra minutes to go over sac bunts and other things that have been lost over the past 30 years. The lack of fundamentals aren't strictly a Red Sox issue, it's a problem all across MLB.
  24. mvp 78
    He was good in '21 as well. He's been given a pretty tough hand from Bloom and Breslow. Looking at the lineups he's had to run out, especially in the middle of the field, it's not surprising that they've been a middling team. If you give him an above average team, he can make in game moves to put them over the top. If you give him a .500 team, they are going to stay .500.
  25. mvp 78
    On point 2: 2022- team of expiring contracts and starting pitchers that couldn't stay healthy (or had a history of doing so), stayed close near the deadline but the CBO chose to do nothing of significance except trade the starting catcher 2023- Kluber was the Opening Day Starter, the 2b with the most appearances had -0.2 bwar (Arroyo), the SS with the most appearances had -0.6 bwar (Kiké) 2024 - another season with no plan for 2b, early injury took out SS for the year, pitching was healthier but faded badly after the All Star break which was unsurprising giving the lack of career innings thrown by the starters 2023 was obviously the worst setup of the previous three teams. The other two are similar, but had two unique issues. The '22 team should have just sold off prior to the deadline when they were securely in a playoff position. Instead, they went over the CBT because of the dumb JBJ trade. The '24 team seemed primed to compete, but another Story and Casas extended vacation exposed a lot of their depth issues at the high minors. Without a plan at 2b, they became too weak up the middle overnight. Hamilton did have a hot stretch in the middle of the season, but it was bookended by equally brutal stretches. Were these teams ready for the playoffs coming out of Spring Training? They had an outside shot at it, BUT NEEDED EVERYTHING TO BREAK RIGHT. That means they were closer to a .500 team than we wanted to believe.
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