Will617
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Kalish is really f***ing awesome.
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You can't sweep em all, I guess. At least the Yankees are losing to the Jays. AJ Burnett isn't worth half the money he's paid.
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I'm not sure whether AGon gets any play this offseason. Given how the Padres have performed, it seems like even if they don't make the playoffs this year they'd be liable to keep him until the deadline next year (unless they fall out fast) to see how it goes. Jed Hoyer also knows our system, so he's not going to make a trade unless he gets a big haul of players he knows are good.
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Kalish is f***ing awesome.
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Lackey's dealing, 5 Ks through 3. If he pitches like this for the next 3 years, Theo is a deity.
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Hopefully a day-to-day thing. I've seen enough of Kevin Cash to last a lifetime.
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Youkilis just came out of the game, Martinez to first, Cash catching. I believe it's a hand injury.
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Shin-Soo Choo is so good. Robbed Beltre there. At least we got a run.
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Kalish has a pretty good arm. Just saved a run.
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Realistically this offseason Adrian Gonzalez is off the table, Miguel Cabrera as well (there had been some rumors prior to this season). Avaliable 1B would be Fielder (trade) and Dunn at the top levels, and Lee, Konerko, or Carlos Pena as second tier options - or the option to convert someone like Werth to 1B (always a possibility). I think our OF is set given we have our 3 starters for next year (assuming Beltre doesn't destroy Ellsbury's ribs again, and surgery goes well for Cameron). I don't see Beltre staying, so the team would need a 1B/3B. I think V-Mart stays, which would mean about $10 mil off the table. I also feel like Ortiz gets another year for around $10 mil (probably more like 7-8 mil). Another 1B would cost at least $10 mil, which should leave plenty to address the bullpen - though how they address it is another question. Keep in mind Pujols is a free agent after next year and will probably command $30 mil or so. And I can't see the Sox making no attempt to get him.
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CoachC, did you mean Victor Martinez was the catcher? You have both Youk and VMart listed at 1B.
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I believe they also want to bring up Bowden and Doubront to work out of the bullpen. Either Nava or Kalish will get sent down sooner or later, IMO.
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Boston RedSox 2010 performance/post game reaction thread.
Will617 replied to SCM33's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Yeah, Werth is a RF. Maybe he could play left in Fenway given that there's not a whole lot of ground to cover? Iglesias has looked promising this year, but I'd like to see him hit AAA pitching first, given that the biggest concerns were with his bat. And I don't think that Lars or Rizzo are close to the majors yet. Lars didn't play well in AA except for short stretches, and is doing OK but definitely not impressing in AAA. This is Rizzo's first season in AA and his numbers are kinda like Lars' (in AAA) - alright, but nothing that would scream "guaranteed productive MLB player" yet. I think it's too early to give up on Reddick yet. He's only had about 150 ABs in AAA (he barely had any time at that level before his first promotion to the majors), and it really seems like he was just suffering through an extended slump (dealing with a higher level of competition, pressing at the plate, etc) given how he's mashing the ball lately. -
I think most of the relievers in that list (Downs, Fuentes, Putz, etc) are type A. Theo doesn't strike me as the type to go for big-name relievers from other organizations anymore; he hasn't lately, after getting burned by Gagne and Foulke. Does Lowrie have the arm to play third? His arm never struck me as particularly good.
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Papelbon's BB/9 has been around 3 the past two years, after sitting at around 2 his first three years. He's been the beneficiary of a ridiculous HR/FB ratio last year (last year 52.2% of all balls in play were fly balls, but only 5% of those went for HRs), and the beneficiary of a ridiculous BABIP this year. The problem is that he wants to be paid like an elite closer, but his numbers the past two seasons suggest that he's not that far off from becoming a 4.0 ERA reliever. Of course, 100 innings isn't a perfect sample size, but it does suggest something is wrong - his fastball has only been about 0.6 runs above average per 100 pitches, compared to 1.5 last year, 2.2 the year before, and 3+ past years - suggesting that batters are sitting more on his fastball. Meanwhile, his slider and splitter have been terrific this season - maybe it's just a matter of approach, but Paps better change it fast, if he wants to be paid like an elite closer.
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How much longer does Papelbon stay with the Sox? This season has been a disaster for him, I didn't think that I'd get on the "get rid of Papelbon" bandwagon but I feel like I'm inching closer. His advanced metrics have been inching down each year and this year, especially, has looked troubling.
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Don't worry it's over, Sox win. Runners on 1st and 2nd, Scutaro bunted and the pitcher threw it away.
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YES
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Why is Darnell McDonald running for Lowrie? I wasn't aware that he was a lot faster.
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This is very unfortunate that Valverde is still unavaliable. I want him to pitch against us.
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Dojji, I'm sorry, but for the good of the team...you can only watch Dice-K's starts.
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f***
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Let's hope Paps can close this one out. And I just watched Cabrera's double on the first swing.
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YOUUUUUUKKKKK