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    Lavs has a chance to be a 30 HR, 100 RBI, .300/.390/.550, middle of the order hitter. Could easily be one of the best hitting catchers in the MLB.
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    Tack on Lavarnway to that list for me. That's this season's saving grace IMO. If this team doesn't turn it around (which I think they will), we can at least look forward to the development of guys like Kalish, Lavarnway, Middlebrooks, Iglesias, and Doubront. Potentially Alex Wilson, too. Next year's roster could be a very, very young but very, very talented roster.
  4. SoxFanForsyth
    Anyone else notice that we still haven't worn our blues or reds this year? It's been all white and gray jerseys.
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    Well, to be fair, in years when he's had consistent playing time, he's been a .290-.295 hitter with an OBP of around .350. I would qualify that as an everyday player. Fenway suits his swing well because he's an oppo field hitter. But like you said - ride it out until it's over. I just think he is capable of being a .295/.355/.450 hitter at a place like Fenway
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    I don't think this move had anything to do with Ellsbury. I think it was more about the fact that they DFA'd Bowden and wanted to get something in return for him, so it worked out that they needed an OF and the Cubs were looking to dish him.
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    Well then. If all of the best case scenarios work out for the Yankees and all of the worst case scenarios work out for the Sox, then this would be an accurate thread. We should definitely dismiss Buchholzs 255 innings of 2.90 ERA baseball prior to this year and say that he now sucks. Same thing for Crawford. Oh wait....
  10. SoxFanForsyth
    So, just Sweeney and Ross manning 3 positions out there?
  11. SoxFanForsyth
    Only 2 - But he's never been a guy who took a lot of walks. Here's an excerpt from Alex Speier's article on WEEI today.
  12. SoxFanForsyth
    In the small sample size that we have this year, he appears to be progressing in that aspect - 9 K's in 55 AB (16.36%).
  13. SoxFanForsyth
    My dear Lord. Middlebrooks is on absolute fire. So far today, he's 2-2 with an RBI single and a 3 run HR. He's now hitting .389 with a 1.133 OPS, 5 HR, 16 RBI. Damn. He's knocking the door down.
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    He has actually played 2 games, and has had 7 AB. I would be beyond shocked if Crawford actually has 50 AB before coming up. He's been timing pitches since the beginning of ST. I'd say he's probably going to get anywhere from 30-35 AB and then he's up, especially with Ells out. He went 1/3 with a HR yesterday. My guess - He joins the team on 4/30 for the Oakland series. If he plays 2 games every 3 days, and gets 4 AB per game, he'll have 35 PA by the time the Oakland series comes up.
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    Youkilis: .184/.238/.289/.528, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 13 K, 3 BB (42 AB) Middlebrooks: .365/.389/.654, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 9 K, 2 BB (52 AB) Salty: .080/.148/.240/.388 (!!!), 1 HR, 2 RBI, 7 K, 2 BB (25 AB) Lavarnway: .267/.400/.422/.822, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 7 K, 10 BB (45 AB) I think it's time to get some young blood up here, some kids who can provide a spark to this team.
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    Very telling graph. The heat maps show the difference in rate of contact on swings against Beckett in 2011 (left) and 2012 (right) http://kwout.com/cutout/9/kd/dn/ife_bor_rou_sha_w576.jpg
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    I think there is legitimate cause for concern for tonight's game. Beckett's been extremely hittable this season, posting only 4 (!!!!!!) strikeouts in 12.2 IP. Although he looked very good against the Rays, he was helped out a ton by some great defensive plays on line drives, and a low BABIP (.167). Hitters are making contact on 85.1% of their swings, well above his career average of 78.6%, and easily the highest contact rate of his career (81.6% was second highest in 2010). League average is 80.6% right now. He's going to have to get a lot more swing and misses tonight if he is going to have success against the Rangers.
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    *crossing fingers*
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    Hell Podsednik can bunt to .250. He'd be a perfect #9 hitter, or even leadoff. I mean his OBP is 150 points higher than his Avg.
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    I will be at the game tonight! I think these are tickets that I got from you. The SFF In Person Mojo will be in full effect.
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    Wow. Hypocritical much?? You're basing your argument on 23 AB's, and calling a 242 PA span covering 64 games with an .844 OPS a fluke. Wow. That's a joke.
  23. SoxFanForsyth
    The good news is... 1. The Rays lost, so we lost no ground on them 2. We are still only 2 games back in the East from any real contender. 3. This game only counts once. Beckett will be better tomorrow, we'll split the series, and take 2/3 from the Yanks.
  24. SoxFanForsyth
    Thank God these games only count once.
  25. SoxFanForsyth
    No worries guys. This is going to be a glorious comeback.
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