There are actually some hopeful things about JBJ's numbers. One is that he's only struck out 4 times in 8 games. Another is that he has a crazy-low BABip of .154.
Well, as we now know, their plan was to have HanRam play and hopefully rake and not 'stop the vest'. So obviously this idea and signing Moose was never even a remote possibility.
The realistic alternatives to Moreland were LoMo and Duda.
He's wildly erratic with the stick but the numbers do not support the idea that he's been a 'minor league bat' or 'putrid'.
He has a career OPS+ of 92 which is obviously below average but not horrible.
For old school power numbers he has averaged 17 HR and 71 RBI per 162.
moon, I posted this in the other thread but it got buried in the bowling posts:
If the Red Sox signed Moose instead of Moreland as you wished: You'd move Devers moves to first. Where does that leave HanRam and JMart?
Here are some interesting numbers on the 1-run game thing.
Red Sox championship seasons:
2004 1-run games 16-18 .471 other games 82-46 .641
2007 1-run games 22-28 .440 other games 74-38 .661
2013 1-run games 21-21 .500 other games 76-44 .633
Which certainly supports the idea that your record in 1-run games in itself means jacksquat...
I have to double correct you there but it's all good.
Stanton struck out 5 times April 3 vs the Jays and 5 times yesterday.
Not the double golden sombrero...the double 'platinum sombrero' or some such thing.
Wow that is some serious flailing.