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  1. Bellhorn04
    The thing is though, the 2013 Red Sox were a 'drive up the count' offence and it succeeded quite well, leading the majors in runs scored. If it fails the next year is it because the system no longer works, or just that the hitters collectively stunk? I do get the argument that this system may not work as well any more, though. I think, in fact, that part of the reason we're seeing run-scoring continue to slide is that pitching and defense have the edge now with technology - computerized analysis of hitter's tendencies dictating pitching patterns, fielding positioning etc.
  2. Bellhorn04
    I think they might end up trading WMB. He'll be easy to trade because he's still pre-arb. They won't get much back obviously, somebody might give up a 'middling' prospect.
  3. Bellhorn04
    And just like that, he's down to a .740 OPS with the Phillies after chalking up 2 singles in his last 23 PA's.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Middlebrooks + Bradley with 2 men on and no outs = 3 outs in 3 minutes.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Ha ha...you're so right.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Bradley had very good numbers at all levels in the minors. He seemed to be progressing beautifully. Last year he hit 275/374/469 at Pawtucket. From what I've been reading, Bradley did make a couple of adjustments in his stance this year at the urging of the coaching staff. But Bradley didn't see much improvement and felt he should go back to what he knew best. When he was sent back down recently, there were some rumors that the Red Sox weren't pleased with his coachability. Bradley even sent out a tweet objecting to the rumors about his attitude etc. I think the bottom line is, some guys can fly through the minors and then just hit a brick wall in the majors. As we know, major league pitchers will find out your weaknesses and exploit them mercilessly. Bradley might just be overmatched, and all the great coaching in the world can't fix that.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Scully was also an excellent football commentator, of course. He called the classic game between San Fran and Dallas that the Niners won on 'The Catch' by Dwight Clark.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Anybody who knocks the Pedroia contract is basically saying you should never sign anybody to a long term contract because there's too much risk of decline. So they should be all in favor of letting Lester go...and Scherzer, forget that too. It's the way baseball is now for big market teams. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
  9. Bellhorn04
    No, it's way too early to give up on Bogaerts. He's 21. He's hit 11 jacks. It's not like JBJ who's only hit 1.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Personally, I don't think there are that many 'garbage time' plate appearances in MLB. They all count equally in the player's season and career stats, and those stats are scrutinized to death and used to judge the player's value. They affect his playing time, his potential future earnings etc. etc. Sure there's less pressure if your team is out of it, but most hitters and pitchers are still trying their asses off because of the almighty statistics.
  11. Bellhorn04
    You could argue that the Red Sox have had very few meaningful games this year.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Maybe, but it worked superbly for the 2013 Red Sox.
  13. Bellhorn04
    You can be both an a-hole and a valuable contributor. See also Josh Beckett, 2007.
  14. Bellhorn04
    I seriously doubt they're getting to 70 now. I think they're going to lose more games than the 2012 team. Debacle-Championship-Debacle. I swear, the Red Sox are capable of more weird stuff than any other franchise in sport.
  15. Bellhorn04
    This question is sort of the new version of 'Why not us?'.
  16. Bellhorn04
    How likely is it he hits the open market?
  17. Bellhorn04
    In his last 14 games, Willie Washup has 23 K's and 1 BB, 2 Sombreros and 2 Regular Hats.
  18. Bellhorn04
    That's the 14th time they've been shut out this year, with 18 games to go. It's going to be a crazy high number, that's for sure.
  19. Bellhorn04
    I watched it. Not pretty at all.
  20. Bellhorn04
    2011 was Dunn's first year with the White Sox after they signed him to a 4 year, 56 million deal. They were in no position to do anything but play him with that much money invested. Note: he had 4 errors that year, not 60 - most of his time was at DH, plus some 1B. As for Victorino, assuming he's healthy enough to play ball at the start of the year, I'm guessing the Sox could trade him easily enough if they picked up at least half of his 13 million salary for 2015.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Pretty strange situation with Craig. If it was just an obvious case of needing surgery, you'd think it would have happened while he was still with St. Louis.
  22. Bellhorn04
    I think it diminished this year, yes. But I don't think it was that high at the start of 2014.
  23. Bellhorn04
    The only guy I can see they may have made a costly mistake with is Bradley. We're a long way from knowing if Bogaerts will live up to the hype. And Betts looks pretty good. 2014 is a disaster, I don't disagree in the least. But it will be a while before we know just how badly they judged the value of the prospects.
  24. Bellhorn04
    I see Palodios's point. How do you find out if it's Betts or Bradley who's the real deal until you see them play in the bigs for a while? As for trading for Stanton, nobody knows exactly when the Marlins will be ready to entertain offers. If it's not until next offseason, does that mean we should be keeping all our prospects in the minors until then to max their trade value? There's a lot of luck involved in all this stuff.
  25. Bellhorn04
    OK I found the article. I certainly get the point Wiser is making, that some hitters are going to have a higher BABip than others over the careers, regardless of luck. But what he's saying is that we should expect BABip's fluctuating in a certain range, say .270 to .330, instead of being .300 for everybody. A .395 BABip is not sustainable by anybody, period. Wiser notes that Miguel's Cabrera's career BABip is .346. I would guess that is as high as anybody currently in MLB has been able to sustain over their careers.
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