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  1. Bellhorn04
    What a trail of blunders. The last big move that was any good was the JDM signing.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Story was sort of a star by post-2019-apocalyptic Sox standards.
  3. Bellhorn04
    GO GUARDIANS? Go to the golf course, I guess you mean. Cashman did get them Soto.
  4. Bellhorn04
    The Yankees' Lucrative Lumber gets it done. 🙂
  5. Bellhorn04
    Oh, I do accept it. They have to max out the money. But I'm also aware of how it rewards mediocrity. The fact we stunk so bad for so long does make the impact of the Sale trade less painful, I readily admit.
  6. Bellhorn04
    That's what happens when you pick the wrong guy, yes, they undervalued Beltre badly. Some star players do come through, like Soto.
  7. Bellhorn04
    They did, thanks to the participation badge playoff format. What seems to be a little under the radar is exactly how putrid they were after the ASB. Even after Casas and Story returned they were putrid. And the pitching staff was relatively healthy compared to a lot of other teams. It really is something how low expectations have sunk that we're still somewhat upbeat after playing .420 ball for our last 2.5 months.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Kirby George Miller Bryce Gilbert Logan
  9. Bellhorn04
    True. It was 2012 when he started to really tail off. Power expectations for him were a bit inflated I guess. People thought if he could hit 30-40 HRs a year in San Diego, you could bump that to 35-45 in a better hitting environment.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Those are multi-season fWARs?
  11. Bellhorn04
    FanGraphs has calculated Yoshida's worth in free agent dollars as : 2023 $4.9 million 2024 $6.4 million
  12. Bellhorn04
    He's talking about the analytics on the pitching side: We have been heading here for years via the metric revolution. It became understood that all pitchers should throw it harder, spin it more and max out on every pitch. That has led to both more injuries and shorter starts. The shorter starts are due to not holding back anything pitch to pitch for a marathon. And why hold back? Many starters these days are not allowed to go around a lineup more than twice —sometimes once this time of year.
  13. Bellhorn04
    When Stanton is hitting like this the Yankees are a very tough lineup. A pretty Captain Obvious observation, I know.
  14. Bellhorn04
    Copying this link to article by Joel Sherman on how analytics is shredding pitching staffs, because: a) No one is paying much attention to that thread on The Future of Baseball, perhaps because of where it's situated; b) This thread has been temporarily re-purposed as the 2024 Postseason Thread; and c) I don't think moderators should devote undue time to moving posts around. Trying to get Talksox posters to follow posting rules would be like trying to herd cats. 😀 https://nypost.com/2024/10/18/sports/mlb-bullpens-appear-to-be-reaching-a-breaking-point/
  15. Bellhorn04
    I remember AGon had shoulder surgery, and his power dipped noticeably from what it was with San Diego.
  16. Bellhorn04
    My Sox pessimism is running amuck these days.
  17. Bellhorn04
    I suppose throwing 74 innings of 100 MPH cutters might cause higher than normal arm fatigue...
  18. Bellhorn04
    That would support the tired arm theory on him at least...
  19. Bellhorn04
    Agree on Weaver and Homes, but Clase only pitched in Games 3 and 4. Considering what an amazing season Clase had, yeah, this has been a tad surprising to me. But it's baseball and that explains just about everything...
  20. Bellhorn04
    I like your cynicism. I'm not sure if it's juiced balls or tired pitching arms, but these LCS games have been nutty.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Pretty good article by Joel Sherman on how analytics is shredding pitching staffs. https://nypost.com/2024/10/18/sports/mlb-bullpens-appear-to-be-reaching-a-breaking-point/
  22. Bellhorn04
    Please explain B and what would motivate Arizona to do it.
  23. Bellhorn04
    Nope, with his bum shoulder(s) Raffy's got virtually the same problem as Yoshida, 2025-wise.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Yes, we traded away a pitcher who had a 6 win season, and those 6 wins would have put us in. But we're talking about where we stand for 2025. How do we get those 6 more wins? By signing Burnes and Fried? And we also have to replace Pivetta/Jansen/Martin/O'Neill. We're really not "just about there" barring Anthony and Campbell being instant stars and Brez pulling rabbits out of his hat IMHO. I'm afraid we're still in the position that our head coach, JH, thinks we need to punt again.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, the surgery basically takes him off the table for now.
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