He posts in bold because his eyes are bad, as he has explained many times. You're the worst at getting personal about other posters. You should be banned, frankly.
As bad as the D is, the team FIP of 4.42 is almost the same as the ERA of 4.48, so let's not be lulled into thinking the pitching has actually been great...
We still have a month to go. If the pitching and defense continue their implosion and we finish under .500 and in last place again, that may not be the case. 2023 could end up even more embarrassing than 2022. That is not going to sell.
Babe Ruth was sold between the 1919 and 1920 seasons.
Mookie Betts was traded between the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
Henry should have been more of a student of history, or more superstitious...
Duvall is 15.8 runs above average on offense in 70 games.
Yoshida is 5.4 runs above average on offense in 117 games.
One of the things that kills Yoshida's numbers is his speed/baserunning.
Duvall is 2.3 runs above average in baserunning.
Yoshida is 4.0 runs below average in baserunning.
Yoshida is really slow. He leads the team in grounding into DP's by a considerable margin. He's hit into 18. Devers with more AB's has hit into 10.
Cora gave Story the green light on a 3-0 pitch last night, right? That's kind of a common thing managers do for certain hitters who are in a slump, hoping they'll get a fat one. If it works, it's a great move...
For me it's all about Bloom and his choices, and the realization that Yoshida is a highly paid DH with a lot of issues in his game, and a steadily shrinking fWAR.
Some of his current struggles may be about fatigue and adjustment - hopefully that's the case.