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  1. Bellhorn04
    The sample size for team K's-2024 + the first 18 games of 2025-is already legit to be deeply concerned about IMHO.
  2. Bellhorn04
    The Sox offense fell off a cliff in mid-August last year. A lot of this was attributed to Devers playing hurt. But maybe it also had something to do with "the book" that opposing pitchers have on our hitting approach being refined. And that would be why it seems to have carried forward into 2025.
  3. Bellhorn04
    And like I've pointed out, Casas's approach seems to have deteriorated badly since his first season. Maybe they've ruined him.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Rather than start a new thread I'll just resurrect this one.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Somehow the data-driven approach has also poisoned the fielding! Kidding but maybe not.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Maybe so, but it's only in 2024 and 2025 that the Sox have ascended to the top in the K department. I'm not so much blaming Lawson as I am blaming an approach that Lawson obviously fit into perfectly as far as the Sox were concerned. I can't remember seeing so many brutal box scores like last night's 14 K 0 BB debacle. They're becoming a regular occurrence. Maybe we have to start looking at you, Mr. Breslow...
  7. Bellhorn04
    I believe the day the Sox hired Dillon Lawson, who was fired mid-season by the Yankees (which rarely happens with hitting coaches), will go down as a dark dark day in the history of the Sox offense.
  8. Bellhorn04
    We are the Sultans of Swish.
  9. Bellhorn04
    This is exactly what I'm afraid of. They've gone all in on some sort of "data-driven" philosophy. As of now the philosophy is looking scary bad, with last night's 14 K/0 BB fiasco adding to the growing pile of horrible numbers. Kind of laughed off the Rice incident at the time, but maybe it wasn't so funny.
  10. Bellhorn04
    He's just more patient than us, and that's usually a good thing.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, there's a lot of over-reaction. Maybe I'm guilty as well with my questioning of Fatse and Lawson, but the problems I'm pointing out didn't just start in these 16 games. As always, the good news is the team pays no attention to any of us!
  12. Bellhorn04
    2019 also came after 3 straight division titles and 1 World Series championship. And I don't think the 2019 disappointment in itself was the reason DD was let go. It was "new direction" time.
  13. Bellhorn04
    What I always look at is the "standings". 2021 Red Sox were #20 in Ks - so better than average. 2022 #17 2023 #18 2024 #3 2025 #1 (Colorado has a higher rate per game)
  14. Bellhorn04
    Obviously this year's sample is still small, but what I notice is the ratio getting worse each year. When I bring up the trend in the Sox strikeout numbers, one of the responses has been that it's more about the roster construction than anything to do with 'organizational philosophy'. But Casas is supposed to be one of the guys with a good patient plate approach. Also, if we're constructing a team with a lot of guys with high swish rates, that kind of reflects a philosophy, doesn't it?
  15. Bellhorn04
    Have to win today just to square our 2024-2025 record against the mighty pale hose.
  16. Bellhorn04
    And the Sox only have 11 homers, with the MLB average being 15.
  17. Bellhorn04
    There has to be something desperately wrong with this team's offensive approach and coaching. Casas's K/BB by season: 2022 23/19 2023 126/70 2024 77/30 2025 16/3 This is a guy whose plate approach was considered his biggest strength when he came up. Now he's gradually morphing into another Middlebrooks/Dalbec.
  18. Bellhorn04
    Francona was also considered a player's manager though. I think it can be a fine line to walk. But continued sloppy play definitely reflects badly. To me the big thing right now is that they took steps to improve our defense, but it's still lousy. Breslow can't be happy about this.
  19. Bellhorn04
    The way things are unfolding it sure seems like Mayer and Anthony are going to get their chances in the near future.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Last 5 games, excluding extra innings, the Sox have scored 7 runs.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, I hate to say it but my faith in Cora is starting to slip. At some point playing bad baseball has to reflect on the manager to some degree.
  22. Bellhorn04
    MLB leaders in team (offense) strikeouts: 1 Boston 2 Colorado MLB leaders in team errors: 1 Boston 2 Colorado Colorado has played 2 fewer games so they will likely take over the strikeout lead at some point.
  23. Bellhorn04
    The team W sure does!
  24. Bellhorn04
    And we have a DH. The only role for Masa right now is PH.
  25. Bellhorn04
    In place of who?
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