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  1. sk7326
    A comp is fairly hard because he has been so confounding relative to his expectations. Like a younger, skinnier Kirby Puckett at this rate.
  2. sk7326
    I do not think he is an amazing game manager - although his tendency to undermanage is fine (if you are going to err, that's the right direction). I think the Red Sox have been about - or slightly better than - what I expected given the roster.
  3. sk7326
    Really simple - some players care a ton where they hit, and others don't ... so if you can find a way to accomodate the former, then hooray. Fortunately Pedroia has caught fire at a spot he historically has not loved. Bradley in the 9 spot is good - I understand on one level, but it is good to turn the lineup over that way. In a way our lineup is akin to one of those NL lineups with the pitcher batting 8th.
  4. sk7326
    Every pitcher he chose was the one that made sense - especially without Wright being immediately available. BTW: was nice to see Tazawa strike out the side. Hembree's splits are ghastly - but he is clearly somebody we put on the postseason roster ...
  5. sk7326
    It was fun watching Girardi overmanage the 2009 Yankees into basically all of their losses in a postseason where they were best team on the field by a country mile. He is definitely one of those managers who gets a lot of respect because he does stuff - overmanaging as a way to look like he's "into the game".
  6. sk7326
    Like how Girardi put Betances out there for the third game in a row (coming off of a 36 pitch outing) to blow a 3 run lead? Showalter is one of those managers who is good in a lot of ways, but somehow did not get credit for Baltimore being 17 games worse than 2014 despite similar personnel. Farrell is not perfect, but it is hard to see where this team has actually underachieved. Indeed, you look at his bullpen choices in a lot of these games, and he has made the choices most sentient adults would have made.
  7. sk7326
    He's losing a month of salary - so that sucks for him. I am not sure baseball could do more - Preller violated "unwritten rules" as it were on the medicals - but he did not violate an actual rule. If he did - I am sure the punishment would have been much worse (say forcing the teams to renegotiate compensation)
  8. sk7326
    i think it was a closer call than Remy said. But with a little more experience, that read comes - the play was in front of him, but Gregorius was not in a position to get the ball and try to get him at 3rd. But the way the ball was hit, Benintendi could have easily been fooled. He thought the ball was hit deeper than it was. Remy is right here - but I don't blame Benintendi for the read.
  9. sk7326
    IT will cost more than that for Encarnacion - and it is a hard deal to justify for a cornerman - even one with his power. Ramirez has been insanely hot lately - and it's funny what being healthy and playing a position you have some reasonable self confidence in can do. (no, he doesn't play 1B well, but he is not the horror show he was in LF, and at least as important he doesn't feel horrible about it)
  10. sk7326
    After so many frustrating "coulda-shoulda" games, nice to pull a game we probably didn't deserve out of the fire ... I of course gave up on the game, which I don't blame myself for - but it serves me right.
  11. sk7326
    It took one good Beckett start and the most out-of-nowhere homerun in recent Sox history ...
  12. sk7326
    Well with the Guardians that is a fair-ish ask - but for both teams it is strong positional depth. Now I don't think the Guardians actually make that move - under control and the team is good. The White Sox on the other hand are not - and so trading your best chip for a chance to add some premium talent is a sound play. And if they believe Don Cooper (like Ray Searage in Pittsburgh) gives them a competitive advantage as a pitching coach - maybe they feel comfortable taking the plunge with somebody else.
  13. sk7326
    the 2-1 games have often been about us not getting a hit in a key spot - the chances have still been there. On one level it makes it more frustrating on another, all you can do is give yourself a shot sometimes.
  14. sk7326
    Sox have scored 802 runs this season ... need 82 runs in 19 games to get to Toronto's 884 from last season. No team outside of Colorado has more than 713 runs this season to date.
  15. sk7326
    I think the "25 players per series" rule makes sense - you can carry a roster of any size, but you have to lock in 25 for a given series.
  16. sk7326
    If Betts is potential Top 10 btw, it is only because I assume there are 10 better player in the league - there might not be this year, and there surely won't be the next few. Again, for the right guy you listen - an ace sort qualifies. Kluber is an interesting one - because the Guardians have a lot of starting pitching. One of the Mets starters is another (although clearly Harvey would have been the most likely and we know how that is turning out). Sale, Quintana etc. I would also advocate (at a lesser price) to see if you could make a sneak attack and nab Verlander - who is more expensive (duh) but really damn good. I'd even call the Rangers on Darvish - but they are about as loaded with young positional stud talent as we are. And yes - I am also betting the under on Bradley for next season, although I expect him to be a solid starting CF for his career.
  17. sk7326
    Well it was enough to sway the opinion to the "he is too raw for the bigs" - which is totally fine. Striking out eleventy times in a row is a good indicator the time is not now. I think the Sox know there is a chance to run with the 3B job - but it is not an urgent need. If Travis Shaw is your #8 hitter, your lineup is pretty damn good.
  18. sk7326
    And so you have the balance then ... would the dropoff between the two positions be offset by increase in another position (say the rotation) ... I never advocate trading anybody - but you have young controllable talent, and a surplus of it - that's what it's for.
  19. sk7326
    The pythagorean thing is not meant to be a forecasting tool - it provides a context for run differential as an indicator of team strength. I think the "difference" between teams is more useful than the records themselves.
  20. sk7326
    Because we have a Top 10 player to replace him ...
  21. sk7326
    As I'll always note, Dustin Pedroia in 2006 was among the league's worst regulars during his pot of coffee. Things change, and kids change a lot all the time - it's why you sign them.
  22. sk7326
    If there is a rout - there might be a time for some mopup - which is fine. And certainly worth seeing if he can offer any value at all. The 9 relievers for postseason are very much up in the air. It is nice to talk in those terms.
  23. sk7326
    If he can be dealt as part of a way to get a Cy Young caliber pitcher - that seems like a fair return. When I suggest trades it is almost never about not liking the guy being dealt.
  24. sk7326
    There are trades and free agents based on MLB rules - so projections at this time seem dicey. Really, you sign a bunch of pitchers with some swing and miss and see what sticks bullpenwise. Maybe they look at dealing Bradley as part of a trade for a Sale or Quintana (deals that were discussed but tabled at the deadline). It frees Betts to move to CF, and the Sox can negotiate LF (assuming Benintendi moves to RF for range reasons) either year-to-year, or maybe put Moncada there and see what happens - like they did with Cora in 2007, you sign a decent veteran on the chance the kid isn't any good. (Shaw is probably good enough at 3B not to fuss with that too much).
  25. sk7326
    No - but worth giving him some work if possible. He has major league swing and miss stuff - but has no idea where the pitches are going.
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