sk7326
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Everything posted by sk7326
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He was solidly above replacement last season with 300+ PAs and basically no time at AAA. He already has passed adequate.
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Everyday lineup is fine ... no automatic outs in the order (although jury is out on Vasquez to some degree). Defensively the team is middle of the pack - which is an improvement on last year, whether or not you see any untapped potential. (Jackie Bradley has a negative UZR to date for one) What they need is another middle class to upper middle class starter. Possibly two.
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Exactly how I remember it with Steve Young and the 49ers
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So - the Red Sox spent $30M on an ace, and whaddya know? They have one of the league's first 4 game winners. Just like they planned it!
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I am fairly optimistic Vasquez won't be striking out in 1/3 of his at-bats. MVP is right that I can accept an empty .310 OBP, Where he is right now is genuinely not good. But it's early.
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Mendoza is fine. It is pretty obvious she puts in more work than Boone does. It is easy to coast on being an ex-MLB player and the halo that comes with it. You see it on FOX's coverage last year where Verducci, the guy with the writing background, is so much more well informed than Harold Reynolds who barely seemed awake.
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True - I believe in making it less situational ...
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The plusses have been: The hitting has largely been there The defense has largely been there - replacing LF/3B with basic competence perks up a lot The bullpen has largely been there - assuming you expect Kimbrel to sort himself out and the starters do not overwork them Starters have been poor. The games that leave me talking to myself are not the blown saves - nobody is perfect - it's an ace not holding a big lead.
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Yeah. I mean what I'd do is (on Buchholz and Owens/Kelly starts) is plan for a Barnes or Hembree to come in - I mean have them sort of rested like starters. Starter does not get more than two trips through the order. Let Hembree or Barnes get through the next trip through the order, then hand it off. So you'd think in terms of 30-50 pitch outings and prepare for it. It is outside the box a little, so it won't happen.
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I think the way the bullpen should be racked and stacked is obvious right now: - Use Barnes and Hembree as the first guys out if the starters have not gotten past the 6th. I'd just let them pitch - to me, just rotating them and letting them get one go through the order would be ideal. Then go to the situational guys. When Joe Kelly comes back, add him to the group. Although I'd also hold Kelly as a true long man in the cases where it's needed. - Stop worrying about leading/trailing (I know managers do this all the time) vis a vis close-ish games.
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Not betting on it. Hanley has been comfortable defensively and he has not look overwhelmed at the plate. The spike in strikeouts is worth watching - evidence of lost bat speed. That said when he has made contact it has been solid. Would be nice to see the walk rate perk up a bit too. But it's early - I am optimistic.
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Dead men can't make weird pinch hitting decisions
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I remember the 2013 ALCS - Farrell outmanaged Leyland fwiw ... One would hope for something more contemporary.
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I am speculating of course - just thinking of teams that could offer major leaguers (or darn close) to the Sox for Lackey ... most teams that are buyers don't want to give up anyone decent ... Craig was the lottery ticket in the deal and clearly that has gone very very badly
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Time to cryogenically unfreeze Jim Leyland I guess
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4/21 Tampa Rays @ Boston
sk7326 replied to a700hitter's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Yeah - a few people did want to choke Harper. Those people are old. Unwritten rules baloney. -
That Kelly wanted to take the ball too badly?
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I think it's clear they are getting effort from all of the positions. The staff has struggled because Buchholz has struggled and Price has been terrible in two of his four starts. The other guys are actually doing more or less what you could have expected.
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The players are playing hard - the makeup and character are sound. On those fronts, I think we can defend Farrell safely. But the tactical decisions are odd - not Matt Williams 2015 horrendous, but there is a lot that is suboptimal. Their sub .500-ness is really a result of the starting pitching - with two losses tied directly to the $200M man.
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4/21 Tampa Rays @ Boston
sk7326 replied to a700hitter's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
More than that, the Hall criteria for closers is pretty - well high is not the right word, but specific. Early guys have gotten love, Gossage, Sutter, Fingers (and Sutter was a very shaky pick). Since it has become a 9th inning job, the bar has gone up a lot higher. Eck and Smoltz got in, but also had a lot of good starting years to back it up. Papelbon right now is in the Lee Smith, Jeff Reardon soup - which is not getting a sniff right now. Really outside of Rivera and maybe Trevor Hoffman, it will be very hard to make the Hall doing that job. -
I don't know - I mean how many "buyers" at deadline team have useful major leaguers to give away? We know Lackey was not going to yield a crackerjack major league ready prospect (certainly not from the Cardinals who know what they are doing). So any major league return was going to be speculative - just take the prospects fergawdssakes.
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Nice to take a guy Baltimore screwed up and fix him.
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The insistence by management that they needed players who could have a 2015 impact from their sell-offs was the baffling thing. They clearly limited their suitors because they wanted significant 2015 return. I have no doubt the Cardinals package was the best one given the straitjacket the Sox put on themselves.
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4/21 Tampa Rays @ Boston
sk7326 replied to a700hitter's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I am ok with Uehara having a bad night, holding a 1 run lead against the best offensive team alive. Kicking away 3 run leads twice (even if Baltimore might be good) is a different kettle of fish. -
4/21 Tampa Rays @ Boston
sk7326 replied to a700hitter's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Lots of blame to go around today - but ultimately, Price is being paid like a #1. And twice in four starts he has been unable to bring a 3 run lead home. I am not overreacting, but that is not good.