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I needed the chuckle.
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Ok, ok so who is the all-star from this group?
sk7326 replied to sk7326's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
says nore about the al roster. there were 3 or 4 better choices from the Sox roster but Holt is not a bad choice -
Since the sweep by toronto Braves: 18 runs in 4 games Royals: 24 runs in 3 games Orioles: 15 runs in 3 games Rays: 10 runs in 3 games Jays: 21 runs in 4 games Astros: 19 runs in 3 games Marlins: 10 runs in 2 games 117 runs in 22 games ... 5.3 runs per game. A total which (for a full season) only Toronto could match. Even in a game where they only had 5 hits, 2 were extra base ones. Team which had been dead flippin last in doubles all season now up to 11th.
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Listen, you expect de Aza to turn into a pumpkin. But until that happens, ride it out. I pointed to the staff as the culprit because the team was underachieving across all three phases of the game ... when that happens, the coaching staff is an obvious suspect. That said, things have gotten better. Unfortunately that deathly offensive slump in May has put us behind the 8-ball.
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I suspect they will wait until after the ASB. Cincy fans know.
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BTW: Guerra might also be tradeable, for essentially the same reason Margot is. (high floor, considerable ceiling and position is blocked at the big league level by a youngster already)
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Really the last two weeks has been the pre-season formula finally kicking in a bit - a top shelf offense augmented by pitching that won't kill you.
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if you are rotating the DH it means you don't have somebody good enough. Moreover I am not sure how much the partial rest idea matters.
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It's possible - granted there are the issues with scouting the stat line and whatnot. But SS is a loaded area for Boston - somewhat by design. It's where your best athletes usually are, so the Sox make a habit of drafting them and then figuring it out. Hernandez might be good - and he might be good enough to be a trade piece.
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Cueto is the best of the starters available. That said Hamels comes with control, which is important. I would not hesitate to deal Margot and/or Owens in the right situation.
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oh relax - not like he is half assing it. I don't think it impacts his HoF credentials - how many 1B make it on D anyway. The PED thing will hurt him, but he has so many made for TV moments. Pure DHs have their issues getting in, and Ortiz is not the best of the lot. (that's Edgar Martinez) But he will have a good chance to get in. He will go down as possibly the best non-tender signing in baseball history though.
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What we know about Margot is that he is at AA already, which counts for quite a bit. Good approach, but power is limited, and ++ defensively. A lot of Jackie Bradley profile while being a better base stealer and 5 years younger. There is a very high floor there, even if the ceiling might be more "could be an All-star in his career" as opposed to a "future All-Star"
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What does help are Margot and Johnson (in particular) look to have very high probability - the range of opinions I read about both are about their best outcomes, but they both look like very likely starters.
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that sounds good until you note that only one Top 50 prospect moved the entire trade deadline last year, and that included deals where Lester and Lackey moved.
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I think Margot is possible - he has tremendous potential, and being in Portland before his drinking age is great. At the same time, CF looks like it will be well staffed for a while. Margot alone might be enough to get the Reds attention. Would he be an overpay for a dozen Cueto starts? Maybe - but it's at least a position the Red Sox could deal from strength.
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Good enough for me to be totally fascinated. If he is in Portland next year, you can dream as much as you want.
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Oh they had good starters no doubt, but you look at the staffs those years 1975-1978, you are looking at 9th, 8th, 8th, 9th in fWAR. Once again, a case of "enough" pitching to augment a really good lineup. Balance would be great - but in terms of winning games, teams that rake to cover up pitching flaws happens plenty often too.
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If you are looking to win the World Series then yeah, power pitching wins the day ... but that's not the immediate goal - getting to October is. Teams of all sorts of shapes can (and have) done that. Execrable Rangers pitching staffs with Rick Helling as an "ace". The 1987 Minnesota Twins which had Les Straker as a #3 starter. The 70s Red Sox, with their ummm ... problematic pitching staffs would have qualified for the postseason in expanded formats of today.
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Ok, ok so who is the all-star from this group?
sk7326 replied to sk7326's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
XB is leading AL SSs in fWAR as a 22 year old ... makes sense to be on the team for both the "reward good seasons" and "sell the game" reasons. -
Well, I think the last offer included quite a bit of that - I think he just enjoys doing it this way. The challenge of staying ahead of the industry, identifying arbitrage. Sure he wishes he had a bit more luck in October, but having some ownership stake and iron locked loyalty from ownership is pretty neat too.
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Ok, ok so who is the all-star from this group?
sk7326 replied to sk7326's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Holt is 18th in the AL in fWAR, 11th in bWAR. He's been one of the top 20 or so position players in the AL this year ... I'd have gone in a different direction, but it's not a bad choice -
The culture shock is significant. On top of the things Elton noticed, you also come from a culture where the duende - the bat flipping and whatnot is part of the fun, as opposed to the relatively repressed baseball culture here. (here fans often secretly love the bat flips and showboating, but like to pretend it's not classy, especially when it's not one of their guys) It's easier to catch the lazy moniker or the "no respect" or what have you.
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Ok, ok so who is the all-star from this group?
sk7326 replied to sk7326's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Holt is a reasonable choice - he has been better than last season, and his Scrappy McScrapperson thing leaves the stench of the disappointing season off of him. While I could argue that the .376 BABIP might turn into a pumpkin, he has always had high BABIPs, and perhaps there is a little more control there than other guys might have. It also allows simplifies the manager's staffing of positions. IMO he's probably the 3rd or 4th best option on the Red Sox, but he is a worthy choice without a doubt. -
You sign a guy to a big league deal, fans want fairy dust. It's clear the journey from Cuba - and inescapably, how little baseball he had played until this spring - shows. No more, no less. Surprised at the character comments.
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Well, let's see ... The Beckett deal was a Top 10 prospect and a Top 100 one and having to take on Lowell's (then considered bad) deal. And that was more than what moved in the David Price deal. The haul for Pedro was Carl Pavano and Tony Armas Jr - which is probably equivalent to the prospect haul for Beckett in 1998 terms.