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Bard had a quality splitter iirc too. Kelly's lack of secondary stuff is the real problem. Kimbrel's success this year for instance has come by often pitching backwards.
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it's symbiotic too ... you try to be fine with your pitches because you can't get swings and misses inside the zone. Walks are up in the league generally too since teams want to pitch to defensive alignments ... if your job is to aim for a PART of the strike zone, it makes the job even harder.
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It would hurt Henry's wallet. The draft pick penalties (assuming the team is good) are pretty inconsequential. I mean the Red Sox drop 10 spots in the draft - the expected value of the 40th pick relative to the 30th pick is virtually nothing.
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I think if the Red Sox knew that the market would be so dry for Encarnacion maybe things work out differently. In any case Dombrowksi though the Red Sox had a playoff team anyway - and they did. It is funny how easy it is to forget that the team won the division despite so many things going wrong.
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Bard had wipeout stuff with zero command. Kelly on the other hand throws 100 mph but somehow doesn't get swings and misses.
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I think (assuming a 4-man rotation and 11 pitchers, which is what I'd favor) 9th inning Kimbrel Rodriguez/Eovaldi in the swing position (I expect this to be Eovaldi, but if we face the Yankees, it could be Rodriguez) Wright, Brasier, Barnes, Velasquez, Workman Now maybe the Sox DO carry 12 pitchers - given the relatively low likelihood you're going to get a deep start from Eovaldi/Rodriguez. Then add Kelly/Thornburg. I don't see a LOOGY who makes much sense.
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Joe Kelly manages to simultaneously throw the ball real hard while not actually having a very effective fastball.
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Cora needs to find 5 or 6 pitchers he has faith in ... and it's all on the table. I mean besides a leftover starter and Kimbrel I don't think any of the positions are clearly set. (though some guys are pretty darn close)
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Having a fan base that has shown a willingness to pay virtually any price, and a league luxury tax system that is not really much of a deterrent for anything ... doesn't mean the team won't actually try to make good baseball decisions. Dombrowski has done an excellent job so far - and clearly has a mandate for the Sox to embrace their big-market advantages. As it should be.
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In the latter case - they did not materially impact their ability to contend. Since all of their best players were on pre-arb kind of deals (save for Price) - they were able to do this while adding to the team. 2014 involved placing some bets that did not work, and a commentary on the general sustainability of 2013. And their big pay/no pay decision was Ellsbury - and 99 out of 100 dentists would have recommended the Red Sox let him walk.
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Now Price not opting out is a mixed blessing. If he was fantastic, he probably opts out - and in a sense the deal worked out for everybody. But he has been good. The $30M would have been nice for lots of reasons - but not a big deal ultimately. As long as this team is competitive, they'll pay for the roster. Some of their roster choices will be tricky (Bogaerts and Bradley and Sale in their own ways) but ownership has been willing to pay for a contender, and there is no reason to think that will change. (and again given the price charged to consumers - that certainly is the way it ought to be)
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I'm in Fairfax County - looks like it will be like last weekend to us ... rainy, icky but clearly the folks down south will get it a lot worse
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Yeah, Swihart is an unusually good athlete for a catcher ... I am pretty confident he can handle any corner position pretty well, and possibly fake 2B if things got desperate.
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September 13, 2018 7 That is all
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Right - while it is good to deal with tough pitches by going the other way ... the better way is laying off the pitches and forcing them to give you something to drive.
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To get to 106, they have to go 8-10. I don't think it's an either/or. Really the question should be asked once the magic number is exhausted.
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ARod is a giant dork - which works on the broadcast.
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Unlike 2014 - the team has handled Devers exactly right ... bat him low in the lineup and let him learn. Now later in the season platoon him a bit with other guys ... it has been good they have not jerked around his playing time.
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Yeah I can see that - though I never liked his stuff. Guys with that velo should miss more bats.
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I think he's good athlete and it's harder to find good 3B than good 1B - so you stick it out and give him a chance. I agree there. And obviously Devers has a higher ceiling than their other 3B prospects ...
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The best reason to move Devers to 1B is if a superior option shows up - and you have to project some improvement with Devers (not just because he is young, but because he has had a habit of conquering levels given time). Now 3B is the org's best position - and the most likely place for a legit stud to show up.
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Moreland is a placeholder until a superior option announces itself - if he's a full time starter, we did it wrong. There was not a superior option this year so Dombrowski traded for a platoon partner to optimize the situation.
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He's been one of the top 20-30 players this year. He's been the 3rd best Red Sox hitter overall, and their 2nd best baserunner. Now the season would look sexier with 25 HRs, but 79 RBIs and nearly 100 runs scored is nothing to sneeze at. I mean it's kind of a middle class version of Jose Altuve - who wouldn't want that?
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I don't think it's 100%. But I think if this were a life and death struggle, Sale would have pitched more.
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Devers is younger than the 3rd pick in the 2018 MLB draft. That he did not explode this year is not a surprise. His trajectory is still super encouraging. Defensively he needs to improve - but if he doesn't it's not a big deal. His bat plays at 1B and 3B is probably the org's biggest strength as far as position players go. Casas might be the org's #1 prospect generally Chavis profiles there Dalbec has shown he can defend the position well - question is whether he can make enough contact to play