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  1. sk7326
    These are all itty bitty sample sizes ultimately. The question is does the can Devers figure his stuff out at the big league level. Given his history - where he HAS figured stuff out each place he has been at - it makes more sense to trust him than not.
  2. sk7326
    That would be tough - Chone Figgins at peak was a pretty rich man's Eduardo Nunez. A playable guy at a lot of positions (but not "good" at any of them) but you want his bat in the lineup.
  3. sk7326
    Cora has seemed a straight enough shooter. But there is merit in protecting the kiddos some. It is one of the things Farrell was not so good at.
  4. sk7326
    How often does that happen realistically (not that it shouldn't). And besides Antonetti is one of his old friends - it was probably hard to resist when he offered him a gig.
  5. sk7326
    Who's to say they are not shopping Machado now. They arguably should have done it in the offseason though. It is too early to win a division, but it is not too early to lose it.
  6. sk7326
    I would put Francona #1, especially how he has won and succeded with both younger and veteran personnel. But Dick Williams is very close - close enough I would not argue with someone who liked him better.
  7. sk7326
    Francona and Dick Williams are the clear Top 2 in some order. Francona had more talent than Williams for the most part. But Williams got results in multiple places (San Diego, Oakland) afterward ... he was a turnaround artist with a more limited shelf life than Francona, but he was excellent. Jimy Williams is probably 3rd (at least from my lifetime of Red Sox managers which goes back to Houk) Cora is not going to go 144-18. What is interesting so far is the Sox have gotten early improved performance from places where you'd expect performance. The pitching is another thing - unsustainable, but hooray for now.
  8. sk7326
    Voters are smarter about not chasing wins than they used to be. Felix won the Cy with 13 wins, and Zack Greinke won it with 16 wins on a 65 win team. Atrocities like the Welch over Clemens Cy Young is far less likely than it used to be.
  9. sk7326
    it is a very long season - we will see plenty of them
  10. sk7326
    If Pedroia is healthy he is still one of the league's top handful of second basemen. It has been the health which has been the problem (and is completely worth worrying about). His approach works for him - it's just that he has not had many chances to do it. If he's healthy he plays. Nunez - they can find the PAs for him among a lot of positions. Holt would be a DFA candidate possibly.
  11. sk7326
    Right now their 22.9% line drive rate would have been 2nd in the majors over a full season last year. It does seem they are hitting the ball harder. Ultimately this is all sample size and some close game luck. But it's still cool - and it's money in the bank.
  12. sk7326
    i wouldn't sweat too much - today was a rotten run scoring day.
  13. sk7326
    Winning is good. It's easier for any workplace to get along when success is there too.
  14. sk7326
    It has been good. Smoltz noted on the national telecast that given the shorter hooks pitchers are getting generally, the marginal utility of waiting out starters might not be as high. Moreover - the key is that patience is important, but you still have to recognize when your pitch comes. Approach is one of the sloppier technical terms that gets thrown out - because it is more than simply "patience".
  15. sk7326
    Yes. Bradley has a lot of Mike Napoli (stylewise, not the raw power clearly) in him as a hitter. The production is streaky. He does not make a lot of contact, but his approach gets him on base enough that the dry spells are not dehabilitating. And when he hits it, it's usually with some authority. It makes him both effective over the long run and extremely maddening on a day to day basis.
  16. sk7326
    And you can also argue the Red Sox should have lost 2 of the 3 games this past weekend. Both teams have reasons to be happy. What matters now is how the team (and individual players) are performing. The record is not important. (within reason)
  17. sk7326
    Kimbrel - given his position - is one of those guys who is worth paying more over a shorter period of time. If he asks for any more than 3 years - it is very very hard to justify keeping him.
  18. sk7326
    It's. Nine. Games.
  19. sk7326
    He's basically a poor man's Tony Phillips. He can play a lot of positions badly (bad for someone who is playable at the position).
  20. sk7326
    Devers upside is well worth keeping him at 3B ... 1B? The differences defensively are very small. Metrics are pretty useless there.
  21. sk7326
    I think they dismissed it out of hand for that reason - which may or may not have been a mistake.
  22. sk7326
    I'm not really sure Moustakas is actually that good ...
  23. sk7326
    The Sox, like a lot of teams - probably did not expect the market for guys like Moose to run dry as much as it did. It also hurt Moustakas that he frankly has not actually been that good - last year is what the bet is, and defensively he is more "okay" than Machado-like at 3B. Given that he was there effectively as insurance, $6.5M for Moreland is fine. The team should keep him away from LHPs, but it is a good problem to have.
  24. sk7326
    Last year's production ... below average with a decent OBP considering (.323) with his glove is a 2 win player ... which is a decent starter. I am frustrated too, and given his age and the in-house alternatives, he is the most expendable of the kiddos. But - he has shown this will get better.
  25. sk7326
    Team is off to a slow start on that side of the field. But then the team led the world in DRS last year - so there is some evidence that this will get better. Of course replacing Pedroia with Nunez hurts a lot. Martinez is a terrible LF too - although Fenway seems to have a way of making good LF metric seasons very difficult.
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