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The Alex Cora Managerial Decision Thread
Kimmi replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Actually, I probably give the largest credit to health/regression, but I think Cora is a large part of that. And my credit to Cora has to do with off field management, not in game strategy. -
Clearly, I do not watch enough movies.
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I would like to point out the importance of punctuation in that sentence. Take out the comma, and the sentence takes on the exact opposite meaning. Yes, we all need baseball to return.
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The Alex Cora Managerial Decision Thread
Kimmi replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
It's often (usually) very difficult and unfair to attribute a player's performance or results to the manager. Ultimately, regardless of what Cora decides, the player has to execute. If he doesn't, that's not Cora's fault. I understand that part of the manager's job is to put the right player into any given situation. I trust Cora's judgment in that regard. -
Of course Henry can afford it, but that doesn't mean that it's something that he's readily willing to do. Besides the higher penalties, etc., going so far over could make it more difficult to be able to reset the penalty in a couple of years, which, in turn, will result in even stiffer penalties.
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Umm, speak for yourselves. I'm sweet and lovable.
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Phillips may amount to nothing, but there's always the chance that he could play well enough to earn most of the starts at 2B, allowing Holt to return to more of a super utility role. I'm kind of excited to see what Phillips has to offer. If he stinks, nothing lost.
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I agree with every post in this thread.
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I don't believe I've ever had one. In fact, I know I've never had one.
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The old adage about never having enough pitching is the absolute truth. My thinking is that you always stockpile as many arms as you reasonably can, even if it doesn't seem like they'll be needed or that they'll make any positive contribution to the team. You just never know. And really, what's the harm in doing that?
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Well said.
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As I have said before, I would not go over the luxury tax limit for what will likely be only a marginal upgrade. Our team, even with the pitching injuries, is fine. More than fine, they're pretty doggone good! There's a good chance that Dombrowski will come up with something creative that none of us have thought of. There's a good chance that he will just add a strong pen arm. I'm good with that.
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I will not deny that I'm a wimp. Not only do I start my day off with coffee, but it's coffee with flavored cream. Today's flavor, white chocolate raspberry. Good stuff.
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Well said Bell.
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You never know what you're going to get out of relievers. We could re-sign Kimbrel for to a 4-5 year contract, and our pen could still turn into the Guardians 2018 pen. Look at the aforementioned Guardians pen. They were second best in baseball in 2017. They are the 3rd worst this year. Three of their biggest arms from last year, Miller, Cody, and Shaw just fell of the cliff this year. A huge contract to Kimbrel is just not worth the resources when a very effective closer can be found for much cheaper.
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I am probably the funniest person on this board. Unfortunately, I think I'm the only one who gets my humor. I do crack myself up though!
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I guess you didn't get my "posse" comment in the other thread then. LOL
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The Dodgers are still trying to stay under the luxury cap, so they will need some salary relief in one form or another. I'm guessing that is a reason why they're willing to part with a top prospect.
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I always got the impression that Bogaerts looked at the move to 3rd as a 'demotion', that he was being taken off of the premier infield position.
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Sounds reasonable to me.
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Of course it is a combination of factors. The only thing I'm arguing about is whether Cora or JD had more influence.
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Personally, I think the majority of the improvement in the other batters would have been there even without JD. Between Cora encouraging a more aggressive approach, recovery from injury, and good old plain regression, the improvement really shouldn't be a surprise.
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Cora absolutely set the tone. Every guy in our line up has seen an increase this year over last year in his 'in zone swing' percentage, which means they are swinging at more strikes.
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I'm with you. There are much less expensive options for a closer who will give you almost the same production as Kimbrel. I don't know whether Buttrey or Feltman are the answer, but someone other than an expensive Kimbrel certainly is.
