Kimmi
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On the flip side, I was getting ready to say that we got one of our worst losses out of the way early. It can only get better for us.
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My daughter also has a pink Sox hat, which she has outgrown. Hers is hanging on her bedroom doorknob.
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JD will get his share of time in the outfield. He wants to play the field, and Cora has his back. Hopefully, he will have a good defensive year with us.
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OTOH, unless there is an actual reason for the slump, like an injury or a personal crisis, a slump, like a hot hand, has little predictive value.
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I agree. Also, is it better to bench someone who is struggling, and give him a chance to 'clear his head', or is it better to let the player play through the slump? I think some players respond better to the former approach, and others respond better to the latter.
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I think we are going to see our starters get a lot more off days than we're used to seeing them get. We'll see if that ends up being a good thing or not.
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There is too much hype surrounding the Yankees, which IMO, is bad news for the Yankees.
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I disagree that Ben left the team in such terrible shape. IMO, the team could have been a contender in both 2016 and 2017 without depleting the farm.
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Really!
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I will go on record as saying that I am 100% on the JBJ bandwagon. I do not care if he is a light or streaky hitter. I want him manning center field for my team.
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I may be mistaken, but I'm not sure that anyone ever said that spring training doesn't count. The point of what's been said is that it would not be wise to make rash decisions based on spring training results.
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And set the team up for the long haul. Until Dombrowski derailed that.
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Build a #1 farm system, while winning a World Series in the process.
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That's my feeling. How much genius does it take to get a player by overpaying for him? I could do that. Find the next David Ortiz. Build a strong farm system. I would be impressed by that.
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No, Ben wasn't starved. That wasn't the point. I'm not impressed with Dombrowski being able to acquire Price. Any GM with an open wallet could have done that.
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It has nothing to do with Ben or Dave personally. I don't dislike Dave. I don't know Dave. I dislike his team building approach.
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Sure, but it's a lot easier to make those moves when the farm is stacked and the core players are young and set. That was not really the case when Ben became GM. Additionally, Henry decided to open his wallet for Dombrowski to sign an aging pitcher to a huge contract, a luxury Ben didn't get. I know I'm in the minority, but I'm not impressed that Dombrowski was able to get Kimbrel or Sale or Price.
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Cora has said something to the effect of sitting a player when he sees the first sign of a slump. I don't remember the exact context, but I believe he feels that sitting a player in the early 'stages' of a slump helps to stave off the slump.
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I have never liked the philosophy of spending big. I have never been a fan of big contracts. I am all about the farm system and finding the right 2nd tier type players to fill in the holes. I much prefer a Mitch Moreland type contract over a JD Martinez type contract. I absolutely loved the signings before the 2013 season.
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Cora's comment about line up changes was in fact with regards to going to the bench often so that he could keep players healthy. He was not talking about a lefty right thing.
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I have played fantasy baseball with the same group of people for many years, longer than I have been on Talksox. I did not play 2 years ago because it really was too stressful and time consuming for me, but the folks I play with talked me into coming back last year. Greg Bird is the first casualty of the Kimmi jinx.
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I don't know if I would say Cherington was a better GM, but I am more impressed with his body of work than I am with Dombrowski's. Yes, Dombrowski has given us a very good team for the past 3 years, but honestly, most of the work that has gone into the current team was done by Ben (and Theo). Dombrowski is just reaping the benefits.
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Absolutely Spud. The health of our position players is just as important as the health of our pitchers. I guess I'm just a little more concerned about the ability of our starters to stay healthy than I am about our position players.
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That's the one good thing about playing at the Trop - you know there won't be a rainout or a rain delay.
