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  1. Kimmi
    Unfortunately, this injury very likely means that Shaw will be our starting 3B. This is not a knock on Shaw. I've been very impressed with him in his limited major league play. Having Shaw as a bench player just makes so much more sense than having Pablo as a bench player.
  2. Kimmi
    How are you going to quote bad baserunning numbers from Abraham, which are sabremetrically generated, then turn right around and say that sabermetricians can't quantify baserunning? Seriously Jung, you are so wrong on the topic of sabermetrics in so many ways. I don't even know where to start.
  3. Kimmi
    I don't think it's a coincidence that our pitching improved when Hanigan returned. I think people too often underestimate the importance of the pitcher/catcher dynamic.
  4. Kimmi
    No "Bravo" to Dojji on this one. Kimbrel and Papelbon were both overpays.
  5. Kimmi
    The extension was not part of the cost to acquire Porcello. It makes no difference when the extension was given.
  6. Kimmi
    Porcello had a much better outing today. It was against a minor league team, but the point stands nonetheless. IMO, he's the one who is "struggling" the most out of the starting 5 at this point. The rest of the rotation looks to be coming along rather pretty nicely.
  7. Kimmi
    Just making the point that it is something to keep in mind. It's easy enough to say that we should sign a mid-rotation pitcher. Deciding whose spot he takes is something else. I'm all about keeping as much depth and flexibility as reasonably possible. I would have no problem with signing a mid-rotation starter and stashing Rodriguez in AAA, if that meant not having to DFA another mid-rotation starter. However, that idea would not be accepted well here by anyone else. So, if you're not willing to send a Rodriguez down, roster crunch is a problem.
  8. Kimmi
    Roster crunch is always a problem.
  9. Kimmi
    And how do you know that Shaw is trying harder?
  10. Kimmi
    Props to you Dojii, for being able to think rationally about this, rather than letting your emotions fuel your opinions. It would be in the team's best interest to give Pablo a fair chance to sink or swim, and hope that he swims. The team will be better off if Pablo can rebound and Shaw can remain a supersub. Between 1B, 3B, and LF, Shaw will get get plenty of ABs.
  11. Kimmi
    The extension was independent of the trade. So if you are being anywhere near serious, you would be completely wrong.
  12. Kimmi
    And as I've said before, this "sense of urgency" that Farrell has is not necessarily a good thing.
  13. Kimmi
    Nope. Shaw may end up being the better player, no doubt. But he is in panic mode. He is all over the place this preseason.
  14. Kimmi
    But you do have to worry about a roster crunch if adding another mid rotation pitcher means DFAing some other mid rotation starter, or sending someone like Rodriguez or Kelly (if he's pitching well) to AAA. Personally, I would have no problem with stowing a good pitcher away at AAA for quality depth purposes, and suggested doing so many times during the offseason. That idea did not sit well with anyone else.
  15. Kimmi
    FTR, that's not what I was saying. That aside, Kelly pitched very well at the end of last season. So I'm not sure why it would have been so surprising to thing he'd be pitching like he is in ST.
  16. Kimmi
    My bad, I was talking about trying to add another mid-rotation starter now, not during the offseason.
  17. Kimmi
    It indicates that Farrell is in "panic mode", much the same way Henry is.
  18. Kimmi
    I was thinking the same thing. Seeing what Yankees fans think about something is often a good way to gauge the correctness of one's opinion. It scares me when they agree with me.
  19. Kimmi
    I'm still going with 90. Just because I can.
  20. Kimmi
    If you take just his salary, that would be one thing. If you took just the prospect package and Kimbrel were cost controlled, that would also be one thing. When you factor the two together, he was an overpay. Not liking a player or liking a player does not make said player an overpay versus a non-overpay.
  21. Kimmi
    No, we overpaid for Kimbrel. The fact that he should be very good does not change the fact that we overpaid for him. Pablo was definitely an overpay. Porcello was not an overpay when you consider the length of contract, but may end up being an overpay in hindsight.
  22. Kimmi
    Updated standings projections from 3 of the main computer systems: Fangraphs now has the Sox winning a mere 88 games. This is still good enough, by their projections, for the best record in the AL, and thereby winning the division. PECOTA projects the Sox to win 88 games also. They have the Rays winning the division with 90 wins and the Sox grabbing the first WC spot. Davenport also has the Sox winning 88 games and winning the division. All 3 systems have the Sox making the playoffs. I realize the limitations of these projections. Just saying that if things go mostly according to plan, we should have a good team.
  23. Kimmi
    I like what I've seen from Kimbrel so far. He's like Koji. He doesn't mess around. We still paid too much for him though.
  24. Kimmi
    Not necessarily. But even if you do get a "good" closer instead of a "great" closer, the drop off is not that large. Not enough to warrant the difference in salary. And part of the reason for not giving a closer a Papelbon-like contract is because so very few of them remain consistent over the length of a long contract. Big contracts for closers by and large end up going bad. Not worth the risk, IMO.
  25. Kimmi
    And when Rodriguez comes back? You have Price, Buch, Porcello, Kelly, Rodriguez, New Guy. That's one too many.
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