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Oh that reminds me, let me check on my offseason crush of Jose LeClerc and see how he's doing. 4.58 ERA oh my!!! How do you go from 1.56 of a year ago to this? I guess he followed the Ryan Brasier plan...
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Moon great job on the report card. As great as Bogaerts and Devers are doing, I don't see this team going far without strong performances from Betts, Sale, Barnes, and Eovaldi.
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It looks like Adam Ottavino was the player we should have gotten. Yankees gave him $9 million per year, which isn't exorbitant.
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That's a good point. He's not the same guy as last year. With Sale and Mookie playing noticeably worse, we won't get far.
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I didn't even realize they were already playing today! Quickly tunes in ... Wow what happened to Chris Sale???
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Mookie's career OPS by year: 2014 - .812 2015 - .820 2016 - .897 2017 - .803 2018 - 1.078 2019 - .850 2018 looks like an aberration to me, and we may not see him rise to that level again. .850 is about what we should expect from Mookie. I hope the front office doesn't make a Jacoby Ellsbury-like mistake in throwing too much money at him for an extension. JDM seems to have a back that won't get better. I don't see him improving without extended rest. He hopefully will be better next year, provided he does the right offseason conditioning.
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One 6X/mont 5-6 Inning Starting Pitcher, or
kenmeister replied to bosoxmal's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I think when/if Eovaldi returns, we give him the role that will keep him off the disabled list. I suspect starting is actually less wear and tear than relieving. -
Really? That might actually work out if Johnson can do 5-6 innings 1-3 runs each time which I think he can.
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The annual Jackie Bradley Jr thread (2019 Edition)
kenmeister replied to Station 13's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Wow I just checked his career OPS is .723, so he's actually having an average year. -
Yeah I really do think Wright will give us a nice solid rotation piece. I don't know if Eovaldi will be back this year at all. Man my New York friend told me not to get my hopes up for Eovaldi; he was right! Now that bumps Johnson to the bullpen, and the problem is that, at least from what I've seen, Johnson is a better starter than reliever. So given he has less value in the pen, there must be a team in need of a 5th starter, so trade him for a reliever.
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Does anybody know what's the latest with Eovaldi? Who will be back first Eovaldi or Wright? Also what's the latest on Pedroia?
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Tyler Thornburg and Blake Swihart were given enough chances. I don't feel bad here.
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Fair enough. I don't know why Betts is a shadow of the player from last year, except that his slide at the plate actually started last September if I recall correctly. JDM has a bad back, is that why he's not the same? I don't know how you solve that except rest and physical therapy. But if he continues to play, his back won't get better.
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They are playing better for sure, but I don't see last year's team in what we have here.
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Last night's game killed my enthusiasm. Normally I consider baseball a team game, and wins or losses are distributed amongst the players who contributed. But last night's loss I'm pinning squarely on JD Martinez. 0 for 8 with 5 strikeouts and 4 men left on base may be the worse game I've ever seen anyone have, and his only job was to hit.
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To be honest I was shocked to see them win 2-0 against the Twins. Gives me hope, but after Price's last disastrous start I did double down on my view of them as a team that will never exceed .550. Happy to be wrong of course!
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John Smoltz is another example.
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The annual Jackie Bradley Jr thread (2019 Edition)
kenmeister replied to Station 13's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
What a frustrating player But again, he's one of a long list of Sox players who had trouble getting going this year, from Chris Sale to Mookie Betts to Ryan Brasier to Eduardo Rodgriguez. -
I always take into account the amount of teams that we are battling when computing odds. It would be one thing if we were 2 games out of the second Wild Card without competition, but Oakland and Cleveland have just as good a chance as us to move ahead if Texas falters, and Texas handled us pretty easily recently. I know we were a great baseball team last year, but this year's sample size is large enough that I judge this team by its own merits, not of last year's. It is unlikely that anyone on this edition of the Red Sox will crack 30 homers or 100 rbi's. It's not even a guarantee we'll have a 12 game winner on the pitching staff, or someone with 12 saves.
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The annual Jackie Bradley Jr thread (2019 Edition)
kenmeister replied to Station 13's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Yup looks like he's finally going to cross the .200 barrier. -
In order for the Sox to make the wildcard game, they have to play better than Tampa Bay and Texas, and stave off Oakland and Cleveland who they are in a 3 way tie with. Maybe they can surge past Oakland, Cleveland, and Texas, but honestly it's quite a stretch. I'm surprised so many posters think that, in the end, this team will make the playoffs. What is your cause for optimism? Even if they make the one game playoff with Tampa Bay, they'd have to win to move on to the division series.
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Interesting idea.
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Don't laugh, but Steven Wright is close to returning and could take the 5th starter slot while Eovaldi closes. If we make the playoffs we don't need a 5th starter so Eovaldi can remain closing.
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We keep picking on the pen, but I think the intermittent offense and starting pitching are equally to blame for our .500 record.
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When Eovaldi comes back I'd think long & hard about making him the closer.
