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  1. Maxbialystock
    I believe I’ve said at once last season and again this season Houck should be in the bullpen. I now think I was wrong. As moonslav says, even without Sale the rotation is looking pretty decent.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Agree “liking” is over-rated, but 2018 and 2021 suggest Cora is a pretty good manager.
  3. Maxbialystock
    I don’t see Duvall helping the defense unless he goes to LF. As for Story, he could return too late to make a difference. Agree on the rotation, but now worry about the hitting.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Today too. Tripleheader?
  5. Maxbialystock
    5 righty bats vs righty German. No Verdugo or Duran—or Refsnyder.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Yes
  7. Maxbialystock
    Terrific post. Thanks.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Well done on listing the bench.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Go look for yourself. Two dingers in a game leads to almost nuttin in the next game.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Cora did it 2018, so it did not come from Chaim Bloom.
  11. Maxbialystock
    A month ago I opined Crawford should start. Now I’m not so sure. However, I’m pretty happy right now with the other 4.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Yes, but, frankly, I’d like him to accumulate outs vice pitches. And I’m not sure he can.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Only good on paper. On the field right now is painful.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Sensible post.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Meh. Story, Chang, and the kid at AA Portland are all good defensive SS’s. Devers is Devers. 2b is ok, and so is Turner at 1b. OF also OK except for Yoshida. Wong solid at C and McGuire ok.
  16. Maxbialystock
    SS machinations are largely the result of injuries plus the awareness of the phenom currently at AA Portland.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Indeed.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Pretty much used the whole bullpen last night and tonight. Kluber pitching 2 innings was a much bigger risk than Garza in the 10th. Garza had his head up his ass. First FIUR batters he faced were BB, DOUBLE, HBP, and single.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Kluber looking great, bullpen 4 scoreless innings.
  20. Maxbialystock
    My thought too.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Great idea . . .
  22. Maxbialystock
    Do you agree our 2023 defense is not quite as bad as we say it is? In 2018 all four infielders—Devers, Bogey, Nunez, and Moreland—had negative DWAR’s.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Good find. I think there might also be 10 games in September 2011, the year the Sox plummeted in September and Francona lost his job.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Sox 2018 team probably our best ever, but with these DWAR’s— Nunez (119 games at 2b). -1.5 JDM. (57 games in OF). -1.4 Bogey. -1.0 Devers. -0.9 Benintendi. -0.6 Moreland. -0.5 Pearce. -0.4 Holt. -0.1 Vazquez. +0.2 Kinsler. +0.2 Bradley. +0.4 Leon. +0.9 Betts. + 1.8 Here’s are worst defense ever DWAR’s— Yoshida -0.9 Casas. -0.9 Valdez. -.0.4 Turner. -0.4 Kike. -0.3 McGuire. -0.2 Duvall. -0.2 Refsnyder. -0.1 Arroyo. -0.1 Duran -0.1 Devers. -0.1 Reyes +0.2 Chang. +0.3 Verdugo. +0.7 Wong. +. 0.9
  25. Maxbialystock
    A fair point. However, of the four WS teams, y far the best was 2018, and that year Bogey’s DWAR was -1.0 among the lowest in MLB. When I launched that tirade, my point was mostly that the Sox tend to retain infielders who can hit, especially SS’s, and to dump excellent fielding SS’s who can’t hit. Two who come to mind are Alex Gonzalez and Julio iglesias. Nomar and Bogey, both good hitting SS’s, stayed awhile. Me, I prefer brilliant fielding SS’s, whether or not they can hit. Hitting is no doubt more important, but great fielding is much more fun to watch.
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