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  1. Maxbialystock
    Of course it's not personal. A DH must above all else produce at the plate. I do understand that his has been a short season, which might explain the lower OPS. But guess what? The Sox have just 32 games left out of a 162 game season and are very definitely in the hunt for the postseason. Now is not the time to be patient with a DH who isn't getting the job done. That especially applies when Abreu and Ref returning this week.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Rafaela is pretty near the ideal centerfielder and his WAR is 3.6, 3d best on the Sox. His OPS. 714 and apparently dropping, is acceptable to me. It is .517 this month compared to .852 in July, ,870 in June, .698 in May and .682 in April. So I think this month is the outlier, maybe because of playing 2b. His 22 BB vs 87 K's are actually a big improvement over his first 2 seasons when he had 19 BB's vs 179 K's.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Thanks. I needed that. I don't hate Yoshida, who seems like a pretty good guy. And I don't expect him to speak any more English than I speak Japanese. Practically speaking however, he is a liability in the outfield, especially with Garcia on the team and Abreu and Ref due back this week. Yoshida's OPS is .643 (.650 vs righties!!), which is pretty low for a DH. When Abreu and Ref return this week, I see Ref as DH vs lefties and one of Duran, Abreu, or Anthony as DH vs righties. I also see absolutely no need to have Rafaela play 2b. FWIW, I also don't hate Chaim Bloom. He was new at the job and had an owner who was determined to bring the payroll down. Funny thing, but Yoshida wasn't half bad his first season with 140 games, 537 at bats, 15 dingers, 72 rbi's, and an OPS of .783. 108 games and an OPS of .765 his 2d year wasn't awful. This year he has bombed, very probably because of the layoff.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Agree on most. I think Buehler's in the bullpen now. I do not see an open floodgate for prospects unless you mean a 5th starter.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Abreu and Ref are both due back this week. So among Abreu, Ref, Anthony, Duran, and Rafaela, Cora always has both a good outfield and Ref as DH lefties and Anthony as DH against Righties. Against lefties the OF is Anthony, Rafaela, and Abreu. Duran and his .570 OPS drops out. I see no use for Eaton or Yoshida--or for Rafaela to play 2b. However, I trust Cora and he may see things differently.
  6. Maxbialystock
    That makes sense!
  7. Maxbialystock
    Assuming Garcia is a viable Sox outfielder--and that's a big assumption--Anthony can DH against lefty starters with an outfield of Duran, Rafaela, and Garcia. Against righty starters, Garcia sits and Yoshida can DH. I don't have full confidence in Yoshida, but I do have full confidence in Cora.
  8. Maxbialystock
    You do know, I hope,. that Casas is injury free on defense. His first injury was from swinging a bat and his second from running too hard to 1b. I think he is definitely an injury risk. Trading Yoshida means sending along $30M with him. It might be worth it.
  9. Maxbialystock
    We seriously disagree about Hamilton vs Eaton. With Hamilton we know we get good defense and possibly good baserunning. Eaton as DH is a joke. I'm fine with the rest of your lineup.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Mine's cl;ose. I want Narvaez because he caught both of May's good starts. I want 3 lefty bats on general principles--Anthony, Duran, and Hamilton. I want guys who faced Rodon in June--Duran, Narvaez. Gonzalez, Story, Rafaela, and Anthony. I don't want Yoshida. I don't want back to back lefty bats. I want a good freaking defense with Rafaela in CF and Hamilton at 2B. Garcia gets another shot against a lefty starter. No way do I want Gonzalez leading off. I'm going with unquestionably the Sox 3 best hitters right now in the top 3 slots. Anthony leading off looks crazy but it might get him the extra at bat. Plus he's been there, done that. I don't much like my middle three but think the last three could surprise. Anthony DH Bregman 3B Story SS Gonzalez 1B Narvaez C Duran LF Rafaela CF Hamilton 2b Garcia RF
  11. Maxbialystock
    Famous last words.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Still . . .
  13. Maxbialystock
    Very enlightening. Thanks.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Indeed. He sure seems to know his baseball. Not.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Small sample, but it sure looks that way.
  16. Maxbialystock
    It is baseball related. It's a serious problem caused by throwing overhand. Same thing Strasberg had and he had to retire.
  17. Maxbialystock
    I disagree. The Yankees lineup is loaded, but the Sox bullpen, Bello, Crochet, and even Giolito were at the top of their form.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Tomorrow night it's May vs another Yankees lefty, Rodon, who is pretty good. Yesterday lefty Fried held the Sox scoreless for 6 IP even with a lot of righty Sox bats in the lineup.
  19. Maxbialystock
    I think he's a good spare part. I don't know his OPS is August, but suspect it's pretty decent. He is hands down our best defensive 2b. And he's pretty good on the bases when he doesn't wander off 3b to meditate. His August OPS (4 games) is .750. Gonzalez's (17 games) is .698.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Could not agree more. Sox tend to be flat the day after a deluge like this.
  21. Maxbialystock
    You sure can call them.
  22. Maxbialystock
    😁
  23. Maxbialystock
    I don't know how many times I've told Alex not to play that bum Hamilton.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Hate the GIDP, but he hit that solid.
  25. Maxbialystock
    😁!!!!!
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