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  1. Maxbialystock
    Agree. No way he gets $20M in arbitration. That said, I still think he is the best hitter on this team and that he has pretty good range at 3b. The problem is with the errors--also, potentially, with his weight, which this year is 240 lbs at 6 feet tall.
  2. Maxbialystock
    I agree Raffy might be a 5 fWAR guy, but disagree about Betts. Yes, he got $20M after his 10.7 WAR year in 2018, but he also had a 9.5 WAR year in 2016, after which he was paid $950K in 2017.
  3. Maxbialystock
    I'm inclined to agree on both points. I very much want to keep both Bogey and Raffie, but consider $30M/year for 7 or more years to be insane if only because all that money is guaranteed regardless of injury or diminished performance. Indeed, MLB teams--and I think the current Dodgers are a great example of this--survive and/or thrive on players who have not yet reached free agency but who are already performing, in some cases, exceptionally well. Mike Trout notwithstanding, my impression is that almost every $300M contract is wasted money. Nevertheless, those contracts can be affordable in the right market and provided other players on that team are paid a whole lot less--those still under team control.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Yankees scored 4 in the 8th. Now way Texas overcomes that.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Rangers pitchers have given up 5 walks and a wild pitch which scored a man from 3d.
  6. Maxbialystock
    On the other hand, against a righty, JDM has hit the ball hard twice for a single and a double. The double was off a slider that was up, but also on outside of the plate.
  7. Maxbialystock
    This is why I don't like Vazquez and prefer Plawecki calling the shots.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Dumb. Against a lefty hitter, Vazquez kept calling for fastballs until finally one was hit for a double.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Honestly, I think you are missing a key point about Dalbec. Right now he is a plus on defense as well as at bat. Schwarber is the only other firstbaseman and stinks there. Based on the first inning, it would have made sense to bench Verdugo and play JDM or Schwarber in LF. So now Sale walks the first batter in the 2d on four pitches. Nice.
  10. Maxbialystock
    rbi single for JDM!!! Fastball right down the middle.
  11. Maxbialystock
    I will grant you this. It is definitely crunch time, and JDM has been a big factor in this lineup since 2016, when he made a huge difference. So it does kind of make sense for the manager to recognize that fact by "resting" Dalbec, the rookie and treating JDM like a real slugger. Indeed, tonight he is batting 5th.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Statistically, JDM has been trying to get his stroke back for all of August and September, during which his OPS has been under .800. Plus there is no right handed pitcher on this planet who does not know that JDM cannot hit a slider away. Meanwhile, with just 10 games to play, including this one, you want to keep inserting JDM against righties even though Dalbec is hitting better. Plus tonight, to keep lefty bat Verdugo in LF and allow JDM to DH, you want Schwarber at 1b, the very position where he--last time he played there--mishandled an easy grounder that cost the Sox the game. I do not doubt that Cora has his reasons for playing JDM, but right now I like mine better. Feel free to gloat when JDM wins the game tonight.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Why not Schwarber at DH and Dalbec at 1b? JDM's OPS for September is .781 vs. Dalbec's 1.200+ and for August was .787 vs. Dalbec's 1.000+
  14. Maxbialystock
    I agree Dalbec has been handled beautifully. That doesn't prevent me from thinking maybe his bat--and for that matter, his glove--make more sense tonight. Given the righty Mets starter, Schwarber could DH instead of JDM. Dalbec has definitely improved at 1b whereas Schwarber is still learning the position with very few games at 1b under his belt. Dalbec is also hitting a lot better than JDM in the months of August and September.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Just read a neat piece on why Sale tonight instead of against the Yankees. Reason #1: a start tonight gives Sale two more starts this season, but waiting two days for the Yankees makes his next start, Sep 29 vs. the Orioles, his last. Reason #2: maybe Sale isn't ready for the all those righty Yankee bats. In his latest start vs. the Orioles he had just 1 K and had to rely on pitching to contact. His fastball is in the low 90's. Reason #3: a win tonight is still a dadgum win for the home team.
  16. Maxbialystock
    You're right, of course. My addled brain keeps thinking it's still possible to catch the Rays. I will be amazed if the Jays pull this game out.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Yep. My error. Others have made the case, a good one, that Dalbec should be in the lineup regardless. His August and September OPS's are more than 200 points higher than JDM's August and September OPS's.
  18. Maxbialystock
    For the season, JDM is better vs. righty or lefty pitcher. For August and September, Dalbec is better.
  19. Maxbialystock
    It figures. We're the same way. All hail to splendidsplinter!!
  20. Maxbialystock
    Last time out, 5 days ago against the Orioles, Sale only had 1 K, but he also only gave up the 1 run in 5 innings. His fastball was in the low 90's.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Interesting. Schwarber at 1b instead of Dalbec and against a lefty starter.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Catching Sale is the easiest thing in the world. He normally has good stuff, excellent command, and almost never shakes off his catcher. Plus he only throws 3 pitches--slider, changeup, and curve.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Salary, OPS (above average for a catcher), and DWAR. Plus he knows the staff, especially those who were here last year. The obverse also applies. Why, if starting catcher Vazquez has been catching 70% of the games this year, is he suddenly and deliberately not catching our best starter who, in the absence of Vazquez, is having his best month in the heat of a pennant race in September?
  24. Maxbialystock
    Salary, OPS (above average for a catcher), and DWAR. Plus he knows the staff, especially those who were here last year.
  25. Maxbialystock
    The winner!!
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