moonslav59
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Slaten looks pretty good, but there is a long way to go.
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Over rated on D?
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I love debates about defense.
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I actually did the math wrong (again.) The K difference was 800 more per season when JBJ was in CF.
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By the end of 2025: C: Teel, Wong or McGuire 1B: Casas (Jordan AAA) 2B: Story, Grissom (Yorke) SS: Mayer, Story 3B: Devers LF: Duran, Abreu CF: Rafaela RF: Anthony DH: Yoshida (Valdez, Hickey AAA) SP: _____, Bello, Crawford, Whitlock, Houck (Criswell, Wikelman, Gambrell, Murphy) RP: _____, Hendriks, Slaten, Wink, Campbell, Bernardino, Weissert, Fulmer, Guerrero
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I could see these 7 on the '25 team: Rafaela Abreu Fitts Slaten Teel Anthony Mayer Add those 7 to all the pre-arb and 1st or 2nd year arb guys in 2025, and a nice foundation can be viewed as good enough to splurge on filling a couple rotation slots and a top closer.
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Heard on sportstalk, down here in HOU, that the Astros are first in OPS and several other offensive categories and 6th in pitching, but are still 2-5.
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I'd like to know how many balls were hit to CF in each of those 2 eras. I can tell you this: Ks by staff 1955-1957: 2078 2016-2018: 4500 That's over 2400 batters (800 per season) that hit the ball nowhere for an out, in JBJ's time.
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He also had a smooth and long stride that made it look like he was not really moving that fast. He seemed to always take the exact right route to the ball. It was very rare to see him change direction or have to reach back to make a catch. I have no beef with anyone who says JBJ was the best they have ever seen.
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Looking at soxprospects.com's ETAs on our top 20: 2024 4. Rafaela 7. Abreu 9. Fitts (late) 11. Yorke (late) 20. Slaten 2025 1. Anthony 2. Mayer 3. Teel (early) 8. Wikelman 13. Meidroth 16. Jordan 17. Hickey 2026 5. Bleis 10. Perales 12. Sandlin 15. Castros 19. Paulino 2027 6. Cespedes 18. Jo Garcia 12 total for 2024 to 2025. Of course, several will not make it, or will stay for just a short time on the 26 in the next 2 seasons, but it looks like at least 6-7 should.
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It's been almost 5 years, since DD left the Sox. It's understandable some of his prospects would still not have graduated. Here are their current soxprospects.com's rankings: 4. Rafaela (will almost surely graduate, this season) 8. Wikelman (may move up to AAA, this year) 10. Perales (may move up to AA) 15. Castro (may be his make or break season in A+) 19. Paulino (in AA, now) 29. Bastardo (in AA)
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Looks about right. I've been high on Cespedes for a while. (It's a smooth buzz... lol.) I've liked K Campbell's upside, but am a bit surprised he jumped that much. None of the droppers surprise me.
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Darren Lewis was really good, too. Fred Lynn, of course. I agree on JBJ, then Coco, but Rafaela may end up passing both.
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After this next series at LAA, we'll have another day off, followed by a 10 game homestand: 3 BAL 3 LAA 4 CLE Then, no day off and a road trip of 3 at PIT and 3 at CLE and a 6 game home stand vs CHC & SFG. No days off from April 9th to May 5th, which fall in the middle of a mini road trip at MN & ATL. Possible starting pitchers: @LAA Crawford (+1 Day of rest) @LAA Whitlock (+1) @LAA Houck (+1) OFF BAL Bello (+2) BAL Pivetta (+2) BAL Crawford (+1) LAA Whitlock (+1) LAA Houck (+1) LAA Bello (no more extra days of rest until May 5.)
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Let’s wait more than 7 days to start throwing Cy Youngs around! LOL!
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I still project we finish around 16th, so yes.
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I'm not sure why an all star pitcher pitching a good game against the Sox is something that needs to be rehashed, so much. -
I guess the point is, we make all star pitchers look like all star pitchers.
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From 30th, last year.
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I think Story's bat will come around- just not to the level it was a few years ago. Maybe, .750-.825. Some team would take him at .725-.750, if we paid some of his contract. SS defense is still highly valued in MLB
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We should have drafted a pitcher, instead of him.
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11 of our 13 pitchers have an ERA or 3.00 or lower! 10 are at 1.80 or lower 9 are under 0.82 8 have yet to allow an earned run in 32.2 IP! Crawford, Houck, Pivetta and Whitlock have these combined numbers: 28 IP 17 Hits 3 BB 38 Ks 2 ERs (0.64 ERA) All RP'ers not named Joely or Campbell: 20.2 IP 9 Hits (Jansen 0 in 3 IP) 10 BB (Jansen has half) 25 Ks 0 ERs (0.00 ERA) 4 SVs in 4 Sv Opps
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Sox leaders after 7 games played (over 4% of the season:) OBP .478 O'Neill .469 Duran .375 McGuire .333 Yoshida & Wong .313 Story .300 Casas SLG .667 O'Neill .435 Devers .400 McGuire .393 Duran .348 Rafaela .345 Story .333 Valdez, Wong & Yoshida OPS 1.145 O'Neill .862 Duran .775 McGuire .715 Devers (Only 4 players are over the team OPS of .667!) .666 Wong & Yoshida .658 Story .579 Rafaela HRs 2 O'Neill 1 Devers & Valdez RBI 4 Story & Valdez 3 Rafaela XBHs 3 Story & Devers 2 Rafaela & O'Neill SB 6 Duran
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Maybe Governor!
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Sox are 5-2 and 20th in MLB OPS at .667. (15th in OBP at .318/ 21st in SLG) (PHI .668, TBR ..682, NYY .693) 14th in runs at 29. 6th in SBs at 8. 1st in ERA at 1.54 (1/2 the 7th place Astros at 3.16) 1st in K:BB at 5.92 2nd in K/9 (10.8) and 4th best in BBs allowed at 14. (Lowest BB/9) 10.77 K:BB is 2nd to PHI 3rd best record in the AL (6th in MLB.) Note: these stats are current, and games are still going on, when I looked.
