Yes, exactly.
So when you said, "Cora should have brought the lefty. Pivetta was pretty much done. This is on Cora though." The lefty would have had to stay in for 3 batters, including vs some righties.
Did I say you should shut up and not give your opinion?
My opinion is, I'm glad Devers is a free-swinger. It works for him, and will again- maybe his next AB, even.
Maybe not.
BTW, every batter makes a ton of "bad swing decisions."
BTW, HOU was no-hitting the Tigers and then gave up 4 in the bottom of the 9th to lose 4-1.
TOR down 5-2 to CLE in the 8th.
TEX is in free-fall and losing 4-1 to MIN.
Gotta pull this one out, somehow.
How many times has Devers swung on an o-3 count? NEVER!
On 3-0 counts, yes, and many for HRs.
His OPS when swinging on 3-0?
2.170
In the 12 times he swung, he's got 5 hits, including 3 HRs.
I don't blame you.
I think I suggested offering Mookie more than anyone I know ($400M/14,) so I totally agree.
It was a major blunder by JH & Co. I will never forgive him for that, but the 4 rings prevent me from calling for his replacement or calling him a bum.
If we don't win another ing for a while or get highly competitive, soon, my mind may change.
The fact that it wasn't just Betts, but also half Price, no Porcello and no replacing their salaries for years, tells it all.
It wasn't, "We can do better with the $45M" (Betts and 1/2 Price,) it was "We ain't spending big for a while."
Of course, and DD saw the writing on the wall after '18.
No more propsect tardes were made.
No more big spending.
No deadline trades in 2019.
Bloom deserves a lot of blame for a bunch of bad choices, but yes, this was not his choice.
Is it impossible to believe JH and Co, just decided not to spend what it would have taken plus Hal Price?
For whatever reasons they had, this seems like the choice they made, and I’m certain it was not Bloom making the choice.