moonslav59
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For all we know, Casas, Duran and Bello may have topped out, too. I would not break up this group. They have gelled, nicely. Add a decent SPer and call it a day.
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One could argue adding 2 negative value (BTV anyway) players is not improving.
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Anybody still want Bloom fired, or are we just keeping Swihart’s ghost alive?
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I’m not so high on Bonaci, but once you get down in the teens, it’s all pretty interchangeable.
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I’m with you, but I also trust the Sox to judge when the time is right. I wouldn’t be surprised if Rafaela hits well right out if the gate. Don’t ask me why, but my gut says he’ll do well all around.
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Lots of pitching deals being done before the deadline.
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Yanks playing BAL TBR playing HOU TOR playing LAA TEX playing SDP SFG is no pushover, but we have a sure chance of gaining on someone, if we just keep winning.
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Agreed. We could have Ref/Yoshida in LF, EValdez or ?/Yoshida DH and Duran in CF. I’m not sure when Sox brass will deem Rafaela ML ready.
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I won’t try to sell you, then, but I am 100% confident we will see some significant advantage from Whitlock, Houck, Sale and or Schreiber. I’m also pretty sure we add a pitcher, so I am confident out returning players will restore the players doing great now back to the depth that has kept us in this race.
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I’d do this based on the years of control on Cease.
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It’s been great. You can choose to focus on the few struggling player, as you wish. Anyway, Jacques should be demoted, soon.
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It’s been rather frustrating to see us play do well and barely gain on those ahead of us. That sweep of TOR was huge. Let’s hope we can keep winning when we play our division foes.
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It’s a good thing we should be getting guys off the IL in mid August. I expect we will be sending pitchers up and down from the farm over this time frame, too. We have had great depth this year, so when we get guys back, we should be fine.
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One could say that about any single player, but someone will be traded.
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True, and I did not say it would not be a priority, either.
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Yes. Plawecki was okay, too. I'm really not trying to bash Vaz, here. I've said over and over, I like him. I'm glad he was on our team. He was a net plus. I would never have benched him or wanted him traded. I just think this was one weak area of his total package. I know other factors are involved, and maybe some of the numbers need tweaking as a result, although one might imagine some might be tweaked the "other way." ERA is not perfect, so of course CERA is even less perfect, but when you see the overwhelming numbers, year after year, pitcher by pitcher, I'm not sure why so many just discount it out of hand. Does anybody believe a great defensive SS can help a pitchers ERA? I'd say a catcher has a pretty significant influence on how well or poorly a pitcher does, too.
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Don't forget... Nate 3.39 Plawecki (183) 4.64 Vaz (176) 4.90 Leon (61) kinda small sample Only ERod didn't seem to care who was catching: 4.05 Leon (118) 4.18 Vaz (614) 4.44 Swi (75) But Vaz was almost his exclusive catcher. I'm not leaving any of the top IP Sox pitchers out, either. Want the next set? Pivetta 3.31 w Wong (65) 3.39 w Plawecki (69) 4.55 W Vaz (221) 5.87 w McGuire (69) Barnes 3.83 (99) 3.96 (216) Buchholz 3.01 Leon (155) 4.44 Vaz (130) This list is every Sox pitcher with 360+ IP since 2014. No cherry-picking.
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I might not have the draftees so highly ranked, and I'd have Wikelman 8th or 9th and Drohan lower.
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I disagree. If we did not have Duvall or Refsnyder, finding a RH'd OF'er would not be our 1, 2 or 3 priority. 1. SP 2, SP 3. RH RP 4 LH MI or RH power bat
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Marlins acquire David Robertson from Mets.
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Not even close.
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I agree Yoshida is better as a DH, but Turner seems like he's the heart and soul of this team.
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I’m not sure why some pitchers do better with one guy over another. My guess is comfort level, ease of communication and trust have roles is the answer. For all I know, it could be something seemingly minor like how a catcher crouches or sets a target. Maybe first impression was good or bad, and that helped set a confidence level. I’d like to know the specific reasons, but I don’t need to know them to believe catchers make a significant difference.
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Going just by bWAR: the major Bloom trades, not counting financial costs: (Only controlled years counted) 8.2 Verdugo (3.5 years w 1.5 to go) 2.1 Wong (112 gms in 3 yrs with several years more to go) -0.6 Downs (not on team, anymore) for 3.6 Betts (1 yr 2020) 1.4 Price (3 yrs- 2 played) _________________________ 0.7 Winckowski (2 yrs with many more to go) -0.8 Cordero (no longer on team) (GGambrell and L de la Rosa TBD) for 5.1 Benintendi (2 yrs) ________________________ 2.7 Renfroe (2022) for -0.4 JBJ (2022) ________________________ -0.2 Workman (rental) -0.6 Hembree (rental) for 6.9 Pivetta (1+ Yrs remaining) -1.0 Seabold (2 yrs) _______________________ ??? Aldo Ramirez for 1.4 Schwarber (rental) _____________________ Nothing for 0.2 Ottavino (2021) Am I missing any big trades?
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How much it matters is not likely up to 1.80 ERA differentials we see in some cases, and it is impossible to quantify, but it is real. I’m convinced 99% of managers and pitchers would tell us certain catchers make a difference. They may not bad mouth some catchers, but read between the lines when hearing them praise Leon, Plawecki, VTek and a few others.
