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  1. moonslav59
    I think he understood your point and disagreed.
  2. moonslav59
    Lefty-righty thingy.
  3. moonslav59
    MLBTR said my number.
  4. moonslav59
    I've been a big Kike fan and defender, and his defense in CF and to some extent at 2B has always been good enough to just about outweigh any deficiencies on offense. His great finish to the 2021 season and playoffs on O really made him into a huge plus player, but then the bottom fell out on his bat. .633 in his last 565 PAs will not be sustainable, especially since we now have a CF'er who looks like he can field good enough to pass Kike at that kind of OPS. If Story comes back as the SS, I can see Kike playing 2B. I'm not sure I'd be happy with Kike as our FT SS to finish the season. (Mondesi?) At worst, he may end up being a platoon at 2B w Valdez or CF w Duran, assuming one plays himself into a platoon. (Valdez already has.)
  5. moonslav59
    The big plus is there is no longer a need to make him play OF in NL parks.
  6. moonslav59
    Injuries is probably the main concern, and since Sale & Paxton have missed more than 2 full years out of the last 3, it will always be a dark cloud hanging. Bello, Whitlock, Houck and Crawford have all dealt with recent injuries, too. Pivetta has been the rock, but he also has the lowest ceiling of the 7. Keeping 5 of the 7 healthy as much as possible is easier than 5 of 5 or 5 of 6, but we also need production from whatever 5 are going out there every 5 days. Depth is a nice thing to have. I'd prefer more quality than quantity, but this is what we have to work with, and maybe the deadline can give us a boost, if we haven't "found" the right 5 by then,
  7. moonslav59
    Once Turner's time is up, he likely will be used there much more often.
  8. moonslav59
    When Mondesi, a switch hitter, returns, could we ever see an all lefty line-up? 1. Verdugo RF 2. Devers 3B 3. Yoshida DH 4. Casas 1B 5. Duran CF 6. Valdez 2B 7. Mondesi SS 8. Tapia LF 9. McGuire C The most RHBs I could come up with would involve roster moves and the return of Duvall & Story: 1. Kike CF 2. Turner 1B 3. Story 2B 4. Duvall LF 5. Refsnyder RF 6. Reyes DH 7. Mondesi/Chang SS 8. Dalbec 1B 9. Wong C
  9. moonslav59
    $19.5M remaining, right?
  10. moonslav59
    On the Farm OPS Against (20+ IP) .438 Rogers .495 Drohan .525 JRamirez .535 L de la Rosa .637 Olds .647 Liu .685 Angel Bastardo Some selected pitchers with 10-19 IP .392 Denlinger .477 Rio Gomez .481 Fernandez .517 Stock .528 Guerrero .573 Nail On the O... (90+ ABs) .993 Hickey .975 Fitzy .954 Dalbec .938 Mayer .932 Alfaro .897 Meidroth .863 Hamilton .865 Yorke .856 Kavadas .835 Jordan .834 Abreu .810 Ravelo .805 BGonzalez .795 G Allen (trade to NYY) SB Leaders 23/23 G Allen 23/27 Hamilton (Renfroe trade) 21/22 Rosier (Groome trade) 20/25 Rafaela 19/22 Ferguson (Groome trade)
  11. moonslav59
    Some surprising names atop the Sox OPS Against list: 100+ PAs Against .567 Winckowski .629 Crawford .700 Houck .751 Sale .838 Bello .875 Kluber .885 Pivetta 40-99 PAs .604 Martin .639 Paxton .679 Schreiber .760 Jansen .773 Bernardino .826 Bleier .944 Whitlock
  12. moonslav59
    They've been playing him at different positions, perhaps to up his trade value or to just find a place he can help the big club. 1B seems to be all for Casas with Turner offering a break vs some tough lefties. DH is locked up with Turner and Yoshida, when Turner plays 1B. 2B and SS were never realistic long term positions for Dalbec. Trading him does make some sense. Too bad it would be a trade at a lower value than it might have been previously (or perhaps later.)
  13. moonslav59
    Agreed. I'm now looking to the chance Sale can reach or come very close to his old self. He does not need to get all the way back to still be great, but I am now entertaining that thought.
  14. moonslav59
    Red Sox- Yankees make rare trade: New York officially announced the acquisition of Greg Allen in exchange for minor league right-hander Diego Hernandez and cash. Hernandez, an 18-year-old native of Mexico, signed with New York as an undrafted free agent last year. He spent 2022 in the Dominican Summer League, starting five of 12 games. -MLBTR Allen was 23 for 23 in SB attempts
  15. moonslav59
    OPS+ Leaders with 100+ PAs 164 Duran 134 Yoshida 134 Verdugo 128 Devers 115 Turner Under 100 PAs 304 Duvall 110 Refsnyder 110 EValdez The worst (100+): 74 Kike 86 Casas 87 Wong Under 100 35 Chang 38 Dalbec 78 Arroyo 81 Tapia 81 McGuire
  16. moonslav59
    For those who gave up on Duran, or nearly did, are we willing to give Dalbec another significant look? Even if we are, where would be play and at whose expense?
  17. moonslav59
    I once read they had one of the most successful logos in all of the minors and even beat out some major league teams in merch sales. Why change?
  18. moonslav59
    It would be nice to see a complete gem thrown by Sale, and I'm pretty much onboard with the idea that he is back. If he could come very close to what he used to be, my current optimism on our team's chances would sky-rocket.
  19. moonslav59
    Yes, and the return of Crawford, who pitched last on May 3rd, could also be a big boost to an already nice situation. This is where the depth of the 40 is paying off.
  20. moonslav59
    To be honest, with his injury history, and this basically still being almost still like ST'ing, going over 90 pitches kinda scared me. Going 109 is very encouraging. We could use someone giving us 7-8 IP, every now and again..
  21. moonslav59
    Exactly. He likely makes adjustments here and there and may learn over time, not to swing at pitches he doesn't hit very well. He's only 26 and will probably improve without making any changes, due to experience and refining his own approach. Plus, it's not as simple as just saying lay off ____ type of pitch. Pitch recognition is done in such a small fraction of time, it might mess a hitter up by asking him to start thinking while doing what comes naturally- without thinking. Like from that book I mentioned "Out of Your Mind," that speaks to the idea that once you start thinking about something during play, you lose that edge.
  22. moonslav59
    Devers has been pretty consistent with his OUT of Zone swing rate, except for 2019- the year he had his 3rd best OPS+. Maybe this shows my point in a better way... All 4 seasons with 490+ PAs O-Swing 72% 2019 (3rd best OPS+ at 132) 67% 2021 (2nd best OPS+ at 134) & 2022 (Best OPS+ at 141) 64% 2018 (Worst OPS+ at 94- way behind the others.) While his worst O Swing rate was just his 3rd best OPS+ year our of 4, his worst year OPS+, by far was his best O-Swing year. Are you sure you want to bring is O-Swing rate down to his 2018 numbers?
  23. moonslav59
    If his approach is undisciplined, how is becoming more disciplined going to happen without changing anything?
  24. moonslav59
    No. He had less in other seasons...just not good OPS+, those years or not many PAs. What about his second best season in 4+ seasons having the most Ks?
  25. moonslav59
    He's hit a ton of big hits that were out of the zone. Here is some interesting data among Sox hitters from 2018-2023: Top Out of Zone Swinger 39% Devers 34% Vaz 34% JD 31% Bogey Top In Zone Swingers 78% JD 77% Devers 74% Beni 71% JBJ (Bogey was at 62% behind several others) Differential between contact rates In Zone vs Out of Zone: +28% Kike +25% JD +23% Dugo +20% Bogey +19% JBJ +18% Betts +15% Vaz +14% Beni +13% Devers
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