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  1. moonslav59
    If it is of no interest to you, just ignore it. Yes, they are premature and will mean more as the season plays out more. There seems to be about 7-8 teams trying for those 3 slots. I'm sure there will be ups and downs, but I like to know where we stand. I don't think I'm alone.
  2. moonslav59
    4.5 runs a game and 19 Hits + 5 BBs is not really worth complaining about.
  3. moonslav59
    He's been the most consistently good closer since Mo. It's been over a decade. I'm sure he's had other back-to-back meltdowns, before. It's funny that... Some think Cora should have foreseen it. One thought after 11 years in the NL, they had him figured out more than AL hitters and should not have been used. I'll stop, there.
  4. moonslav59
    Good for you! Thanks for always telling the whole half-empty story. BTW, when I stopped posting the standings, because I felt we were out of it, you took over. Old & stale.
  5. moonslav59
    Top OPS on the Farm (75+ ABs) .988 Fitzy (14 XBHs/98 ABs) .996 Mayer (23 rbi) .971 Meidroth (25BB/22 K) .963 Hickey (doing well in AA) .902 Scott (the quiet one) .895 Abreu (the other half of the EValdez return & .395 OBP) .879 Alfaro (14 XBHs) .871 Jordan (hanging in the conversation) .867 Hamilton (21 SBs) .850 Yorke (coming back) OPS Against (20+ IP) .413 Drohan POR .492 J Ramirez SAL .511 L de la Rosa SAL .663 Liu
  6. moonslav59
    Your baiting is growing old and stale.
  7. moonslav59
    If we had one.
  8. moonslav59
    No doubt. Surely, we are not favorites to make the WC or finish above 4th in the ALE. Many feel the odds are more than 50-50 we finish last. I don't agree, but I understand why they feel that way. That does not excuse absurd comments some are making based on our recent 5 games.
  9. moonslav59
    True, but Jansen did not lose both of those games, by himself. I could create a long list that would include Wink, Kike, absurd time clock violations, but those were team losses. I'm more concerned about Jansen's loss of velo than 2 blown saves, back-to-back, although they are likely related. I', concerned about a lot of things, but to me, this team has been showing a lot of grit. I have a much different sense about this team compared to 2022's- not that my "sense" makes a difference in our chances at winning. The team seems more united, motivated and gritty, but that's just my opinion.
  10. moonslav59
    That's different from what I was talking about. I don't really like getting into singular moves by managers. The game thread was so absurd, I had to refrain from saying what I felt. Apparently, losing 4 out of 5 is the complete end of the world. (I get the heat of the moment comeback, but absurd is absurd.)
  11. moonslav59
    Most games vs >.500 teams (record) 32 BOS (17-15) 29 NYY (14-15) 22 TBR (13-9) 20 BAL (11-9) Non ALE 27 HOU (15-12) 22 LAA (8-14) 21 TEX (14-7) 18 SEA (6-12) 13 MIN (7-6) NL 18 PHI (8-12) 17 LAD (9-8) 17 PIT (6-11) 15 MIL (8-7) 13 AZ (8-5) 10 ATL (3-7)
  12. moonslav59
    ERA/FIP Sale 3.16/2.33 last 5 starts 2.21/2.16 last 3 starts Paxton 3.60/2.89 last start Bello 2.81/4.48 last 3 games Kluber 3.86/5.25 last 3 starts Houck 4.76 ERA last start It looks like our rotation is trending upwards, but some of these sample sizes are small or tiny.
  13. moonslav59
    If we demoted or dumped evry player after two bad games, we'd have nobody left.
  14. moonslav59
    And, this happens over and over during a season. Rinse and repeat.
  15. moonslav59
    It's interesting that the bats and pen picked up the starters for most of the first 38 games of so, and now that the rotation seems to be getting their act together, the other areas show signs of cracking. I hope it is just temporary. I gotta think, if our SP'ers find a sustained groove, the rest will fall into place, and we'll be fine.
  16. moonslav59
    Out of the WC, now- by a half game. Too bad, it's the Yanks. +1.5 TOR +0.5 NYY -0.5 BOS -1.5 LAA -2.0 HOU & SEA These two loses hurt. Too many what ifs to list. We need to make sure this doesn't set a trend that cannot be overcome. Just win, baby- one game at a time!
  17. moonslav59
    I feel safe saying that Sale is back. I'm not talking about freakin' Chris Sale: I'm talking... Chris Freakin' Sale!
  18. moonslav59
    Kluber still scares me, and we have a few more starts to see from Paxton, before we have a better sense of what we can expect, but the three of them have had some very nice seasons. Kluber has had 2 good starts, 2 okay starts and 3 bad starts. He has a 3,86 ERA his last 3 starts, but the 5.25 FIP makes me worry. I'm more hopeful with Bello, and even Crawford than Kluber, right now, but I'm not giving up hope he can reinvent himself into a plus pitcher.
  19. moonslav59
    Players have fielding slumps, too. Kike should still be a plus on D, in CF, if he ever gets to play there, again, and he's been much better at SS, since those first 8 games. He hasn't looked real good since the end of 2021, and my patience is wearing thin, too, but I am far from wanting to even bench him, let alone can him. He's still our best SS, who is healthy.
  20. moonslav59
    Maybe some people may have forgotten just how good these two guys were a few years back. (Kluber, too, but he has lost the velo that made him a great one.)
  21. moonslav59
    One big key is the first pitch strike. I'm really liking what I've been seeing from Sale for a few starts. What a big difference he can make.
  22. moonslav59
    Kavadas had 3 BBs. He seems to be finding his BB groove, again.
  23. moonslav59
    Team OPS by Position 1.033 CF (Duvall & Duran) .843 RF (Dugo) .837 3B (Devers) .823 DH (Turner) .818 LF (Yoshida) .769 C (Wong/McGuire) .690 1B (Casas) .659 2B (Arroyo/Valdez/Kike) .632 SS (Kike/Chang) By Batting Slot .889 5th .872 2nd .841 8th .816 6th .808 1st (.353 OBP) .780 4th .715 3rd (kinda proves how the 3 slot is over-rated) .700 7th .687 9th Pretty balanced line-up with no slots below .687 and the 7-9 slots pulling a .743 OPS. A look at the ALE and batting slots: 1-2 .971 TBR .839 BOS .822 BAL .767 TOR .739 NYY 3-6 .839 TBR .806 TOR .800 BOS .782 NYY .736 BAL 7-9 .797 TBR .743 BOS .732 BAL .639 TOR .581 NYY NYY is bottom 2 in all 3 areas and TOR is bottom 2 in two of the 3 areas.
  24. moonslav59
    It makes sense to us, but I am pretty certain we keep one from Brasier or Bleier- somehow- someway. It would make sense to keep the elfty, Bleier, but we have seen how Braiser has 999 lives. Maybe someone goes on the IL, even if phantom. Trades are usually not made in May, unless minor ones, like Brasier for a far away prospect or "cash considerations," not sure which side gets the cash. A DFA makes the most sense, and maybe someone grabs him and saves us some on the budget. I mean, the White Sox not only took Diekman and his 1.3 years of salary remaining, but they gave us McGuire, too! Stranger things have happened.
  25. moonslav59
    They must really have a solid block on Hamilton, which begs the question: why protect him on Rule 5?
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