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  1. moonslav59
    One could argue, batters in the playoffs are likely to be facing better pitchers, so staying even with their OPS is actually a plus. (Not me. I don't think it is a repeatable skill.) Perhaps the guy we think of as Mr. Clutch would be Papi. .931 career OPS .956 w BOS .947 playoffs Career .870 Late & Close .943 High Leverage
  2. moonslav59
    No, it's not, but there is such a thing as a clutch hit.
  3. moonslav59
    Why is Duvall back but not Story? I used to think the best overall hitter should bat 3rd, but that is a thing of the past. Devers in the #2 slot to start any line-up. I still think Yoshida's approach should make him the leadoff hitter, and since Dugo is showing power, maybe it makes sense to move him off #1. 1. L Yoshida DH/LF 2. L Devers 3B 3. R Duvall LF 4. L Verdugo RF 5. R Story SS/2B 6. R Turner 1B/DH 7. L Duran CF/ R Kike CF 8. R Kike 2B/ R Mondesi SS 9. L McGuire/ R Wong
  4. moonslav59
    Everyone believes in clutch- just that it is not a sustainable skill. BTW, I scored more than half my winning team's points in our championship basketball game back in '77.
  5. moonslav59
    I do think people who experience tough times appreciate the good ones more than some fortunate people who take them for granted.
  6. moonslav59
    I didn't mean to imply Yankee fans are correct in their criticisms.
  7. moonslav59
    Fantastic win!
  8. moonslav59
    ...and some said we "backed the Wong horse."
  9. moonslav59
    We need a SS, badly. How about Dugo & Wong for Betts?
  10. moonslav59
    1. L Verdugo 2. R Turner 3. R Refsnyder 4. L Devers 5. R Kike 6. L Yoshida 7. R Arroyo 8. R Wong 9. L Tapia
  11. moonslav59
    Whitlock might give Pivetta or Kluber an even longer reprieve.
  12. moonslav59
    Yes, that's why I posted the IP/GS on the same post. Do try to keep up.
  13. moonslav59
    Fine with me, but we need 5 capable SP'ers.
  14. moonslav59
    Kluber leads the Sox in IP, actually tied with sale with 29.1. IP/GS 5.3 Whitlock 5.2 Houck (League Avg 5.2, which is not 5 and 2/3) 4.9 Kluber, Sale, Pivetta 4.5 Crawford 4.1 Bello Team Total 4.9, which is about 1/3 an inning off the league average. With an 8 man pen, I'm not sure we are overtaxing anyone- not that anyone is saying we are. QS% (League Avg= 31%) 33 Sale 33 Whitlock 20 Houck 17 Kluber 0 all others OPS Against .710 Houck .804 Pivetta .825 Sale .841 Kluber .944 Whitlock .974 Bello Others: .500 Jansen .513 Wink .545 Bern .634 Craw .754 Bra-man .761 Schreib .763 Bleier .780 Martin .824 Kelly .960 Ort bWAR+fWAR x 2.6 (to equal a full season) 2.9 Wink 1.6 Jansen 1.4 Craw 1.4 Bern 1.4 Houck .9 Schr .8 Martin .2 Kelly .0 Piv & Sale -.2 Bello -.3 Bleier -.4 Kluber -.4 Whit -1.1 Brasier -1.4 Ort
  15. moonslav59
    That 13 man staff would also force the DFA of Brasier, so YES! (Bleier, too. Oh well.)
  16. moonslav59
    I'm not against the idea, but like you said, our rotation is in shambles.
  17. moonslav59
    I wonder, if we even talked to Iggy. You'd think he'd have chosen Boston, to play in the bigs over the minors, so I'm thinking we did not bother. We'd have had to DFA (Brasier, Brasier or Brasier) or 60 day IL someone (Duvall, retroactively?).
  18. moonslav59
    Yankee fan: "Our GM neglected the lineup!" Red Sox fan: "Our GM neglected the rotation!"
  19. moonslav59
    Is there room for 4 long men in the pen? Wink Craw Whit Houck
  20. moonslav59
    Wrong, again, Mr. DFArroyo.
  21. moonslav59
    That's a given.
  22. moonslav59
    I'm not sure we can blame his injury on starting a few games. He only went beyond 4 IP, twice in 2022. BTW, in 2021 he did pitch with just one day rest 8 times and back-to-back days, once. You could be right: the pen might be safer and better for him.
  23. moonslav59
    The 0 Ks in 5 IP was very unusual, but I'm also not sure about tipping pitches. To me, he has 2 good starts in his last 3 and needs another 2-3 in a row or 3 out fo his next 4 for me to feel confident he is back. He may still have some bumps coming up, but I will say, I feel better about him than I have in years.
  24. moonslav59
    You mean 3BB/9 to 1.5?
  25. moonslav59
    Tiny sample size, but.... .545 OPS Against, despite a .353 BAbip. 22 PAs against 0 BB 5 Ks 1.63 FIP 1.059 WHIP MVP can give you the "real" advanced stuff. He got lit up in 6 IP with SEA's AAA team, earlier, this year.
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