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  1. moonslav59
    No argument on that chosen time frame, but if you look at 2021-2022 combined, he was one of the league's best 5th starters. Both points are not mutually exclusive. Every player has ups and downs within a longer time frame. I could pull this on your chosen time frame: NO! He hasn't sucked since 7/1/22, because from 7/25/22 to 9/7/22 (9 starts) he had an ERA of 3.80 and a FIP of 4.23. He was also 4.65 his last 14 starts of 2022- very close to the hypothetical 4.55 ERA spoken of earlier in this discussion.
  2. moonslav59
    We all agreed and still agree, he sucks now. The talk was about 2021-2022, and I kept reminding you about that separate focus. I think the whole attitude thing might have been blown out of proportion. The guy was upset about being demoted and wants to stay a starter. Just about every pitcher has an enormous ego and must have total belief in himself to be good (even if he is not good.) YES, he SUCKs, NOW!
  3. moonslav59
    Huh? I said he is not taking more pitches than last year. I asked you, if he has swung more. I did not state it as a fact or opinion.
  4. moonslav59
    .500 and .650 might be enough.
  5. moonslav59
    That was my only point. From 2021-2022, he was one of MLBs best 5th starters in production and IP, but only in comparison to other 5th starters. He was even better than maybe half the teams' 4th starters and some 3rd starters. I'm not sure why that concept is so hard to grasp. Fine to disagree, but for posters to say he sucks now is not related to 2021-2022 talk.
  6. moonslav59
    You crack me up. Don't change a bit.
  7. moonslav59
    You are missing what the talk was about.
  8. moonslav59
    If it was a 5 year plan, then 2024 is year 5, assuming they count 2020. However, I thought Ben had a 5 year plan, and he didn't make it to 5, despite one ring.
  9. moonslav59
    Okay. I, for one, will blame him, and him alone, for spending too much on the O and not enough on the rotation. Since the Story signing, the spending restrictions should not be used as an excuse. 2023>>> $575M+ Offense: 313 Devers 140 Story 90 Yoshida (not counting posting fee) 10 Kike 8 or 22 Turner (player option) 7 Duvall $50M+ Pen: 32 Jansen 18 Martin $10M Rotation: 10 Kluber 4 Paxton (actually deal made last year) That's his legacy. That's his M.O.
  10. moonslav59
    So, maybe pitchers have been throwing pitches closer to the zone than they did, last year, and that's why he's swung at more?
  11. moonslav59
    2022-2023 (combined) Minor League Leaders: SB 1. Hamilton 93 (13 CS) 8. Ferguson 81 (8) 18. Rosier 62 (7) 40. Rafaela 48 (12) HR 23T. Palka 33 23T. Kavadas 33 OPS 7. Kavadas .962 (Only one player has a higher OPS and more PAs) 39. Mayer .895 42. Valdez .893 116. Abreu .840 148. Rafaela .823 OBP 5. Kavadas .435 (nobody has more PAs and a higher OBP) 35. Abreu .396 38. Bonaci .394 48. Mayer .391 136. Ferguson .369 138. Valdez .369 146. Sogard .368
  12. moonslav59
    Thanks. I'm sure the Sox have tried to get him to take more pitches. It is not happening, though.
  13. moonslav59
    He's a domer, so I have added interest and bias.
  14. moonslav59
    Looking at our last 2 week numbers, what jumps out is who is in the top 9 in PAs: 4. Duran .484 OPS 7. Reyes .700 9. Valdez .766 Our best 2 week hitters: 1.317 Refsnyder (platoon 12th in PAs) .804 Yoshida (2nd PAs) .766 Valdez (9th) .750 Wong (10th) .737 Turner (5th) .700 Reyes (7th) Worst: .400 McGuire (13th with just 15 PAs) .484 Duran (4th) .575 Dugo (3rd) .587 Kike (8th) .664 Tapia (11th) .669 Casas (6th) .688 Devers (1st)
  15. moonslav59
    This last winter was, by far, the first winter Bloom signed more guys to 2 or more year deals than one year deals, especially if you cont second year options. I don't think we should read into what happened in 2020, 2021 and 2022 as Bloom's permanent M.O. The budget forced many of those one year deals- that and the idea that the team was not "ready" for making big move signings. 2023 1 Year Deals Duvall Kike (his 3rd year w Sox) 2023 1 Year with Team Option Kluber Turner (player option) 2023 2+ Year Deals Devers 10 (starts in '24) Yoshida 5 4 Whitlock Jansen 2 Martin 2 Joely 2 + 3rd year arb (Paxton took his 2nd year option) Trades: 1 Year: Mondesi, Tapia 2 Years: Bleier (option) 3+ Years: Chang, Mills and more (Summer: McGuire 2 more, EValdez & Abreu 5+)
  16. moonslav59
    Not really "plus plus," but if he can keep up his current power numbers, it's power enough. It's the OBP I'm more worried about as he moves up levels. 2023: 7 HRs in 149 PAs translates to about 30 in 650. 2022: 26 HRs in 515 PAs is about 30 per 650, too. His doubles have dropped off by a ton! (26 2B+3B in '22 to 3 in '23) OBP .443 in '22 (3 levels) .409 in '23 at AA Let's see how he finishes this season, and how he does at AAA, but like Jordan, he may get stuck at one level, agreed.
  17. moonslav59
    Indeed, and it seems strange that to some, the solution to improving the 2023 was to bring back the 2022 team.
  18. moonslav59
    I know. I'm not sure if he is or is not taking more pitches, this year. His stats don't show any more BBs. 9 BB in 145 ABs 2022: 28 BB in 481 ABs
  19. moonslav59
    I doubt Henry would agree to anywhere near that amount on any one player, but I'm really not so convinced it is Bloom who avoids big deals. I think the Devers contract blows up that idea. I do think we keep looking for Yoshida and Story level deals. I doubt we ever find ana ce that way.
  20. moonslav59
    Our farm has some guys hitting very well, but some are far away and others seem like journeymen or have some major holes in their resume: .999 Hickey AA (bat is looking close to ML ready) .971 Dalbec (He may get one more look) .957 Alfaro AAA (blocked by McGuire w no options and Wong our starting catcher) .944 Fitzy (a career AAAA guy who fades every summer) .915 Mayer A+ (our best hope but 3 levels from MLB) .883 Hamilton AAA (leads Sox in HRs and SB) is on the 40 .872 Bonaci A+ (should go to AA, soon) .867 Jordan A+ (having a nice start but is a few levels from the bigs) .864 Kavadas AA (can high OBP transfer to MLB? Looks like a DH) .858 Abreu AAA (maybe the best hope for help, soon) on he 40 .830 Yorke AA (might have the 2nd or 3rd best shot at helping by 2024)
  21. moonslav59
    ...and DET would be 22-22 had they not been swept by the Sox.
  22. moonslav59
    This team is a lot different. A LOT! 2022 Opening Day Roster GONE Nate Wacha Hill Strahm Barnes Diekman Robles Brasier Davis Sawamura PValdez Vaz Dalbec (AAA now) Story (IL) Bogey JBJ JD Plawecki Shaw Arauz Arroyo (IL) 18 of 26 gone 3 of 26 on IL or in AAA 5 carry-overs: Houck, Whitlock, Crawford, Devers, Kike
  23. moonslav59
    You'd think if anything, the project on Rafaela would be to ask him to try and take more pitches. That ain't happening, as far as I know.
  24. moonslav59
    A tiny bit, but west is a better choice of direction.
  25. moonslav59
    The Sox currently are tied with TOR & MIN for the 11th best record in MLB at 26-24 (.520.) We let the Angels pass us in the WC race: +4.0 BAL +1.0 NYY 0.0 HOU -1.0 LAA -2.5 BOS -2.5 TOR -3.0 SEA Gotta turn things around v AZ.
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