moonslav59
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The Sox are 4th in MLB is runs scored with 76 in 14 games (5.4 per game.) We have been aided by Reach on Errors as we have aided our opps, too. We have also got on base 9 times via HBP (T3 in MLB.) Other offensive rankings: T8th in lowest K% at 21.3% 9th in HRs w 18 16th in OPS at .724 T28th in BAbip at .265 Pitching 12th in K-BB% at 14.7% 16th xFIP at 4.54 25th in ERA- at 111 25th WHIP at 1.47 26th .320 BAbip (thanks to our D) 26th fWAR at +0.2 26th runs allowed at 76 (5 are unearned, but we all know the bad D caused many more than 5.) .
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You should and an "e" to your names- as in "jaded."
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But, he had a better CERA with the CWS while not catching Cease, at all, so I doubt they traded him away out of fears over CERA related issues. BTW, he did not hit well with them (.546 and was under .700 w TOR, before), so maybe that was it, or they just liked the other two catchers better. God knows why, but maybe they saw something in Diekman.
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Many pitchers will go to their grave thinking their battery mate matters. Some, it doesn't seem to matter much. It takes time for relationships to grow closer or farther apart. With so many new pitchers, including some that were injured, last year or while McQuire or Wong were on the big club, I think time will shake things out. I do think the catcher matters on many teams. There must be times and places where both catchers are pretty close to the same, and maybe it's just some intangible confort level thing with some pitchers. It's way too early to know anything about who might or might not be better placed with each pitcher, and maybe in this case, it doesn't or won't matter, at least for 2023. Many managers choose to match up certain catchers with certain pitchers and shy away from any sort of choice based on which catcher hits the pitcher they face that night better. That makes me think, managers think it matters.
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And what he's done from age 23-26 vs Bogey. They both came up very early, and I'm not so sure why ages 20-21 seasons should weigh the same as later seasons. The age aspect is a huge factor. Bogey is more than 4 years older. If we set prime years from 26-31 (6 years), Bogey turns 31 at the very end of his very first year of this deal, so maybe 1-2 years in prime and the rest post-prime! Devers, with his extensions starting next year, will turn 31 after his 5 season under contract. 5 seasons in prime and 5 post prime. 2 out of 11 prime vs 5 out of 10 prime. I should also point out that the last 5 years of the Devers deal will be ages 32-36, while Bogey's last 6 will be at ages 35-40. This later comp might show more disparity than the first 5 year comp, but who knows how any player wil age out?
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This is a great example of when poster, including myself, bitch about how s***** our 25th and 26th guys are, or our 39th and 40th and who should be DFA'd, and I say, "Look at what questionables other teams have." It seems to fall on deaf ears. Just imagine if Franchy was still on our 26, or Colten Brewer (TBR), Yusei Kikuchi (at big money w TOR) or any of about 4 guys from the O's 13 man staff. -
No doubt there were spinklings of good stuff.
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I guess I hit your funny bone. If the season ended, today, the Yanks would be needing tie-breakers to make the WC. Sure, so far you guys look better, and I would not bet the Sox end up better than the Yanks, this year, but it's not the slam dunk you think it is, so laugh away.
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The Yanks pitching shoulc be fine, as long as injuries are not overwhelming, but their offense is no better, and they can't expect Franchy Cordero to keep taking up the slack, all season. The Yanks have 6 guys with an OPS+ over 127, so it seems weird we've score 10 more runs with them. (We have just 3 guys over 119 OPS+, and on is out for a long time.) It's a long season and we're only about at about 9% of the season played. There is a long way to go.
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Jacko says we are going to have an epically bad season. The Yanks are 2 up on us. That must make them pretty bad, too.
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The both sucked.
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If Renroe had homered, we'd never had heard the end of it.
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Wink was a starter and has gone beyond 2 as a RP'er, twice. He went 3 vs PIT this year (1ER) Once, last year (3 ER)
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Plus Pivetta Rule 5: Whitlock Waivers: Schreiber and Arroyo Minor League FA: Refsnyder
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More than just tonight. Maybe the best part of the McGuire deal was dumping Diekman without having to pay anything, but then we ended up going over the line, anyway. The jury is still out on several deal, but many do not have much promise, left over. I'd say these guy still have significant promise: McGuire (Diekman) Winckowski (Beni) Wong EValdez & WAbreu (Vaz) Hamilton (Renfroe) Slight hopes... de la Rosa (Beni) Max Ferguson & C Rosier (Groome) Not much hope left... Koss (Aybar) Binelas (Renfroe) R Hernandez (Springs & Mazza) Many are no long in the system, including Downs.
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You mean there might be a team that's worse than us on D?
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You said it looks "like a good one." You did not say "one of the highlights?"
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Turner is notorious for late season hitting. Career .746 April .781 May over .841 in every month after April, all but August ov er .860. SEP is his best month (.870) .808 first half .857 second half (.858 after May 16th in 2023) Last year, Turner was one of MLB's hottest hitters after June 17th (.940) and June 30th (.968). He hit .986 over his last 139 PAs.) JD hit .672 over his last 76 games in 2022 (316 PAs) .893 career 1st half .864 career 2nd half
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Not only were they missing an ace in 2022, they lost the 3 guys closest to that role (Nate, Wacha & Hill) and left their replacement slots to Kluber, the returning Sale/Paxton and the converted pen arm in Whitlock. If you want a great rotation, you have to build from the top- not the middle or bottom. The next thing you do is add at the top, again. We added Pedro, but didn't win until we added Schiiling. We had Schilling but didn't win again, until adding Beckett. We had Lester but didn't win until adding Lackey. We added ace Price, but did not win until adding Sale. We haven't even added the first ace.
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Just looking at improving on Brasier/Ort/Kelly.
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Indeed, and Devers is still in peak prime. Ages 22-25 16.5 fWAR Devers: 14.2 bWAR/ 132 OPS+ 16.1 fWAR Bogey: 15.3 bWAR/ 111 OPS+
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Joely may be ready by early May.
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We might think of moving Crawford to the pen, when Bello or Paxton are ready, but I doubt we do that. If Sale keeps sucking, do they try him in the pen? (I know- blasphemy!)
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Certainly reasonable, and both Bogey and Devers are not known for their defense, but the age thing tilted the balance for me. I think Devers can and might still get better!
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Even after we got Mondesi, I wanted Andrus or a trade for Mateo or Rojas or...
