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  1. moonslav59
    AL Only 3 teams are farther than 4 GB the last WC slot. NL No team is 7 GB the last slot. 14 teams are 3.5 or less behind it. 26 of 30 MLB teams are within 4 games. Looks and smells like parity.
  2. moonslav59
    Right now, the hoarders aren't winning. It's early, of course, but it looks like only KC & OAK look really awful. STL & CWS have bad records, but I get the feeling they are better than 13-25. CIN, COL, WSH and DET may drop from their not do horrible current records.
  3. moonslav59
    The Rangers are not a traditional "hoarder." The Padres are relatively new at it. The Phillies & Mets have been and have not been, over the years. Padres: 24th in 2019 Phillies 24th in 2018 Texas 22nd in 2021 Mets 19th in 2016 and 12th not too long ago.
  4. moonslav59
    I'm not sold, at all. I love what I'm seeing, and you can't fake improved defense, but he has a ways to go to convince me this is for real. Also, pitchers adjust, and players need to adjust to those adjustments. Can he do that? We'll see.
  5. moonslav59
    There were rumors of other players, but I can't remember who they were. Were we in on Senga?
  6. moonslav59
    How about Chase Meidroth? He came through with a walk-off single as part of a three-hit game in his Sea Dogs debut.
  7. moonslav59
    I don't think we were very seriously in on signing Nate- maybe Bogey, too.
  8. moonslav59
    CBS MLB has this on Sox injuries and estimated return dates: (Paxton starts tomorrow) Joely Rodriguez May 12 Arroyo May 17 Whitlock May 19 Crawford May 19 W Mills May 30 (minor leaguer) Mondesi June 1 Duvall June 9 Chang June 10 Story July 14 Kelly Sept. 8
  9. moonslav59
    Some winter close calls: Jose Abreu (.525 OPS and 0 Hrs, 6 doubles in 151 PAs) We signed Turner, instead (.767 with 3 HRs and 11 XBHs.) Zach Eflin (4-1 2.91) We signed Kluber, instead (2-4 6.29.) Any others?
  10. moonslav59
    I was never as high on Duran as a few, here, but just about everyone felt like like he should never get another chance with the Sox or that he would never amount to more than just 4A depth. Some kids are just late bloomers, or they just finally figure one big hurdle out.
  11. moonslav59
    He did take advantage of that patience for one long stretch, at the end of 2021, but then... POOF!
  12. moonslav59
    Dave would have traded many of them, but he did seem to have a good eye for who to keep. Traded Moncada: kept Devers. Traded Kopech: kept Bello. Traded Espinoza: kept Houck. Traded Dubon: kept Duran.
  13. moonslav59
    They should have traded him in July '54.
  14. moonslav59
    Yes, I was doing an Ole Red parody on parity. The same talent level is here as last year, except for a few more studs on the IL. They are just spread out to teams like Texas, SD and the Mets. Parity does not equal watered down.
  15. moonslav59
    Houck and Whitlock have some very "good stuff," too.
  16. moonslav59
    Maybe better but not "well." Why he assumes they will all pitch the worst season of their careers is due to bias.
  17. moonslav59
    Paxton finally gets his first start for the Sox. Wainwright gets his 392nd with the Cards. (He's had 9 seasons with 31 or more GS'd, including 2019, 2021 and 2022. (He had 10 starts in 2020.) We'll see the dynamic lefty line-up for this one.
  18. moonslav59
    A flip from last night as the top of the minors went 2-0 and the bottom 0-2: Woo won Dermody going 6 (9 hits but no BBs and only 2 ER) Hamilton with a big 3 run jack in the 8th to win the game. Crook 1-2 with HR and BB & SF Abreu 0-2 w 2 BB POR won in 10 as Drohan actually looked human (5 IP, 5H, 2ER, 3BB, 6K) Joely & Webb got holds, Guerrero a BS and Fernandez with the 2 IP win. Yorke continues to rake: 2-4, HR and 2 BB (up to .922 OPS, now) Meidroth 3-6 (1.000 OPS) Rafaela 0-5 (.613 OPS) Kavadas 0-3 w 2BB Hickey 1-4 w BB Binelas 1-2 w HR and BB McDonough 2-5 Bonaci went 2-4 w BB in GRE's loss. Ferguson 2 BBs and his 16th SB Salem got a nice start from Rogers (5IP, 1H, 0ER, 3BB, 6K) Bleis went 3-5 (up to .698 after a slow start.) Ravelo 1-3 w HR and BB Anthony 1-4 w BB
  19. moonslav59
    Who were the minuses?
  20. moonslav59
    Pivetta understands it's Cora & Co's call. Of course he wants to keep starting. It's what you'd expect from any competitor. I doubt he sulks. I'm pretty sure, if he is sent to the pen, he will start, again, at some point, this season, unless he sucks in the pen, or the other 5 guys gel and stay healthy, all year. (LOL!)
  21. moonslav59
    Duvall hit over 30 Hrs three times and led the league in rbis in 2021.
  22. moonslav59
    Age discrimination! Turner has built up his name very well. It's not his fault another Turner on his team stole his thunder. 202-2022: .818 OPS (38th best in MLB) .852 since 2018 (28th best) The kicker... wait for it... June 18- end of 2022 (at age 37) .958 OPS (6th best in all MLB) in 282 PAs 4th best among all players with over 250 PAs! Take that back!
  23. moonslav59
    They only look good, because they play only real sucky teams. Speaking of the Rays, before tonight... 7 of their top 11 PA batters have an OPS over .907. (8 are over .795) Their worst hitter is almost at .700 (Margot at .698.) Their rotation? 0.56 Springs 1.76 McClanahan 2.91 Eflin (The guy Bloom wanted before settling on Kluber.) 3.11 Rasmussen 3.52 Taj Bradley Their closer? 1.17 Adam (They also have Poche 1.29 and Chirinos 1.86.) Yup, they suck- just less.
  24. moonslav59
    It's a tough position to play, and he hadn't played it in a long time. A week or so ago, I too brought up how his errors were way down from his first 8 games and 5 errors. He now has an 8 game errorless streak. Not bad for a utility man.
  25. moonslav59
    1 GB the 4th best record in MLB, and we are 2 games from the quarter point of the year.
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