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  1. moonslav59
    And change-ups!
  2. moonslav59
    So, Story won't be throwing any sliders to 1B?
  3. moonslav59
    Some cherry-picked trending... Kluber 6.29 ERA 5.52 in 6 games after opener 3.86 last 3 (scary FIP of 5.28) Sale 6.37 ERA 5.01 since his first start 2.92 last 2 starts (1.62 FIP) Houck 5.26 ERA 5.23 since first start (3.60 FIP) 4.76 last start (yes, that's reaching) Bello 5.71 ERA 3.68 since first start (5.09 FIP) 2.70 last 2 starts (4.62 FIP) Pivetta has declined.
  4. moonslav59
    It would be great if he gained some velo from '21-'22, but just getting back to near that would still make him a net plus on D, and even rusty, he should hit better than Chang/Kike.
  5. moonslav59
    They tried to, last year: + JBJ - Renfroe + Story - Arroyo/Marwin/Chavis
  6. moonslav59
    He was a winner here. He had some run support luck, at times, but it happened so often, that I have to believe he had a knack for keeping us in games. Team record in his starts with Sox: 19-4 in 2018 (the rest: 82-50) 26-8 in 2019 (the rest: 58-70) 2018-2019 combined: 45-12 (The rest: 140-130)
  7. moonslav59
    Good point, maybe coming back to just below his norm will be better than 2021 with COL and 2022 with BOS, but maybe a tick below his healthiest velo days.
  8. moonslav59
    The sad thing is, he's about the same as other SP'ers over the whole season. The last 5 starts are very worrisome. If he does poorly, his next start, it might be his slot Paxton takes.
  9. moonslav59
    They may not know, just yet, who they may send to the pen, too. The next starts by some pitchers might play into the choice.
  10. moonslav59
    His added range should more than make up for the few runners that reach due to a weaker arm than other SSs.
  11. moonslav59
    Okay. Maybe you mis-typed, but you said "The best defensive OF...." I've been waiting for Kike to start hitting, again, for too long.
  12. moonslav59
    Maybe the best part of a Paxton success story would be the ability to move someone (Whitlock?) to the pen as a long man to pair with the Winkman.
  13. moonslav59
    Weak IF hits, especially swinging bunts and slower, seeing-eye or bloop singles should just about even out with the line shot or deep fly ball outs for most pitchers, but some ground ball pitchers are likely hurt by playing on a team with slow and poor defensive IF'ers. Fly ball pitchers with slower or poor defensive OF'ers. High K% pitchers will be affected the least. Our team has been pretty bad in the IF and OF, this year. It has to be one part of the high team ERA and the great increase in individual pitcher ERAs from 2022 to 2023 or from some pitchers 2-3 recent year avg ERA and 2023. Only Wink and Crawford have improved. The new catchers could be part of the reason, too. The rule changes have and whatever have increased the league ERA by 9% from 2022, as well. Add them all up, and maybe it's not all the pitcher's fault, but some must be.
  14. moonslav59
    Those 8 games places him in the top 3-5 in WAR, depending on which WAR you choose! LOL! The wrist issue was at least a result of him hustling. It may take a while to get over the effects of that injury, even after he returns, but I was really just focusing on improved defense as players return.
  15. moonslav59
    Kike is a better defensive OF'er than all 3 of these guys.
  16. moonslav59
    I think Kike is still a decent 2Bman and better than Valdez. Not so sure about Arroyo. Story is way better.
  17. moonslav59
    Bloody.
  18. moonslav59
    Duvall led the league in rbi in 2021 and had 555 PAs. I'll take that over 650 PAs from most anyone else.
  19. moonslav59
    Certainly there are serious flaws with the earned run rules, but it is hard enough to get 3 outs, and asking for 4 is much more. I agree on a HR being an HR, no matter what.
  20. moonslav59
    At this point, who is the better defensive CF'er? Duvall, when healthy vs the new and improved Duran
  21. moonslav59
    Our D might be greatly improved without any trades made: C: Wong/McGuire (May improve over time.) 1B: Casas/Turner 2B: Story/Kike SS: Mondesi/Story (Chang) 3B: Devers LF: Yoshida/Duran/Duvall CF: Kike/Duran RF: Verdugo
  22. moonslav59
    Too many IF hits, non DPs turned and no error calls on hits.
  23. moonslav59
    Another way to look at our rotation woes and who is catching them: More with McGuire: Kluber- 4.36 ERA ('19-'22) and 4.34 in 2022 6.29 in 2023 Close to Even IP with both catchers Pivetta- 4.54 ERA "21-22 6.23 ERA in 2023 (7.11 McGuire/ 5.17 w Wong) More with Wong: Sale- 4.09 ERA ('19-'22) 6.37 ERA in 2023 ALL IP with Wong Houck- 3.02 (2020-2022) 5.26 in 2023 Whitlock- 2.73 2021-2022 6.19 2023 To me, it looks like all our pitchers are doing much worse than the least few years, with no one catcher sticking out as worse than the other in this light. Improved: Winckowski 5.89 to 1.57 1.35 w Wong (13.1 IP) but worse OPSA .533 1..86 w McGuire (9.2) but better OPSA .513 Crawford 5.90> 3.51 1.26 w McGuire (14.1) 6.35 w Wong (11.1)
  24. moonslav59
    I'm looking over my shoulder.
  25. moonslav59
    It does seem like our rotation is showing signs of improving, and it will be interesting to see if Paxton can give it a boost. I still have faith that our staff will improve. I also think some of the crappy ERAs is due to poor defense that allows plenty of "earned" runs that would not be with plus D.
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