moonslav59
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Well said. If Kike is the only choice at SS when Chang needs to sit, then Cora needs to beg Bloom to call up Reyes or DHam or add another glove SS to the 40. This has to stop, NOW!
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It’s not about proving a player did better in the postseason or not. Yes, pitching is better so it’s harder to match your regular season numbers, but of course the reverse is true for pitchers. They are facing better hitters, in general. If you put Papis regular season numbers into a computer and asked it to run 100 samples based on the number of PAs he has in the PO, it would not generate 100 samples at .931. Some would be near 1.000 and some near .800. Just because a guy has great numbers in the PO does not prove he has some special ability or skill.
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Papi: .931 regular season .947 post season And he’s “the guy?”
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Cora said Chang was not going to play everyday out of the gate. Reyes must be close to ready. BTW, Kike made at least 3 mistakes, yesterday. He’s actually getting worse at SS.
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And who does that consistently? Even Papi had almost identical numbers in clutch situations vs non clutch. In some areas he was worse.
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Some team will want him at min salary. They just won’t give us anything of value.
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It’s a great point.
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I’ve never said the brain does not control the body. My point is that “clutch “ is not a sustainable skill.
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We don’t need him in CF anymore. 2B is still an option, as we all know Arroyo is a healthy sneeze away from the IL. Reyes is raking in rehab. You might be right.
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Our minor league pitching depth was hurt by 5 pitchers graduating in the last year: Bello Crawford Winckowski Kelly Bernardino And a few called up, this year: Murphy Walter Jacques
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SP’s says Perales has the best raw stuff in the system. They rank Drohan the highest but do not say he has great stuff.
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It looks like he hasn’t been bad in this area. Nobody is calling him genius.
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7/15 SOX @ Cubs 2:20PM ET
moonslav59 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Crappy game. Let’s see how they react, tomorrow. -
Add to that one of the best rule 5 pickups in years, and some trades that are starting to pay off in Wink & Wong. His IFA signings are looking promising, as well.
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I’m in total agreement. Even marginal prospects like Kelly, Walter and Murphy have shown some glimpses of promise. Not many thought Wink would amount to much, and he still may end up not doing much, but did he “develop” himself? I think Bernardino was considered a prospect, too. Looks like a nice get.
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I do think other systems have more highly regarded and ranked pitchers, but it’s hard to put a grade on Bloom’s development program, so early.
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He will be owed about $3.5M. We can pay all that. I’m not expecting anything good in return, but call up Reyes.
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I usually cut Cora some slack, thinking he knows more than I do, but there is one thing we all know that he can’t seem to grasp. Nick is right: there is no reason to play Kike at SS. If there is nobody on the roster that can okay SS, instead, insist on getting one or play Areoyo or Turner there- anybody but Kike at SS! He’s got incurable yips!
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Yes, I know. They were all acquired over 3.5 years ago. Blooms kids will come eventually.
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My statement about GMs and player injuries was not meant to be related to Barnes.
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GMs are usually judged in hindsight, even if they sign the healthiest player ever, only to see him get hurt. It’s still the GM’s fault.
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7/14 SOX @ Cubs 8:05PM ET
moonslav59 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Nice game. Good to see the longball coming back for the Sox. -
Won't be long, now. Yanks in Sox rearview mirror is a pretty sight.
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I guess he should draft inferior players, just because they ar pitchers.
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I disagree. He drafts the players with the best chance at doing well, and they are everyday players. It does not mean he does not value pitching or have a strategy on finding pitchers. He found Whitlock, Winckowski, Schreiber, Bernadino, Kelly, Denlinger, Jacques and ... Drohan E R-C Rogers Monegro Troye Guerrero Liu Dobbins Blalock Bastardo Paez Hoppe Dean Gambrell I Coffey and more
