moonslav59
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Sarcasm does not translate well on these sites.
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I think the 13 man staff has helped with overuse issues, but your concern is valid. When people complain about Cora using Ort and Brasier, maybe they should be thinking about how it helps Jansen, Schreiber, Bleier, Crawford and Wink from being overused. We might be adding Martin, soon. If Paxton comes in to piggyback or push a starter to the pen, that may take some heat off the innings by the pen. MLB RP IP Leaders: 2. Wink 16.1 21. Brasier 12.1 (only 3 PAs in high leverage) 25. Ort 12.0 (only 12 PAs in high leverage) 34. Craw 11.1 49. Schreiber 11.0 96. Bleier 9.2 2003. Jansen 7.0
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Good thing good managers don't believe that a past 4 week sample size projects the next 4 weeks production. As a great poster once said, "Yes, Confirmation Bias is a real thing."
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Devers signs 11 year $331 million extension
moonslav59 replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Trade him, while his stock is at its highest point! -
Very true, and the thing about the bias was that it was founded only on articles saying some baseball people think we overpaid for him and or a hazy view of Japanese baseball players, in general- not on any actual baseball knowledge. They remember Dice-K. They remember Castillo. I know our scouts have been wrong, before, but they were really nutty about this guy, so I'm thinking he should be, at least, decent.
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Could it also be he just called for more FBs?
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4/23 vs Brewers: Bello vs Burnes
moonslav59 replied to moonslav59's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
That seems to be one of our issues. I will say, not swinging at balls is a good strategy, so walking is not a bad thing. -
Singing to the choir on SS defense. It looks like a Duran-Arroyo platoon is the way to go- with Kike bouncing between 2B and CF to accommodate.
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It's very early, and Yoshida is showing signs of making the adjustment to MLB, recently. It's also a major culture shock. To me, I want an OBP over .380 more than a SLG over .400.
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Agree. I've been talking about 1B for a while. We have not done well at 1B since Bobby Dee's hot streak back in 2021.
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I'm still worries about Duran's defense in CF. If we could stick him in LF on a platoon, I'd feel better. With Chang doing well, we can use Kike in CF, more often, but with Arroyo digging a deeper and deeper grave for himself, we may end up with Kike back in the IF, again. Think of what this team would look like with a healthy Story, Duvall and Mondesi. I'm not sure we'd DFA Arroyo for the oft-injured Mondesi. We'd probably send Chang to AAA, but we'd have a pretty solid everyday 13, but we'd have to send Refsnyder, Duran or someone to AAA: 1. Verdugo RF 2. Devers 3B 3. Turner DH/1B 4. Duvall CF 5. Yoshida LF/DH 6. Story SS 7. Kike 2B/CF 8. Casas 1B, Duran LF/CF, Refsnyder LF/CF, Arroyo 2B, Mondesi SS/2B, Chang SS (only 4 of these 6 guys can stay) 9. McGuire/Wong C
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I agree on Chang being above Arroyo, and I think Changs move on the to be DFA's list was more about Kike sucking at SS than Arroyo sucking at the plate. I doubt Chang can maintain that .840 OPS over his last 26 PAs, but that .000 OPS over his first 12 PAs was the main reason he was suggested as a possible DFA guy.
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How did Wong get that extra 1.3 mph from Sale?
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Chang has really moved down the Next DFA List. I'd give Arroyo a little more time. If he was a great defender, maybe...
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I'm all torn up on who should catch Bello. 2022 CERA 2.87 w McGuire (67 PAs) 3.20 w Wong (118) 8.82 w Vaz (83) But... 2023 5.78 w Wong 921) 16.88 w McGuire (18)
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I looked at the wrong stats on Rosier. You might not have heard about him much, because he wasn't in our system, until the Hosmer-Groome trade. He and Ferguson were part of our haul.
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I haven't gotten caught up. We went to see Taylor Swift, last night, and got back late.
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4/23 vs Brewers: Bello vs Burnes
moonslav59 replied to moonslav59's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
It has its flaws, and it should weigh OBP more than SLG, but it works fine for me. SLG is way better than BA, alone, and since BBs are valuable- just see how many games we lose due to a leadoff BB, adding OBP makes sense. -
Haven't had a day off in a long time. Let's put together a streak, but as always... One game at a time!
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Some cherry-picked sample sizes: 1.019 Turner (last 54 PAs) .997 Verdugo (last 45 PAs) .994 Duran (28 PAs- season) .924 Kike (last 50) .899 Devers (all year 97 PAs) .874 Refsnyder (last 19) .869 McGuire (last 28) .840 Chang (last 26) .804 Yoshida (last 48) .724 Wong (last 25) .600 Casas (last 26, but .497 in first 27 PAs) .519 Arroyo (last 41, but .297 in previous 15 PAs)
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Before yesterday's game, the Sox opponents had a 78-40 record against all other opponents (not the Sox.) It looked like the start of the season was going to be vs easier teams, but we ran into some hot teams and have a winning record. We only have a losing record vs 2 teams.
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Dude, you really need to think about something else!
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You mean Ferguson, I assume. Yes, he's 23 and ended 2022 at A+. If he gets moved up to AA, this year, and does well, maybe we can start thinking there is some hope. Guys who can't hit but walk a lot, usually don't translate all that well. Rosier is not off to a great start in AA, but it is early. David Hamilton is really starting to show more promise than hope.
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They may piggyback Kluber with Paxton (not Bello/Paxton) and yanks Kluber earlier, if needed.
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Cora did pitch Orr in a blowout. What’s the problem? LOL
