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  1. moonslav59
    Yup. Meant to write Wink not Whitlock
  2. moonslav59
    Updated Team OBP Leaders .514 Duvall (out for a while) .417 McGuire (plays less than Wong) .389 Turner (notorious second half hitter) .386 Verdugo (loving his changed approach) .385 Tapia (small sample size) .366 Refsnyder (maybe 2022 was not such a fluke) .364 Dalbec (tiny sample size) .354 Yoshida (finding ways to get on base) .308 Devers (The .656 SLG makes up for this) .274 Kike (on the rise) .250 Wong (needs to start showing some O) .204 Arroyo (rough start) .200 Casas (not living up to the hopes) .160 Chang (placeholder)
  3. moonslav59
    While Martin has not looked super impressive, I think the group of Matin, Schreiber and Winckowski is falling into a groove that could easily do better than last year's 2-4 pen guys. If Houck or some other SP'er moves to the pen, we could see a vastly improved and deeper pen than we have seen in over 3-4 years.
  4. moonslav59
    I think we all kinda felt this season was full of so many questions, hopes and doubts. I think what we have seen has been about what maybe should have been expected. I'm hopeful some questions will be answered, some doubts put to rest, and some hopes achieved. To me, it's going to be about the rotation, but I'm beginning to think we may find a successful group of 5 without needing Sale to be a stud. Is that so UNrealistic?
  5. moonslav59
    When I first started these threads back at the old site, it was in hopes that posters would keep their suggest trades like Braiser, Ort and Refsnyder for Trout on other threads. It didn't work then, either.
  6. moonslav59
    Agreed, He was not one of our worst 2-3 pitchers, even before today. I hope he keeps it up and proves us all wrong.
  7. moonslav59
    The suspense is unbearable. We are just days away from having all our SP'ers healthy, at the same time. To me, Whitlock could easily be the best SP'er we have on the team, so I'm not sending him to the pen. Bello may morph into the second best by year's end, but he's not going to go 190 IP. Houck might be a top 3 SP'er, and maybe I'm reading too much into his small sample size of horrible numbers the third time through a line-up. Besides, not many SP'ers go past 18 batters, anyway. That being said, with so many SP'ers healthy, unless some are or still are really stinking things up in a couple/three weeks, I like Houck taking over Whitlock's 2021-2022 role in the pen. Whitlock Bello Kluber Sale Pivetta Paxton (I'd piggy back Paxton with Bello, until we know more about these 6.) Pen: 8-9th inning Jansen Martin, Schreiber 6-7th inning Brasier, Bleier (JRod when healthy) 2-3 inning guys (may pitch through 8th and 9th) Houck, Whitlock Crawford
  8. moonslav59
    Maybe around 10th. If we spend at the deadline, maybe we end up in the top 25%. We fell so far behind in new spending, which to me, is real line to watch, and now, we are turning it around. Let's see, if the spening continues, next winter.
  9. moonslav59
    Had some things to do, and just finished watching the end. Really nice win and outing by Whitlock. I hope this is the start of a full season of great success for GW. He showed some real nasty stuff, today. Good to see Turner quiet his critics for a few minutes, anyway. Even Brasier is shutting me up.
  10. moonslav59
    Arroyo was a FT player, last year for a larger sample size than this season: July 30-Sept 3 28 Games started .860 OPS
  11. moonslav59
    He hit that pretty hard but to the exact wrong place.
  12. moonslav59
    $650M in 12 months likely places us top tier (top 10 of 30 teams.)
  13. moonslav59
    Except it keeps SP'ers in the same routine and readiness mode. Is that enough to outweigh the benefits of just having several long men in the pen? Normally, I'd say, no, but for a couple weeks (a 3 start stretch, each), maybe it makes some sense.
  14. moonslav59
    Kike seems to be finding his groove.
  15. moonslav59
    Certainly, not locking into a rigid piggy-backing routine has some advantages, too.
  16. moonslav59
    This scares me: Line Drive % 12.7 2022 25.0 2023
  17. moonslav59
    We've spent over $650M, since the March 2022 Story signing. Can we put to rest all the "small market" talk that had merit from end of the 2018 season to near the start of the 2022 season? (3+ seasons)
  18. moonslav59
    So far, yes.
  19. moonslav59
    Since we have so many pitchers that will not or should not go over 75 or 80 pitches in starts, it makes sense to piggyback, for a while. Bello Paxton Whitlock Houck has struggles after 18 batters If we have 2 piggyback going, at the same time, it can help the pen, if they go 8-9 IP, combined, or use up too many of the 13 slots on SP'ers, if they can't go 7-8, combined. Ideally, I'd love to see Houck be the one that goes to the pen, but we need the other SP'ers to start doing the same or better than he has done, so far.
  20. moonslav59
    Schreiber has slipped from last year, as MVP forewarned, so it's nice to see Wink take up the slack. Having 4 solid RP'ers is very important. Right now, we have 3. If we can get Houck to the pen, it would be huge, but right now, our rotation needs all the help it can get.
  21. moonslav59
    Yesterday, on the farm: Woo Walter: 5 IP 4H, 2ER, 3BB, 5K Valdez: 3-4 w HR, BB, 3 rbi Duran: 2-5 w HR Hamilton: 1-3 w 2BB + SB Por Liu: 5IP, 5H, 0ER, 3BB, 8K Rafaela 3-5 Lugo 2-5 w 2B Kavadas 1-2 w 3BB Gre Mayer 3-5 w HR & 4 rbi Meidroth 0-1 w 4 BB Hickey 1-3 2BB Sal Perales did not do well in his first start Coffey & Anthony 1-2 w BB, Bleis 1-3 2nd game: Bleis 0-4 w 3Ks Rosario 2-3 w 2B & BB
  22. moonslav59
    He led the league in saves, as long ago as last year.
  23. moonslav59
    The funny thing about Ort was that his problem was always the BBs. He has 10Ks and 1 BB in 8 IP. Ort, Brasier and Kelly have pitched 23.2 innings with 24 hits (not bad and 11 from Ort) and 11 BBs, thanks mostly to 6 from Kelly. WHIP 2.06 Bleier 1.64 Kelly 1.50 Ort 1.42 Crawford (some as SP) 1.32 Brasier 1.50 Schreiber 1.29 Martin 1.20 Jansen 0.92 Wink
  24. moonslav59
    Can anyone name one RP'er who has been more consistently good over the last 11 straight seasons? 1.1 to 3.4 fWAR every year from 2011 to 2022, except: 0.3 in 2018 0.6 in 2020 (pro-rate to 1.6) Saves per season/BS: 25/7 28/4 44/5 36/2 47/6 41/1 (led league) 38/4 33/8 11/2 (Pro-rate to 29/5) 38/5 41/7 (led league) Career 394 saves/52 BS (88%) 2.62 ERA 0.940 WHIP 13.0 K/9 65.1 IP in Playoffs (20 saves) 2.20 ERA 0.796 WHIP 12.9 K/9
  25. moonslav59
    What is with all the catcher interferences, this year- both by and to us?
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