moonslav59

Scoring 2 less runs a game while allowing about a half run less.

Players with 1.3 years are not traded as often but could be. We could end up being buyers, or both.

Ellsbury, too, and then Kopech for losing Jake!

Hopefully until August 1st, at the latest. It is looking more and more like 2022, but I still have hope. (I know I am in a tiny minority.)

The Rays once had something like 11 picks in the top 80 by manipulating the comp pick system. The Sox were pretty good at that, too.

Drafting "unsignable players," late in the early rounds was also a huge advantage to big spending teams. The situation is much different, now. It is much harder to build a strong farm, especially if you are winning and/or spending over the line. That's not to say it is impossible, but only a handful of teams have done it on a consistent basis, since the rule changes.

Spoiled.

1 year means expectations should have been we win in 2020. This is so comical: it is beyond words.

You have a good point, and all Bloom has left from DD is Sale, in terms of budget drains, but neglecting to acknowledge the massive change in directives from the top is hanging onto a lop-sided notion or reality.

It's not easy building up a farm, these days, either. Going over the tax line hurt, too. As much as our farm looks much better, it is just on paper, and we have a long way to go to get near where TBR, BAL and other winning teams had and/or still have. Had we switched 2021 with 2023, I doubt anyone would be complaining, but the record shows we are not getting better. That hurts.

I think the idea was to contend for a playoffs slot, not a ring, and give the impression we were on the rise. It's funny to think that if Nate, Wacha, Hill, Strahm and JD were sucking, right now, the narrative would be much different.

He thought Chang would do, and he might have been better than Iggy, but once Chang got hurt, why give up? I agree. Mondesi is pipe dream. Story is still a month away, at best.

Very true, and to me, what were the expectations and contexts involved? I expected an improving team, and most us records as the final indication. Nothing wrong with that. I see a farm and budget vastly improved for the future. I see a deeper team with less black holes than we've had since 2018. I see a team just a couple big acquisitions away from being a top 6 contender. After the mandated Betts/Price deal and massive budget cuts, I saw a long road ahead of us. Others did not or would not accept the situation handed to Bloom. Certainly, beginning with the Story signing, we've had the budget and a bit more help from the farm than we had since 2018, so I am not happy about the record, now, either. There is still over 90 games to go, so let's see what happens.

A Tale of Two Teams Team batting: .808 OPS on May 4th (195 Runs/33 gms) .700 OPS May5-June12 (131 Runs/34 gms) .792 on May 12th (222 Runs/39 gms) .708 May 13-June 12th (110 Runs/29 gms) Team Pitching 4.87 on May 4th 4.23 from May 5th-June 12th 4.12 since April 30th 3.60 since May 17th (24 games) 1.70 last 4 games (2-2 record)

In a big way, for several weeks, now. I guess one could imagine both will do what is needed at the same time, and we can make a strong run at the playoffs, but as the Smiths would sing... How Soon Is Now?

What year was that?

ERod, Nate and Wacha all in top 21.

Notable ERA Ranked Pitchers (Qualified) 2.13 ERod 2.18 McClanahan 2.25 S Gray 2.32 J Gray 2.36 F Valdez 2.42 Stroman 2.49 Nate 10. L Castillo 2.70 11. G Cole 2.84 18. Gausman 3.12 21. Wacha 3.15 24. Z Eflin 3.28 26. Bassitt 3.29 27. Ohtani 3.32 29. M Keller 3.41 30. D German 3.49 45. Kopech 4.03 51. Luzardo 4.17 52. R Hill 4.23 53. P Lopez 4.25 63. Alcantara 4.75 The Sox have no qualifiers. Some non-qualifiers ERA/ IP z(30+ IP) 3.34 Senga 65 5.23 Houck 64 4.14 Heany 63 4.58 Sale 59 6.36 Manoah 58 (demoted) 7.16 Syndergaard 55 4.39 Urias 55 4.70 Seabold 54 5.40 Pivetta 53 3.71 Scherzer 53 3.78 Bello 52 (101 in IP) 3.31 Logan Allen 52 7.13 Kluber 48 (113th in IP) 4.00 M Strahm 45 7.02 Taillon 42 4.10 S Lugo 42 3.67 W Miley 42 4.85 Verlander 39 2.33 Winkowski (140th in IP) 3.68 Crawford (146th) 6.12 J Beeks 32 3.09 Paxton 32 (175th) 4.78 Whitlock 32 (175th) 2.67 deGrom 30 About 225 Pitchers have 30+ IP. here is where some notables place in ERA... Top 20% 10. ERod 2.13 12. Wink 2.19 22. Nate 2.49 Top 40% 44. Eflin 2.97 50. Paxton 3.09 54. Wacha 3.18 77. Crawford 3.68 83. Bello 3.78 None in the middle 20% Bottom 40% 131. Sale 4.58 143. Whitlock 4.78 162. Houck 5.23 166. Pivetta 5.47 (Nope- not in bottom 20%) Bottom 20% 187. Kluber 7.13

The worst hitters in MLB (162 players Qualified): .496 Segura .564 J Abreu .585 J Baez .590 Maton .605 Volpe .613 Call .616 A Rosario .617 Straw .645 W Contreras .648 E Suarez .649 S Marte .649 CJ Abrams Some of these names were mentioned as targets by posters. Abreu was reportedly Blooms #1 target. Others 149. Kike .652 147. D Smith .654 143. Machado .675, T Grisham, W Adames 141. C Santana, LeMahieu .679 140, Trea Turner .680 139. Casas .683 136. Beni .686 133. Varsho .683 128. A Frazier .695 116. Correa .710 115. Lindor .711 106. Renfroe .725 97. Bogey .740 94. Swanson .741 89. Schwarber .751 Notables in the top 81 of 162 1.078 Judge .999 Freeman .986 Carroll .977 Y Alvarez .959 Acuna .955 Ohtani .942 Y Diaz .926 JD M .920 S Murphy .916 Araez .901 Betts .900 Soler .897 Arozarena Others... 27. Yoshida .846 34. Trout .831 40. Reynolds .825 48. S Suzuki .817 55. Guerrero .799 & Verdugo 62. Nimmo .789 67. Devers .782 71. Conforto .777 73. Turner .776 77. Drury .771 Worst OPS w 50+ ABs (non qualifier) 90+ in Red .278 T Nido 56 .321 A Barnes 78 .333 C Gallagher 73 .366 Lenyn Sosa 68 .398 JBJ 105 .403 D Hensley 77 .419 Ty Taylor 75 .432 Barnhart 69 .436 A Nola 111 .443 J Walsh 52 .455 Hedges 109 .462 Mastrobuoni 56 .464 Stallings 93 .476 N Allen 102 .496 Casali 64 .498 Zavala 94 .501 O Gonzalez 73 .504 N Gordon 91 .514 D Villar 96 .519 F Reyes 59 .520 B Thompson 53 & J Schoop 98 .531 M Mervis 85 .541 O Colas 76 .545 E Montero 74 .547 B Wiseely 82 .549 L Voit 68 & Pollock 101 .550 K Smith 92 Others: .568 F Cordero 54

It sucks seeing other teams field well.

Sox on the farm... Woo 1.022 Dalbec (14 HRs, 22 XBHs & .417 OBP) .935 Fitzy (26 XBHs) .861 Valdez (.508 SLG) .858 Abreu (.379 OBP) .853 Hamilton (11 Hrs & 26 SBs) POR .910 Meidroth (16BB/ 16K) .901 Yorke (20 XBHs) .838 Hickey (.500 SLG) .818 Kavadas (9 HRs and .396 OBP) .817 Scott (.369 OBP) .801 Rosier (.363 OBP & 24 SBs) others .745 Rafaela (27 SBs) .561 Mayer (39 PAs) .834 Jordan GRE .991 Hickey (11 XBHs in 20 hits) .954 Meidroth (21 BB/ 20 Ks & .495 OBP) .890 Mayer (.524 SLG) .834 Jordan (23 XBHs others .704 Ferguson (.359 OBP & 23 SBs) Pitching- A+, AA, AAA Only (30+ IP) OPS Against .506 Rogers A/A+ (1HR in 35 IP) .525 Dobbins A+ (36K: 4BB in 35 IP) .571 Nail AA/AAA (1.45 ERA) .621 Drohan AA/AAA (.191 BA Against) .639 I Coffey A+ (75K: 10 BB in 55 IP) .654 Bastardo A+ (71K in 54 IP) .673 Wikelman A+ (70Ks in 42 IP) A Ball .513 J Ramirez (0 HR in 44 IP) .590 de la Rosa (1 HR in 30 IP) .663 E R-C (2.29 ERA)

LOL! Too funny.

Don't forget Bloom's Nate signing.

At least he got a key HR beforehand.

BA surely matters, as do HRs, XBHs and BBs. If only there was a stat that counted all of these!