moonslav59

It's hard to figure what to expect, let alone what someone else expects. Are there many examples of players who missed so much time, and then suddenly started playing 150+ games a few years in a row? Probably. Is it common? I'd like to know. With a guy like Arroyo, it's hard to know if so many seasons with few games players was about injuries or just not being good enough. He played 119 games in AA back in 2016, then minors + majors= 59 '17 68 '18 49 '19 15 '20 (short season) 68 '21 91 '22 You ask a good question, but I'll ask, why should we expect 100+ games from him, let alone 150+? He does have a 102 OPS+ since 2020, which for a middle IF'er is very nice, but it's just 535 PAs, combined

He'd be last on that list, too.

Iggy, who is still available, is not the SS he used to be, but he seems like a good fit for our needs, since Kike at SS seems to be the call, and Andrus will want too many years. Josh Harrison might be the guy we end up with at 2B, leaving Arroyo as depth at middle IF.

I thought you were responding to the part of the post about Soto, but it's clearly about Bogey. My bad.

It looks like 2B, SS and CF look to be the only positions still a bit in flux, although it appears Duvall is the CF'er and Kike will be handed the SS job. 2B is Arroyo's to keep, if he can stay healthy. Kike is probably the best defender at all three positions. My depth chart CF Kike Duvall Tapia Refsnyder Duran 2B Kike Arroyo EValdez Hamilton Goodrum NR EDiaz NR SS Kike Arroyo Hamilton EDiaz NR CKoss NR Mayer NR

I think Arroyo is the big worry, and a guy that can play SS, if Kike gets hurt or needs a rest. Since Arroyo can play SS for a game here and there, I think we will add a 2Bman and let Kike have the SS position for 2022. My position has always been to have Kike in CF, even when we signed him to play 2B, but he will likely be a plus defender at SS, so I'm not upset about a likely upgrade at SS D from 2022 to 2023. If Duvall can do well in CF, this could work out well. I just can't see Arroyo giving us 400 PAs, and EValdez, Hamilton and Dalbec are not what I consider quality depth at 2B. If Arroyo goes down, and it's more a when than if question, who is the back up SS?

He'll be 29 in 6 years, so there's a good chance he will.

3 weeks left before ST'ing starts. A poll by MLBTR has Andrus signing with the Sox (31%). The Braves are second at 9%.

Probably a long time. With the Pirates, I doubt 2023 is a factor in him keeping his job.

I believe Ben would have made some prospect trades had he stayed as the GM. I doubt he'd have reached the level of trades DD made, but I'm pretty sure he'd have deal a few top prospects. We'll never know, of course.

To me, OBP matters more, so Bogey actually got better where it matters most. He only had one blip, where is OBP went down and that was after his .384 spike in 2019: .343 '17 .360 '18 .384 '19 .364 '20 .370 '21 .377 '22 His SLG followed a bell curve starting in 2017: .403> .522> .555 (2019)> .502> .493> .456

The consistency is amazing! I wonder how many players with a ton of PAs over those 5 seasons fall in a range of 7. (128-135)

Indeed. Duly noted.

We have a new sheriff in town!

After a spending frenzy from 2016-2017?

Career: 114 OPS+ Home 87 OPS+ Away 89 OPS+ in SD but just 27 PAs The Away splits were pretty awesome since 2018: 2022: 146 H/ 126 A 2021: 150 H/ 124 A 2020: 110 H/ 159 A 2019: 160 H/ 133 A 2018: 159 H/ 123 A

Thinking you know what I comprehend and don't comprehend is also a serious flaw in your rants, and it is further evidence you pretend you know more than you know.

Left-hander Ryan Sherriff announced over the weekend that he’s signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox.

They also changed the no pitchers over 30 rule, right after Ben departed.

You perception that others are pretending to "know it all" is a major flaw in your rants.

Yes, but I'm just wondering why they mattered, last year, but not this year.

...and Whitlock & Houck could fall short of expectations, too. Mata, walter, Murphy, Wink and Crawford could all fall flat on their faces, if they are need to fill in. Yes, the floor is very low. Yes, there is also a decent ceiling. We have to replace 69 starts from Wacha, Hill and Naate, but also 34 from Crawford, Wink, Seabold & Davis.

I put "???" next to Yoshida's OPS+. Why are you saying I have "no clue what Yoshida will do?" I've admitted that. My point was, it might not be so hard to equal Bogey and JD's run production from 2022. Aren't you the guy who ranted about needing to replace renfroe's 98 RBI for months and months? Maybe Yoshida and Turner do not replace Bogey & JDs 152 RBVIs from 2022, but my point is only that the bar is not all that high. I have no idea how either will do in 2023, but I can guess.

I still don't get why my daily posts of the WC standings sticks out to you as some sort of contradiction on my behalf or whatever issue it has to do with me "bailing." Although I may have been the first poster to give up on the team, others said way worse things about the team almost from day one. Last year's team seemed snake-bitten from day one: too many key injuries, many all at once, which forced our rotation to dip down to the #8 and 9th SP'ers on the depth chart, including forcing Houck and then Whitlock out of the pen. Too many vets declined in production. The FA additions actually ended up being a net plus (Wacha, Hill, Strahm and Ref vs Diekman.) The JBJ trade was the straw that broke the camel's back. I find it strange that posters like you, who bashed the team all year long seem so upset over my giving up on the team a few days or weeks before you. As for whine and cheese, you keep repeating this same thing over and over, too. To me, posting WC standings while giving up on our chances earliest is not a contradiction. To me, posters who said the team sucked all year but wanted us to try and upgrade at the deadline (or not have even a mini fire sale) are the ones with mixed and contradictory opinions. You were pissed we traded Vaz and ignored the fact that McGuire did better over the final 2 months of the year, and that still got us no closer to a playoff slot. We wasted a chance to improve the team for 2023 and beyond. All for what? False hopes? How much hope do you have, now, for 2023? My guess is you've already "bailed."

I found it interesting that most people felt the Sox were giving up too much by offering Duran for IKF & Peralta. I could see us giving up Lugo or Bonaci for IKF.