moonslav59
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OK, you kept listing the 5th year, 105 ERA+ gives perspective. Nate's is under 94. Did he suck?
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My point was, you are counting a season before the contract for Porcello.
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I agree. He has too much grit and determination to be held back.
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Story was an OBP and HR guy, plus a GG caliber fielder.
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Under the 4 year deal: 1 Great 1 Good 1 OKay 1 Bad
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So, Sale's deal was a great one due to what he did before the contract?
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4 Year Deals: ERA+ / IP 105/792 Porcello 108/398 Nate 94/701 Lackey
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$82M for 1 game, wow! Porcello won the Cy Young and led us to a first place finish, that year. He also pitched very well in that epic game 3 of the '18 WS, going 4.2 allowing just 1 run (3H + 1BB)- the game we lost in extra innings. Also, in the ALDS, after pitching very well in relief in game 1's win, he won game 4 going 5 IP allowing 1 run (4H + 0BB). It's not like he wilted in the clutch.
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He also singled out Porcello on a list that included Lackey & Nate who had similar or worse numbers than Porcello.
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I agree, he failed to meet expectations, overall. He did not earn $20M/yr. But, I would not say HE was bad.
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It amazes me that no manager has taught all the "shift batters" to bunt and demand they do it.
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Do they have a WAR per PA stat?
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That is much better than JBJ, Dalbec, Cordro and even JD... But, not worth the money, so far. I'd still rather have Story.
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I can understand saying $20M for average is bad, so if the wording was "The contract was below average or bad," I'd be okay with that position, but Porcello was not bad from 2017-2020. He was average or placed in the 31st to 60yh range in a lot of major categories, which makes him similar to most team's #2 SP'er. In other categories, he was a number 3. He would have been almost every team's best 3rd or 4th starter, so calling him a #5 is not fair. Then, being 10th in IP'd is a very helpful thing. He saved the pen, which were sketchy, then, too. He kept us from needing to start our 7th, 8th or 9th starters. A look at our #6,7,8+ SP'ers: 2017: 4.88 Fister 4.33 Johnson 8.25 Wright 2.92 Velazquez 12.96 K Kendrick 2018: 4.17 Johnson 6.08 Pom Pom 3.18 Velazquez 2.68 Wright 2019: 5.43 Velazquez 6.02 Johnson 6.20 Cashner 7.36 Chacin 5.09 Weber 5.81 Josh Smith 2020: 8.16 Godley 4.80 Mazza 4.40 Weber 5.61 Brewer 15.55 Hart 7.71 Kickham
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It's an all or nothing league, now.
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I think he is now 3rd or 4th in HRs since 2018 or 2019. Had we been able to trade JD, even by including $5-7M or a prospects, signing Schwarber would have been a no-brainer. For those complaining about our 2022 1B defense, I do recall a lot of that about Schwarber's 1B D. If he wasn't going to play 1B, LF was already jammed full with Dugo and Duran to start the year. I guess we could have gone with Schwarber in LF, Kike in CF and Dugo in RF, and when Kike got hurt, JBJ in CF, but we didn't get JBJ to be the 4th OF'er- like it or not.
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8/31 SOX @ Twins 7:40PM ET
moonslav59 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Nice post, Max. Lots of truth, there. -
8/31 SOX @ Twins 7:40PM ET
moonslav59 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
The idea is that JD might get up to bat again, later in the game, and you want to keep your bench ready and stocked for more important situations that may arise, later. It's a trade off. This situation was certainly a "close call," but I do think most managers would not have PR, there. However, as badly as JD is hitting, that should factor in, too. I don't think Cora's call rises to the level of harsh criticism- not that anyone is saying it was unforgivable. -
His SIERA places him 70th out of 150. That's not bad or horrible: it's Okay.
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No adjustment for pitching in Fenway or vs some of the best offenses in the league?
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Wong jumped 14 slots, Paulino 13 and Lugo 11, plus Perales was NR'd.
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Soxprospects.com updated their ranking, but it's not their final EOY rankings: https://www.soxprospects.com/index.html 1. Mayer 2. Casas 3. Bello 4. Yorke 5. Bleis (was 8) 6. Rafaela (19) 7. Mata 8. Walter 9. Romero (10) 10. Paulino (23) 11. Anthony (16) 12. Murphy (15) 13. Wong (27) 14. E Valdez (Vaz trade) 15. Wikelman (11) 16. Jordan (10) 17. Ward (20) 18. Lugo (29) 19. Perales (30) 20 Hickey (30) 21. Coffey 22. Kavadas (46) 23. Seabold (14) 24. Bonaci 25. Downs (13) 26. W Abreu (Vaz trade) 27. German (35) 28. Rodriguez-Cruz (NR) 29 Drohan (52) 30 Brannon (NR) 31. Kellly (37) 32. Binelas (21) 33. McDonough (17) 34. Paez (60) 35. RHern (28) 36. Koss (22) 37. Uberstine (57) 38. Dobbins (NR) 39. Ed. Bazardo (34) 40 Fernandez (NR) 41. Jimenez (18) 49. Hamilton (26) 55. Fitzy (24) Red= on the rise Blue= on the fall
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Yes. he did. Not uncommon.
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I'd tell Houck and Whitlock their 2023 roles, right now. Closer: Houck Relief ace: Whitlock
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Yes, "good," and I'm getting grief for calling him Okay.
