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  1. moonslav59
    How can anyone compete with Winckowski?
  2. moonslav59
    Careful. You'll be linked with the posse.
  3. moonslav59
    Yes, and I made that point earlier. It's not usually about stats vs the eye test, it's about specific stats or metrics being used that a particular poster does not like, trust or understand, fully. Some of the "trickier" stats involve defense and the full array of a catcher's duties and influences. Fldg% and eye tests are so severely flawed that criticizing the flaws of DRS and UZR, of which there are many faults, really rings hollow, to me.
  4. moonslav59
    The other thing about the "eye test" is that hardly anyone watches other games, besides the Sox, and nobody watched every play of every MLB game, so it's hard to know comparative value of anyone without stats or metrics to help with personal observations. Stats can be deceiving. Stats can be cherry-picked to suit your purposes. Stats can miss the big picture or another aspect of player value or non value. Stats don't lie, though. It always gets me when an eye test guy says something like, "so-and-so has been in an awful slump, lately," and you show some stats that show the guy has a .900 OPS over the last week, and .850 over the last 2 weeks, and an .800 over the last month, and they still stick to their beliefs. Sure, some of those hits, in that time period, might have been lame, of the players has made outs every key situation during that time, but facts are facts.
  5. moonslav59
    At Devers age, a 10 year deal is not the same as one for say, Bogey. Sweeten the pie with a nice signing bonus and or lower the AVV by adding another year.
  6. moonslav59
    Maybe because we have 3-4 other starters that had higher media coverage, he got left out.
  7. moonslav59
    I think the Sox need the break, more. I'm hoping we get some players back after the break.
  8. moonslav59
    I don't want to sound like I'm confident in Brasier. I'm not, right now. I just think others are worse and mayb e project to be worse going forward.
  9. moonslav59
    In 2.1 IP. Brasier has quite a few nice 2.1 IP stretches.
  10. moonslav59
    Shocking.
  11. moonslav59
    I can't remember any good being said, but maybe there was a moment or two, here and there...
  12. moonslav59
    All this being said, I would not blink an eye, if we traded, demoted or DFA'd Brasier, tomorrow, but he's not #1, 2 or even 3 on my DFA list.
  13. moonslav59
    Certainly Ort and Valdez are just as speculative, too. I'm no fan of counting recency ab ove all else, but before tonight, these are the last 4 weeks OPS Against... .296 Schreiber .569 Brasier .569 Sawamura .630 Houck .647 Davis .680 Strahm .750 Danish .768 Diekman .785 Valdez Now, I'm not saying Btrasier is better than those behind him, on this list, but going with the hot hand is not really something you can blame a manager for doing. Last 2 weeks? Okay, Brasier is worse than maybe all but Diekman, but still...Diekman's 1.239 OPSA in the last 7 games clearly puts him behind Brasier as "the worst."
  14. moonslav59
    Don't hold your breath.
  15. moonslav59
    Diekman should have been DFA'd weeks ago. He's way worse. Everybody I listed is or has been in the BP, this year, except Seabold, who may be, soon. Go ahead and throw out Seabold & Crawford. The rest are straight pen guys. Diekman, Barnes, Ort and Valdez are worse. Sawamura, Danish, Davis and the recent Strahm are close.
  16. moonslav59
    On the 26, now? The question is worse not worst, because there are at least 3: Diekman easily Ort obviously Valdez clearly Sawamura- maybe Davis- maybe Strahm- recently On the IL: Barnes Seabold Maybe Danish Starting, now: Crawford Is that enough? Some of these names are debatable, but no way is Brasier the worst. Eye Test Red's Eye Test Stats Metrics Bloom's opinion Cora's opinion
  17. moonslav59
    Brasier is not our worst pitcher. Not even close. Yes, it's not rocket science.
  18. moonslav59
    This loss hurts.
  19. moonslav59
    Murphy went 7 2 H 0 ER 3 K (3.00 ERA, now) DHern with a scoreless 8th (1H, 1BB, 1K) Jimenez got himself over .700 with a 3-4 night, including a 3B.
  20. moonslav59
    The out may hurt more than the tying run being wiped off 3B.
  21. moonslav59
    The absurdity is beyond words.
  22. moonslav59
    No win for Sale.
  23. moonslav59
    Strahm's luster has worn off.
  24. moonslav59
    I used Red's Eye Test. I just got it in the mail.
  25. moonslav59
    78 pitches by Sale. Never expected that. He didn't look all that good, but held the Rays to 0 runs. Can't complain.
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