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  1. moonslav59
    1.130 OPS Against in the last 4 weeks (38 PAs Against)- worst on the team (25+ PA samples).
  2. moonslav59
    Yes, that's why I said that. Bogey for Judge and then acquiring Iggy would be great. (Not happening, but it highlights your point.)
  3. moonslav59
    Bogey is gone after this season. Trading him might makes us better in years 2-10. (I'm not for trading Bogey.)
  4. moonslav59
    Runs+RBI-HR Leaders 84 Devers 83 Story 72 Bogey 70 Verdugo 69 JD 49 Vaz 47 Kike 41 Cordero (in 70-150 PAs less than others on this list) 37 JBJ wRC+ 170 Devers 147 JD 144 Bogey 115 Vaz 111 Cordero 96 Story 95 Verdugo Others: 192 J Davis 176 Refsnyder 162 Duran 123 Sanchez
  5. moonslav59
    Agreed, but what do we get for Bogey?
  6. moonslav59
    I'm all for getting him. I'm saying I don 't expect him to repeat his 0.900 WHIP over the next 30 IP. Saying that does not mean I think he will suck or is not worth trading for. It's his great numbers now that is sparkling and getting everyone's attention. His career numbers are fine, but not great, and not "nails." 19 IP from 2019-2021 is far from nails. WHIP 1.157 NYY decent 1.107 CWS good 1.250 TBR meh 2.100 PHI yuck 0.900 Cubs in 30 IP .608 OPS Against Career is very good. .484 OPSA in 2022 is probably not sustainable, but again, I think the hot hand theory has merit, and I'm all for getting him. I'll take .608 and 1.145 over the second half of 2022. Our pen, this year, as a whole is .665 and 1.233. Robertson looks like a clear improvement.
  7. moonslav59
    Exactly, and the hot hand theory applies to the cold hand theory, too. This is just not Robles year, although it's entirely possible we DFA him, and he does well at his next stop.
  8. moonslav59
    Yesterday's game is an example where maybe using Houck early cold have produced a win, but we only know that through hindsight. Robles was facing the bottom of the order. Nobody thought: let's bring in Houck, now. I try not to change my opinions based on one game, or even 5-10 games, but I've wanted Robles gone for weeks. Cora must feel there is a chance he can regain whatever he had earlier in the season and for parts of last season. I never thought he was all that good to begin with- same with Diekman, but what do I know?
  9. moonslav59
    I said I'd trade Northcut for Robertson and DFA Robles. It's worth it by a long shot. I'm just saying, I don't expect Robertson's next 30 IP to be nearly as good as his first 30 IP, but I'm all for going with the hot hand theory.
  10. moonslav59
    It's not the worst idea.
  11. moonslav59
    I agree on it being a big improvement. I'm just not convinced this 30 IP by Robertson in 2022 is the real Robertson, at age 37. What's the odds he comes close to those numbers going forward? (Surely, better than Barnes & Robles making a turn-around.) I would not release Barnes, at this time, and not just about the money being a deterrent. I still have hope he can find himself. Once he comes of the IL, and not having any options left, makes keeping a 26 man roster slot for him highly problematic, but there are plenty of mop-up innings to go around, and at this moment, I'm not for cutting ties with him. I'd DFA Robles, yesterday. I'd put Diekman ahead of Barnes- maybe even Sawamura. (Danish can be demoted.) I'm on the fence with Davis. We might even be able to trade Sawamura for peanuts and some salary relief. We might be able to trade Diekman, if we pay half or 3/4 of his remaining contract- again for just peanuts & $ relief.
  12. moonslav59
    My top 25 list might look like this: 1. Mayer 2. Bello 3. Casas 4. Rafaela 5. Bleis 6. Walter 7. Mata 8. Yorke 9. Winckowski 10. Murphey 11. Hickey 12. Seabold 13. Kavadas 14. German 15. Gonzalez 16. Paulino 17. Lugo 18. Binelas 19. Wong 20. Jordan 21. Drohan 22. Ward 23. Jimenez 24. Groome 25. Downs
  13. moonslav59
    I'm a believer in the theory of going with the hot hand in the pen, and I'd be fine with a Nothcut for Robertson trade, but I'm not convinced he would be the white horse coming to the rescue. I'd DFA Robles in a heartbeat to make room for him. Would the Cubs jump at a trade offer, now, when more might be offered closer to the deadline?
  14. moonslav59
    I think the idea of the Sox trying to be sellers and buyers at the deadline is very intriguing, in theory, but I just can't see it happening in reality.
  15. moonslav59
    I missed the comment by Cora, but it makes sense. I won't get into Paxton's return, because it's too far away and maybe not even happening, this year, but assuming Hill is healthy, or a prospect fills his slot, our rotation would look like this: 1. Pivetta 2. Eovaldi 3. Sale 4. Wacha 5. Hill, Wink/Seabold/Bello Adding Whitlock to the pen, and maybe even Wink, Bello or German, it might look like this: Closer: Houck Set-up/long man: Whitlock RP3 Schreiber RP4 Strahm RP5 Brasier RP6 Davis RP7 Sawamura RP8 Taylor/Barnes/Diekman AAA Danish (Wink/Seabold/Bello/German) DFA Robles (maybe Diekman, later)
  16. moonslav59
    ...and Cora & Kike, too?
  17. moonslav59
    He's probably been on the phone, a lot. Maybe most teams are waiting until closer to the deadline. Maybe they are asking for too much. Maybe Bloom's higher priority is the longer term, and with so many roster spots opening up, this winter, he's looking to keep as many of our best prospects as possible. Likely, it's a little of all of this. I'm not against trading prospects, even good ones, and neither is Bloom. The "now" part of your point is valid. We can't afford to lose games vs top opponents, but with Whitlock, Sale, Eovaldi & Taylor due back, soon, I'm not sure they are going to add to the roster crunch by trading prospects, now. I have no problem DFA'ing Robles and demoting Danish. I'd be okay trading or DFA'ing Diekman, Davis and/or even Sawamura, but I'm not on board with doing this to Barnes & Brasier, right now. Of course, I'm not arguing we don't have room for a solid RP'er, right now, because we do or can make room, easy enough, but most GMs have more patience than we do.
  18. moonslav59
    Barnes & Robles should open a bookstore.
  19. moonslav59
    Too many levels to even begin a critique.
  20. moonslav59
    Soxprospects.com Biggest Gains: Top 20 +14 Lugo 29>15 +11 Rafaela 19>8, Hickey 30>19 +10 Wong 27>18 +10 Paulino 23>12 +5 Murphy 15>10 +4 Walter 9>5, Binelas 21>17 +3 Wink 12>9, Seabold 14>11 +2 Bello 5>3 21-40 +24 Drohan 52>28 +20 J Paez 60>40 +17 Kavadas 46>29 +13 F Encarnacion 48>35, Uberstine 51>38 +8 German 35>27 NR>>> 37 Angel Bastardo 41 Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz 46 Devlin Granberg 47 AJ Politi 50 Juan Encarnacion Biggest Drops: Top 20 -10 J Groome 6>16 -8 J Downs 13>21 -7 Crawford 16>23, McDonough 17>24 -4 B Jordan 10>14, Jimenez 18>22 -2 W Gonzalez 13>11 21-40 -22 Hamilton 26>48 -8 Kozz 22>30, R Hernandez 28>36, E Bazardo 34>42 41-60 -13 V Santos 42>55
  21. moonslav59
    You’ve gone from zero cred to negative territory.
  22. moonslav59
    If Hill is out, it’s Whit orWink starting.
  23. moonslav59
    The “DFA Robles” comment was made before today’s mess.
  24. moonslav59
    My 1 Houck closer 1A Whitlock long man 3 Schreiber 4 Strahm (looking scary lately) 5 Brasier 6 Davis 7 Sawamura 8 Danish (to AAA)> Barnes > Diekman DFA Robles
  25. moonslav59
    Robles seems like the obvious choice, but demoting Danish keeps all options on the table.
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