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  1. moonslav59
    BA neglects BBs and power. If we knew Duran would continue hitting like this, he'd play over almost any of our OF'ers. That's a big if.
  2. moonslav59
    My comment was made within the context of Kike returning and who we might demote or trade, and or if we trade for a 1Bman, who goes to AAA. Now, it looks like Kike's return is farther away. I support the idea that you keep as many on the 40 as possible, so you demote those with options, but who is best for the team, right now? Duran Refsnyder Cordero Dalbec Arroyo One or two may need to be demoted, traded or DFA'd by the time Kike returns or the deadline.
  3. moonslav59
    BAL won again. They are a half game behind LAA & CWS for 9th in the AL. They are 1.5 behind TEX for 8th place.
  4. moonslav59
    He has 27 BBs, which is 2nd on the team...one behind the lead (28 by JD). We all knew he K'd a lot, but getting worse was not expected. Overall, he has not met expectations. I'm hopeful he will improve on the K rate and OPS. His defense has been outstanding.
  5. moonslav59
    That was certainly different.
  6. moonslav59
    All things must pass, as a great Beatle used to say. We've been taking 'em one game at a time, but this game was just too much for us to handle. At least we didn't need Houck. The pen looked good- AGAIN! Not much else to say that was good. I was hoping Seabold had a nice start. That's a tough place to get your first start. I hope he gets more chances, but it looks like Wink is firmly above him on the rotation depth chart.
  7. moonslav59
    I would guess the change up is the last pitch most pitchers "lose," and when they do lose it, it's more as a result of their other pitches not being as good as they once were, so the change-up is not as effective due to it not being as radically different from their other once productive pitches. (Note: this is just conjecture and not a statement of fact. Warning- Warning-Warning. Trolling may follow.)
  8. moonslav59
    Certainly, these last few years, but he did have a shining moment in that short 2020 season to maybe keep hope alive for his next GM. Here are his 2 year incremental OPS: .548 (530 PAs) '13-'14 .834 (891) '15-'16 .722 (1076) '17-'18 .760 (784) '19-'20 .524 (650) '21-'22 It's really just his first and last 2 seasons that were unacceptably low for most OF'ers.
  9. moonslav59
    2 reach on catcher interferences in the same inning? How many times does that happen? You guys are blessed, this season.
  10. moonslav59
    I think he meant Kike. Wikelman Gonzalez, ranked #12 on soxprospects.com. https://www.soxprospects.com/players/gonzalez-wikelman.htm
  11. moonslav59
    I never said you said it was the only way. We could keep this up forever, and that seems to be what you like doing, so it's time for me to stop talking to a troll. Bye, bye, troll. On ignore you go.
  12. moonslav59
    Did you mean to say Casas won't be ready until next year? German has been more than okay. His .490 OPS Against is off the charts good. Bello, Murphy and Walter all took steps up, while Groome and Gonzalez maybe stayed even. Walter still has an insane K:BB ratio of 75:7 in under 58 IP! Wink & Seabold have both done about as well as you can do at AAA. Now, we await their MLB fate. I was never that high on Downs, so I wasn't shocked. I would not say Mayer has been "pedestrian." He's at .820 after his first 156 ABs. He's got a .352 OBP and 9 SB (0 CS) in just 38 games. Yorke has been a let down, so far, yes. Rafaela will jump many slots on the mid season ranking lists. Kavadas and Hickey look like gems. Jordan has stepped it up. All-in-all, I'd say there has been more good than bad, but it's not a landslide.
  13. moonslav59
    Soxprospects has Walter (and Mata) on the IL. I didn't hear anything about Walter, and I thought Mata was rehabbing.
  14. moonslav59
    Exactly. And forming an opinion based on the history of pitchers recovering from TJS should be enough to say "I think..."
  15. moonslav59
    Like catching Sale in one rehab assignment is the only way to obtain knowledge or make an educated guess on what you think will happen? Back to the drawing board for you. One basis for thinking Sale will regain his change-up effectiveness is because that is not normally the type of pitch that is lost or minimized by having TJS. Usually, it is velocity or the ability to obtain the same sharp breaks on your sliders or breaking balls and not the pitches where you take something off a pitch. One can form opinions based on history and probabilities and not anything specific like having to be behind the plate to have a thought to think. Get it? I doubt it.
  16. moonslav59
    There is some knowledge involved in thinking, yes. You are finally catching on.
  17. moonslav59
    When someone uses the word "think" it means it's an opinion. That's your free reading comp lesson for the day.
  18. moonslav59
    100%! It's why he was my favorite player for nearly a decade.
  19. moonslav59
    He's not a high K guy, but he doesn't walk a bunch of batters, either. He has the best OPS Against numbers of any pitcher in the system with more than 28 IP (.539). I'm hoping for a really nice start.
  20. moonslav59
    Sale's 2 exc ellent pitches are enough to be a solid starter, IMO, but I think his change-up will return. It's his professionalism and fierce competitiveness that makes me a believer he returns to near top form.
  21. moonslav59
    I mentioned 180, thinking that might be on the high end of what top brass wants him to reach. It was arbitrary, on my part. It might be more about pitches than innings.
  22. moonslav59
    I'm loving what I'm seeing. I'm just not loving "everything." Someone even called him "great" on defense, on another thread.
  23. moonslav59
    Yes, nothing changes unless someone gets hurt or until Kike returns.
  24. moonslav59
    I want plus defense, so not quite everything.
  25. moonslav59
    Yes, and Andriese and others the winter before.
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