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  1. moonslav59
    I'm extremely happy with Bloom, despite a bunch of misses. He's find a lot of gems through trial and error. Now that the roster is deeper and stronger, he doesn't have the liberty to sign 6-10 players, in hopes 3-4 do well. We only will have about 4-5 roster slots, this winter. I hope he does better with his $10M+ deals (Richards) and the Perez deal ($6M). Kike was a great deal at $7M x 2, but he's basically 1 for 3 on deals over $6M.
  2. moonslav59
    I thought Ben had put together a longer term plan and the rug was pulled out before he had a chance to put it all together. I understand why they did it. 2 last place finishes in 4 years with a big budget just doesn't cut it. They tied his hands with Valentine and maybe some other stuff, but I don't blame Henry at all for hiring DD.
  3. moonslav59
    I doubt he gets that much for playing well for a few weeks. He got $6M/2 his last deal, and he's older now.
  4. moonslav59
    Like a blind squirrel inside a broken clock.
  5. moonslav59
    I'd love to see us face the Dodgers, but I always pull for the underdog, unless the Sox are favored.
  6. moonslav59
    Sox HR Leaders Regular Season + Playoffs 41 Devers 31 Renfroe 30 JD 25 Kike 25 Bobby Dee 25 Bogey 14 Verdugo 9 Schwarber 7 Vaz 6 Arroyo 5 Santana XBHs 79 Devers 76 JD 67 Kike 66 Renfroe 61 Bogey 52 Dalbec 51 Verdugo
  7. moonslav59
    No problem. I shouldn't have even brought up that option.
  8. moonslav59
    Joe who?
  9. moonslav59
    That ball was smoked, and it's hard to blame a defender for not trying to get in front of that ball, but in that situation, I think you need to make the play or knock the ball down
  10. moonslav59
    For someone looking at a mega deal, I'd say a 97 ERA+ looks "off" of his norm or expectations, but sure, it's not really a bad year. His record is not like Price or Scherzer's were when they went large and long. ERA- looks like this... 94 2014 41 2015 104 2016 71 2017 130 2018 73 2019 n/a 2020 77 2021
  11. moonslav59
    Where did I say I want option 2? Option 2 used to be a common line-up. I would choose option 1, and not just for D. (I do think Dalbec is better on D than Schwarber, though, but 2B and CF are more important.) I am not sure Dalbec would hit better than Arroyo at this point in the season, after hardly playing much at all.
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    ERA+ 104 97 77 N/a
  13. moonslav59
    I fixed that for you.
  14. moonslav59
    He had a very good second half to 2021 (3.65 ERA last 15 starts), and with the defense behind him, he could get more than many people think. BAbip: .279 2016 .300 2017 .301 2018 .318 2019 n/a 2020 .364 2021
  15. moonslav59
    Even 5 is too much, but it always takes at least 1 more year to get the best on the market, each year. To me, he's too hit and miss to give more than 3-4 years. His even years have been meh.
  16. moonslav59
    I'm expecting "Good ERod." I'm expecting this line-up vs the righty: 1. Schwarber 1B 2. Kike CF 3. Devers 3B 4. Bogey SS 5. Verdugo LF 6. JD DH 7. Renfroe RF 8. Arroyo 2B 9. Vaz C I doubt Cora messes with a strategy that has worked, but this might work, too... 1. Schwarber LF 2. Kike 2B 3. Devers 3B 4. Bogey SS 5. Verdugo CF 6. JD DH 7. Renfroe RF 8. Dalbec 1B 9. Vaz C
  17. moonslav59
    I'm expecting "Good ERod," today. I'm expecting this line-up vs the righty: 1. Schwarber 1B 2. Kike CF 3. Devers 3B 4. Bogey SS 5. Verdugo LF 6. JD DH 7. Renfroe RF 8. Arroyo 2B 9. Vaz C I doubt Cora messes with a strategy that has worked, but this might work, too... 1. Schwarber LF 2. Kike 2B 3. Devers 3B 4. Bogey SS 5. Verdugo CF 6. JD DH 7. Renfroe RF 8. Dalbec 1B 9. Vaz C
  18. moonslav59
    Yes, it's not all stats, but the others' NLDS and NLCS were great, too- Taylor & Freese especially. Two had spectacular playoffs numbers to get the Dodgers to the WS. OPS in NLDS/NLCS 1.833/.962 Taylor .833/1.083 Freese Kike went nutty in the 2017 playoffs.
  19. moonslav59
    What's radical? He's had more than one good season. He sat out 2020. His 2017 and 2019 seasons were better than 2021, in some ways ERA+ 145 in 2017 137 in 2019 133 in 2021 His WHIP improved greatly in 2021, so maybe other GMs will have the same doubts I do about signing him long term. If Zack Wheeler can get 5 x $24M after never going over 196 IP or an ERA+ of 112, then yes, I think someone will give Stroman 6 or more years... hopefully not us.
  20. moonslav59
    yes!
  21. moonslav59
    The others, that year: Bellinger .880 v .681 Muncy 1.001 v .891 The replacements: Chris Taylor .754 v LHP David Freese .876 Kike .780 Muncy had started just 19 games vs lefties, all year. It's not like a big change was made. (80 vs RHPs) The Bellinger call was not in line with the regular season, despite his worse splits. Freese (.830), Kike (.806 and a big HR) & Taylor (.775) did okay in the playoffs.
  22. moonslav59
    Since the WC game was added in 2012, a top 4 team has won 6 of 8 times- 7 of 9, if you count 2020. If it was totally random, you'd expect 4 out of 8 wins by top 4 teams not 6. The weird thing is no 5, 6 or 7th ranked team won. (Only 2 have won in the last 20-21 years.
  23. moonslav59
    ERod might say no to a QO.
  24. moonslav59
    He's 30 and does not have a lot of wear and tear on his arm. Sure, he hasn't gone over 200 IP since 2017, but he's the best younger pitcher on the market. I doubt he gets 5 or less years. GMs desperate for pitching will bid up and up. The extra year gets him, IMO.
  25. moonslav59
    I didn't say he'll do it. I said I'd rather have an older guy for 2-3 years than Stroman for 6-7. I'm not against 6-7 year deals, but only for a select few.
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