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  1. moonslav59
    I always wondered what PF stood for.
  2. moonslav59
    Perhaps a bit Smokey.
  3. moonslav59
    I do. If they are stronger then and decide to make bigger moves to get us over the hump, I can understand why they went somewhat light in2021. Was 2021 summer all that different from summer 2018?
  4. moonslav59
    This is why I like fWAR better than bWAR!
  5. moonslav59
    Rolled into thin air!
  6. moonslav59
    Okay, so Story played more than Baez, yet had a lower fWAR in 2021. He finished 9th in PAs. 13th in the offense component of fWAR (bogey placed 6th). 4th in the defense component (Bogey placed 1th) 4th in base running. 12th in WAR (Baez 11th and Bogey 5th) 2020-2021: 8th in fWAR at 6.0 (Bogey 4th at 7.1) 2019-2021: 4th at 12.0 (Bogey 2nd at 13.9) It helped to be 3rd in SS PAs & innings at SS. His +5.9 UZR/150 since 2019 places him 5th- just ahead of Baez. He places 2nd in DRS behind Baez, who played 500 less innings at SS: DRS (innings) 40 Baez (2420) 36 Correa (2420) 36 Story (2920)
  7. moonslav59
    It doesn't always work, and our 2013 season was an example of not going all in and still finding a way to win, but 2018 was the prime example of realizing the window was about to start closing, and we went out and got Eovaldi & Pearce- not all that much more exciting than Schwarber, Robles & Co.
  8. moonslav59
    Does WAR adjust for park/thin air factors?
  9. moonslav59
    Schwarber, Robles and Davis all did well, but I guess we were supposed to spend big and get some flops, instead. We later got Iggy & Shaw. One could argue, Bloom went 5 for 5.
  10. moonslav59
    I understand that position, but I do not agree, nor do I think Sox management viewed, this past summer as the time to go all in. If we fail to make the playoffs, or look worse in the next few year than 2021, your position will look like the clearly right opinion.
  11. moonslav59
    My bet is he signs a day or two after the freeze is lifted.
  12. moonslav59
    I think Sox management was a bit surprised we had a strong 2021 season, and still felt "this was not THE year." It's understandable, despite the anguished pleas from some fans and posters about not knowing when a better chance may come. These guys know what their doing, and they have a string track record of cycling into rings. 2018 was not that long ago. We are closer to 2018 than 2018 was to 2013.
  13. moonslav59
    The D is better than Bogey, but why pay a .752 OPS (away) guy what an .863 OPS SS should make? BTW, it was .717 in 2021
  14. moonslav59
    Those two might be the major reason we have resisted long term deals for a while, now. The Bogey and Sale deals were our last long ones. The thing is, our budgets have remained large and pretty even for several years. It’s not like we are spending way less. We have just been spreading it around to more p,Ayers, in part because our 40 man roster got as shallow as I’ve seen it under Henry. Speaking of a shallow 40 man, when is the best time to “go for it?” To spend large to plug that last gap or two? IMO, it’s when your 40 is deep and your chances are highest for winning a ring and or opening up a multiple year window of opportunities for rings or glory. I can see why 2020 and 2021 were not viewed in this light, and I felt like we were still 3-4 major pieces away from being top contenders for 2022, so maybe 2023 it is.
  15. moonslav59
    After Ben came DD. How can any of us know how Henry will spend after the new CBA comes to be? Yes, many of us assumed the trend of low spending for 1-3 years followed by big spending for 1-3 years would continue, but none of us know, if this low spending trend will last behind 3 years for the first time u dear Henry, and besides, the “low-spending” has still kept us in the top 3-5 spenders for a long time, now.
  16. moonslav59
    And why not? We stayed under in 2013, too.
  17. moonslav59
    Maybe the CBA running out gave Henry reason to pull back a bit, but this is not an outlier era. We have had 2-3 year lulls in spending before. Even the season Ben was allowed to spend big in followed a huge salary dump trade. I’m not saying this is just the same ole same ole; ir does seem different, but am pretty sure Henry will spend big again. Maybe even after this CBA is enacted. Maybe next winter. I doubt this is some sort of extended frugal era.
  18. moonslav59
    It makes sense to plan your big spending seasons at peaks, but I looked at 2022 as a sort of peak due to so many good players being on their last year of their contracts. Maybe they are taking a longer view and want to create a wider window opening in the future.
  19. moonslav59
    Our tax line history shows one previous time staying under for 3straight years and I think twice for 2 straight years. This is not an outlier. I do agree: we are not done.
  20. moonslav59
    It doesn’t matter that his first 4 years were better than his last?
  21. moonslav59
    Meaning you?
  22. moonslav59
    He does have nasty splits!
  23. moonslav59
    They will likely not even make the playoffs, unless they expand them to 7 teams,
  24. moonslav59
    Good one.
  25. moonslav59
    Not at all! He was even near .800 from 2019-2020.
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