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  1. moonslav59
    No Perez was expected. The third catcher indicates the desire to PH for our catcher(s). Not a bad idea.
  2. moonslav59
    He's been our DH mostly, anyway, right? He played OF at the Nats, because there was no DH. He'd DH (just about) every game in the AL playoffs, even with healthy ankles.
  3. moonslav59
    It all seems like it fits into this year's Sox narrative, though.
  4. moonslav59
    That's true, but I'm thinking more about trading key players while being a competitive team. We hardly ever do that, and the reasons are obvious, but in terms of a long term winning strategy, it can be helpful to a big market team, too. I don't think the only reason TB traded players like Archer and Snell was financial. I think they do it to improve the roster as the main reason. If you keep doing that, you continually have young players coming up (from previous trades) to take the places of the new guys you are trading. The problem is getting that strategy started, when you have nobody from a previous trade, and the fall out from the media and fans when trading a star. Look what happened with Betts, and that was a classic TBR type move. Imagine us trading Bogey, JD and Vaz, this winter for prospects. Even if we went on to sign Baez, Schwarber and Pina, something the Rays couldn't do, our fans and media would still be irate.
  5. moonslav59
    His "downish season" was a second best in OPS on the team. He might have beaten out Devers for number one, had Devers not gone nutty in game 162. Also, JD has been getting dome huge hits on the last few games, but who am I to being up recency bias? .908 in his last `6 games (3 HRs). 1.132 in his last 5 games, when we really needed it.
  6. moonslav59
    We also have Whitlock and can use starters, if needed, out of the pen. Eovaldi going deep would certainly give us a big boost in chances of winning, but even if does not, we may still be able to cobble together a formidable pen plan. Having just 2 major hitters to worry about (plus that pesky Gardner dude) helps, too. Our line-up vs the righty looks pretty damn good. No JD hurts, but Schwarber at DH helps our defense look better, as we don't have to play him in LF or 1B, and who knows, maybe our 1Bman (Dalbec) or LF'er (Verdugo) give us some offense similar to what JD might have given us. (The real swap is likely Arroyo for JD's bat, but a better defensive alignment with Arroyo at 2B, Kike in CF, and Verdugo in LF.)
  7. moonslav59
    1) I don't think anyone is doubting the game is officially called the "post season." 2) Some are saying they don't view the game as being the "Playoffs" but rather similar to a "tie-breaker" play-in game that used to be game 163 of the regular season. 3) Some may be making a distinction between "post season" and "playoffs." (not sure on this one)
  8. moonslav59
    True, but you're not "in" the Championship series, unless you win, as well. The difference is the one game format vs the series format, and one game has connotations of tie-breaker games, like the one in 1978. I'm fine with people viewing the game anyway they wish. I see it as making the playoffs, but our "first round" is a one-gamer.
  9. moonslav59
    I know this. There used to be far fewer teams, too. Once they hit 3 divisions per league, they valued division winners over wild card teams with better records. That part had nothing to do with money. Yes, it's always been about money- as is much of what goes on in our lives.
  10. moonslav59
    MLB has always valued winning the division more than overall record.
  11. moonslav59
    I agreed, when I said, “of course,” then I gave my opinion.
  12. moonslav59
    Yes, in the context of this recent debate, it was "strawman." It went off on a tangent.
  13. moonslav59
    Of course, but I think the WC game is the "post season," so it is making the playoffs, where as a tie- breaker is game 163 of the season. Do these stats count towards the regular season or post season? I think the answer to this tells it all. (just my opinion)
  14. moonslav59
    Maybe we can all hit- just not well. Maybe all of us can act- just not well. To see what Oprah has made vs some ball players is a valid comp, IMO.
  15. moonslav59
    No poster has ever said baseball players don't deserve massive contracts?
  16. moonslav59
    I might go... MVP: Ohtani/T Turner Cy: Cole/ Burnes ROY: Adolis Garcia/ J India MOY: Cora/Kapler
  17. moonslav59
    How about Cincy ending up with 3 of the top 8 OPS finishers? 6. Winker .949 7. Castellanos .939 8. Votto .938 450+ PAs TOR had 3 in the top 28: 2. Vladdy 27. Semien .873 28. Hernandez .870 Sox had 3 in the top 32 (4, if you count Schwarber) 9. Schwarber .928 22. Devers .890 30. JD .867 32. Bogey .863 LAD had 4 in the top 46 (5 if you count Trea Turner) 15. T Turner .911 19. Muncy .895 34. Smith .860 36. Betts .854 46. J Turner .832
  18. moonslav59
    I think we can win (or lose) in many different fashions.
  19. moonslav59
    We are still big spenders, but we are way lower than we were a few years back, and a chunk of our current payroll was going towards Price & Pedey. No excuses. We are stills pending more than most team, even taking out the sunken money, and way more than many teams.
  20. moonslav59
    You make a great point, Max, really- you do, but JD is the DH, and playing Devers at 1B and Bogey at 3B or 2B would not change the offense much, depending on who we got to play SS. (Semien > Dalbec)
  21. moonslav59
    I'm the least superstitious person in the world, but I wore the same Sox shirt for the last 3 wins, and I'm not washing it. I'll put it on tomorrow night and hope my wife won't notice the smell.
  22. moonslav59
    I honestly would not mind seeing us do more of what the Rays do, but with a higher budget. That's why I am looking at our one-year control players and thinking about what we can get for them. That being said, we need a solid pitcher, and spending on one via free agency is not the Rays way, but they do go out and get guys like Rich Hill, so think like that but just on a bigger scale.
  23. moonslav59
    Exactly, there always seems to be outrage when people who never had any money or not much makes it big. That seems to bother people more than anything.
  24. moonslav59
    I'm fine with keeping him at 3B, but I hope we push him real hard to work on his defense. One thing that complicates that plan is that Devers has gone very long stretches of playing plus defense. The issue seems to be fielding slumps that apparently are caused by losing focus and concentration. I'm not sure working all winter long can help that. (It also will not help, if he's at 1B, either.) Devers is such a great hitter and leader that he way overshadows his limitation on defense, but it would be nice to see him round into an all around great player. I'd extend him, this winter.
  25. moonslav59
    Good to see you back, Kimmi.
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