moonslav59
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If this are analytics, it won't work.
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OK, but you have gone on and on about those of us preferring to keep Houck and Whitlock in the pen, assuming we add a quality starter or two. You've said I'm a fence-sitter, and maybe I am on Whitlock, but a lot depends on who Bloom signs next. I really like Houck as an 80-100 IP RP'er with many high leverage innings. I know he's young enough, and I think he's good enough to be a decent to good starter- maybe even great, but he's really struggled the 3rd time facing batters. The sample size is small, so these numbers are not the only story, but they are frightening, to me: Houck Career: .485 1st PA as SP (144 PAs against)/.535 as RP (39 PA) .618 2nd PA as SP (134 PAs)/ .000 as RP (just 3 PA) 1.081 3rd PA as SP (just 27 PAs) FYI: Whitlock as a RP'er: .645 1st PA (285 PAs against) If we trade for someone like Montas, I want both in the pen. If we sign a second Wacha, I'd want Whitlock in the pen, but I doubt it happens, if we sign another SP'er. We'll have... Eovaldi Sale Pivetta SP added Wacha Seabold/Winckowski/Crawford/Bello .321 2nd PA (13 PA)
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Exactly! What does Wacha’s last season have to do with2022? We can’t use any history to judge anything. Maybe the O’s win 100 games!
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You can say that about anyone. You choose to fear the worst.
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I’m not defending Bloom on this signing. I brought up the Perez andRichards signings as a comp and said he gets some right and some wrong and some of last years moves were highly criticised and some worked out. Bloom wa given a $40M winter budget, last year and had 10-15 slots on the 40 that were weak. He swung and missed on some, including 2 of his biggest 3 contracts. He still did a great job, though. Maybe Wacha will be a miss. Saying probably is fine with me on him. It’s only November.
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Is he asking for detailed analytics on Wacha’s Fenway stats?
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So, back to ERA- a horrible stat to use in isolation. You use onlyERA and now throw it back in our faces. Look, you don’t have convince anyone Wacha is a long shot. Yes, some are trying to spin this as best they can while you and others spin the opposite. Let the winter play out.
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Dude. Nobody is stirring up hate. The most emotional poster over a minor and early signing is you. No disrespect intended.
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You have no idea, if Tampa wants him or not. Hell, they acquired him after the same type season. They can’t even pay Snell. You think they didn’t “want” him? They can’t even afford to pay Wacha $3.5M.
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Look, everybody thought there was no way we could win without ERod and Sale doing very well, this year. Maybe someone else picks up the slack. Maybe not and we suck. That’s baseball. You go off expectations and hopes. Bloom is not done, but your posts have a hint of finality to them.
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I agreed with everything until the end. Do you know what jettison means? Both these young guys are already in the pen and doing great in a role that is becoming the new way staffs are being used. I get your point and it has merit, but please spare the omg stuff. It’s not absurd to think adding another top starter and keeping Houck and Whitlock in the pen is a good idea.
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Well, you only mentioned ERA and him not missing bats when he actually has a very good missed bat rate, but you don’t want to hear about analytics. I doubt many view Wacha as ERod’s replacement, and if Bloom does, then you will not be alone in thinking we will be worse, next year with our rotation.
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You think Bloom is done?
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Sale could give us 100-150 more innings, so one could view that as coming close to replacing ERod, but it still leaves a slot open. I doubt Bloom is done, so I’m waiting to grade Bloom for the winter.
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Maybe. He did with Perez, Richards and others. He got some right, too.
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I won’t disagree, but I trust Bloom to get more right than wrong. $7M seems like too much, but it’s the going rate.
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This move does not excite me, but let’s give it time. Renfroe, Kike and Whitlock didn’t excite me much either.
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So? Should I care? ERA is so passe.
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It’s Henry I’m not sure about. It’s about the budget not Bloom to me.
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Let’s hope so. I like Wacha more than Perez.
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I agree, or we lose more.
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Me, too, even at 5 years $16.5M.
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$7M is an expensive pots, but I have faith in Bloom.
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Well said, as always.
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"The deal is a one-year contract reportedly worth $7MM, per Alex Speier of the Boston Globe (via Twitter). That would be a raise for Wacha, who signed last offseason with the Rays for a $3MM guarantee." -MLBTR Kinda like Perez got.
