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  1. moonslav59
    It's hard to know what COVID did to ERod. Anecdotal evidence shows some people get better, then relapse then get better and relapse again. Maybe Erod finds some strength, again, but yes, he's a hard one to project and is on the wrong side trend. Eovaldi, also started out stronger than he looks now, but he's still going 6 IP almost every start. His OPS against and K-BB rates are still looking strong.
  2. moonslav59
    The Yankee offense is just horrific. Blame it on injuries, dead balls and batting coaches or whatever, but they just plain suck.
  3. moonslav59
    They have a way of getting career years out of long time marginal or oft-injured good players.
  4. moonslav59
    Porcello had a 4.30 ERA with Detroit, including a 4.08 ERS his last 3 years there and 3.43 before comin to the Sox. He went 4.92 under Ben, then 3.15 in his Cy Young year, the year after Ben left. Timing. Had Porcello had his 2016 season in 2015, Ben would have stayed another year or more. Wade Miley had very good road numbers with AZ, before we got him. Hisd 4.46 ERA was way higher than his 3.79 ERA in 4 seasons with AZ. He was not a 4.4 pitcher, and still isn't. He's been at 3.63 the last 4 years combined. Timing. Buch had some excellent seasons with the Sox, including 2013 with Ben as GM. His career ERA was 3.98, but he went 5.34 in 2014 and only pitched half a season in 2015. Timing
  5. moonslav59
    Funny how you say 4 GS'd and 29 IP with a 1.55 ERA by Hill is not much, but Houck's 3 GS'd and 17 IP is enough to make a judgment on. The next season, Hill pitched 110 IP (2.25 ERA), then started 25 and 24 games the next 2 years. The fact is, Ben knew pitching. He just lucked out on the timing.
  6. moonslav59
    I really wanted the Sox to get Taillon. He may still turn things around, but he has looked pretty bad, this year. The year of the dead ball.
  7. moonslav59
    He makes lots of monthly all star teams. His issue has always been not going full seasons.
  8. moonslav59
    3 starts in 2020. That's it. Yes, that was encouraging, but come on. 17 innings tell next to nothing.
  9. moonslav59
    Note the ages. Houck AAA 3.86/1.464 in just 28 IP (age 23-25) AA 4.25/1.427 in 83 IP (age 23) A+ 4.24/1.429 in 119 IP (age 22) A- 3.63/1.299 in 22 IP (age 21) Total: 4.14/1.421 (252 IP) Garcia AAA 5.34/1.509 in just 56 IP (age20-22) AA 3.53/1,210 (age 20) A+ 1.96/1.065 (age 19) A 3.76/1.008 (age 19) Total: 3.46/ 1.184 (309 IP)
  10. moonslav59
    Garcia did "show he can" in a larger MLB sample size than Houck - twice as large as Houck's 2020 sample size. 2020 34 IP 1.194 WHIP 5.50 K/BB 4.15 FIP Yes, the 4.98 ERA does not help his case, but he outpitched Houck in the minors at levels where he was 2 years young all along the way. Are we really looking at Houck's 17 IP sample size in 2020 as the over-riding factoid?. If yes, why are we ignoring his 10 inning 2021 numbers? 1.452 WHIP 4.35 ERA
  11. moonslav59
    A lot of pitching is about timing. Ben had Porcello for a 7-15 4.92 season. Later, he won the Cy Young. Ben had Wade Miley. Wish we had him, now. Ben picked up Rich Hill for peanuts, but he failed to keep him around. Ben not only had ERod, he got him for us for 2 months of Andrew Miller. Yes, he swung and missed on Joe Kelly, and Buch fell apart at the seams, but I'm convinced he was poised to make a big splash trade (like the Chris Sale one) had he stuck around. He also had Kopech and Espinoza on the farm, plus a bunch of top non-pitching prospects as trade bait.
  12. moonslav59
    There is plenty of time for ERod to turn it around by the time Sale is ready. There is also time for someone doing well, now, to start struggling. We've reached the third point of the season. Is it time to start thinking Perez & Pivetta are not flukes? Richards is back? Eovaldi can pitch a full season? ERod can get his strength back? Sale can return to anywhere near his previous form? Barnes is the man? Ottavino can bring his BB/9 rate down? The rest of the pen can cobble together enough good performances to not drag us down? Yes, the plot thickens!
  13. moonslav59
    Dan Duquette had a lot to do with Theo's early success, too. Port was at the helm for one year, at least in theory.
  14. moonslav59
    Richards and Pivetta have been solid, too. The recent numbers actually point to ERod being the odd man out. OPS against last 28 days: .622 Perez .651 Eovaldi .727 Pivetta .752 Richards .957 ERod ERA 2.60 Pérez 3.20 Richards 4.50 Eovaldi 4.82 Pivetta 6.39 ERod K/BB 3.8 Pivetta 3.7 Eovaldi 3.3 Pérez 2.9 ERod 1.5 Richards
  15. moonslav59
    Their histories do not support that position, even without factoring in that Garcia was younger at every level along the way.
  16. moonslav59
    All our GMs did some good and bad, but they all got us a ring. Period.
  17. moonslav59
    Nobody can. You also were comparing Garcia with Houck- giving the nod to Houck.
  18. moonslav59
    We may even start with Sale in the pen.
  19. moonslav59
    Jacko is usually pretty level-headed, but the absurdity of that statement has homer rivalry written all over it. We know the Sox are going to stay near the tax line and we’re shedding some dead weight contract long before 2025, so even if we took a longer time rebuilding the farm, we’d still have been competitive by 2022 or 2023.
  20. moonslav59
    I’m rooting for the Rays, too. I do think they will come down to earth, too, but will end up very near the top of the AL in winning %. The Yanks are still the team to beat, unless or until another major injury occurs, and they stand pat at the deadline— again,
  21. moonslav59
    The kid has had 2 starts and 8 IP, so no definitive judgments can be made this soon. I think it looks worse because all of the low scoring, this year. He deserves a longer look.
  22. moonslav59
    He also had Bobby Valentine thrust on him, so really, he had 3 years and had just reached the point where the farm was about to be a big influence. Yes, I am certain he would have traded some prospects.
  23. moonslav59
    The chances no starter gets hurt by the time Sale comes back are rather high. There is even a chance we’ll need Sale and another starter at some point. That being said, if Sale we’re ready, right now, and looking like he can start, I’d put Eovaldi as the top set up man to Barnes. I doubt Cora and Bloom agree. My guess is they’d move Perez to long relief.
  24. moonslav59
    I trust Bloom.
  25. moonslav59
    Massive potential!
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