moonslav59
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You think Scherzer, Rizzo & Kimbrel would have turned this putrid team (as many here now think they are) into a contender? If yes, would entirely emptying the farm, because that's what it would have taken, been worth a stab in the dark for one October?
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Soxprospects.com is always looking for writers with no pay.
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But 90 points less since 2020, nonetheless, and then there is the whole CERA Pandora's Box to open.
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I didn't say give him 350, but 250, maybe. BTW, Vaz has a career .692 OPS. Not much better.
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Contract
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Pathetic hand over.
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A) He got hurt from being so stiff from not playing. About time.
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Brett Phillips with the granny to put TBR up on the O's 9-5 in the 8th. Yanks tied 0-0 in the 7th with the M's. MN up on HOU 4-2 in the 5th. CWS play the Cubs tonight. Oak plays TX, soon.
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Despite Vaz's nice .801 OPS in 2021, here's an eye-opener: OPS 2020-2021 combined: .790 Plawecki (190 PAs) .700 Vaz (554 PAs) Why is Vaz on pace to reach his highest PA and inning numbers?
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You never see groin injuries in the OF.
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I get that, but it also seems like once they determine surgery is needed, they still wait a month or more.
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With his heart-related COVID issue, it's hard to know when or if he ever recovers fully. The team had an incredible winning record in his starts before 2020, and it had seemed like he had overcome the 110 pitch, 5 inning routine, as well. It's a close call, but I'd go with ERod, assuming they both are pitching like they have, this year when that scenario presents itself.
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I'm only posting this once on this thread during the game. What more do we need to see from Richards to DFA is A$$? I'm out.
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BTV still gives Downs a high value rating. Perhaps the next update will ding him down a notch. Here are their current values for our prospects: 48 Casas 45 Duran 24 Mayer 20 Downs 11 Jimenez 7 Yorke 6 Mata 5 Bello, Jordan 4 Groome. Gonzalez, Seabold 3 Winckowski, McDonough, Rosario, R Hernandez, Bonaci, Decker, Lugo, Ward 2 Bleise, Potts, FValdez, Wong, Murphy, Gonzalez OF, Lopez, Howlett, Bazardo, Cannon, Chacon, Davis, Rafaela 1-1.1 Song, Feliz, Kavadas, Marcano, Vaughn, Celluci, Liu, Wu-Yelland You really notice the lack of mid ranged prospects between 8-19. Maybe some below 8 will rise up in the next adjustments.
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Survival of the smartest.
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I get that, but once you know surgery is needed, why hold off? If they are not sure surgery is needed, I get why you wait, but in Sale's case, I think it was a given.
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Many teams hold off on surgery for what seems to be a ridiculous amount of time. Maybe jacko could explain why, better than I.
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Here is my stab at what the Sox will do: Promote Sale Demote Austin Davis to AAA (2 options) Move Richards to the pen Activate Schwarber Demote Connor Wong to AAA Activate Arroyo Demote Arauz to AAA JD returns from IL Demote Cordero to AAA (2 options remaining) Duran returns from IL DFA Hansel Robles (out of options) Other possible moves: DHern (IL)> DFA Richards or Rios (no options) or demote Valdez (NO!) Brasier (Rehab)> DFA Richards/Rios or Perez or demote Valdez Andriese (Rehab)> DFA Andriese or Perez Santana (IL)> DFA Santana
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Maybe this rest for JD will help. Schwarber should provide a big boost. Bogey needs a rest, which he should get once Arroyo returns. (Please do not rest Bogey for more Marwin PAs!) Arroyo's return will also allow Kike to play CF, where is is great on D. Vaz needs rest, so start Plawecki vs some LHPs. The split differential is massive. On defense, playing Schwarber at 1B won't be an upgrade, but our 1B D has not been good, anyways, so the drop of should be minimal. A Verdugo, Kike, Renfroe OF is a solid plus defense. Devers is back to looking fine on defense, and Arroyo has looked fine at 2B, this year. SS and 1B remain problem areas on D, but the rest of the D should be ok to plus. (I won't get into my views on catcher D.)
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Just when it looked like Verdugo was coming back to life.
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Agreed, and Pivetta become our #5 not our #3.
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We are now past the two-thirds mark of the season, and although some of these sample sizes are small, here are our left-righty splits: vs RHPs .985 Devers .976 Schwarber (.873 career) .935 JDM .931 Verdugo .875 Bogey .737 Kike .729 Renfroe .715 Arroyo .710 Vaz .655 Plawecki .552 Dalbec .547 Duran .544 Santana .532 Cordero (109 PAS!) .494 Marwin (192 PAS!) vs LHPs .894 Arroyo .874 Bogey .864 Kike .850 Renfroe .820 Plawecki .790 Dalbec .765 JDM .759 Marwin .736 Schwarber (.665 career) .588 Santana .530 Vaz Career Notes: Arroyo is nearly identical vs R (.691) and L (.702). Vaz has normally been pretty even R (.682)/ L (.718) Verdugo should maybe be platooned R (.853)/ L(.666) Renfroe's D is too important to platoon him R (.719)/ L(.899) Marwin has been pretty even. R (.714)/ L (.726) Plawecki has been nearly even. R (.661)/ L (.664) Small sample sizes: Dalbec R (.639)/ L (.840) Cordero R (.705)/ L (.544) For now, anyway, Cordero should not start vs LHPs, Dalbec vs RHPs and serious consideration should be given to "resting" Verdugo vs most lefties (Schwarber in LF v LHPs?).
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Good point, and maybe Schwarber can play LF vs lefties and give Verdugo a "rest" vs lefties. In a pinch, could Schwarber catch an inning or two?
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Let's chunk the rest of the Sox schedule into these bunches: After today's Toronto game, we'll see this: 3 TBR, 3 BAL & 3 @NYY (5-4 would be great, esp if not 3-0 v BAL) 3 TEX, 3 MN & 3 @ CLE (We may need 7-2 or 6-3, here.) 4 @ TBR, 3 CLE & 3 TBR (This could be it. 5-5 may be enough.) 3 @ CWS & 3 @ SEA (Not easy to go 3-3.) Then, a possible bright spot to end the season, so even if we are looking bad by September 16th, don't count us out: 3 BAL, 2 NYM, 3 NYY (8 home games- 6-2?) 3 @ BAL & 3 @ WSH (6 road games vs bad teams- 4-2 or 5-1?) Of course, I don't expect all these possible outcomes to all come true, but there is reason for some hope, especially how we end September. Tampa Bay's last 6 games? 3 @ HOU 3 @NYY Yankees last 9 games? 3 @BOS 3 @TOR 3 v TBR Don't count the Sox out, if we are 2 down with 6-9 games to go.
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True, but Schwarber will be replacing our 1Bman that posters have been roasting alive, not just for his putrid offense, but his unexpectedly horrific defense, too.
