moonslav59
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I’m not sure if the opener strategy will catch on and spread, but it has worked for some teams. The plan need not mess up the other 4 starters’ rythym, or the pitcher you use for 4-5 innings after you pull the opener, if that guy has been used in relief for a while up to the point where he’s needed. For example, say we’ve been using Andriese out of the pen for a month, sometimes for 3-5 IP, then a starter needs to miss a start. It’s not messing Andriese up by brining him in the game after an opener, and probably not even if he is used that way for more games than just one here and there. To me, the jury is still out on the concept, but hey, I’m for robo umps.
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I’m concerned, but not much more than I am about Sale, Eovaldi, Richards, ERod, Barnes, DHern, Cordero and many others. I’m expecting at least .800. If he’s at .650 by the end of May, yes..
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They didn’t do too well in games started by traditional starters either.
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Once you knew Sale & ERod were out, you should have been less worried, last year.
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Your optimism is refreshing.
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We have Andriese and Whitlock, so we could go “opener” or pen game.
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If we go with 14 pitchers, and some are long men like Andriese and Whitlock or 2-3 inning guys like DHern and Valdez, maybe having a pen game here and there wouldn’t be such a bad idea.
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Well said.
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I totally agree, but one could argue this would be the perfect season to try Devers at 1B and to see what Dalbec can do at 3B.
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My guess is Dalbec is better than Devers on defense at 3B, so if Devers fails to improve, a flip could happen over the winter. It might take a clear disparity to move Devers off 3B.
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I think Devers could be very good at 1B. I’ve read good things about Casas, too. I think he’ll be called up in 2022 or September.
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2021 Spring Training Games
moonslav59 replied to mvp 78's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
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I agree 100%
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The big unknown is who is better at 1B defense, Casas or Devers, assuming Dalbec moves to 3B. My guess is the choices will be easy mid season or next winter.
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Yes, and Valdez, Whitlock and maybe Taylor and Sawamura, too.
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Andriese pitched multiple innings in STing and will likely be our long man, so moving him to starter, if needed, seems like choice #1, if someone goes down. Choice 2 could be Houck, Seabold & Whitlock.
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If GMS and managers went by promise over the pretty much known quantities, we’d see a lot of changes in MLB. On the Sox, DHern would be our closer. I certainly see more upside with Houck but maybe a lower floor, too. The options make it tough to pick Houck as we will likely use 20+ pitchers this year, and Houck should get plenty of opportunities to show he belongs. Plus, Houck will be on Limited IP or pitch count anyway.
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He does still have a lot of promise, but Andriese has looked good, too and is out of options.
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I guess how well Devers does at 3B, this year, may help determine where Bobby ends up, assuming he does well. I brought up this point in response to the statement- not by you- about not seeing Dalbec as the 1Bman of the future.
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What’s a mediocre OBP? Here are the league averages from ‘17-‘19 .322 all .334 1B only Dalbec has a career OBP over .360, but it’s fair to expect a drop in the majors.
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There hasn’t been a big gap between the league OPS at 1B vs 3B over the last few years, but if Dalbec can be an average defender at third, does having him play 3B make him more likely to stick?
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Sox sign Garrett Richards, pending physical
moonslav59 replied to illinoisredsox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I don’t recall it being him. -
Andriese will likely get the call before Houck, as well.
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I still think the chances are we need the 32 year old Houck years from now more than we need him in a rebuild season. Had Houck not had those 17 IP in 2020, this wouldn’t even be talked about.
