moonslav59
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That would be fantastic! Much shorter than I expected, but 82 wins for a team spending right up to the line could still be viewed as being in the “cliff” window. (Hard not to use the word when others do.)
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Sox sign Garrett Richards, pending physical
moonslav59 replied to illinoisredsox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
2015 seems like ages ago, but rolling the dice was about all our winter budget afforded. -
Sox sign Garrett Richards, pending physical
moonslav59 replied to illinoisredsox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
2015 seems like ages ago, but rolling the dice was about all our winter budget afforded. -
This blows up jacko’s whole projection foundation.
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Fangraphs projects our pen at #16 in WAR- Just 0.2 from 12th place.
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1.what criteria are we using? I’d say maybe average out WAR, OPS against, xFIP and maybe ERA+ 2. Certainly #21-24 is highly possible, maybe even likely, but I look at other teams pens and see a lot the are worse than ours- on paper and assuming decent health. Even with a starter down all year long, we may be able to use Houck or Pivetta in the pen. 3. I’ll project #13-19.
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It will be about average.
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This shows the change in the pen from 2020’s IP totals from those not here anymore or expected not to pitch much and those expected to pitch a lot in 2021: Returning in 2021 & expected to pitch a lot: 25 Brasier 23 Barnes 20 Brice 8 DHern 7 Taylor (30 Valdez) (26 Brewer) Added: Ottavino Andries Sawamura Houck or Pivetta Seabold & others Gone 43 Weber 30 mazza 29 godley 20 Springs 16 osich 14 Covey&Kickham 13 Stock&Walden 11 Hart 10 Hembree 9 Hall 8 Triggs 7 Workman 5 Lever 4 Tapia 246 innings! +56 Brewer & Valdez is over 75% of the pen IP in 2020!
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DHern & Workman combined for 15 IP for the Sox, last year, so I think it’s safe to say Ottavino & the 2021 DHern looks to be a vast improvement over 2020.
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Nothing to do with preferring Brice or someone worse over Brasier.
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I never said you mentioned Brice, but that is who you will see more of (or worse) with Brasier on the IL.
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I’m 61 and falling apart. I just had an MRI in my left shoulder, which was actually supposed to be on my mid to upper back. The results showed 4-5 things wrong but no tears. I’ve been in extreme pain for almost a week and have had to put off treatment and an MRI on my back for a week as we are in Mexico now. I may get an MRI here. I can’t find a comfortable position to sleep. Doc says I have swelling that is pinching a nerve tha runs into my shoulder and down to my index finger. I’m a mess! (Was in pretty good health for 60 years.)
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Agreed, and I’d put Munoz ahead of him, too. Then, there might be Downs moving up the depth charts, this summer. That being said, you know how things go, including multiple injuries or massive implosions by players higher on the depth charts.
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I kinda liked what I saw from him last year, considering his age and experience level during his rule 5 season. I’m glad he’s in our system, but I’m thinking longer term. It would be great if he plays well enough to win the 2B job sometime this year.
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Nobody is “declaring victory on Brasier,” and I’m not even sure how one does such a thing. If you enjoy watching Brice over Brasier, you may be the only one. Yes, we have several more pressing issues than Brasier, but we weren’t the ones singling him out.
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Big difference between starting a Brasier club and being glad he’s on the IL. If he’s better than our 7&8 guys it makes us worse by replacing him with someone even worse than 7&8. Also, most teams go through 10 or so pitchers trying to fill the last 2-3 slots in the pen. The more you have the better chance one will do fairly well. I have Brasier as our 4-6 pen arm. I realize that is not something to brag about, but it is what it is. Sometimes being not all that bad vs horrible is enough to win a few games.
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He’s above average the last 2 years combined. 10K/9, 4.03 FIP and 105 ERA+. With a pen of 8 pitchers he’s better than most team’s 7-8th men and better than our 5 or 6 to 8 pen arms. Being happy he’s out is puzzling to say the least
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Since most RPers are hit or miss, it’s usually a good thing to keep as many as you can healthy, so you can trial and error until you find a few keepers. Of course, you want types with some sort of good history or promising attribute. It’s not like Brasier has been awful all the time.
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So, eight or more of our RPers are better than Brasier? Wow, you must like those 8 more than I do. Or, you really think Brasier sucks.
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Whatfer?
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I prefer the hitting approaches of Verdugo, Bogey and JD, too, but it’s nice to have a lineup with different approaches. When pitcher is on and our lineup is struggling, sometimes it takes an unconventional hitter like Devers or a big slugger to knock him out of the game.
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Sox sign Garrett Richards, pending physical
moonslav59 replied to illinoisredsox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
nailed it -
Well said, and much has been said about his inability to adjust, but those sample sizes are smaller than his whole small sample size. He’ll get a chance to shine.
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Perez with a nice showing.
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A lot of people point to the hot start by Chablis as “inflating” his small sample size numbers, and that is a bit concerning. However, it doesn’t mean that Chablis from the hot streak isn’t the real Chablis or that he cannot adjust hit like that again or near that well on a more consistent basis. I’m not promising or even expecting greatness from him. He reminds me too much of Middlebrooks to get overly worked up, but I hope he gets a legitimate and long enough look to show what he can (or cannot) do.
