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  1. moonslav59
    Other than Weissert, our pen has a 0.00 ERA 10.1 IP O ER (1 unearned run) 4 Hits 7 BB 11 Ks
  2. moonslav59
    After one series, and a tiny sample size, here are the Sox OPS numbers: 1.539 Abreu Our catchers are 5 for 10, combined .889 Mayer .746 Anthony .629 Duran .600 Rafaela .540 Willson .438 Story 0.77 Durbin Our SP ERAs: 0.00 Crochet 1.69 Early 6.75 Gray
  3. moonslav59
    Nobody- not you or I know that answer to this. He was at 96 pitches, and has let up a line shot single. One could argue, he shouldn't have come out for the 6th. (BTW, someone actually did reach base on him in the 6th, so you answered your own question.) He came up to the bigs in SEPT 2025 and never went over 90 pitches. That was 4 regular season starts plus 1 playoff start. Now, in March, in his first start of the season he pitches more than ever before, and you want to say he was babied? It's the age old question and criticism. Should the starter been left in longer or yanked earlier. Anyone who thinks they know the answer is kidding themselves.
  4. moonslav59
    Greenville & Salem open the season April 2nd and Portland April 3rd.
  5. moonslav59
    WOO lost 10-8 as Tolle got shelled (5 hits, 2BB and 4 ER in 4IP. 2 unearned runs didn't help.) Still, the Sox had the lead 7-6 going into the 8th. Gasper 3-4 w 2B Ward 2-4 w BB Romero 1-3 w 2B Lloyd 1-2 w 3 BB
  6. moonslav59
    Not going long into games on a pitchers first start of the season has been around for over 55 years.
  7. moonslav59
    I could have stomached Suarez at 3B for a season, but yes, 1B or DH would have been a better placement. I'd much rather have gotten KMarte, Neto or Paredes than Suarez.
  8. moonslav59
    We intentionally put ourselves into this bind. While I'm fine with the Durbin trade and the Mayer as a starter (platoon) choice, I'd much rather have gotten Neto or KMarte or even Paredes by forking over one of the OF'er. We'd have Yoshida at DH, Neto/KMarte/Paredes over Mayer or Durbin (Hell, those two could platoon) and be minus Duran, Abreu or Ceddanne.
  9. moonslav59
    Maybe the idea is to not give Anthony (m)any days off but to rest him as the DH for 20-30 games.
  10. moonslav59
    I'm not sure why you distrust Durbin. He has a decent rookie year and is a plus on defense. .721 OPS in 2025 beats Rafaela's .708, and Rafaela is not a great defensive 2Bman. All this to get Yoshida some ABs?
  11. moonslav59
    That's a hard way to lose a game and a series. Suarez $15M/1 was too expensive for the Sox and "K's too much," people said.
  12. moonslav59
    Has he gotten a lot?
  13. moonslav59
    One of your biggest flip-flops ever, and there have been so many.
  14. moonslav59
    I think you might be giving too much credit to other teams. When you look at numbers like fWAR and FIP, Gray is a top 30 or 60 pitcher, going back one year, 2 years or 3 years. ERA- Gray was 77th in 2025 among all SP'ers with 100+ IP. That's like a #3, but when you go back 2 years, he's #63. Go back 3 years and he's #28, which can show he's been a #1. This is his "bad stat," and it still shows he's been a #2 over the past 3 years, but moving towards or into the #3 range as he ages. FIP, he's #10 since 2023! He's #13 since 2024. He was #21 in 2025. All these support the idea that he's a #1, but I won't agree with that. By fWAR, he was the #21 in 2025. How many teams have 2 guys above that?
  15. moonslav59
    Yoshida in LF, today! Geeesh! (I take no joy in saying he'd play some OF, this year.) Anthony at DH with Rafaela on the bench. Wong is catching Early.
  16. moonslav59
    Sox re-sign Brendan Rodgers to 2 year deal.
  17. moonslav59
    Cora on how to manage the OF/DH bottleneck: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/alex-cora-discusses-red-sox-outfield-plans.html It's not easy.
  18. moonslav59
    I think they view Suarez as the #2, but he was not quite ready for game 2. Gray is a fine pitcher and should end up having better numbers than most team's #2s.
  19. moonslav59
    We fought back and made some big plays. The mistakes hurt, too much.
  20. moonslav59
    KC K'd 4 times and went 1 for 5. Sogard got on base 3 out of 5 times. Uberstine went 4 IP (56 pitches) 2 hits, 1 BB, 3 Ks and just 1 ER. Guerrero got the save.
  21. moonslav59
    Tough loss.
  22. moonslav59
    Tolle & Early have not gradutaed. Witherspoon is top 80-100 in a few rankings. Gonzales, Valera and or Phillips may crack the top 100, this summer/fall.
  23. moonslav59
    Thanks for the chart. I will add that the Sox players who are over 31 include some important ones, but not as much as some teams seem to depend on... 31 IKF (utility infielder) 32 Yoshida (back up DH) 33 Story (important) 34 Contreras (important) 36 Gray (important)& Coulombe (maybe 7th or 8th best RP'er) 38 Chapman (very important, but we might have the best #2 RP'er in MLB.) Only 4 key players are over 31.
  24. moonslav59
    Sox by age: Everyday Players 22 Anthony 23 Mayer, Campbell 25 Rafaela 26 Durbin, Casas 27 Abreu, Narvaez 29 Duran, Romy, Wong 31 IKF 32 Yoshida 33 Story 34 Contreras ________________ Pitchers 23 Early, Tolle 26 Bello 27 Crochet 28 Slaten, Oviedo, Moran, Watson 29 Crawford, Sandoval, Houck 30 Suarez, Whitlock. Kelly 31 Weissert 36 Gray & Coulombe 38 Chapman ___________________ The 30 and under team: SP: Crochet, Suarez, Bello, Early, Crawford RP: Whitlock, Slaten, Oviedo, Kelly, Sandoval, Tolle, Watson, Moran C: Narvaez, Wong 1B: Casas 2B: Romy, Campbell 3B: Durbin, Monasterio SS: Mayer, Sogard LF: Anthony CF: Rafaela RF: Abreu DH: Duran
  25. moonslav59
    I hate to set expectations too high for young players, but for Roman, it seems justifiable. Mayer is much harder to project. KC is in reset mode. Narvaez has already shown he's good on defense, and I think he has a good eye at the plate, and so should be able to stay over .700. Early looks like a seasoned vet, already. Tolle has a lot of upside potential. This is a pretty nice list. In 2024, we graduated Abreu, Rafaela & Slaten. '22-'23: Duran, Bello, Crawford, Casas, Kelly & Wong
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