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  1. moonslav59
    No, but getting more teams into the playoffs and in the WC hunt longer is good for baseball. BTW, this year, the 4 wild card teams play a best of 5 series, according to this article: https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/2021-mlb-playoff-format-how-the-baseball-postseason-will-be-played-20210331-0008.html.
  2. moonslav59
    Move him to 3B and Devers to 1B, this winter and .325 is a clear keeper. .300 is not so "clear." You are right about that- at 1B or 3B.
  3. moonslav59
    I wasn't defending their formula and certainly wasn't saying theirs is better than ours, but they have been top contenders for several years and may still be one, this year. I like our system way better, despite some last place finishes.
  4. moonslav59
    Interesting to see Yoan Moncada, fueled by a nice defensive WAR is tied for 3rd in fWAR at 2.8. (Yes, you read that right- DEFENSE!) Here are the leaders in OPS: 1.098 Guerrero 1.077 Winker 1.042 Castellanos .984 Acuna .976 Bryant .958 JD .950 Muncy .941 Olsen .938 Judge .925 Yuli Gurriel .924 Walsh .923Mullins .920 Ohtani .917 Devers .912 Bogey .903 A Riley (Only 16 players are over .900. We have 3!) 47. Verdugo at .811 49. Moncada at .810
  5. moonslav59
    Not these days. If Dalbec can hit .230 with an OBP of .300 to .325, he's a FT player. He would probably play FT even hitting just 20 HRs instead of 35. These are our OBP leaders beyond our "big 4:" .333 Arroyo .314 Renfroe .292 Vaz .291 Marwin .277 Kike .248 Dalbec He'd be 6th in OBP at just .315. I realize he plays 1B, and you expect more from that position, but unless the league numbers change, .300 or even lower might be the new acceptable "floor."
  6. moonslav59
    I'm not defending the "Yankee formula," but they have won 167 games since 2019 to our 144 wins and 267 from 2018 to today. We won 252 games since 2018. The Yanks also currently have a better farm than ours in maybe all rankings.
  7. moonslav59
    You mean ceiling?
  8. moonslav59
    ERA for RP'ers are skewed by coming into games with 1 or 2 outs and not needing to get 3 outs before their own runner scores. OPS against shows Ottavino is doing better than fine despite the high walk totals. .427 Barnes .513 Ottavino .571 Valdez .635 DHern .651 Whitlock .771 Taylor .775 Sawamura .912 Andriese
  9. moonslav59
    It would be nice, but I'm not one of those people who say, "They need to tell him to get more walks." I'm hoping over time, he ets his OBP up to respectability. I doubt it ever gets to his .360 minor league number, but over .300 would be much better, and .330 makes him a clear keeper.
  10. moonslav59
    Same with Richards, Pivetta & Perez. I'd have traded any 2 of those 3 for Kluber and Taillon in March.
  11. moonslav59
    Our 2019 line-up looked good, too!
  12. moonslav59
    I think you meant Duran and Casas. Chavis may be replacing Santana, soon.
  13. moonslav59
    Anyone who K's 30% or more of the time must chase some bad pitches, but in the minors, Dalbec had a .360 OBP. He must have had a decent eye to do that. Maybe he can regain some of that skill, again. .195 to .220 won't cut it, even if you hit 30-35 dingers (Dalbec's career HR pace).
  14. moonslav59
    Maybe as a finish out the season manager and then re-look.
  15. moonslav59
    I think I had a 3 or 4 game win streak the other time I started the game threads. Max is king mojo, though. That thing with the wrong date was brilliant!
  16. moonslav59
    6 more years of Stanton will hurt, despite the $3M/yr Miami pays off the lux tax number. He may still have some big years left, but playing a full season is a pipe dream. LeMahieu may not be a big drag, but 5 more years is tough. We may see the Yanks spend more at the trade deadline, picking up short term fixes that don't drag down the finances long term, and shouldn't cost much, in terms of prospects given up, if the contract is huge. It's funny how this past winter, all we heard was how well the Yanks were set up for the short AND long term. Now, look!
  17. moonslav59
    Rice paper thin.
  18. moonslav59
    After those 3 losses in Houston, things looked bleak, then came the moon mojo.
  19. moonslav59
    Nobody jumps out as a clear choice for leadoff without hurting another key batting order slot. I guess Santana's speed and the hope that he's played enough games, this year, that one might expect a groove-finding. Had anyone said the argument for Arroyo as our lead off man been stated back in March, the poster might have been banned or institutionalized. Marwin seems to be heating up, but I'd want a longer sample before giving the slot to him. Vaz/Plawecki might be my second choice behind Christian.
  20. moonslav59
    We are 5.5 games up an the New York Jacko-ankees! 6 in the loss column.
  21. moonslav59
    MLB.com headline: "X Marks the Sweep"
  22. moonslav59
    How about Roger Moret going into a catatonic state in the locker room? Oil Can Boyd after the All Star snub. Carl Everett.
  23. moonslav59
    Bill Lee was one of my all time favorite Sox players. He was a fun loving character but was very serious when on the mound. He won 17 games for 3 years in a row from 1973 to 1975. He got involved in a nasty fight with the Yanks where the intentionally destroyed his throwing shoulder. From 1971 to 1975, he had a 3,30 ERA (119 ERA+) despite a 1.32 WHIP. He pitched better with men on base. He had a decent season with the Expos after being traded after a decent last season with the Sox in 1978 (3.46 ERA/121 ERA+)
  24. moonslav59
    Good call. Bill Lee was the master of the 11 hit shutout.
  25. moonslav59
    I'm watching the games. I'm just keeping the no show game thread mojo working.
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