moonslav59

It was 2 nights ago , but just about everyone has sucked their last outing or more. I happen to think Andriese might be our best hope as our #3, but the freshest sucky outing always seems like the worst.

Kluber is a god. Pivetta is a false idol.

When you can walk on rice paper without making sound, then you can leave.

Indeed, and I’m finding it hard to understand how it’s Cora’s fault we only have two trustworthy pen arms. It wasn’t long ago bringing in Ottavino was a mistake made by Cora.

I was just thinking about Koji and how no Sox RPer has pitched like this since him.

Yes, and this is exactly why. It doesn’t matter having 6 s***** RPers or 7.

I’m glad Cora has Barnes to choose, or he’d be run out of town by now.

They can’t pitch everyday and it wasn’t long ago we all wanted Taylor demoted or worse and Sawamura was letting up HRs left and right.

Not Cora’s fault with Andries, too.

Let’s get a crooked number and give Barnes another day off.

Had Ottavino let up 2 runs, it would have been Cora’s fault.

Lol Cora has very few good choices for the 6th and 7th inning. You know how lucky we are for having starters give us 5+ just about everyday, right?

Why does Cora keep sticking with guys that suck?

Bobby Dee!!!!

Anybody he picked to bring in has sucked recently. Whitlock was not available.

Just like that. The Yanks are now winning and we are down.

I’d take Pivetta out now.

Where’s the guy who said DFA him?

Good will Hunter!

It’s all a mirage. Jackie told us so.

He'd use previous 7 starts like that's all that counts. Then, when a Yankee has sucked, it's all about previous success stories. I know we all do this to some extent, but he doesn't seem to even notice his criteria is all over the map.

How perfectly worded. Note the "playing everyday...and playing defense." This could mean he needs to play everyday for a while to get into a groove, or that if he was called up, he would not be playing everyday. Mentioning the defense hints at them still thinking he needs to work on his defense at a non ML level, but maybe his bat is ML ready. (We don't need a DH, right now.)

I've never argued our 2-5 rotation is better than yours- only that it would not be a fluke if it ended up being better. I was also very high on Pivetta before the year started. There are times when numbers don't tell a whole story of can not be good for projecting future production. Certainly several of your SP'ers have some very nice aspects, but I would not be making definitive judgments based on 6-8 starts- not for Kluber, Richards or Pivetta. Kluber sure looks like he's rounding back into form, but it's just 7 starts. I'm not projecting Pivetta to end up as our best starter, but I do think he can end up with some very nice #3 or 4 numbers. He could suck, too, as could just about any Yankee starter not named Cole. No, I don't "know" Pivetta can't sustain being good. This good? Very likely not, but not impossible. You act like no pitcher has never blossomed later in their career, and it's not like he's 33. Scouts and top baseball people have always spoke of his abilities. Is there no chance he can't put it all together, this year? You cat like it's a 100% sure thing. When it comes to Taillon, I've "talked about him" more than anyone- even Yankee fans. (I wanted the Sox to trade for him.) He's no sure bet- just like all the Sox starters not named Erod. What bugs me most is that you switch up criteria to suit each different starter. With one guy, it's most recent numbers. With another, it's their best WAR season. With another it's improved K and BB rates. With our starters, you selectively choose the worst aspect of their record or recent production or ignore or pooh-pooh their most recent numbers as "unsustainable." If I had to placer a bet on which starter group beyond their #1 does better in 2021, it would be a very tough choice. I'd probably pick the Yanks, but in no way would I be acting like it's a forgone conclusion, and neither should you- "and you know it."

With one of the worst defensive teams in MLB, I'd think having a nice late inning defensive replacement is worth more than the 14th pitcher, especially since the Sox rotation is 5th in IP. having the 4th bench player also allows the manager to PH more freely, because he knows, he's got some flexibility. later on, especially in case of an injury. I sure would have liked to have has Chavis as a PH'er or replacement for Cordero/Dalbec much earlier on. It's hard to imagine Chavis hitting worse than those two.

Our rotation: ERA+ Pitcher OPS Against 136 Pivetta .609 111 Richards .735 108 Perez .700 104 ERod .759 103 Eovaldi .631 Yanks: 292 Cole .457 131 Kluber .676 101 Montgomery .666 100 German .754 74 Taillon .777 Bluejays 141 Ryu .667 123 R Ray .730 86 Matz .751 71 Stripling .886 (Nobody else has more than 2 starts.) 112 pitchers have over 30 IP, so far this year. The Sox have 5. ERA- 5. Cole 33 37. Pivetta 75 38. Kluber 75 55. Richards 91 59. Perez 94 61. Montgomery 97 62. ERod 97 64. German 99 65. Eovaldi 99 I'm not sure, if we are the only team in MLB with 5 starting pitchers under 100. The Sox rotation places 5th in IP (205.1 IP). The Yanks place 10th at 196.1. In all fairness, Overall Starter ERA- 71 CWS 74 SFG 76 NYM 78 MIL, SDP 79 LAD 84 NYY 89 TBR 90 MIA 91 CLE 92 DET 93 BOS