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  1. moonslav59
    JBJ may end the season over .800! Vaz just went over.800. Who-da-thunk both may pass Devers in OPS tomorrow.
  2. moonslav59
    Houck is looking more and more legit. It's still a small sample size, but this was a good team he shut down. Who da thunk?
  3. moonslav59
    Jeff Samardzija released. Maybe worth a shot?
  4. moonslav59
    We're one of the 3 worst teams in MLB, so there is that.
  5. moonslav59
    DD did keep Devers and Beni.
  6. moonslav59
    This is what they meant by "cleared to walk:"
  7. moonslav59
    Bauer fits in with every team. His contract not so much.
  8. moonslav59
    Team ERA: 5.75 OPS Against .857 WHIP 1.617 Most PAs Against (OPS Against) 262 Perez .744 199 Eovaldi .789 177 Weber .816 143 Godley 1.037 136 Mazza .790 132 Valdez .781 122 Brewer .900 110 Brasier .696 102 Barnes .706 99 Springs .973 83 Brice .852 71 Walden 1.209 67 Kickham 1.135 67 Hart 1.222 62 Stock .826 60 Covey.799 54 Hall 1.146 40 Houck .371 40 Hembree .786 36 Taylor .861 34 D Hern .472 34 Leyer 1.473 31 Workman .683 31 Triggs .894 21 Pivetta .556 10 Tapia .786 Based on these numbers and my own opinion, I'd think of giving only these pitchers serious consideration for being a meaningful part of the 2021 pitching staff: (Sale & ERod) Perez Eovaldi Weber Mazza Valdez Brasier Barnes Houck DHern Taylor Pivetta Borderline: Brewer Walden Covey Tapia Bye-bye: Godley Springs Brice Kickham Hart Stock Hall Lever Triggs
  9. moonslav59
    These are staggeringly horrific numbers: SOX WHIP SP'ers: 1.579 RP'ers: 1.649 ERA: 5.51 SP 5.94 RP OPS Against .871 SP .846 RP OPS Against by RP'ers with the most PAs Against: .781 Valdez (132 PAs Against) .687 Brasier (105) .706 Barnes (102) .973 Springs (99) .579 Weber (86) .884 Brice (77) 1.209 Walden (71) .815 Osich (62) .826 Stock (62) .799 Covey (60) .756 Brewer (51) 1.269 Hembree (40) .861 Hall (40) .861 Taylor (36) .472 D Hern (34) 1.075 Kickham (34) .683 Workman (31) .519 Mazza (29) 1.621 Leyer (29) SP'ers .744 Perez (262) .789 Eovaldi (199) 1.112 Godley (127) .861 Mazza (107) 1.056 Weber (91) 1.005 Brewer (71) 1.128 Hart (54) .371 Houck (40) 1.194 Kickham (33) .556 Pivetta (21)
  10. moonslav59
    Getting a mediocre closer won't help much. Trading for a very good, low cost closer will be costly. Barnes has one year left and is pretty iffy as a closer. What do suggest we do?
  11. moonslav59
    When did you think "the cliff" was going to start? 2021? 2022?
  12. moonslav59
    I'm sure there are many.
  13. moonslav59
    If we end up with a winning % under .383 (the 1965 Red Sox team), it will be our worst record since 1932! I'd say it's safe to call this the cliff.
  14. moonslav59
    He seemed like an old prospect when we signed him.
  15. moonslav59
    They have a coffee boy opening?
  16. moonslav59
    I really would not mind Pillar & Miller, and save all remaining available resources for pitching and possible summer needs..
  17. moonslav59
    As out 4th OF'er, sure.
  18. moonslav59
    I'm not sure I want Chavis in LF much, next year. I'm not sure Duran is ready for 2021. I'd like to see us get a CF'er, even if on a 1-2 year deal and a 4th OF'er on a 1 yr deal. We could get a 1B/OF type or a 2B/OF type as the "4th OF'er."
  19. moonslav59
    I expected a team just under .500, assuming normal health issues. Nothing from Sale & ERod was huge. I did not expect the Jays to be this good. I thought we'd mop upon them and the O's.
  20. moonslav59
    I was one of the first to give up on the 2019 team, and usually I'm one of the last. I have been a "cliff" dweller for several seasons,so I thought some must see me as a "downer." I've been highly critical of those who said it would be easy or quick to rebuild the farm. I don't gush over every Sox prospect, which is not an area I consider myself any more knowledgeable than many on this site. (I admit my liking some prospects over others is often based on non evidence based conjecture. That being said, I watched nearly very pitch of every game for decades (until this year) and love my Sox like no one else I know.
  21. moonslav59
    I think this point is valid: Had HRam and Porcello had their 2016 seasons in 2015, Ben would have been the GM starting 2016. HRam 2015: .249 19 53 (.717 OPS) 2016: .286 30 111 (.866) Porcello: 2015: 9-15 4.92 2016: 22-4 3.15 (Cy Young) Blaming the GM for this seems trite, and I honestly think the point is true. Look at these fWAR differentials: 2015 > 2016 Player 4.8>8.3 Betts 1.9>5.3 JBJ 2.9>4.9 Pedey 4.6>4.9 Bogey 2.9>4.5 Oritiz -1.2>3.0 HRam 1.7>5.1 Porcello -0.1>2.9 Wright (The 4th best pitcher fWAR by a Sox pitcher from 2015-2016!) Sure, a few players had slightly better seasons in 2015 over 2016, but nothing close to this.
  22. moonslav59
    I hated the Masterson signing as I do most rebuilding from the 4-5 slot attempts. I will add that a lot of people hated or distrusted the 2013 roster on opening day.
  23. moonslav59
    I agree. Count on 3 of the 6 starters needed in 2021. That means adding at least 2 solid and durable starters, although nobody is a guarantee 190+ IP starter.
  24. moonslav59
    Regardless of what many people may think about me, I'm usually an optimist.
  25. moonslav59
    Ben (or Larry) made some serious mistakes signing Pablito, HRam and Castillo, but Ben was handed a team in turmoil, a horrific manager thrust upon him and some massive contracts for under performing pitchers. On paper, the rotation Ben was handed looked great. I find it hard to blame him for them not pulling their weight in his first year. He then wins a ring then ends up trading away some beloved Sox pitchers. People blamed him for trading away the under performers or "clubhouse cancers," (which in itself is debatable). 3 of his teams under performed. GMs are ultimately to blame, and Ben deserves much of the blame for at least 2 of those 3 bad seasons, but he wasn't handed the farm DD was. He pulled off one of the greatest trades in ML history by dumping CC, and Beckett & AGon swiftly declined afterwards, so when judging a GM in hindsight, as they always are, we should take that into account. Without that trade, we wouldn't have had the budget space or talent to win in 2013. That trade also freed up money into DD's regime, although the HRam/Pablo/Castillo deals more than overshadowed those savings.
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