moonslav59
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Technically, many vets have "options" remaining, but I think after so many years, you can refuse being sent down.
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Perez has no options remaining. Pitchers with options left: Barnes ERod Sale (IL) Brasier (IL) Brewer (not on 26 man) Taylor DHern Valdez Richards Sawamura Whitlock is rule 5 and would be lost, if we sent him down. Ottavino, Pivetta, Andriese & Brice are out of options, too.
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Alternative Site news (some old news) http://news.soxprospects.com/2021/04/fort-report-mlb-opening-day-alternate.html
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They aren't DFA'ing Richards after one start, so when ERod is back, I think they will. They will also likely gain an extra year of team control by keeping him in AAA for a few weeks. He looked real good, last start, so I can understand keeping him around, but Pivetta & Eovaldi looked good, too. If Perez sucks, tonight, there will be a more heated debate about demoting Houck.
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First of all, I wasn't saying it before around 2008-2009 From 2014 to 2017, they only had one season below 77 wins. That's pretty awesome, going from 2008-2020 with just one sub 77 win team. That's one less than the Sox.
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Yes, but that does not mean the guy who K's the most batters is the best. DHern would win the Cy Young. I know FIP counts walks, so he couldn't win it, but many pitchers are known for inducing weakly hit balls, while others let up a lot of line shots that don't go for homers, and FIP totally ignores this area. I get why, and I do think FIP has value, but I still think K's are over-rated for pitchers and batters.
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I've been saying for year, "Never count the Rays out." Even when they trade their stars, they scrap together a winning team. Why can't we get guys from their management team and do the same here?
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I like it, Max! Keep the mojo rising.
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Makes you wonder about GMs not using FIP as a gauge all that much.
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Of course, low BB and HRs are great, but I think K's are over-rated, yet still valuable.
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FIP and xFIP have a lot of merit, but I've never liked how that stat devalues pitchers who consistently get players to hit the ball weakly for outs, often.
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It's nice having Whitlock and Andriese in the pen. Both can go pretty long in one game or two innings every few days.
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Agreed. Sometimes WHIP can soften a harsh view someone has with a pitcher having a 5+ ERA. The reverse is true also. OPS against might be better, but yes, team defense plays a big role in those numbers.
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All pens are fickle, and a select few RP'ers can really be "counted on" in a consistent and meaningful way. I'm not a huge Andriese fan, but he's decent for the role he has, and he's light years better than the circus carnival we had in the pen, last year. Sawamura is largely unknown. DHern does not seem to be able to improve his command, but he's only 24. Some pitchers have been able to get past control problems after 24, but not all that many. Whitlock could be the "steal of the year." (Yes, too man coulds and not enough shoulds in our pen.) Barnes and Ottavino have been decent set up men. Closing may prove beyond their reach. That's the big "what if" of our pen. Guys like Valdez, Brice, Taylor (not off to a great start), Brewer and others are a dime a dozen. This pen could surprise you. It could also bring me great pain and suffering.
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The Sox often thrive on good pitching and get shut out by unknowns and journeymen.
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The 4 game sample size looks very bad for the offense. OPS 1.722 JD 1.045 Vaz The rest are under .700 Under .400 .382 Renfroe .325 Verdugo .091 Dalbec .083 Devers notin's favorite stat: RBI (sarcasm alert) 6 JD 2 Cordero, Kike, Verdugo 1 Marwin, Bogey, Renfroe WHIP (IP) 0.00 Valdez (3.0), Brice (1.2) 0.90 Whitlock (3.1) 0.938 Eovaldi (5.1) 1.000 Barnes (1.0) 1.200 Pivetta (5.0) 1.400 Houck (5.0) 1.500 Sawamura (2.0) 1.750 Andriese (4.0) 3.00 Ottavino (1.1), D Hern (1.1) 4.50 Richards (2.0) 9.00 Taylor (1.0) ERA: 0.00: Pivetta, Whitlock, Valdez, Brice, Sawamura, Barnes 1.69: Eovaldi 3.60 Houck 4.50 Andriese 6.75 DHern, Ottavino 27.00 Richards 45.00 Taylor
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The Sox thrive in an atmosphere of turmoil. I say keep the wrong date mojo going...
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If he puts 4/6 and we lose, should the next guy put 4/6 for the 4/7 game to try and get the mojo back? I'm befuddled.
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I'm sure management stressed the need to go opposite field when called for. Players are human, and they were probably jacked up day one, then pushing too hard game 2 & 3.
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Yes, and we choulda/shoulda scored more runs. I hope the bats stay hot.
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Should he put "4/5 vs Rays?"
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Pivetta has always been known to have very good stuff: he's just never put it all together. The high BB/9 rate has hurt.
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The problem is, if we win, will we have to get the date wrong until we lose?
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This is a valid point. I do think Dalbec, Kike, Houck and maybe even Cordero will be fun to watch, and I will say, watching Beni, last year was painful. I also read post after post about JBJ being a black hole for long stretches. I'm more excited about watching Verdugo, Cordero & Renfroe than I would be watching Beni & Bradley. Watching this IF is and will be agonizing.
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Is getting the date wrong on a game thread supposed to be a reverse jinx or something?
