moonslav59
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The answer looks clear, to me. LOL
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It was over when we got double swept. I said it then, and some got mad at me, but the writing was on the wall.
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These stats don't tell the whole story, but here they are... 2019: Late & Close OPS (all players with 50+ PAs are listed) 1.132 Bogey (He was the most clutch player this year) .982 Betts .920 Vaz .892 Chavis .858 Holt .752 Devers .680 JD .633 JBJ .540 Beni High Leverage 1.090 Bogey 1.012 Betts .983 JD .958 Vaz .953 Moreland .894 Devers .891 Holt .867 Chavis .611 JBJ .569 Beni (Looking at these numbers, one can wonder why we didn't win 95+ games.)
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6 wins by the road teams. Never been done in any of the 3 major sports (other than NFL).
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I agree, despite the $2.5M buy out this winter and no buy out next winter. If he's concerned about getting hurt next year, he may decide to opt out and go for the largest total money package.
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I was going to bring this up, too. UZR/150 over the last 3 years combined (1500+ innings in CF) 18.8 H Bader 13.0 B Buxton 11.4 Kiermaier 9.7 M Taylor 9.5 J Dyson 7.6 L Cain 6.9 Keon Broxton 5.3 M Margot 4.3 E Inciarte 4.1 JBJ 4.0 D DeShields 4.0 A Hicks 3.2 G Springer 2.8 K Pillar
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Mookie did not have a higher fWAR than Bogey, and his superior defense did make him slightly better than Devers in my eye test and in WAR. fWAR 6.8 Bogey 6.6 Betts 5.9 Devers 3.5 Vaz 3.2 JD 2.0 Beni 1.4 JBJ 1.3 Holt BWAR 6.8 Betts 5.3 Devers 5.2 Bogey 3.3 JD 2.2 Vaz 2.0 JBJ 1.7 Beni 1.3 Moreland 1.0 Holt
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Playing Red Sox GM: salary dump time!
moonslav59 replied to VJCPatriot's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I almost added something about Kevin Bacon! -
Maybe it was fixed back then, too. I think the draft lottery was (and still is?). It's fixed, now.
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Playing Red Sox GM: salary dump time!
moonslav59 replied to VJCPatriot's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I think he knew all along he was going to jettison OCab, but to me, the number one reason for the deal was to greatly improve our chances of winning a ring. Note: We got Ellsbury and Lowrie as comp picks for losing OCab! We got Melancon for Lowrie and Weiland. We got Holt (and Hanrahan) for Melancon & others. We got Kopech as a comp pick for losing Ellsbury to free agency. We got Sale for Kopech, Moncada & others. It was the gift that just kept giving. -
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Playing Red Sox GM: salary dump time!
moonslav59 replied to VJCPatriot's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
To me, the draft picks were part of it, but he wanted a ring, and SS defense was all that team needed. OCab was a big plus over Nomar on defense. -
It wasn't fixed back then.
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Baseball is not basketball. No one player can do it all. It's one of the great things about the sport. I hope nobody is saying Julio Lugo is better than Ted because he has a ring.
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Playing Red Sox GM: salary dump time!
moonslav59 replied to VJCPatriot's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
There were also rumors he was hitting on other players' wives. That could explain so many teams. -
Some advance a round or two, but they hardly ever win it all.
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Maybe this year's playoff teams will swing the pendulum back towards the realization that 3-4 good SP'ers are more valuable then a boatload of RP'ers.
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Now that the Loogy is all but dead, does this mean managers will not go lefty-right with their line-ups as much as before?
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Best record may not be the best criteria to use, even though I used best 2 records from each contest. Strength of schedule is a major factor. How many true underdogs have won it all in the past 15-20 years? The 2006 Cards? Anyone else?
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I think we reset next year. We may deal Betts this winter or at the deadline, but I think Bloom will be allowed to go over the tax line in 2021- maybe even the second line and up to but not over the max line. We can re-sign Betts or use his money plus the extra budget room to make some serious signings after 2020. With some shrewd deals this winter, maybe the 2020 season won't be as bad as it might seem like it will be.
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Just offer Mookie a fair and generous contract and let the chips fall where they may.
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SD spent big and still finished last. Maybe they go for broke. SF loses Bumgarner and then Samardzija after 2020. Posey, Cueto, Belt & Crawford after 2021. It's not looking so hellish anymore, but they may have learned a lesson. I agree, LAA looks most likely, but there will be competition.
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I think we'll go over the luxury tax line after we reset, so it's not really a hard cap. I understand the 1 man making 1/7th of your budget argument. I agree, it doesn't look right, but Betts is worth 7 average players and then some, IMO. I won't be heart broken, if Betts bolts, and there are limits to high high I'd go, but I'd make him a fair offer. I'm confident Bloom will spend that $30M wisely, if not on Betts, so either way is okay with me.
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Good points. I did not mention these two because both are not Rule 5 until after 2020, but they could certainly be added to the 40 man roster, if we feel they can help on the 25 man roster at some point, next year. I doubt either is added by opening day, although they may get a ST'ing invite.
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Dodgers, Padres- maybe even Seattle or SF.
