moonslav59

Gaga has a better WAR (Waist- Ass -bReasts)

...and that's a good thing, for her.

I'm still in the wagon, but I'm eyeing an escape route.

More missed opportunities. This is getting old, tiring and sickening.

Nope. The only clowns I like are ICP, and even them as a joke.

My highlighted line was a 4 year sample size- not one year. It includes his best and worst seasons.

DD better act soon, or I'm jumping off the bandwagon sooner than I have since Bobby V. I was highly critical of JF, but I never was off the wagon in his years here.

Like, every game. Today: JBJ, who is one of, if not our hottest hitter since May 20th and shorter sample sizes, too.

Holding out for Eovaldi more like it. Holding out hope a closer would rise to the top more like it. Holding out hope our bench can win games while we rest our hottest players IS MORE LIKE IT!

We can't be sitting hot players when we have 3 key players (Moreland-Pearce, JD and Eovaldi) out. As Warren Zevon once sang, "I'll sleep when I'm dead!"

Booby V was not! He deserved his fate.

We can't keep trotting Weber, Smith, Velazquez or DHernandez and expect to get lucky. With all the injuries, we should be expecting others to take up the slack and not be benched to get some rest. (Yes, I just said something bad about Cora.) Rest the guys, later, when we have a healthy roster and are not struggling to remain relevant.

I thought I'd un-ban you just to see if your make any sense at all or are still a clown. Clown it is. "Plummeting?" He's been on an almost endless upswing since May 20th. BA OPS every 3 games played: .146/ .443 .168/ .511 .163/ .520 .185/ .600 .190/ .602 .190/ .606 .192/ .625 .196/ .631 Today: .197/ .629 His OPS has been on as steady a rise as possible. His BA dipped once, but is at his highest point in the season. Look up the word, "plummet," clown. It's the opposite of JBJ's trend. Back to ignore.

Santana would be the bigger part of the deal due to his 2.5 years of team control at a much lower cost than EE (per season).

Giving EE the 2020 option and trading him could also be an option, even if they pay $5M of the deal, they'd have paid that anyway.

I'm not a big fan of fangraph's value page, but they have Mookie's value at over $190M the last 3 years (2016-2018). Even in an off year, he'son pace for over $30M value this year.

The other 15 players on the 40 man roster count, too, but that cost is minimal. It probably makes up for the Sale misquote.

I think our only hopes are... Chavis (if you count him) at 1B or 2B. Lin, Marco H, Brian Johnson and Wright are no longer a prospects, but 1-2 may help. Dalbec at 3B/1B, but I'm not sure we can count on him. Chatham at 2B is a stretch. DHernandez and Lakins are not showing progress. Shawaryn is a guess. Feltman is sucking it up. Maybe Gorkys Hernandez, Ockimey, Houck, Duran or Poyner?

I got distracted, sorry.

Let's look at the 16 wins our pen has and see how many were blown saves turned into wins due to the Sox scoring after the blown save: Game 6 v OAK: Eovaldi leaves after 5 down 3-0. The pen locks 'em down for 4 IP (0 ERs). We win 6-3. The pen did much better than the SP'er. Game 11 v AZ: Velazquez starts and goes just 3 IP (o ERs). The pen locks 'em down for 6 IP (0 ERs). We win 1-0 and the pen did better than the SP'er. Game 13 v TOR: Eovaldi lets up 5 ERs in 5 IP losing 5-3. The pen lets up 1 ER in 4 IP, and win 7-6. The pen does much better than the SP'er. Game 20 v TBR: ERod lets up 4 runs in 5.1 IP and the pen locks 'em down for 3.2 IP (0ERS). Pen does better. Game 21 v TBR: Porcello leaves after 5.2 allowing 2 runs and a 5-2lead. The pen lets the Rays tie the game and we end up winning 6-5. SP'er does much better. Game 22 v TBR: Price goes 5 IP (2 ERs) and leaves down 2-1. The pen allows 1 ER (BS by Barnes in the 8th) in 6 IP and we win in the 11th. Pen does better despite blowing the save for Workman's win. Game 29 v OAK: ERod goes 4.2 IP allowing 4 ERs and the pen locks 'em down for 4.1 IP (0 ERs). Pen does much better. Game 31 v OAK (Pen game): Velazquez lets up 1 run in 2 IP. The pen holds them to 0 ER for 6 IP before Thornburg lets up 2 in the 9th in a 7-3 win. Pen does better. Game 35 v CWS: Porcello leaves after 6 tied 2-2. The pen locks'em down as we win 9-2. Pen did better. Game 37 v BAL (pen game): Velazquez goes 3 IP (2 ER), but the pen goes 6 IP (3 ER) in an 8-5 win. Pen = SP. Game 38 v BAL: Sale leaves after 8 IP tied 1-1. The pen locks 'em down for 4 IP and we win 2-1 in 12. Pen does slightly better (the 22 K/0 BB game). Game 43 v COL: ERod allows 5 ER in 6+ IP and leaves with a lead. Barnes BS by allowing ERod's runner to score, but the pen goes 4 IP with 0 ERs as we win in 10. Pen better than SP. Game 46 v HOU: Sale leaves after 5.1 (3 ERs) tied 3-3. The pen lock 'em down for 3 IP (o ERs) and we win 4-3. Game 49 v TOR: Porcello leaves ahead 2-1 after 6 IP. Our pen blows a save twice but we win in 13 six to five. Pen does worse by allowing 4 ERs in 7 IP, but it was not horrible numbers. Game 62 v KCR: Weber leaves after just 1.1 IP (2 ERs) and the pen does better by allowing 3 runs in 7.2 IP) as we win 7-5.

Yes- just 3 in the 9th (see in red). Here's a closer look at our pen. OPS Against Pen .718 SP'rs .738 ERA Pen 4.12 SP'ers 4.56 W-L Pen 16-8 SP'ers 18-25 So, 8 losses and 10 blown saves. 14 saves & 35 Holds. Inherited runners scoring 21/77 (27%). Take away Johnson's 2/3, Poyner's 1/1 and Brasier's 3/5 and the rest have allowed just 15 of 68 runners to score (22%). Let's look at ONLY the 8 losses involving the pen. Game 10 v AZ: Price leaves after 6 IP tied 4-4. The pen lets up 1 run (in the 9th) by Brewer (L). The pen actually did better than Price but got the loss. Not a blown save but lost in the 9th. Game 19 v NYY:Eovaldi leaves after 6 ahead 3-1. Workman (L) and Brasier let up 4 runs in the 7th, and we lose 5-3. Lost in 7th inning. Game 23 vs DET: Sale leaves after 5 tied 2-2. Hembree lets in a run in the 6th, we tie it again, and Brewer (L) lets up 3 runs in the 7th to get the loss. Game 32 v CWS: Price leaves the game after 6 tied 3-3. We take the lead in the 7th, but Brasier (L) blows the save in the 9th by letting up 3 runs. Game 43 v COL. Sale leaves after 7 leading 3-2. Workman blows the save in the 8th by letting up 2 runs. We then tie the game, but Brasier (L) loses it in the 11th by letting up a run. Not a blown save in 9th. Game 51 v HOU: Priceleaves in the first inning. Lakins and Velazquez let up 3 runs, but we enter the bottom of the 9th tied 3-3. Barnes (L) lets up a run for the loss. Not a blown save but a 9th inning loss by the pen. Game 55 v CLE (The game from hell.): Price pitches 6 shut out innings and we go 9th up 5-2. Brasier (BS) and Lakins(L) let up 5 runs in the loss. Game 66 vs TEX: Price leaves after 7 with a 3-1 lead. Barnes (BS) gives up 2 in the 9th and Brasier (L) loses it in the 11th.

Santana is 26 and has 2.5 years of peak prime under control. Beni has 3.5 years.

It was surprising, but it sure looks like a great deal for us, after just 2+ months.

I agree, but not for 2020 and beyond. I'm also not sure about our playoff chances without addressing the 5th starter slot, if Eovladi is moved to closer.

Encarnacion will be owed $7M at the deadline, and harmony's offer included $5M. Santana K's a lot, but his numbers are better than Beni's. The one less year of team control is the one thing I see making this a bad deal. One more "bad part," We likely cannot afford EE's $20M 2020 option.He has a $5M buyout. We might have to trade him this winter, if we are looking to reset the tax or keep Betts and stay under the max line.