moonslav59

He has not hit .550 for four years- or even .650.

He was 94 to 94.5 and even 95+ on several of his earlier starts... https://www.fangraphs.com/graphs.aspx?playerid=10603&position=P&pitchgraphs=true&statArr=&legend=1&split=base&time=daily&start=2017&end=2019&rtype=mult&gt1=15&dStatArray=FA&ymin=&ymax= .

I will admit, I was a tiny bit concerned, but he passed the physical and said he was fine. The guy barely pitched since he went out with the injury last year, including little work this spring. I like how things are lining up, and Cora's resting plan this spring may prove to be genius.

I'm JBJ's biggest fan, but his great defense is not unique in MLB, and it does not support an OPS under .550 let alone .450. He will have to improve offensively to keep playing.

lmao!

22 Ks and no BBs for our staff last night! K/9 10.25 WSH 9.99 BOS 9.97 CLE 9.77 TBR (We are 14th in BB/9 at 3.46 and 7th in K/BB at 2.89.)

LOL! The guy who kept pointing to CERA to prove his point now is boxed in by that same stat. For one, you can't just look at team CERA without looking at the context- which catcher catches more of which pitchers, but since it was his stat of choice, here are the updated numbers: 3.82 Leon 4.35 Vaz 6.17 Swihart (Did people really expect Swihart's bat to make up that differential? I know, given a full season of sample sizes, the margin would not be that wide, but how narrow did it have to be to make choosing Swihart over Leon worth it?) Here's a better way to look at the numbers: PAs with each catcher and OPS against Porcello 100 w Leon .644 42 with Vaz 1.061 26 with Swihart .818 Sale 97 with Leon .616 88 with Vaz .873 0 with Swihart (Note: Leon has not has more than 20 PAs with any other pitchers.) Vaz vs Swihart with Eovaldi 49 with Vaz .831 44 with Swihart .975 with ERod 139 with Vaz .729 24 with Swihart 1.077 with Velazquez 26 with Swihart .423 64 with Vaz .829 with Walden 53 with Vaz .385 23 with Swihart .769 with Price 142 with Vaz .705 o with Leon or Swihart Only Velazquez did better with Swihart, but the sample size was small.

Don't ask me why, but it happened... (mostly on game threads)

It's looked great since the moment the ink dried.

We may see Chatham at 2B.

Dalbec had a 2B and single with that tater...

Feltman with the rare 4 BBs and 0 ERs in 1 IP. D Reyes finally pitches well (7 IP 5 H 0 BB 6 K) (Pedey went 1 for 3)

Awesome! I'm going to the games down here in Houston in a couple weeks. I'll try to get to Fenway this summer.

Maybe you were only looking at ERA.... The second half of 2015 (only 19 IP) 1.89 ERA/ 1.263 WHIP[ 2016: 2.65 ERA.1.333

The last 3 months of last year plus the playoffs isn't a "reason?" The fact that he's had ice cold, prolonged slumps before bouncing back many times in his career is not a "reason?" We don't want JD playing everyday in the OF alone is a "reason." Look, I'm fed up with this horrid streak by JBJ. I'd bench him for a while, but I would not give up on his bat for good.

Nuney is gone after this year. Holt (also a FA) or Dalbec has the best chances.

He's been over 1.30 every year with the Sox, except this year.

Answer: July-August-September of last year! (Then he went nutty in the playoffs.)

If you had to guess the last time JBJ hit over .800 for three straight months, what would you say?

Sooo glad we said no to Kelly.

Chavis at DH- check Devers at 1B- check Who plays 3rd? Dalbec?

I agree, but if Pedey comes back and can play, he will.

He always has a WHIP over 1.30.

Yanks & Rays lose.

0 BBs!