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  1. moonslav59
    We need a mega crooked number this inning!
  2. moonslav59
    We should know a lot more by the deadline. I, too, don't think anything will happen before then, unless JBJ is still at 1.47 by mid or the end of June. If JBJ never snaps out of it, we may not even offer him an arb, especially if we are looking to reset the tax for 2020.
  3. moonslav59
    Soup Campbell once went 17-5 in relief. Dick Radazt went 16-9 in relief for the Sox in 1964.
  4. moonslav59
    He did have an .844 OPS for a 5 year stretch with the Angels and O's, but injuries and a few sub .700 years really hurt.
  5. moonslav59
    Last year, he was pretty consistent from mid May through October's playoffs. I'm still holding out hope, but every time he seems to get a couple walks or a hit, I think, "maybe this is it," but he goes right back to futility. You keep saying, "consider a change," but what options do we have? Our budget is tight. We don't have many prospects we can spare in trade, and CF'er who can hit and field are not easy to acquire. Our only real in-house option might have been Holt or Castillo, but both are really unavailable for various reasons. I don't want JD getting hurt by playing OF full time, either, and putting JD in the OF so Pearce can DH or Nunez can play 2B (Chavis DH) seems just as bad, if not worse.
  6. moonslav59
    Why not stretch Walden into a starter? It's not like he's never done it. He started 15 games in 2017 and 5 last year.
  7. moonslav59
    Maybe someone should start a thread or two on this subject!
  8. moonslav59
    Just caught up live... Moreland with his 10th HR! They all seem to be with men on, too. Good to see JD with a blast. Velazquez is losing my confidence. JBJ can't even foul off a pitch. We may need more runs than 6 to win this one. .
  9. moonslav59
    I've googled to look for an article about him, but I can't find it. I'm not saying he was or is hurt, but there was a lot of talk about it down here last year. Nobody wanted him back. (We all know how talk radio can get.)
  10. moonslav59
    I live in Sugar Land, Texas, which is a suburb Southwest of Houston, and there was a lot of speculation that something was physically wrong with Keuchel. He just never looked the same after his Cy Young year. One could say the same about Porcello, I guess, but it makes me wonder if teams know something we don't about him.
  11. moonslav59
    I certainly have no complaints about what Chavis has done so far, he's been the top dog, since joining the team. He's also hit some massive HRs--I think our 3 longest this year. It's the sustainability I am wondering about. I'm not projecting his decline or demise. I like his chances at putting together a very nice full season. I'm just not "entirely sold" on the thought that he will go on to have a great season. Hi K prospects seem to flame out more often than others, especially as you point out, the second or thrid time through the league. Teams will adjust. We'll see ho he counter-adjusts. I'm very hopeful, but I have my doubts.
  12. moonslav59
    The system used to pay for "yesterday," and it must be a bummer to be a player like him at this very moment in the evolution of big contract negotiations.
  13. moonslav59
    FIP and xFIP have their place, but I've never been a big fan of thinking it's a really good stat.
  14. moonslav59
    I'm not entirely sold on Chavis just yet. It's way too early to think he's the real deal, and anytime you have a guy that Ks as much as he does, there's always more doubt. I'm riding on the wagon, though, as any Sox fan must be. It will likely come down to his ability to adjust to the adjustments made by opposing teams.
  15. moonslav59
    Chavis has 50 HRs over his last 737 ABs (833 PAs) dating back to the start of 2017.
  16. moonslav59
    Yes, that is still more than anyone else.
  17. moonslav59
    What's worse is that he has a .783 OPS with SFG this year.
  18. moonslav59
    This guy is as bad as the last guy I put on ignore. He keeps inventing positions to argue against. I'm putting him on ignore, now.
  19. moonslav59
    I like Pearce the most on this list, because we saw his "upside," but he made the list because he's out of options, and we may need to make room for Pedey and Holt, soon. We could cut Travis right now, and I wouldn't even blink- same with Shepherd & Smith.
  20. moonslav59
    Other teams are missing 1 or 2 of their starters, too. If these guys were to be out all year, I'd be much more worried.
  21. moonslav59
    Great points, and my subsequent data dig does show 3B has a lot fo tough plays to make.
  22. moonslav59
    Well, just because it's hard to prove, doesn't mean it isn't a significant factor. My guess is the best defensive SS in MLB makes between 50-90 more plays than the worst defensive SS, assuming every ball hit to both SSs are exactly the same. There is evidence to show the same SSs consistently blow away others in plays made, even when you factor in which SS gets more/less balls hit to him that are playable.
  23. moonslav59
    1-40% are plays rarely made. "Tough outs," defensively. 60-90% are plays most defenders make. 90-100% are played every defender should make all the time.
  24. moonslav59
    How many times does the team with the highest BA win it all? I wasn't aware KK hits .300, so where did that number come from? BBs, HRs, 2B and 3Bs should be a factor: not the top one, but certainly BA alone is a poor stat to choose- unless you are biased against JBJ.
  25. moonslav59
    OBP + SLG% (which both are heavily influenced by hits per AB or PA) are way more important than BA. You may be the only person in the world who disagrees.
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