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  1. moonslav59
    As bad as things are, losing a starter over the winter may be addition by subtraction, especially since Porcello frees up $20M on the budget. BTW, Price is doing better than 2018, so it is not "all our starters," but your point is still well taken. ERod is going longer into games, but is far from the effectiveness he showed last year when the team went 19-4 in his starts.
  2. moonslav59
    I hear you loud and clear, danny, but this is still the greatest game on earth. Maybe it can be expected from a society who's President, on our day of Independence, praised our Revolutionary Army for taking over the airports from the British! No lie! Direct quote: “...Our army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do, and at Fort McHenry, under the rockets’ red glare, it had nothing but victory...”
  3. moonslav59
    Price has certainly been our most consistent pitcher. The only real black marks against him are the 2 starts he didn't make it out of the second inning and maybe his first two starts of the year, when he let up 4 ERs in 6 IP both games. He's gone 7 IP just once. 6.1 IP once. 6.0 IP 8 times 6 or more 10 total out of 15 starts. On the bright side, he's only gone less than 5 IP those 2 games mentioned above.
  4. moonslav59
    1.009 JBJ .988 Devers .980 Bogey .948 JD .894 Marco .863 Vaz .849 Holt .782 Beni .778 Betts .735 Chavis MLB Teams .849 Sox .849 Braves .843 Dodgers .841 Yankees .834 Pirates .817 Rockies .816 Guardians .806 Mets .770 MLB since May 27th
  5. moonslav59
    We need pitching. Here are some of our recent offense numbers: Devers: 1.660 last 8 games 1.283 last 19 games 1.073 last 38 games JBJ: 1.033 last 10 games 1.001 last 40 games Vaz: 1.444 last 4 games .985 last 17 games .877 last 28 games Chavis: 1.128 last 5 games .847 last 24 games Marco: 1.073 last 9 games .894 all season (17 games) Holt: .867 last 15 games .891 last 23 games JD: 1.315 last 6 games .974 last 25 games & last 39 games .917 all season Bogey: .995 last 18 games .914 all season Betts: .879 last 15 games .861 last 22 games .880 last 66 games Even Nunez is at .713 his last 14 games, and Leon is at .750 his last 3 games. The best I could come up with for Beni: Beni: .735 last 14 games .773 last 22 games .780 last 46 games .794 last 67 games We have 9 guys over .812 in the last 4 weeks and Beni at .730. We have 5 guys over .939 the last 14 days and 7 over .821. We have 5 guys over 1.128 in the last 7 days and 6 over .909.
  6. moonslav59
    No, I meant our 5th starter is really our 9th pen arm. If you count Velazquez as the #5, then we can add a RP'er and keep 8 in the pen with Walden, Taylor and Johnson being in AAA, the IL or traded (Johnson is out of options).
  7. moonslav59
    Workman has been pretty consistent, too, but Price has been the man.
  8. moonslav59
    ...and if they told you Devers was having a break out year, Vaz & Chavis are hitting over .800 and Bogey is on pace for a career year, you'd be even more shocked.
  9. moonslav59
    I know there is not much difference between AA & AAA, but I'd like to see Dalbec in AAA after the AS break. Maybe even move Casas up a notch, but I trust the Sox to know what is best.
  10. moonslav59
    Okay, so that makes 14-17 teams.
  11. moonslav59
    So, you'd like to see the Sox not contend or win enough in the next 3 weeks to become strong a contender?
  12. moonslav59
    Sale has been bad his first 5 starts of the year and his last 3 (2 of the 3 were with Leon). Last 3 games: Leon Last 2 games) 11 IP 13 H 3 BB 18 K 8 ER Vaz (last game) 5.2 IP 9 H 2 BB 5 K 5 ER He's been bad with both, but still worse with Vaz in every category listed.
  13. moonslav59
    All are making money that, when pro-rated, would not put us over the max line. The question is, how much more will or can DD deplete our farm to get someone that may not make a difference?
  14. moonslav59
    Being a "seller" does not mean firesale. A contender or near contender will often trade a player with 2 months of team control remaining, especially if that player is a high salary player. Some teams will trade high salary players with more than 2 months of control, if they don't see that player as an integral part of their future plans, or if they think they can replace the guy with a cheaper FA the upcoming winter. Maybe they have a prospect ready to be called up to fill the role of the player traded. 100% sure sellers (10): Toronto Baltimore KC Detroit Seattle Miami NYM SFG Cincy Pitt (they sell every year no matter how good they are) 80% sellers (5): CWS LAA Texas AZ SD 50+% sellers (3): CLE (for the right price, they'd trade Kluber or Carrasco today) STL WSH I could even see Oakland or Colorado trade a higher priced player. 15-18 is my guess. You may only need 12-14 to make it a buyer's market.
  15. moonslav59
    I get your point, and I don't really disagree. I think it is just a force of habit to congratulate a player for hitting the ball hard and driving in a run. The Eovaldi example is way different, but why do basketball players pat a guy on the butt after missing a foul shot It's about encouraging your teammates and letting them know you have their back... in good times and bad. Maybe it's like a group consoling.
  16. moonslav59
    Even with Eovaldi and Hembree back and in the pen, I still think we need pen help more. Walden is a complete guess at this point. Barnes is in a horrible funk. Brasier has shown signs of life, but is still a huge question mark. Even recent successes like Workman and Brewer are showing signs of inconsistency. I don't really have total confidence in a single pen arm, right now. Not one. While it is true, our 5th starters have been taken from the pen and often go just 2-3 innings, we've gone with 8 relievers all year (rare), actually 9, if you count our 5th starter as a RP'er. With 8 or 9 RP'er, there's room for one more solid pen arm from outside the system, preferably a closer or top set up man: _____ or Eovadi (closer) Eovaldi or _____ (set-up/closer) Workman Barnes Hembree Brewer Brasier Wright Velazquez (5th starter) AAA: Walden/Johnson(IL and out of options)/Taylor
  17. moonslav59
    I totally agree, but if you believe as I do, and you just said you did, that emotion plays a part in the game, can't one assume some players react to emotional situations (such as super clutch moments) in a differing yet somewhat consistent manner?
  18. moonslav59
    Perhaps one of the most famous congratulations shown by a team towards a losing pitcher was with Eovaldi in that epic loss in extra innings. One could easily point to that "clubhouse moment" as the point that solidified team unity. Other starters went to Cora afterwards and all but begged to be used on short rest. (I also think that moment was a major factor in us re-signing Eovaldi.)
  19. moonslav59
    Excellent post. +100
  20. moonslav59
    ...and I believe we are 10-8 in their starts. If only Sale (and others) could get their run support.
  21. moonslav59
    Yes, and we have to just hope and pray our starters get their act together. We can't afford to try and fix the rotation by throwing more money at it at the trade deadline. Our pen can use some outside help, and with a limited budget and limited trading chips, all in for the pen is my position. BTW, Updated Starter vs Pen Numbers: By Wins and Losses Responsibility Game by Game: Starters 17-23 (-6) Relievers 28-16 (+12) Alternative Scoring System (+2, +1, 0, -1, -2 given for each game) SP +20 RP +42
  22. moonslav59
    ...and flatter seams makes for less break on breaking ball pitches.
  23. moonslav59
    I've always been super high on Devers, mostly his offense, but to see such a giant step up on both D and O in the same season by a 22 year old is an amazing and joyful thing to watch!
  24. moonslav59
    Out of 60 samples (30 teams x 2018 + 2019), here's how we ranked in team OPS at 1B & 2B: 1B: 28th 2018 .774 (fell steadily after Moreland's hot start) 35th 2019 .750 (on the rise, thanks to Chavis) 2B: 29th 2019 .717 (on the rise) 36th 2018 .692 (declined over the season)
  25. moonslav59
    I was waiting for someone to point that out. I shoulda guessed it'd be you!
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