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  1. moonslav59
    It's also important to keep a team in a games for as long as 17 innings. Also, if a game is tied when the pen takes over, there may end up being no save recorded, but a win is as good as a save in that situation. Saves and BS's do not capture those situations. Also, if a starter lets up 7 runs in 2 innings, and the pen goes 6 innings with no ERs as the offense gives us a 1 run lead, I don't hold it against the pen, if it lets up 2 runs in the 9th for a BS and a loss. The starter went 2 IP with 7 ER and the pen went 7 IP with 2 ER, but all we hear about is how the pen sucks because of their BS amount. Our pen has serious issues. I am not in denial, but they have done an excellent job way more than they have done poorly. We have 8 losses due to blown saves, but we have over 20 wins due to good to excellent pen work. Saves vs BS misses a lot.
  2. moonslav59
    Isn't the jury still out? What if we win a ring while all our starters look fresh and strong in October? Would that change you (and other's) mind?
  3. moonslav59
    In my opinion, our pen has over achieved. They have done better than I expected. Maybe they have slightly more blown saves than I expected but way more good outings
  4. moonslav59
    We need to replace our worst 2 pen arms with 2 solid ones. Move Barnes, Workman and Walden down 2 pegs and they'll be fine in those roles.
  5. moonslav59
    I don't disagree. We need a closer and set up man. Yes, the 7th, 8th and 9th have been a problem, and so has timely hitting and SP'ing.
  6. moonslav59
    Who would he put out instead? Name two guys, because Workman cannot pitch every game.
  7. moonslav59
    Last night on the farm... http://news.soxprospects.com/2019/06/cup-of-coffee-de-la-guerra-homers.html
  8. moonslav59
    Most starters do not go 7. Six is more like it, and the average is about 5. The O's and Jays rarely lead after 7, so that'sone reason they have less than us.i 8 losses after 7 is a big problem. We need a closer. We could probably use a closer and decent set up man as well. While the pen blew yesterday's game, Sale actually did worse than the pen.
  9. moonslav59
    Our pen is not underachieving. To date, it has done better than it should have, despite the high blown save totals that have led to 8 losses.
  10. moonslav59
    We've only lost 8 games with blown saves in them. Half of that would be 4 games.
  11. moonslav59
    I disagree. He may not match his 2018 OPS again, but I'd bet he hits over .900 3+ times.
  12. moonslav59
    Maybe. I still think a solid closer is and will be the #1 priority. I'm not sure we have the resources for both.
  13. moonslav59
    Devers seemed to really like the 2 spot yesterday.
  14. moonslav59
    I'm in!
  15. moonslav59
    IMO, even if Wright and Eovaldi do great, we still need a closer or solid RP'er. Yes, it will mean someone without an option will have to go beyond the one who has to go when everyone is healthy.
  16. moonslav59
    10-3 in the last 13 games.
  17. moonslav59
    In the loss column yes but not overall. 43-36 TEX - 43-36 CLE - 44-37 BOS -
  18. moonslav59
    The Rays lost, so we're just 2 games behind them. We're tied with CLE & TEX for the last WC slot.
  19. moonslav59
    Yes, he has "gone cold again," but last year he got hot on the exact same day as this year (May 20th) and held onto a .793 for the last 106 games of the season. If you count his playoff numbers, he was over .800 for 5 1/2months. His highest OPS of 2018 was on the last day of the season (.717). He was at .614 on this date last year. He's not always bad. He has long streaks of decent to great offense. Since May 20th, this year, he's hit .301/.406/.628/1.034 in 134 PAs (not counting tonight's 0-4), which is nearly half is PAs on the season.
  20. moonslav59
    He'll end up closer to .800 than .700.
  21. moonslav59
    A solid SP'er will cost way more than a solid RP'er. Eovaldi may not come back, so we'd still have 1-2 holes in the pen.
  22. moonslav59
    The 60 Day IL is retroactive to 66 days ago, so if he gets healthy, he can come back anytime. He did have a setback not long ago, but there is still hope he'll be back in time to get in stride for the playoffs.
  23. moonslav59
    So....? Yes, you think you'd have a better chance at winning the ALE as the ALW? It's one thing to look at W% and past division winners, but would it be easier to win a division with the NYY, BOS & TBR in it vs one that has HOU, OAK & TEX? Yes, two different questions but perhaps 2 different answers, too. The ALW may have a better winning %, but may be easier to actually win the division.
  24. moonslav59
    I thought our problem last year was "too many black holed" at the bottom of the order. Now, we fixed that, and the problem is our stars have dipped in performance. Here's a look at 2018 vs 2019 (stats doubled) Runs Scored: 2018: 829 2019: 810 OPS 2018: .792 2019: .790 HRs: 2018: 208 2019: 226 OPS by Slot: Slot 2018-2019 1. 1.028- .764 2. .759 -.868 3. .871 -.826 4. .968 -.872 5. .796 -.910 6. .684 -.829 7. .667 -.641 8. .607 -.724 9. .704 -.640 Last year, we had 3 slots with an OPS below .685. This year, we have just 2 slots below .724.
  25. moonslav59
    Wright pitched 5 games with Pawtucket. He never pitched more than 3 IP. 1.2 in relief 3.0 in relief 2.0 starting 1.0 in relief 2.0 in relief If we do start him, don't count on more than 3 IP (at least for a while).
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