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  1. moonslav59
    For many many years, I'd have sworn on my grave that batting your best all around hitter 3rd was the most essential aspect of batting order construction. It still "feels right" to me, but I trust the multiple studies that show a slight advantage to putting your 4th or 5th best hitter there.
  2. moonslav59
    Interesting. Thanks.
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    Or, some non stat geek will argue that the lack of team chemistry doomed us from the start. (Apparently, Kimbrel and Kelly were essential clubhouse pieces.) LOL
  4. moonslav59
    By Connor Byrne | June 3, 2019 at 11:18pm CDT Red Sox right-hander Nathan Eovaldi could return from the injured list as early as June 15, Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe suggests. As Abraham notes, that would mark 52 days since Eovaldi underwent right elbow surgery April 22, at which point he was reportedly supposed to miss four to six weeks. Eovaldi’s absence has deprived Boston of a second-half hero from 2018, someone whose late-season excellence convinced the reigning world champions to bring him back on a four-year, $68MM contract in free agency. The hard-throwing Eovaldi, 29, then came out of the gates slowly prior to his surgery, logging a 6.00 ERA/7.05 FIP with 6.86 K/9 and 4.71 BB/9 over 21 frames and four starts. Still, considering the Red Sox are fighting for a playoff spot and haven’t gotten enough from their rotation in general, Eovaldi’s return should be a welcome one for the club.
  5. moonslav59
    I hate how a ball bouncing over the fence prevents a runner from scoring from 1B. We could change that rule.
  6. moonslav59
    They could acquire Scherzer.
  7. moonslav59
    2nd pick... Lugo, Matthew Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy (PR) SS R/R HS SR
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    # 69
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    We drafted Cameron Cannon a SS (Jr from AZ). He was picked 43rd and ranked 79th by MLB.com.
  10. moonslav59
    There is a draft thread.
  11. moonslav59
    I'm usually the last to give up, but I know I'm not even close, at this point. This team is too damn good to stay near .500 in a league full of many very bad teams.
  12. moonslav59
    3 games back in the wildcard with 5 teams ahead of us is nothing,let alone 2 or 3. 1) What makes you think we'll continue playing lackluster ball for the next 100 games? (Especially when all we have to do is just play like we did in May every month goign forward to make the WC, 2) How come so many posters can so quickly dismiss last year as being overly lucky, but can't entertain the idea that maybe this year has been bad luck, and that will change? 3) Our SP'er look way different over the past 6-7 weeks than the first 2-3 weeks, and maybe Eovaldi can give us a big boost. Is our offense and SP'ing that bad? 4) Can a mediocre pen really be enough to keep us from the WC? (Will we not trade for a solid pen arm or two this summer?)
  13. moonslav59
    There were also poster bitching about Devers just a few weeks ago.
  14. moonslav59
    My point was we came pretty close to a 24-2 or 22-4 run, which rivals last year's best run. IMO, I think this team still has a big run in them. We can also win back games slowly.
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    He's our cheapest SP'er- by far. He has nasty stuff. He's been inconsistent, but I'm sticking with him.
  16. moonslav59
    I'd like to sign a cheap vet as insurance. I don't think Porcello is back with us next year. I think Betts is our next big financial focus.
  17. moonslav59
    I've always been high on Devers, but he has impressed even me, this year!
  18. moonslav59
    A company I once worked at gave everyone a $1000 bonus- some complained.
  19. moonslav59
    Some will never be happy.
  20. moonslav59
    The Rays are for real. Count the second half of last year, and they are right up there.
  21. moonslav59
    I've said all along, we will be contenders and not sellers. I just responded to a post that said we had no FA to be of value to trade.
  22. moonslav59
    He's a FA after this year. Based on the faulty assumption that we'll be out of it and e sellers, trading Porcello makes sense- in this context ONLY.
  23. moonslav59
    Until we find a true 2Bman, Chavis will not be in the OF.
  24. moonslav59
    JBJ has a SLG% of .721 since May 20th (last 13 games). His OPS has been 1.129 since then- tops on the team. I know it's a small sample size, but he's had prolonged hot streaks his whole career. The idea of benching him now is sheer trolling. (He's also at .931 sine May 10th- 19 games) Chavis is going to have to make some adjustments after pitchers have figured our the holes in his swing. If he doesn't, he may become the next Middlebrooks. I have faith, but he is not doing anything recently to show he should be replacing JBJ, and why are we even talking about Chavis vs JBJ, but for some clown troll? It will be Chavis vs Holt/Nunez at 2B or Chavis vs Moreland/Pearce at 1B. He will occasionally DH when JD plays the OF and a 1Bman is back from the IL. Chavis of late: .664 his last 24 games(.299 OBP) .687 his last 16 games (.290 OBP) The kid had an incredible 11 game stretch, where he hit 1.418. Without that stretch, he'd be pretty close to JBJ in 2019 OPS.
  25. moonslav59
    I was saying this assuming we become sellers, which I don't think will happen. Trading guys who are doing very poorly brings back nothing. Porcello and cash would bring back a nice prospect or two. A JBJ at .700+ in July would bring back a nice prospect. I AM NOT for trading anyone on the ML roster, unless someone wants Nunez.
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