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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Who would he put out instead? Name two guys, because Workman cannot pitch every game.
  5. Last night on the farm... http://news.soxprospects.com/2019/06/cup-of-coffee-de-la-guerra-homers.html
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. We've only lost 8 games with blown saves in them. Half of that would be 4 games.
  9. I disagree. He may not match his 2018 OPS again, but I'd bet he hits over .900 3+ times.
  10. Maybe. I still think a solid closer is and will be the #1 priority. I'm not sure we have the resources for both.
  11. Devers seemed to really like the 2 spot yesterday.
  12. 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.
  13. In the loss column yes but not overall. 43-36 TEX - 43-36 CLE - 44-37 BOS -
  14. The Rays lost, so we're just 2 games behind them. We're tied with CLE & TEX for the last WC slot.
  15. 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.
  16. He'll end up closer to .800 than .700.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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).
  22. Of course it is, but my point is we can get a very good RP'er or two for way less than Casas. Where were the 3 guys we traded for Reed ranked? (Hint: all below 150 for sure.)
  23. You didn't answer the question.
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