moonslav59

Living here in Houston, I'm wondering if they might have a big deal in mind to make one final push while GS is down. Word is, they may trade Capella.

Our pen has helped us win more games than they have helped us lose. I'd say our biggest problems have been: 1) Lack of timely hitting 2) Defense 3) SP (first 3 weeks only) 4) Second base (before Chavis & Holt's return) 5) CF (before May 20) Biggest pluses: 1) Bogey 2) Price 3) Devers 4) JD 5) Sale (after first few starts) 6) Betts 7) Pen (especially Workman/Walden/Hembree)

Cut the 2019 season,so far, in half.... Red Sox OPS Numbers: First 36 games: 1.106 Chavis .881 Betts .865 JD .831 Beni .829 Moreland .815 Vaz .810 Bogey .781 Devers .464 Nunez .419 JBJ .316 Pearce Second 36 games (not counting today): 1.058 JD 1.003 Bogey .944 JBJ .922 Moreland .918 Devers .799 Vaz .794 Betts .734 Beni .712 Leon .696 Chavis .560 Nunez Holt did not have 50+ PAs in either sample size.

They were bound to struggle at some point. I'm still thinking we can win the division, but it won't be easy.

I've said I'd be fine trading him this winter, as long as we get a solid and needed piece in return. That being said, I'm sure management loves the hot streaks and some of his long warm streaks- not to mention his playoff numbers last year. It will be hard to replace his defense, but I agree that consistency is a virtue. BTW, up to... .685

WOW! No surprise L Ball was booted out of LA, butb those first round picks should all be low ones. That 4th pick could be a doozie, and coupled with Zion & Ingram, could give the Pelicans a very nice young core. Good deal for both sides. If the Warriors lose KD, the west is wide open.

Got to keep pounding these lightweight teams. Nice to see all the multi-hit batters- and on a day Sale pitches!!! The pen seems to be doing better. I'm glad Chavis seems to have adjusted, but it does seem like KC and BAL did not go after him with high heat as much as others did.

Now, 15Ks and 2 BBs after 8.

12 Ks and 1 BB in 7 IP. Nice job Sale & Walden.

First half MVP, for sure.

Once he gets going, his momentum carries him.

Let's open the floodgates, for once, and give Sale some breathing room!

I'd maybe leave 2.

I'd grab him. Boy, was I wrong about signing him this past winter!

My faith in the NBA is somewhat restored. Nice to see a new face as champs. Congrats to the Rapts. Maybe next year, my Bucks can win it all, but they have budget issues, too.

Here's how selected sample sizes can make someone look bad or good. Player A: .626 in his last 62 PAs, including a 48 PA stretch of .453 hitting .970 prior to May 20th .638 after May 20th .820 for 2019 Player B: .350 in his first 62 PAs (same sample size as player A's most recent sample size) .443 prior to May 20th 1.114 after May 20th .688 for 2019

The luxury tax is not really a salary cap, except to maybe 6-9 teams. Some teams don't mind going over. Most teams do not even think about it, because they are so far from the limit. Probably less than 8 teams do not spend more because of the tax.

I doubt he would have sustained his super high BAbip in single A, as well. Give him time at AA. He almost certainly will not reach teh same numbers as single A, but his speed might help him continue to rise up in the system and prospect rankings. BTW, here are soxprospects.com current rankings (+/- from last ranking): Remember, Chavis is no longer a prospect, so everyone should have gone up 1. 1. Casas +2 2. Dalbec +2 3. Duran +10 4. DHern -2 5. Groome -1 6. Chatham +2 7. Houck-2 8. Flores -1 9. Mata -1 10. Feltman -1 11. Howlett even 12. Decker even 13. Shawaryn +2 14. Scherff +4 15. DDiaz -1 Other notable rises and falls: ?? M Wilson (unranked > 26) ?? K Hart (unranked to 35) +28 Fitzgerald (56>28) +16 TWard (38>22) +15 EBazardo (51>36) +9 Ockimey (27>18) +8 Crawford (29>21) +7 Joan Martinez (36>29) +6 J Taylor (31>25) +4 Lakins -4 DReyes (19>23) -5 Castellanos (22>27) -6 Netzer (24>30) -7 Y Aybar (26>33) -7 Thompson (33>40) -10 J Diaz (32>42) -12 Schellenger (20>32)

On the flip side, I doubt other GMs now love JBJ more after just 3 weeks of hot hitting. To me, the lesson to be learned is that a 7 weeks sample size is not all that big, if just a 3 week hot streak can bring your OPS up from .443 to .688. Players should never be valued at JUST what they have done in the last 4-8 weeks. Some here, seem to place permanent value on just 1-3 weeks, or the .688 number only. Plus, it's not like JBJ was some 35 year old player in a long slump that could possibly signal the steep downswing associated with age. JBJ has slumped many times in the past, and he always snapped out of it, at times with white hot stretches. I'll never understand why some people always get fooled by the same thing over and over. When JBJ slumps again, and he almost certainly will, we'll here the same calls for DFA.

I'm not complaining. I'd offer Porcello a QO, but I hope it doesn't turn him into the next Keuchel. Maybe he'll take the QO our of that fear.

We did spend money and resources on second base, despite still having Pedey's contract on the books: $11M on Nunez $3.6M on Holt Traded Buttrey for Kinsler Brought up Chavis, maybe earlier than planned We did spend money at 1B, too, just not all in one basket: $18.5M on Moreland (2 contracts) $6.25M on Pearce While that only comes to just over $8M a year over the last 3 years, we are spending almost $13M this year.

Tonight on the Farm... AAA Castillo 3-4 (OPS up to .730) Ockimey 1-4 w a 2B GHernandez 1-5 Hart 7 IP 2 ER (5H 0BB 5Ks) Quietly been solid AA Wade 7 IP 1ER 7H 2BB 2K Feltman 2 IP 0ER 0H 2BB 2K A Gm1 Mata 6 IP 0 ER 3H 0BB 5K Acosta 3-3 GM2 Thompson 6 IP 2ER 6H 2BB 2K Fitzgerald 2-1 w 2 RBI & 1 BB

I'm glad we are playing the teams we need to pass. We don't need to win any more than we have been over the last 4-6 weeks to win the WC slot. Yes, winning the division is not going to be easy.

You are correct, but we still spent a lot. Our 2012 budget broke our previous record by over $7M and was $12M more than 2011. Yes, we dipped into the mid $250's in 2013 and 2014, but even those numbers dwarfed 2007 ($143M) and 2004 ($127M). Amazingly, we were at $99.9M in 2003. 2015 broke the 2012 record by $9M when we spent $184.3M. That's almost double our 2003 budget and $40M higher than 2007 and $57M more than 2004. Yes, salaries inflated those years, but not by that much. This does not refute your claim, however. We did spend more but not on "elite," big-priced free agents, but rather several mid-ranged ones. One coudl argue we bombed out on most of those, too. Even the Victorino and Napoli deal only looked good for 1 year. A look back at the signings those years: before 2012: Cody Ross, Aaron Cook (Traded for Melancon, Bailey & Mortenson) before 2013: Kojo Uehara, S Victorino, Mike Napoli & Jonny Gomes (Cash for M Carp) before 2014: Pierzynski, Mujica, Napoli (again) & Sizemore before 2015: Pablo & HRam (not elite- but close to elite contracts) Traded Cespedes for Porcello and signed Masterson, too.

We're 1 behind Texas for the last WC slot, right now. We're 5.5 behind TB. We're 6 behind the Yanks (5.5, if the Yanks lose).