moonslav59
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Devers was younger, when he started out in the bigs. I guess one could view Pablo as the floor for Devers.
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Thanks! Topped out at 93. Pretty good.
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Anybody know what Sale hit on the radar gun today? His numbers look great ... 4 IP 7 Ks 0 BB 2 H
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I think it is a reasonable comp. Devers might do better, but he might do worse. He may never catch him of defense but may pass him on offense.
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After the Sox win it all again- back-to-back- every team will copy us, and FA pen salaries will nose-dive.
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He's already been a net plus on offense, despite the low OBP. At worst, IMO, he becomes a very good DH or 1Bman. Maybe I'm wrong to expect someone to improve from ages 22-26, but it is what I am doing with Devers. I see his floor (not 2019 but career) as maybe .260 30 90. I see his ceiling (not 2019) as maybe .285 45 130.
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Best OF Ever? How 2019 Red Sox outfield can be best ever WWW.MLB.COM The Red Sox outfield in 2018 was -- and this should really go without saying -- just fantastic. Mookie Betts had an all-time season on his way to winning the Most Valuable Player Award. Andrew Benintendi improved in almost every way from the 2017 that placed him second in the
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Last spring's IP by our starters: 22 ERod 21 Sale 14 Porcello 13 Wright 12 Pom 11 Velazquez 7 Johnson (33 K Kendrick, 7 H Owens, 3 RElias & 5 SHaviland)
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He K's a lot and dipped in OBP last year. He's shown very good power and seems to rise to the occasion, when a hit is needed. His overall numbers are very good for someone playing 2-3 years younger than most rookies.
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I was including March, and I'm sticking to my .600+ projection. Sweeping the M's will be a nice start.
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I could see adding CWS and LAA to the miracle column- making it 10 teams with pretty much zero chance going into 2019.
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I don't think Oakland was ranked in the bottom 12 before last year started. MN was kind of a shocker in 2017, but they might have been ranked above the bottom 12.
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I totally agree. If just about every team had a chance, interest in MLB would improve a lot.
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What would a Betts extension be?
moonslav59 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I don't disagree, but from the Sox perspective, lowering the AVV is more important. Yes, if JD does well and stays healthy before he opts out, the Sox would likely feel more comfortable offering an extra year or two, if the AVV is lower. -
Well, we improved the team a lot from last April with the mid season Eovaldi and Pearce moves and re-signings. (We also did not have Brasier on the ML roster in the first half of 2018.) True, one could argue losing Kimbrel, Kelly & Pom cancel out the above points. We may be able to count Pedey and Thornburg as additions.
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My guess is 10 teams having a good to great shot and 3-5 having an outside shot is better than most MLB pre-season outlooks.
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It's been this way for decades and decades. My opinion: Best chances: BOS LAD NYY HOU Good chances: Cubs WSH CLE PHI STL MIL Slight chances: ATL OAK NYM TBR MN Miracle: COL CIN SDP No chance: 12 others One could argue half the teams have virtually zero chance. That's sad but consistent with MLB history. 1998: only 1 teams finished within 8 games of first place in their division. (16 under .500) 1978: 7 of 12 NL teams finished 11+ games out. 7 of 14 AL teams finished 13.5+ games out (6 of 12 19+ out). 1958: The NL 2nd place team finished 8 GB (84-70). 5 of 8 were under .500. The AL 2nd place team finished 10 GB (82-72). The 3rd place Sox were 79-75. 5 of 8 teams were below .503.
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Nope. We'll win 60%+ in April.
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So, CC may be back by the end of April and Sev sometime in May. Better not fall too far behind like in 2018.
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He's got a long way to go on defense, no doubt. He showed growth his last year in the minors and quite a bit of growth in 2018. Nobody knows, if that will continue going forward, but he's young enough to think there's still time for significant growth. Devers did struggle at the plate for much of 2018, and he missed some time with injuries, but at his age, that is expected. He has over 1 XBH for every 10 ABs over his short MLB career. That makes up for some of the low OBP, but I'm expecting improvement as he plays at age 22. Bogey hit .684 at age 20 and .660 at age 21 before jumping to .776 at age 22. Betts jumped from .812 and .820 to .897 at age 23. Jackie Bradley Jr was in single A at age 21 and was promoted to AA during his age 22 season. He's got the skills and the instincts to be a great hitter. This could be the year, but it may take longer. To me, it's more about when than if.
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In terms of age, that's a good start at an age of 22-25, so I'd say it is at least very good to do it at ages 20-21. Not many are even in the bigs at that age, and many are barely in AAA by then.
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or Cora's.
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What would a Betts extension be?
moonslav59 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He played way more 1B than Papi did. The year before he signed his big deal, he played 75 games at 1B and 86 at DH. Papi never did that with the Sox. The most he played at 1B with the Sox was way back in 2003 (45 games). -
It was obvious Cora liked Vaz and Leon more than Swihart last year. What has really changed?
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His numbers at ages 20-21 are very good to excellent. 672 ABs .254 31 96 I'm pumped up on this kid!
