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  1. moonslav59
    Nobody said the Sox had the best roster in MLB last spring. Cora pulled the team together- vets and kids and all in between. Our pen was supposed to suck. Many wanted JBJ traded. Look how many players improved on 2017. Not all are due to Cora, but I think he played a major role in our team's success. I also had very little issues with in game decisions... much less than with past managers. He's the best Sox manager I have ever seen. (BTW, I said that last summer, before the ring.)
  2. moonslav59
    Betts hitting second has been decided and is what is best. I brought up JD, because I'm not sure it is decided, and batting him 3rd has been mentioned and supported here. Just trying to keep the conversation going.
  3. moonslav59
    Top Sox OPS in ST'ing (15+ AB) 1.429 JBJ (14 AB) 1.319 Brentz (16) 1.286 Devers (21) 1.205 Chavis (21) 1.090 Lin (24) .888 Leon (15) .881 de la Guerra (20) .857 Bogaerts (16) .824 Chatham (19) WHIP (6+ IP) 0.86 Walden 1.00 Poyner 1.14 DHernandez 1.29 ERamirez 1.38 ERod 1.43 JTaylor
  4. moonslav59
    Maybe they trade or cut Leon, Thornburg and Wright and free up enough money to sign a last minute cheap free agent RP'er, while still leaving a buffer for a summer deal(s).
  5. moonslav59
    That $1.5M is significant, if we are really looking to stay under the max line this season. I won't be crushed, if Leon is the odd man out, but my guess is Sale & maybe Price might let out a big sigh if it happens.
  6. moonslav59
    From what I heard, the Sox thought the Beltran deal was a done deal. He certainly would have supplanted Swihart in LF. I brought it up to point out that Sox management had no road map to get Swihart as a FT starter. He was a good choice to take over in an emergency-type situation, but IMO, there was no plan to make Swihart a FT starter. I'm not even sure the catching job was 100% his to start 2016. I think they may have felt Vaz needed another week to get ready, and the plan was always for Vaz to be the number 1 catcher. BTW, I'm not a Swihart hater. I'm more of a Leon booster.
  7. moonslav59
    I love Betts up 2nd. I hope JD hits 4th- not 3rd. Cora is the best Sox manager I have ever seen. To imply we won despite him is (IMO) just plain wrong.
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  9. moonslav59
    I know he may be the one. I think Sale & Price are with me on this one.
  10. moonslav59
    Who are the real stars we keep? How do we do that and stay under even the $20M line? It's going to be very difficult to do all these things: 1) Keep all the best stars. 2) Get under the luxury tax line for just one year. 3) Rebuild the farm. 4) Stay HIGHLY competitive throughout. I'm hoping we can have just one "down year". Maybe, we can even have a winning record that year or push for the wild card with the core players we keep, but I still think it will be a miracle to pull off all 4 on the list. Even 3 out of 4 might be real tough.
  11. moonslav59
    I'm not claiming I know what DD and Cora will choose. I'm just giving my opinion on who I would choose.
  12. moonslav59
    No, in 2016 he was our starting catcher. He lasted 6 games as our staff was getting shelled. He was demoted. Some map.
  13. moonslav59
    Why don't we know the 2 catchers yet? Should I look to Facebook or Istagram or what for the answer.
  14. moonslav59
    Maybe because Barnes pitched great at the end, also, they think both are capable enough.
  15. moonslav59
    Johnson & Velazquez have struggled in ST'ing, so far, but there's a ways to go, and Johnson is out of options. I can't see DHernandez making it early in the season, unless a couple pitchers get hurt, and even then, he may not get the call.
  16. moonslav59
    I think Holt & Nunez are enough, if Pedey goes down, but last year, we got Kinsler, so maybe not. How healthy Nunez is is important. I think, if a starter goes down, we call Velazquez up, but D Hernandez is an option. (I think Johnson is our 6th starter, who will start in the pen.)
  17. moonslav59
    They were actively looking for a LF'er while Swihart was playing LF. Believe what you wish, but there was never a road map, IMO. BTW, he wasn't hurt last year and Leon was hitting something like .102 after July 27th. If there was a road map, why didn't he play more last year? The only time he played consistently was when Vaz was hurt. BTW, how long did he last as our starting catcher to open 2016? (Hint: more than 5 and lass than 7 games.) There was no injury on that map.
  18. moonslav59
    ...and a .471 OPS (1.59 ERA) against after August 5th. It was .499 (1.64 ERA) before 8/5/18.
  19. moonslav59
    He must be bummed out by his 8.2 playoff IP'd. 1.35 WHIP & 5.2 BB/9 The 1.04 ERA apparently doesn't count. His last 8 IP of the regular season don't count either: 1.13 ERA .254 OPS against Last 22.2 IP of 2018 Regular Season 1.59 ERA .471 OPS against
  20. moonslav59
    I don't expect they'd get half of this, but that's what they should start with. The vast majority of the money goes just a few players. Doubling min wage while keeping the luxury tax would even the money more, which most players would like. Shortening years of team control is fine, but owners would want a lot to give that up.
  21. moonslav59
    What road map? Word was we were trying to trade for Beltran, so we wouldn't have to play Swihart. He's had plenty of chances while healthy and only did real well back in 2014 while in AA. Maybe Leon goes, but I hope not. We'll see how much the staff ERA suffers, if Swihart gets significant time behind the plate.
  22. moonslav59
    One question or study that might show me more about the state of MLB would be to show home much the lowest salary teams are increasing or decreasing their salary budgets. Here are some team's year ending 40 man payrolls over the last 3 years: 2016>2017>2018 in $millions Red= Franchise Record Salary Budget CWS: 132>101>83 (30th) TBR: 81>100> 96 (29th) OAK: 101>90>96 (28th) PIT: 110>109>103 (27th) MIA: 124>155>108 (26th) CIN: 101>108>112 (25th) PHI: 89>100>95 (24th) Franchise Record-178 in 2014 MIL: 72>79>121 (23rd) ASD: 107>99>130 (22nd) SDP: 107>99>130 (21st) KCR: 177>185>132 (20th) DET: 212>207>135 (19th) MN: 122> 124> 144 (18th)
  23. moonslav59
    It's hard for any fan, even one who watches every game played in the minors to determine when a prospect is ML ready or not. Even hindsight judgement may be flawed. That being said, which of these prospects are currently Major League Ready or may be by August or September? Here's my opinion: ML Ready now 1 Chavis 11 Shawaryn 15 Lakins (if he's good enough) 22 Lin 23 Travis 27 Poyner 28 Brewer 29 JTaylor 56 Shepherd ** M Walden ** G Hernandez Maybe ML Ready by August/September 4. D Hernandez 5. Dalbec 9. Chatham 10. Feltman 24 DReyes
  24. moonslav59
    True, because if you get called up that quickly, you have already shown your stuff is ML ready. Some do not do well, but you are right. It is rare. I trust DD & company to know when the right time is.
  25. moonslav59
    Yes, it's very rare when someone jumps that quickly. We may not even see him in September.
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