moonslav59
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We will likely have precious dollars to spend, and while we do have a strong core of players, assuming our rotation rebounds, we will have these holes to fill: 1B or 2B (Whichever Chavis is not playing.) 2B or 1B (If Chavis flops.) DH (If JD opts out) SP5 SP4 (If Eovaldi is not himself.) Closer Set-up 1 Set-up 2 Set up 4 (Assuming Workman is the 3) Set up 6 (Assuming Barnes is the 5) SP 6 All this needs to be filled with two dollars and fifty-nine cents!
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Why are we still looking at big ticket starters ?
moonslav59 replied to Swiharts Ghost's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Price is close. Sale has exceeded his pay so far... by a long shot. Porcello earned the money Ben paid him. Eovaldi cost us pennies last year. This year is another story, but overall, he has about earned his 2018-2019 salary combined. -
Sad, but it might be our best hope. There's a better chance they mop up on our closest contenders than we go on a sustained tear.
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Next 14 games: @TBR ERod @TBR Sale @TBR Price NYY Porcello NYY Cashner NYY ERod NYY Sale TBR Price (Trade deadline before next game) TBR Porcello TBR Casner @NYY ERod @NYY Sale/ @NYY Johnson ? @NYY Price 6 of our 8 games before the trade deadline are with ERod, Sale & Price. It's now or never.
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Eovaldi & Workman and Barnes in any other given year.
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AAA Castillo hit his 11th HR (2-4) Owings hit his 5th HR (2-3 BB) de la Guerra hit his 10th. Sturgeon 2-3 E Ramires 5 IP 0ER 0H 1BB 6K B Johnson 2 IP 1ER 2H 0BB 4K Houck 1 IP 0ER 0H 1BB 1K Lakins 1 IP 0ER 0H 0BB 1K AA Duran 2 for 5 J Nunez 5th HR and 4 rbi Matheney 2-4 (2B) A Lozada 4-6 (2 HRs + 2B) Casas 3-3 (3 BBs) Brannen 3-5 Williams 3-5 Granberg 3-6 Cottam 2-4 (1 BB) Howlett 1-4 (2 BB)
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Yes, and JBJ was AAAA back then and better than many CF'ers on defense back in 2012.
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I've said all along I was fine with DD's plan. I enjoyed the success and enjoyment, and it was worth it. We do have a nice core of young players, but let's not kid ourselves. This team has serious issues going forward: financial and with the poor farm system in an era where it is very difficult to rebuild the farm while winning and being a high spender at the same time. I expected a cliff, and it is quickly coming upon us. We can choose to try and stay pretty competitive for the remainder of this year and maybe next by spending large and wishing our vets bounce back, but sooner or later, we pay the piper.
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I think JBJ was better at defense when I saw him in Portland back in 2012 than he is now. Just my opinion.
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I fear he may be the next Middlebrooks, but I agree with you. We have to hold onto any semblance of young and team controlled talent. This whole trade the future for the now is what got us in this mess.
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The Starting Rotation Performance Thread
moonslav59 replied to YastrzemskI's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Things can change. Hopefully, Price will begin to go longer in games. He has been very good this year. Sale has been a top 3 MLB pitcher for 5+ years; he can regain form. Porcello has had bad stretches before and bounced back. It could happen, but I'm not too optimistic with him. ERod has always had nasty stuff. He's a winner. We hardly ever lose when he pitches. No doubt, they have sucked this year, for the most part, but all hope is not lost. -
So, all the great ML defenders skipped AAA, I guess. Yes, I have been to minor league games. I've seen some great fielders, including JBJ way back when. In a sense, we replaced Ellsbury with a AAAA player that many felt should have been DFA'd a number of times, and now we see offense taken at the mere thought that a minor leaguer may be better at defense than JBJ.
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Dalbec has an .821 OPS in July. That doesn't sound too terrible. (.746 second half)
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Well, they did say a walk somehow can "bat" a run in, but I agree with your point. Wins, saves and BSs are ridiculous. A starter can go 4.2 of shut out ball, while the next guy can go 4.1 allowing 10 runs, but he gets the win. The whole save thing is whacked out.
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We always score big after being shut down. (And vice versa.)
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Cleveland's remaining games: 4 @NYY 3 vs HOU 3 vs BOS 3 @ TBR 10 MN (7 away/3 home) 3 vs TEX 3 @ WSH (to end the season) 3 vs PHI 6 LAA (3H/3A) 3 @ TOR 3 @ NYM 6 DET (3A/3H) 7 CWS (4H/3A) 7 KCR (4A/3H) The A's have: 3 v NYY 11 HOU (7A/4H) 10 TEX (7H/3A) 5 LAA (3H/2A) 3 @ CHC 3 vs MIL 2 vs STL 2 @ SFG 3 vs DET 4 @ SEA (to end the season) 7 KCR (4A/3H)
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Yes, but inconsistent includes times when we look bad, then win 3 in a row.
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Easy: 2B.
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As soon as this team looks like they are about to be totally out of it, they do something like yesterday, but then they quickly follow it up with a game like today. When you feel like we are getting back in a groove, we have a game like today. We're doing everything we can to sabotage a season that had hope.
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I told my wife after winning yesterday by scoring 17 runs, we'd "be shut out today."
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My guess is that AAAA CF'ers are probably better on D than O.
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What makes you think the difference, especially on defense between the #30 CF'er and a AAAA player is all that much? IMO, there are probably 15 CF'ers in AAA that are better defensively than the bottom 5 MLB CF'ers on D.
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Yes, but maybe the other 29 CF'ers are better than we think they are.
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Why are we still looking at big ticket starters ?
moonslav59 replied to Swiharts Ghost's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He never has opinions. -
Yes, I was speaking more to the Kimbrel of 2018, especially the playoffs. He had off the charts numbers with ATL and in BOS in 2017. His o.995 WHIP in 2018 was very good and only slightly over his career 0.929 mark. It's always been the BBs. His career H/9 is an amazing 4.8- almost 1 every 2 innings! His BB/9 is 3.5, but was 5.1, 1.8 and 4.5 in his 3 years with BOS. His playoff WHIP is 1.258 which is fed by a 5.2 BB/9 rate. His last 4 playoff series with the Sox, it was: 2.500 1.714 2.000 1.154 (In 12.2 IP: 8 ERs, 9 BB, 13 H, 2 WPs, & 2 HRs)
