moonslav59
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There's zero percent chance we keep Pearce, if we try to get way below the $40M max line. If we try to stay near, we may be able to keep Eovaldi, Kelly and Pearce, but the length of the deals is critical when figuring out how to keep our stars in 2-3 years.
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Maybe Chavis can replace Pearce/Swihart, but it would be nice to bring Pearce back on a 1 year deal (2 tops). I agree on our top needs with RP'er(s) slightly ahead of a 3/4(/5) starter.
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I have been known to mutter those exact words! (Especially pre -2004)
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I realize building comfort levels with pitchers, particularly starters, takes time, and Swihart has not been given all that much of a chance with the current staff, but it's hard to move away from a formula that has worked so well. Why mess with this? 101-44 in games started by Vaz or Leon (.697). 7-10 in other games (.412).
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Agreed.
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Thanks for all the kind words. I'm still waiting for the surgeon consult. Maybe, I literally busted a gut screaming when the Sox won it all!
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Three steps MLB can take for better pace of play 1) Enforce existing rules for how long a pitcher can hold a ball in between pitches. YES! 2) No more expanded rosters in September. OK, but expand the roster to 26. 3) Keep the shift!! Yes, more outs! Also,DH for all.
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Does anyone else get to that ball in Houston?
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I haven't posted for a while as I am in the hospital. I thought I was going to die. I had extreme stomach pains that turned out to be a large hernia. They also discovered I had diverticulitis (no jokes please). I'm better now with the help of some morphine and antibiotics. Hopefully, I will be released tomorrow and the consult with the hernia surgeon will say I do not need surgery.
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Okay, I guess I just viewed DD as the real GM.
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Had the Sox just gone 10-9 in Swihart's starts, we might have had 112 wins!
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This 2018 Sox team was tremendous. Going 6-13 in Swihart's catching games is very telling, despite the small sample size.
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...or undervalue the players I offered.
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I'm not down-playing Leon. I have been one of his strongest defenders. His intangibles and unmeasurables are off-the-charts. I'd like to keep Vaz & Leon, but I don't think Swihart is anything more than a throw-in to team looking to try anything at catcher and not looking for a 2019 ring... like Seattle.
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Wasn't that just for a few months?
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LOL! Yes he made 27 put outs all of those games!
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Mike Port in 2002, but I guess he was "interim".
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Johnson, Swihart, Hembree, Ockimey and Houck? Then, sign Ottavino and Kelly.
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The Sox also started the season 17-2 with Vaz ctaching 14 of those 19 games. Overall, the Sox were... 55-23 in Leon starts 46-21 when Vaz started 6-13 in Swihart starts. I know Blake's sample size is small, but no way am I giving him 35-50 starts next year as our catcher.
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1) He was hurt for part of the year and probably would have made up the 19 PA differential had he been healthy. 2) Vaz struggled out of the gate, even with his defense. Maybe some personal issues affected his play. Vaz started the year as the clear favorite, but after his struggles and injury, Leon passed him, only to flip again later in the season. Month by month: PA/OPS APR Vaz 82/.487 Leon 32/.285 MAY Vaz 64/.409 Leon 44/.984 JUNE Vaz 60/.860 Leon 42/.747 JULY Leon 70/.427 Vaz 12/.167 AUG Leon 64/.454 Vaz 0 SEP Vaz 51/.499 Leon 36/.139 Playoffs Vaz 36 PAs Leon 15 PAs As you can see, Vaz got more playing time, when healthy.
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Healy does not look like a great platoon with Moreland, since he barely hits lefties better than righties, but he's young and cost-controlled. I guess the biggest question would be how serious Seattle is about starting over, and how much they like our prospects. They'd probably have to like them more than you and I. We don't have young OF help on the farm, and I seriously doubt this gets the deal done... Trade: 2-Casas & Houck/D Hernandez or Ockimey & Groome plus any 3 from- Chavis or Dalbec, Shawryn, Lakins, Decker, Mars or Duran If there is interest in Johnson or Velazquez, maybe include one. For: Colome Healy
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How about how badly team B wants what team A is offering? Isn't that a big part of any deal, too?
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I think the fact that Cora went almost primarily with Vaz over Leon, despite Sandy actually getting a few hits in the playoffs was telling. Here are the season numbers with our starters: Porcello 785 PAs .693 OPS against with Leon 0 PAs with Vaz Sale 426 PAs/.515 OPS w/Leon 191 PAs/.569 OPS w/Vaz Price 328 PAs/.587 w/Leon 394 PAs/.780 w/Vaz Eovaldi 146 PAs/.697 w/Leon 65 PAs/.436 w/Vaz ERod 46 PAs/.380 w/Leon 507/.709 w/Vaz Except for Price and maybe Eovaldi, it was obvious we used a personal caddy method for our starters. That was changed a little bit in the playoffs as Vaz stepped up his game.
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...which is something I never understood, even at the time. The guy had awesome numbers for 3 straight years. Great WHIPs, K/9s and K/BB numbers.
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I gave up caring, when Pamiero won a GG at 1B as a DH. I guess it's nice when one of our players wins the award, but that's about it. 3 GGs in one year is rare for Sox teams.
