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Barnes is our "closer," but Cora chooses to use him in earlier inning high leverage situations, if they arise. If Workman continues doing well, Cora can afford to use either one in early, key situations and save the other for rapping up a game. It would be nice to have a third guy to count on, so Hembree and Walden are not counted on for too much. IMO, we have 4 guys I trust, and most productive pens have 6 or 7. You know me, I hate to trade prospects from an already highly depleted farm, but I think our need for another solid pen arm is apparent and essential. I'd be on the phone 24/7, right now.
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I used to be a big supporter of putting your best all-around guy up 3rd. I trust the studies that show it is about the 5th most important slot, despite it seeming counter intuitive. To me, the whole alternate lefty-right things is overblown, and should only be used when two players are very close to even. I'm also highly skeptical of the "comfort slot" argument, especially over the long term. IMO, our best two hitters are Betts and JD. Devers and Bogey are both ahead of Beni and Moreland. In theory, Beni or Moreland should bat 3rd, since they are our 5th best hitter(s). If Pearce is hot, he's probably better than Beni and Moreland vs LHPs. I might go with this... vs RHPs 1. Betts 2. Devers 3. Moreland (or Beni) 4. Martinez 5. Bogey 6. Beni 7. Vaz 8. JBJ 9. Holt/Nunez vs LHPs 1. Betts 2. Bogey 3. Pearce (Beni) 4. Martinez 5. Devers 6. Beni 7. Vaz 8. JBJ 9. Holt
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The annual Jackie Bradley Jr thread (2019 Edition)
moonslav59 replied to Station 13's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
It's hard to figure out. I assume the coaches are telling him to "go the other way," but he seems to get locked into the pull mentality until he's about to be benched, then he snaps out of it. He's my favorite active Sox player, but he drives me crazy sometimes. I'm hopeful he stays hot for a long time. -
True, but Kimbrel is no sure bet either- not healthwise, but performancewise.
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5/30 sox @ ny
moonslav59 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Pearce has shown signs of improving. Nunez has sucked for quite a while- going back to last year. Pearce: 1.014 over last 7 games .813 over last 11 games .750 last 365 days Nunez: .662 the last 365 days (I'll take a GG JBJ at .600 over a poor fielding .662 infielder.) -
Now, those managers knew how to use their studs!
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Well, in theory, we could use Eovaldi less, possible as an Andrew Miller type, but that would mean Weber or Johnson would have to be a decent 5th starter. Come playoff time, I'd rather have Eovaldi than Kimbrel. Perhaps during the season, Kimbrel might have worked better.
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Yes, and Barnes, Workman and Hembree are fine for certain roles, but even if Walden continues doing well, 4 is NOT enough. Even if Brasier rebounds, we'll need more pen help.
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Certainly our pen has been and was projected to be our weakest area. They've actually done better than most expected, until the last 2 games. I'm never one to call on decisions to be made over just 2 games, but just because the pen was over performing does not mean the pen is and will be fine. Chances are it won't be fine. We can try to wait for Eovaldi, in hopes that our pen can be bolstered by Weber or Johnson, but let's not kid ourselves. We've gotten away with a pretty bad pen for long enough. We may continue to see Walden, Workman, Barnes and Hembree doing well, but even if that happens, it's not enough. We need to look to trade for a solid pen arm, soon.
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Kimbrel is on the decline.
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The bottom of our order has some of our hottest hitters. 5 for 16.
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I've never said I was even remotely interested in signing Kimbrel. It would be a horrible move on many fronts.
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You may be right, but many games wouldn't end up being close, if the rest of the team was worse.
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Especially after you spent your wad and then some to build as great team around the pen.
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I usually don't get all pumped up over a series in May, and I'm pretty confident we can, at worst,make the wild card, but I do think this is a big series.
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I was thinking, "Go JD, Betts & JBJ!"
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Swings from 2018 to 2019 OPS -.492 Pearce -.194 Betts -.190 Nunez -.123 JD -.117 JBJ -.055 Beni +.012 Bogey +.098 Leon +.112 Moreland +.158 Devers +.300 Vaz ERA +2.79 Velazquez +2.67 Eovaldi +2.37 Brasier +2.08 C Sale +2.08 Thornburg +1.22 ERod +0.13 Porcello -0.75 Price -1.05 Workman -1.32 Hembree -1.57 Barnes -1.63 Walden
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Yes, of course I am.
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It's not uncommon for starters to pitch some relief during the playoffs, especially the 5th starter, who may not even start any games. Yes, our starters played a key role in our post season success, but several of our pen arms did very well. ERA Pitcher WHIP (IP) 0.00 Hembree 1.07 (4.2) 0.79 J Kelly 0.71 (11.1) 1.04 Barnes 1.04 (8.2) 1.04 Brasier 1.38 (8.2) 5.91 Kimbrel 1.59 (10.2) 45.00 Workman 10.00 (1.0) SP'ers (as SP & RP) 1.61 Eovaldi 0.81 (22.1) 3.46 D Price 1.15 (26.0) 3.52 Porcello 1.11 (15.1) 4.11 C Sale 1.24 (15.1) 6.30 E Rod 1.10 (10.0) Those top 4 RP'ers pitched 33.1 IP and allowed 3 ERs (0.81 ERA) and only 18 hits. 16 BBs were worrisome, but they K'd 32.
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I agree and am all for making a move or two to strengthen our pen.
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Yes, we rounded off the corners after too many people walked over the edge.
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While we had 6 players with 502+ PAs over the last 365 days (and 7 with 496+), the Yanks had only 2: Torres & Gardner. Here are their OPS over the past calender year: .972 Voit (389) .882 Stanton (498) .882 Judge (354) .845 Gregorius (359) .832 Hicks (474) .816 Andujar (479) .809 Torres .807 LeMahieu (217) .762 Sanchez (338) .721 Gardner .643 Bird (339) .590 Romine (293)
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We won last year with basically the same pen, but with a very shaky Kimbrel. We will likely have Eovaldi in the pen again this fall plus a summer acquisition or two. (Note: I do think we need to improve our pen to have a good shot at winning it all.)
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Sox OPS leaders Last 14 Days 1.082 Bogey 1.019 JBJ .994 Devers .974 Pearce .850 Betts .841 Vaz .767 Moreland .747 JD .689 Chavis .679 Beni .583 Holt (12 PAs) .576 Leon .524 Nunez Last 28 Days 1.039 Devers .987 Bogey .965 Vaz .957 Moreland .934 JD .850 JBJ .834 Betts .826 Chavis .761 Beni .676 Pearce .653 Leon .611 Nunez .583 Holt (12 PAs) Last 365 Days (502+ PAs unless noted) .990 JD .967 Betts .899 Bogey .871 Chavis (154 PAs) .811 Lin (59) .807 Devers .789 Beni .750 Pearce (263) .744 Vaz (283) .725 JBJ .722 Moreland (496) .709 Holt (315) .662 Nunez (402) .516 Leon (274)
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Well, you're lucky Eovaldi, our MVP 2Bman and our HR leader are on the IL.
