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Well, CERA, as you mentioned, does show a very significant differential between Leon and Vaz/Swihart with Sale & Price. The sample sizes are pretty large. Career Sale: 2.50 with Leon (1273 PAs) 4.50 with Vaz (279 PAs) 3.23 everyone else but Leon over his whole career Price: 2.83 with Leon (769 PAs) 4.32 with Vaz/Swihart (1234 PAs) 3.31 with everyone else over his whole career Do we "know" these numbers are all because of Leon? No, of course not, but do we know a career .300 hitter is a better hitter than a .295 one, since so many factors go into how a hit becomes a hit and is ruled a hit or an error?
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Just because it is not quantifiable does not mean it does not exist or cant be significantly impactful. CERA, when used correctly, can quantify it to some extent, but it is far from perfect for many reasons. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence when you listen closely to the level of praise each catcher gets from various pitchers. It's about comfort levels, pitch sequencing/calling and the ability to adjust a game plan on the fly based on experience and a vast knowledge of the batters.
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Pedroia out with renewed left knee pain
moonslav59 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Yes, but maybe he can restructure his deal into a longer less impactful one. I mentioned a while back about Pedey maybe signing a lifetime services deal that might spread his owed money, plus a little more over 25 years. Would the league allow him to retire, forgo his player salary and then sign a mega coaching/services contract like that? -
I agree, but eventually he's going to need some serious work at 1B.
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With Pedey, Nunez and Holt able to play 2B, I can see why we didn't go after a 2Bman, but this past winter I and others discussed trying to sign a 2Bman. I mentioned LeMahieu a couple times, but I can see how throwing more money at 2B was not a top priority at that time.
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I heard Holt need more time. I's put Nunez on IL and bring up Lin. I'm so down on Nunez right now, I'd even bring up Chavis to botch 2B over starting Nunez at 2B one more time until he gets his act together.
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Well said.
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WAR does not count some things, especially the intangibles related to the pitcher-catcher relationship. They sure do suck on offense.
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PawSox go down 7-0 in the first (all unearned), yet they still win! Ockimey has an OPS of .973- Centeno .915. Chavis is now at .954. Portland goes down 7-0 after 3 innings and wins! Chatham goes 3 for 6 Curcio goes 4 for 5 with a homer. Duran is currently 1 for 3 with his 5th SB. It's the 8th inning.
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He may play 800 games there and never be "ready." That being said, what do we have to lose? Nobody can be worse than Nunez on defense at 2B.
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Not when looking at pitch framing, blocking bad pitches and CERA related areas.
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With Holt on the IL, we are stuck with Nunez.
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Workman picks the worst time to implode. Brasier with one bad pitch. Nunez should be on the IL. We are finding ways to lose. Eovaldi looked very good. We out hit the Yanks 8-5. Still April.
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..and I'll add, it wasn't like we won despite Vaz & Leon. They were net pluses.
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The chance they gave him in LF is evidence they were willing to give him an extra chance to prove himself. He was never going to be our catcher in any meaningful way. The injury in LF sucked, but let's not kid ourselves. The guy could have started 800 games at catcher and never proved he belonged.
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I think they bent over backwards to give him all the chances possible to make the bigs, including tries at other positions. He failed and failed and then failed again. Yes, he was "over-rated" in many ways, but the fact that he got so many chances shows me the organization "believed in him" too much--not like you claimed. Swihart threw himself under a bus, or he just never had what it takes all along.
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jung: I, respectfully, disagree.I actually think the Sox bent over backwards to give Swihart every and any chance he could possibly have to stick in the majors and he never proved he belonged.
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Yes, and on second thought, I think my offer is too high, even if he turns things around.
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If he would accept the pitching coach job, I'd be all in!
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It's hard to know how GMs would value Porcello. I think $50-60M/4 sounds about right, but look at Keuchel. I'd probably offer him $13M x 4 with some incentives.
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How players perform in ST'ing has very little to do with how they start out of the gate. Not playing enough is another matter altogether. Your point is well-taken, however. It did matter.
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It's hard to notice "Fire & Desire" when you are losing 8-0 to your biggest rival, but you are right. I was critical of JF for seeing very little "Fire & Desire" back in 2017, so I should be fair, despite my admiration for Cora. This team looks lackluster. Their energy level looks very low. Maybe they need a bench-clearing brawl or something to snap them out of this dazed & malaised look. (Liked this new phrase?)
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Honestly, Leon is a GREAT defensive catcher. This doesn't mean he's the answer to our problems, but let's be totally honest, here.
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Sox nearing extension with Sale
moonslav59 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Wow! Giving up in mid April. All the way, baby!!!! -
Sox nearing extension with Sale
moonslav59 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I'm still a firm believer that the Sale contract will end up being a great deal for us.
