moonslav59
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Martin sucks vs LHPs. Hundley might be a nice get, but expecting him to continue over .800 is probably unrealistic. Besides, I doubt DD sees our catchers as a weakness, and our catchers have hit pretty well recently. Our catcher OPS ranks 13th in MLB the last 30 days (5th in AL). Tied for 15th in catcher WAR, Cabrera would have to come with cash (or we'd have to dump salary elsewhere), or he'd put us over the max penalty line.
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You're assuming the bottom of the order will repeat what they did in the first 10 weeks. How often does that happen? Are you projecting Sanchez to end up under .750? How about projecting Stanton to end up 80 points below his career OPS? Neil Walker at .566? Gray, Tanaka and German all to end up over 4.50? You should, if you think the Sox bottom 3-4 hitters will repeat the first 10 weeks, instead of repeating 2017 numbers. Not that those were all that great anyways, but were much better than this year, so far.
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I just read your words. No mention of career disparity.
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The Padres are not getting a player like Devers for Hand. BTW, I like how you always selectively choose your sample size for the maximum effect.
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Fangraphs had this... Alexander Montero, RHP, Boston Red Sox (Profile) Level: Short-Season Age: 20 Org Rank: NR FV: 35+ Line: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 R Montero’s presence and early success is a welcome sight for one of the worst systems in baseball. He’s a relatively projectable 20-year-old with a three-pitch mix led by a fastball that’s up to 95 mph and a diving split changeup. Montero signed late for an amateur IFA last summer, inking a deal just weeks before he turned 20. He pitched in the DSL last year and was skipped directly to the New York-Penn League this summer after finishing extended.
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It hasn't always been this way with Rick. Career OPS against by inning: .734 1st .690 2nd .736 3rd .820 4th .729 5th .795 6th .688 7th .707 8th (just 133 PAs) .297 9th (just 24 PAs) 2018 .788 1st .641 2nd .622 3rd .669 4th .546 5th .606 6th .703 7th 1.167 8th (6 PAs) He's been basically lights out from innings 2-6 with the 7th not being bad at all.
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Nunez might benefit by having a couple weeks off. I feel like he's been playing hurt, and maybe some time off can help him get back to close to where he was last summer.
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Should Jackie Bradley Jr be traded?
moonslav59 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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Give it up. We're not getting Scooter.
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I totally agree. I was responding within the context of bringing him back. The july 1st date would make vesting impossible within this impossible scenario.
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Our 3-6 starters have been great, and you find a way to make that look like a weakness. Sale has pitched great, and the team is 8-8 in his starts. No matter how you spin this, our starters have done a fantastic job, and you know it. Just admit it.
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We're 3rd in runs scored. All teams go through slumps. We're still 3rd after this slump. That's pretty freakin' awesome.
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Or just rip the bandaid off with Swihart. Trade Swi & Hembree for a better RP'er and call up Lin.
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Pawtucket
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How about Beeks, Chavis, Lakins and Hembree for Lowrie & Treinen?
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The Red Sox announced a variety of signings, including that of second-rounder Nick Decker. A New Jersey high-school outfielder who was slated to attend the University of Maryland, Decker will instead take home a $1.25MM bonus to join the Boston organization, per Alex Speier of the Boston Globe (via Twitter). That payday lands just north of the $1,010,500 allocation for the 64th overall pick. Decker drew a variety of grades entering the draft, with Fangraphs placing him just on the cusp of its top fifty. While the jury is out on Decker’s pure hitting ability, scouts love his present-day physical ability and big power at the plate. -MLBTR
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Bogey, too. He's up to about .850 again. Betts, Bogey, Beni and JD might be all we need on offense. I hope other can up their game, but we have as solid a 4 as anyone else.
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It was all Swihart's fault. Had Leon stayed in the game, we'd have had a 1 hitter.
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Should Jackie Bradley Jr be traded?
moonslav59 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
FYI, I rarely copy and paste anything, except quotes from MLBTR or soxprospects.com. My stats are compiled by hand and my own research. -
I'm happy with the team, as is. It would be nice if we had a little more to spend or a few more prospects to trade without totally screwing the future, but it is what it is. Big contract failures, injuries to Pedey, Pom, Smith, Thornburg and others and maybe a little bad luck have put us where we are today. We're still a top 3 team in MLB by record. We're not as bad as we have looked recently. We're not a 17-2 team either, but I firmly believe this team will hit its stride again, and maybe have another rough patch here and there along the way, but come playoff time, we'll be a strong contender. That's all I really care about in terms of this year.
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We spent $8M on Nunez as a remedy for the Pedey situation. DD already addressed the 2B position, and he used up just about every scrap or resources we had to build the current roster. I'm not arguing that 2B may or may not be our weakest position, but I think we are going to sink or swim with Nunez/Holt (Lin/Marco). By the deadline, we'll know more about Pedey, and if Nunez/Holt are still not getting it done, perhaps 2B is where we look to upgrade, but by then, maybe another position looks like it is a higher need. We only have a few precious resources left and can't fill all our needs. My guess is that we wait it out and make our decision near the end of July.
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He played in 44 games with us and got 177 PAs. If he played in all 87 games (highly unlikely even if "fulltime"), he get about 350 PAs. Yes, that would put him over, but in reality, I'm looking at these aspects: 1) He'd have to take a few games in AAA to get back into form. 2) He reportedly rehabbing an injury as we speak. 3) When he gave us those 44 games, it was over our first 50 games. That's 88%. Even if he was signed and added to the ML roster today, and played at the same rate as pre-DFA, he'd only play in about 76 games. In reality, it might be more like 70 tops. At 4.43 PAs per game (pre-DFA rate), he's get about 310 PAs. At less than 68 games played, he'd be under. In reality, you are right. If he started tomorrow and played at his previous rate, he vest by a few PAs. Anyways, it's not happening.
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At this point, we could bring him back as a FT'er and he still wouldn't vest.
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Should Jackie Bradley Jr be traded?
moonslav59 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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DD did a lot beforehand to get Cora the tools he needs. The problem is, he pretty much shot his wad totally. The max luxury line might be higher priority than getting some instant offense via trade, but maybe it isn't. The draft penalty is not all that bad.
