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  1. moonslav59
    He's also had a number of hot streaks over his career- some of pretty significant in length. 2017: May .829 & June .779 2016: .845 in 78 games, including still being over .900 after 70 games. 2013-2014: .938 in 38 games in the winter league 2012: .856 in 64 games (over 3 levels) He's certainly been cold more than hot, but they guy can give you some offense here and there. He had a .720 OPS in AAA over 498 PAs (.343 OBP). .659 is a pretty awful career ML OPS, but his time has been spread out over 7 seasons (876 PAs).His career OBP is .305.
  2. moonslav59
    I am about the world's biggest supporter of free speech and avoiding censorship, but I have to agree with your sentiments.
  3. moonslav59
    Fat Sandy had an OPS of .214 on April 24th. Yes, OPS not BA or OBP. OPS. He was at .440 on may 11th. He's at .533 now. JBJ was at .502 a few days ago. He's at .533 after tonight. Beni was at .712 on May 4th. He went oh for 4 tonight and still is over .825. It looks like other players are starting to improve. Let's hope it continues and spreads to others.
  4. moonslav59
    I told you in 2 weeks you'd love Sandy. You said, "no way." You were right. It took you 2 days not 2 weeks!
  5. moonslav59
    Maybe if he stuck to one position for a while he could become better than adequate. If he could hit better than Holt or Nunez, he wouldn't have to be good on defense anywhere, as long as he could just play the role. I've always had pretty high hopes for Swihart, but he's never proven he can hit better than Holt or Nunez. Without any plus on defense, he's lucky to still be on the ML roster.
  6. moonslav59
    We gave the super athletic Swihart a chance to find another position after apparently proving to Sox management he cannot catch at the ML level. We did him a favor. The injury was unfortuneate, but Swihart should have no complaints. He'll get a chance with another team, soon.
  7. moonslav59
    Another 10+ K effort by our staff (33 on the season).
  8. moonslav59
    Last I checked, Sale was second in MLB in pitches thrown. I was hoping we went easy with him in the first half of the season.
  9. moonslav59
    Don't look now, but Leon has gotten on base in 10 of his last 22 PAs (.455 OBP). Also, 7 hits in his last 19 ABs (.368). SSS, yes, but it's larger than some here use to declare someone sucks.
  10. moonslav59
    Mookie is buttah! Nice to see JBJ score his 5th run in 6 games.
  11. moonslav59
    So then it begs the question, if he's not good enough to play under a bench happy manager like Cora, then just rip the band aid off and deal him when Pedey returns. If Nunez needs a DL stint, then call up Lin. The only regret would be an injury to a catcher shortly after trading Swihart. The again, it's not like finding another Sandy Leon will be difficult or costly.
  12. moonslav59
    Nunez is actually a better OF'er than IF'er, but that's not saying much. To me, Nunez looks hobbled. With Holt starting off well, I'd DL Nunez and give him 5-6 days off and 4-5 days to get back into the swing of things at AAA. By then, we'll see if JBJ is still ice cold or not and maybe give him a stint at AAA, if warranted. That buys Swihart a little more time, but I'm not sure if all this is worth it, if Swihart is eventually traded anyways. I guess if Vaz or Leon get hurt in the meantime, it might all have been proven to be worthwhile.
  13. moonslav59
    ...and us stat guys get labeled as being insensitive, unaccepting and rigid.
  14. moonslav59
    Remember how upset people got when Swihart got hurt when playing LF? Imagine if JMart got seriously hurt playing in the OF just so JBJ could be benched.
  15. moonslav59
    Agreed, but I'd hate to trade him for what we will likely get (close to nothing). Once Pedey returns, we'll have to make a choice, even if the choice is just a temporary one that delays the dealing of Swihart.
  16. moonslav59
    We haven't really needed a stronger bench or more fleibility. Holt has done well, and Moreland's strong start has solved the issues with getting JMart some OF time (keeping him happy) and getting JBJ some time on the bench. Once Pedey returns, Nunez and Holt will offer one of the most "flexible" benches in recent Sox history. Where does Swihart fit in after Pedey returns? Insurance does seem to be the main reason to try and hold onto him. We could do this by deciding to let Nunez get some rest by DL'ing him, but Pedey will not be playing every day for a while, at least. Holt can cover the days he sits while DL builds stregth. We could also send JBJ down to AAA, if he hasn't shown life by the time Pedey is activated. I seriously doubt we send Holt down just to keep a guy who hardly ever plays like Swihart. It will be interesting to see how we handle this choice.
  17. moonslav59
    Strange that JBJ has drawn 4 BBs and been HBP 2 times in his last 8 games (29 PAs).
  18. moonslav59
    I heard that one. It didn't help. I sucked as a hitter. I walked enough to save face. My skills were defense and running.
  19. moonslav59
    It's rarely as simple as "dropping the hands". I was never a very good hitter, except in slow pitch softball. I got countless advice and suggestions. Most of the time, they messed me up more than helped, at least it felt that way to me.
  20. moonslav59
    His swing has always been on the "long side" of the norm, but he has managed to end up with a respectable OPS for 3 straight seasons. From 2015 to 2017 his OPS was .793, which placed 30th out of 87 OF'ers with 1000+ PAs. Clearly, he does not look like the hitter he was those 3 years, but during his long cold streaks in those years, he did look this bad, so I'm not sure what to make of this extended cold streak that goes back into last year. I still think he's got a hot streak or two in him this year. We'll see.
  21. moonslav59
    Our farm is about as shot as can be. Getting Machado would mean losing just about all prospect value plus maybe Devers or Beni. That's a nightmare, to me. Of course, I'd love to have Macahdo, and I might try to trade for him, if he a greed to a reasonable extension, but that ain't happening.
  22. moonslav59
    Pom may very well be the odd man out. Kimbrel will be very costly and may go as well. We'll sign somebody, if we lose both of them. Kelly may be back.
  23. moonslav59
    It would be a nightmare.
  24. moonslav59
    Not true. HRam not vesting pays the arb raises with maybe a little left over. Plus, we have Kimbrel, Pom & Kelly to re-sign (at a higher cost) or replace.
  25. moonslav59
    Yes. But if JBJ is benched and JMart DH's then we'd need Nunez or Swihart to play LF. If JBJ and HRam are benched... C- Vaz/ Leon 1B- Moreland (HRam) 2B- Pedey (Nunez) 3B- Devers (Nunez) SS- Bogey (Holt) LF- Nunez/Swihart (JMart/Beni) CF- Beni (JBJ) RF- Betts DH- JMart (HRam) HRam or JBJ will likely be in the line-up every game going forward.
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