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  1. moonslav59
    Once some teams are out of it, they may throw him out there for a month or two and see what happens. Maybe some teams feel like they are out of it now, and might give an A level prospect with some hopes for a shot at finding a catcher who can hit well enough to offset his defensive woes.
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    I guess some expect us to play .625-.650 ball every 10 game sample size.
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    Many are reaching the expectations we had for them last year.
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    I had high hopes for Smith and Thornburg, this year.
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    Minor League Records: 17-18 Pawtucket (10th worst out of 16 teams) 12-23 Portland (worst of 12 teams) 17-20 Salem (7th worst out of 10)
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    Thanks DD!
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    My numbers provided are for 2017-2018 combined. If we put Pillar and Cain above or equal to JBJ, he's be 16th out of 32: That's the mean, but it doesn't have to indicate he's average. If there were 16 Paul Blairs, would it have made him average? I guess we might be arguing semantics more than baseball.
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    I could see 10th or 12th, but 15th is pushing it. There really are some great D center fielders today. fangraphs has JBJ ranked 14th out of 32 from 2017-2018 in URZ/150: https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=cf&stats=fld&lg=all&qual=600&type=1&season=2018&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=24,d I see a lot of good names above him and Pillar and Cain are below him.
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    The union should have pushed for a min payroll spending budget. It would help more players than trying hard to raise the luxury limit level..
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    Maybe some teams don't value catcher defense as much as we do, or their catchers are so weak, they'll try anything. We won't get much, if anything, in trade, but it's probably best to give Swi a shot elsewhere. I had expected us to PH for our catchers more often- perhaps even twice in one game by utilizing Swi's 3rd catcher role. The fact that we have not hints that management is terrified of using Swi behind the plate at all.
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    We didn't "tank", but our weak finish did net us Beni one year.
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    Oh! The hypocrisy!
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    I think we need to trust that judgement. If he was even close to MLB quality, he'd be playing in mop-up situations (although we haven't had many of those).
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    Or, it could be saying that there are an incredibly high amount of excellent defensive CF'ers in MLB today. JBJ could be a great defender but still be 15th best.
  15. moonslav59
    I've said it all along, "They should test the locker room drinking fountain at Yankees Stadium."
  16. moonslav59
    Phantom DL or what? Maybe it's for real. I hope he gets better... all the way better.
  17. moonslav59
    Got that right, Max. However, it's just a 3 game series, so if we struggle, it doesn't mean all that much.
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    Every year, somebody surprises to the good, and somebody surprises to the bad. Velazquez could earn a key role on this team and squeeze out somebody not doing too well. We have 3-4 guys who have gotten off to a rough start, but it's early yet, and that should be expected. JD & Betts may not end up over 1.000, but over .900 is good enough, if the supporting cast does it's job. To me, it comes down to our starting pitching and set-up pen guys. I like that we have Kelly, Smith and Thornburg line-up to win the spot below Kimbrel and others shooting for the 6th/7th inning roles. With so many to choose from, I think we'll be okay there. I really think that this is our "best chance" year within the 4-5 year window DD created.
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    Betts & JD both over 1.000 in OPS. These guys are carrying us, but we have gotten nice support by varying players all year.
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    He's looked good the last couple games. I guess that means he's great. BTW, I never meant to imply I know more than Cora, and when I say I want Bogey 1 or 2, it's not meant to put Beni down. I just like what I'm seeing from Bogey more this year... so far.
  21. moonslav59
    Another 10+ K game for our staff. Velazquez is a savior. Good to see JBJ get on base twice and steal a base. Kelly has stepped it up this year. JD & Betts are gods. Keep on winning, boys!
  22. moonslav59
    Thanks for pointing that out. It looks like JBJ could really use some time to work out his issues without hurting the big club. Sending JBJ down could also prolong the decision on Swihart.
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    Some Paw Sox numbers... OPS .696 Castillo .648 Tavarez .839 Mike Olt .718 Sam Travis .686 Butler AA 1.001 Sturgeon 1.016 Quiroz (Nobody else has 50+ PAs and an OPS above .796.) All levels Pitchers OPS Against (30+ IP) .538 K Crawford .541 J Beeks .583 Shawaryn .604 D Reyes .661 D Jimenez .705 R Raudes .705 J Diaz .741 Cuevas .760 J Haley .780 Shepherd ...others .713 B Mata 21 IP .818 Scherf 22 IP .832 Houck .833 Thompson
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    To change subjects, gotta like these numbers... Kelly K/9 8.1 in 2017> 10.8 in 2018 BB/9 4.2 in 2017> 3.4 in 2018 K/BB 1.93 to 3.14
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    Devers isn't going anywhere. Moreland's defense at 1B partially offsets the step down in OF defense with JD in LF and Beni in CF, and the way Moreland is hitting now, it's a no-brainer. We aren't DF'ing JBJ. I could see us trying to trade 2 or 3 of the out-of-options bubble guys, but I'm not expecting anything but long shot prospects in return. Swihart Johnson Hembree (Maybe Wright)
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