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Should Jackie Bradley Jr be traded?
moonslav59 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
It's not always as easy as just telling yourself, I need to concentrate on this aspect of my swing in order to improve. I was always a less than decent hitter, but whenever anyone tried to help me with some advice, and I tried to think about changing, I got even worse. -
I would guess most teams have 2-3 guys who struggle in any given month. Last year, our line-up was pretty consistent from top to bottom, mediocre, that is, but still.... I don't expect the bottom to be bad all year, but they sure looked putrid for the first 5-6 weeks of the season.
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At least developed an excess of everyday talent we could trade for pitching (Pedro, Schilling, Peavy, Sale and others). I'm not sure we have that either.
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Where will he play? Maybe for Nunez? Give Devers a day off after the Yanks?
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I've always kind of assumed Swihart, if given a long look, would prove to be a better hitter than Vaz, but I certainly don't know for sure. I trust Sox management to know more than I do. I know Moreland normally struggles vs lefties, but I'd have liked to have seen him PH for JBJ or Vaz. Strangely, the only way JBJ can get on base anymore is by getting HBP.
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Tough loss. We had our chances. Go get 'em tomorrow!
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Batting Vaz prooves the Sox don't even think Swihart is a better hitter than Vaz.
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Agreed, and if Margot takes a "leap", then the Kimbrel trade may be judged differently.
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The Astros hardly ever open their dome. It's a great stadium.
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True, and I was one of them, but why is it okay to judge Margot and others in hindsight, based on what they have done since the trade, but not do the same with Shaw?
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There's not much choice than to accept where we are right now. Everyone knows I did not want to subject Devers to the defensive learning curve in the midst of a championship run. I hope we don't lose a big game on a 3B error.
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Could Velazquez be a "hidden Gem?" Could Groome be the "once in 15 years" gem? Could Beeks become a decent 3/4 guy? Houck, Shawryn, Hernandez and Scherff might produce one decent ML pitcher. Mata is far away but promising. All is not totally bleak, but nothing looks close to a grade A prospect either.
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Quality Starts/ Games Started (Listed at end--My modified criteria: games w 5+ IP 1 ER, 6+ IP 2 ER or 7+ IP 3 ER) 6/7 Porcello (7/7) 6/8 Sale (8/8) Amazing how Sale and Porcello are 15 out of 15 in my modified formula. 1/1 Johnson (1/1) 3/6 ERod (3/6) 1/3 Pomeranz (1/3) 2/7 Price (3/7) 0/2 Velazquez (2/2) Going by my modified criteria, Sale, Porcello, Velazquez and Johnson are a combined 18 out of 18. The others are 7 out of 16. All together, we are 25 out of 34 (74%).
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Largest metro areas without a MLB team (rank) 13. Riverside/San Bernardino/Ontario CA 22. Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia NC 24. San Antonio 25. Portland/Vancouver, WA 27. Sacremento, CA 28 Las Vegas, NV 31. Austin/Round Rock, TX 32. Columbus, OH 34. Inianapoli, IN 35. San Jose, CA 36. Nashville, TN 37. Va Beach/Norfolk VA-NC 38. Providence RI 41. OKC 42. Memphis 43. Raliegh, NC
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Let's replace our great defensive catchers with a .450 bum defender. Enjoy those facts, when our ERA skyrockets when we make Swihart our FT catcher. Next month, there will be three new players "holding us back." Will we trade them, too? What about July and August? Three more? If GMs were emotional and knee-jerk as you are, there'd be 18 trades a day- all year long.
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Well, Devers is a lot younger. JBJ has already proven he can go a long streatch and have decent numbers to show for it. JBJ is still at .773 since 2015. (.834 from 2015-2016)
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I did not say he was a lost cause. I have said I do not want to move him off 3B this year. I just do not think it was a good idea to subject him and the team to his learning curve during a tight window of our championship run(s). He may end up being a decnt defensive 3Bman. He has quickness. The fact is, he needs a lot of work, and the team has and will likely continue to suffer as he grows and improves. I'd have signed Moose over Moreland. We didn't do that. Devers is our 3Bman for the rest of this season. I'm guessing DD has no plans to move him, even if he still has not improved by October.
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Last year, our 7,8 & 9 slots were pretty good compared to other teams and their disparities between 1-6 and 7-9. 2017 Sox by batting order slots areas: .779 1-2 .744 3-6 .698 7-9 (Our 7 and 8 hitters had a higher OPS than out 5 hitter.) This year: 1-2 .874 3-6 .901 7-9 .576 Our 9 hitters (.625) has been almost as good as our 2 hitter (.634).
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Clearly, sitting HRam a little more looks more reasonable now than it did 2 weeks ago. It's not just about HRam; it's about JMart and Moreland mashing the ball. Right now, he's juts barely on pace to vest, It wouldn't take much more "resting" to set him on a pace to not vest. I'm not for benching him.
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Small sample size, LOL!
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LOL His year OPS is now below .800, too.
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I'm not saying HRam's 2 week sample size means he should be benched, but certainly playing him less looks more enticing now than 2 weeks ago.
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We also lost Travis Shaw- not a prospect. Margot might play over JBJ, or we could have traded JBJ. We also spent a lot of payroll on Kimbrel, although the FA markey ballooned after the trade.
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I've believed and said the same for years, but now Miami has a new stadium and TB, I think, is about to get one. The fans will still not come. Move a team to North Carolina and another to California, Buffalo or Indy.
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Right now, HRam is not necessarily the "best option". Moreland should play 1B (perhaps even ve LHPs), so it's basically HRam vs JBJ with Jmart at DH or corner OF depending on who is chosen. I could see a lefty-righty platoon at 1B with HRam DH'ing whenever JMart plays the OF. That might limit HRam to just enough PAs not to vest, AND it might be the best team to play. HRam is at .690 his last 14 days and .446 the last 7 days. I realize JBJ isn't any better, but he's a much better fielder and base runner.
