moonslav59
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fangraphs has us ranked below average in their team running metric.
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Not counting tonight with Vaz 1 for 3 and Swi 0 for 3 with a BB. Catcher OPS: Last 170 PAs .582 Swihart .563 Vaz .494 Leon Last 120 PAs .666 Vaz .660 Swihart .364 Leon Last 90 PAs .754 Swihart .717 Vaz .366 Leon Last 60 PAs .608 Swihart .587 Vaz .250 Leon Last 30 PAs .597 Swihart .419 Vaz .194 Leon (yes, OPS not BA)
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Game 1: Sale 6/Wright 2/ Kimbel 1 Game 2: Price 7/ Brasier 1/ Kimbrel 1 Day off Game 3: Porcello 7/ Brasier 1/ Kimbrel 1 Game 4: ERod 6/ Wright 3 Day off Game 5: Sale 7/ Brasier 1/ Kimbrel 1 We might get by with just 7 pitchers, if all goes well.
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What's real is that we are the best Sox team in decades. What's real is we will have home field and should beat anyone we face. Yes, the playoffs are largely a crap shoot, but it's always better to be on top.
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I think this might be the first time we lead the league in SBs since the 1930's, if we keep going like this...
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Who cares?
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Home field is ours.
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David Price has an opt-out clause in his seven-year, $217MM contract following the season, but the left-hander’s recent comments to Christopher Smith of MassLive.com strongly suggest he’ll remain with the Red Sox. Asked if he would consider opting out because of his recent stretch of dominance, Price bluntly replied: “Why would I leave here to go to a team that’s not as good as this team? I came here to win.” Of course, it’s never seemed likely that the 33-year-old Price would opt out of the remaining $127MM on his deal (as explored here last week), but those comments make that outcome seem all the more certain. Over his past 128 2/3 innings (including tonight’s start), Price has a 2.94 ERA with a 137-to-27 K/BB ratio. Nearly 20 percent of the 42 runs he’s allowed in that 21-start stretch came in one outing; excluding that hiccup, he’s been a brilliant complement to Chris Sale atop the Boston rotation, creating a formidable one-two punch for rookie manager Alex Cora.
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MLb says "day-to-day".... same (right) knee.
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I'd think hard about putting at #3.
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He's a very good base runner- not that Bogey is bad. He also has Betts up after him.
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I seriously doubt Phillips has any chance, unless someone gets hurt.
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We could start Nunez, PH Devers and then bring Lin in for D later.
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What's up with that? He's been negative at 3B his whole career, but is +10.0 UZR/150 this year, even though he's been a little hobbled.
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Since Leon does much better with starters, I'm not overly concerned about bringing in Swihart with the pen, but it is a concern. Vaz is pretty good with pitchers too. PH'ing for our weak catchers once per game is almost always a good idea when the game is close. The secong time is sketchy. I think it's only happened once this year, but how many times are we going to sub for our 3Bman in a single game?
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I doubt it, but we should need either at those positions, unless someone (the last sub) gets hurt in the game.
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I'd like to see Wright used as a 2-4 inning guy. Hopefully, we won't need a RP'er real early in a playoff game, but bringing him in for the 6th inning and having him complete the 8th would solve a big problem we have with set-up men for maybe 1-2 games in a series. Wright has been way better the second time he faces a batter, so I would look for opportunities for that to happen. .751 first time vs a batter .634 second time .752 third time .858 pitches 1-25 .590 pitches 26-50 .630 pitches 51-75 about .735 afterwards
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Adding Lin would be more about having a pinch runner and late inning defensive replacement at 3B. It is a value, but to me, not as great as being able to PH for our catchers twice in a game. To me, the only argument worth discussing is the 12th pitcher vs the 3rd catcher with Leon being a lock.
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I said the whole season, except when vaz was hurt. If Vaz did not get hurt, it would have been all season.
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If Vaz does not make the roster, it means Devers, Nunez and Holt will. Kinsler is our 2Bman, so I don't see any of these guys playing there (PH'ing or defensive subbing at 2B), so basically all 3 would be for 3B and emergency coverage in the OF or 2B/SS. Swihart can play the OF and 1B and maybe 3B in a pinch. Or, we keep Holt & Nunez/Devers on the roster along with 3 catcher and go with 11 pitchers (my choice).
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Why do we need 3 third basemen?
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I certainly did not expect sub .600 from our catchers, but our staff is doing well.
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2018 OPS with... Leon/Vaz Sale .502/.572 Price .514/.780 Porcello .703/ n/a 2017 Sale .585/ 1.138 (27 PAs) Price n/a/ .666 Porcello .824/.831 2016 Porcello .588/.694 Career ERA Sale 2.39 Leon 3.38 Vaz (I'll take oh for 4 and 1 less run allowed every day of the week.) Price 2.65 Leon 4.32 Vaz (I'll take oh for 5 and 1.5 less runs allowed per game everyday of the week.) Porcello 4.14 Leon 4.15 Vaz 4.55 Swihart (Swihart has zero IP with Sale and Price-- ZERO!)
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We don't need to know why. It is what it is. We should not mess with success. It reminds me of when we used Vtek, I believe, with Beckett all year, and then in the playoffs, we suddenly felt offense was more important, and he got lit up. I'll say it again, "Sandy for the Cy Young Award!"
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We have no defensive upgrades on the bench. All of our starters, except maybe Devers is better on defense than anyone on the bench. We do have some players with poor L-R splits, but that's mostly at 1B with Moreland and Pearce. I can't see a time when we will need to PH for the 3Bman twice in a game. I can for our catcher position.
