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  1. moonslav59
    We should go with 11 pitchers, since we play 5 games in 13 days. The second playoff series might be different. I'd remove Pom and replace with Wright (Or Workman, if Wright looks shaky in Sept) I'd remove Eovaldi for Vazquez (or Johnson, if he struggles more in Sept.) I might remove Johnson or Hembree for Thornburg (or Velazqueez), if he does well in Sept.
  2. moonslav59
    I think it had more to do with injury concerns.
  3. moonslav59
    Swihart is Dave Roberts.
  4. moonslav59
    Agreed. And, he'll get too many years from someone as well.
  5. moonslav59
    Conceivably, you use the equal money it would have taken to get him, and you get someone(s) else (maybe younger). Plus, you get a draft choice. It's hard to know that's a win-win ahead of time, of course.
  6. moonslav59
    Gotta love the Yanks losing by the pen. Couldn't have been written any better. The pen is not mightier than the sword.
  7. moonslav59
    Keep emptying the farm. You may catch up to our cliff by the next trade deadline.
  8. moonslav59
    We have 5 days off between game 162 and the first playoff game. We play 2- sit 1- play 2 sit 1- play 1 (day off after). That's 5 games in 7 consecutive days, but also 5 games in 13 days. 11 pitchers might be more than we need. 14 position players works best, and there's room for everyone.
  9. moonslav59
    We don't need 12 pitchers. We went with 3 catchers before Vaz got hurt and we had 12 pitchers then. What minor league position player is screaming to make the playoff roster? We have 12 position players now. Add Devers and Vaz and you got 14. One could argue having 3 second basemen is less needed than 3 catchers. No way Leon is left off. The staff would walk out on strike. BTW, if you take Swihart and Vaz's most recent sample sizes, you see this: Swihart in his last 71 PAs, he's at .800 (1 HR & 8 RBI) Vazquez in his last 72 PAs, he's at .741 (3 HR & 8 RBI) With Vaz being a much better defender, it's not a slam-dunk choice.
  10. moonslav59
    Our team is just playing with out minds.
  11. moonslav59
    He was hot for a full month before getting hurt- the same amount of PAs that Swihart has been hot.
  12. moonslav59
    Why? So we can keep a 12th pitcher...one of our current imploders? Just carry 3 catchers, if Vaz is healthy and looking okay.
  13. moonslav59
    Tigers just scored 3 off Betances in the 9th- now up 8-7.
  14. moonslav59
    Weird game at Pawtucket tonight. Down 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth with Devers coming up. They PH for him. In other news, Travis went 3 for 3. Haley 5 IP 1 ER (6K- 1BB)
  15. moonslav59
    Troll alert!
  16. moonslav59
    Maybe, if he does poorly as we lose, but GMs rarely drop value on players based on small sample sizes.
  17. moonslav59
    Agreed, and if he turns it down, like he will, the money not spent on Kimbrel should help us get someone else plus the comp pick.
  18. moonslav59
    To do that one season would be mind-boggling. A career .482 OBP is beyong mind-boggling.
  19. moonslav59
    Would you offer him a QO? If you did, would you hope he takes it?
  20. moonslav59
    Devers is our FT 3Bman. He will most likely be that to start next year, too. He's way to young to be thinking of finding a replacement for him. It's logical to think about moving him to 1B or DH, but this kid has enormous offensive upside. We should expect a learning curve before he gets there.
  21. moonslav59
    Suarez, who is signed for just $9.4M AVV until 2025 would do it for me. Seager's $16M x 3 with a $15M 4th year option is a close call. We could trade Bogey for something special or move him to 3B and Devers to 1B. Baez has 3 arbs left to JBJ's two, so I'd probably say yes to that one, too. Without thinking hard and looking at contracts, I'd say no to the rest.
  22. moonslav59
    If he's traded, there is no QO. If I was Toronto, I'd offer a QO. It's a one year risk with super high upside. They could also trade him after he accepts the QO.
  23. moonslav59
    We seem to have issues with getting players known to be great vs LHPs, but who just don't carry over that greatness once they are here. Maybe, it's the Fenway wall that messes them up. Maybe, it's the large RF that messes them up. Cody Ross was the last one, I remember, doing well for us, but he actually was forced to play FT due to OF injuries. Cody Ross: career: .710 v RHPs/.906 v LHP 2012 w BOS: .729 v RHPs/ 1.010 v LHPs. Jonny Gomes: career: .712/.855 2013: .745/.795 2014: .510/.743 Chris Young: career: .708/.823 2016: .766/.999 2017: .793/.590 I may be missing someone, but it looks like they almost always do better than the norn vs RHPs and are up & down vs LHPs. Pearce: career: .739/.858 2018 all: .785/1.049 w BOS: .762/1.299
  24. moonslav59
    I totally agree. I'm sure many a GM would want JBJ and pay a lot for him, despite what some think here. I doubt any GM would match what I'd like in return.
  25. moonslav59
    Kinda reminds me of Rice-Lynn-Evans, but we traded away Lynn. I hope to see these three with the Sox for many years to come.
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