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  1. moonslav59
    I've actually been impressed with one area of Rafael's defense. His range has been plus. He also has a strong arm, but it needs a lot of work with accuracy. He has 20 errors this year, and the next guy has 14. He's played less innings than seven 3Bmen, so it's even worse than it looks. I did anticipate a learning curve with his defense, and we can see we're in the midst of it now. I did, however, expect his bat to outweigh the negative on defense. I knew he might struggle, at times, but I didn't expect a .721 OPS in August. .721 is not bad at all for someone his age, and I'm not complaining. I think he'll turn into a great ML hitter real soon. My position now is that his bat is really not making up for his inaccurate arm, but overall, I'd say he is not a negative. He does have a +0.8 WAR, which indicates, he's a plus. I know when you're trying to win a ring, you look to your weaker areas, but weaker does not mean weak. I think 2B has been our weakest position so far, and hopefully Kinsler's return will fix that. His return might also allow Holt and Nunez to play 3B more often. It was never an ideal situation, but I think Devers has been okay.
  2. moonslav59
    Best Sox winning % in the last 60 year (1958) and the manager: .711 Cora 2018, so far .607 Zimmer 1978 .605 Francoma 2004 .602 Zimmer 1977 .599 Farrell 2013 (Thanks Ben) .597 Kennedy 1995 .594 Johnson 1975 .593 Francoma 2007 .590 McNamara 1986 .586 Francoma 2009 .586 Francoma 2008 .586 Francoma 2003 .580 Williams 1999 .574 Farrell 2017 .574 Farrell 2016 .574 Little 2002 .569 Zimmer 1979 .568 Williams 1998 .568 Dick Williams 1967
  3. moonslav59
    We've only won 100 games once since 1916! (104 wins in 1946) We've only won 99 games once (1978's 2nd place finish) 98 wins just once (2004) 97 wins twice (1977 & 2013) 96 three times (1948, 1949 & 2007)
  4. moonslav59
    I updated the winning % but forgot the win addition.
  5. moonslav59
    Pen OPS against the last 28 days... .400 Cuevas (5 PAs) .638 Barnes .669 Kelly .693 Velazquez (includes 1 start) .731 Thornburg .820 Pom (includes some starts) .827 Hembree .938 Kimbrel 1.057 Workman
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    SP'er ERA in the last 28 days... 0.00 Sale (3 GS) 1.03 Price (4) 2.04 Eovaldi (3) 3.42 Johnson (4) 3.69 Porcello (5) 4.15 Pom (3- plus 2 RP'er games)
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    Best winning % in MLB history.... .763 Cubs 1906 .741 Pirates 1902 .726 White Stockings 1886 .724 Pirates 1909 .721 Guardians 1954 (111-43) 154 game schedule .716 Mariners 2001 (116-46) 162 game schedule .714 Yankess 1927 (110-44) .711 Red Sox 2018 (Currently 86-35: on pace for 115 wins)
  8. moonslav59
    Give him some PEDs and find out!
  9. moonslav59
    ...and Betts who is helping Betts, beni-Beni, Moreland-Moreland...
  10. moonslav59
    Yup, they "rested" for Leon and Porcello and Holt last night, and look what happened.
  11. moonslav59
    It was nice seeing him keep the BBs down last night. That looks to be his biggest concern area.
  12. moonslav59
    Holt will probably always be a better defensive OF'er than Chavis can ever become.
  13. moonslav59
    fWAR as of today: 8.2 Ramirez (SS defense brings more value than RF) 7.9 Betts (Awesome number) 7.6 Trout (missed time has made up for Mookie's missed games) 6.7 Lindor 5.4 Chapman 5.1 JD (The -11.7 for defense kills his WAR.) Beni is 14th at 4.3 Bogey is 25th at 3.8 Nice to see 4 in the top 25.
  14. moonslav59
    Well, with JD wanting OF time, and Holt & Swihart able to play LF, I'm not sure there will be much time allowed. Chavis might be able to DH while JD plays the OF.
  15. moonslav59
    Well said, and you know, I mentioned all 25 players, when in actuality, it's been more like 30-33.
  16. moonslav59
    Couldn't someone argue that Betts and others getting on base so much are helping JD, too?
  17. moonslav59
    I'm fine with Betts one and JD 4, but when JD is 3, It goes against the numbers. In theory, Betts or JD should bat second, but since beni is having a very good year, I'm not sure it matters much.
  18. moonslav59
    This is where data and stats do not do justice to determining a catcher's value. Of course, players rarely criticize teammates, but it is the lack of praise you hear when Swihart catches someone that speaks volumes about Leon & to some extent, Vaz. Then, we constantly hear pitchers heap praise on Leon and sometimes, Vaz. It's no coincidence that our pen, which did not look all that good on paper to start the year, is a top 5 to 8 pen for 2 years in a row by almost any reasonable measure. There's a reason our rotation that appeared to lack depth has done great with our 6-10th starters- not to mention our 1-5 starters, except Pom (injury?). Team record in starts by... 16-3 ERod 17-6 Price 17-8 Porcello 15-8 Sale 5-6 Pom (22-10 last year) 4-0 Velazquez 3-0 Eovaldi 6-2 Johnson 3-1 Wright 0-1 Beeks We are an amazing 16-4 with our #6-10 starters! That's a better winning percentage than any of our starting 5, except ERod. To me, Leon & Vaz have a lot to do with the success of our staff. I could care less about their offense. Even if our offense was weak, I would not think twice about Leon's OPS/
  19. moonslav59
    Yes, Houck with no walks in 7 IP (only 4 hits) or ERs. Shawaryn did even better: 1 BB, 2 H and 0 ERs in 7 IP.
  20. moonslav59
    Leon & Holt. Finding ways to win. All 25 are on board. Porcello restoring the faith.
  21. moonslav59
    Nice to see Holt come through. Wow, a DBL and an HR from the 9 slot tonight.
  22. moonslav59
    It tells me that over the full season, despite recent struggles, Barnes and Kelly are alright, Workman and Brasier should get more looks, and Johnson should not go more than 5 IP.
  23. moonslav59
    Makes sense. Maybe Chavis & Dalbec can fight it out over 1B in 2020. Hopefull by then, Devers will be adequate or plus at 3B on defense.
  24. moonslav59
    Team OPS Against in certain situations: .618 High leverage .708 Med leverage .678 Low leverage High Leverage .205 Workman (Just 15 PAs0 .311 Brasier (just 10 PAs) .418 Sale .514 Velazquez .540 Barnes .546 Kimbrel .546 Kelly .583 Eovaldi (12 PAs) .588 ERod .629 Hembree .667 Scott .676 Price .701 Wright .714 Pom .860 Smith (19) .909 Poyner (12) 1.083 Johnson 1.250 Beeks Team: .663 Late & Close .200 Thornburg (10 PAs) .400 ERod & Cuevas (5 PAs each) .528 Brasier (18) .545 Sale .585 Kimbrel .619 Workman .625 Kelly .655 Barnes .667 Scott .675 Wright .690 Hembree .711 Price .714 Porcello .800 Poyner (16) .822 Velazquez (16) 1.178 Johnson (18) 1.263 Smith
  25. moonslav59
    The CF'ers (and RF'ers) in Fenway are more important than most in most other parks. Yes, they aren't involved in as many plays as the catcher and other positions, but a great defensive CF'er can take away a lot of hits and runs- probably enough to make up for not-so-great offense.
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