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  1. moonslav59
    Yanks won, but... TOR lost HOU is losing in the 9th (6-1 to COL) SEA is losing 5-0 to SDP in the 4th DET is losing to ATH 3-0 in 3rd We can gain on a few teams ahead of us, with some luck.
  2. moonslav59
    He's been huge, this year
  3. moonslav59
    When you see teams play this badly, you wonder are we really this good, or did everyone else just get real bad, suddenly?
  4. moonslav59
    The Sox come to HOU at the end of March, so I'm kind of excited. They usually come in August, just as we are starting school.
  5. moonslav59
    Great to not have to use Chap.
  6. moonslav59
    Damn! This is FUN! Damn FUN!
  7. moonslav59
    Damn, now Rafaela needs to go 0 for 55 to get to .650.
  8. moonslav59
    I almost predicted Fred would slam Rafaela. I mean what were the odds?!?!?
  9. moonslav59
    How bad were you, when you can have an .812 streak over 8 games, then hit a homer to bring your OPS up to .560?
  10. moonslav59
    He's about o for 40 from .650 to .675.
  11. moonslav59
    Last night, I was typing "DHam is going to homer, this AB," but he made an out before I could click send.
  12. moonslav59
    East Side Story!
  13. moonslav59
    Didn't know what thread to put this, but Nate is out for the season with a Rotator Cuff Injury.
  14. moonslav59
    https://www.mlb.com/schedule/2026-04-09
  15. moonslav59
    The Sox begin the season at Cincy (MAR 26,) then go to HOU. Their home opener is vs SDP followed by MIL. They have 3 west coast road trips: June (SEA & COL) July (LAA, CWS, NYM up to all star break) & later in July- up to the deadline (ATH, LAD.) Our only homestand longer than 7 games is right after the all star break and before a west coast trip (TBR, BAL, TOR.) They end the season at home v CLE & CHC. Most of the Sept games are non-divisional games. Nothing really jumps out at me as being wild.
  16. moonslav59
    Just play the worst batter vs LHPs fulltime at 1B, or what? Jh Garcia v L at 1B? Call up Campbell Sept 1st to be our platoon 1bman? I do see great value in Rafaela in CF over 2B, but we'd need to talk Cora into benching Yoshida, so we can play all OF'ers.
  17. moonslav59
    I think MIN would prefer Abreu and his pre-arb status, too. I'm about 50-50. Since Duran has sucked vs LHPs, this year, I no longer see Abreu being a platoon bat as any worse than Duran batting worse than Abreu vs lefties. Duran is a better baserunner, but Abreu has more power. Abreu is very good at RF defense, something very valuable in Fenway and other parks. Duran seems to have peaked on D in 2024 and should probably play LF with CF as his back-up slot. Duran costs more in the next 3 arbs, as Abreu has one more pre-arb season. Duran adds an excitement not many other players can provide. I'd give the edge to Abreu, and so would MIN, IMO.
  18. moonslav59
    I think it's a strict platoon, except when Rafaela plays 2B. Romy bats only against LHPs, and since Lowe is MLB's worst batter vs lefties, I think Romy plays 1B v L and DHam will play 2B v R. Rafaela will play 2B vs some righties and all lefties. Having JH Garcia fills the platoon role w Abreu, until Ref returns.
  19. moonslav59
    I do think teams need to "keep defenses honest." By drawing in the infield to protect against a bunt, you increase the odds of a base bit. Never bunting would help opposing teams play back in bunting situations.
  20. moonslav59
    Got that right, and the way the Rays used to have our number, I like beating them too. TOR is in first, so I'd swap TBR w TOR, if I could, but ys on the Yanks!
  21. moonslav59
    I don't think just 1-2 plays can skew Story from a top 3-5 metrics gut to a 0 DRS and +1 OAA.
  22. moonslav59
    It's crazy to think you have to lower the sample size to 60 IP, to get 150 SP'ers in MLB, this year. (30 teams x 5 SP'er = 150.) By fWAR, the Sox have these ranked SP'ers: 3. Crochet 57. Bello (a lower tier #2) 79. Giolito (a mid tier #3) 148. Buehler (lowest tier #5.) If you go by ERA-: 5. Crochet 27. Bello 56. Gio xFIP 3. Crochet 83. Bello 108. Gio Only 100 pitchers have 100+ IP as a SP'er. Crochet is #4 in ERA-, Bello is 19th and Gio is 4oth out of 100. I've always felt like dominating with the rotation is the best way to be a top team in MLB.
  23. moonslav59
    It was no slight on Bello. I'd like Crochet and four #2's, but settled on "needing" one more. We lose Buehler, Houck (IL) and likely Giolito. Adding a 1 or 2 type is just what we need. Think about this: our pen, minus Chapman and Whitlock has a better ERA than our SP'ers with Crochet, Bello and Gio included. We need a solid #2 SP'er to go with Crochet (a #1) and Bello (a #2 or 3, this year.) Is that better?
  24. moonslav59
    If MIN is looking to dump salary, we can add another SP'er with an injury problem to the trade: Pablo Lopez He's owed $21.75M x 2, but the tax hit is jut $18.4M x 2. Taking him in the package should allow MN to pay for Duran and Campbell. (Hell, they could take Yoshida and save $3M a year by including Lopez.) Duran, Campbell, Early & Sandlin for Ryan, Lopez & Clemens.
  25. moonslav59
    I've been saying Castro is overrated for years! 🤣
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