moonslav59
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Everything posted by moonslav59
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4 times on base last night with 2 big this (at the time).
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JBJ is up to .666. What a devil! 👹
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A 10+ week stretch is already one of his longest runs of good hitting.
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He was at .510 on May 12th and has been pretty steadily bringing up his OPS. This is not a one month white hot stretch like his history but rather a 10 week stretch of good hitting
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JBJ is now over .650. He's at .784 the last 28days. I'm hopeful this will be a long and steady stretch.
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The pen really doesn't "deserve" criticism. If anything they should be praised for "over performing". However, the pen needs a dependable set up/closer type pitcher. Can someone we have now step into that role? Sure, but should we count on it? I think not.
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Fine. There's no bigger Sox fan in the world than me, and I value rings more than division championships.
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And they say we keep bringing this up.
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I'm loving this team and have high hopes for 2019 and maybe 2020. I'm fine with going for rings at the expense of being not so competitive for a couples years afterward. While I do think of the future a lot, it does not detract from the now. In a way, it makes the now more enjoyable and important. Nobody is enjoying this season more than I am!
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Nobody likes winning due to opponent injuries, but we've had our share over recent months and years, including several players playing hurt.
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Our pen has done a very good job for a couple of years, now. Kimbrel has carried us by himself at times, but to me we have decent depth at the position and plenty of valuable 6th and 7th inning arms but too few top quality 8th inning guys. Kimbrel and Barnes are it right now. Here's the long list of decent non 8th inning arms: Kelly Brasier Thornburg Workman Hembree Velazquez Johnson or Pom Eovaldi or Pom/Johnson Scott Poyner Walden Haley/ Buttrey That's 12 guys for the last 6 slots, but no great 3rd or 4th man.
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Framing pitches is also a key component of catcher defense. The sample size is too small to know how good Swihart is in this area.
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Maybe this is an oversimplification, but it seems like we have several "deserving" RP'ers, that other teams would like to have, but none fill the role we need most- a high quality set up man. We have a bit of a quandary. One strength is pen depth while we need a higher quality pen arm. Quantity for quality is not an easy trade to orchestrate, even with a third team being involved.
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Is there any team out there that needs RP'er depth in exchange for one better RP'er? Maybe a three way trade? We trade Hembree and Scott for a prospect and then flip the prospect while adding one of our own for a better RP'er. That still wouldn't help Workman remain on the 25.
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Neither are Pom's.
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Neither is basing your decisions solely on what a player has done in his most recent sa
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I loved the Sale trade, and others too. I love the team we have now and likely into 2019 or even 2020. It does not lessen the joy I feel by having concerns about our extended future.
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Yes he is, but it does suck we have no great prospects.
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Obviously the hope is that Pom can return to 2016-2017 form. No player is destined to stay as bad or as good as their most recent sample size. Since Pom has a lot of pen experience in his career, and Johnson has been doing very well as a starter, I'd make Pom earn a slot in the rotation by showing something positive from the pen.
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Well, it was something worth reporting. I wonder how many of our best prospects are even close to top 100.
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On paper, our pen has done very well for two years. In some ways it seems like they have been under appreciated or over performing and not getting the respect they have deserved. That being said, I sure would like to see us add a solid set up guy.
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We're 4-1 in Johnson's starts, and he has a 2.22 ERA as a starter. We're 4-5 in Pom's starts (6.19 ERA) You may be right, though I'm pulling hard for Pom. (Johnson has struggled out of the pen, while Pom has a lot of past experience there. I wonder, if that counts for anything.)
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LOL. That being said, we were doing pretty well, even without those 3 guys, granted ERod has not been out for too long. Figuring the season started with this order of SP'er depth( assuming all healthy which they were not), our 6-10 ranked starters have done pretty well: 1. Sale 2. Price 3. Porcello 4. ERod 5. Pom 6. Wright 7. Johnson 8. Velazquez 9. Elias/Haley 11. Beeks (Jumped to #9 during season) 4-1 in Johnson's starts (2.22 ERA as starter) 3-1 in Wright starts (4.13 ERA but 3 QS's) 3-0 in Velazquez starts (2.63 ERA) 0-1 in Beeks; starts (13.50 ERA) Overall, we're 10-3 in starts from our 6-9 slot starters. Do you think we've done enough for our starter depth with the Eovaldi trade, or do you hope for another deal for a starter?
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7/25 at Orioles Park and Camden Yards
moonslav59 replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
The radio announcer said the radar showed a front coming through but clear skies behind it. -
Plus, a converted SP'er to RP'er allows for that guy to pitch 2-6 innings, if needed. That takes a big load off the pen. If Pom, Wright or Eovaldi can do well in LR, it lessens the need for multiple high quality set-up men.
