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  1. moonslav59
    Our next day off is July 5th and then the All Star break starts the 16th. I'd like to see us give every starter an extra days rest besides the day off and break- maybe when we play Texas and Toronto before the AS break.
  2. moonslav59
    I don't disagree, but most of the real bad super long term deal involve players who are signed for a significant amount of years beyond 34 or 35. Betts will start his free agency at age 28. He's play 7 years up to age 34, and I'm thinking he will age well. His last 3 seasons would be at 35, 36 and 37 not 92 like Pujols. If there ever was a player.... I'd even sign Betts to 12 years right now by buying out his arb years. I might even sign him to 1 at age 28 (last year at age 39).
  3. moonslav59
    He did hit 30 Hrs back in 2007, but he never hit over 21 any other year.
  4. moonslav59
    Leon has a 1.071 OPS in the all important last 7 day sample size. He has 3 RBI in his last 3 games. 2H 1 BB 1 HBP 1SF
  5. moonslav59
    It's going to take Phillips a while before he's "ready". If we do decide to call him up, we'll probably put Nunez on the DL or trade Swihart. That's my guess. We could try a 2 for 1 deal like Swihart and Hembree (both out of options) for a better RP'er.
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    He was still a slight plus on UZR/150 (+0.9) last year at 2B, but he's been -7 DRS two years in a row. e's probably still better on D than Holt and Nunez, even though he's 37. He hit .735 last year with 13 HRs, so he coudl prove to be an upgrade on offense. I was hoping Nunez was the Pedey insurance we needed, but now it looks like he is just utility.
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    I'd try to rest him even more than he has so far. Shoot for 325+ less pitches and 30+ less IP.
  8. moonslav59
    Farrell would have sat JBJ as planned.
  9. moonslav59
    1. Betts RF 2. Beni LF 3. JD DH 4. Bogey SS 5. Moreland 1B 6. Nunez 2B 7. Devers 3B 8. Leon C 9. JBJ CF
  10. moonslav59
    I'm far from giving up on Beeks based on one start. He'll get another chance at some point, if not this year.
  11. moonslav59
    I could see us trading JBJ this winter, too, especially if he ends up over .700 or .750. I hope we keep him.
  12. moonslav59
    I'm with you, and I think if you jump the arb years and offer lifetime financial security to Betts and his future family lineage, he might agree to a little less. I'd have no problem giving him the highest salary in MLB history at 10 years. I'd go 12, if it started now.
  13. moonslav59
    He WAS good.... long ago. The last time he pitched, he had a 4.88 ERA in 2016. Why do you love guys like this but give up on our own players after small sample size failures and/ or injury histories?
  14. moonslav59
    So, in a month, you'll be back demanding a he be traded.
  15. moonslav59
    He needs to line up his hot streak with October. I don't think good pitching matters. It's all about him and his streaks.
  16. moonslav59
    That's kind of how I feel, but I was "okay" with the deal at the time. There was really no other way to get pitchers like Price and Sale without doing what we did. Of course building and keeping a strong farm is the best way, but we've gone so long without developing a major force pitcher, expecting one to materialize (Kelly/Barnes/Ranaudo/Kopech/Espinoza?) was not realistic.
  17. moonslav59
    Price is probably 10 times the pitcher Buch is, I think we're getting carried away with the semantics of the point on "3 X the pitcher". We all know we needed an ace. We used all our big prospects to get Sale, Pom & Kimbrel. As much as I hate these large and long contracts, I felt Price has the history that supported the idea that he was probably the best bet to give us what we so badly needed (and still do). Without Price or Sale, we don't stand much of a chance.
  18. moonslav59
    Good analogy. Marathoners do not sprint during any point of their race.
  19. moonslav59
    Last year was the only time since his first season way back in 2009 that Price's GS'd went below 27. He's started 31-34 games in 7 out of 8 seasons before 2017, and you are now using durability as a point of criticism. BTW, he's on pace for 32 starts this year.
  20. moonslav59
    Part of the reason for so few RBI opportunities is that they put him in the 2 slot. I like putting your best hitter 2nd, but they don't put Simmons up 1st (.372 OBP), instead, they put Kinsler (.265 OBP) and Cozart (.331 OBP) in front of him. Their 9 slot has a .284 OBP.
  21. moonslav59
    You are right about many long term deals not working out, and paying anyone more than $30M a year really limits the rest of your roster-budget ratios, but with Mookie, I'd roll the dice.
  22. moonslav59
    Everyone feels this way.... now.
  23. moonslav59
    The staff is doing a wonderful job, and I really think our catchers have helped significantly. Here are the OPS against numbers for 2018: .487 Workman .514 Kelly .516 Barnes .523 Haley (Wow, no Sale or Kimbrel in the top 4!) .566 Sale .589 Kimbrel .633 Porcello .635 Wright (on DL) .667 Scott .669 Walden (on DL) .685 Price .685 ERod .686 Hembree .744 Smith (on DL) .755 Poyner .756 Velazquez .758 Johnson .936 Pom (on DL) 1.244 Beeks Kimbrel, Kelly, barnes and Workman all have opps' BA against below 1.62!
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    It does seem crazy, but this has been JBJ's MO for over 3 years. I never understood the crowd that said this year was different- like JBJ didn't look hopeless all those other years when struggling through a lengthy slump. You just plain cannot predict the future based on what a player has done the last week, month or even half season. Heck, we got people writing off Beeks over one bad start. Like everyone, I'd prefer JBJ to be more consistent, but he has always brought us stellar defense and a bat that wakes up for a month or so here and there. CF was never our weakest link and still isn't.
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