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Even if you don't count the Nunez out as a "blunder", how many blunders does a team have to commit game in and game out before something gets done about it? I'm not just talking about running into outs either. We have players forgetting how many outs there are, throwing to the wrong base, and all sorts of imaginative ways to screw up. Like I said, I'm totally done with JF. I know the players are to blame as well, but this isn't the time to trade the whole team away. I don't care if we sweep every playoff series. JF should go once the season ends. If I knew of someone now who could step in, I'd fire JF now. Just because we won 8 in row, doesn't mean we should ignore the increasing amount of mental mistakes made per game. I never thought it was possible to get even worse than we were before these last few weeks, but we have. Maybe it just my perception. I could be wrong. Maybe I'm just noticing blunders more than before, but I'm pretty sure I have watched every play of every game pretty damn closely.
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My guess is we will add Brentz to the 40 man roster by the end of the month. We'll probably DFA Selsky, Noe Ramire, Henry Owens or Rutledge. He'll probably be called up in September, maybe get a few chances to PH or DH, maybe get a game in LF or two. If he gets a few instant hits, he may begin to see more and more opportunities. He'll be given a very short leash, and with that sort of pressure, I'm not that confident he will deliver, but he's hot as hell right now. (He may not be in 2 weeks.)
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I think his big hit in the playoffs has inflated his perceived value. Remember the last guy we signed based on previous WS heroics?
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You're right. I over-valued him. That makes it even more advantageous for us to sign Duda over Moustakas, who will want more money and more years.
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Not even close for me. His health history was an in issue before the signing.
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To me, 2013 was one of the most obvious outlier seasons since Brady Anderson's 51 HR year. The fact that we had JBJ was just a minor consideration for me. I don't want to start a JE bashing post, but his speed was a big part of his offense and defense, and players like him rarely age well. Jacoby gave us a lot of value over his time with us, but he only hit exceptionally well one year. Throw that year out and his numbers with us were not even top 5 on his own team. I was glad we did not re-sign him, and at the time, I said, "I wouldn't have paid him half of what the Yanks gave him." I'm not sue he'll even lived up to that amount. I was even happier to see the Yanks were the the team to waste all that money on him.
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EE had better and more consistent numbers, but he was 2 years older, if I'm not mistaken. $20M a year might be the limit, but he might get more years. Neither is a good fielder.
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Duda will be 32 by the time next year starts. He'll probably be cheaper than Moustakas and may take less years. Who knows. Here's some data: 42 1Bmen with 1000+ PAs since 2014; .835 OPS (8th best for 1Bmen) 130 wRC+ (8th best) .240 ISO (5th best) Pretty impressive when compared to other 1Bmen- a position that is not easy to place this highly in. What will he get? Will he take a 1 or 2 year deal? My guess is, he might get close $100M/4. I might offer $28M/1 or $55M/2. If Hosmer and Moustakas are off the boards, I might go up to $90M/4 or more. (If a close to equal and cheaper 1Bman can be gotten through trade, I'd listen.)
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He turns 29 real soon. He's never hit over 22 HRs until this year's 32. He's been over .800 for 3 years in a row, so I won't hold his .730 career OPS against him, but I'm just not sure he's that "big bat" we need. 35 3Bmen with 1000+ PAs since 2015- his best 3 years (cherry-picked): .836 OPS 9th best 121 xRC+ 9th best at 3B Out of 27 3Bmen with 1500 innings since 2015, Moustakas... UZR/150: +1.6 (16th place) DRS: -2 (17th place) I would not give what I think Moustakas will get. I think hew ills eek 5+ years and will likely get it. Maybe $120M/5. I don't really want to move Devers to 1B just yet, either. I think I'd rather go for Duda. He might make less. To answer your question: I might offer around $25M/1 or maybe $45M/2. If we can't get Duda or Hosmer, and he's all we can get, I might go as high as $100/5. Don't hold me to that. I'd rather wait until this winter to decide what I'd really like us to do.
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Not me. Not Jacoby. Not ever for that amount. Not at any age.
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I've never said I hate anyone in my whole life, even in anger. That being said... I hate Farrell.
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Yes. He had a very good OBP for a few months. The one or two slots were made for Bogey, at least when he's not slumping.
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With Price's health in doubt, and Porcello's ability to keep it in the park in doubt, ERod could end up being a very key piece in our run for a ring.
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No debate.
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He may get to an .800 OPS before too long. (He's at .793 after tonight.)
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Selsky. Maybe Rutledge. Noe Ramirez. Henry Owens.
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I always try to take the long look, or at least "longer". I rarely get pissed off about one game, especially coming off a nice winning streak. What happened tonight was sickening. I know you can't blame JF for Nunez making a fundamental mistake. Nunez just joined the team not long ago, but running into that out in the ninth wasn't the first mental blunder of the game. It wasn't even the second one. I don't want to go on and on, but I'm totally done with JF. I get how this isn't the time to make a change, but I'm totally done.
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He was much higher and slumped for too long of a time before being moved down. He doesn't have the power to bat 3-5. It's not a big deal by itself.
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Beni da MAN!
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..or tell the team the next guy who makes a mental blunder will be benched for a game. This would be a joke, if it wasn't my team out there looking like the early bad news bears.
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I wonder how close anyone else got to the Yankee offer and if the Sox were that team or close to the second highest bidder.
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Pitchers pitch him differently than at Fenway. I was against signing Ellsbury "for even half of what the Yanks signed him for". He was something like our 6th or 7th best OPS guy the year before the signing.
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The players certainly are to blame, but ultimately the manager has to take some flack for all the mental blunders and mistakes. Even when winning, this team seems to make at least 2 mental mistakes per game.
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Brentz has 6 HRs in the last 10 games (36 ABs). 27 HRs in last 87 games(319 ABs)
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Brentz and Barfield with HRs tonight (Friday). This is getting unbelievable.
