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  1. moonslav59
    I know you got numbers to support your claim, but I still like the best up 3rd. (See, I'm not always about numbers.)
  2. moonslav59
    I would too. Give Beni a period of low stress.
  3. moonslav59
    We could just stop drafting pitchers and just resign ourselves to trading for them. We have such a good record drafting positional players that we could stock up on to deal for pitchers that are more proven.
  4. moonslav59
    Biggest career split differentials: 162 Pablo (much better vs RHPs) 139 Young (better vs LHPs) 130 Bogey (better vs LHPs) 105 Moreland (better vs RHPs) 97 S Leon (better vs LHPs) 83 Vazquez (better vs LHPs) 69 HanRam (better vs LHP but still .844 vs RHPs) 64 JBJ (better vs RHPs) 54 Swihart (better vs LHPs) 50 Pedey (better vs LHPs) 29 Betts (better vs RHPs) 5 Holt (actually slightly better vs LHPS!) Beni only has 85 PAs vs RHPs (.984) and 33 vs LHPs (.429), but his splits need to be monitored. Tiny sample sizes, but the differential is a staggering 556!
  5. moonslav59
    Beni's got good speed. Eventually, I'd like to see him up 1st. If Bogey show's increasingly more power, I'd fine with him up 4th or 5th, but I kind of like the idea of him up second behind Beni with Pedey moved to 4th or 5th. Maybe vs LHPs: Beni-Bogey-Betts, but vs RHPs: Beni-Pedey-Betts. Bogey is 130 points better vs lefties (.847 to .771); Pedey is about even.
  6. moonslav59
    Plus, I personally like the best overall hitter up 3rd. That would be Betts.
  7. moonslav59
    I'd prefer... 1) Beni 2) Bogey 3) Betts 4) Pedey 5) Ramirez 6) JBJ v R/Young v L 7) Pablo v R/JBJ v L 8) Moreland v R/Rutlege v L 9) Leon/Vaz
  8. moonslav59
    MLBTR... Andrew Benintendi has just 118 plate appearances in the Majors and still qualifies as a rookie, but Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that the Red Sox are nonetheless considering batting the game’s No. 1 overall prospect (per Baseball America, ESPN and MLB.com) third in their lineup this coming season. Doing so would break up Boston’s other top four hitters (right-handed bats Dustin Pedroia, Xander Bogaerts, Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez) evenly. “A lot of times, a player is going to tell you what he’s ready for or capable of and how you would think he would handle adversity by not being fragile mentally,” manager John Farrell tells Rosenthal. “If we didn’t feel that way about Andrew, I don’t know that he’d be in the big leagues last year.” So what? This? 1) Pedey 2) Bogey 3) Beni 4) Betts 5) Ramirez 6) JBJ 7) Moreland/Young 8) Pablo/Rutledge 9) Leon/Vaz
  9. moonslav59
    I agree. I think it would be pro-rated depending on when he is added. I believe his AVV was $6.2M or thereabouts, so if he was added halfway through 2017, his luxury cost would be $3.1M assuming my $6.2M is accurate). Even if he was on the roster all year, we'd still be under the limit, but we'd be restricted on in season additions that added cost.
  10. moonslav59
    I think it would be prorated, but at what number? His AVV, which is about $6M or his 2017 salary of $11M.
  11. moonslav59
    Yeah, sometimes, but he needs to start every game when a lefty starts for the opps. Last year, we faced 37 LH'd starters. Do we really want to sit Beni and JBJ about 20 games each? I can see maybe up to 10 each, unless one or both are struggling badly vs lefties this year. That would leave about 20 games for Young to start at DH vs lefties. I just don't see Craig ever gaining enough value to be worth the budget hit. Plus, we have Travis beating down the door for some MLB playing time at 1B, which would force HanRam to DH more.
  12. moonslav59
    While ERod was the clear leader in pitches per PA among our top starters last year, it was only by about 0.20. That amounts to about one more pitch every 5 PAs. I'm not sure that as bad as it seems when watching him pitch last year. 4.03 ERod 3.91 Pom (with Sox only) 3.83 Porcello 3.79 Wright 3.78 Buch 3.78 Price RP'ers: 4.36 Kimbrel 4.17 Koji 4.13 Barnes 4.06 Ross 4.01 Taz 3.93 Kelly 3.92 Abad 3.92 Scott 3.87 Hembree 3.58 Ziegler
  13. moonslav59
    I think that even if Beni makes a few mental mistakes over the season, his outfield speed and defense will end up making him an overall defensive plus, and it certainly should be an upgrade over recent years' LF defense.
  14. moonslav59
    Why no love for one on MLB's best hitters vs lefties, Chris Young?
  15. moonslav59
    I doubt they add Craig to the 40 man due to his contract, but I'm not sure what cost would count towards the luxury tax. His AVV was just over $6M, so that alone, would not put us over, but if his 2017 contract is applied, then yes, we'd be over.
  16. moonslav59
    Seems like so long ago. From 2011 to 2012, there were 222 MLB with over 700 PAs. Amazingly, Allen Craig had the 17th best OPS over those two years at .889. If you widen the sample size to 2011-2013 and 1000+ PAs, Craig finished 22nd out of 226 player with an .863 OPS. (16th in wRC+ at 139). Plus he has a post season OPS of .839.
  17. moonslav59
    Hopefully, we can find out more this year about his chances at sticking with catching.
  18. moonslav59
    He's new to LF. He's played CF his whole life until last end of season. Maybe time will sharpen up him up, but you'd think his instincts would kick in.
  19. moonslav59
    mlbtr... The Red Sox aren’t yet ready to declare Pablo Sandoval the starting third baseman, but Silverman argues the team ought to go ahead and acknowledge that fact. While the club couldn’t have been sure what it would see from Sandoval this spring, he has not only shown up in shape but has provided evidence that he’s ready to return to being an effective player. Whether Farrell is using the situation to maintain motivation, or has other reasons, he’s not ready to say that Sandoval has regained his job at the hot corner. And that’s just fine with Sandoval, who says that’s not his primary objective. “I do have goals, but my goals are to be healthy,” Sandoval tells Silverman. “If I’m healthy and continue to work, I think I can help my team win games.”
  20. moonslav59
    Good read. Thanks harmony!
  21. moonslav59
    It's amazing what they do with a $20,000 budget!
  22. moonslav59
    Please support a great site: soxprospects.com. I do! http://news.soxprospects.com/2017/03/supportsoxprospects.html Here's an update... http://news.soxprospects.com/2017/03/fort-report-benintendi-catches-fire.html
  23. moonslav59
    I agree. Assuming all 3 are 100% healthy.... I think Wright has the highest floor of all 3. ERod has the highest ceiling.
  24. moonslav59
    Yes, +1
  25. moonslav59
    I'm hoping this is a breakout year for ERod. He's got all the talent in the world. We could use a big boost from someone outside the big three. I like that we have 3 guys that all can provide a big boost (ERod, Wright & Pom), but my hope and expectations are highest for ERod.
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