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  1. moonslav59
    On 3 days rest? (Oct 1 to 5 gives him just 3 days rest.) No way.
  2. moonslav59
    Stanton might look healthy, but there's no doubt he's had injury issues. Games player since 2012: 2012: 123 2013: 116 2014: 145 2015: 74 2016: 119 577 in 5 years = 115 per season Certainly health is a big concern on a contract of his length.
  3. moonslav59
    Making Stanton our FT DH would probably lessen the injury risk issues.
  4. moonslav59
    Maybe one good long rest with a few side sessions will actually be better for him. Who knows. My guess is they throw him 3-4 innings vs Toronto on an extra day's rest and then rest him until October 5th. (BTW, they haven't clinched yet, so do you throw him on normal day's rest so he's still lined up for the final game of the season, if needed? I don't.)
  5. moonslav59
    It's new in that usually every year stinks.
  6. moonslav59
    Duda sucks vs LHPs, so maybe he'd be perfect for the plan to limit HRam's PAs. We could play HRam vs LHPs only.
  7. moonslav59
    The first game is October 5th. That's 3 days off after the last game of the season. Had we started Sale the first game in Cincy, we could have given him 1-2 days off before pitching a (short) game vs HOU and then 1-2 days off before game 1 on OCT 5th. Now, he's going to get a super long rest of lopsided rest.
  8. moonslav59
    We know that, but that doesn't mean that's the reason nobody claimed him.
  9. moonslav59
    There certainly are more options out there than one with a ten year contract.
  10. moonslav59
    The Sox have the same record as last year, but are on pace to have a 45 run lower run differential. The will score 90 less runs and allow 45 less runs. It seems, "In this case", that allowing less runs makes up for losing 45 runs on the run differential tally. It's not surprising. Usually when a team wins more than their run differential dictates, they score little and allow little and not score a lot and allow a lot. Keeping the score low keeps you in more games and allows for more chances to win with timely hitting.
  11. moonslav59
    Is it the same injury from 2015? If so, he didn't get surgery then, so I wonder...
  12. moonslav59
    Yes. The number one thing odds makers look at when setting the line is who is starting for each team.
  13. moonslav59
    Our Sox pitchers did a pretty good job vs the Reds. It's easy to say, "It's only the Reds," but the Reds have some very good hitters this year: 1.023 Votto .940 Cozart .893 Gennett .849 Suarez .803 Schebler .773 Duvall They may be in a distant last place, but they have 5 guys with better OPS than our top PAs players, and we beat them 3 straight in their own park! (15-8 in total runs)
  14. moonslav59
    Updated Sox OPS .797 Betts .787 Beni .766 Pedey .755 Vazquez .754 Moreland .747 HRam .743 JBJ .731 Bogey (Only .066 separates all or batters with 325+ PAs) Under 300 PAs (with Sox only) .885 Nunez .871 Devers .699 Young .639 Leon .617 Marrero .521 Holt
  15. moonslav59
    It would be nice to not have his first game back be in the playoffs, but if that's what it takes, so be it.
  16. moonslav59
    14 Ks for the staff today. Seems like we K 10+ every game. Nice job all around.
  17. moonslav59
    Runs are often scored in bunches. I'm not sure it's so unpredictable. We've hit well towards the ends of games, especially extra inning games.
  18. moonslav59
    Betts and Devers may need to carry this whole offense through the playoffs.
  19. moonslav59
    They planned on trading him when the contract got too high, and they will. What's to "understand?"
  20. moonslav59
    Yes, the luxury tax implications are much lower than the actual yearly cost going forward. That does make a big difference to any team straddling the luxury tax limit from year to year. It's not known if the Marlins will offer to pay a portion of his deal, and by doing so, they could get better returns. I've suggested trying to get the Marlins to take HRam or Castillo to offset part of his massive remaining money owed, but it's doubtful they'd go for it. Of course, other young players or prospects would also be included. Here's a couple ideas: Trade HRam, Bogey, Shawaryn and Beeks (then sign Cozart to play SS). The Marlins could trade Bogey later, if his arbs get too high. Trade Castillo, Groome, Chavis, Beeks and Shawaryn (then maybe sign Morrison, Duda or Alonso to play 1B)
  21. moonslav59
    I was being facetious. I am certain several teams would have taken GS for nothing but his contract, but they didn't make a claim because they knew the marlins will and should want something in return.
  22. moonslav59
    Last year vs this year, we were... Runs scored ....2016 vs 2017 1-2: 5-27 v 4-24 3-4: 10-21 v 11-27 5: 20-4 v 14-5 6: 13-3 v 16-2 Runs allowed ....2016 v 2017 1-2: 40-8 v 34-5 3-4: 29-22 v 28-21 5: 8-9 v 8-9 6: 2-4 v 4-5 7+ 9-26 v 5-24
  23. moonslav59
    Yes, pitching and defense. If only our left side infield defense could improve, our D would be great. 2016 vs 2017 Defensive Numbers: UZR/150 6.7 LAA '16 5.5 CLE '16 5.2 SEA '17 4.5 KCT '16 4.3 BOS '16 3.8 HOU '16 3.5 CLE '17 3.4 BOS '17 DRS (projected 2017) 61 TBR '17 51 HOU '16 48 BOS '16 42 BOS '17 It doesn't look like our overall defense has improved between 2016 and 2017.
  24. moonslav59
    1) You can't assume Shaw would have done this well with the Sox, although it's pretty certain he'd have done better than Pablito. 2) Shaw probably would have played 1B with us not 3B, or he'd have prevented the rise of Devers to the ML level. 3) Thornburg's injury was unfortunate. Yes, the trade looks horrible, and you should be commended for being so dead against the deal when it happened, but Shaw's massive improvement in 2017, particularly when compared to his second half of 2016 and his minor league career numbers was very hard to project or expect. It would have been great to have had Shaw on the Sox, but as everyone knows, without Papi here to protect him, he'd have sucked just like everyone else.
  25. moonslav59
    I thought my statement was being optimistic.
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