Jump to content
Click here to check out our updated free agents rankings, now up to 150 players and sortable by position! ×
Talk Sox
  • Create Account

moonslav59

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    109,049

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    164

 Content Type 

Profiles

Boston Red Sox Videos

2026 Boston Red Sox Top Prospect Rankings

Boston Red Sox Trade & Free Agent Rumors

Boston Red Sox Fan Guides & Resources

2025 Boston Red Sox Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Boston Red Sox News, Rumors & Analysis

2026 Boston Red Sox Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by moonslav59

  1. moonslav59
    Yes, true, but all the more reason to stress fundamentals through ST'ing and all season long. Look, I realize I don't know everything JF does. He might be addressing each and every blunder behind closed doors- to no avail. It's just hard being a rabid Sox fan and watching us piss games away or barely hang onto wins due to mental mistakes and IMO, misuse of the roster.
  2. moonslav59
    Yup!
  3. moonslav59
    Was he saving Reed for Fister's game? We were up one vs a top contender. What's the chances Fister's game will create a better chance to use our best RP'ers?
  4. moonslav59
    ...and how to avoid bonehead plays.
  5. moonslav59
    Again, we've had 4 days off in 20, and our roster is as young as I've ever seen it. Yes, Pedey out has forced Holt to play more than anyone (but JF) wants, but with Nunez able to play 2B, I don't see the need to start Holt in 7 out of the last 14 games.
  6. moonslav59
    12 pitchers is probably the norm not 13. 13 means you have 3 guys on the bench and one is Leon (or Vaz). You're right, though. Why trade Hembree when rosters expand in 9 days? My bad.
  7. moonslav59
    ...hopefully not as a PR'er.
  8. moonslav59
    He nailed it. On Holt. I'm okay with keeping versatility on the roster, but it is best saved for late game situations where JF would get the flex needed- not starting over Young (DH and HRan to 1B). Starting Holt last night was not a horrible call. What we need is 4 subs not 3, so we need to go with 12 pitchers again (maybe after Fister's start). I don't really want to send Scott down, so I'd look to invent a DL stint for Hembree or trade him for a decent prospect and add Brentz to the 40 man roster.
  9. moonslav59
    I wrote my post on Holt's defense before last night's game. I said .690 vs .720 is no biggie. I'll leave it at that. On 12 pitchers, honestly, I trade the out-of-options Hembree. He won't make next year's 25 man roster anyways. We have Boyer, Maddox and Carson Smith in AAA, if needed. I'd call up Travis but Marrero or Lin would be okay. We might add Brentz to take Hembree's 40 man roster spot. We might even get a decent prospect for HH.
  10. moonslav59
    It's also a mystery to me why certain players keep playing and playing.
  11. moonslav59
    More and more mental blunders. It seems to get worse- not better. No accountability.
  12. moonslav59
    Reed offers the only real hope beyond Kimbrel and Workman.
  13. moonslav59
    Where are all those Holt defenders from earlier this evening?
  14. moonslav59
    Bad vibes, but we've pulled out games like this. Hard hit outs. Plenty of chances with so few hits. Pen's gotta lock this down and give us another shot.
  15. moonslav59
    Sounds about right. I guess one also has to look at hard outs and cheezy hits as well.
  16. moonslav59
    I don't disagree, but here's a question: Say a normal .750 guy has been hitting .900 for a month. He's "the hot hand." How bad does he have to do, and for how long to decide to bench him? 2 for 9 over 2 games? 1 for 9? 3 for 13 over 3 games? 2 for 13? 4 for 17 over 4 games? 3 for 17? 2 for 17? Nothing specific like this, but about what? Just curious.
  17. moonslav59
    I could argue neither can Holt, but we all know HRam can.
  18. moonslav59
    Holt's career splits are very close to even, so it's not really about him hitting lefty, it's about how poorly Young has been vs RHPs over his career... until this year (.810 in 133 PAs). Holt actually hits lefties better, but it's close. Career splits: Young: .710 v R/.833 v L B Holt: .690 v R/.707 v L I'm not going to make a big deal over .710 vs .690, but Young has done better vs righties this year than in a long time.
  19. moonslav59
    It might be time to go back to 12 pitchers.
  20. moonslav59
    Young, too?
  21. moonslav59
    That assumes imbeciles have the ability to reason. Even if Moreland is hurt, HRam could have played 1B and Young could play vs the RHP as the DH. Young has done pretty well vs RHPs this year, and even his 2-3 year numbers vs RHPs compare favorably with Holt's over the last 2-3 years.
  22. moonslav59
    Screw the absolute lefty-righty obsession: bat Devers 4th.
  23. moonslav59
    MLB has Holt up 7th and playing 1B. What's up with Moreland?
  24. moonslav59
    Brock Holt starting at 1B tonight and batting 7th vs a RHP. That's now 7 starts out of 14 games in a stretch where we had 5 days off out of the last 20 games (counting tonight's). Yes, Pedey has been out, but this is not to give players a rest. It's because JF thinks Holt gives us a better chance at winning than others. Is it his hitting? (.663 OPS since 2016-worst on Sox with 400+ PAs) Is it his defense? (-8.9 UZR/150- worst on Sox since 2016 with 500+ innings) Is it infatuation?
  25. moonslav59
    I'm not ignoring our winning stretch. I've mentioned it in recent posts on this thread. Like this... "Only this recent winning stretch has made me a minority of one. 3 weeks ago, I was part of a majority." I get that many feel a team's win-loss record is all that counts in judging a manager. I've never been like that. 3 weeks ago, many on this board were ready to roast JF alive. Does a three week winning stretch really suddenly make JF a worthy manager? To me, it's absurd to change one's opinion several times within a season based on how hot or cold the team happens to be. I hope what I'm about to say doesn't happen, but I can see us losing in the playoffs due to some bumbling managerial decision and/or several fundamental (mental) mistakes made by our players, and you watch all the hang JF posters come alive. It will be the same JF as now, and it's the same JF from 3 weeks ago, one year ago, etc... Just because I am not giving JF credit for our recent winning ways, does not mean I am ignoring the fact that we are winning despite JF, despite countless mental blunders -even in wins, and despite awful line-up choices.
×
×
  • Create New...