moonslav59
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Great start from Ball today: 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 7 K. Whenever Ball has performed really well, he follows it up with a clunker. Let's hope he can string two outstanding starts together this time. Quick... trade 'em before his stock falls... LOL
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Doubleheader for the Sea Dogs... Holt 1 for 2 (2 BBs) Devers 2 for 5 (1 BB) Chavis 3 for 7
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Interesting to see that despite their win tonight, the Cubs are just barely closer to first place than last place in the NL Central.
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We're in the process now...
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And since HRam can't play 1B, there's not even a slot for Pablo to DH, even if he could hit. Cut Pablo loose. Just rip the Band Aid off. Lin & Marrero can carry us to the trade deadline... maybe even beyond.
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He's been in the system for 6 years. I'm not saying no player ever does significantly better in the majors, but it is very rare for a .638 career minor leaguer with almost 2000 PAs to suddenly "get it" at the big league level. I'm not saying I want to demote him or trade him, but I'm trusting the 1954 PA sample size over the 36 one. Keep playing Lin. There's no rush to do anything right now, but even 3 more weeks of good hitting by Lin will not convince me he is the answer for us at 3B this year. He may end up being our utility IF'er someday. He has some other useful tools. As far as his hit tool goes, his sample size is going to have to be way larger than even 100 PAs for me to become a believer.
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So, you'd prefer 2 last place finishes over 3 last place finishes surrounding a ring. To each his own, I guess.
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You can swing at a few more first pitches and still drive the pitch counts up. Just enough to keep pitchers honest. Plus, with deeper and better pens these days, maybe keeping some starters out there longer is better than facing some teams' 6th or 7th inning RP'ers. The league has adjusted to situation, so we need to adjust to the adjustment.
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Kevin Durant left $9M on the table, not counting all the extra taxes he pays in CA. Mauer left money on the table to stay in MN. It happens occasionally.
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Agreed, but I think oldtimer was looking at the utility position for mostly this year, and Marco is out all year. With the possible return of Holt, trading Lin while his stock is high has some merit, but only if we get a healthy 3Bman.
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A 36 PA sample size should never make anyone untouchable.
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It never makes sense, if you make a habit of it, and the opponents use it against you.
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First, get the ring.
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Players like Devers, Groome and Travis represent a big part of any hopes to turn that pending cliff into a hill. In 4-5 years, we must avoid finishing in last place 2 times in a row, or we'll be hearing about DD like we do now for Ben for years to come.
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Pedey is legendary for rarely swinging at first pitches. It works for him. I don't think it works as well for other Sox hitters. That's my point. (I wouldn't mind seeing Pedey swing at more first pitches as well.)
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Our window is 3- maybe 4- years not one. There is a strong probability Devers can help in 2- maybe 3- of those years at a minimal financial cost. Trading for a 2 month rental helps us for just one playoff cycle, and even then most likely at a very small winning probability increase in this one year. I do think we should trade for a rental, but not one that will cost us Devers, Groome or Travis.
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My frustration during the game was our guys unwillingness to swing at first pitch fast ball strikes, then later swinging at pitches out of the zone. Agreed. We have to keep opposing pitchers honest by swinging at a few first pitches. Pedey's gotten away with it just about his whole career, but I'm not sure most others can.
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I'd rather not see us run into as many outs as we did in the first half either.
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Pedey had a long slump, too, so I'm not sure I would single him out as the one consistent hitter. I don't see us trading for an OF'er. Our OF is solid. With beni heating up, how can anyone want to bench an OF'er? We are not going to bench HRam, and if HRam can't play 1B, that leaves 3B or 1B as the only natural upgrade positions. (Maybe Catcher is a distant 3rd.)
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I can't remember the last time we went any period of time longer than a day or two with 11 or 13 RP'ers. We always go with 12. Holt does not allow us to send Travis down. We need Travis at 1b vs LHPs. While Holt's splits are about even over his career, I'll take Travis in a heartbeat. Even with Pablo, Hernandez and Rutledge out hurt, I don't see Holt as being any big upgrade over Lin or Marrero at 3B, SS or 2B. Coming off and injury makes the choice even closer (and easier). I'll take Young as our OF sub over Holt vs RHPs or LHPs at this point. Maybe marrero and/or Lin come back down to earth soon, but as of right now, I would not send either down for Holt or Pablo.
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It is also worth noting that Chris Young is not having a strong season. He could be replaced, perhaps by Holt if Holt starts hitting again. Young is one or two big games away from his recent norms. One good thing is that he's hitting RHPs better than in a long long time (.807 OPS). Now, if he could start hitting lefties like he used to, he could end up with his best year ever, assuming he gets some PAs somehow. (He's .627 vs LHPs this year--way way way below his great numbers over the last few years.) With HRam as the permanent DH, it's hard to find enough PAs for Young, unless we platoon Beni. (JBJ is hitting lefties very well this year.) Beni is heating up, so I don't see us platooning him for very long.
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I know Moreland is battling a toe issue, but should we worry about 1b going forward? .762 June OPS .529 last 7 days It's nice we have Travis and maybe HRam can play 1b some later this year, but i am a little concerned about MM.
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Maybe that second wild card slot will save DD from himself.
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I'll take ERod over Fister and Velazquez. I hope we never need to try Velazquez again.
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I'm still not sure why the 2 outs thing is so important. To me, what slot comes up the most with men on base or men in scoring positions matters more than just with 2 outs. My guess is the one slot comes up a lot more times with no men on base or just a man on 1st base over a full season as compared to the 3 slot.
