moonslav59
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That's always how I felt. I, however, trust management to know when a player has the fundamentals down enough not to embarrass himself.
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All words stolen from other (different) languages.
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...and just like that, we're suddenly... 15th in runs scored (5 runs from 13th) 11th in SLG (.006 from 10th place) 4th in OBP (.003 from 3rd place) 8th in OPS ,002 from 7th and .006 from 6h place) 7th in wRC+ (2 away from 5th place) 6th wOBA at .328 (.002 from 5th place) 13th WAR at 3.8 (.02 from 12th) (15th in UZR/150 at 0.0) (11th in DRS at +4) Pitching: 3rd ERA- at 84 (2 from 1st) 4th WAR at 4.5 (.02 from 3rd) 5th xFIP at 3.64 3rd k-BB% at 17.7%
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And then some...
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Nothing like a couple games with the twinkees to wake up the bats!
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Should Jackie Bradley Jr be traded?
moonslav59 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He could just be a streaky hitter about to enter a red-hot streak. -
To me, he's still not even a plus defender at SS. I always doubted his power, and I felt like he'd be a good #2 hitter, at least until he "proved" he had power. I'm still not against the idea of him playing 3B, but we have no better SS at the moment, and Devers looks like he's on track for the long term 3B position. He's not worth $20M to me either, at this point.
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Let's hope this is a sign of our offense coming and staying "alive"!
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Should Jackie Bradley Jr be traded?
moonslav59 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I am firmly against trading JBJ. -
You mean right before he gets red hot?
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Seems like no matter who we put at 3B, they make errors.
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3 innings is longer than I trust Kendrick.
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I would have gone with Workman over Kendrick anyways, so I'm ready to switch now. I'd give Workman 3-4 starts, at least, and if he fails, I'd try Johnson, assuming he's still doing well on the farm between now and then.
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Some notable farm numbers: OPS (50+ PAs) 1.120 M Chavis 1.103 A Tavarez 1.045 Ockimey .995 T-W Lin .958 T Matheny .956 R Devers .922 J Witte .887 A Rei OPS against (23+ Innings) .526 S Anderson .543 L Boyd .653 R Sexton .583 B Johnson .585 D Hernandez .614 T Lakins .620 H Owens .690 Stankiewicz
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On defense the outfield is pretty good although Betts is clearly the only bonafide gold glover because, let's face it, JBJ's arm is strong but erratic. All three have good range. JBJ is currently 5th in UZR despite the fact that he has played 60-120 less innings than the 4 guys ahead of him. He's GG caliber, and although he makes some bad throws, many runners don't even try to take an extra base off him.
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He's only a plus fielder at 2B- our position of least need. We should have traded him while his stock was higher. With Hernandez, Devers and Travis all knocking at the door, it's time to change the old guard out.
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As our not-so-great ex-governor would say, "Oooops!"
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So true. I caight a lot of crap on "that other site" for suggesting we trade Holt way back when...
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Wake was pretty close to the exact situation like Wright. He had a short stretch of greatness (just 13 starts his first year) followed by a poor stretch. Unlike Wright, he was released by the Pirates. He had a couple of good years in the minors before joining the big club in Pitt. Pitt wrote off Wake too early. Maybe you guys are writing Wright off too early- pun intended. Maybe not. We'll see. Wright had a 2.18 ERA after 15 starts in 2017- a longer sample size than Wake's in Pitt. He still had a 3.01 ERA after 22 starts. He also pitched well for the Sox in 2014 and 2015, and while he didn't do great in the minors in 2015, he did very well in 2012, 2013 and 2014. His body of work since 2012 looks a lot like Wake's early going.
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I agree. Too many mental mistakes. Usually, the manager is blamed for this, but the players need to get their heads out of their asses.
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Wright was very good before his "hot first half". Leaping to definitive judgments over a 4 to 10 game recent sample size while ignoring his longer previous number even before 2016 is not being just. Yes, he had some tough stretches before 2017, but many many more good ones. I remember hearing the same after Wake's hot start with the Sox.
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Well, I can go back to May 18th and say that 12 of his last 17 starts of 2018 saw him let up 3 or less ERs. 18 of 24 starts were with 3 or less ERs allowed. 13 of 24 were 2 or less ERS allowed. Yes, 5 of his last 14 starts saw him let up 5 or more ERs and 9 of 14 saw 4+ ERs, but again, injury and recovery was involved. It wasn't the reason he struggled, but it should be a consideration. Of course, I'd have benched Wright, if he continued like he was going in 5 starts this year (a small sample size).
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Of course I hated watching Wright's recent starts, but I'm not one to think a pitcher's future is best projected by just looking at his most recent 4, 5 or 10 starts, especially if an injury (or recent recovery) has been a factor in those starts. The fact is Wright has a much longer history of doing well, especially when healthy, than doing poorly. I guess I just don't give up on players as quickly as some do. Heck, I thought JBJ's first 750 PAs was not a large enough sample size. I'm glad the Sox felt the same way. Wright is a damn good pitcher. The knuckleball really messes up opponents timing. It can easily assist the pitcher who follows Wright the next day. Bad recent starts or not, I had more faith in Wright turning things around than Kendrick or Johnson or Owens shining.
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Beltre makes $18M. If we trade for him at the 2/3 season mark, his luxury tax hit would be just $6M this year. We'd be under the tax this year, but the hit would hurt next year. I agree, if we go out and get a 3Bman, it should be a 1 year rental to carry us to Devers and a minimum contract. (like Todd Frazier?)
