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  1. moonslav59
    That's why Rutledge will probably start the year on the 25 man roster. With Selsky looking good, maybe we might look to trade Holt, so Hernandez can join the big club on opening day.
  2. moonslav59
    Is Pom the next Buch?
  3. moonslav59
    If HanRam is not ready to play 1B by opening day, would keeping Travis on the 25 man roster make sense? If yes, at whose expense? (Rutledge?) Playing Moreland vs LHPs does make a lot of sense. HanRam at DH full time might force Young into the OF with JBJ likely getting time off vs lefties with Beni getting a day off here and there. Another alternative might be to trade 1 or two of these guys to make room for Hernandez, Selsky and/or Swihart: Holt Young Leon or Vaz Rutledge
  4. moonslav59
    ST'ing success or failure have little to do with season performance. Late season small sample size slumps of hot streaks have little to do with what happens the next season. With all due respect, I think you rely a little too much on "what have you done recently".
  5. moonslav59
    MLBTR... Although Red Sox first baseman/designated hitter Hanley Ramirez hasn’t been able to play the field this spring because of a shoulder issue, manager John Farrell doesn’t regard it as a serious injury, relays Rob Bradford of WEEI. “We feel like there’s been a little bit of a breakthrough here,” Farrell said Saturday. “We’re anticipating that throwing to continue to progress and ramp up. The goal, obviously, is still to get him games at first base while in camp, and we’re moving towards that.” Ramirez hasn’t been able to throw, but Farrell pointed out that “he still continues to drill work and ground balls at first base.”
  6. moonslav59
    ST'ing top OPS (23+ ABs) 1.151 Travis 1.079 Hernandez 1.023 Castillo 1.006 Beni .965 Sandoval .940 Pedey .920 Selsky .900 Moreland .878 Swihart .853 Betts .827 Holt .804 Ramirez .801 D Marrero .689 Craig .644 JBJ .444 Brentz Pretty interesting how the top 5 and 8 of the top 9 were not FT starters on the Sox for all or most of last year. 5 of the top 9 will probably not make the opening day 25 man roster. That is a good sign of our extended depth... I guess.
  7. moonslav59
    We could see our 7th starter (Kendicks?) start as soon as game six, if Pom is not ready.
  8. moonslav59
    You mean 2015? I still think Holt has higher trade value than his value to us, but I'm not for handing him away just to make room for Hernandez (Selsky and Rutledge).
  9. moonslav59
    If DD thinks Rutledge is a better fielder at 3B and hits LHPs better tha Pablo and Hernandez, then I think the call is close enough to choose to start the season with Hernandez at AAA, and I'm one of Marco's biggest supporters. (I even suggested we look to trade Holt, so Marco would be on the 40 man roster as our utility IF'er.)
  10. moonslav59
    Will this be how our starters line up? 4/3 PIT Porcello 4/4 off 4/5 PIT Sale 4/6 PIT ERod 4/7 @Det Wright 4/8 @ Det Porcello 4/9 @ Det Pomeranz 4/10 @ Det Sale 4/11 BAL ERod 4/12 BAL Wright 4/13 off 4/14 TBR Porcello +1 4/15 TBR Sale 4/16 TBR ERod 4/17 TBR Wright 4/18 @Tor Pomeranz +4
  11. moonslav59
    This won't be the opening day line-up, but it would be my choice vs the RH'er: 1) Beni 2) Pedey 3) Betts 4) HanRam 5) JBJ 6) Bogey 7) Pablo 8) Moreland 9) Leon This would be my second choice: 1) Pedey 2) Bogey 3) Beni 4) Betts 5) HanRam 6) JBJ 7) Pablo 8) Moreland 9) Leon This what I think it will be: 1) Pedey 2) Beni 3) Betts 4) HanRam 5) Bogey 6) JBJ 7) Pablo 8) Moreland 9) Leon I could see JF trying this... 1) Pedey 2) Bogey 3) Beni 4) Betts 5) HR 6) JBJ 7) Pablo 8) Moreland 9) Leon
  12. moonslav59
    Betts and HanRam both hit 30+ last year. JBJ had 26.
  13. moonslav59
    I know I may be solo on this one, but if we really want Hernandez on the 25 man roster, I'd see what we could get for Holt. In no way would I hand him away, and I would not trade him for lesser value, but Hernandez is a better fielding SS, maybe even at 2b and 3B. Trading Holt would put our OF depth in peril, but with Selsky looking good, we might be okay. I still think, as much as I like Hernandez, he should start the season in AAA.
  14. moonslav59
    I'd do away with the NL and AL and cut even more down on travel costs by making divisions even more regional. EAST TOR BOS NYY NYM PHI BAL NORTH PITT DET CLE CIN CWS Cubs SOUTH WSH ATL TBR MIA HOU TEX CENTRAL MN MIL STL KC COL AZ WEST SEA SF OAK LAD LAA SD Play each non division team 3 games (3 x 24= 72). Play each divisional team 18 games (5 x 18=90). 5 Division winners make playoffs with 3 wild card teams. (Could have the best wild card team get an automatic slot and have the next 4 teams play a one game play-in for the last 2 slots to keep the number of playoff teams at 10 overall.) Or 6 divisions of 5 teams: NorthEast BOS NYY NYM PHI BAL SouthEast WSH NC (from OAK) ATL TBR MIA MidWest CWS Cubs MN MIL STL Central KC TEX HOU COL AZ West SEA SF LAD LAA SD Play 3 or 4 games vs other divisions (4 x 15 + 3 x 10 teams=90) Play (18 x 4 teams=72) MidEast TOR PITT DET CLE CIN
  15. moonslav59
    ST'ing numbers are not very telling. While true, Marco his hitting the ball hard, Pablo is doing much better than the last time he lost the FT job.
  16. moonslav59
    If Prdey or Bogey get hurt, we may need Hernandez and Rutledge.
  17. moonslav59
    The only place Hernandez or Rutledge might play barring injury is 3B, especially vs. LHPs, and in that one area, Rutledge is probably better. If a middle infielder gets hurt, Marco can get the call.
  18. moonslav59
    Yes, you are right. I could see us trying to keep everyone except Pom & Porcello. I'm not saying we can expect Groome to be ready to fill either of their slots. I'm just saying it would be great if two out ofDevers, Travis & Groome come through enough to not need to replace 3 big contracts.
  19. moonslav59
    I wouldn't have paid Abad $2M in the first place.
  20. moonslav59
    I'm a big fan of Hernandez and like him better than Rutledge too, but Hernandez has options, and Rutledge might be a better hitter vs LHPs... something we might need to cover Pablo's biggest weakness.
  21. moonslav59
    Will this be the opening day 25 man roster? DL: Price, Thornburg & C Smith SP: Sale, Porcello, ERod, Wright & Pom RP: Kimbrel, Kelly, Ross, Barnes, Hembree, Abad, Scott C: Leon & Vazquez 1B: Moreland & HanRam (DH) 2B: Pedey & Holt 3B: Pablo & Rutledge SS: Bogey LF: Beni & Young (DH) CF: JBJ RF: Betts Should get an opportunity: C: Swihart 1B: Travis 2B/SS/3B: Hernandez OF: Selsky SP: Kendrick (maybe Elias) RP: Martin, Workman, Ysla, (maybe Ramirez and Olmos) Others: Castillo, Craig, Marrero, Dominguez, Butler, Witte, Lake, Owens, Johnson, Velazquez, Haviland
  22. moonslav59
    I put 92-95, but I would have gone 96+ if we were in any other division than the AL East.
  23. moonslav59
    I think we'd have to be almost 10 games out to dump salary. Even without Price or Pom, I doubt that happens. I will say, in years past, when we look the very best on paper in spring is when we seem to fall the shortest on expectations.
  24. moonslav59
    Small sample size alert and this is ST'ing not regular season, but it's nice to see 13 of our players with 18 or more ABs and an OPS over .800: ABs Player OPS 33 Pablo .818 31 Beni 1.126 31 Hernandez 1.041 28 HanRam .965 28 Travis 1.174 26 Selsky .905 24 Betts .954 23 Castillo 1.154 23 Young .940 22 Moreland .907 22 Swihart .809 18 Pedroia .844 Not doing too badly: .759 Marrero .747 JBJ .733 Craig Others: .345 Devers .458 Brentz (doing his best to get DFA'd- out of options) .500 Bogusevic .539 Dominguez .667 Holt .343 Leon in 14 ABs .498 Vazquez in 17 ABs .618 Rutledge in 16 ABs 1.000 Bogey in 6 ABs
  25. moonslav59
    I agree that we should not get our hopes up too much, but Kendrick has started 4 games not a couple. I think Sox fans are looking for someone to step up and secure the 7th starter slot. Certainly Kendrick does not instill confidence in me that we have found our 7th starter, and maybe because everyone else competing for that slot has sucked, it raises Kendrick up higher on a pedestal. 15.95 Owens in 3 starts 9.00 Velazquez in 2 starts 5.40 Johnson in 1 start. Only Elias looks to be doing well, so far in limited action (3.60 in 1 start & 5 IP total in 3 games). These are all very small sample sizes against questionable batters. Time will tell.
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