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  1. moonslav59
    I think we will thank Bregman for helping out our young players, setting an example on what leadership looks like, agreeing to differ much of his 2025 pay and then we say good bye. My guess is the top Sox guys see Mayer as our 3Bman going forward. The main issue with that is no real plan B, if and when he gets hurt. Story? Then who plays SS? I'm not sure I'll be very happy, if we go into 2026 with our infield plan as such: 1B: Casas (Romy) 2B: Romy (Mayer/DHam) SS: Story (Mayer/Romy) 3B Mayer (Story/Eaton) But, I suppose, if we bolster the rotation and pen and add a big bat at DH (Schwarber) or OF (Tucker) I might get over it. Actually, if we get Schwarber, I'd DH Casas.
  2. moonslav59
    Bregman had a very long cold streak in 2024, too. He had also declined on offense for 2 straight years. In 2024, he hit .516 in 34 games as part of a .579 stretch of 46 games and .698 in 79 games, before warming up a little at the end on the season. In 2023, he started the season off hitting .718 over 92 games. I think GMs knew he had these tendencies before 2025. In a way, he showed a better hit tool and shorter cold stretch in 2025 that '23 and '24. (In 2022, he hit .728 over a 62 game stretch.)
  3. moonslav59
    I agree he's not worth more this winter than last, but not because of a "weaker year."
  4. moonslav59
    Where is that crack Boston media team?
  5. moonslav59
    bWAR The Sox top 5: 6.2 Crochet, 2.3 Bello, 2.0 Giolito/ 3.4 Chapman, 2.3 Whitlock (3 SP=10.5/ 2 RP=5.7) Total: 16.2 (14.3 fWAR) NYY: 4.6 Rodon, 4.5 Fried, 1.7 Schmidt/ 2.1 Bednar, 1.1 Holl (SP=11.8/ RP=3.2) Total: 15.0 (13.3fWAR w Warren over Schmidt) TOR: 4.0 Gausman, 2.1 Bassitt, 1.4 Berrios/ 2.2 Lauer, 1.4 Y Rod (SP=7.5/ RP=3.6) Total: 11.1 (10.4 fWAR w Little over YRod) SEA: 4.3 Woo, 2.0 Gilbert, 0.7 Kirby/ 2.7 Munoz, 1.9 Bazardo (SP=7.0/ RP=4.6) Total: 11.6 (12.2 fWAR w Speier over Bazardo)
  6. moonslav59
    6th seed, but then the 3/6th seed plays at SEA, while the 4/5th seed plays at TOR. I guess I don't have a real strong opinion on the choice. Just keep winning!
  7. moonslav59
    I think the Sox brass sees it this way, and they probably view Mayer as a FT'er, too. I'd say, at least, he takes over Refsnyder's role as the big platoon bat vs LHPs, only, but he's be playing 1B, 2B and DH, and not corner OF. If Lowe comes back, he could platoon at 1B and then maybe play some or all 2B vs RHPs.
  8. moonslav59
    OPS+ 128 2024: 116 2023-2024: 119 2022-2024: 122 (same with '20 or '21-'24)
  9. moonslav59
    Has anyone ever answered why? I gotta think he'd have done better after a long "rehab" stint at AAA.
  10. moonslav59
    That's a different issue than saying nobody will support the umps for striking over this challenge system. I don't want replacement umps, either.
  11. moonslav59
    Our 1-2-3 starters and 1-2 RP'er match up with anyone else's top 5. Hopefully, they can pitch 70-80% of all meaningful innings pitched.
  12. moonslav59
    4-2 road trip was nice, but now we need a home win.
  13. moonslav59
    I doubt it, but it does make it easier to spot inconsistencies.
  14. moonslav59
    True, but relief appearances are not out of the question, if needed.
  15. moonslav59
    He's lucky that the Sox infield utility bar is set at DHam, Grissom and Sogard.
  16. moonslav59
    Crappy game- more like inning. get 'em tomorrow. Magic number still one. Three games to go. Hopefully, we don't need to start one of our big 3 on short rest.
  17. moonslav59
    True. Romero is a decent utility man, at best.
  18. moonslav59
    I'd rather play TOR than SEA, so that is also part of the equation.
  19. moonslav59
    Randomly getting screwed is not something I like about the game. I don't enjoy the Sox winning on a bad call, either. "Hey we got screwed, tonight!" "It's okay: it all evens out over a season."
  20. moonslav59
    Although schedule are more balanced, now, teams still play more games vs their own division. Although MIL (NLC) and PHI (NLE) have the best records in MLB, the ALE has the best 2nd place record, the best 3rd place record, the second best 4th place record and the best last place record. That's not easy to do, when you have a .500 record vs each other. The Sox went 32-19 vs the ALE, 29-30 v the rest of the AL and 26-22 vs the NL. TOR mopped up on the NL (30-18) and ALW (19-12) but went just 41-38 vs the ALE+ALC. NYY has a losing record in the ALE and is 40-22 vs the rest of the AL
  21. moonslav59
    Looks like a clear win for the catcher.
  22. moonslav59
    Yes, I had my doubts, too. It was a risky trade.
  23. moonslav59
    Yup. The Sox have gone... 28-32 APR-MAY 31-19 JUN-JUL 28-20 AUG-SEP On May 24th we had clawed back to get a game above .500. The same day, in the second game of a day-nighter, we began a losing stretch of 6 in 7 games and 8 in 10, falling to 29-34. Many felt we were off to another 78-84 season, at best. We then took 2 of 3 from the Yanks at NY and followed that with a 6 game winning streak and 8 of 9 to get to 40-37. Great, right? Ooops! We then lost 6 in a row on a west coast trip and dipped back to 40-43. That was pretty much it for ever being that low, again, although we did lose 7 of 10 in mid AUG and 4 of 5 in mid SEP. What clinched the winning records were this... 10 straight in early July 7 straight from July 29 to Aug 5 7 of 8 on the road trip to NYY and BAL in late August. Winning 4 of the last 5 has helped ease the anxiety.
  24. moonslav59
    Remember the big concern over his limited IP beforehand?
  25. moonslav59
    How about Raleigh hitting #59 and 60, last night? Maybe Judge does not win the MVP.
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