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  1. moonslav59
    LOL, I didn't see your post, but you know, I've been talking about it for over a year.
  2. moonslav59
    From the Sox perspective, which is better? $160M/4 with optout after every season or $180M/5 with no opt out (or one after 2 more seasons) What's better for Bregman?
  3. moonslav59
    To me, one big surprise- not the biggest- is the performance by our 3 SP'ers that were slotted around 8th to 12th on the winter rotation depth chart, especially when compared with the combined numbers of the only top 5 depth chart SP'ers who have seen action, this season: 4.18 ERA in 21 GS by Crochet, Houck, Buehler & Bello (118.1 IP- 55 ER) 3.58 ERA in 10 GS by Dobbins, Fitts & Newcomb (50.1 IP- 20 ER)
  4. moonslav59
    Injury updates by MLB.com: May 1st Wong ??? Fitts is throwing 120 ft but not off the mound yet. Cora says he's "feeling better." ??? Yoshida will visit Boston's training staff on May 2nd to discuss trouble progressing with his throwing program. ??? Crawford may start facing live hitters, soon. Sandoval & Murphy on 60 day. Sandoval is throwing 105 ft and Murphy off the mound.
  5. moonslav59
    It's March + April.
  6. moonslav59
    I'm not sure Wong can or will ever hit lefties as well as Romy has, recently. Plus, and interesting factoid: Wong's career splits: .711 v R and .686 v L.
  7. moonslav59
    Career for Judge: .986 MAR/APR .985 July .980 AUG (Those are his only months below 1.000. He is doesn't like cold or hot- just warm.
  8. moonslav59
    The thing about slow starts to a season, if that his OPS his shown on the screen every AB. If a player has a stretch like this in July, his OPS might show at .725, whan maybe it was at .850 the month before. Hardly anybody gets all worried and starts calling for a benching. Plus, some batter are just more streaky than others.
  9. moonslav59
    You can just ask him how he feels about playing 1B. Doing that is not going to shake the clubhouse foundation, if he says no, and the club chooses to not try hi at 1B.
  10. moonslav59
    Great points. So many people seem to think what players do in one month sets who they are for the full season. No matter how many times the results shift wildly for some players, the same is believed the next season. I get the concern over Devers, since the end of last year was bad, but the guy was clearly playing hurt.
  11. moonslav59
    The team doesn't have to know. I get your point, though. If the team believes Devers could/would defense 1B better than Casas (not hard to do,) they should tell not ask him to pick up a glove. I wonder, if they worry about increasing the chances of a new injury or extending the shoulder issue.
  12. moonslav59
    Too bad Fitts is not ready.
  13. moonslav59
    It's likely normal fluctuation of tiny sample sizes.
  14. moonslav59
    I had heard he was really good on D, but I never expected this good. Brez has made some nice deals.
  15. moonslav59
    Our OPS leaders jumped up the rankings, tonight. 7. Bregman .971 10. Abreu .963 13. Campbell .935
  16. moonslav59
    I don't think the seriously considered playing Devers at 1B, except in private meetings and discussions. The "assurance" Bloom gave to Devers about playing 3B may have been a big part of never asking him. (I am assuming they never did.) The Bregman signing and a new GM changed the dynamic, and that was not very long ago on the Bregman addition. The shoulder injury to devers and failure to trade Casas probably made asking him a low priority. Maybe it was brought up when Devers was talking about not wanting to DH. Probably not. If I was the GM, I'd have at least asked about the idea, and if he didn't like it, I would not push it. I think Casas will start hitting, soon, but I have no faith in his defense ever improving. The bar is set so low for Devers to match or exceed, I find it hard imagining him being worse than Casas at 1B. Hie quickness and range at 3B were not really the main issue: it was his erratic arm.
  17. moonslav59
    The kid just can't conform.
  18. moonslav59
    How bad is BAL? They are being no hit and outscored 9-0 by the Yanks.
  19. moonslav59
    Are you remembering the old Duran from years ago? Someone may argue 810 innings in CF is not a large enough sample size, but consider these numbers ... 2024: 810 innings in CF Duran: 17 DRS & 6 OAA 630 innings in CF Rafaela: 12 DRS & 5 OAA If you widen the sample size to 23-25, he's still at +11 DRS and +6 OAA in CF. My "eye test" says Rafaela is better, but Duran looks pretty good in CF, to me. We could see this, if we want to take some CF innings away from Duran: LF: Anthony v R/Duran v L CF: Duran v R/ Rafaela v L RF: Abreu v R/Anthony v L ...but some hate shuffles, especially musical chairs like this.
  20. moonslav59
    He has started, this year with WOO, and his numbers look good, but who knows if that would work in MLB. You are likely right: he'd have a better chance at making it in a role like Whitlock's or a lower leverage type role.
  21. moonslav59
    Arias isa tremendous defensive SS. I think he plays there 100%. Zanetello may share time at 3B with Andy Lugo and 2B w Alcantara or play OF/DH. I wonder if he can play 1B. Alcanara and Lugo are both over .800, while Zanetello is around .650. "Zane" is not good on D, either.
  22. moonslav59
    He also passed the guy everyone has been raving about his start to the season: Story. For whatever that is worth. To me, that is evidence that shows how silly it is to judge people over a 3-4 week sample size, when 1-2 games can show drastic changes. Had Devers had his 2-3 biggest games in the first week of the season, nobody would notice a .600 OPS and be complaining (as much.)
  23. moonslav59
    I hope he does not retire and comes back for another year, especially if we have Devers at 1B by then and the DH slot is open to Yoshida and Refsnyder to share. (I'm assuming Anthony has crowded Ref and maybe others out of their OF roles.)
  24. moonslav59
    Yes, I totally get this point you have made repeatedly. I don't disagree with your position. There was not a strong possibility he'd bust out on offense and make an extension harder to do. My point is that he still has plenty of time to end up earning every cent of the deal. That will not change the point that the extension was premature and excessive. (There is also a chance Rafaela is not even in MLB for his last season under the contract, or a bench player. I get that.)
  25. moonslav59
    Agreed, although they could find time for him to work out at first base, especially if he really wants to play on the field over DH'ing. I wonder if they even talked to him about it. If he's okay with the idea, why not have him take some practice at 1B. He used to spend time practicing 3B during the year. Maybe he never is ready by the end of the season, but he could be closer to it happening, and if the idea is to trade Casas, next winter, we might have an idea on Dever's skill level at 1B. (It would also open an avenue for Yoshida and Ref to DH in '26... or even Casas.)
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