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  1. moonslav59
    We've gone over this, several times. I'm not sure his normal slow start is an extension of the issues to end 2024, ot not. You seem sure it is and seem to think this is who he is, now. Would you still demote him in the line-up?
  2. moonslav59
    " ...Raffy playing 3B as bad as he did wasn’t the Reason the Red Sox have been a 500, or below club the past 3 years, nor was it why the club didn’t make the postseason. " Am I missing an alternative meaning?
  3. moonslav59
    I point out weaknesses of our team, much like you and others do. I suggest possibole changes to minimize those weak areas. Shoot me.
  4. moonslav59
    Pointing out how small sample sizes can change o a dime is not "giddiness." Once again, you misread the room. I'm glad we did not demote him, when you wanted to. Your claim that your idea was justified further highlights you inability to admit you were MAYBE wrong. I say "maybe," because Devers could go 1 for 30 and one could claim you were right. I'm not claiming I was right or you were wrong. I was just pointing out how small sample sizes should not be used to make major changes, and how just a few good games or one huge game can turn the numbers into or near respectability. Read into this anything else you wish. I'm not giddy or saying you and others were wrong, but man, you are sure quick to point out when others are wrong. I guess that's why you assume that is what others are doing.
  5. moonslav59
    So, because his horrific defense, alone, was not the reason we were under .500, there was no need to try to improve a significant weakness on the team. Great philosophy.... NOT!
  6. moonslav59
    Walks are part of OBP and OPS, and it always has been. His OPS is on the rise, and hopefully he keeps it going. Many players with decent or good numbers have them pumped up based on just a few big games. Nobody is proclaiming Devers is back to being Devers or that his struggles are over. I'm not sure why it's so hard to understand how small sample sizes work. I'm not claiming he's back due to a big game or two. If I was, I'd be guilty of what you and others were doing when you were hyper critical of Devers. Some wanted him benched. Some demoted in the line-up. I merely pointed out how quickly things can change, and I'm glad, for now, we didn't bench him.
  7. moonslav59
    Again, you are arguing about a point I never made. You are good at that. My point was that posters were making rash suggestions, like demoting in the line-up or even benching Devers, based on a tiny sample size that can change on a dime. I never came close to saying "Devers is back" or that he won't go right back into a funk. Who knows? Do you still want him demoted in the line-up?
  8. moonslav59
    The "foreseeable future," if that was the term used, ended when the guy who said it was replaced. He signed the deal in January 2023, so he got too play too more years at 3B that he should have.
  9. moonslav59
    Dobbins, Fitts (before going on the IL himself) and Newcomb have done a decent job, so it's hard ti imagine Gio doing much better. It may also be hard to imagine our 9-11 slotted SP'ers continuing as they have been, too.
  10. moonslav59
    Like last season, we are allowing way too many unearned runs: 20 COL 19 BOS & OAK The Astros have allowed 3 Unearned runs all year.
  11. moonslav59
    The much criticized offense is now 4th in runs scored, although we've played more games than several teams. We are 3rd in Total Bases and 1st in 2Bs. We are 6th in team OPS (3rd in the AL to NYY & SEA.) 9th in HRs and 6th in SBs. We are second in Ks.
  12. moonslav59
    Lots of runs scored against Woo, today. They lost game one 6-5. Wong played and went 2-4. Mayer went 1-4 w 2 rbi. Grissom 1-3 w BB. They are losing game two 20-11 in the last inning. Kelly was the opener and allowed 8 runs while getting just one out. Mayer homered, doubled & walked and had 4 rbi. Grissom 2-4 w BB but had 3 errors (5 on the season.) Eaton is 4-5 w two 2Bs. Hickey had 3 hits and Toro had 2 hits. GRE won 6-1 as Tolle looked great: 4 IP 1 H 1BB 9Ks our of 12 outs. Rogers went 5 allowing 3H, 1ER, 2BB and 7 Ks. (16Ks in 9 IP total!) Bleis hit two dingers to bring his OPS up to .775. The team had 7 hits and 11 BBs! SAL won 19-1 on 13 hits and 9 BBs! Anderson went 3-5 w HR & BB. Asencio 2-5 w HR & BB, Nunez 2-5 w BB. Some stats got padded, today!
  13. moonslav59
    I'm not sure they made up for losing Santander on the offensive side, either.
  14. moonslav59
    Good stuff. Not sure if Criswell & Murphy are worth adding (controlled to '29, I think) Newcomb has one arb left. We also have Giolito through this year with a $14M option for '26. There is a mutual option for Buehler after this season.
  15. moonslav59
    15 hits 5 BBs 7 Ks Good day for the bats.
  16. moonslav59
    Good to see Narvaez & Rafaela get over the .630 line. Casas is next.
  17. moonslav59
    I think he can be a decent #3 with a chance at being an okay #2 as the ceiling. He could also struggle be a good #5.
  18. moonslav59
    We get a day of while on the road and begin a series with TOR on TUE. We then come home for 3 vs MN & TEX. Away for 3 vs KCR & DET Day off May 15 Long home stand with 3 vs ATL & NYM, then 4 vs BAL We don't play NYY until June 6th.
  19. moonslav59
    I've always liked his swing. It's the swinging too much that has been the issue. I hope he can fix that problem. You have to think our coaches have been working on this concern since he joined the organization in 2018. This is his 7th season of pro ball, and that gives me doubts.
  20. moonslav59
    Good number 4s help win rings.
  21. moonslav59
    With that Devers homer, he just passed Story and Duran in OPS. I guess benching or demoting him in the line-up was not such a good idea.
  22. moonslav59
    He heard you. 5 IP (about 14 pitches per inning.) 45 strikes 26 balls
  23. moonslav59
    Finally, BTW, the vs lefty number I posted is from 2022-2025, and the sample size is 375 PAs or more.
  24. moonslav59
    I know some dislike platoons, but Refsnyder is da man vs lefties. Only 12 batters in all of MLB have more PAs and a a higher OPS vs LHPs than Ref;s .904 mark, and this was before today.
  25. moonslav59
    To get an idea of how small these sample sizes are, in which some are suggesting demoting or benching some of our best hitters over the past few years, consider this: OPS on April 18th: .876 Story .695 Devers ,632 Duran As of mid-game, today... .743 Story .734 Duran ,710 Devers It's way too small a sample size to make knee-jerk moves. What a player does over any 2-3 week sample size is not a prediction of what he will continue doing.
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