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  1. moonslav59
    It doesn't help a young player's growth and improvement riding the bench. That being said, there is an argument for having the best possible 26 players on the ML roster. Sort out who plays when and where on the go.
  2. moonslav59
    Crochet is not just any pitcher. He blew away his IP high, last year by like 90 IP, and it was only 146 IP. You expect 180 and then playoff innings?
  3. moonslav59
    I saw the highlights! YES!!!!
  4. moonslav59
    I'm not against babying Crochet and limiting his innings. If we make the playoffs, we may look back and be thankful. I think 96 pitches in mid April was fine.
  5. moonslav59
    It's a better defensive OF than the one w Refsnyder in RF. It's not adding a platoon, as I'm just replacing Ref with Raf in the current platoon.
  6. moonslav59
    The Rays scored 4 in the bottom of the 9th off D Williams, then 2 in the 10th to beat the Yanks. Updated standings: 13-8 NYY 12-9 TOR -1.0 12-10 BOS -1.5 9-11 BAL -3.5 9-12 TBR -4.0 ________________ WC 12-9 TOR 11-9 CLE 12-10 BOS__________ 10-9 LAA -0.5 11-10 SEA -0.5
  7. moonslav59
    Great to see Casas get his juices flowing. Devers with the big boom-boom. Crochet left the WS in stitches.
  8. moonslav59
    I would really like the flexibility having Rafaela as the uber utility man. He can play CF as well as anyone in MLB, so by moving others to LF and RF, he can essentially back up LF, CF & RF. He can also be the first in line to back up SS, 2B and 3B (or Campbell to 3B and Rafaela to 2B.) That's 6 positions he'd be the next in line. He could also PR, unless DHam stays on the 26 when Anthony is called up (not likely, though.) Cora would be in heaven. Call up Grissom & demote DHam. When Anthony is okay to play OF and gets the extra year of control, call him up and demote Romy. vs RHPs: 1. L Duran CF 2. L Devers 3. R Bregman 4. L Abreu 5. R Story 6. L Anthony LF 7, R Campbell 2B 8. L Casas 1B 9. R Narvaez/Grandal/Wong C vs LHPs: 1. L Duran CF 2, R Campbell 3. L Devers 4. R Bregman 5. R Story 6. R Refsnyder LF 7. L Anthony RF 8. R Grissom 1B (or Romy) 9. R Narvaez/Grandal/Wong C
  9. moonslav59
    I agree that Wink looks like the most likely to be demoted, whenever Bello is needed to start a game. When Gio & Fitts are ready to return, some tough choices might need to be made, but it's nice to have choices like this, instead of choosing between guys like Bailey Horn, Llovera, Brasier, Ort and Danish.
  10. moonslav59
    Hendriks activated and joins the Sox. Dobbins optioned to WOO, again. Brayan Bello is set to be promoted, and who gets sent down is a mystery: Weissert, Kelly or Wink?
  11. moonslav59
    I've said what I'd do, but will again: Vs RHP: Anthony LF, Duran CF, Abreu RF Vs LHPs: Duran LF, Rafaela CF, Anthony RF Rafaela can be the #1 back-up at SS, 2B and maybe 3B. He can PR and come in as a defensive replacement, late in games. He will get enough chances to be a meaningful player with the chance to increase playing time, if he shows he can improve his offense. I like Rafaela, a lot. This is not about disliking his plus input as a player. It's about thinking Anthony can do much more. Anthony is a decent defender and should hit much better than Rafaela and maybe hit better than all our FT OF'ers.
  12. moonslav59
    A look at MLB experience on our current roster: Seasons (including 2025) /Games 10: Bregman 1131, Story 929, Refsnyder 479 9: Devers 1001 5: Duran 373, Wong 294, Romy 183 4: Casas 240 3: Rafaela 198, Abreu 180, DHam 123, Sabol 125 2: Narvaez 20 1: Campbell 19 Pitching: 16: Chapman 805 13: Wilson 595 9: Newcomb 179 8: Buehler 135, Fulmer 263 6: Houck 108 5: Crochet 108, Whitlock 110, Criswell 41, Stock 56 4: Wink 120, Bernardino 121, Weissert 100, Kelly 76 2: Slaten 52, Fitts 7 1: Dobbins 2
  13. moonslav59
    Getting the extra year of control does not preclude an extension. It make it easier to do one, and a little less expensive. Also, Anthony is DH'ing, now, due to a sore shoulder, so now is not the time to call him up, anyway.
  14. moonslav59
    ERA Leaders International League 0.55 Stock & Chris Flexen 1.23 Drohan Eastern League: 17. Sandlin 3.00 South Atlantic League: 10. Mullins 1.38 Carolina League: 9. Vogatsky 2.53, 10. Sansone 2.92, 12. Aita 3.29
  15. moonslav59
    International League OPS Leaders 1.251 Cam Devanney 1.109 Toro 8. Grissom 1.023 9. Anthony 1.000 45. Hickey .802 81. Eaton .716 84. Thompson .702 116. Mayer .583 135. Sogard .480 (Next DFA candidate?) (144 Qualifying players) Eastern League 11. Liendo .920 19. Romero .850 24. Jh Garcia .809 South Atlantic League 4. Y Rod 1.094 9. Alcantara .950 Carolina League 9. Arias .940 18. Anderson .881 33. Asencio .792 34. Encarnacion .786
  16. moonslav59
    While true, I'd rather be 2 up in the WC than tied, at any given moment in the season.
  17. moonslav59
    Duran's start has been pretty bad, but he has a lot of line-outs, IMO, He had several ups and downs over his early career, and seemed to reinvent his stance or approach almost monthly, but I believe he has found the right approach. He also got himself into pretty damn good shape and improved his defense. In short, I'm not too worries about Duran. I'm more worried about Casas and having two black holes in the line-up (our catchers and CF.) I'm ready for the Anthony promotion, but understand waiting for that extra control year on a 20 year old is worth the wait. I think we'll trade Refsnyder and play Rafaela vs LHPs, as Abreu sits and then try to give Rafaela as much playing time as a super utility man as possible. He could still get 350-400 PAs and some late inning defensive time over a season. The way Story and Campbell are playing, and with recent struggles in AAA, Mayer looks like one that waits the longest, barring injury, of course.
  18. moonslav59
    My guess is other teams have their numb ers skewed by 2-3 games, too.
  19. moonslav59
    LD% 2023-2025 24% Refsndyer 21% Rafaela, Casas & Wong 20% Duran, Abreu, Devers & Yoshida Hard Hit% is just about flipped: 42% Devers 36% Abreu 35% Casas 34% Duran 31% Yoshida 30% Refsnyder & Wong 25% Rafaela
  20. moonslav59
    I'm not sure he ends up playing more than Narvaez, even when fully healthy.
  21. moonslav59
    We are 7th in runs scored and 10tth in OPS at .723. (12th in HRs , 4th in SBs and 1st in Ks) We are 16th in ERA but 29th in runs allowed (16 unearned leads the league.) 17 HRs allowed is 7th best.
  22. moonslav59
    Nothing like a big night to bump up some OPS numbers: .959 Abreu .910 Bregman .876 Story .870 Campbell .694 Devers .632 Duran .568 Rafaela .509 Casas Not Qualified: .914 Romy .831 Refsnyder .623 Narvaez .328 DHam .310 Sabol .279 Wong
  23. moonslav59
    It's way to early to make definitive judgments, but so far our rotation depth has kept us in this thing. So far, we've seen SP'ers ranked no higher than 7th on the all healthy depth chart, and likely something like 8th or 9th to 10th or 11th do better than those ranked 1-6, other than Crochet, of course. #1 Crochet 1.38 - 4GS #2 Houck 9.16 -4GS #3 Buehler 5.23- 4 GS (#4-7 on IL: Bello, Crawford, Giolito, Sandoval) #8 Fitts 3.18- 3 GS (now on IL) #9 Newcomb 3.63- 4 GS #10 Dobbins 2.45- 2 GS This is pretty eye opening: SP 1-3: 4.83 ERA in 12 GS (65.1 IP 63H, 22 BB, 56Ks 35 ER) SP 8-10: 3.18 ERA in 9 GS (45.1 IP, 49H, 16 BB, 43Ks, 16 ER) When Bello, Gio and Crawford return, it might be difficult for them to match the 3.18 ERA of those ranked lower than they were.
  24. moonslav59
    The Never Ending Story!
  25. moonslav59
    He's been basically a full platoon guy, so far- like Refsnyder, who also saw his OPS jump to respectability. Good to see some long ball action. Keep the jad mojo going!
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