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  1. moonslav59
    Devers missed a lot of ST'ing, so maybe he just needs to get back into the "swing of things." I'm not worried about his bat.... yet.
  2. moonslav59
    I thought we had the best rotation depth I'd seen in a long time, before Newcomb made the squad. You can never have too much SP'er depth, and this guy looks pretty good. Using Criswell in the pen helps that area get better. I wonder, if that is where Fitts and Newcomb end up, once our starters start returning.
  3. moonslav59
    The ALE is the only division with no losing record team.
  4. moonslav59
    Didn't look too good, today. Had the one big chance with bases loaded and our two big money players up. Gotta take the next game. Buehler needs to be sharp.
  5. moonslav59
    He pitched well: 4 IP 0 ER 2 Hits 1 BB 6 Ks Wink and I Campbell let up 4 ERs on 9 hits in 4 IP, combined. Toro hit a dinger. Mayer and Anthony went 0-7, but Anthony drew a BB.
  6. moonslav59
    The team is so much better with Bregman at 3B. That's the reality.
  7. moonslav59
    I wasn't saying he should or will. My point was that he has a better case than Abreu. I'm not worried at all about Ref getting ABs vs LHPs, so keep up the strawman arguments. I know he will get them, because Cora is no fool.
  8. moonslav59
    Exactly, and that is why most platoon guys stay in the game, even if they flip pitchers. Abreu started 6 games vs LHPs, last year, and I think 4 of those were in one week, when Ref was out. He started 104 games vs RHPs. That's about a straight of a platoon as you see. He still ended up getting 67 PAs vs lefties, so they must have left him in often. 6 out of 110 starts ve LH'd SP'ers is 5.5%. 67 PAs out of 447 PAs is 15%. I could see Ref giving Rafaela or Duran a breather vs LHPs, here and there, but for the most part, Abreu will and should sit vs LH'd starters, until he starts showing better numbers. 1 BB in 1 PA is not some sign or a turn around.
  9. moonslav59
    OK. My bad, however it does make sense that if we lose Bregman or Story for more than 10 days, Mayer should and would get the call. 2B is maybe a little more iffy, as DHam and Romy could platoon, there and save the roster spot.
  10. moonslav59
    Agreed. I still like notin's trade idea of Story for Murphy. Maybe throw in some cash and or a blocked prospect. I think DHam, Romy & Rafaela can be enough middle IF depth to hold us to Arias & Romero.
  11. moonslav59
    Agreed. Mayer is the longtime back-up at 3B.
  12. moonslav59
    He may end up PH'ing in many games he starts on the bench.
  13. moonslav59
    Yup. The choices from an offense perspective were... DH: .775 Yoshida career (.810 v R and .669 v L) Devers at 3B and Bregman at 2B 2B platoon (Bregman at 3B and Devers at DH) .697 DHam in '24 (.729 v R and .532 v R) .723 Romy in '24 (.879 v L and .498 v R) I like Campbell over both of these options, but I'd prefer DHam-Romy over Yoshida. The O could be about the same, and the defensive alignment is much better. Yoshida is the odd man out in my book. He has options, so we can stash him in AAA, in case of a DH or 3B injury. He's not really a LF option, unless 2 get hurt.
  14. moonslav59
    When a player platoons, he often gets several chances to bat vs the oppo hand RP'er. He will need to do well in those few and far between ABs to work his way into playing FT. You can't hit .525 and demand anything. I'm not against giving anyone a chance, but we need to win as much as we can. BTW, why can't Ref demand to play vs lefties or be traded? Now, he would have a strong case.
  15. moonslav59
    Agreed, and all he did vs a lefty was draw a walk.
  16. moonslav59
    How about a larger sample size? 2023-2025 .886 Refsnyder .879 Romy .788 Casas .749 Devers .721 Wong (.704 Bregman w HOU) .680 Duran .610 Rafaela .563 Story .539 DHam .524 Abreu
  17. moonslav59
    We face 4 RH's SP'ers, this series.
  18. moonslav59
    Who should he replace? He still has value, but for a team like the Sox, who already has a FT DH plus Refsnyder, Yoshida needs a long term injury to win a slot on the 26, and even then, it has to be to only Devers, Bregman or maybe refsnyder or an OF'er. If it's an OF'er, I think Ref vs LHPs and Anthony are ahead of Yoshida.
  19. moonslav59
    Didn't Cora say Mayer gets the first call, if someone gets hurt (assuming more than for a few days)? I agree on the catcher issue. IMO, when the roster squeeze gets tighter, we'll trade from a bottleneck position for a catcher.
  20. moonslav59
    It was '17-'20, and if you count 8 PAs in 2016 (40 in 2014), then Yoshida will likely get that in some of the next 3 years.
  21. moonslav59
    Nice line from the pen: 3 IP 0 ER 2 H 0 BB 3 Ks
  22. moonslav59
    Somewhere in Texas or Venezuela. Does Abreu have a tattoo? If yes, I hope he doesn't get deported.
  23. moonslav59
    Mayer would start SS, if Story is out longer term. We might go with Romy, Wong or Ref at 1B, shorter term, but maybe we'd need to trade for someone, if Casas goes out longer term. Too bad Devers can't play 1B, and then Ref, Yoshida and others could DH.
  24. moonslav59
    I'm still not sure he gets the start, when a LHP starts. Drawing the walk was nice, but Rey is the 13th best batter vs LHPs over the past 3 seasons, combined. Abreu has been sub .575.
  25. moonslav59
    Per season, but not overall. Abreu-Rafaela platoon in RF. Rafaela can be the super utility guy when not playing RF. He can fill in at CF, SS and 2B.
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