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  1. moonslav59
    It's been reported that Cora has said that Whilock is "100% going to be part of Boston's roster on Opening Day."
  2. moonslav59
    Any good news on his D helps.
  3. moonslav59
    Not many would complain over .825-.850.
  4. moonslav59
    Good to know. I wondered how he might end up being okay at 2B, after not looking good at SS, so maybe there is still some hopes.
  5. moonslav59
    We know he can't field, so yes.
  6. moonslav59
    Our current IF starters, except for Bregman have all had injury issues, recently- no doubt. Story, most of all, has a lot to prove, especially with the bat, if he can play 145+ games. Casas seems to be a nice hitter and horrible defender, when healthy. Devers has had recent injury issues, but not a long injury history. We know he can hit, but is awful on D, despite a few brief stretches where he looks okay. Mayer has had injuries, just about every year on the farm. Campbell, DHam and Romy, none that I'm aware of. Grissom has a ton to prove, IMO.
  7. moonslav59
    A hurting Devers: DH: Devers 1B: Casas, 2B Campbell or DHam-Romy, SS Story, 3B: Bregman A healthy Devers: DH: Casas & Devers 1B: Devers (if he can handle it) & Casas, the rest stays the same.
  8. moonslav59
    I've always been fine playing Rafaela in CF as much as possible. I did not like seeing him at SS, last year, but he was the best we had there, for a while. My point about playing him in RF vs LHPs, assuming we platoon Abreu, again, is that he's way better than Ref, Duran or Yoshida out there, and the drop off from Rahaela to Duran in CF is minimal. I'm not sure any top prospects break camp with the big club and never have been. I see a few reasons for keeping them down, one being an added year of control. That being said, if and when Anthony joins the OF, a big question on who gets squeezed will occur. My guess is Abreu and Rafaela will platoon (Abreu in RF and Rafaela in CF with Anthony moving from RF to CF or LF, depending on who is sitting, and if we want Duran in CF over Anthony.) Some choices will have to be made, at some point, unless the kids never get the call. That is very unlikely.
  9. moonslav59
    Yes, 3B or 2B. LMAO
  10. moonslav59
    I know! He was signed as an IFA in 2021. He played a career high games in 2024 at 52. Geesh! 202 games in 5 years.
  11. moonslav59
    I think Mayer has the least chance of the big 3 of breaking camp with the big club, but he sure does seem like he'd fix the defensive needs in a second. That would be a damn good defensive alignment in the IF, minus Casas at 1B. An OF of Duran, Rafaela & Abreu has to be top 3 in OF defense in MLB. ONly 1B and C would be weaknesses on D, and if narvaez is what they say he is, and he plays more than we might expect, maybe we go from bottom 3 in team defenser to top 10 or 15. Maybe better.
  12. moonslav59
    In one sense, you are right. We ended up needing too many "pen games" that may have put the final nail in the pen coffin over the last 2-3 months of 2024. (7 GS from Kelly, Bernardino & Anderson) We also had to trade for Paxton (3 GS) and Hill (0 GS.) In another sense, our rotation depth did very well, until like you said, we had to go too deep. Houck was looking to be the 6th starter, until Gio went down, and he was, by far, our best SP'er in 2024. Criswell started 18 games and wasn't even on the immediate depth chart, this time, last year. (3.49 ERA) Winckowski started 6 games and actually did okay. (2.42 ERA as a SP) Fitts (4 GS) and Priester (1 GS) did very well. (1.63 ERA combined) BTW, Kelly and Bernardino allowed zero ERS in 11.1 IP as "openers." It was more about the need to overwork the pen than actual poor performances by our 2024 rotation depth that put the knife in our side.
  13. moonslav59
    I would not, since I think Bleis may see his stock rise by more than Romero's in 2025. (Just a guess, on my part.)
  14. moonslav59
    If starters would go 6-7 innings, instead of 5-6 by starting every 6 days, it might be worth it, but they wouldn't.
  15. moonslav59
    How about Abreu, Cespedes & Fajardo?
  16. moonslav59
    100% Agree.
  17. moonslav59
    We might be more likely to trade him if a few from Mayer, Campbell, Arias, Grissom, DHam and Romy have showed up.
  18. moonslav59
    Barely, yes
  19. moonslav59
    Is this text darkened out for others?
  20. moonslav59
    Our 2B has been a mess for so long, it's not funny. A half season from Story, here and half season from Kike, there, but otherwise, it's been worse than replacement level for over 5 years. DHam and Romy doing okay for a half year made it look like they some kind of solution. Even if they are better than sucky, doesn't mean they can be handed the job. That being said, I still think Bregman at 3B is what is best, and he's been no beacon for defense, this spring, either. His play at 2B is speculative. If Campbell can't play decent defense at 2B, I think the best solution may be XStory at 2B and Mayer at SS- not saying to start the season, but maybe sooner rather than later.
  21. moonslav59
    True nuff. Let's hope his velo is here to stay!
  22. moonslav59
    I hope you are right about this maybe being a breakout year for Romero. We can use all the help we can get.
  23. moonslav59
    I wasn't aware getting excited over a nice game is somehow an issue with you. I never made any claims that a nice game by Mayer wins a job for him on the roster, just as 1-11 from KC does not exclude him from winning a slot on the roster. I'm not sure what position I constructed you are questioning. My point about your constructing was based on you saying this, "If Campbell had a day like Mayer did the other day you’d be ranting, and raving about him, and you wouldn’t be saying it’s way too early." Yes, I would be and have been saying "it's much too early," and the sample sizes too small to make any definitive decisions. Getting excited about a big game is part of being a fan. The other day, I posted the spring OPS and literally said, "It's way too early."
  24. moonslav59
    Another view: 19th in fWAR May 1st> 21st in fWAR June1st > (We were 23rd in 2023.)
  25. moonslav59
    Agreed, but I have to think our top 3 prospects will not be added to the roster as bench guys. (Not that you even hinted at this.)
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