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  1. moonslav59
    Who said it was nothing or near nothing? We all know it really upset Devers, and there were valid reasons for being upset. That doesn't mean it wasn't the right choice for the team. Was Story "DEMOTED" to 2B, so an inferior defensive SS could stay at SS? That choice was done by the same guy who made the promises to Devers. I'll take the new guy doing what's best for the team, and I hope Devers comes to realize that. If Devers wants to play in the field, then all he has to do is play 1B better than the worst defender in MLB.
  2. moonslav59
    Anthony has not DH'd every game at Woo, and what about Portland, Greenville, Salem...? He can't DH and still work on throwing in between ABs or before or after games?
  3. moonslav59
    Nice to see Houck not allow a hit, tonight, but...
  4. moonslav59
    This answer allows you to say you were right, if it's 3 starts or 23 more. Well played.
  5. moonslav59
    Huh?
  6. moonslav59
    Maybe they know Yoshi is not going to DH, since Devers will DH 155-160 games, so work on throwing. He must also be taking batting practice. Rosenthal's 2 cents: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/mlb/mlb-insider-delivers-bad-news-for-red-sox-masataka-yoshida-future/
  7. moonslav59
    Found this... Masataka Yoshida, who began the season on the IL after a right shoulder labral repair during the offseason, is rehabbing in Fort Myers. Asked if Yoshida is near a rehab assignment, Cora said, “No, not yet.” Yoshida was able to hit during spring training, going 10-for-35 (.286). But he still is working on his throwing progression and won’t return until he’s able to make throws from the outfield.
  8. moonslav59
    Farm OPS Leaders 50+ ABs 1.034 Anthony AAA .993 Toro AAA .870 Jh Garcia AA .867 Anderson A- .848 Romero AA .844 Encarnacion A- .852 Grissom AAA .805 Arias A- .802 Eaton AAA 39+ ABs .895 Liendo AA .857 Y Rod A+ .839 Taylor A+ .834 Alcantara A+ OPS Against 9+ IP .230 Clarke .272 Early .431 McShane .485 Stock .489 Drohan & Brooks .490 Cellucci .506 Burdi .526 Mullins .536 Mills .541 Aita .568 Paez .584 Rogers .602 Sansone .620 Ingrassia
  9. moonslav59
    Really putting it on the line. How long is that?
  10. moonslav59
    He has options, so there is no reason to keep him from playing that I know of.
  11. moonslav59
    Putting demoted in caps does not do anything. Devers may see it as you do, but so what? I'm not sure why Yoshida has not been playing in AAA or AA, if he was ready to DH. He did DH in ST'ing, so that is weird. If he was ready on opening day, we'd have needed Devers ready to play 1B, that doy, too, but these guys were too slow to even ask him to try it. Plus, Casas was not traded, so it's all just speculation.
  12. moonslav59
    We are going to need Houck pitching well, and tonight would be a good time to see improvement. If he gets shelled, tonight, how much longer of a leash will he be given? Gio will likely replace Newcomb, but Dobbins has looked pretty good in just 2 starts.
  13. moonslav59
    We should have traded Casas, started Devers at 1B and had the DH role open for Refsnyder/??? until Yoshida was ready.
  14. moonslav59
    Story did get his K% below 25% w COL for a couple season, but it's been over 30% every year w BOS (30.8>32.7> 30.2, this year) It's the 3.8% BB rate that is very low, out of the gate. His career is 8.2%. Thanks to the .297 BA, his OBP is a decent .330, but there is doubt he can sustain that. Maybe his BA falls but his BB% rises and he can stay near .330. His .465 SLG is close to his last year w COL, and it would be nice if he can finish the full season near or above that. .330/.470 would be very nice.
  15. moonslav59
    I thought someone- not you- was saying we need to wait longer to call up Anthony or Mayer. Another question: do we add another year, if we wait until the end of April 2026? (I think not.)
  16. moonslav59
    I'm not worried one tiny bit. I'm not sure why you keep framing my opinions that way. I actually think Devers might prefer batting 4th. I have no idea. I was concerned how he would take being moved to DH, but to me, it had to happen. He obviously did not want to DH. There is no disputing that. I hope he asks Cora to get a chance at 1B. Maybe casas handles the DH role better.
  17. moonslav59
    I agree on picking a position for Campbell and staying with it. I'd be okay with it being CF, but IMO, we'd need to make an OF'er trade for that to be the best idea, and in reality, two OF'ers traded. LF: Duran, Anthony, Refsnyder, Yoshida CF: Rafaela, Campbell, Duran, Anthony RF: Abreu, Refsnyder, Anthony That's 5 OF'ers, not counting Refsnyder and Yoshida.
  18. moonslav59
    High OBP does not always transfer over to MLB. Duran: .366>.325 Abreu: .372>.341 (.388 in AAA) Anthony .401> ????
  19. moonslav59
    Is my math so bad that I'm wrong in saying, if a prospect is called up, now, he still gets the extra year, since he cannot reach 172 days on the MLB roster? I thought the season was 187 days, and we've already passed the 15 day mark.
  20. moonslav59
    I could see trading one of the top 3, but not two, even if for Skenes, despite his 4 years of control at pre-arb & arb prices. I'd love to have the guy, for sure. I could see giving up Mayer, Abreu, Fitts and Dobbins or Mayer, Duran and a pitcher. I'm not sure PIT wants Abreu or Duran as their arb costs will be on the rise, soon. Would you trade Mayer, Kelly and Wong for O'Hoppe, Tyler Anderson and Reid Detmers?
  21. moonslav59
    I agree, and while after the top 3 may look a bit sketchy, we have so many promising prospects, including pitchers, some are bound to jump up, this year. Some are off to good starts- others may jump, later in the season. (Others will not.)
  22. moonslav59
    Moving him to DH was the right thing to do. Having Bregman play 3B was the right thing to do. Promoting Campbell and playing him at 2B was the right thing to do, although playing him in CF over Rafaela had some merit. Modern line up philosophy says the best hitter bats second, and Devers has something like 4 of our top 5 OPS seasons over the last 4 seasons, so starting him there made sense. The "new" philosophy also highly values the 4 slot, especially for your power guy, so having Devers bat 4th is not really a demotion, and he has hit there very often in his career. Other than batting 2nd (1660 PAs) 1157 batting 4th 556 hitting 5th 390 6th 319 3rd 144 7-8-9 If he really wants to play in the field, pick up a 1Bman's mitt and take some practice there. Show Cora he is as good as the worst defensive 1Bman in MLB, today (Casas.)
  23. moonslav59
    Who sits? Duran or Abreu, if Anthony is in LF or RF and Campbell in CF? There has to be a trade, since they will not bench one of these two, and they are both LHBs, so no platoon works with those two combined.
  24. moonslav59
    The easier move is Anthony to LF, Duran to CF and keep Abreu in RF (w Rafaela or Refsnyder as the platoon.) To bring up Mayer, we'd almost have to move Campbell to CF and keep Duran in LF and Abreu/ Ref-Raf in RF- with no Anthony.
  25. moonslav59
    No, top 2 teams in each league (4 teams) win 3:1 over bottom 2 teams in each league (4 teams). (It was the 4-5 teams then became the 5-6 teams when they moved from 5 to 6 team making it to the dance.) It's apples to apples. It's the #3 team that is under-represented, and more recently the 3 & 4 teams.
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