moonslav59
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Who else is there? Clevinger or Bauer?
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It's possible no medical teams would have found anything on some or many of our cases.
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Many plays by Manny told the "whole story." The fan high five during a play. The pee break in the monster. I could go on and on...
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Seems so simple.
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That play Manny jumped to cut off Damon's throw from about 20 feet away really told the whole noodle arm story on Johnny.
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...and their current SS was their former 2Bman.
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Indeed, and I did not disagree with moving Pivetta back to the rotation. My point is about how it affects the pen. I think our pen can be a plus, if we stop raiding it.
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They may use Duran in RF in some short RF ball parks, so maybe they want him to be ready for how the ball breaks off the bat in RF.
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Yes, he was pulled from the pen, early. Pivetta startered, went to the pen, then started again, after being a SP'er pretty exclusively for years. However, the fact is, he was doing great in the pen, and they pulled him out of it to start.
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Predict the 2024 AL East standings
moonslav59 replied to Randy Red Sox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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I think most games... LF O'Neil CF Duran RF Abreu but maybe... LF Duran CF Rafaela RF O'Neill
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ST OPS Leaders in MLB (30+ PAs) 1.476 O Cruz (6 more PAs than Wong) 1.302 Wong 1.271 A Kirk 1.257 M Dubon 1.252 Dane Myers 1.251 C Cowser 1.243 A Hicks 1.241 Rizzo 1.219 MJ Melendez 1.214 J Polanco 1.200 Merrifield 1.198 W Langford 1.196 Springer 1.175 Devers
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Some Starting Pitchers who signed minor league deals, this winter: Domingo German Jake Odorizzi Brad Keller Eric Lauer Carlos Carrasco Julio Teheran Danny Duffy Zach Davies Chase Anderson Jose Urina
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I think their belief is that huge contracts to a few bring up the next level contracts, but I'm not so sure. Look at this winter: it was highlighted by a couple massive deals, and the rest were at or under projected contract costs and years.
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Much like the rest of the business world, there seems to be a very wide pay scale. I still wonder why the player's union did not fight harder for raising the min wage more than it did and improving the arb system than keeping huge contracts for the very few well protected.
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If he & Rafaela bust out, this year could get very interesting. (We might also be able to trade Duran for a pitcher or O'Neill for something useful.)
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Some STing Numbers: OPS w 25+ PAs 1.302 Wong (8 XBHs) 1.175 Devers 1.022 Sogard (not on 40) 1.000 Story .965 Westbrook (not on 40) .923 O'Neill .907 Rafaela (2nd most PAs in ST) 8 XBHs .866 Dalbec (2nd in HRs and RBIs to Devers) .849 Duran .828 Contreras (not on 40) .713 Casas .694 EVladez .670 R Gonzalez (4 SBs) .666 Reyes .653 Yoshida .639 Abreu (most PAs in ST) .637 McGuire .329 DHam .322 Yorke Best ERA 12+ IP (K:BB) 1.98 Crawford (13:0) 2.40 Houck (16:3) 3.45 Whitlock (16:2) 3.77 Criswell (13:3) 3.95 Winckowski (8:2) 4.85 Bello (11:5) 5.25 Pivetts (13:3) 4-11 IP 0.00 Hagenman (8:1) 0.00 Campbell (7:2) 0.00 Bernardino (4:1) 0.00 Slaten (6:1) 1.77 Weissert (9:3) 1.93 Walter (4:1) 2.25 Booser (8:0) 2.25 Luetge (10:3) 2.25 Benitez (14:5) 2.57 Joely (9:3) 3.86 Murphy (11:4) 4.95 Shugart (4:2) 8.31 Giolito (2:4) 8.44 Jacques (6:4)
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Who starts and will end up starting will be a big part of how good our pen will be. With Gio down, another good pen arm goes to the rotation. We already robbed Crawford, Whitlock and even Pivetta from last year's pen. For argument's sake, let's say opening day sees this: IL: Giolito, Mata, Murphy & Jansen Rotation: Bello, Pivetta, Crawford, Houck & Whitlock The pen might be... Closer: Martin 8th inning: Bernardino, Campbell 7th inning: Slaten, Weissert, Luetge Long Relief: Winckowski, Criswell Minor league depth: Long: Fitts, Walter, Gambrell Short: Kelly, Joely, Hagenman, Jacques, Guerrero among others
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I think we could have gotten some value for Jansen had we pitched in $2-6M of the $16 owed him. Maybe that $10-12M saved could have helped us sign Monty. (yeah, right, huh?)
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I realize Abreu may very well flop or become nothing more than a 4th OF'er type, but I still have hopes he becomes a good to very good OF'er. He's only a year older than Rafaela, who seems to have much more upside due to being so raw and having great defensive skills. Abreu is already pretty disciplined, despite having his share of K's. He had a .372 OBP in the minors (over .390 in AA and AAA.) He was one of the best hitters in all of minor league baseball in 2022. I think his "upside" is often underappreciated, but of course he may end up not being all that good, too. In a season like we are looking at for the Sox in 2024, I would look forward to seeing Rafaela near FT in CF and Abreu near FT in RF, even if just to see what they can offer. Of course, that would force bench time or a trade on one from Duran or O'Neill (or maybe Yoshida,) but I'd be more interested. (I may be alone on this.)
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No. My position is that September is the "best case scenario." That does not say I think 2024 is his year.
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Many players got less or way less than what they wanted, or what "experts" projected. Snell is one case. This winter has shown that most teams are spending less on free agency. MLBTR reported "...an offseason that has seen a billion-dollar decrease in spending by major league teams..."
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True. I thought the soxprospects podcast said they felt Tell had the best chance of a 2024 call-up over Anthony and Mayer.
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I'll bet he doesn't get 5+. I doubt he gets 4 with a 5th year team option.
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Predict the 2024 AL East standings
moonslav59 replied to Randy Red Sox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
One dog told me once, he was color blind, but I think he was racist.
