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Being responsible is not the same as having control of player performances that take place in each game. Farrell can prepare his players to succeed, but he can't make them succeed. Managers are more often fired as scapegoats than they are actually directly responsible for team performance. Only obvious buffoons like Bobby Valentine get themselves fired by drawing negative attention to themselves. The rest are mostly at the mercy of the talent they are given to work with. Most of the so-called good and great managers have had their share of losing records. GM's are most responsible for the talent of the team that is on the field, but not as often fired as a result of poor performance.
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And he hit 253/314/405 in April. I hope he has a better June than he did in 2016.
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The main reason I would think those managers deserve more money is because they have been managing for much longer than Farrell and have had some good success at times in their careers. Farrell has a WS championship and two Division titles under his belt in 6 full seasons. Not only is it too soon to judge Farrell but he has had enough success to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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I'm not putting too much hope in Hanley for this season or the future. Moreland has no power against lefties. Neither player should be considered part of the future of the team. Trying out Travis will do no harm and is not permanent. This is just to see what he's got. If it works out, that's great, if not, it's easy enough to send him back down.
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You need to look at Moreland's power splits. And don't forget that he was supposed to be sharing 1b time with Hanley which has not happened, probably to preserve Hanley's physical health.
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Sounds good to me. Moreland has been a plus overall but it can't hurt to platoon to try the kid out and see if he can produce. Run scoring has been an issue this season so might as well try to add some more punch against lefty opponents.
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I'm talking about in game strategies such as bunting, hit and run, base stealing, pickoffs, pinch hitting, relief pitching. These so-called strategic moves have a very large element of luck and randomness. A manager can't call for a home run to be hit or a strikeout to be thrown. But he can try to instill certain general philosophies such as: running approach on the basepaths, getting the sure out, proper positioning in the field, trying to minimize walks given up, how often to sacrifice, etc. These general approaches to the game contribute more to overall team success than individual in game moves.
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And I fully agree with Kimmi and will back this view. The manager's most important job is pre-game preparation and overall strategy, not specific little moves within the game. He has to think of the future as much as the present when utilizing players. He has to put them in a position to best utilize their skills. This means knowing who hits well against certain pitchers and in certain situations. It means putting out the best lineup for the next game, but not down to the exact batting order. The fine details in baseball are much less important than the big picture. Strategy is about the game at hand and the long term season balanced against each other. Baseball is not a strategic game for the most part when it comes to the details of game moves. It is strategic in the larger picture.
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I'm starting to wonder if Rick Porcello is now back to the pitcher I thought he was. Maybe 2016 was a fluke. It was the only season he gave up fewer hits than innings pitched. At least he doesn't walk too many.
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Sox really need Price back. The fill in starters have not panned out so far.
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Good move by Farrell to give Beni the night off.
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One thing I love about Benintendi so far is that his numbers are not being positively skewed by Fenway Park. In his short sample so far he is hitting a bit better away from Fenway. Fred Lynn absolutely raked at Fenway. If he had played there for his entire career his numbers might have been HOF worthy. And also if he hadn't been so injury prone.
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Good news that Pomeranz will be returning soon. drew_pomeranz_gets_good_mri_report_ready_to_return_to_team Also good news that Price is getting closer to returning. david-price-will-make-rehab-start-for-triple-a-pawtucket-on-friday/ With those two back, the starting rotation should be pretty strong.
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Should the Red Sox Acquire Adrian Beltre?
devildavid replied to a700hitter's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I love Beltre but we already missed the boat on him. Too late now. -
Brock is the least of their worries. He makes $1,950,000 this season and is not signed beyond that. The Sandoval and Ramirez contracts are tying up the 40 man roster and are a complete waste. Trade them or cut them, let the FO eat a heaping helping of salary and lets move on. Their contracts are a major roadblock to the team moving into the future of long term success. I'm sorry but looking at their contacts makes me feel sick about the future of the team.
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I think The Sox FO needs to build up an appetite for eating salary because those two contracts are hurting the team's ability to move on and retool the team post Ortiz.
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Travis Shaw: 8 HR 31 RBI .283/.320/.543/.863 4 E .953 FLD% Salary: $544,000 I don't care if he sucks. He sucks much less than what the Sox have trotted out there so far. The Pablo deal has messed up the ability to get a decent regular 3b. I wanted to give him a a chance but screw that. Cut him, eat the salary, and move on. No more chances for him. Tyler Thornburg better get healthy soon and pitch his ass off.
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E-Rod loves day games.
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Thank you.
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Kyle Kendrick has been sent down. No surprise there. Who's next? red-sox-option-kyle-kendrick
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Bronson Arroyo for Wily Mo Pena.
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And to make matters worse, as the hitting has improved the pitching has gotten worse. Month of May: 4.81 ERA, .273 BA against, 1.335 WHIP. In 78.2 IP they have given up 85 hits and 42 ER. The pitching carried the team in April. Time for the hitting to step up big time because they're going to need it.
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And that is a big difference. The Sox scored 35 runs in the last three games and went 2-1. Meanwhile, the Yankees have had 6 double digit scoring games and 7 games scoring 7 to 9 runs. All 13 of these games were wins for them. The Sox have had 2 double digit scoring games and 5 with 7 to 9 runs. Their record in those games is 6 and 1. It's depressing to see the no-name Yankees outhitting and outscoring what should be a very good Sox offense. It is really getting frustrating.
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And this demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of accumulated statistical averages in baseball. I already could see the team had good hitting when the power numbers and runs scored were down. But accumulated stats don't show you how these numbers were accumulated. One big offensive game has skewed the results more positively. But you only need to beat your opponent by one run. So it really matters how and when you accumulate those numbers, especially in the short run. In the long run, the numbers and the team win/loss result should be more in sync. I think this is a good hitting team and I expect the numbers to improve both in accumulated averages and in individual games.
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Middlebrooks. Never was a fan, never will be.
