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Mayer made the big error today, but Sox relievers have sucked this entire series.
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Contreras should have let that go; it would have rolled foul.
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That error set up the inning, but Guerrero has to be a little tougher and also stop throwing his fastball down. If they catch up to 100+ up top, tip your hat to the hitter. Down is much easier to get to.
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Not one of those hitters went up there trying to hit the ball 500 feet. Just put it in play.
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Why are you doing a pop up slide on that?
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Well he benched himself by getting himself hurt.
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That Schlitter kid for the Yankees is a prime example. Undrafted out of high school, 7th round pick out of Northeastern and look at him now.
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True, but those are Compensatory and/or Competitive Balance picks. The Royals still have the #6 pick as well and the Orioles kept their regular position last year. The Dodgers got a 10 slot penalty for going over one of the upper tier luxury tax levels. The MLB draft rules are complicated but Fred is viewing them as 1-30 based straight up on record, hence my simplistic response to him.
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I’m not sure I’d go that far, but Duran really needs a couple days off.
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I’d rather have the #30 pick since that means you are the defending World Series champions.
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Gray not getting over in time to back up 3rd costs a base Very sloppy tonight.
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Plus in a lot of cases, visiting fans will scoop up what's left, especially for teams that are reasonably close by (Yankees, Blue Jays, etc). Heck, 5000 Scotsmen showed up last week for multiple games; their $ spend the same for Henry as New England fan $ do.
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So you know there’s a lottery for the top 6 picks and it includes all 18 teams that don’t make the playoffs. Yes, it’s weighted with the worst teams more likely to get the top picks but it’s not guaranteed. The worst team is assured of the 7th pick. They are not assured of anything higher than that.
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It would have made no difference last night. Guerrero came in for the 7th and set the Rockies down 1-2-3. Bennett could not have improved on that. Formula all year has been get the game to Whitlock and Chapman for the 8th and 9th. That happened and both were terrible.
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You really don't get how the MLB draft works, do you.
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Betts also had veteran guys like Napoli, Pedroia and Ortiz to show him the ropes of playing at the major league level. Who on this team is a comparable mentor? Maybe Story? Possibly Contreras, but he doesn’t seem the leader/mentor type.
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The Definitive Case For the Red Sox to Trade Jarren Duran
illinoisredsox replied to Alex Mayes's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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Still pretty well hit; the encouraging thing was he actually went oppo. He needs to go that way more. I’ve said several times that he should use the Monster ala Boggs.
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Early Trade deadline deals the selling Sox should make
illinoisredsox replied to southpaw777's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Nope. They would pick anywhere from 1st to 9th. MLB uses a lottery system for the top 6: The Lottery (Picks 1–6): The first six selections are decided via a state lottery-style drawing. All 18 teams that miss the postseason participate, with the worst teams receiving the highest mathematical odds. Remaining Non-Playoff Teams (Picks 7–18): After the top six lottery picks are established, the remaining non-postseason teams select in reverse order of their regular-season winning percentages. -
Notice what happened in the bottom of the 9th with the wind, Duran’s pop up specifically. Looked like there was no wind on that play at all.
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Not an easy play in that wind; Durbin gave up on it and could have rescued that play. Bad teams find ways to lose.
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Winds not blowing the Sox way today.
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Well, that’s the ball game.
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Sonny Gray has a full no trade clause in his contract. If/when he is dealt, he may pay the Sox to waive it.
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A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I
illinoisredsox replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Of course you do that. But with the jumps the Jays runners were getting on Bennett last night, prime Johnny Bench, Pudge Rodriguez or Yadier Molina wouldn’t have had a chance. They were practically sliding in about the time Gasper was catching the pitch.
