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  1. notin
    Yermin Mercedes is 28 years old and spent 9 years in the minors before he ever met LaRussa. His career has always been in question…
  2. notin
    But he was a Viking!!
  3. notin
    So my whole scenario was a fraud!! For shame!! Wait - does his office have a wall clock?
  4. notin
    Gilberto Jimenez was one trade chip I was actually disappointed to see still on the Sox, but maybe other GMs don’t like him as much as I did. But if you think he should have been traded, I don’t think “will never make it past AAA” is the best marketing strategy…
  5. notin
    The only aspect of my scenario that I doubt is whether or not Chaim Bloom wears a watch. I did wonder if his motivation was to make a trade where the players’ names rhymed. And clearly he was not going to do that in any deal involving Kyle Schwarber…
  6. notin
    And not trusting his heat against Wander Franco, who was clearly struggling to keep up with it…
  7. notin
    Still not standing by the comment that was questioned. You said “Barnes hasn’t been the same since stickygate.” Verbatim. That’s not an observation; that’s an accusation…
  8. notin
    The Analytical Folks pour through tons and tons of data. But the players/coaches/managers have lived through it all, which should be more valuable. When asked what the most useless stat was, Torii Hunter once said “whatever one tells you Derek Jeter is a bad defender.” Needless to say, not all players are on board with analytics. But then, some of their beliefs are also pretty out there. Wade Boggs thought eating chicken before every game made him a better hitter. Justin Moreau believed to be at his best, he had to leave his car at exactly 13 minutes after the hour. Nuke LaLoosh thought wearing women’s underwear made him a better pitcher. So yes, I can see why some players’ wisdom might not be so sagely. And in the end, in a game dominated by math, I find myself trusting the math. Except when it comes to Pat Tabler. That dude was a Clutch Freak Show…
  9. notin
    The two out/RISP is the most unfair evaluation. If there is less than 2 out, and a runner on third - a fairly common game situation - then the sac fly is still possible, which has two benefits. 1) the hitter drives in a run, and therefore the “choke” is not applicable. 2) the hitter is not charged with an at bat, helping the BA, and maybe even helping the OPS to a lesser degree. (Hurts the OBP, but helps the SLG). But two outs RISP - it’s a hit or walk and that’s it…
  10. notin
    There’s a difference between seeing whether or not a team’s pace is sustainable over 2 months and predicting a 2-9 skid in which the closer gives up 7 earned runs in 1.2 innings…
  11. notin
    Ok. Yeah I wasn’t wild about Davis. I could see why Robles was acquired, or at least why there was some interest. (His fastball velocity is back up to 2019 levels when he was actually very good.). But I never heard of Davis. In my imagination, the entire trade with Pitt went down as follows: Bloom: Hey Ben. Chaim here. It’s like 2:58 EST and I need an arm. You drafted Chavis in the first round, which makes you the only person in the in the country not associated with his birth to see something in him. What’ll you give me for him? Ben: Hmm. Austin Davis? Bloom: Who? Never heard of him. (Looks at watch). Done!!
  12. notin
    No. He’s more analytical and less humorous (or at least he doesn’t try to be humorous.) Also I’m more handsome…
  13. notin
    Ramirez was a borderline top ten prospect in a mediocre to subpar farm system. While he might make MLB, what’s his ceiling? The next Noe Ramirez? I have very little doubt that anyone will miss him and the Sox can’t find 2 or 3 guys just as good..
  14. notin
    We gave up 23yo oft-injured A-baller and former notin dark horse favorite Alex Scherff for Robles…
  15. notin
    no I know. But my punchline for that wasn’t as good. Work with me here…
  16. notin
    He’s DFA, not DOA…
  17. notin
    Is that a good thing?
  18. notin
    Add LHRP Alex Claudio to the Worcester roster..
  19. notin
    Then why trade the team’s #9 prospect for a guy on a one year deal with a mutual option?
  20. notin
    Just not in April, May or June…
  21. notin
    It was disappointing, no doubt. And he could/should have done better, just how much better is the real question. I’ve speculated he could have added someone from the Jon Lester tier of starters, but is that really any better? Lester has been shellacked in St. Louis almost as bad s as he was getting shellacked in Washington…
  22. notin
    I stand corrected…
  23. notin
    Maybe, but it helps that we’re all really immature…
  24. notin
    Good. Because I won’t listen at all…
  25. notin
    Did Bloom say that? I know I’ve said similar stuff for the past 11 days. Just didn’t know Bloom did…
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