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There is always an exception, of course. Tony Phillips had a long career based on his ability to take walks, and his career .763 OPS was largely carried by his .374 OBP, which was far above his career .266 BA. Now there has really only been one Tony Phillips in MLB history, so hoping Rosario is the second version is probably wishful thinking...
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Thaddeus feels like one of those names parents give to their 12th child when they are dedicated to making sure all the siblings have the same initials...
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I had mixed emotions about the Sale deal. It did seem like a bargain compared to other free agent aces like Price, Scherzer, etc. But I also wondered if he only signed it because he knew he was already injured. I suppose if anything, the rapid decline of Price from ace status should have been a lesson for DD...
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Who should the Sox have play CF on opening day?
notin replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
But the Sox spent the foundation cash around players like Price, Sale, and Bogaerts. Would you prefer Betts over those three? -
Who should the Sox have play CF on opening day?
notin replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I was saying that just the other day to Grady Sizemore and Dustin Pedroia... -
I think his data looks good, but 500 innings with good UZR encompassing 3 years doesn’t necessarily translate to 1200 good innings in one year.
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While I agree, one has to wonder if 2018 was worth it. Now one could argue for extending Betts (assuming he was amenable, which he wasn’t in every version of the story) over e tending Sale and Bogaerts and bringing back Eovaldi. What’s the preference - Betts or the other three?
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Typically that’s what “he’s not spending” or “Henry is cheap” actually means...
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Also at one point, remember the plan was no more mega deals for pitchers over 30. That was the plan during the 2014 offseason, but it was clearly discarded after the 2015 off-season when the Sox gave their biggest deal ever to a 31yo pitcher..
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Ever since Henry purchased the team, he has always tried to embrace some of the newer strategies into staying competitive, and making it about more than just throwing money at every issue. He did hire Billy Beane at one point so that we could all see the end results of how Moneyball worked when you actually had money. And every GM the Sox (and probably every other team) have had has tried to duplicate what John Schuerholz did with the Braves for over a decade...
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The Sox ended the 2019 season with over $300 million committed to a declining Price, and oft-injured Eovaldi, and an injured Sale. I wanted Betts back as much as anyone, but even I could see he was not going to be able to fix that clear and obvious problem...
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Exactly. Back then, stolen bases were the prerequisite for batting leadoff. And Rivers stole 25 bases. Not a huge amount, but not something to ignore either. Of course, in the next few seasons, every team outide of the Red Sox would embrace the stolen base as a necessary facet of the game, and many of the previous records in that category would just tumble further down the list...
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Really the complaint is that he is not retaining ALL the top talent. But since Betts got away, we can ignore the others? Your theory that Betts simply priced him out of the Sox price range during negotiations may have merit, but I have always maintained the Sox' prior spending also made it impossible to retain him. The reality is both were likely very significant factors...
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Who should the Sox have play CF on opening day?
notin replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I thought Crawford deserved the AL MVP in 2010 over Josh Hamilton's home/road splits. -
Maybe. But that way back in the day when OBP was ignored, walks were not viewed as a skillset, and batting average and stolen bases were king, and the entire lineup was constructed around the strategy of hitting a grand slam in the first inning...
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Not to mention, the notion that Henry isn’t spending and isn’t retaining top talent is a fallacy. The Sox have extended and retained Sale and Bogaerts, and did so while they still had major commitments to Price and Martinez. And even after all the payroll shedding, they still have one of the highest payrolls in MLB. Is the expectation that they bring in a brand new $250 mill contract every season? Otherwise they’re no different than the Pirates?
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If the group includes Chris Taylor, why not? Of course, the Dodgers already had Hernandez when they acquired Betts, Pollock, Verdugo and Taylor. Yet they still kept acquiring outfielders...
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If you look at most teams 5 years apart, you see some massive changes. Maybe a few players, usually those who signed long term deals, stick around. That is another reason why the farm system is also important...
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Starting in August, the 2012 team shed Crawford, AGon, Beckett, Mike Aviles, Nick Punto, Cody Ross, and Aaron Cook, plus the three most frequently used bench players (Ciriaco, Sweeney, Podsednik), among others. That's 44% of the lineup, 40% of the rotation and a full bench. That's a really big turnover. They moved the starting 1B, SS, LF, RF, and 2 of the most frequently used SP's This team heading into next season has added 1 new SP, 2 new outfielders, and a 2B, and somehow people are screaming this is too much of an overhaul?
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The 2013 team didn't?
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I suppose Dave "Never Finished Lower Than 1st Place" Roberts is guilty of the same egregious error, since Hernandez has played over 1,000 innings at 2B in the last 3 years and only 500 in CF. While the Sox need a CF, the non-Hernandez canddiates for the position are better than the non-Hernandez candidates for 2B. I'd rather see Cordero-Verdugo-Renfroe in the OF and EHern at 2B than seeing Arroyo in the everyday lineup...
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Glavine was farm. Smoltz was farm via trade. Maddux was the only one they brought in by spending (after they won two pennants). Also from the farm - Chipper, Andruw, Javy Lopez, Millwood, Wohlers, Lemke, and numerous others.
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It’s also easy to say “the team just needs to spend.” The Sox have signed one free agent who is more expensive than Enrique Hernandez in three years (Eovaldi) and yet they still have one of the highest payrolls in the league. Cot’s has them at 7th highest, which is the first time not in the top three for a while. The team is still spending; the problem is they are spending their cash on old debts. But that’s what happens when you hand out big contracts like candy corn on Halloween...
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The Braves won the NL East 14 times in a 15 year stretch because of their farm. Even if the players weren’t all stars, just by being capable minimum wage players they enabled the team to afford Maddox/Glavine/Smoltz etc...
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Soooooo ..... you are saying a 309 OBP in AA is a better qualification to leadoff than a .313 OBP in MLB?
