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  1. notin
    Oh he was a disappointment and never got going. But it was only 211 PA.. What's more disconcerting is in 2019, he posted only a .793 OPS vs RHP. Down a far cry from the 1.051 he posted in 2018 vs RHP. If this trend continues, JDM may find himself as a rather expensive weakside platoon option with no bench versatility by 2022...
  2. notin
    One of my favorite Adam Dunn legends is that he hit a home run into Kentucky off of Jose Lima. Opinions seem to dispute whether or not he actually homered into another state, but that he hit one close enough for the argument is the stuff of legends...
  3. notin
    His MiLB OBP was very good but so far he does have to make it translate to MLB. MiLB pitchers in many cases simply do not throw as many strikes as MLB pitchers, or do not throw them as hard. Basically, they are usually worse pitchers that it is easier to draw walks off of. For a lot of them, there is a reason they are in the minors and in many cases, will never leave the minors. So far, Dalbec has only 92 MLB PA. Too soon to judge either way...
  4. notin
    To me the top 4 hitters on the Sox are no-brainers. Ideally you want Verdugo-Bogaerts-Devers up n front of JDM. After that, I am not sure who they should try to get into the 5 through 9 spots. Dalbec, Renfroe and Cordero are all big power-big strikeout guys. Dalbec (10.1%) and Cordero (8.9%) have better BB% than Renfroe (7.4%), but Renfroe is also the only one with 500 PA in his career. and the only one to ever have a season with 160 PA. Vazquez has been consistently improving as a hitter. Is he a better candidate to hit in front of the TTO guys? The only hitter let who shouldn't bat 5th in Hernandez. But where should he hit? Maybe 9th, by default?
  5. notin
    Most of MLB will have an OBP between .300 and .380, which is range encompassing 40 times on base for a 500 PA season. That is significant, but it is not normal distribution, as it is heavily weighed towards the lower end. The league average OBP the last 3 eyars was .322 (2020), .323 (2019) and .318 (2018). A .330 OBP is not ideal, but it is above average. Still, for some reason, a .350 OBP - which is barely better in real life - just looks that much better on paper. And regardless of the minute difference in OBP from Hernandez, I still like the idea of Verdugo-Devers-Bogaerts batting 1-2-3 (re-arrange the order in any way). As has been noted, these are the players that you want to get the most plate appearances...
  6. notin
    I was surprised by it, but the Sox offered it before arbitration.
  7. notin
    The difference between a .330 OBP and a .360 OBP is 15 times on base for 500 PA. So one extra walk every 10 games...
  8. notin
    My “not at all” comment was on your “way too much.” It’s $1mill per year over his last salary (before being pro-rated). The biggest factor to me in the two years, however...
  9. notin
    Not at all. Very good deal by the Brewers, who were very impressive in free agency this year, getting both Bradley and Wong on two year deals...
  10. notin
    Not to mention they have never won a post-season series and only won a total of 6 post-season games in franchise history...
  11. notin
    One should never talk about Pablo Sandoval while using the word "wide range"....
  12. notin
    Exactly...
  13. notin
    Can Arroyo stay effective for 30? Cordero certainly is a health risk, and if/when he gets injured then yes, some bench player will have to replace him. But Arroyo has a career OPS+ of 71. How much better if at all will he get with regular playing time?
  14. notin
    Despite getting absolutely nothing in return...
  15. notin
    I think I'd prefer the stability of Cordero full time in LF over getting Arroyo into the lineup. The .024 increase in OPS is really not worth it...
  16. notin
    Is Arroyo really a better option in the lineup over Renfroe and Cordero?
  17. notin
    Roster Resource has him batting 9th as well...
  18. notin
    Well, maybe because last year was the bottom of it...
  19. notin
    And he distrusted any stats that JD put up good numbers in...
  20. notin
    Odorizzi must be clinging to his demands without any wavering. If the Mets were able to sign Taijuan Walker to that deal, i't's hard to imagine they did not offer it to Odorizzi first. At this point, I have to think the three of them are simply going to wait for some team to have a key injury in Spring Training and then offer their services, and without discount...
  21. notin
    Maybe he was but he blocked everyone, including himself...
  22. notin
    Ah but you are unaware of the Legend of Andrewmitch. Dude blocked more people than Bruce Armstrong...
  23. notin
    No. This is a family-friendly horror. We have to allow for the daughter to get her homework done...
  24. notin
    OK, you do not binge Stranger Things. This is the rarest genre of shows - family horror. Binging Stranger Things is like funneling Dom Perignon...
  25. notin
    No one does. BDC removed access to them, much like how God removed access to Sodom and Gomorrah...
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