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  1. notin
    Apparently 9 minutes...
  2. notin
    He’ll have his hot streaks...
  3. notin
    Is first really more difficult than third base? If so, it does seem odd that MLB history is full of first basemen who started out at third base but had to be moved because of their defense at the hit corner. Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Miguel Sano are recent examples...
  4. notin
    Well, his career is only 119 games so far...
  5. notin
    Or possibly June 2021 first base job...
  6. notin
    The Tigers came into this series averaging less than 3 runs per game and have put up 21 runs (and counting) against Sox pitching. For all the gripes about the Sox at the plate in this series (and I am not without blame), they have scored 24 runs so far in this series. The biggest problem is beyond evident here...
  7. notin
    Dalbec going after the first pitch after Funkhouser just walked the ever dangerous Kevin Plawecki on 5 pitches is certainly a questionable decision...
  8. notin
    Someone named Brandon Brennan is also on the 40 man roster...
  9. notin
    I feel you might be very liberal with your use of the word “worthy”...
  10. notin
    That’s very likely...
  11. notin
    Also, is Mata still on the 40 man? He’s not going to pitch this year, so moving him to the 60 day IL would free up a spot to add a waiver claim. Hey, Tanner Roark needs work. When you get released in the middle of a lucrative contract, you might not get so picky about bullpen jobs. Although MLB has too many pitchers named “Tanner” as it is. Not sure any team should have two...
  12. notin
    DHern and Valdez seem to have fallen out of trust or are having issues physically. If that’s the case, why keep them up? Both have optic and this bullpen has no shortage of mop up guys...
  13. notin
    If the Sox do anything to the pen, far more likely they demote one or more of Valdez, Hernandez or Taylor, although Taylor appears to be redeeming himself a little. I’d just assume call up Houck, who could have a good career as a relief pitcher, but I don’t think that’s the plan. So who would they call up? The most realistic candidates on the 40 man roster are Bazardo and Brewer. Groome isn’t likely. Not they could put Mata on the 60 day injured list, right? That would create an opening for anyone else. But there aren’t a slew of other candidates. The best options from the rest might be Walden, Gossett, McCarthy or long shot Caleb Simpson. Not necessarily much improvement...
  14. notin
    Why DFA players with options? One of the reasons to DFA players is to send them down after they clear waivers, but players with options need not clear waivers before being sent down. If he is using the DFA process them from the 40 man roster, the options become irrelevant (except that they make a player a more attractive claim candidate for another team).. The goal is probably to maintain some control of as many players as possible, but if Bloom wants to promote someone on the 40 man roster, he needs to clear a space and in that case, he would have to DFA a player he feels is likely to clear or does not mind losing altogether. Marcus Wilson is probably the most likely candidate to clear waivers. Even Brice or Brewer would probably get claimed, as young, cheap pitchers with a couple years control and MLB experience are not likely to clear waivers. Not that I would mind losing Brice or Brewer. That said, releasing Brice and promoting Brewer is also not the worst idea. I just don't see what he sees in Brice...
  15. notin
    I think of AA as the most important developmental step, as it’s where all the best players from each organization’s A ball teams filter into one team. Most AAA teams are loaded with players on MiLB contracts, many of whom are aging former major leaguers, or with the bulk of their 40 man roster players not on the parent club.
  16. notin
    My point. When was the last time you bought a keg? Has anyone of legal drinking age ever bought a keg?
  17. notin
    Barrels is fine. The word screws has a lot of meanings,some too delicate for a family-oriented forum such as this. Nobody talks about barrels any more, except when discussing the price of oil...
  18. notin
    Exactly. Which is part of why “barrels” and “extra base hits” do not always have an obvious relationship...
  19. notin
    And you can double on a well placed blooper...
  20. notin
    Actually Barnes' struggles were typically when working on minimal rest. Second day of back-to-backs were when he was just flat out ineffective...
  21. notin
    Dalbec's OPS is .579. Certainly not good. In fact, quite bad. But nowhere near .300. His BA is below the Mendoza line, however...
  22. notin
    Seen it and agree on all counts. I used to call one of my fantasy teams "The Tampico Stogies". (I'm down to one team this year, and am using the Gashouse Gorillas. My Bugs Bunny fandom got he best of me.) "Little Big League" also was a movie that took a ridiculous premise and turned it into a surprisingly good and well-written baseball movie as well.
  23. notin
    So in the category of movies about banged-up veteran catchers trying to provide fatherly guidance to hard-throwing phenoms with control issues amidst a cast of baseball groupies, die-hard Christians, and teammates practicing voodoo, would you say it's your second favorite movie?
  24. notin
    The second Tim Tebow?
  25. notin
    If the Sox are in the market for a corner OF at the deadline, I would suspect someone like Corey Dickerson or Kole Calhoun over Bryant...
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