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  1. notin
    https://www.fangraphs.com/players/kenley-jansen/3096/graphs?statArr=6&legend=1,2&split=base&time=daily&ymin=&ymax=&start=2018&end=2020&rtype=mult&gt1=15&dStatArray=FC
  2. notin
    And not at 2B? I would not expect Tommy La Stella or Cesar Hernandez or Jonathan Villar to be that much pricier than Pillar. And i fact, I like all of them easily as much as Pillar. Maybe the Sox can get both Pillar and Villar! And only sign players with rhyming names!
  3. notin
    One could argue that since the Sox are one of the fe teams positioned to spend this off-season, and if there is any truth to avoiding players with Qualifying Offers, that the Sox are positioned to go after the best non-QO free agent out there in Marcell Ozuna, This does leave some tricky alignment in the OF, since none is really a true CF anymore. The biggest and most obvious need is pitching. But if the Sox are not going after any free agents with a QO, exactly who is there for them to sign? The top (re:most expensive) starters on the market without a QO are Masahio Tanaka and Jke Odirizzi. Tanaka figures to be available and Odirizzi is not exactly expected to break the bank, assuming he is worthy at all. But the Sox do have to spend. They made sure of that with the Reset Button tweet. And sicne the starting pitchers are not exactly worth going after and more of a case of "spending for the sake of spending", so should we all extend an early welcome to Marcell Ozuna? And Brad Hand?
  4. notin
    THe projections have Bradley going for 2 /$16 to Houston and Kolten Wong for for 2 / $16 to Boston. So per the projections, the Sox can afford him. But which player is the bigger need (in your eyes)? Both play vacated positions. Both are Gold Glove winning defensive wizards. Bradley plays a position of one of the better upper level prospects, but there is no guarantee with that player anyway. Wong plays a position currently manned by a couple utility infielders, albeit one with a really good pedigree. Bradley is a known commodity. Wong is a much better hitter. The age difference between the two is 6 months...
  5. notin
    More than any of us yet we all make recommendations And I am not so sure I'd say "pull", but he is probably part of the conversations. And since both of the starting CF's from the rings he has are available, I would expect a him to drop both names...
  6. notin
    I don't see the fuss. The Sox area bad team right now, and not a manager away The Tigers hired Hinch. No uproar there?
  7. notin
    So.. no graphng? THe big problem with analytics is it cannot account for a player being tired when not in routine. They plot data based on days rest for pitcher, etc. But this off-season was a whole new formula...
  8. notin
    In theory I'm ok with Instant Replay, but so far the primary use of it has been to overturn stolen bases because some of the rules of baseball are not real consistent with physics. So yeah, it can go...
  9. notin
    Brantley is not a guy you want in CF. Also, no. They were never teammates and Cora left Houston to manage Boston before Brantley arrived...
  10. notin
    And now that Cora is on board, I am guessing it will be either Bradley or Marisnick...
  11. notin
    But being unable to review in game footage might have been a factor...
  12. notin
    But again, that's saying what they expect him to be, not what he is. What he is right now is an unknown commodity. Bear in mind these same people making comparisons also thought Ben would be by far the lesser of the Gamel brothers...
  13. notin
    Let's hope it sticks. He'll get his shot st some point. Worst case scenario is the Sox have a new 4th outfielder/pinch runner...
  14. notin
    The problem with saying Duran is the Second Coming of Jake Fraley is no one knows what type of player Fraley is. His career right now is 70 plate appearances. He could fall anywhere in between Shane Victorino and Shane Robinson. This isn't like when you compared a young Will Middlebrooks to an established veteran in Mark Reynolds. So sure, I'll bite. Duran is the next Fraley. But what is Fraley?
  15. notin
    In both 2019 and 2020, Devers had 8 errors in his first 28 games. In 2019, he had a longer season after that to show his improvements. Yes, errors are hardly the best defensive metric, but in the shorter 60 game season, it's really tough to use anything else because he lacked any time to make up for his mistakes...
  16. notin
    Didn't he start 2019 with a slew of errors as well? Slow starter...
  17. notin
    They do, and I have been saying that. I think Duran tarts the season in the minors. And the Sox open the season with some stopgap CF type like Marisnick or Pillar and hope to finish the season with Duran. But Duran is going to have to improve dramatically on his .634 OPS in AA to make that happen. Worst case for Duran is the Sox acquire Kiermaier so that they can increase a pitching return from Tampa, since Kiermaier is signed for two very pricey seasons. But the Sox might also acquire someone like Ender Inciarte (1 yr / $9mill) from Atlanta or Lorenzo Cain (1 yr / $18 mill) from KC in the same type of trade and use him as the stopgap bridge to Duran....
  18. notin
    Aren't Fraley's numbers a bit inflated a bit by playing in the notoriously hitter friendly Pacific Coast League, where he had an .886 OPS in 168 PA?
  19. notin
    Despite the name, Cannon lacks the arm to be a shortstop...
  20. notin
    Devers did prety well without him, too. After a very slow start, Devers posted a .923 OPS from August 18th through the end of the season. But that .556 OPS in the first 23 games brought his numbers down. Still, just a bad 23 game stretch. His OPS after 25 games in 2019 was .690 under Cora. Devers might just be a slow starter...
  21. notin
    I assume you also agree about C-3PO...
  22. notin
    That's just overkill. Calling balls and strikes is an insanely difficult task. An umpire has a split second to decide if a 95 mph pitch touched part of an imaginary box that varies from hitter to hitter. I get amazed when they call those pitches on the edge of the K-Zone right most of the time. It's so difficult to do. Except Angel Hernandez. He can go and be replaced by a full robot that does everything for him. I think C-3PO would do a better job...
  23. notin
    Chad De La Guerra!! Pencil him in!!
  24. notin
    Yes, let's start garnering placeholders for Yorke and Lugo. Why wait until they play in Greenville? No point in stalling...
  25. notin
    If Jimy managed with the same playoff structure as Morgan, he never would have made the post-season....
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