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  1. notin
    Or the weird fact that David Hamilton had a .938 OPS in August but only has 9 PA in September. It’s like, why get hot?
  2. notin
    So DH - which is a regular position in every lineup everyday - is no different than an outfielder that only starts vs LHP? Where do I begin here? I take it next you will be telling me Ozzie Smith is in Cooperstown because of his hitting…
  3. notin
    There is a major differ between a hitter having a bad season and a “crappy” hitter. Bogaerts and Arraez are not comparable to Eaton and Sogard. There is a reason two of them are on multi-year 8 figure contracts and the other two signed minor league deals. And don’t lump all bad hitters in as replacement players. Andres Gimenez has not only hit better, but is a former Platinum Glove winner. How many defensive awards does Refsnyder have?
  4. notin
    Hey, Refsnyder is a one-dimensional situational role player. He does excel in that role (9th best OPS vs LHP in MLB over the past 3 seasons). But it’s almost never good to need him outside of that role…
  5. notin
    Yes. Dodgers, Padres, Yankees, Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Sure they have starters that have the occasional year, but that’s not the same as having multiple starters acquired as minor league free agents. And some teams have players who are “crappy hitters” but solid-to-better defensive player. Bear in mind that there is more to baseball than hitting LHP. Refsnyder has one situational skill that is carrying his career. Romy Gonzalez has a similar skill set but at least couples it with passable defense at multiple positions…
  6. notin
    Bear in mind - no ghost runners in the postseason…
  7. notin
    But not Sogard?
  8. notin
    But in order to miss the postseason, the Yankees would need to lose 5 games on the standings to Texas with only 15 to play. The lead is 4 games but the Yankees hold the tiebreaker. It will take a monumental collapse to miss the postseason for the Bronx Bombers. Especially since they have no games left with Texas…
  9. notin
    Not really. Detroit’s record has them 0.5 games ahead of Toronto for best record in the American League. Unless they have wrapped that up along with the home field advantage that goes with it, don’t expect them to sit Skubal. And if Houston can challenge them for second seed, expect them to go all in trying to secure the first round Bye…
  10. notin
    Lowe’s recent history is hardly the most alarming part of this lineup. Everyday they use at least two from Eaton, Refsnyder, Hamilton and Sogard. These are all players whose CEILING is “last man on an MLB bench” and the only reason they’re surpassing it now is only one player can be the last man on the Sox bench…
  11. notin
    That’s odd because you think almost no one deserves one…
  12. notin
    The Sox weren’t going to finish up 16-0. I’d rather lose to Oakland than NY…
  13. notin
    Add my name to the “no chance Pivetta gets a QO” list. Assuming I am not the headliner…
  14. notin
    Hes a career .265 hitter with a Gold Glove at 1b. But as he is due to make some $11-13 million in his final year of arbitration, coupled with the potential return of much cheaper Casas and possibility of the pre-paid Campbell, Lowe is a very likely non-tender candidate this off season…
  15. notin
    Skilled defender. Fast baserunner. And no obviously better replacement below him. The injury to Mayer is another factor…
  16. notin
    Different draft board or not, the Sox could have never traded Priester and still selected and signed Eyanson with the same pick. It’s not like tying Wade Miley to the AGon/Crawford/Beckett trade with the Dodgers. The Six dealt players (De La Rosa and Webster) from that trade that they otherwise would not have had in order to acquire Miley. The Sox still had that same pick that they used to select Eyanson. The slot money could have come from that pick and another pick…
  17. notin
    I assumed he would accept the QO…
  18. notin
    Keller has a surplus value of $16.8mill, not $72.4mill, per BTV. Campbell alone has a surplus value of $32.9mill on that same site. Sandlin ($4.8mill) and Mullins ($2.3mill) alone are nearly half the value…
  19. notin
    Think he cannot get a better offer?
  20. notin
    I suppose thsts your option. Of course shouldn’t considering him part of the return entail him (or his pick) being a Brewer if the deal never happened?
  21. notin
    Never do that again or I will throw a Fitts…
  22. notin
    And to do so with such illustrious hitters as Narvaez, Eaton and Sogard…
  23. notin
    I read somewhere Harrison was working on both a new pitch and a new grip for an existing pitch. If so, that would explain not only his mediocre numbers to start in Worcester, but also why other itcherscwere primoted first. of course the Early promotion is silly to count against Harrison; Kyle was to be promoted last week (earlier than Early) but instead injured his ankle…
  24. notin
    Absolutely. The Sox were wrong to keep Ortiz especially in the 2013 ALCS. I mean, other than one measly game-tying grand slam in the 8th inning of game two and prevented the Sox from going down 0-2 at Fenway, what exactly did he do in that series?
  25. notin
    Definitely not Phillips as his pick was a direct result. The Sox might have taken Eyanson anyway and saved bonus money on another pick. Maybe they don’t take Godbout and draft a more singable player instead. Whether or not there is a penalty system is immaterial. Most teams have budgets for signing pucks and the system for DECADES was to draft signable players and let the higher ranked picks fall as needed.
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