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Everything posted by notin
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We do not. But we all know which one has the much more significant history. So, two questions: 1. Would you agree Sale deserves a shot back at his old role when he is healthy? 2. And do you think Eovaldi's long injury-plagued career is miraculously changed? As I have said before, my concerns regarding Eovaldi have never been about talent...
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No it's not. Find a stretch in Beckett's career where he pitched as few as 178 IP over 3 seasons. (Hint: You can't. He topped that total even in the last 3 years of his career as it was winding down)...
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I think they have reached a point where pitchin g is so thin, they have to figure out how to utilize what they have. Dealing Eovaldi might make sense in some cases, but overall it just looks like it will make a bad situation worse. And in some respects, I think Bloom sees this, which is why we do not have Rougned Odor....
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Maybe. Although the early stories were that he felt Graterol could not handle a role as a full time starter. Makes one wonder how he feels abut Eovaldi...
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Seriously? Boone is coming back? He must have some really good blackmail on Steinbrenner. Some compromising pictures or maybe incriminating emails. Something. I can't imagine he is coming back due to his managerial acumen and success...
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The biggest reason to keep Margot was he would have provided a cheaper alternative for Bradley in CF for the past couple seasons, freeing up money for other areas. But once the Sox decided to pay Bradley, there was no reason to go get Margot. And Bradley, for all his ups and downs, was certainly a contributing player, especially in the 2018 post-season...
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Of course, the real problem here is that we can make all the arguments we want and provide all the supporting data and facts and interpretations of them as to why Eovldi should just be moved to the bullpen, which is an area of need for the Sox. At some point, they do have to add a few relievers, preferably ones who don't suck. So it's not like this idea is just dumping him off. But all of this is not going to make a difference. I fully expect the Sox to put him in the rotation in 2021. At least to start the year...
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So 2014 and 2015? Way back then? Was Thunder even in high school in those years? That's a long time ago. I think Woodrow Wilson was still President...
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We did? When was that? 60 game seasons don't count...
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Well, if he gets rehired, what will ST 2021 look like?
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An interesting approach, and I agree, probably not coincidental. The author touches on another aspect, the pitcher's height, which also might have another influence. A taller pitcher with a longer stride (and longer arms) also brings that release point even closer to the batter, giving just that much less time to adjust. If a normal release point is about 55 feet from home plate (just a guess), releasing the ball just 1 foot closer has the same effect in terms of time reaching home plate as adding 1 full mph to a fastball. A freakishly taller pitcher like Fairbanks or Glasnow might be about to exploit that to the point of getting up to 2 feet closer, which is like adding 2 full MPH to a fastball. And we are talking about guys who routinely hit 97 mph (Glasnow) and 100mph (Fairbanks) to begin with....
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Except with most pitchers, there is always one other incredibly obvious possibility, and one I argued was always the case with David Price until he showed there was a good chance I was correct. And that point is that racking up larger IP totals wears a pitcher down and some pitchers are simply exhausted and worn out and probably very sore by the time October comes around. And there also seems to be a trend that pitchers who log a lot of innings deep into October are not as effective the following season. (And possibly why Cora took it very easy on the Sox starters in ST 2019.) This is potentially a good factor in why so few teams seem to repeat World Series titles any more...
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Conjecture? What am I conjecting? (A much needed new word. Feel free to use it.) Prior to his problems first arising in 2018, Chris Sale has thrown below 192 IP one time in his career as a starter. It's worth it to see if the surgery worked and he is rebuilt. Eovaldi threw 199 IP as a starter in 2015 and has seen his IP decline rapidly every year since. From 2017 through 2019, Eovaldi threw 178 IP total. How many season s cut short by injury does he need to have to prove this point? That he struggles to throw a full season as a starter is not conjecture; it's a conclusion...
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Yeah, if only he was Manny Margot in the post-season...
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.. which doesn't change that his post-season numbers are still 139 PA spread out over 5 years. And it does not change that one mammoth game can change those numbers dramatically, which is why they are 100% meaningless...
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That was before his surgery. And it might be a consideration down the road. But right now, the rebuilt Sale might be able to put the struggles of 2018 and 2019 behind him if the surgery rectifies his problem. Unlike Eovaldi, Sale has shown he actually does have the durability to handle starting for a full season. Eovaldi has only topped 154 IP one time in his career, and that was back in 2015. Since then, he threw 154 IP in 2016, and seen in plummet since. Sale might actually be back healthy and the Sox can try to verify that. Eovaldi does not appear he can ever reach that level again despite multiple surgeries and multiple chances...
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A much easier point is to ignore post-season stats as not so much an aggregate total, but a bunch of extremely small sample sizes spread out over multiple seasons. Saying he has a .639 OPS in the post-season as a measure that he strggles also means that you're counting his 2 for 10 ALDS in 2016 at age 23 equally with his performances yesterday. And Mookie, like nearly every MLB player, was not the same at 23 as he is at age 27...
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Actually, just one mammoth game. If Mookie goes 5 for 5 with 3 HRs tonight - which he is perfectly capable of doing - his career postseason OPS jumps to .814...
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Probably because it’s only 139 plate appearances spread out over 5 seasons, but Mookie’s never really been Mookie in the postseason. .639 OPS and 1 career home run...
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Yaz might be able to contribute, but if you take Longoria, you're essentially paying $26 million for a 30 year old outfielder with less than 600 career at bats and a so-so minor league track record that includes a career sub-.800 OPS at every level above A ball. And weakening the pitching to boot by dealing Eovaldi. I think if the Sox take a bad deal, there is no point offsetting it by dumping Eovaldi unless (really good) pitching is coming back. Otherwise, take on that deal to get a good player with more control and on the right side of 30...
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I've heard others say the Sox will be one of the few teams that actually do spend this off-season...
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Why? History has shown Eovaldi lacks the durability to be that guy. Just because the last guy overpaid is no reason to force the situation on him. I mean, if you paid Ferrari dollars for a broken down '67 Mustang, would you still drive it like it was a Ferrari just because it costs the same? Now he might be an injury risk regardless of the role. But the one thing that has ended the careers of more pitchers than anything else is pitching. Make him do it less, and you reduce the risk of him getting hurt...
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He definitely made some good moves. But he did put the team in what was obviously going to be a very difficult position, and that was before he decided to go out in a Blaze of Glory...
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And one other thing we clearly both agree on - f*** the Sparks!!!
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Hey, Rusney is a free agent and a centerfielder. Just sayin'...
