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And Buford never had an OPS under .500...

But the Vegas oddsmakers have to take the amount of action on a team into account, which means nothing about their chances for making the postseason...

Or maybe they could work out lame two person skits about how Swihart is “ruining the game” because they don’t like him...

As opposed to those who think releasing him was a mistake and therefore point out every time he he works the count to three balls as proof of success?

The problem actully is that when Bradley hits THIS poorly, he falls into a territory where there are plenty of other CFs who can field but not hit. What always helped Bradley before and made him special was he could field and would occasionally hit. But right now he’s a poor man’s Damon Buford. And then there is the question of his abilities being overkill. Does having Betts in RF suppress him in CF?

While certainly not as injured as the Yankees, the Sox have had more injuries than a lot of teams, and not just to Price. We also lost Eovaldi and everyone who plays 2b..

I think, if not for his military service, Williams might have been able to catch Babe Ruth for the all time HR title and might have even made it a point to do so. Aaron would not have been there to shoot for at the time. Ditto Bonds, obviously...

And the slider didn’t come into prominence until the 1950’s...

Didn’t he also say “production comes from hitting the ball in the air”?

Even if this was true about how “bad” he’s been, why are you worried about what happens “in a few years,” to use your exact words? Bradley is only under contract for ONE more season...

And build up their IP more slowly as opposed to trying to get 150 IP from either one...

The problem is, they brought Leon back just as the pitchers were shaking off the rust. So we’ll never know if it was #leongate or #restgate...

But Marco only plays three positions...

I think Betts move to the OF was heavily influenced by Bradley’s inability to hit. Also why the Sox signed Castillo...

So bench Betts? If your plan was to move Betts to CF and Chavis in RF, is that really better than having Benintendi in CF and Betts in RF?

Name one other person with a .667 winning percentage within their lifetime...

Did you mean “hired” or “fired”? Both are correct...

Age. Very, very few players reach free agency at age 26...

And then what? Worth pointing out fellow defense-oriented center fielders Mallex Smith was demoted while hitting better (.509 OPS) than Bradley and Keon Braxton is in danger of being released while only slightly worse (.394 in 50 PA) than Bradley. I’ve defended JBJ plenty based upon his defense and that he bats eighth, but he needs to get on some sort of streak. The only thing going for him is the atrocious outfield depth the Sox have right now. But even still, Gorkys Hernandez is probably checking out Boston-area housing...

You can add Daniel Bard to that list as well. I agree about walks. Not every hard hit ball puts a runner on base, but every walk does...

Whether or not Chavis makes more sense at DH is not the question. This is about reports the Sox are considering Chavis in the outfield, which is not a personal theory of mine, but apparently something the Sox are considering. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/05/red-sox-rumors-michael-chavis-outfield-utility.html Now it’s very possible that it’s simply getting more media attention than it deserves, or maybe it’s being mentioned as imminent when really the Sox brass are talking about 2020. No idea. But if Chavis is to move to the outfield, who do you think he’d be replacing? Since it clearly isn’t Betts (barring an unreported plan to return him to 2b), that leaves Benintendi or Bradley. Maybe the plan is to platoon him with Beninntendi in LF? But that would limit him in the lineup to days against LHP, which defeats the purpose of trying to find a place for him. Or maybe the plan is to shuffle one of the corners to CF and stuck Chavis in as a replacement. And if so, Chavis in RF at Fenway is a worse idea than Benintendi in CF...

I’m not so sure the Sox aren’t trying to replace JBJ. Chavis is reportedly looking at outfield time. And he isn’t going out there to replace Betts. Maybe the Sox might occasionally try Chavis in LF and slide Benintendi over to CF?

... which is the same number he spent at 2b before this season...

Teams really don’t even rebuild any more. They just try to save money. Miami traded two players who won back-to-back MVPs and the best prospect they got in return was ranked below Chavis and Groome at the time...

Actually April is typically MLB’s best month per game, since no one is out of it yet. That’s why some of those cold weather cities still play their share of early April games at home despite the very real risk of snow...