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The Sox are 21st in MLB for IP from the starter at 708 IP. While Tampa and NY have fewer, Tampa'snumbers are skewed by the opener strategy, and the Yankees were built around the bullpen, unlike the Sox. The Sox bullpen has actually been somewhat of a surprise, and would look a lot better across the board if they weren't so heavily relied upon. This was a team that was clearly built with a solid starting rotation in mind, and they have not had one...
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Oh why go into the disclaimer? 25% of the posts on this board are t say "I told you so" and many with the attitude that some of us even have influence with the front office. Come join us... -
I think it's possible for the Sox to reset and still be competitive in 2020. Not sure if we have the right GM for that, though. And unfortunately, JBJ has to be a roster casualty for that to happen...
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Actually the Sox pen has pitched pretty well, especially lately. The blown saves % is high, but that's because of the crazy lengthy opportunities handed over by the rotation. If your bullpen only hjas to hold the lead for 1 or 2 innings, the chances of converting the save are much higher than the repeated 4 inning opportunities the Sox pen has been handed...
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Except for that whole steroid suspension scandal...
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3-51 when trailing after 7
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I might have left out the word "million" for their original estimate. But after the steroid scandal, $50 seems about right...
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You blame everything on new metrics and statisticians. Except success...
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Way back when Jason Giambi signed his deal with the Yankees for 7 years $120 million, Rosenthal wrote about a study two New York econmists did to determine how much he was worth to the Yankees, and they concluded he would be worth roughly $50 per season in all the revenue gains. Now in this case, it didn't pan out for reasons related to steroids and Grandy Jury testimony and public "confessions", but the point is the value of marquee players to their teams...
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Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical. - Yogi Berra
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It did happen. But, like anything else, it works for some and not for others. It's not like there is one surefire preparation method that works for every player...
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Eovaldi was just a bad idea. I as opposed to bringing back Kimbrel, but I would have given in to Kimbrel's 6 year $100mill demands before sigining Eovaldi to that deal. I see the appeal of Eovaldi, but the downside was just waaaaaaay too obvious. And it took almost no time to manifest itself, either...
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Let's see if Porky is really worth the money he's getting paid.
notin replied to Larry33's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Porcello has been worth 10.8 fWAR on this current contract. Over the same period of time, Price has been worth 10.6 fWAR. But somehow, Porcello is the contract worth complaining about? And this is before we discuss dollar values and time remaining... -
A bit unfair sine Eovaldi has made so few starts this year and Price has been on the IL But Price had one one July 24, and then was IL'd 2 starts later. Chacin had one July 3, and has only appeared in 3 games since. Cashner has only had one since joining the Sox, but it was against the Yankees..
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Maybe But Cashner logged 30 IP as a Sox starter. Porcello hasn't gotten anything going in over 150...
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Price-ERod-Eovaldi-Chacin-Cashner? Better or worse than the current rotation?
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Why not Chacin? Or Shawaryn? Cashner?
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I think most GMs get this better than we do. The logic is that payout over the first few years needs to eclipse the albatross of the later ones. That's why they backload these deals very often - in order to put a better team around the mega contract player while he is still in or near his peak years. As he declines, the team was likely to be worse anyway, so the player gets paid more and the supporting cast isn't as good...
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The question is - is repeatedly throwing Porcello and Brian Johnson out there just putting up the facade of trying to win? It seems to me at some point, giving important starts to Porcello is just doing what hasn't worked so well all year and hoping it magically gets better. At some point, maybe it does become time to make a change because of the necessity to win...
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I see Chavis and Travis holding own first. Hernandez getting first shot at 2b. Duran in the minors to start the year, likely with Chatham. And Dalbec being traded.
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I don’t think so. Machado, Harper and Trout were all at least two years younger than Mookie will be when he becomes FA. Age is becoming a big deal for free agents and potential free agents...
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If the other option is Gorky, I play JBJ everyday. I’d have JBJ bat right-handed before handing starts to Gorkys...
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I don’t hate TB12. The jokes were about the ridiculousness of the laughable scandals surrounding him..
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At this point, we might as well see if we have an internal replacement for Porcello. We know we have one for Moreland in Chavis...
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And that’s just what they call you to your face
