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Everything posted by notin
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Right. If only Dombrowski had brought in a closer we'd be in first place. Is that what you're saying?
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Oh I would have fired him in March. But the Sox issues were the rotation. Their bullpen was actually better than I expected...
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Per B-R.com, if Cashner pitches 340 innings between 2018 and 2019, he makes $10mill next season. Currently he has 283.2 IP, leaving 56.1 IP until the clause goes into effect...
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So your entire argument that the only difference between the two teams rests on a career closer being better in one category than a pitcher whose only had the role for 3 weeks? The Sox built their team to have the best rotation in the American League. It's where they spent all their money. The rotation failed. Those 5 pitchers make more money that the entire salaries of one of the teams the Sox are currently chasing for a WC spot. They SHOULD be among the best rotations in the game. The fact that they are performing worse than the Yankees rotation - which is their weak spot - should at least say SOMETHING to you...
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It was not a point in his favor...
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There's actually a decent chance Seattle decides their "gap" to their prospects can be filled by Santana, Smith and Haniger. Broxton's .514 OPS in Seattle isn't screaming "KEEP ME"...
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I don't exepct him to be JBJ out there. But it's not like every flyball to CF will automatically become a hit, either. With Betts in RF covering a significant amount of territory, Bradley has been somehwta held back defensively anyway, as he simply doesn't have as many opportunities as a lot of other CFs. But then a lot of that assumes the Sox go for the full reset (per some rumor somewhere), and they need to replace him. I could see them getting another CF or a corner OF and shifting either player over...
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Weak case. The Yankee rotation (4.82 ERA) has outpitched the Sox rotation (5.02 ERA) by a greater margin in ERA that the difference between the 2 bullpens. Yankee bullpen ERA is 4.02, which the Red Sox is 4.16. Our bullpen is closer to their bullpen than our rotation is to their rotation....
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If the Mariners want anything better than Brian Johnson, the Sox can look elsewhere. Broxton was DFA'd by the Mets and Orioles already this year - two organizations that needed temporary outfield hep and decided Broxton was not it. http://www.baseballtradevalues gives Broxton a surplus trade value of $0.5mill, which is less than Chris Owings. I think if the Sox offered just about anything, the Mainers would probably accept it. And if they didn't, the Red Sox would probably look elsewhere. They really might not even need to fill CF if they shift Betts or Benintendi to CF...
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So when (I'm going with "when" here) make the WC game, who should be the SP? And then who takes Game 1 of the ALDS?
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He's been released twice this year. Do you think he suddenly has trade value?
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Clearly you are unaware of Fenway Popcorn prices...
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And it’s not like any of us were helping build that bullpen. Heck, Dombrowski STILL hasn’t returned any of my calls...
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He’s 28 now...
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Thank you
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Sometimes if he is comparing two players, he also incorporates their ages or compares them at the same ages. He’s been doing it since BDC. Remember his unpopular Will Middlebrooks/Mark Reynolds comparisons?
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Ignoring the bullpen was stupid, but the rotation is what this team is built around and has been disappointing everywhere except ERod...
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I think taking health and games played into an account is an asset. Let’s see batting average do that...
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The Sox bullpen has been better than expected The Yankees invested heavily in the bullpen and it’s working. The Sox invested heavily in the rotation and it isn’t...
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Harmony does it daily...
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The fact that we still have optimistic fans and an outside chance does mean the team is competitive. Ask harmony if he thinks the Mariners are this year...
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Given the obvious Dombrowski-Greene connection, I normally would be flat out surprised if Dombrowski didn’t make an attempt to get Greene, or at least assume he had a good reason for passing. But the way Apathy Dave has been this year, I’m not sure of anything...
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I think it comes down to each source measuring differently what it takes to contribute to a win. Doesn’t mean either one is wrong, but they are measuring different aspects of the same thing It’s like if you asked two fisherman which one caught the bigger fish. If the first one said “mine was 30 inches” and the second one said “mine was 12 pounds”, who caught the bigger fish, using that data only? And is either one “wrong”?
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I think he stays for 2020 and Boras re-assesses the market to speculate if 2021 makes sense or he can get 3 or 4 years...
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Putting aside WAR arguments (stop bringing them up, Bellhorn!! ), this is a thread about 2020. Obviously s lot hinges on Sale. OH FOY (I believe) cited the sportrac.com number that the Sox available budget for 2020 is $56mill. If the arbitration cases for Betts (say, $25mill), ERod ($8mill-ish) and Benintendi ($6mill) come out with these wild guesses which could be collectively close, that leaves about $17mill for remaining arbitration cases (Barnes, Workman, Hembree, and a couple others) finishing the 25 man roster, and leaving a little headway to improve or replace an injured player mid season. Tight budget. This is if a reset is in order. If the Sox go all in for 2020, it does mean 2021 and beyond are very likely going to be struggles...
