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  1. notin
    But it wasn’t really a blowout game until after Ramirez pitched...
  2. notin
    I would suspect a primary reason for the light loads in Spring Training was heavily influenced by the extra activity in the postseason. Extra IP in October are likely a big factor in why so few teams repeat any more...
  3. notin
    Well, we have 5 starting pitchers all performing below their normal levels and some at career-worst levels. This means one of two things 1) Massive level of coincidence. 2) Something was done differently.
  4. notin
    Agreed. A moratorium on all Fire Sale talk until May 31. Agreed? (Open to new suggestions of a reasonable date.)
  5. notin
    Although they are apparently bringing Walden back up. Not sure what Dombrowski saw in Ramirez that 3IP just completely vanquished...
  6. notin
    But you don’t need to send anyone down to activate Lin. Moving Pedroia to the IL creates the necessary opportunity...
  7. notin
    Well 12 walks in 11IP for one of the best control starting pitchers in the AL, for one...
  8. notin
    It’s a bit premature, but so far: Porcello - no QO? Yes. Hernandez as his replacement. I agree with this halfway. I have my doubts about him (or any rookie) suddenly trying to pitch 180 IP at the major league level. But I could see him and Shawaryn combining for the rotation spot. Johnson? I’m barely behind the decision to keep him this year.
  9. notin
    I’ve always said spring training games serve two purposes. 1) Get loose and get ready. 2) Not get injured. They’re like the stretching a runner does before a marathon. Certainly no one monitors the stretching a runner does to determine if he can win, but it gets him ready and helps avoid injury. The Sox accomplished to second part, but not so much on the first...
  10. notin
    That spring training games are meaningless was in response to people saying the Sox need to “turn it on and start winning”. There is a big difference between “meaningless” and “useless” or “pointless”...
  11. notin
    And Keuchel? Like I said, two open spots...
  12. notin
    He’s on a minor league deal. His MLB minimum wage can’t be that prohibitive, can it? He has a better track record than a few pitchers the Sox are keeping and further depleted their depth. Not sure what Josh Taylor and Brian Johnson bring to the table that Erasmo Ramirez doesn’t....
  13. notin
    But sometimes pitching against those guys with high uni numbers, you face hitters with worse strike zone judgment...
  14. notin
    Why would they need to DFA Ramirez? Lin is on the 40 man roster already and the injury to Pedroia creates an opening on the active roster. Not to mention, even with the addition of Ramirez and Leon, the Sox still have 2 open 40 man roster spots...
  15. notin
    Or it’s a preparedness issue...
  16. notin
    The really unusual thing about Porcello is the walks. In the past 2 seasons, he’s pitched 203 and 191 IP and walked 48 batters in each season. This year in 11IP, he’s already walked 12!! And the thing is, those seasons with 48 walks were bad by his standards. That he’s already walked a quarter of that total in maybe 5% of his normal IP is a definite red flag this season...
  17. notin
    The 60 day IL isn’t necessary. Chavis is already on the 40 man roster and the Sox have 2 open spots on it still.
  18. notin
    Never wanted Moreland, but I’d welcome him back...
  19. notin
    J Immaterial. The question involved $230mill, which is an approximation of the upper limit where the Sox are now minus Pedroia’s AAV. If Henry is going to squeeze the budget, then it was unwise to extend Sale and Bogaerts ...
  20. notin
    I rarely take the word of sports media when it comes to health speculation...
  21. notin
    This 100% also depends on whether or not Pedroia thinks he’s done. I really doubt he has any “quit” in him. And really, how much of a difference should it make? If Pedroia remains, is it that much of a task for Dombrowski to build a team with $230mill? I’d hardly call it a handicap. Plenty of teams have smaller budgets and also have deadweight contracts...
  22. notin
    Two words: guaranteed contract. The Sox are on the hook for it unless Pedroia voluntarily retires. Just like how the Rangers are still paying Prince Fielder...
  23. notin
    And is Dombrowski thinking about him as a rotation option?
  24. notin
    They lost two key pitchers at the back end of the bullpen and instead spent a big chunk of the remaining budget on the backup 1b. I do find those to be questionable priorities. It felt like Dombrowski was so impressed with himself for finding Brasier, that he decided he could easily find a few more Brasiers. Hard-throwing? Check. Nowhere near an MLB team last year? Check. Come on aboard, Runzler, Ellington, Schlereth, Tapia, and Putnam...
  25. notin
    Also this whole Player X wants to play for Team Y “for the rest of his career” seems like a worn-out negotiation ploy to get an extension. And if it happens at an acceptable rate, win for the player. If the team rebuffs him, it vilifies the management...
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