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The Gravity of Andrew Benintendi's Slow Start
notin replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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I like him better than Foulke, but Foulke was definitely the guy at the right time...
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Would you promote a player based on RBIs? Sort of like saying “We’re moving you up because everyone in front of you keeps getting on base.”
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No love for Tom Gordon? (Isn’t that a title of a Stephen King book?) You’d think getting 46 saves in 47 chances at least gets him some mention...
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Do they need to sneak him through waivers? According to soxprospects.com, he still has one option left..
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What are the chances of Porcello being offered a contract extension?
notin replied to TylerD's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
It won’t be easy at all to replace Porcello, who is still only 30 years old despite his long career. The big factor will be the money and years he is loooking for. And then if the Sox can fit him into the budget. What really hurts is that the Sox don’t have much in the way of minimum wage replacements on the horizon forcing there way on to the roster and freeing up resources. It might come down to re-signing Porcello vs tendering Bradley. Bradley is not making that as difficult as the Sox would like... -
Possibly, but it’s not so crazy to think they’d keep him as backup catcher. It’s not like there is another obvious name in the system barking at the door...
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My bad. I was thinking about Rodriguez against Colorado. But I did also think Porcello was left in too long...
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ERA doesn’t always tell the whole story with relievers. Porcello left the game with 2 runners on base and the bullpen was charged with keeping them on base. Both runners did score. Sure it was a tough job, but it was also one that didn’t get done....
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And a blown save isn’t always a loss...
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A “save opportunity” can become a hold. It just doesn’t become one until another reliever takes over. That’s probably why they get listed as blown saves; you can’t assume another reliever is going to pitch.
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Look up Barnes. It says he has three blown saves this year. I listed them out earlier in the thread and none were in the ninth inning. The problem is, there is no such thing as a blown hold, so it is listed as a blown save. If you notice in the “elsewhere “ where holds are listed, there is nothing indicating how many were blown. Brasier is also listed as having 2 blown saves. One of these was for Gardner’s grand slam in the 7th inning. A blown hold is listed as a blown save. Regardless of the inning...
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No. A hold is basically a save but before the last inning. You don’t get a save, but you do get a blown save if you fail to get a hold. Barnes and Brasier have combined for about 54IP in the ninth inning in their careers. So saying they had 24 ninth inning save chances in 54 career innings seems like a lot for two guys whose careers as closer is limited to 6 overlapping weeks...
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No. A hold is a “save situation.” Where are you getting this data?
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NO THEY DIDN’T. There is no such stat as a blown hold. As a hold is basically a save situation before the ninth inning, failing to keep a hold is credited with a blown SAVE...
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But plenty of them were hold opportunities, unless you think Cora was going to leave a pitcher in for a 3 inning save. Brasier has 2 blown saves this year, but only one was a ninth inning BS. Barnes has 3 blown saves this year, but one was in the 7th inning (against Colorado the other night) and the other two were in the eighth inning. None in the ninth. Actually Barnes and Brasier have been quite effective in the ninth inning traditional closer role. It’s been the earlier innings where they struggle. But Barnes in particular has been handed tougher assignments, like always facing the opposing best hitters. So it’s more understandable that he would have the occasional rough outing...
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If you knew it was a blown save, you said the opposite in the post I quoted. Unless you already acknowledged your error...
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Really it says more about them as relievers in general than anything related to ninth inning activity...
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That is called The Backfire Effect. The more you disprove someone’s belief, the stronger their belief becomes...
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Yes it was a blown save. Anytime a reliever loses a lead of 3 runs or less, it’s a blown save, even if it happens in the third inning...
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It’s True. I think the biggest reason the Sox haven’t benched Bradley earlier is the absolute lack of other available options that don’t suck...
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Again, if the Sox need bullpen depth, they’re going to demote before DFA. When pitchers start coming back, the first moves will be to demote Smith, Weber, and/or Brewer. DFAing Thornburg does nothing since Dombrowski has been hesitant to add a Major League arm with any sort of track record anyway...
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17 innings is enough? He might never come around, but I think a lot of people underestimate how far he has come back from a very difficult problem...
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He is leaving starters in beyond limits we see much later in the year...
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Big difference between deciding to do it and being required to do it...
