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  1. notin
    So the Sox need another starter because one of their starters has been average??
  2. notin
    Yes. That was clearly what I was saying.
  3. notin
    Exactly.
  4. notin
    Moreland is the hot bat, but one bad week from Hanley shouldn't remove him from the picture altogether. And certainly shouldn't open the door for Swihart to become the fallback option. There is also the option to bench Bradley and move Martinez to left field every now and then....
  5. notin
    All of the "tanking" talk this past off-season was thrown around by agents and the Player's Association because the free agent salaries weren't what they were expecting. But teams have gone through rebuilding programs every off-season without this much attention drawn to it. Salaries were lower because teams starting wising up to the poor business decisions in giving 30+ year old player six and seven year deals at outlandish money. The taking talk was nothing but a lot of noise and negative PR directed at the owners and their sudden and unexpected fiscal responsibility. ...
  6. notin
    The BABIP is lower because home runs are not part of BABIP. If even half his home runs only hit the top of the wall and stayed in play, his BABIP would look more like what you would expect. ..
  7. notin
    So the Sox should play inferior players and prioritize economics over winning?
  8. notin
    Building a winner is tough and expensive. Tearing a team down is cheap and it takes long enough to disprove the "building a future winner" mantra that many fans buy into it. Tanking rarely works from a winning perspective, and usually depends on two factors, only one of which the team can control. Timing of a tear down to coincide with getting worthwhile players is tough to control. The other factor is, to make this strategy work, you have to have an NBA team. Unless the goal all along was to go cheap. Then it always works...
  9. notin
    Shows where Hanley stands among Sox fans. His first baf week and already it's time to bring in Swihart? Not even Moreland, mind you. It might be getting close to admitting there is a strong possibility Swihart isn't very good either. Certainly there is no reason to have more faith in him than Hanley. People need to stop thinking the sox need to base their season around his option. Thr guy rarely plays the field and stays healthy. Likely he either gets hurt or plays well enough to EARN the option, which is a good thing. Also this scenario above has no second baseman
  10. notin
    Remember after opening day when everyone wanted him gone?
  11. notin
    The Sox need to identify some underrated pitching talent. While likely unaffordable anyway, they did miss out on Miles Mikolas this off-season. Mikolas was an underrated guy I was writing about back on BDC in my occasional "Hidden Gem" posts. (I'm not calling myself a scout here. "Hidden Gems" had more misses than hits, and calling Mikolas a hit is probably premature right now. But there are guys like him out there.)
  12. notin
    Agreed. The Sox aren't moving Devers off third, errors or not. Where would Machado fit on? At this point, I'll take one and a half seasons of Bogaerts over a half season of Machado. ..
  13. notin
    That be a bit lofty to put Betts in the same argument as Foxx and Williams, let alone Devers. Williams is considered one of the greatest pure hitters of all time, if not the best. Foxx might be the most underrated slugger in MLB history. We're talking about the greatest hitters in history. Is Betts really in that argument yet?
  14. notin
    Dimaggio
  15. notin
    I'm sure Baltimore would love to cash in on Machado this summer. But they will have an exorbitant asking price. Likely a difficult one for the Sox to afford. ..
  16. notin
    Right now, less ball Bradley means more Moreland. And right now, that is the right way to go. ...
  17. notin
    Not if the Sox pay too many other players too much money. They have a big budget, but not an unlimited budget...
  18. notin
    The future of this team is Betts, not Kimbrel. Every big contract added over the next couple of seasons makes it more likely Betts walks away when his time is due. ..
  19. notin
    I doubt the Sox even add a closer. Kelly or Thornburg likely take the role with the other doing setup. Its too early to fill out th he rest of the names in the bullpen right now, but of the candidates are already here.
  20. notin
    I'm sure you also remember Bernie Carbo's home run. And there was that guy whatsisname who hit one off the foul pole in game 6. I think that hit might have made its way into pop culture lore at some point...
  21. notin
    True, the WebGem has become an ESPN staple. But historically, big hits have been revered more than big defensive plays. We all remember Bucky Dent's home run. But how many remember Lou Pinella's sun-blind stab of Jerry Remy's single to RF?
  22. notin
    Certainly, depending on the play itself. But most fans identify with offense. Baseball cards have revolved around it for decades. Fantasy baseball has been built around it. And the stats are so identifiable and recognizable. Batting average and it's teminology is used to describe success rates of nearly any situation. Fielding percentage? Errors? not so much. Really the only time defense gets the bigger nod is the view of the Gold Glove over the Silver Slugger. But even then, Gold Gloves frequently carry controversy. You never hear about questionable choices for Silver Slugger...
  23. notin
    Just because a play is routine for one player doesn't necessarily make it routine for another. And if you want to look at it that way, really what percentage of plate appearances - the overwhelming majority of which will result in outs for every player - really have the chance to severly impact the outcome? Especially from a guy batting eighth...
  24. notin
    No. I am saying the successes and failures of Lowell, Middlebrooks and Sandoval are irrelevant when discussing the defense abilities of Devers. Actually, I did not mind the Iglesias trade as much as some. But - and I said this all over BDC at the time - I would have preferred to deal Middlebrooks. Granted, this would have severely modified the trade to the point where Chicago (who had not had a 3B since Joe Crede at the time) might not have been interested, and might have even cut Detroit out altogether. I can't fault Cherington there. For all I know, maybe he did offer Middlebrooks first...
  25. notin
    I think the Sox might be better served to let him go for that reason. While he won't be looking at 7 years, and while closers and their fewer IP should age a bit better than starters, at some point the Sox need to learn a lesson from the signing of Price...
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