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Everything posted by notin

  1. notin
    So... there was no element of randomness in their two losses to the Giants? Or in the win over Seattle? Didn't you see that catch by Jermaine Kearse? And you thought play was all skill? Ditto Tyree...
  2. notin
    It's ok. We don't need superstar hitters at every position.
  3. notin
    So is JBJ such a bad hitter the thought is he could be replaced by a teenager in A-ball whose offensive skills are in question?
  4. notin
    Maybe the Sox can dust off JJ Hardy...
  5. notin
    I like the idea of keeping pitch counts, and raising the limits as the season progresses (independently for each pitcher). While certainly not true for every pitcher, it does seem like a lot of them are creatures of habit and like easy routines. Also, it's harder to find 6 good pitchers than it is to find 5, and that also limits the number of games impacted by your ace. I would rather not see Chris Sale get fewer starts just so Hector Velasquez can get more. ..
  6. notin
    I guess, if you're trying to completely ignore someone else's point in order to substitute your own. He made a clear point that fielding percentage is not a good defensive metric. Because, you know, it isn't. ...
  7. notin
    Also true. And certainly would have been nice. If that happened, It would have kept ERod down on the farm as depth, which would have worked out the same
  8. notin
    Well one is injured and the other was juicing. Welcome to the top of the list, Sam Travis. ..
  9. notin
    We spent or allowance on Chris Sale. Nothing to trade. Getting big name elite starters is great. But those guys fill a different role and aren't the guys you look at when trying to find your seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth options. That would be like having Buster Posey at catcher and bringing in Gary Sanchez as a backup. ..
  10. notin
    My point was and still is he could/should have done both. It never had to be an either/or situation...
  11. notin
    I bet the Yankee fans all said that when the team signed Aaron Small...
  12. notin
    Oh the Sox are in EXCELLENT shape today. Sure they had a weak schedule, but they did what they had to and went 8-1. The Yankees also had a fairly light schedule and didn't fare nearly as well. Sure, nothing is clinched yet, but this start has been beyond phenomenal. I hope it holds. No more knee issues for ERod. Mo more elbow issues for Price. No more issues for Pomeranz. Sale must stay healthy, not that he was replaceable anyway. Because if we have to make a deadline deal, we don't have much to offer. Especially given our limited financial flexibility. I foolishly assumed Chavis would be good trade bait. Oh well. Maybe some team will really, really need Aneury Tavarez...
  13. notin
    So is this idea finally put to rest? The Sox can certainly put together a good team without JBJ. But they have a better one with him...
  14. notin
    Do we also pay attention to the "sarcasm alert"?
  15. notin
    So we "added" the guys MIA from last year? Probably worth mentioning two of those "additions" are still out with injuries..
  16. notin
    So the Sox only two prospects on the BA Top 100 list are injured and juicing? Hopefully this team won't need to make any deals in July...
  17. notin
    I know that was the case last year, but there wan't so much buzz on it this year. Plus many veterans were waiting well into March and probably starting to worry about pitching at all. And really, there are still a few arms out there to be had. None of them are needle movers, but history does say you can get lucky with a pitcher. But more important in these type of deals, the Sox have absolutely nothing to lose...
  18. notin
    I kept saying all along, sign a veteran pitcher or two to a minor league deal. 25 teams signed veteran pitchers to minor league deals this off-season. Of the 5 that didn't, 3 (Braves, Rockies, Twins) signed pitchers to major league contracts. Only two teams didn't bring a single pitcher into the organization - the Dodgers and the Red Sox. The Dodgers have a deep farm with 4 of their top ten prospects as pitchers who spent last year in AA or higher. From the Sox weaker farm, we have no pitching prospects who pitched AA or better last year, and only Sharwyn hitting that level this year. In fact, not only did the Sox not add a pitcher to the organization, we lost some depth in the foolish non-tender of Ben Taylor. But then, if we didn't DFA Taylor, the team would have been unable to acquire that cash they got for Deven Marrero. And, hey, we got Jalen Beeks for depth. And batting practice...
  19. notin
    Sure, if we have something to give. What's the trade bait for a $9mill pitcher? Our best farm piece was Chavis, but not any more. I wonder how much value Travis has. And signing a pitcher or two to minor league deals in the winter doesn't preclude making deals later in the season. The more options you have, the more likely one of them works out...
  20. notin
    And when did pitch counts become such a bad idea? The number of games lost by being cautious with starters is probably significantly less than the number list by reporting to replacement level or below pitchers. ..
  21. notin
    We don't even know who will still be when Pedroia returns. The problem is probably best not worried about until then. It would suck to deal Bradley to make room for Pedroia, only to see Nunez go down and suddenly left field is manned by Holt. ..
  22. notin
    In April, yes...
  23. notin
    Mimi The concern for the starting five was only part of the issue. Another potentially bigger concern is the other end of the season. And even then, even if all the starters start every game from here on out, it doesn't mean having depth was a bad idea that was overblown. If your house doesn't burn down, was your need for homeowners insurance "overblown"?
  24. notin
    So 8 games into the season and we know starter depth was overblown? I'm not sure if people get the idea of what depth is...
  25. notin
    Are you actually arguing the manager does not know how to handle pitchers because he left the starter in for too long while he had an EIGHT RUN LEAD IN THE EIGHTH INNING?!?!!?
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