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  1. notin
    Whats crazy is Anthony Rendon makes more per year than Betts - and Rendon signed FIVE MONTHS EARLIER!!
  2. notin

    The No-No Thread

    notin replied to ORS's topic in Other Baseball

    Old friend Martin Perez now of the White Sox, is no hitting the Twins through six. White Sox SP in general should be the early story of 2025. 0.00 ERA through their first 23 IP…
  3. notin
    The Dodgers have no homegrown starting pitchers. 3 Japanese imports and two former Rays.
  4. notin
    Papelbon wants pigs to hit home runs?
  5. notin
    Pouting all spring training? Methinks the media hype might be a tad overblown…
  6. notin
    It’s one thing to worry about whether or not a player is still injured. But you’re rapidly approaching equating the body’s internal healing process to a conspiracy theory…
  7. notin
    Also possible it’s to compensate for how he’s being pitched. That sounds like compensation for inside pitches more so than for shoulder discomfort. That doesn’t mean his new stance is not a possible cause of his issues. Of course whether or not you buy the DH thing doesn’t eliminate that possibility either. But I think getting lost here in Devers’ struggles is that Casas and Story are a combined 2 for 24 with 9 strikeouts, Wong and Rafaela are hitless so far, and only Wilyer Abreu has more than 3 hits through three games. While Devers is the biggest concern, he’s far from alone. And facing Jake deGrom today is possibly not a good remedy…
  8. notin
    But we don’t even know if he is having shoulder issues this year, let alone career-threatening ones. This is what happens when you try to medically diagnose a player from his baseball stats. Yes his K’s are concerning and high for even players who make contact about as often as NASA, but it’s also 3 days for a guy adjusting to a new role. Some players don’t like DHing because, as Jim Rice (I think) once said “it’s like pinch hitting 4 times in a game.” If Devers’ shoulders are still sore, Cora shouldn’t play him and maybe he needs IL time. And the irony there is if Devers does hit the shelf, all the people screaming to unload Yoshida at any cost might finally stop their chanting and realize why not doing so was a good thing. But if Devers can’t get into pinch hitting 4 times in a game, maybe it just takes him a bit to adjust…
  9. notin
    Can Devers get at least 15 plate appearances before we declare his career over? Or even diagnose him with shoulder problems? If he is having shoulder issues from last year, wouldn’t Cora - someone who not only watches every game but can also talk to Devers - have more of a clue about it than any of us? While it’s possible Devers is having physical issues, it’s also possible he’s just not adjusting as well to being a full time DH. Or it could be any other number of reasons. But since it’s not even diagnosed as a shoulder issue, calling it a “career-threatening shoulder issue” right now is a whole new level of premature…
  10. notin
    Yeah Devers and Casas are clearly AAAA players. Just like Jose Ramirez, Mike Trout, Luis Arraez, and Francisco Lindor. How do these clearly unqualified players even make MLB?
  11. notin
    But Anthony is 0 for 3 already. He needs to go back to AA, obviously…
  12. notin
    Will his dominance continue? Hmmmmm ….. No. Maybe he can pitch well enough to replace Justin Wilson in the bullpen…
  13. notin
    I’m not sure Mayer and Anthony are ahead of Yoshida. The Sox don’t have to DFA anyone to call up Yoshida. And like it or not, that really is a big deal for most teams, especially since the season has started…
  14. notin
    .800 vs LHP? That’s quite the bold prediction given he’s at .524 right now, and want much better in the minors. I agree that .900 vs RHP is doable for Abreu. It’s not even a bold prediction, since his career number is .870…
  15. notin
    Calling up Mayer to play 3b would be short-sighted. Then who takes over shortstop WHEN (not if) Story goes down?
  16. notin
    Cora says lots of stuff. It was proposed earlier that if Bregman went down, Devers would return to 3b. Did Cora address that?
  17. notin
    I called him depth. And right now, he is. Who said anything about long term? His salary is prohibitive enough that dealing him means paying him to play elsewhere while opening up a roster spot for a lesser player. Better off holding on to him right now…
  18. notin
    I didn’t have one, so start deducting. Anyone else?
  19. notin
    Essentially Campbell replaced either Yoshida or Hamilton, depending on how much you believe Bregman was an option at 2b…
  20. notin
    That sounds less lucrative. I mean, it is mildly lucrative. But certainly less so than my guess…
  21. notin
    I assume they named him Ellsbury because their dog received a huge contract offer from the Yankees…
  22. notin
    Hopefully Mayer does. Neither Romy nor Hamilton is anything but a short term stopgap at SS. If Casas gets hurt, we leave first base unmanned and play another outfielder. Or call up Abraham Toro. Or both…
  23. notin
    Hardly. If Duran gets hurt? If Campbell struggles (and Cora moves Bregman to 2b?). If Rafaela needs to be sent down? The Sox do have other options in these scenarios, but that doesn’t eliminate the possibility of Yoshida…
  24. notin
    Abreu didn’t hit lefties well in the minors either. I don’t think his role expanded because he had a great opening day. And it won’t be reduced if he goes 0 for 4 today…
  25. notin
    Oh no! The Sox have an $18mill bench outfielder with a career .810 OPS vs RHP and 3 options left! This situation is completely unsalvageable now that MLB has outlawed injuries!
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