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  1. notin
    We can question the values, but the real issue with OPS is the number is completely unquantifiable. If you see a BA of .300, you know that translates to 3 hits every 10 at bats. A SLG of .400 translates to 4 total bases every 10 at bats. An OBP of .350 is 35 times on base for every 100 PA. But what does an OPS of .900 translate to? It’s just a “bigger is better” stat…
  2. notin
    Took some time, but it is good to see Blaze hitting well. For a while he looked like his future involved getting left unprotected for the Rule 5 draft…
  3. notin
    Duran looks bad in LF. I could see them trying Anthony over him in CF. As for Rafaela, it’s possible they figured either Ben him him or moving him to the infield to cover for an injured infielder was exactly what was going to get Anthony in the lineup. Numerous folks on here suggested benching Rafaela at various times; it’s not much of a stretch…
  4. notin
    Well, they might have considered CF his most likely opportunity. Rafaela didn’t enter the season with any sort of offensive stronghold in the lineup and is the only outfielder with infield experience since college (just go with it), making him easiest to move. Maybe that was why he played CF? Not like Abreu’s injury was planned (as far as I know)…
  5. notin
    Toro has made Devers look a lot better, but Devers certainly wasn’t thinking about Toro when he commented about it being Breslow’s job to go get a 1b…
  6. notin
    I don’t think Cora asked him to play 1b. In fact, he seemed to avoid that whole confrontation, which was a recurring theme on that drama. If they just decided to move Devers to first on a whim, I would have understood Devers’ frustration. Maybe not condoned it, but at least understood it. But when a teammate goes down for the year, and Devers gets asked to help fill another void, I cannot justify his selfish response, especially if his translator accurately repeated what he said. But I guess since he is hitting well and Toro has been working out, it’s ok in some eyes. As long as Toro keeps hitting, I guess…
  7. notin
    And for all the hype on the big three, the current front runner for Sox ROY has got to be Narvaez. And by a lot…
  8. notin
    Or he’s awful…
  9. notin
    With Anthony up, this team has what, eight rookies right now? That is certainly an important factor. (I’m counting Van Belle because he’s here, but I don’t think he will last long.)
  10. notin
    Like every MLB team? The Royals just called up Jac Caliagnone (sp?), their top prospect, and put him in RF, a position he never played before this year. Last year the Padres put top prospect Jackson Merrill in CF despite his never playing anywhere but SS. Why? They needed a CF…
  11. notin
    How are they a bad fundamental team? That’s a vague criticism that probably confuses fundamentals with skill…
  12. notin
    It seemed like his plan was simply to collect blue chip prospects in hopes of increasing the quality of the farm. The easiest way to do that is to avoid those risky pitchers with high draft picks…
  13. notin
    It matters when you’re talking about “gut punching” losses or whatever team you use to describe disheartening losses. They just lost a game a couple days ago because they opted for a 5-4-3 double play over cutting down the run at home…
  14. notin
    What if that team has 36 losses, but 17 of them are by 1 run?
  15. notin
    So roughly half the league is slower. But the point is that errors, and ultimately fielding percentage, is clearly dependent on factors beyond the fielder…
  16. notin
    That works too, despite the stretch…
  17. notin
    This loss might be on Cora. Not sure why he would walk Aranda to load the bases for a white hot Junior Caminero (who thankfully only walked). I get Aranda hits left-handed, but not all lefties are Ted Williams…
  18. notin
    The idea of the ever-replenishing farm was slowed by Bloom and his repeated use of high draft picks on safer position players. He actually did a very good job with them, but the pitching void remains…
  19. notin
    How woefully unpoetic. You could have at least gone with “Dobbins, Crochet and pray, pray, pray”…
  20. notin
    Makes sense. Noda’s only chance was if Toro failed…
  21. notin
    Technically he only walked two. Aranda was intentional…
  22. notin
    Seriously? You called a 10-8 game over at 3-0? Why are you bragging about being the fastest to the white flag?
  23. notin
    My big decision now is who to drop to activate him on my fantasy team…
  24. notin
    It s did seem like Cora is, especially since Bello’s last start snapped a streak of 5 starts in which Cora pulled him in the middle of the fifth inning. In 4 of those 5 starts, Bello allowed 2 earned runs or less, including one in which he was throwing allowed 0 earned runs…
  25. notin
    Not if Cora has any say in it…
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