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Everything posted by notin
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Trading Renfroe for Bradley was about defense…
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Hard disagree. Several teams doing much less offensively - scoring fewer runs, putting up lower OPS - have better records. Why? Run prevention. The Sox defense has been at or near the bottom all season long. The pitching started out hot, but then cooled off drastically. And the bullpen has shown far too often no lead is safe. Sure, the Sox could win more games if they scored more runs, but they’re already doing so at a very good pace. They could win even more if they could play better defense or the bullpen could hold a few more 3 run leads. Just because they have the occasional cold stretch or get shut down by an elite arm doesn’t change this. Do people think other teams don’t do this, too? The one chink in their offensive armor is the struggle vs LHP. And if you look at their runs scored and OPS in those games, the source of those struggles is obvious as well…
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Castillo trade - BTV silliness. If the Sox go after Castillo, the deal isn’t likely to include Yoshida (or Story)… The Casas/Abreu for Miller trade is intriguing.
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Yes let’s use the two year sample so we get those higher numbers for Castillo and Garver. Or using 2024 alone: Yoshida: 1.6 bWAR Castillo plus Garver: 1.6 bWAR
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It’s actually the least likely trade I’ve ever made that works on BTV with no money added. I know Luis Castillo is owed a lot of money, but I think that site undervalues him a bit. I think he still has positive trade value…
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Well, 2b had had a lot of changes since the Sox acquired Grissom. Hamilton and Kristian Campbell, to name two. The big issue in that deal is Seattle giving up 31yo Luis Castillo, who has 3 years $73.5 mill (or so) left on his contract. And so far this year, he’s given them 1.9 bWAR for an ROI, a mean drop from last seSo 3.4 bWAR. Granted, could be one bad season. It happens. And most likely, Seattle keeps him to find out. But if they move him, they can upgrade at DH and dump Mitch Garver and his Offensive Ineptitude as opposed to paying him $13mill to be a backup catcher…
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So would the other two teams, except for Chicago and Seattle…
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Incorrect, because WAR can be isolated to each position to show where improvement is needed most. Can’t do that with W-L record. Most areas of improvement are obvious on this team. And will focus on pitching. But there are other areas just in case it’s not as easy to fix the pitching as many think…
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Sox at least bounce back after disheartening loss last night… -
Yeah the Sox rushed him out the door after a brief trial period of a mere 8 years…
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Sometimes Cora manages the bullpen like he’s trying to prove he doesn’t have good relievers…
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He’s old. Not everyone plays into their mid 30s. Are you seriously clinging to the Long Island Ducks after his ELEVEN YEAR MLB CAREER. Believe it or not, that’s not a short career and not a given for every player. Are you trying to make people take you less seriously?
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Yeah let’s highlight plate discipline and the Long Island Ducks and ignore that he had an 11 year MLB career that included a Gold Glove, an All Star selection, and an ALCS MVP. How did he ever make the Ducks? (Sarcasm)
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A big reason is Devers…
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He’s also pretty young. Bello is only 7 months older than Fitts, and the latter has all of two career MLB starts..
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I stand by Bello (and Crawford) as a pitcher who deserves more appreciation. The Sox have 3 good (not great) young pitchers right now, and maybe Fitts can be a fourth. Although right now Fitts is merely Juan Peña 2.0…
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They’d save $30mill or so and get their 2b…
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That one stat is built on all the others. If the Sox are going to improve, hopefully their game plan isn’t “just get more wins”..
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Sure. Yoshia and Grissom for Castillo and Garver…
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SP potentially available this off-season via trade: Garrett Crochet Freddy Peralta ($8mill team option likely picked up) Zac Gallen Aaron Civale Tyler Anderson Jon Gray Nate Eovaldi Zack Eflin
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Despite recent showings, the Sox are third in the AL in runs scored. And surprisingly the rotation has an ERA of 3.00 so far this month. The bullpen, on the other hand…
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But your point was Abreu couldn’t be dealt for a#3 starter. Apparently what you meant was “Abreu couldn’t be dealt for a #3 starter I approve of, which is really a backend #1 or maybe a #2” One of the many problems with the starter ranking BS…
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Oh. In that case, I guess you can…
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Hey!! Thats my schtick!! You can’t do the I just called/texted/emailed/carrier pigeoned MLB personnel TO ME!!!
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I was thinking Martin and typing Slaten…
