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So you’re rankled about paying Sale $17mill to pitch elsewhere? I was frustrated beyond belief about the Sox paying him $112 mill to throw 140 innings over a 4 year stretch. And the popular chant has been for people to say “I knew he was going to come back at full strength,” like it was so obvious. The man didn’t pitch this well in 2019!! He hasn’t pitched like this since 2018, and I challenge anyone on these boards to name one other pitcher putting up the same MLB numbers today he did six years ago. This re-suregence is either unexpected bad luck (for Boston, not Chris) or an unsustainable hot streak. Not saying Sale won’t have a good year, just saying anyone who expected this from him is either very naive or a liar…
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A lot of fans all over every Internet forum everywhere believe in some sort of “Magic formula” for how a baseball team needs to be put together in order to win. Many of them also have pre-conceived notions about whether or not the players on any current roster do or do not fit into that formula. And when the criteria of that formula are not met, then only logical conclusion is the team cannot win and should then prepare to sell. Of course, some folks on this board are sell-happy because they’ve also seen the last two years when a team that should consider selling simply passes and does nothing. They simply don’t want that three-peat…
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I’d like them to break out of this, too. Really the one thing I don’t like is this team is going to lack superstar power for a long time, which is why it was so wrong to let Betts go. The chances of one coming up internally are slim. And yet they’re still better than the chances to Sox go out and pay for Juan Soto…
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No one does, but that’s not the point…
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They do, but his samples are so small they also don’t attach percentile rankings. If you’ve ever watched a broadcast that includes StatCast, one weird thing you might notice is they attach exit velocity and launch angles to foul balls. While I think this is just how the software works, I don’t know if this data is ever included in the player’s profile…
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But you’re already getting more optimistic. Six months ago, if you described the 2022 and 2023 teams as “around .500” - a 100% accurate description- someone would have chimed in immediately correcting you that they were a last place team, and should not be referred to any other way…
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Oh no doubt this season would be more frustrating if we played under the rules in 1992 or 2013. But the evolving postseason (which I will maintain is a good thing) does keep us alive, especially when combined with the inherent parity is MLB. But some of us were not down on this team all off-season, and while I will absolutely talk about selling in July (it’s just another opportunity to talk baseball) I maintain we are still in the playoff hunt. Are we the best team? Not even close. But then, do we need to be?
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Depressing state of affairs? The mood on this board changes daily. Not to mention, the waters have been muddied in recent years regarding the whole “buying/selling “ thing anyway…
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No idea how the whole flu thing impacted him. Obviously if he did lose 15 pounds, that’s pretty serious. I mean, if out-of-shape me lost 15 pounds, that’s a big deal. I can’t imagine an athlete with 15 pounds to lose. StatCast doesn’t hate Grissom. With the balls he’s hit, they give him an expected batting average of .238 and an expected slugging of .379. Neither number is stellar, but both are vastly superior to what he has put up (and his OPS would be a lesser degree of frustrating at .676.)
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They’re just talking baseball…
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The “actually do some buying” part is where the Sox have been falling short recently. But only 3 games out in mid-June seems to early to run to the white flag.
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Deadline trades rarely do unless the player has multiple years of control. But with some good scouting, there are more Wilyer Abreu types out there…
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No to mention, Mayer has yet to play above AA. Grissom is only 22 months older but has already played parts of multiple MLB seasons…
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How about Harold Ramírez?
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Also one of Houston’s…
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The trade was always going to look bad up front if Sale actually pitched. But that hasn’t really been a given in recent years…
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If healthy. Or another option is a pretty underrated right-handed hitting infielder in Oakland named Abraham Toro…
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A RHH second baseman not named Westbrook is on my wish list…
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6/13 Phils @ SOX 7:10PM ET
notin replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
So you think the one game they actually win is the Sunday night game on ESPN!? -
But he’s the ugliest of the three!! Not counting Aaron or Mike, of course…
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JBJ is batting right-handed now? Or do you want Renfroe back?
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See? It's only getting better and better. Meanwhile, Hunter Renfroe has played on 12 teams since that trade, and all that traveling must have been pretty rough since he is on the IL...
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Aaron or Mike?
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People said that about the Bradley/Renfroe trade until last week. Now Hamilton has people re-thinking that deal...
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They are. And it's not my fault...
