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  1. notin
    Fulmer is another possibility. Reportedly they want him as a starter as well, but he’s another TJ Two Timer and therefore a significant risk if needed for too many IP…
  2. notin
    I think the rotation stands for a while as well. They have 11 starting pitchers on the 40 man roster, including Sandoval, who will go to the 60 day IL before the season starts. The bullpen could use an arm or two. I still think even without Burnes, you might be selling Baltimore short. The Sox haven’t fully closed the 10 game gap between the teams from last season..
  3. notin
    Kyle Finnegan’s agent can be reached at (443) 615-7710…
  4. notin
    Especially since it’s probably lots of clickbait…
  5. notin
    First of all, if the concern was the Sox are not listening, what does it matter how many are talking? Second, if you think the Sox defense has been ignored as a subject, Henry isn’t the only one not listening. The Sox defense has been a subject of conversation for much longer than the Sale trade. Also the Sox are clearly trying to fix the defense. Rafaela was not extended for his offensive skill set. The Sox have also reportedly discussed moving Devers off third, something I didn’t think would reach even that phase. But most important - f*** off on telling people what they can and can’t talk about. Especially since you clearly don’t follow your own rules. If the topic is related to the Red Sox and baseball, it’s fair game and doesn’t matter whether or not the Sox will make the move or follow through with it or whatever. And Atlanta wasn’t listening to you. That doesn’t even make sense…
  6. notin
    They weren’t listening when you droned on and on about Sale last year. Did that stop you?
  7. notin
    That settles it. Clearly that was because of Fenway…
  8. notin
    And his average fastball velocity ranged from 97.2 to 97.3 over that span
  9. notin
    Because the Mariners dont like hitters? Ever think their aversion to capable hitters might be part of their problem?
  10. notin
    98 plate appearances spread across 8 seasons. It’s more coincidence at that point. He beat the tar out of the Sox in Boston last year. But was it because of Fenway? Or because he was hitting against Brad Keller and Brennan Bernardino? (Names not chosen randomly; Bregman homered off both of them.)
  11. notin
    Bregman won’t lead the Sox in OPS. He’d be an overpriced Connor Wong with the bat…
  12. notin
    Bregman is morphing into an above average hitter with topflight defensive skills. Adding him to get his bat in the lineup and hoping defense works out is misguided. Randal Grichuk drew ire on this forum, but his .875 OPS was better than Bergman’s, and also was carried by his season against LHP. Bregman is a good overall player. But he’s not the elite hitter he used to be, and he’s very unlikely to be that hitter again…
  13. notin
    Is the upgrade to Bergman’s .768 worth $200mill?
  14. notin
    Devers is an All Star, but solely because of his bat. He is among the worst defensive 3b in MLB using multiple metrics. Bregman is a gifted defensive 3b who probably is NOT a 4 fWAR second baseman. If the Sox sign him, move him to 3b, Devers to 1b, Casas (who fares similar to Devers on many defensive metrics) to DH, and Yoshida to Polar Park…
  15. notin
    He did acquire Danny Jansen, but then let him walk away. Jansen was perfect for this team. (Unless he was an incorrigible a-hole or something, and Breslow decided to cut bait.)
  16. notin
    First of all, the idea of moving the reigning AL Gold Glove winner at 3b to a new position to accommodate the worst defensive 3b in MLB seems flawed to me. And as big RHBs go, not sure what to make of Bregman. His OPS+ of 118 ranks him just ahead of Wilyer (114) on the Sox roster, and his oWAR of 3.5 ranks him just ahead of Connor Wong (2.7). And neither of these guys are big game-changing bats. In fact, both are guys many Sox fans want to replace. Couple that with Bregman struggling more against LHP the last two years, and I am not sure what he brings. I’d only want him as a defensive upgrade at 3b, and that scenario is unlikely…
  17. notin
    Between Story, Mayer, Hamilton, Grissom, and Campbell, I think we have a decent middle infield. Standing by catcher as the biggest need…
  18. notin
    Of course I want them to compete regularly, which is why I was annoyed with Bloom for white flagging two seasons when they were just a couple games out. I also understand that you can compete for a postseason spot and still miss out on the postseason.
  19. notin
    Would Houck be a better pitcher if he was 14-8? Of course not. Thats sort of the point. Sale dominated his way to the Triple Crown and his 18-3 record. But if you look at Shota Imanaga, he was 15-3 and not nearly as dominant despite similar W-L records. Hunter Greene was 9-5 and was pretty dominant on his own. But W-L record shows none of this…
  20. notin
    I think stop calling them “wins” and find another term. Or define a pitcher by QS rather than wins.
  21. notin
    You didn’t, but others have. I can argue W-L record is less revealing than any other stat, even in the case of Sale. If it isn’t the least reveling stat, what is? Sale was 18-3 because he was dominant. He wasn’t dominant because he was 18-3. Sure this ground has been covered, but it always starts with someone saying “I don’t like WAR because…” Also some pitchers might care about their W-L records. But some undoubtedly don’t, especially since MLB and BBWAA stopped using them to determine awards and teams stopped paying for them. Whether or not you think they do is irrelevant, and the reality is sweeping generalizations are incorrect more often than not…
  22. notin
    Is $18mill “high priced”?
  23. notin
    Don’t you live in San Francisco? Real big commitment from you there…
  24. notin
    Plenty of things go into many pitcher stats. But of all the pitching stats out there, none of them are less revealing about a pitcher than W-L record. If I asked everyone on this forum to get examples of this, we could all easily get a dozen unique ones. If I tried the same thing with ERA, would anyone be able to find a single example?
  25. notin
    My dad took me to Fenway to see some bad Red Sox teams. Maybe we should have just stayed home. Sure there was the familial bonding crap, but ultimately we were supporting a bad team!! The shame!
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