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So you like watching shortstops get spiked in the knees? The bigger bases are for safety when turning double plays once the “neighborhood play” was eliminated. They had to do something, since the neighborhood play was a safety thing, too. So what you’re saying is you hate clever teams that strategize ways to win but prefer an authoritarian regime that over regulates the game?
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Houck has talent. That’s obvious. Ditto Bello and Crawford. To me, it looks like sometimes fans ignore stamina/durability aspect of pitching and always look for other reasons pitchers struggle down the stretch (and in the postseason). “It’s the pitching coach.” “He’s a choker.” The truth is the actions MLB pitchers go through hundreds of times a day are absolute torture on their arms, at least if you pitch from over the top and from 3/4. (Side arm guys are much better to their arms.) I think these 3 pitchers are worn out now, but will be good for the Sox. I’m hoping Priester can join them…
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I doubt any of the complaints on either side were the majority…
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Do you think teams can try to win without making multi year offers to free agents? The most likely/obvious reason for not signing a player to a multi year deal is they didn’t like the available options. Two of the best pitchers on the market last year were Snell and Montgomery, two pitchers NO TEAM was willing to meet the demands of. And you’re wrong about Bello and Crawford. When they’re not worn down, they’re good. Not great, but good…
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Not necessarily. I thought the Sox had 3 young pitchers they liked, but knew IP would be an issue. So they paired them with two (Italian?) innings eaters in Giolito and Pivetta, and hoped that formula didn’t lead to counting on the z bullpen for 700 innings or so…
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The mystery of Giolito’s bad ending to last year might have been solved. It’s very common for a pitcher to struggle once before TJ. Look at Sale’s ending to 2019, for example…
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Use him for a year to help Houck, Crawford, Bello and move on. I thought that option was OK. I assumed based on the amount, that it if he turned it down, the Sox knew they could make a Qualifying Offer and it would also be rejected…
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I think the one thing Giolito was good for was IP, which, when you have 3 starters who between them, have never had a season of 160 IP, makes sense. Sale has shown he cannot guarantee is IP…
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I’ll give Breslow a second chance, but going through his first season while ignoring starting pitching depth is a very bad start… -
But how much of that was from before a shoulder injury? 2.1 fWAR isn’t a good season. He matched Steve Matz, a pitcher none of us would get erect nipples over if the Sox acquired him. And Sale didn’t even get that 2.1 fWAR without injuring his shoulder. Sale did go all of 40 IP at the end of the season without injury. Of course, he did that in 2021 as well and followed it up with 5 IP in 2022. I get why they moved him. They weren’t risking 2022 and the development of a relatively young staff on a pitcher who totaled 150 IP in the last 4 seasons. Sure a healthy Sale had a high ceiling, but how high should the Sox have counted on after 4 off-years and a 35th birthday? Would you be happy with today’s worn out Sox staff if it was Sale instead of Giolito who went down for the season?
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Let’s go with they didn’t spend the money they saved on Sale, because it is a realistic outcome…
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When their whining changes what other people have to watch…
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Is Mata still under 28? The guy has pitched 130 IP total in the last 5 years. Are the Sox he magically morphs into an ace what with all that rest? DFA him instead of useful players like Smith…
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“Tupacito Marciano, the Commissioner has weighed the evidence and we find you guilty of betting on baseball, and your punishment is a lifetime ban from MLB.” (Knocks gavel) “This banishment was brought to you by Fanduel.”
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It’s one thing for blaming Breslow for his lack of action, but blaming him for not predicting an unlikely future gets silly. Two years ago a story broke about Bloom being offered some nobody MuLB talent for Sale and the entire contract, and fans were mad for him turning it down. Damned if you do, I guess…
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How is that end result different from pitchers whose arm gets tired from throwing fastballs?
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Did anyone ever sign Melancon? Anthony Bass and Boxberger are still looking for work…
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He walked a guy I’d rather he not pitch to…
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Larry? Ok we can trade Bagwell again…
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Horn!!
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Thunder’s toughest challenge yet…
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Unless those photos are of Henry building a school for orphans or donating his liver or something else that might make us feel guilty for hating him, they’ve already been neutralized…
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Scott Cooper? Worst player ever with multiple All Star appearances…
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Maybe they made him focus on secondary and tertiary stuff…
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How are game threads managed?
notin replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Talk Sox Issues & Suggestions
You will until they’re done digesting those pythons…
