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The Boston Way is impatience? A bunch of “what have you done for me lately?” fans? da gale house and I do not agree on much with regards to baseball, but post 36 on this thread from him sums it all up…
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But Dalbec’s numbers are skewed due to partial platoonining. And StatCast has him as far worse than Grissom. His “hot streak” that bulked him to his levels today included 3 weak infield grounders that went for singles and a “hard hit” single that reached the outfield, but was hit off Cub 1b/DH Matt Mervis…
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Isn’t that really the entire reason for the concern? If Sale was pitching like he did from 2020-2023, or should I say NOT pitching like he did from 2020-2023, is anyone as concerned about Grissom? Or do we look at him like he’s a potential good find attached to a salary dump? But since Sale is back to bring his old self for 9 games, suddenly there is this huge need to justify the trade. Grissom is who he is regardless of what Sale does. But it does seem like he’s not being evaluated that way…
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Assuming we have a decisive CBO…
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I think adding him to the 26 man would be crazy, but it also might be necessary if they need an arm…
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Sticking around .500 for a while is OK if you have the depth to hold on. Since if you can go that, you’re always one good hit streak away from the postseason. My biggest concern since, maybe December, has been the lack of depth. When pitching injuries stack up and fatigue sets in, who are the Sox going to turn to?
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In combo with some of the other factors. Of course, he’s only put 48 balls in play this year. So a couple 5mph dribblers can drag that number down. StatCast refuses to even rank him due to the number of data points involved…
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And in more than 65 PA. Also he was roughly the same age in 2006 as Grissom is now…
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What about it? It covers parts of 3 seasons and about 150+ PA. His Stat Cast indicates he would have 1-2 HRs at Fenway in that stretch, but i think we expected him to be more than a 6 HR guy over a full season. One issue with Grissom to date is he isn’t much of an exit velocity guy. And if you’re not going to hit the ball with authority, you do need to walk more than he does and probably strike out less. But again - still SSS. Numbers spread across multiple seasons are not meaningless, but not necessarily representative since we don’t know if all other things (health, quality of opponent, etc.) are equal…
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We’re judging the guy after 65 PA and already calling him a failure (See Jeter Downs comp above). The 2007 ROY/2008 MVP Dustin Pedroia looked like crap for those first 98 PA in 2006 as well…
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He just had a bad stretch for those last 5 games, which every hitter has. His BABIP splits were fairly normal at the end of that year, so it’s also arguable he started off very lucky and it just evened out over time. Basically, he was due for a slump. Given that he actually struck out much less in that slump than in the rest of the season, it does seem unlikely that pitchers suddenly figured him out. Just that stuff he hit that found grass the week before didn’t find any that week…
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So I guess we will never know why Grissom should be considered lucky. Quelle surprise…
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He’s been on the 40 man roster for almost 4 years. He would need to be added to the 26 man roster, as he is out of options. The only alternative is DFA him. He’s very likely to clear waivers, since he hasn’t pitched much in the past few seasons, hasn’t pitched all that well on the rare occasion he does pitch, and has no options left. The only other possibility - which the Sox could do but makes zero sense - is the 60 day IL. Unless he actually is hurt, this would be a bad, since all it does is delay the same decision above. I suspect they DFA him and then assign him to the minors if/when he clears waivers. I don’t think Mata can refuse assignment, but I could be wrong. Anyone got some clarity on that?
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I assume the pressing started a few weeks ago. His better walk rates in the minors were in the years he had the most PAs, but often it’s easier to walk against a lot of MiLB pitchers, plenty of whom are in the minors for reasons related to wildness…
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There’s usually a cause/effect relationship between a good line drive rate and a high BA. But it can be skewed by luck, especially in small sample sizes. He has hit a few soft liners - his hard hit rate is far from elite - but even thise have an expected hit rate he’s just under. Soft liners land, too. The guy is 2 for 24 on ground balls as well. That’s straight up unlucky. Weakly hit grounders can find holes. Really weak ones can be beat out for hit. Nothing like that is working for Grissom. (And a lot of that has been working for Dalbec, to whom he was compared in the original post.) Of course, it’s only 65 PA. Most players with small sample sizes find themselves either lucky or unlucky…
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Yeah his 5% walk rate is definitely not good. It was 10% in the minors, but it’s going backwards…
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What’s your point? That I’m the only one who’s right? The way Grissom has hit the ball, meaning his GB/LD/FB splits, his BA really should be .250-275 range. It’s nowhere near that. So why do you say he’s lucky?
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And what does that have to do with him being lucky? Or will this just be another one of those “it’s just my opinion” things people like to hide behind?
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A BABIP of .167 with a line drive rate of 25% is absolutely unlucky. What’s your logic for calling him lucky, I ask, not expecting any sort of actual response?
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I remember Gamble and his card. The man finished his career with 666 RBIs, and then nearly doubled down with 656 runs scored. He’s too evil to quote…
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5/24 Brewers @ SOX 7:10PM ET
notin replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Fred is the worst umpire. You can’t get through to that guy… -
5/24 Brewers @ SOX 7:10PM ET
notin replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
The rules do explicitly state even on infield flies the runner can be called for interference, as the fielder has the right of way on a batted ball. Controversial ending, but Junior Valentine (for once) might have made the right call. Andrew Vaughn needs to stay awake on the bases…. -
I think the Sox might re-sign him if he clears waivers. But he is a tough player to claim given his injury history, recent performances, and lack of options…
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But there still had to be people on base for any player to drive in. Know why Rafaela leads the Sox in RBI this year? He’s come up with more people on base than anyone else on the Sox. The reason you can’t really count on RBI is there is nothing about Ortiz or ARod or any premier hitter that guarantees he will come up with people on base. Just like Devers this year…
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Mata seems very likely a DFA candidate…
