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  1. notin
    Those guys are all well over 70. So, no…
  2. notin
    No, you get called grumpy because when things are going well, you complain about how the “old days were much better”, and base it on nothing except a strong desire to make sure no one enjoys a product you don’t like. Also you left out illiterate moron, but to be fair, that one isn’t age-related and solely focused on your inability to understand printed text…
  3. notin
    Fair point. In fact OBP is at its lowest since 2014 while BB% is the second highest it’s been in that range…
  4. notin
    Sure they do. Launch angles. They actually practice hitting the ball at the optimal angle for distance…
  5. notin
    A side effect of eliminating the 4-seamer. More sliders = more pitches catchers struggle with…
  6. notin
    Would you rather we called you the Hypocrite? Or the Guy Who Doesn’t Understand How Irony Works?
  7. notin
    It means the Red Sox are doing better than he expected, and doing it using the Black Magic of Analytics as opposed to hoarding star players.
  8. notin
    I somehow omitted Price, who was probably the worst one. Or at a minimum was the most expensive. And might have been the one that broke Henry…
  9. notin
    But if you look at the worst 5 contracts in team history, most likely Crawford, Hanley, Sandoval, Sale, and Story. And we can add Rusney in there. These deals span 12 years and 4 GM/CBOs. There isn’t one singular individual logic that leads to these signings. Is the Sox success rate with these deals better or worse than everyone elsewhere? I bet they’re par for the course with regards to these type of deals. And the reason is they all involve older players…
  10. notin
    Anthony is 20 and in AA ball…
  11. notin
    Not sure if you’re being sarcastic or not. But I’m not sure why people think the Sox were stupid to sign the rarely-injured Giolito and also stupid to trade the frequently-injured Sale…
  12. notin
    I found it in interview someone did with his agent, a guy named Mike Seal…
  13. notin
    Uwasawa speaks English…
  14. notin
    Very valid point. I mean, who’s the biggest name that bunch? Snell? Bellinger? Good (not great) players but with histories that clearly emphasize the risk. And Chapman and Montgomery aren’t player you build around; they’re players you build around your core with…
  15. notin
    I was an engineering major and never took a single English class in college, and even I know a compound subject requires a plural verb, even if both parts of the compound subject are singular. “The Twins’ hitting and relief have been good.” Also a semi-colon connects two independent clauses, assuming you did not make a simple typo…
  16. notin
    Because Giolito was the more obvious injury risk?
  17. notin
    The Umpire Union does not allow this. MLB does use their evaluations to determine the best umpires for the postseason, but even this has lead to a lawsuit and allegations of discrimination from Angel Hernandez, despite his lengthy track record of being a complete and well-known bonehead...
  18. notin
    Since 2017, only Story (2.9 fWAR) and Brock Holt (2.2 fWAR) have given the Sox more than 1 win above replacement at 2B. Only Arroyo, Iglesias, Kinsler, Urias and Taylor Motter have positive fWAR. Fangraphs does list 35 players at the position, but that include 6 innings from Betts, 3 innings from Devers and 2 innings from Swihart...
  19. notin
    Or when Whitlock and Pivetta come back. Whichever comes first...
  20. notin
    How many players do you think are still with the same organization since 2015? I’m sure there’s a few but I bet not that many…
  21. notin
    I think he should be governor of Massachusetts. I might not give as much credit to Bailey as many others, simply because I spent all off-season thinking this staff was better than most people thought. Granted, Giolito fit into that, and I’ve never been keen on Whitlock or Houck starting. But I liked Crawford and Pivetta more than most. So I think I give more credit to the pitchers, despite believing Bailey has certainly been helpful…
  22. notin
    Would have been 31 out of 32 if McGuire had just been able to squeeze that foul tip off the bat of Jose Ramirez…
  23. notin
    Well he didn't do any damage. It's been one game so far...
  24. notin
    A little. But I think I was justified since he has given me a few reasons to worry over the past few seasons.
  25. notin
    Part of Boras' mastery is using the press. Quite often having them relay an offer from a "mystery team." Does anyone really think some team said "here's an offer, but keep our name out of it. We don't want our fans to know we are willing to spend money to improve the team."
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