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Everything posted by notin
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As long as they commit one way or another. What deadline deal signified last year was tanking? At best, it was confusing indecision with no obvious direction….
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I think of Romy as a perfectly serviceable MLB bench player, which is a step above Westbrook. Possibly two steps…
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That’s a likely scenario, especially while Valdez and Hamilton are in orbit…
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I loved that they did it. But part of me thinks any team stealing nine bases in one game shouldn’t happen at any level of baseball above Little League…
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I’d listen on Jansen. But too many factors go into any decision to actually deal him…
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I’m not as pleased with Westbrook as some others are. But as he is only a weak side platoon for 2b, he’s not a huge concern. But I think when Romy returns, Westbrook goes back to Worcester…
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The way Hamilton and Valdez are playing, it’s the best option for now. If either returns to Planet Normal Earth, then alternatives for Grissom’s fate enter the picture…
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The OPS is one thing, but he is hitting the ball HARD and doing so of some very good pitchers…
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If he cannot get playing time because of some unforeseen circumstances where another player has taken over, that’s not a problem. Of course right now, that player is Enmanuel Valdez…
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I thought/read that was done to cover him to a starting pitcher. Also, are you implying there are turds in the punch bowl that people do like?
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I think Bloom did that a lot. Sometimes he was right. Other times he was probably just pretty high …
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Trade Winckowski? Why? Get him back in that bullpen where he belongs. We could have the Double W Guys, Winky and Whit, shortening games and kicking ass…
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OPS is what’s done at the plate. SB is something that occurs on the base paths. Long before WAR and WARP and VORP, there was a stat some sportswriter tried to get going called Total Average, which I think did the kind of thing you’re talking about. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_average It’s downfall was the rather involved calculations, especially given that this was before everyone had computers on their desk, let alone inside their phones,..
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I assumed if either would have an impact, it would be Binelas. But Hamilton was added to the 40 man right away…
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It’s not. A single doesn’t have the same impact on existing base runners. And the stolen base is an entirely separate play…
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To be fair, the talk of DFAing Hamilton was started by me and not by someone with the knowledge about these prospects and why they were chosen. I do think Bloom expected something from them…
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2024 stats Hamilton: 1.0 bWAR Renfroe: -0.3 bWAR
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Nine stolen bases. In one game. For the Red Sox. For some perspective here, I think it was the 1983 Red Sox that had a total of 10 stolen bases - AT THE ALL STAR BREAK!
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Can’t now. Dalbec is the DH…
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My point is the far more likely outcome was another lost season from Sale. If the two outcomes were 1. Save $10mill and get an MLB-ready infielder at a position of need, or 2. Spent $27mill on a pitcher who will miss between 25 and 31 of his starts and maybe give you 30 good innings Which would you choose? Probability had these as covering 99% of all possible outcomes. Also, while everything around these moves bombed, moving Sale was more than just saving $10mill; they spent that money and then some on a starting pitcher who has thrown over 500 IP in the past 3 seasons. If you do believe the best ability is availability, this would have been considered an upgrade. I mean, if they don’t trade Sale, do you think they still sun Giolito?
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Sale has done everything to embarrass the Sox on this trade. I just wish he was able to embarrass like this them occasionally from 2020 through 2023. Grissom has been his complete inverse - unhealthy, underperforming- making this look even worse. But I’m not calling him a bust after 87 PA. I advocated for the DFA of David Hamilton in April after a much larger and equally unimpressive sample size and Hamilton has responded lately with an impressive show. Some guys take a while. I’m still right about DFAing Dalbec, however…
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I think Cora is an investment Henry will make to keep future roster payrolls down…
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Other current big spending teams? Like the Mets? Not to mention, the logic that “the Sox should have gambled on Sale” as being obvious ignores two points. 1. It was clearly a gamble, which this point openly admits. 2. The Sox did gamble on Sale four times over the previous four seasons and lost each time. Definition of insanity, maybe? Even you didn’t like the $10mill gamble on Kluber one year earlier, despite Kluber actually pitching a full season and having a lesser injury history in recent years. But with the benefit of hindsight, Sale at 3x as much is obvious? It was a deal that made sense at the time but so far has blown up badly. I do my blame the Sox for this at all…
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As I have said about Sale (and a few others, notably Eovaldi), the issue isn’t talent. But that 2022 looks odd, especially when considering that 5.2 IP covers two starts. Also odd with his career lowest K/9 (which means nothing over 5 IP, but is a factor in FIP, which is in turn a factor in fWAR)…
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To me, Henry doesn’t want to just be cheap; he wants to be cheap and win. In order to accomplish that, he will need an organization that runs on the cutting edge of analytics. The best guy for just such a team is Alex Cora, who is one of the largest devotees of analytics in all of MLB. So Cora is an investment for Henry that shields him from paying the outrageous MLB prices he so wants to avoid…
