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  1. notin
    So who would the 1B be if the Cubs never DFAd Cooper and Smith did not opt out? Dalbec and his .377 OPS? Yippy!
  2. notin
    Well, who was DFAd in April, 2022 that Bloom should have grabbed? The only 1B I can think of in that timeframe who was DFAd was Travis Shaw, and he was let go by Bloom (which in itself might have been a questionable move despite Shaw's slow start)...
  3. notin
    They can only acquire players that are available unless they go crazy and overpay. And all for a temporary replacement, since Casas is not dead...
  4. notin
    What if the other team wants Mayer or Anthony for a competent 1B? Should the Sox unload their best prospects for a temporary first baseman?
  5. notin
    We only really know what he did. And that he was not a decisive fellow...
  6. notin
    Refsnyder came up as an infielder and has around 400 innings at 1b in his career, which is more than Dalbec had before Boston starting use him at 1b…
  7. notin
    Well, no one really knows what he tried. Just because he didn’t complete a deal didn’t mean he ignored the issue…
  8. notin
    Because if Bloom had resolved first base with two players whose OPSs were .523 and .433, you would have been praising his efforts, right?
  9. notin
    If this keeps up, we might need to pass the hat to get you to more games…
  10. notin
    Teams absolutely game plan for better hitters…
  11. notin
    I actually think many pitchers are worse with men on base if they switch to pitching from the stretch…
  12. notin
    First inning pitches…
  13. notin
    Grissom did have success against MLB pitching before (.746 OPS with Atlanta). Right now it’s just 37 PA. Not everyone starts out hot..
  14. notin
    And you get to yell about it on court. “I object!! That’s pure conjecture!!” In this case, it helps if you’re a lawyer. And know whether or not it is conjecture. Also, if they’re a witness against your client…
  15. notin
    I’m not asking for research, but I suspect hitting on 1 out of 4 first pitchers is probably fairly average…
  16. notin
    The guy is such a punchline. I was pitching to my daughter the other day, and she avoided a pitch way outside, which I told her was a strike. She disagreed. But when I then called it an “Angel Hernandez Strike,” she did agree to that…
  17. notin
    Straight up conjecture on whether or not a first baseman who went on the game would have caught that throw. All we know is none of their FOUR major league first basemen were in the game and the utility infielder manning first didn’t catch it…
  18. notin
    True as he was a compensatory pick. But that’s just a happy eventual outcome. The Sox obviously wanted to sign Fabian
  19. notin
    Like I said, defensible pick. I like Mayer and keep it, and it looks better if the Sox has been able to sign another collegiate outfielder in second round selection Jud Fabian…
  20. notin
    Odds favor another outcome for the 100mph arms, too, with Cavalli being a prime example. If the odds did favor velocity, teams would draft velocity. But when it comes to making MLB, what the odds do (did?) favor is hitting over pitching. And that’s (probably?) why the Sox didn’t draft pitchers early…
  21. notin
    Three teams passed on Mayer and Cowser went number 5. Taking Cowser over Mayer is pretty defensible IMO. Especially if you prefer college hitters over high school…
  22. notin
    I’m not defending the pick as much as I am pointing out the logic of re-writing the draft. “We could have taken Bobby Miller!” If Miller was such as obvious pick, why did the next 12 teams pass on him? He’s also only 22 and in AA. When did that become criteria for being a bust? If he went to college, he’d be eligible for the draft this year…
  23. notin
    Would you have taken Sal Frelick or Colton Cowser over Marcelo Mayer?
  24. notin
    I think their big need at the last two deadlines was a GM who was not afraid to pay the price to get players that helped the team...
  25. notin
    Did Yorke even go underslot? His $2.75mll bonus was right around where everyone drafted near him signed. But the bottom line is there is a lot of luck in the draft, especially if you don't pick first. The Dodgers grabbed Bobby Miller in that same round, but maybe they would not have if Jared Shuster, Cade Cavalli, or Nick Bitsko fell to them, and that is assuming they were even targeting pitchers. Heck, the second pitcher taken that year with the 4th overall pick was Asa Lacy out of Texas A&M. He hasn't pitched since getting batted around in rookie ball and AA in 2022...
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