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Everything posted by notin
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Iglesias, Grigorius or Simmons. Or, play Hamilton. Or Reyes…
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Right. The Hernandez people are living in the past. Not the Fred Lynn/Reggie Smith crowd…
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Nope, for multiple reasons. Point?
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Ok. Is he a better hitter this year than Freddie Freeman or Yordan Alvarez? In should point out when I call batting average the worst offensive stat, I am referring to how it tells you the least about a hitter…
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Great. It’s still the worst offensive stat. What does it tell you?
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Right. Former Gold Glove winner. Two whole years ago. I suppose Bloom needed the REIGNING Gold Glove winner in CF. So despite neither being available to any degree we know of, should it have been Trent Grisham (BA .184) or Miles Straw (BA .221)? I include their batting averages because, despite it being the most useless offensive stat, you seem to like it and, as far as I can tell, use it to measure defense. Which is why you spent all off-season and a good chunk of the regular season crapping on the idea of getting defensive whiz (and available free agent at the time) Joey Gallo. Batter all - low batting average. So what AVAILABLE outfielder should the Sox have gotten? And by your own standards, cannot have some old rusty Gold Glove as far back as 2021…
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Don’t forget you’re trying to argue that the Sox don’t get players who can hit and field. And in the process you actually included a former Gold Glove winner with a home run title to his credit. It doesn’t matter whether or not your care about Duvall’s Gold Glove or that he is not being used at his best position. The fact is they actually got a guy like that and you’re digging all over the place to find a way not to accept him as exactly the type of player you were complaining the Sox don’t get…
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The top 4 AL leaders in runs scored are all on the Rangers…
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He’s spent minimal time in CF, but think about how you’re trying to downplay his 2021 GG for RF. In order to win that, he had to beat out a certain Dodgers RF. That takes some skill. He’s far from a bad OF. Heck he’s far from an average OF…
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Right. Much better than the “he hasn’t won a Gold Glove in two years” argument…
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He’s back. Even if not a Gold Glover, he’s an excellent defensive outfielder. Also - OPS over 1.400. Now. This year. 2023…
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You literally included a former home run champ Gold Glove outfielder with an OPS over 1.400 in an ask for a player who can field and hit…
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They spend the money on fringe players to fill multiple roles. None of Kluber, Duvall or Kike were brought on for the bench…
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That would be nice. But right now the Sox have Whitlock, Bello, Houck and Crawford in the rotation. None acquired via trade but not sure why that has to be a thing . Trading for young starters is tough - the Dodgers wouldn’t give one up for Mookie. But the Sox have found a way to get a few. Although I’d rather see Crawford and Houck back in the bullpen…
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It does leave the Sox with a conundrum. Except for the obvious and oft-repeated fact that the short term deals are easier to clean up. Kluber is awful, but in 4 months, he’ll be hoping for one more chance with another team. Sale has been useless for 4 years now. And is going to get a fifth chance no matter what…
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No, his defense in the OF needs to be out there full time. It can be game-changing. His low BA shouldn’t be an obstacle. As for him being overpriced, in an off-season where Almedys Diaz is getting 2 yrs $14.5mill, Kike for $10mill for one year is absolutely not a problem…
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Well, the Sox last few dips into high-priced starting pitching involved signing Price, Sale and Eovaldi to a combined total of 16 seasons and committed approval $430mill to those three. With Sale now on the 60 day Injured List, it is safe to say that through the first 15 of those 16 seasons, only three times did a pitcher reach the incredibly low total of 110 IP. (Price in 2016 and 2018, Eovaldi in 2021). Wacha and Hill each topped that IP total last year for only $12mill. If you want to argue the short term deals are not working, ok. But how did all the long term ones work out any better? And which was has left non-contributing players still on the payroll hamstringing the team from future moves? I’m pretty sure Rich Hill isn’t on the books for $29mill next year…
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I doubt it. They could pay Hamilton or Reyes at SS and move Kike to 2b. Then the Sox would be starting either on over Valdez or Arroyo, not Hernandez. Kike isn’t a horrible player; he’s just a horrible shortstop…
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Some of us feel he should be a starter based on his CF defense alone. He might be able to play a solid 2b. He does have the advantage that the Sox aren’t throwing out Pedroia or Doerr there, and it problem wouldn’t tape much for Kike to out perform Arroyo and Valdez. We just know he cannot play SS…
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Then why the sudden need to lunge into the Pro-DD rant? Which by the way you’ve also gone over before but on the very short list of things you don’t excuse yourself from repeating. Someone simply mentioned Sale was a mistake by the Sox FO. And he was, just not the current one. All facts. Yes or no?
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Why? How many long term starting pitcher contracts have worked out?
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So … you’re saying the previous front office is NOT responsible for signing Sale?
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To be fair, that decision was the previous Sox front office…
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6/09 SOX @ Yankems
notin replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Sox getting good at taking the first game of a series… -
6/09 SOX @ Yankems
notin replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Think Cora will ever notice the Sox are 5 games under .500 when Kike starts at SS and 4 games over when he doesn’t?
