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  1. notin
    Sox called up Jake Faria likely to give IP today prior to an immediate demotion. I mean, they guy had an ERA over 10 in Worcester. They likely figured he could be called up, pitch, get DFAd and clear waivers all within 72-96 hours…
  2. notin
    If he continues to strike out over 30% of the time, this is a non-issue..
  3. notin
    No. But the Sox weren’t out of range to begin with and did improve. I think they are more likely to insist fifth than first, but I also think the most likely outcome is neither place…
  4. notin
    We also know by now it’s not permanent. And last season, the last place finish said more about the other teams in the AL East than it did the Sox…
  5. notin
    Oh you’re just saying that because they’ve finished either first or fifth 10 times the past 12 seasons…
  6. notin
    He should use baseballs…
  7. notin
    Not really. Mostly there’s been some weird overreactions on this board that make it seem that way…
  8. notin
    A week ago, Whitlock was too homer-prone. Today he’s our best starter. To be honest, I don’t agree with either sentence. But he will be in the rotation until he proves he doesn’t belong…
  9. notin
    I actually think Whitlock and Houck to the pan, but that’s just me. And seriously, probably just me. But if Sale, Kluber, Paxton, Pivetta and Bello can get going, the bullpen anchored Jansen, Martin, Schreiber, Houck, Whitlock, Winckowski, Bleier could shorten a lot of games. Of course that rotation should always have an injury or two
  10. notin
    Whitlock is a good pitcher that had a bad game last time. If the Sox can get Paxton, Whitlock and Bello going, this team might not be so bad…
  11. notin
    Kutter will be sent to Worcester when Paxton returns…
  12. notin
    Since when was that an obstacle for the Dodgers? This team keeps giving more money to Clayton Kershaw to be a part time starting pitcher. I mean, do they sounds like real money matters to them when they keep shelling out $20mill each year to a SP who hasn’t thrown 130 IP in a year since 2019…
  13. notin
    Slight misquote on my part, but it’s not like I was comparing him to Bill Gates. Ohtani will be limited to the top spending teams like the Dodgers, Mets, Padres, Angels, Yankees, and maybe the Cubs. The Red Sox just don’t do that anymore. But then over 3/4 of the league won’t be able to fit Ohtani in the budget. Of course if his WC preference is true (and non-negotiable), Dodgers, Angels, Giants and maybe the Padres are really the only options. If WC is important to him, Boston was never a candidate anyway. I’ll include the Mariners, too, just in case Ohtani idolized Ichiro and wants to follow in his footsteps. But I don’t consider this a likely result.
  14. notin
    So where is your Reese McGuire Tin Foil Conspiracy hat? Why did the Dodgers and Braves give up on him to replace him with, well, anyone? I mean, it’s been two years and the Dodgers still don’t have a closer!
  15. notin
    I do like that about them. Also while Jansen gets all the love, the bullpen overall (in this case, the word “overall”meaning “everyone but Ort”) has been very effective…
  16. notin
    “More money than anyone in history” severely limits his options. He’ll be a Dodger…
  17. notin
    Murphy is better at showing up for work…
  18. notin
    Easily believable given how he signed with the Angels in the first place…
  19. notin
    Clearly why he signed with the Angels. Ohtani doesn’t care how the Sox “treated” Betts and Bogaerts. He’s going to take the largest offer. He didn’t hire an agent to get him to a “star friendly” team, because that won’t matter. His contract will be guaranteed. And if he for some reason neither of us can comprehend decided the Sox were unfair to Betts, or, as I’m recently hearing was a star, Christian Vazquez, his agent will deftly explain how that benefits Ohtani, by freeing up more money. Or maybe Ohtani will talk to the one star on the Sox he knows - Masataka Yoshida. I’m sure Yoshida has plenty of tales of mistreatment. I have extremely serious doubts Ohtani signs in Boston for one obvious reason - they simply don’t pay the most to star players anymore. Having Yoshida is really the only thing that keeps them in the running, but even that operates on the assumption the two actually like each other..
  20. notin
    I can see your point, but will he be from 31-40?
  21. notin
    A handful. Darvish, Nomo, Tanaka, Maeda (when healthy) Maybe another. Senga might join that list. Or he might be another Daisuke, Kikuchi or Ohka. Certainly Daisuke and Ohka had good careers, but neither was really irreplaceable…
  22. notin
    Not many Japanese starting pitchers seem to have even reasonably long effective careers. There are numerous reasons, like 1. Most are pushing 30 when they come over 2. Five man rotations and 162 game seasons are a big change. But probably worth noting, only 16 Japanese pitchers have made as many as MLB 20 starts in their career…
  23. notin
    The Sox went to the WS with Tony Armas in CF. Duvall was better than Armas, who was also not a CF…
  24. notin
    “Averages” 88. No need to make it worse. And this is from the guy who said it was 73…
  25. notin
    I think at that time they hadn’t given up on Goodrum yet. At this point, Dalbec has played 22 innings in his career at SS. A little over two games. Maybe things can pan out somewhat. Or was his one error just too many?
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