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And the players will only ba able to argue with them in JavaScript…
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First of all, tryi g to decide whether a 95mph baseball touched any part of an invisible box that varies in size from hitter to hitter is an insanely difficult task. Have you ever seen a 95mph fastball and how fast it looks when it’s coming at you? Me neither. I could barely see anything over 85mph. I could see needing help here. As for that little box, most fans who complain about umps thought they could call balls and strikes from their Lazy Boys long before that TV square existed anyway. And the amazing part was that they could do it without compensating for that offset angle created by the position of the CF camera. In fact now I bet those same fans are even angrier because they think the umpire can see that little box, too, and is deliberately ignoring to hurt their team…
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And then there’s the Olympics, who’ve taken software and automated officiating to whole different levels…
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BTV does like Edward Cabrera for Cedanne Rafaela…
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Also, throwing overhand and foul poles…
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Another OBP outfielder is Yelich. Yelich is owed $156mill over the next years, which looked like a bargain 3 years ago whrn he was hitting 40HRs with an OPS over 1.000. The last couple years, he’s been more of a .790OPS guy with 9-12HRs. The core of Milwaukee’s team that keeps them competitive is the pitching - specifically Burnes, Woodrruff, Peralta and Williams. All of them will be in various stages of arbitration in the next couple seasons. Might the Brewers be open to a Yelich/Hosmer swap? Yelich plus $39mill for Hosmer, meaning Milwaukee essentially takes over Hosmer’s contract and the Sox get Yelich for an AAV of $19.1mill. Milwaukee saves $117 mill for pitching arb cases and upgrades defensively over Rowdy “Move me to DH” Tellez at 1b. The Sox get Yelich, who, despite his power struggles, still has a .360 OBP since 2019…
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A week or two ago, Hugh (I think?) and I were talking about how too many people have already given up on Winckowski and Crawford. After a few posts about giving up too early on young pitchers, a few posters chimed in on how they haven’t given up on Bello yet. Really? Haven’t given up yet on the 22yo kid who throws 98mph with (at the time) like 18 IP for his career? Not exactly what I meant by being patient with younger pitchers. I don’t think it’s exactly time to give up on Winckowski (or Crawford) just yet…
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Seriously? Last year, the Cubs traded Javier Baez to the Mets at the deadline and Baez played well for his new team, earning 1.9 bWAR. In return the Cubs got a 19yo OF in low A ball. Baez has moved on and signed with Detroit. That 19yo kid, named Pete Crow-Armstrong, cracked the BA Top 100 this year, put up a 1.000 OPS in A ball, got promoted to high A, and climbed to the top spot in the Cubs rankings. Oh, and Google best minor league defensive center fielder 2022, and he’s the top match. But they gave up 1.9 bWAR. Did the Cubs win or lose that trade?
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I don’t think comparing Winckowski and his 68IP and half a season under his belt to Benintendi his 540 PA this season. Playing time is part of the fWAR calculation, as it’s a measure of accomplishment, not ability. Also Winckowski has 5 years left and Benintendi is effectively a free agent now..
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That’s my hope, but not my guess…
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I agree. Strategies shouldn’t be implemented to prevent strategies….
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The irony there is if the Sox went into “sell mode” at the deadline, maybe Devers takes a few extra days and comes back at full strength. But because they were still going for it, they may have the worse Devers product…
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I don’t know if Devers is 100% or not. Supposedly this was just a scheduled day off. The sad thing is, I can totally understand using McGuire over Devers as a pinch hitter given how both have hit over the last 6 weeks. Almonte? That does raise the question about Devers…
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It’s easy to pass the eye test when no one sees you play…
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The trade has been unpopular since the day it was announced, but it wasn’t as bad IMO. The Sox acquired Bradley to improve OF defense, and I. That respect it worked. When Kike went down, the Sox were 29-27 and amidst a ferric hot streak, this despite a 10-19 start in which the Sox simply didn’t hit. Since Bradley got realeased and the Sox had to cobble together anyone to play CF and RF, we saw how horrific OF defense can contribute to bringing team down. Bradley’s offense - even from the ninth spot - was obviously a huge factor in his release, but I still don’t dislike this trade and actually dislike the release of Bradley much more…
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I’m thinking Bogaerts staying looks more likely with every passing day. But not for any good reason. I have to wonder if Devers is playing his way on to the trade market. Rafael has one year left, wants an extension of at least $270mill, and has posted a .547 OPS since August 3rd spanning about 140 PA (roughly 1/4 if a season). That’s not a healthy combination for getting an extension. (Jarren Duran has a higher OPS in that timeframe and was demoted for it.) If they deal Devers, they do need to keep someone for a few reasons…
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Is that really true? Have you seen the Sox hit this year? They bring new meaning to the phrase “offensive stats”…
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Agreed. But Bloom does have one surprise trade every off-season…
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Miss the days of the Reserve Clause system before Curt Flood ruined baseball?
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One small error - the Rays did finish last in 2016. However, all this talk of the Ray’s Way and how it will never play in Boston. Since the Rays turned everything around in 2007, they’ve been to the postseason 7 times, won 4 ALE titles, and been to 2 World Series. In that same timeframe, the Red Sox have been to the postseason 7 times, won 4 ALE titles, and been to 2 World Series. Now the Sox did win both titles, while the Rays list both. But the Sox also have 4 last place finishes to the Rays 1. And these numbers don’t include this year, where there Rays will go to another postseason, might win a fifth ALE pennant if they can make up 4 games, and are still in on the series. Is the Rays Way so bad? Not sure I see a difference in results here…
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Kopech’s 26, not 27. No one believes you know anything about what any scout says considering you don’t even know how to use Google to look up a player’s age. Stupidest troll ever…
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Here’s the thing. I’ve never been to the Trop, but it has to be better than the massively overrated Wrigley Field. I’ve been to Wrigley a lot, and it is a fun place to take in a game. But it also is really beaten down park with almost no amenities and the location is sn awesome place for a condo. Not so much for a ballpark that seats 40,000 people (not to mention the additional 1,000 or so on the rooftops). Because Wrigley has NO PARKING! None. Not a single spot. I don’t mind taking the train in, but it would be a more pleasurable ride if 39,999 other fans didn’t feel the same way about it. And I like Cubs’ fans. I married one. We spawned another. But I gotta tell you - NOBODY DRINKS LIKE A CUB FAN AT WRIGLEY. You just can’t stop them. You’d think $15 Natty Lights would be a deterrent. Nope. They just keep inhaling that second rate turpentine until they make beer cup snakes that span the bleachers. But I digress…
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Don’t trade Walter! The Sox might only have 2 LHP on the 40 man next year, and the other one is Darwinzon!
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That’s a good point. Who was the last Rule 5 player the Sox lost that amounted to anything? Was it Ryan Pressly?
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That’s different. That was put in place to cripple Mickey Mantle…
