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  1. notin
    Yes because Cora believes the 10th belongs to Barnes…
  2. notin
    Another blown save. But when was the last time the Sox had a lead and it wasn’t a save situation?
  3. notin
    And Devers not guarding the line…
  4. notin
    So you figured to chase a W by changing the pitching staff, and in doing so you got rid of all the H’s? Story of the season so far..
  5. notin
    I do, too. But I drive to GRF. So much easier getting out…
  6. notin
    GR Field is actually a really nice ballpark. Sure you don’t hang around after games but it’s pretty easy to drive to and unlike Wrigley, they have actual parking…
  7. notin
    See you there. (Probably not, but I’ll be there too.)
  8. notin
    If the bats did their job, the bullpen would matter a lot less…
  9. notin
    We are 27 games into the season and the Red Sox have scored more than 5 runs in a game THREE times. (They are 3-0 in those games.) Know how long it took the 2021 Red Sox to score more than 5 runs in a game three times? SIX GAMES. And to score more than 5 runs in a game 4 times took them 7 games into the season. The Sox bullpen isn’t good. But it also isn’t their biggest problem..
  10. notin
    There are a bunch more near the top of the order, too…
  11. notin
    Want to feel better about the bullpen? Do the same thing with the Sox offense…
  12. notin
    Strikes one and two…
  13. notin
    Sale got the last out in the World Series
  14. notin
    I picked one team. But I would be willing to bet nearly 50% of all World Seies winners this millennia have swapped out closers mid-stream. It’s really common. Even the 2016 Cubs swapped out Hector Tondon for Aroldis Chapman…
  15. notin
    That seems like too many IP to me, but: 1. I’m really not as close to the situation as the Sox are, and 2. Nobody on this planet cares about my medical opinion and quite often with good reason…
  16. notin
    I still trust him more than I’d trust Barnes and maybe even Brasier…
  17. notin
    Teams do it all the time. Koji was Plan C at closer for the 2013 WS Champion team…
  18. notin
    Unless it’s a lead of 4 runs or larger, in which case - no foul…
  19. notin
    Well until then it will just be a nickname…
  20. notin
    My argument for Whitlock in the pen: 1. He’s only topped 73 IP once in his career and the following season was cut short for TJ. A 120-150 IP role is probably not a good idea just yet. 2. In the pen they can have him affect more games with his (probable) 90-110 IP limit. 3. I’d rather watch Whitlock preserve leads for multiple starters than watch multiple relievers blow his leads. 4. Hopefully a moderate workload increase this year can put him in line for a full time rotation spot in 2023. I like the idea of Houck in a high leverage/closer role. But if you limit him to 1 IP and change in each outing, this team is going to need some multi-inning relief arms…
  21. notin
    No. It’s absolute. It’s just immediate. Nothing ruins a pitcher more than pitching…
  22. notin
    A big part of the reason Houck and Whitlock should have been left there…
  23. notin
    It’s not as simple as conditioning. They’re going to be more tired after throwing 80 pitches than after 0. And the days of pitchers routinely throwing 140 pitches over 9 innings are over. Teams have too much money tied up in individual pitchers to risk them sitting out for a year or two. There are plenty of people who’ve proposed Cora’s overuse of Sale (like chasing his 300th K in 2017) is a huge factor if not the primary cause in why he’s been all but missing the past 2 seasons…
  24. notin
    Fatigue and exposure are the factors. Whichever one is more important, not sure. And probably varies from pitcher to pitcher…
  25. notin
    Wacha was just an example of my point. That the rotation is doing better because they face the same hitters twice only. Will they do worse third time through? Absolutely. However, will they be worse than the bullpen? I’m not so sure…
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