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He wasn’t. Barnes had 2 save chances in April and the first one was April 22. The early choice for closer appeared to be Diekman…
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So you’re saying what? He shouldn’t have been part of the bullpen? He got the second chance he deserved, but he didn’t do much at all with it. I’m not really sold on his brief turnaround for next year, but he’ll probably be back again…
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I would imagine Whitlock, Schreiber, Winckowski, Crawford, German, Kelly and Houck are all seeking roles, but not all footing is equal. Soxprospects.com lists all but German in the 2023 bullpen, but they also rarely include players from outside the organization..
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German gets the call! Finally!
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Not sure why you keep holding me accountable. He did deserve to be left off the postseason roster, but he also deserved to be an AL All Star just 3 months prior. And his bad stretch last year was also just 10 IP. Should the Sox DFA every pitcher who has a stretch of 10 bad IP?
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He could just be worn out. He’s at 139IP and his previous career high was 101IP…
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If Barnes came back from his bad 10 IP funk last year and pitched to his norms, you had Barnes, Houck, Whitlock, former closers Diekman and Robles, Strahm, Brasier, etc. The problem is when most teams loot their bullpen for a SP, they take a guy from the backend, usually a long reliever/swing man. The Sox kept taking the late inning guys…
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I didn’t make excuses; I suggested possibilities. And it was absolutely possible he had struggled due to being in a new league. He would not be the first player to do so. Not sure why you hate Duran as an example of poor outfield D, other than it gives a very tiny reason to like something about the JBJ trade. (OMG it shows the trade might have been on to a little something!!). Whether or not Duran was the worst is immaterial; he’s the epitome of poor outfield defense, and the Sox felt they could upgrade there. The outfield offense was not part of the point, and isn’t the only job of outfielders. In a post about how they tried to improve D, you keep bringing up offense. I think they were OK with somewhat of an downgrade offensively, but clearly not to what JBJ regressed to…
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To me, neither are starters and hopefully neither ever do it again…
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I didn’t even mind the JBJ trade. Sure he didn’t hit, but the Sox got him too shore up outfield defense, which he did. And when the Sox had Verdugo-Kike-JBJ in the outfield, they defended it well. Once Duran took over CF, you should have seen that outfield defense is just not a given and can be very important and difficult. It’s actually weird that people bash the improvements the JBJ trade did make, but then also think Verdugo isn’t good enough for RF…
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They had a good pen on paper to start the season. They also probably didn’t give up on Houck completely like many fans, too. But the guy was an All Star closer in 2021. The biggest issue was the depth. They kept raiding what could have been a decent pen to backfill injuries in the rotation. This just lead to more injuries and missed starts…
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They’ll fit right in with Schreiber, Whitlock, and Houck…
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Fact of the Game: When Salvatore Perez singled to drive home the Royals’ lone run in the sixth, it was the first earned run Wacha had given up after the fifth inning this year…
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I know you like to complain about everything - you complained about a walkoff grand slam, something that only happens a couple times a year. Heck, you complained that a win wasn’t good enough five posts back. But Casas has 30 career plate appearances. Anyone saying he isn’t ready based on that total isn’t exactly establishing credibility…
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Who is injured on the Yankees?
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JD singled the second run home…
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Rizzo has a $16mill player option, which guarantees he will cost more and get a QO. A 1b is a waste of money for a team that already has two under contract for next season and both at league minimum. Three if you count Dalbec…
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Bobby Kielty getting the first and only World Series plate appearance of his career - resulting in a home run that was the difference in the final game… -
Pedroia also looked like Eric Cartman when he debuted…
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Josh Bell is a good DH option. I disagree with him being a top 5 free agent. Or you can always unload Hosmer for a DH another team doesn’t feel good about paying for anymore (Hunter Dozier? Marcell Ozuna? Jorge Soler?)
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Top non-pitching priorities for Boston need to be Bogaerts and Brandon Nimmo Top pitching priorities need to be Wacha, Fulmer, and Rafael Montero…
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I’d just assume Casas take some hacks against MLB LHPs; it’s the only way he’ll ever learn to hit them….
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They’ve also tried Dalbec at SS and he’s played 2b. I don’t think Casas is a lock for 1b (or DH) on 4/1/23, which certainly keeps Hosmer in the picture beyond being a backup. And the notion that any backup for Casas needs to hit right-handed isn’t necessarily a good idea either…
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I wouldn’t say he sucks. He’s just boringly mediocre across the board…
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I mean this year. I agree his league minimum salary gives multiple options for the Sox…
