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Everything posted by notin
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Because that makes no sense…
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He would have been better off lumped in with Travis Shaw…
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Hey that signing looks bigger and bigger every time Sale sneezes…
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The bottom line is, at some point someone introduced ERA as a stat in a era where pitchers where solely judged by wins and losses. ERA, when compared to wins, is much more complicated and it was a whole new way of looking at pitching. Fifty years from now, when dWAR is on the backs of baseball cards and as mainstream as Apple pie and crystal meth, the new analytical fans will be eschewing it in favor of some new wave of analytical stats based on video input through 4 dimensional hyperspace…
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Analytics. Some might remember Earl Weaver’s logic for sticking it out with a 4 man rotation. “It’s easier to find 4 good pitchers than it is to find 5.” Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan, and Scott MacGregor still give thanks every day that Weaver never extended this logic to a 3 man rotation…
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Close what? He throws fewer strikes in baseball than I do in bowling…
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Current state per my best guess C: Vazquez 1b: Dalbec. Presumably Casas at some point. 2b: E Hernandez? Arroyo once hurt himself catching a throw. I think he’s good, but there are legitimate durability concerns. (But he might fit in with a platoon with JBJ.) SS: Bogaerts 3b: Devers LF: Duran? Conforto is still available! CF: JBJ, with Kike stepping in vs LHP and Arroyo taking 2b. RF: Verdugo DH: JDM Rotation: Eovaldi, Pivetta, Hill, Wacha, Houcklock. Eovaldi’s health is paramount here. BP: Houclock part 2, Barnes, Brasier, Diekman, Strahm, Taylor, Sawamura and maybe Davis? Pretty left-handed bullpen here. D Hernandez doesn’t fix this. Maybe Seabold? Not sure who is joining Plawecki and Arroyo on the bench, but an outfielder might be nice…
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I’ve touted this banner a few times. It is easy for me, since I bear no responsibility if he flops. If Bloom just isn’t looking, not good. If he passed on Bradley due to medical issues or injury history, that at least makes sense to me. I get that Sale’s replacement is probably Houck or Whitlock. But at some point that does mean you need to backfill Houck or Whitlock…
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Yeah yeah yeah. And there was a time when no one cared about Ol’ Hoss Radbourne’s ERA, either…
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As opposed to the number of NFL fans who watch every week because they love QBR?
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They were at one point. Not like Abner Doubleday drew up the original diamond and then devised formulas for ERA and batting average later that afternoon
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The gang at Clancy’s doesn’t know of or care about analytics. The NBA is actually more analytical than MLB. Has it hurt the game? The NFL has always used them, too. They’re just most well-known in baseball because it’s always been more stats-driven even among casual fans…
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Trending in the wrong direction? Or trending in the wrong direction relative to the NBA and the NFL? MLB was a record-setting $10billion industry in 2019. That does indicate it has some popularity…
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Bigger factors have the massive changes in NBA television deals and the rise of fantasy football…
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From the free agent pile, the Sox could sign Archie Bradley, and he could fill the bullpen slot that will eventually be vacated by Whitlock or Houck. Also there has been literally no buzz on Michael Conforto. He’s better than the vastly overrated Nick Castellanos. Greater he hits lefty, but the Sox can stop pretending they don’t have any right handed bats. Also extend Bogaerts. This was the off-season to replace him. It didn’t happen and probably wrong with The last two options. So just sign him…
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He’s off to LA. They can’t grab him anymore…
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What about Conforto? Hits as well as Castellanos but is a much, much better outfielder…
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OPS+ over last 3 seasons Castellanos - 124 Conforto - 123 Soler - 117
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Fill the bullpen. Archie Bradley and Oliver Drake would be nice adds…
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Maybe?
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He really needs to add another OF or a 2b…
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And that’s why your personal rankings would differ…
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He did request a full NTC, and received it…
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Plus he’s from Nevada, so he’s reasonably close (by MLB standards)…
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I’d rather leave both in the pen but I think we’re one injury away from both in the rotation…
