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I usually start them out slowly, with “Woburn” and “Billerica”. The thing is, they should be able to handle Leicester, as there was a pitcher named Jon Leicester that pitched for the Cubs back in 2004-2005. Of course, another similarly named replacement came long a few years later and got more famous…
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Yes, the entirety of the last 3 years. The plus side is none of his recent injuries have been to the important pitching joints. The downside is, he still got 3 years older in that time frame…
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I live in Illinois and am therefore the only citizen in the entire state capable of pronouncing “Worcester”. Except of course for illinoisoxfan. But he feels my pain…
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Best case? Absolutely? Most likely case? I’m not on board with that anymore…
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Won’t he do that as a closer as well? The differences are: 1) you never know when you’ll need a closer whereas openers can be scheduled, and 2) you don’t know what hitters a closer will face when the game starts and therefore you can waste your best reliever by using him against the worst hitters. You always know who an opener will face..
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If the Sox sign Kolten and then Connor makes the team as a BUC, we’ll have two Wongs!! That’s gotta make a wight!!
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Cora’s piggybacking was ill-conceived, poorly done and backwards What if Sale came in and through 2 IP twice a week as an opener, and then, say, Crawford and Winckowski took over one game each as if starting? Get 5 or 6 IP from each and it’s the 8th inning, baby!! Whitlock and Houck Time…
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In fact, why does it need to be a last ditch option? He could close games in 2023 and return to starting in 2024. There is no point of no return…
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As 6 year old Notin used ask his mom every 15 minutes on a drive from Worcester to Albany to see grandma - “Are we there yet?”
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Make him an open and use him 2-3 times per week in that role. That way he’s always facing the better and best hitters on the other team and (hopefully) neutralizing them for at least one turn…
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For that to continue, 2b has to just be a starting point, like an entry level position…
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Yep. Too bad it will never happen. And that’s because even 50% of Sale is a valuable commodity as a starter. If anything, he might become an opener…
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Bear in mind, it’s not the Sox saying “he makes too much money to close.” That’s probably coming from fans and stupid journalists. The White Sox briefly put him in that role, and the Red Sox did earlier this year. https://nesn.com/2022/05/could-chris-sale-return-from-injury-as-relief-pitcher-red-sox-undecided/ Anyone saying he makes “too much money to close” isn’t paying attention this year. By that logic, one should also assume Jackie Bradley made too much money to DFA..
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I wouldn’t mind if they bumped Sale to closer, but I’d be surprised. If there is a positive spin to Sale’s 2022, it’s that none of his injuries were to his left shoulder or left elbow. Even the broken wrist was his right one. He did break his left pinky finger, so I don’t know if that will impact anything pitching-wise, but it’s certainly not as important as his left index and middle fingers…
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That’s ridiculous. If Devers or Bogaerts decided to no longer try because they didn’t like the trade deadline activity, why would anyone want either of them extended. The roster activity and direction of their team is neither of their concern. The job of both - and everyone else on the roster is simply to play ball to their best of their ability…
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8/21 SOX @ O's 7:10PM ET
notin replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
The Orioles are not bad. They have the best record in the AL East since June 1 and are 42-28 in that time frame… -
Hopefully no one’s is trying to blame the trade deadline for this slump.
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Five of those six hitters are back, but three of them are doing worse than last season (using OPS+ as a metric). Bogaerts is pretty much the same, and Devers, complete with slump, is doing better…
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I also think they have up on Shaw way too early. 19 PAs? Granted he was 0 for 19. But he at least players a serviceable 1b. Plan C in Cordero was a big flop there…
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One of the biggest issues is the anticipated 5 man rotation has only started 66 out of 122 games, which has got to be among the lowest totals in MLB. Bloom needed to do more to backfill the loss of Sale once Sale was able to disclose his rib injury…
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The trade wasn’t the problem. The contract extension was..
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Devers is 12 for his last 84 for a .539 OPS. Martinez is 16 for his last 99 for a .480 OPS Bogaerts is 14 for his last 67 for a .583 OPS.
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8/21 SOX @ O's 7:10PM ET
notin replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
That might be on Cora for not playing the D to guard the lines… -
Hard to say. This is a guy who complained that Franchy’s walk off grand slam was just stat-padding…
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Red Sox trade Hunter Renfroe in trade involving Jackie Bradley Jr
notin replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Eddie Haskell?? You need younger friends!!
