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I read a lot and reports coming out on him have been excellent from get go. The way he has carried himself has impressed among others our esteem manager Cora. Everyone is high on his stuff and his ability to challenge hitters. Reports praise his command of strike zone. To me that's the big tell with young pitchers. Walks per nine innings. Unlike you, I don't just make s*** up. He has succeeded in each of his outings. I've never compared him to Pedro. I don't think you should hide talent. I just like to see more of Whitlock.
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I'm enjoying watching the team play. I take good with the bad but at the same time I like to see us improve. There has to be different goal sets for different players. Dalbec is a ninth batter and we should just let him play. But that means either Cordero and/or Renfro has to hit. We can't have all three go on a strikeout hitless spree. Dalbec is future. We should have enough offense to carry him. I think he'll get it going at some point. The goal is to be competitive this year and at the same time finding out our core group for future. Verdugo, Devers, Xander and hopefully Dalbec is next up.
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Sale began throwing in September and initially was expected to begin throwing off a mound by the end of January. But neck stiffness and a mild case of COVID-19 set him back. ESPN’s Buster Olney reported back in January that Sale’s recovery process is “expected to be deliberate” and the Red Sox are “apt to take a conservative approach” with him. How can our baseball people continue to be so far off? It's May 1st, by the end of January? Hell at this rate I'll be happy to see him for opening day 2022. I prefer the answer, "We have no f***ing idea." I can live with that.
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Yes, Rule5 has more courage in his pinky than our coaching staff.
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Cora still resists putting Verdugo at the leadoff spot. Isn't it comical? What's the big f***ing deal? Verdugo thrived as the leadoff batter last year. Cora just don't want to do it because another manager had already done it? Let's help him out. Penciled him as the leadoff hitter. When he comes to bat in first inning, we can all pretend that there's ONE OUT. See how easy that is? Don't fix it if it's not broken never met if you ain't getting better, you're getting worse. Hell, they're even coming around to giving Rule5 guy some pressure innings. the Freakin' Rule 5 Whitlock.
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I sure enjoy watching Whitlock pitch as much as I watch Betts batting for the Dodgers.
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And some thought he was worth 8-10M
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when did he lead off prior to this season?
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Everything you say have merits. But I always look for ways to improve the team. It's Houck and Whitlock at this moment. Just because Cora wants Kike to leadoff doesn't mean Kike is suited to lead off. This has nothing to do with a jerk fan like me thinks he knows more than Cora. The question no one has asked Cora is why do you think Kike would make a good leadoff hitter after not leading off in his career?
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No kidding Sherlock......but if you can't throw strikes, hitters won't swing at pitches outside of strike zone......
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E Rod with 7 innings pitched, 0 walks... Do we really need to look at any other stats? You're either a grown up pitcher that has strike zone command or you're just a pretender, not knowing where the strike zone is or afraid to challenge the hitters....a whimp. How can you pitch for over 10 years and can't throw strikes?
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I don't want to hear management complain about our pitching staff without seeing what Houck and Whitlock can do as starters. Not saying Duran is better but obviously Cordero and Franchy are not performing.
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I'm opposed to trading away any young pieces. Also no trades until all of our options are exhausted. Option 1 Tanner Houck Option 2 Garrett Whitlock Option 3 Duran We're not playing our best players. Why in the hell we'd trade for more? Kike is not a solid hitter. He does not make hard contacts.
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Per MassLive Bullpen short one arm? The Red Sox bullpen is fifth in the majors in ERA (3.18), but it’s clear it is short one late-inning piece without Ryan Brasier (calf injury). “We’ve been saying that all along,” Cora said. “But somebody has to step up. Bottom line is we had the lead going into the eighth and we ended up losing the game. We feel we’re capable. We’ve got capable guys. But people have to step up and do the job.” Cora named Matt Barnes, Adam Ottavino and Darwinzon Hernandez as his top high-leverage relievers with the lead in the seventh inning and beyond. But Ottavino has six walks in 6 ⅔ innings (8.1 BB/9). Hernandez has allowed eight walks in 7 innings (10.3 BB/9). Shouldn't we be doing everything to win winnable games? Geez, we have full of pitchers with control issues. We have a 24 year old kid who hasn't walked a batter in 9 innings. Why don't we try him? You know, in high leverage situations? He can't do much worse.
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Not sure of Cora guys... Gonzalez, Cordero, Renfroe and Kike... That's a black hole at the bottom and top of the lineup.
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Pivetta with 63 pitches through first 5 innings, one walk, 0 hits. Our overall pitching is not that bad.
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All of you keep talking about hitting where they're most comfortable. Has anyone ever asked Kike where he wants to bat? It was not his idea to lead off. It was his coach. We're not consistent in our thought process.
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As a veteran, he can refuse minor league assignment. He becomes a free agent. Most likely scenario is to put him on IR, and let him work it out.
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Just as he said, he's struggling to find the proper slot and release point. I don't care if he gets destroyed, I do care walking guys. If they hit him, there's better chance of getting an out than walking them. Didn't he have entire spring training to work on his command?
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4.2 IP, 4H, 4 ER, 6 BB.....I hate pitchers that can't throw strikes.... I just think the delivery was off a little bit tonight,” Richards said. “I was kind of fighting it the whole night. And then obviously, couldn’t get my release point under control. Just kind of a combination of things. Nothing that can’t be fixed.” You're 8 year veteran. Why don't you fix the damn problem? Sooner the better.
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Only difference is that our payroll is $205M. (albeit $53M is not playing right now)
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I'm going to be a jerk here. Aren't you and Kimmi and others on this board praised breathlessly how Rick Porcello was God's gift to starting pitching because of INNINGS HE PITCHED? You loved the idea of 6 IP and 3 ERs. Can you survive a season with starters giving the team less than 4 innings? I don't consider 3.2 innings a quality start under any circumstances, unless I'm a Rays fan.
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I really don't know what else he needs to work on. Starter pitches, command of strike zone. I can see him getting hurt. Nine innings pitched and 0 walks. That tells me more than anything else.
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My concern would be switch in position may cause some anguish that may leak into his hitting.....I agree. Just stay with it.
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Apparently Cora read my post from this morning. Whitlock pitches 2.2 innings, 2 K', 0 BB, 0 Hits I guess we'll see him on April 29th.
