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Agree. I still think it was a good signing at the time. At the time of signing, JD was not a sure thing. At the very least, thus we had DH/1B covered with Moreland and Hanley. I also thought Moreland played hurt last year. He's not great but more than adequate.
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And the Yankees have played 7 more home games than the Sox. That will jump to 10 when we open a 7 game home stand vs A's.
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I will never be convinced that Barnes can handle high leverage situations. He just looks soft out there. I'm still not there with Kelly, although I'm pleased that he's mixing up his pitches. We just need to see if Thornburg can be that 8th inning guy for us. I still think Carson Smith can handle 7th inning. We've really f***ed up Swihart situation. I also will NEVER be convinced that Holt is better for Sox than Swihart, long term.
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At some point, fans will get wised to that approach and tell the home team "call me when the upgrade is complete". What's in it for the White Sox fan this year? (as an example)
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I bet the Orioles fans would love to have E Rod now. Was that trade worth it for Baltimore? Agree on Devers. He's 21. We have six years of team control. We finally have answer to our revolving 3B issue. Let it go.
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As a coach, you always look for your team's ceiling. Good news is that Sox can get better. 1 Pom can hit his stride after a slow start as he did last year. 2 Both Price and Sale have some work to do. 3 E Rod has chance to finally come into his own this year for sustained period 4 Carson Smith is still on his recovery phase 5 At some point, we should see Thornburg. 6 I'm impressed with Poyner (sp?) 7 Pedey will eventually come off the disable list. He'll give us better defense. If healthy, he'll hit. 8 Devers will be smarter with pitch recognition and hit better. 9 JD will continue to improve his power production as weather gets warmer. 10 Xandder and Betts simply need to stay on the field. Jacksonianmarch can talk all he wants about not all Yankees hitting their stride, same can be said of Sox.
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Game after game, hitting home runs have been critical to our success. We can bury our heads in the sand but the fact remains we play in AL East and MUST HIT FOR POWER if we are to succeed in this Division. Yes, pitching still wins games but it sure is easier scoring runs with a homer. I've argued that stringing together 3 hits does not guaranty a run at Fenway due to short left field. DD did the right thing by signing Martinez. He has lengthened our lineup.
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Kingham takes perfecto into 7th, wins debut Righty strikes out nine in first MLB start as Pirates sweep Cardinals Steve Blass walked into the Pirates clubhouse on Sunday morning, made a quick right turn and found Nick Kingham sitting in front of his locker. Blass, the Pittsburgh pitcher turned broadcaster, shook Kingham's hand and gave the 26-year-old some advice a few hours before his Major League debut: "Be yourself." Kingham has learned a lot about himself since the Pirates drafted him eight years ago out of Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas. A lot of his education took place over the past three years. He was on the cusp of reaching the Majors in 2015, but Tommy John surgery delayed his arrival. He worked his way back in 2016, returned to Triple-A in 2017 and went back this spring when he didn't crack Pittsburgh's rotation. See how other teams do it? Boston Red Sox prospect Jalen Beeks dominating with 1.37 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 19.2 innings at Pawtucket.
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I don't care what ANY manager says, after a 2-4 one homer night, why in the f*** would I want to come out?
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Is there a team UZR after each game? Did we win that last night?
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I've always thought Brock Holt was overrated. I still prefer Lin. But I'm a Sox fan first. I will gladly take all punishment I deserve on this board if he has a great year. It won't be my first and certainly not my last mistake about a player. I NEVER wish someone to perform poorly. I will need to find a different dog to kick around.
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Magic Number down to 140.
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Thornburg, Wright, Pedroia along with Poyner and Xander. This is the team those on DL are itching to join/rejoin. Wouldn't you want to be part of this group? Yeah maybe it was over the top but I am glad that we picked up JD Martinez. He is a professional hitter. I have an image of him akin to a pool player. Does he go home every night with his bats in an expensive case, taking a cloth to it and making the bats shine? "Pick me out a winner, Moon"
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There's going to be competition in the pen when everyone returns.
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I also think once all the pitchers are healthy (Thornburg, Wright, Maddox, Poyner...) we'll have some minor league depth for the bullpen. This is fun team to watch right now. Once we get Dustin and Xander back, I can't imagine us not scoring and there will be games we'll just blow open the game as we've done the last two games.
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Please don't compare Moreland to Holt. Moreland money well spent. Holt still sucks. I wouldn't do back flips over .205 hitter making $2M+.
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Lin getting much needed rest.....Cora is a genius.
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Anyone out there willing to wait? How much will it cost?
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Yet people criticize DD for not being able to sign a 'cheap' starter. They knew Sox starting pitching was loaded.
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I would love to see Swihart get little more playing time this year behind the plate. Who is that kid at the top of OPS?
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Well, 24 out of 25 isn't too bad.
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I used to hope that Jason Veritek would strike out with less than two outs with runners on base so he wouldn't hit into rally killing double play.
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I will hate any Sox that sucks and don't deserve to be on the 25 man roster. Lin is better defensive infielder. I would also play Nunez in front of Holt when Dustin returns. I'd rate Holt behind Betts, Beni, JBJ, Martinez, Nunez and Swihart in the outfield. I'm sure Holt is a great guy. I would buy him beer all night. Being nice doesn't make you a good baseball player.
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Yep It's time to just sit back and enjoy our team play. Each player has pluses and minuses. It's not as though we didn't know that JBJ was a 'streaky' hitter last winter. DD chose to keep him for his defensive prowess.
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Can't trade Bradley. He just got hit.
