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Good outfielders......now fix 3B
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Benintendi with a 3 run Homer to shut down the O's....He's a keeper.
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Travis Shaw sucks.....keep watching strikes go by......I hate his f***ing demeanor.....so snug. Go f***ing sit down. Nobody out with 2 runners. good grief.
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I'd hold out on extending Xander. Boras client. Hitting .219 and .231 last two months. Not getting on base for Ortiz and Betts. Looks more and more medicore to me. How long will his batting slump last? He's just an average shortstop defensively. Extend Betts. Give him what he wants.
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We need base runners in front of Ortiz and Betts.
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Xander is hitting .230 in September following .219 in August..... Killing us in 2nd spot
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Here comes the meltdown.
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Quit being a punk Xander....
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Hill can't hit.
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It's fun watching our OF playing defense. They chase down many balls.
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It took our offense to be better by 100 runs to secure 4 game lead in AL East as of this morning. Why would anyone think we can win next year scoring less? Everyone on the planet says we can't replace Ortiz. So we do nothing? Do you honestly believe that's what DD will do? I seriously doubt it. Offense in baseball is very different. There's a 'team' component to it. Think of difference between say Hanigan versus what Sandy did. That impacts every hitter in Boston lineup. Baseball is unique in that it's a team sport but you can have best player at each position and there's no chemistry issue strictly on baseball matters. All nine batters get to hit. There's no sharing of one ball as in basketball where team chemistry/composition is very critical. To suggest you can go from Ortiz who has clearly had the BEST pre-retirement year in baseball history to say we'll just hope bunch of others can fill in as DH on their day off is astounding.
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This..+1000......DD has to answer to Henry. Question will be how do we replace Ortiz? DD "Hanley", Henry, "what about 1B?" "Well, we're hoping......." DD is NOT stupid. He will need action plan. Does anyone honestly believe DD will tell Henry that we led the majors by 100 runs so we have plenty of room to become inefficient and still lead the league in runs scored? My counter arguement would be but we only won by 4 games while out scoring others by 100 runs. "we're hoping for combination of things to occur"....Do you think that line of reasoning will also work with Henry? Otherwise, we're back to Ben Cherington's idea of no ace but don't worry we have five #2 pitchers scenario. How did that work out?
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I still would like to know what it would take to get one of the White Sox starters... If they are 'rebuilding', why would they be interested in say Bradley Jr or Xander? Aren't the two out of their price range at some point? So if they are truly in rebuilding mode I'm guessing they want young talent. If I'm White Sox, Beni, Swihart and Rodriques might do the trick. Is Beni untouchable? Can we plug in Moncada in LF? Or do we substitue Moncada for Beni? And if that trade is made, will we go big and sign a power bat? We still have Young in LF for another year. C Sandy 1B Hanley 2B Pedey SS Xander 3B Shaw LF Young CF Bradley Jr RF Betts DH Encarnacion SP Porcello, Price, Sales, Pomeranz, Wright, Johnson. Clay B will relieve Sox of $13M which can be used to pay Sales. Having someone as good as Sales makes our team more 'balanced'. Is the differential in production between Sales and Rodriquez big enough to offset losing Beni who may have 15 years in majors?
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I beg to differ. No one will give up anything of value for Pedey.
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In reality, Hanley's contract is no different than Pedey's. They are both more valuable to the Sox than to anyone else. What team would be willing to trade for Pedey? Will the White Sox trade Sales for Pedey even up? I seriously doubt it. They are not going anywhere at this stage of their careers.
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wow...thanks...I became a Red Sox fan in 1967...I was eleven at the time. Rico Petrocelli (sp?) was my guy. I played SS. lol
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Dalbec definitely is interesting guy. 3B who is a former college pitcher throwing 92's. 6' 4" with power if he can connect. To me, he's more interesting than say Ockimey.
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I believe Yaz was the only player to hit over .300 in 1968. Second place was something like .293. Bob Gibson's ERA was 1.12 or something crazy. They lowered the mounds shortly after, no? Also was it Mickey Lolitch or Denny McClain that won 30 games or something?
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Beni should get plenty of opportunities vs the Orioles. We may face four right handers. He's as solid as they come at his young age. He's a professional offensively and defensively. His low bar is Shaw's performance this year. His upside I think is higher than Xander's.
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Hill has been a disappointment. I thought he would hit some extra bases in Fenway. I hate his swing. He's late and does not go opposite field with authority. Lazy fly balls and pop ups.
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Worst Case C Sandy 1B Hanley 2B Pedey 3B Shaw SS Xander LF Beni CF Bradley RF Betts DH Young....throw in Sandy to DH when not catching, Swihart and Holt Solid lineup, definitely a notch or two down from this year.
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I'm with you. I'm thinking OK, we can only be down by 1 game to the Orioles if we lose all 4. I can't help myself. Ugh.
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Little concerning what Clay, Ed and Pomey has given us lately.
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Throw in that Ortiz is retiring, on what planet does it make sense to get rid of him? You are correct, not sure what we'll get in return. He'll finish out his contract as a Sox (3 more years. Last year is vesting based on plate appearances.)
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Hanley is on fire.....
