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brief recap Price has a long 3rd inning and comes out wasted in the 4th. That is troubling Cora leaves him in too long. Relief pitchers don't seem to know not to walk batters or situational baseball. Keep making mistakes they shouldn't. Many opportunities to score with RISP and less than two outs and didn't do the little things like hit behind the runner, instead maintaining a big swing. Devers, Beni and Travis had nice offensive games. Betts, Martinez, Holt, Bradley not contributing offensively. Another tough loss against a team we must beat. Can't blame Cora a lot except maybe for leaving High Price in too long.
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Barnes is also the biggest head case of the bunch.. Why throw so many so far out of the zone?
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Vazquez needed to put the ball in play to the right side but struck out. He needed to move Travis to 3rd as a minimum. Despite that, we managed to load the bases with a great hitter up, but wwe fell short. Pagan is good so we have our hands full, but its not over yet. Bogie, JDM and Beni coming up.
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How many times have we had runners in scoring position with less than 2 outs. Crazy situation. We need something from Betts.
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0 and 2 and then 4 straight balls. Pitchers seem to be head cases.
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So the move worked. Beni struck out but it would have been a miracle to see him come through again. We need something out of JBJ and Betts next inning.
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Price wore down in the 3rd and it showed up in the 4th. Didn't appear to have any stamina. The BP just doesn't seem to know baseball fundamentals.
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Strategy again. Two strikes on a guy and three straight balls to let the runners go on the pitch. A single would have scored two. Also, the hitter knows he has to come in.
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some strategy. Walk a guy with a one run lead and put up a good left hand hitter.
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Beni has 3 homers in the last 3 games.
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Sale and now Price. We have thel rely on these guys for years to come. The early season easy start hasn't helped and it is still July
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Cora waited too long. Thirty two mil doesn't buy much these days
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Two balls middle middle. Batting practice.
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Wasted leadoff double. Cried out for Holt to hit the ball to the right side, JBJ is hitting 9th for a reason and Betts couldn't deliver. Hard to see a good opportunity wasted.
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Price did well to get out of that after the 4 pitch walk and Devers blunder.
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Could have been a killer inning.
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The Andrew Benintendi Performance Thread
oldtimer replied to YastrzemskI's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
We can't get Betts to agree to a contract before he reaches FA status, but he still is a keeper, provided his contract demands are close to his true value. I agree that JBJ is the most likely field player to be traded as he has value and probably is replaceable with equal stats at less money. Porcello, Moreland and Pearce will also go, which should clear some competitive balance cap space for 2020. -
On another note, be pleased that we didn't have the resources to keep Kimbrel. His results so far have been poor and he went for a big contract. Sometimes we have to be smart or just plain lucky.
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These trades tend to go to the last minute as the sellers try to work for the most return while the buys try not to give too much. I expect we won't hear much until late tomorrow.
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He is not likely to get a valid sample size before he runs out of options, so it will have to be based on what you have seen.
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You are right, he doesn't have the physique and quickness for second base but there may be a place for him next season at first with Moreland likely gone and of course Pearce will be gone. He is another guy who strikes out a lot so maybe he would have trouble overcoming that problem as you show concern that Chavis has that same issue. Maybe DD doesn't find a way to trade for a top level closer and we can use lower prospects to get some fill in arm for the BP.
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Beni is too much for Diaz. He is young, good with speed and may up with a 300 avg, well over 800 OPS and is low cost. If we have to offer a starter to get a top BP prospect, make it JBJ. He is still a very good defensive CF but we know he is a streaky hitter plus he is getting expensive.
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I've played some ball and still playing softball with the over 75 guys. A second baseman who is left handed is at a disadvantage making the pivot on a double play hit to the left side. Marco has been acceptable and is probably a better overall fielder than Chavis. Funny how we have used Holt, Lin and Henrnandez at 2nd. I guess it has to do with our utility guys.
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I'll bet he more like ThinPapi these days. That is opposite of FatBeni for those who have a sense of humor.
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My concern is that the Sox don't have a 2nd baseman without Chavis. He is not a slick fielder and he does have a high strikeout rate, but appears durable and has real power. Is there a possibility he could make an improvement? Devers did and perhaps Chavis could replicate some of that. If so, he could fill a need at 2nd and is a low cost player, something we will need going forward. I don't know of a minor leaguer who would be better and Pedroia is done, so we should tread carefully with the idea of a trade.