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  1. bkzwhitestrican
    Maybe Sale/Kluber/Paxton from 5 years ago. The difference is that Cole/Rodon/Severino/Cortes are in their prime. What does a healthy Sale even look like at this point? Same for Paxton. Kluber was healthy last year and had a 4.34 ERA.
  2. bkzwhitestrican
    Because he's a Red Sux, duh
  3. bkzwhitestrican
    Montas will be healthy just in time for free agency. Definitely one of the worst deadline moves in recent memory, though at the time I was pretty hopeful about the move.
  4. bkzwhitestrican
    Are we bringing this back for 2023?
  5. bkzwhitestrican
    You sound very bored
  6. bkzwhitestrican
    Not sure what their rank was last year, but the Sox farm coming in at #23 doesn't seem like much of an improvement given that this is year 4 of Bloom and he was basically brought in to be the opposite of Dombrowksi. Any upward movement in rankings likely came from being in position to draft Mayer who is already a top 10 prospect. How many years does Bloom get to complete his rebuild?
  7. bkzwhitestrican
    I actually think this was a good move by Boston. True Mondesi is injury prone, but he's a former top 5 prospect who is still only 26, plays good defense at SS and other positions, has elite speed, and despite the sub .300 OBP he has still posted over a .700 OPS the last 4 seasons (excluding last season when he barely played). Obviously the key with him is health, but this was a high reward low risk move.
  8. bkzwhitestrican
    I would rather they give Schmidt a chance to start instead of German. They've been saying for the past two years they were going to stretch him out and let him start but then they use anybody but him when a hole opens up in the rotation. It's time to see if the guy can be an option in the rotation.
  9. bkzwhitestrican
    It's certainly possible 2022 was his career year, but he's still only 28 years and last season he went out and proved that his 2021 season wasn't a fluke. I guess he needs to prove it every year though since he looks like an assistant gym teacher?
  10. bkzwhitestrican
    Feels like the Yankees are gonna trade away a starter now. They still need a LF and I doubt they're planning to spend much more this offseason. My guess would be Montas, but they could probably get a good haul for either Sevy or Nestor.
  11. bkzwhitestrican
    True. I only brought it up because there was doubt around here about Cortes' ability before the start of 2022, and in this 2023 thread I see some doubt. Not to the degree as last year since he proved himself, but regardless I like posting things that make me sound like I know what I'm talking about.
  12. bkzwhitestrican
    Found this post from before the season started I ended up being wrong though, he would've been the #1 starter for the Sox. Though he was arguably the #1 starter for the Yanks too.
  13. bkzwhitestrican
    He is a good defensive third baseman, and at best an average defensive shortstop. When you combine that with his weak hitting, he is a below average player at short.
  14. bkzwhitestrican
    He absolutely was not a good defensive SS. He was better than Torres, but that's not saying much. He has good range and a decent arm, but makes too many mistakes on easy plays. Or turns easy plays into hard plays with bad footwork.
  15. bkzwhitestrican
    Agreed. I actually think they'll trade Torres this offseason, try to trade Donaldson, and then stick with a combination of LeMahieu/IKF/Cabrera/Peraza between 2B/3B/SS. And then eventually add Volpe to the mix during the season. I think Rizzo comes back, and I think Judge also comes back (on a deal that will cripple us down the line). I can't see Cashman getting rid of IKF because it would mean he was wrong. But maybe sticking him at third (his best position) could have some kind of positive effect. My best guess opening day lineup: 1. DJL 2B 2. Judge RF 3. Rizzo 1B 4. Stanton DH 5. Free Agent LF (maybe re-sign Beni, or could see them sign one of Brantley/Haniger/Nimmo) 6. Bader CF 7. Peraza SS 8. IKF 3B 9. Trevino/Higgy C Not great, but not awful either.
  16. bkzwhitestrican
    It's not like they're that far off, both games have been close. That Judge ball was 2 feet away from giving them the lead but can't dwell on it anymore. Game 3 is a must win for the Yanks.
  17. bkzwhitestrican
    My new conspiracy theory is that Astros' stadium is equipped with giant fans that blow wind towards the OF during their ABs, and blow in the opposite direction when the other team bats. And that Altuve controls it with a switch in his jock strap.
  18. bkzwhitestrican
    So many bloop hits. I guess that's the benefit of a high contact lineup, but normally not that many end up finding grass. s*** luck. Oh well time for Cole to earn his paycheck tomorrow.
  19. bkzwhitestrican
    Eh it's all easy for them to say in hindsight. Taillon's stuff actually looked good out of the pen, just didn't get the results. Ultimately this loss is on the offense. Had plenty of chances to score but nobody could come up with the big hit.
  20. bkzwhitestrican
    The double he gave up to Naylor was hard hit, but otherwise he was just unlucky that those two bloop pop-ups found the right spot to land (second one would've probably been caught if the infield wasn't in).
  21. bkzwhitestrican
    Quite an ending for Double A Somerset. In the final game of the Eastern Championship they threw a combined no-hitter (Randy Vasquez threw 8 of the innings) and put up 15 runs, and were led offensively by recent call up Jasson Dominguez (3-4, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, 2 R, 2 BB). Barring injury he could potentially be a big league option next year.
  22. bkzwhitestrican
    Yanks were actually lucky to win those two games they did take from Houston. They just seem to especially underperform against them, it's probably mental at this point. Here's hoping that history doesn't repeat itself though. Records vs AL playoff teams: Astros: 26-16 (.619) Yankees: 30-26 (.536) Guardians: 12-19 (.387) Blue Jays: 25-32 (.439) Rays: 25-27 (.480) Mariners: 24-22 (.522)
  23. bkzwhitestrican
    They did get to play the A's/Rangers/Angels 57 times. And only 36% of their games have been against teams over .500. That doesn't mean they aren't really good, they still won 60% of their games against teams over .500 and won the season series against they Yanks handily. Beating them will be a daunting task. That said, if they had played in the AL East I don't believe they would have the same eye-popping stats.
  24. bkzwhitestrican
    Yep, typical Boone
  25. bkzwhitestrican
    Seems like it's just been that kinda year for the Sox, where even the lone Yankees fan in a Sox fantasy league ends up winning. Fun year everyone, looking forward to next year's.
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