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I'm curious if most people here still have an expectation of Pedroia coming back and being productive? I thought he was on the verge of retirement after last season.
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From what I heard I don't think the Yankees were that into Eovaldi. Good for Nate though. He was a good dude.. well at least until he joined the Sox!
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Paul Goldschmidt headed to Cardinals
bkzwhitestrican replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Other Baseball
I don't think they could have expected a whole lot more since Goldy is a FA after this season. -
Corbin is more of a high end #2 SP but got paid like a bonafide ace. So in that sense I'm glad the Yankees did pay up for him. BUT it's not my money being spent and he would have definitely improved the team, so in that sense I'm a bit disappointed they didn't overpay to get him.
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Kikuchi time!
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Or the Yankees say "f*** the luxury tax limit" and sign Corbin, Kikuchi, Machado, Harper, and Robertson.
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Must be the maple syrup diet. It has virtually no protein.
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The Yankees never seemed as high on Sheffield as all of the scouting reports. We'll see if this one comes back to bite them. But for the 2019 season, Paxton is definitely a huge upgrade to the rotation. Hopefully he can stay healthy for a whole year. I don't think he's ever done that in the majors.
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Betances: 2.70 ERA, 2.47 FIP, 1.05 WHIP, 15.5 K/9 Barnes: 3.65 ERA, 2.71 FIP, 1.26 WHIP, 14.0 K/9 While Barnes had a good year, one is clearly better than the other.
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Was Kinsler that good at 2nd this year for you guys? I did not notice either way but I always thought he was an average defender.
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Signing Kershaw would likely be a repeat of signing CC. He probably has a couple more years left being an ace but then we'll have to deal with his decline and bloated contract while he figures out how to pitch with a 91 mph fastball. So if we're in WIN NOW mode then getting him makes sense, but it would probably not be a great move long term. Also guys - only 151 days until Opening Day!!!
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Nate pitched great this postseason but hard pass for me. Whoever signs him is going to have to pay out the ass for what he did in just half a season. And while the cutter has changed his repertoire a bit, I don't think the Yankees should dedicate THAT much of their cap to such a big risk. I think they get Corbin and then re-sign either Happ or CC. Severino Corbin Tanaka Happ/CC Sheffield/Lasagna/King
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2018 World Series Champions Boston Red Sox
bkzwhitestrican replied to Station 13's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Congrats. *******s -
The Red Sox probably value Nate more than most other teams since he has proven he can pitch well against the Yankees and pitch well in Yankee stadium. 2018 Nate vs Yankees: 1.93 ERA & 0.77 WHIP 2018 Nate vs everyone else: 4.31 ERA & 1.24 WHIP I would be surprised if he does not return. But also glad.
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One seedy character is enough for the team. Anyway Chapman was just doing "desk pops" in his garage, not the same situation!
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Well to rephrase, your victories were cakewalks until Kimbrel made the games more interesting. In every one of your victories you went into the 9th inning with a multiple run lead. As Sox fans they may have felt more stressful for you, but anytime you go into the 9th inning with a 2+ run lead your odds of winning are more than 92%.
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At this point it doesn't look like the opponent matters. Boston cakewalked through the second and third best teams in all of baseball. Playing an NL team is just like signing the paperwork to get the trophy. f***ers. Boston winning makes me illogically mad.
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http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2005/06/17/1119017844_3356.jpg I get the history and all that, but nobody should ever have to pay ballpark ticket prices and get a seat like this.
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Machado is a definitely a punk. On that one collision with Aguilar on first though, Aguilar definitely left his leg on first base to try to initiate some kind of contact. Any experienced first baseman knows that you take your leg away from first as soon as you get the out.. not sure what he was trying to do. And Manny being the punk he is obliged and dragged his foot into him.
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Rumor: Paul Goldschmidt to the Yankees???
bkzwhitestrican replied to Carpin's topic in Other Baseball
If Hank says screw it and lets Cashman go out and add $150M to our payroll then sure, why not. But since that probably is not the case, I think the money is best spent elsewhere. -
6-9 month recovery time for non-pitchers supposedly. Maybe they'll be in on Machado but since Didi won't be out the whole year they might just shift Torres over to short and get a cheaper fill in/bench player for 2nd (Jed Lowrie, Daniel Murphy, DJ LaMaheu or however the hell you spell it).
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If I was only grading him for the postseason it would be a D+. No F because he managed the A's game very well. For the entirety of the season he was passable. Made some of the usual dumb mistakes that most managers encounter throughout a season, he just had them happen a few times too many. There were also games where he made all the right moves but they got zero play because when something goes right it's because of the players.. managers only get credit when something goes wrong.
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There is a 1% chance that Boone does not come back. I'm almost certain there is an end of season meeting between the manager and GM. I'd imagine Boone's performance will be reviewed and they'll touch on the areas where they feel he can improve, most notably when to manage by feel vs when to manage by the analytics. He's a rookie manager so it's not like he can't improve. And despite some boneheaded moves this year, he was probably the second best rookie manager this season behind Cora. And Cora had experience coaching other aspects of a team so he wasn't as green as Boone. If I had to grade Boone's management for the ENTIRE season in my most unbiased attempt, I'd give him a C+.. maybe B-.
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10/9 ALDS Game 4 at NY
bkzwhitestrican replied to iortiz's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I hope they gave them that s***** Andre champagne. -
I could pretend to be gracious but I'm not. As Lombardi said, show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser. To get shutdown by two mediocre starters at home in the biggest spot of the year is a disaster. I'm gonna be hearing s*** from all my Sawx friends and co-workers for at least another year. f*** this. Boston played better and deserved to win based on how they played, that's all the praise I'll give. That said, all I can hope for now is that the Astros (a team I very much dislike) pummel them into the ground so at least all these Sam Adams breathing yokels can feel a modicum of my despair. /end rant
