Hugh2
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Yes 8 years old, CERA has been thrown out the window since then. But hey….one guy. Or two now
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And Reese is one of the only guys on the team hitting. Maybe he’s only hitting though because the other catchers suck too
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They started finding really bad defensive catchers would have very low CERAs with good pitchers. Which is why CERA was a flash in the pan stat. no one uses CERA
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Kluber sucks; is washed up, and can’t even throw out of the 80’s. Putting yesterdays game on Reese is ridiculous. He’d have sucked just as much with anyone behind the plate.
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According to ONE stat that is highly regarded as garbage. Did Reese like steal your wife or kick your dog or something?
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So maybe we just need to get the best catcher and pay s*** pitchers. Yes it’s a coincidence, baseball is like that, and CERA has been proven time time again to not only be a poor indicator but to need a larger sample size than any other stat to have any type of correlation. Its variance in a SSS is higher than just about anything else. By all accounts, scouting and metrics, McGuire has been a plus defender in his young career. This just feels like looking for something and rolling with it. McGuire is fine, CERA is garbage.
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An earlier Sox prospects podcast they talked about Duran. They talked about despite his struggles they see a potential MLB future for him. He made some adjustments, looked good in camp, and the Sox were going to let him have a little sustained success in AAA so they could keep other guys on the roster. Well, now he’s making his case. SSS, and the defense is still iffy. But he’s looking better.
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It’s time to move Kluber to the bullpen, let him take the swing man role. Maybe he gets one more start, and that’s being generous.
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How’s Wacha doing?
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Never thought of it this way. Should be much lower with our ELITE pitching.
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Kluber yes, Paxton we need to see.
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That's an interesting take, it gave me pause, but then I thought that's a LOT of money to invest for a team that can't draw any fans. What if they're wrong? and no on one still goes to any games. I don't know what baseball stadiums go for these days but I'd imagine they're pushing a billion. Maybe Yankee stadium just cost more because of NYC real estate, maybe it's closer to half that but I'm sure it's hundreds of millions of dollars.
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I'm trying to decide if the Rays deserve a fan base....or if Tampa just doesn't deserve a team.
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No points were deducted by saying Stroke instead of Strike? I mean, I hope Yoshida and the rest of us can identify the symptoms of a stroke. It could save a life.
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Sale looked pretty Nasty two starts ago too, but his command was off, he got it back last night. Velocity is back too, it's very exciting to think what a healthy Sale can do. It completely changes the dynamic of this team if you can put a healthy, dominant Chris Sale on the top of that rotation.
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It would certainly be something if Sale was Sale again for several years. Would make his option a no brainer, but I think he has to give you two good years here and not one. It would be awfully ironic but who doesn't love a good redemption story in Boston.
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Imagine if Tampa and Colorado switched places 15 years ago. That would be a rabid fanbase up in the rockies, might even have a ring or two. It would be interesting to see how $$$ rolling in might change ownerships financial moves.
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4/19 Twins @ Red Sox, 7:10 pm
Hugh2 replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Heres a FACT. The Twins pitching coach was the biggest Red Sox fan on earth growing up. When they announced his name on tv last night when he walked out to the mound it caught my ear and I thought "that looks just like the Pete Maki I went to highschool with" Sure enough I looked him up on my Facebook as we are friends and the last post is from like a year ago with everyone congratulating him and you can google him too. Graduated from Nonnewaug highschool in 2000 just like me. I remember we both used to always wear Red Sox gear and hats and we weren't great friends but we were chums and had mutual friends and would from time to time get into long conversations about how awesome the Red Sox were. apparently, he ain't doing a bad job. The Twins can pitch. -
I said the same thing about DD before and I’ve said it about Bloom too. I don’t think they have a lot to do with the amature draft. Maybe the first pick they get involved in but everything from the 2nd round on is all on the scouting department
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Brevity is the soul of wit.
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Agreed, I would never say “empty” and if I did, or do I expect to be called out on it. I thought maybe you were implying the system wasn’t that weak in 2019 because we had some good guys there. There’s always a few guys in a weak system. And we’ve been beating the drum that the system was weak back in 2019 and Bloom came in to rebuild it then. Heck, Keith Law thinks we have a weak system but an above average number of top 100 prospects.
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Not all stats are created equal. Does he have a great approach? Or is he feasting off of bad pitchers that he won’t see at the MLB level. Because there is truth to that and we see it play out often. On the Soxprospects last podcast they talked about his, and despite his hot start they were very concerned with his swing and approach and how it would translate to the MLB level. The biggest knock was his arm, which they’re grading as a 30, which is well below average. Still, given his performance, I would have been ok giving him a shot and moving him to 2nd where his arm won’t be as big of a concern.
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But I didn't say it was empty. I called the system weak.
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Yes I did, It's a 100% accurate statement.
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4/18 Twins @ Red Sox, 7:10 pm
Hugh2 replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Are catchers moved up an inch behind the plate? Maybe they're trying to make up for the larger bases