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  1. Hugh2
    I think the Rays are a good team. I didn't think they would go 162-0 and I also don't think they will go 140-22 At a certain point, they will stop playing all last-place teams. Starting today actually. Lets see how the next 3-4 weeks go. This is baseball, and it's a long season.
  2. Hugh2
    No, Paxton will be coming off the shelf soon. Maybe Kluber has a shorter leash than I think and he replaces him after his next start.
  3. Hugh2
    I’d say all our sub .200 guys are better than sub .200 guys. They were bound to start hitting at some point. Which is what they need to do if they’re going to stay in it because other guys are going to come down to earth at some point. It’s a long season.
  4. Hugh2
    You can’t pitch Winck everyday. It’s easy to judge Cora for the decisions he makes when we don’t have to worry about rotating guys, giving them rest, and keeping them healthy for 162 games. Martin is coming back, that should push out the worse performer in the bullpen. Which has generally been pretty good. It might even get better.
  5. Hugh2
    That was my original thought too. But I can see it with Devers coming up
  6. Hugh2
    Yo, I hate to be that AH rooting his own horn but I’ve been beating the Yoshida about to start hitting drum for a week now. You’re welcome
  7. Hugh2
    Another series win vs. a first place team
  8. Hugh2
    What did McGuire start catching for the Brewers
  9. Hugh2
    J-Money and Yoshi let’s get it done
  10. Hugh2
    remember the pen has been pretty good overall. And it will be better when Joely and Martin come back. Because them you can subtract the two worse arms. Ort won’t be around forever
  11. Hugh2
    Casas has walked 9 of the last 10 games. He is top 10 in baseball in P/PA. That’s elite. He knows the strike zone. It’s only a matter of time before this kid starts mashing.
  12. Hugh2
    Not with Wong catching. Bello will be fine if he calms down and finds the zone.
  13. Hugh2
    Good going Wong, running into an out. CUT HIM IMMEDIATELY
  14. Hugh2
    Who wants Wong off the team? He’s a great piece of this team
  15. Hugh2
    Bellow command has actually improved from where it has been, obviously this year we’ve seen it come and go. But he’s also on his second start after one rehab start and only 2 IP in spring training. From a certain perspective, compared to his peers, he’s on his last spring training start. I think the kid will be fine once he gets into a grove. It’s not like a Kluber situation where the guy just has nothing left
  16. Hugh2
    Right now it looks like everyone is good. But a lot can change in a week or month. Guys can regress, key players can get injured. It’s a long season and a lot can happen.
  17. Hugh2
    Well that’s why I think they a lot has to go wrong for them to move Winck out of that role. Right now Crawford/Paxton are ahead of him. Maybe not in skill, but in fit. Also depending on timing and performance, if they need another starter for a week or two and want to keep Winck in that role they could call someone up from AAA to do so. So yeah, I think a lot has to go wrong. I know you knew those guys aren’t starters. I pretty much agree with your whole take.
  18. Hugh2
    Could be the organization placing a higher value on speed. Which is fine, but speed isn’t worth as much if you can’t get on base. I think this plays into their love for drafting up the middle athletes. Which has been a focus in the past and returned this last year.
  19. Hugh2
    But Winck and Cutter aren’t starters right now, maybe in a swing role but cutter is probably first up. I think they really really like Winck in the bullpen and will try to keep him there. A lot has to go wrong for him to start. If Paxton looks good he’s going to add to the equation, he will be given his chance. At the very least he can replace Kluber if you wanna stay with the 6 man for a while and let things work out. Kluber is going to be given some rope here, and if he continues to suck that is unfortunate and heads will roll in here. But If that happens at some point the Sox are going to move on from him. Is that after his next start? Or after 10 more? I have no ideal.
  20. Hugh2
    You enjoy disagreeing with ME?!?!?!? Fair. I pegged the Sox around 87 wins. Good, but not good enough and I’m sticking with that. They’re certainly not the most talented team in baseball or even the division, but I think they’re much better than some think. If a lot breaks right for them, they could be a move at the deadline away from making a run. Not betting heavy money on that, but I remain optimistic.
  21. Hugh2
    It’s also another example of why we don’t use small sample sizes. Yet we all do it, but they need to be taken with context, supporting stats and the eye test can compliment too. For example. Chris Sale was dominant in his last start, but he passed the eye test in his prior start. His raw stuff was there, it returned, it was just his command that was off. It would have been a good bet at that point that at some point he’s going to shake the rust off and improve the command and return to dominance. Yes it’s just one start. Small sample sizes can be misleading when a guy goes 3-4 with two bloop hits and a weak infield single and the next guy can go 0-4 with 4 line drive outs. That’s baseball. But stuff is stuff, and Chris Sales was back. Yes, it’s only a few starts but stuff is stuff and if it’s returned that gives us every reason to be optimistic. If people are allowed to have their cups half empty, I’m allowed to have mine half full.
  22. Hugh2
    Yes but he gave up a 3 run homerun to Tellez, you take away that one mistake he didn’t look half bad. The long ball has been a problem for this pitching staff. But it’s not like the were squaring up everything he threw at them like Kluber
  23. Hugh2
    Sale looks like Sale. Houck looks good. Whitlock has been bad good ok (I say ok because he made a one pitch mistake). Pivetta has been good. Crawford and wonkowski have been good. Bello might be the most talented guy in the staff and Paxton is working his way back. And the bullpen is elite esq. This early in the season one bad start or one bad relief outing can be the difference between a 10.00 era and a 3.00 era. And some of those guys have been pretty darn good besides one bad (often the first week) outing. As I said earlier. How can you at least not be OPTIMISTIC about this team?
  24. Hugh2
    A lot of that ERA is inflated by first starts. Sale gave up 3 home runs his first start. Are we more or less optimistic about him? Whitlock 3 home runs his first start, Crawford 3 home runs his first start. All those guys look much better than their first starts. How much is on Kluber? With a 6 man rotation you think he stays in if Paxton comes back healthy. Addition by subtraction. At the very least. There’s a lot to be optimistic about with this rotation.
  25. Hugh2
    A little context would help. Before yesterday they would have been 2nd place in every other division in the AL and the NL west. So half of baseball. We are not even a month into the season and we are playing in the toughest division. Tampa is NOT winning 139 games this year. They will come back down to earth. ONE team aside they’ve played all last place teams up until now. We’ve played a lot of first place teams and we are hovering at .500 and the starting pitching is starting to look better. We are 3rd in runs scored with help on the way. The Red Sox may very well have a disappointing season, but damn….talk about throwing in the towel way too early. Going to be a lot of Randy Quiads in here come August.
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