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This was 100% my position recently, even after they traded for Schwarber right up until an hour after the trading deadline. There's no way the Sox are living with Dalbec at first, and there's no way they're burning two roster spots on a Franchy/Dalbec platoon. Schwarber has even openly said he's willing to play 1B, that tells me there have been internal discussions with him about playing 1B. Kyle Schwarber is your new 1B, the question is do they start him right away or ease him in there?
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This makes sense, first-year anniversary is sure to bring the pain back for some. Mookie Betts might have been my favorite player, but life goes on.
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Let him prove himself next year. Maybe with close to a full season under his belt he's able to up his game enough to let his power show and become a respectable 1B. But we're in August and he's been awful all year, with 5-7 game glimpses of hope, but we need to make the change. His roster spot could be used to add a pitcher, we need pitching bad on this team. I have to believe at least some of the woes stem from overusage, these guys need rest if they are going to help us in October.
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I may want to flip flop EROD and Eovaldi, I think Erod is going to pick it up, he's been good in stretches this year and he's been extremely unluck. If I had to pick one guy who is the most likely to turn it around in the pitching staff I'd chosen him. You better hope he does because this team needs someone to do it come October.
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Years after the fact and we still can't come to terms with the fact that Mookie didn't want to resign here and wanted to walk, the Red Sox knew that and got what they could for him when they could. It's really that simple.
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At this point, Bobby Dalbec is in danger of being optioned to AAA.
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Schwarber .337/.491/.828 Bogaerts .353/.460/.812 Devers .338/.515/.852 JDM .354/.528/.880 You just added another hitter of the Bogaerts/Devers/JDM caliber to this team. Your bullpen was taxed and you added two relievers, one of which dominates lefties when your rivals got lefty bats. You didn't plug up SP, but you're going to 6 man it with Houk to give these guys some rest and get Chris Sale back. Regression is normal, and some of these guys are going to pick up back up and finish the season strong and that's your #2 #3 starting pitchers behind Sale in October. Sale/Erod/Eovaldi/best of the rest.
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If you asked his question several weeks ago that would be a fair answer. The starting pitching was never great this year but it was good up until recently. A month ago they were about league average in starting pitching. Still, it's been their bullpen that's been great and they're tired. Many of them are on track to shatter their record IP, which is why it made sense to pick up a reliever or two at the deadline and add Houk. I hope these guys can get some rest and turn it around and I think that's what Bloom is banking on. SPrinkle Chris Sale back in and the team is set. Is that a little wishful thinking? perhaps, but you won't see me moaning and whimpering because the team is in a funk. 162 game season, even 100 win teams are losing close to 40% of their games.
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If you want to argue the semantics of what defines the "goodness" of a hitter and slate him as #3 or even #4 instead I don't really give a crap. He's automatically a premium bat and one of the best hitters on his team and that's a fact. Want to argue over what number? I'll leave that for others but here is the fact. When he's inserted into the lineup his OPS will be second in the team. Whether he's the 2nd or 3rd best hitter that's a major offensive upgrade, especially when you consider the Sox have had the WORSE production at 1B. That was my point.
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2021 MLB draft
Hugh2 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Not that it isn’t a disappointment, but if they don’t sign Hickey they don’t get a pick back. At least with Fabian they get #41 next year. After a two year freeze bonuses are going up next year so it should be a lot more money. -
2021 MLB draft
Hugh2 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
It’s not like they’re just losing the pick, they get back 41 and the money with it next year. Next year is said to be loaded with prep pitchers. Going to be nice having 2 in the top 41. -
I’d hope his next start is in Boston, but consider this. Is it all about innings pitched? Is that the only thing that seems a pitcher done with rehab and ready? What about his mechanics? Is he repeating his delivery? Velocity? Secondaries? Consistency? Etc. there’s more to the equation than the raw number of innings pitched. I have a hard time believing he’s not MLB ready after his last start. But I don’t really know.
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I’ve come to realization that Schwarber is likely to play 1B and I was wrong. Here’s a guy who’s going to plug a hole and arguably become your 2nd best hitter. People can be upset that they didn’t address pitching needs, but let’s not act like the Sox didn’t make a significant upgrade. They did, and they paid much less than their counterparts in the AL East.
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Yes, a first round pick from 7 years ago that has not lived up to expectations. Ironically your other 1st round pick got you your cavalry for 2021…Chris Sale.
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Would one expect his last rehab start to be close to a full game of IP?
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Exactly. I’ll never adhere to the “blow up the farm and go all in mentality”. But that’s my opinion. I’m not 82 waiting for death and I want sustainability. But, I can’t fault someone for thinking the Sox should throw everything the have at a pennant. We have the right to cheer how we choose as fans.
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On the basis that he only throws two pitches. Pitchers who can’t as a 3rd pitch to their arsenal fail as starters going all the way back to the beginning of time. His fastball is great, and his slider is legit too. But the second time through the order hitters know to just lay off the slider. This has played out in the minor leagues too. Look at his Milb game logs, look what happens to him second time through a lineup. Houck is fine in the rotation right now, but if he doesn’t add to his-arsenal he’s destined for the bullpen.
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More like next year, Sox farm is taking a big step forward this year.
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2021 MLB draft
Hugh2 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
It means he has zero leverage. Sign for 2.1 million or go home. The Sox must really like Hickey, they probably sign Kavadas now too and take the 41st pick in next years draft. -
Yeah, the Sox obviously left some holes I filled, but saying that they didn’t make a big acquisition and that sends a bad message to the team is just absurd. I hope Schwarber can play first, woke up today thinking that has to be the move, or at the very least they are going to try him there at some point down the stretch of Franchy cant pick it up vs RHP.
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Houck is going to start here and there, but he falls apart 2nd time through a lineup. You can’t count on his to consistently start every 5 days. He’s fine in there for now, give some guys some rest, and the Sox are playing a ton of heavy RHH lineups. But don’t expect him to go 7.
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Uh oh
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I suppose it’s either Schwarber at first or they’re going to go with a Franchy/Dalbec platoon. Dalbec is actually ok VS. LHP, it’s the other side of that platoon that has been lackluster. If Cordero could even just be his career .715 vs RHP moving forward that platoon would bear fruit. Won’t be elite, but it won’t be a black hole either. Still, one hates to waste a roster spot on a platoon 1B.
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I was thoroughly convinced there’s no way they were going to play Schwarber at 1B but after the rest of their moves played out I’m starting to hope they do plan on doing just that. Maybe they start him in the outfield and when they have more confidence in his hamstring they throw some 1B at him.
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Not that I didn’t yearn for more, but I don’t think the players have the same takes as we do. I think trading away players can send a bad message through a club house but largely keeping the team intact if anything shows a vote of confidence. Here’s what they did add. They added a relief pitcher who they feel can get tough lefties out at a time when their division opponents picked up some LH bats. Strategic. They added a hitter who is now 2nd on their team in OPS. It’s kind of hard to argue the front office sends a message to the team that they’re unwilling to trade to improve the team when they add a bat that’s arguably now your 2nd best offensive player. Just dumb. They added Houck recently, and they have Sale coming back. If Sale is Sale, you made a better move than any of your opponents could have made. Look, the rebuttals to my post are already spinning through my head “what about 1st” “what if sale isn’t sale” etc etc. I don’t disagree with ANY of that. But implying that the players on the team are being sent bad messages is just a stupid take.