vegasbob
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The reality is that Hanley is in a slump and sucks. He needs a few days off. The option is almost earned at this point. Cora should have sat him a few games ago and let Mitch Moreland eat at the adults table. Hanley has all the ability and strength in the world but has never become a dominant player
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Kimbrel , last night, is an example of the bullpen dilemma. He gets the save and preserves the win which , of course, is the point. But he uses 31 pitches to do so, gives up 2 hits and a walk getting there. OK, so no one can be perfect all the time, but now he can't pitch again until tomorrow. All the Sox relievers tend to be somewhat effective, but ineffcient. A relievers single biggest skill must be the ability to throw a strike/near strike and force the batter to act. Even the best will make outs 60 to 70% of the time.
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I try not to think of them too much particularly after meals. Was glad to see Carson Smith throw his arm down the tunnel and make room to test Thornburg in a couple weeks. Hembree and Barnes have trouble with throwing strikes recently. Even Kimbrel has given up 4 bombs, but he's the one you can count on to dominate when he's on. Joe Kelly needs to keep doing well for this bunch to keep the Sox up with the Yankees. Maybe a better question is why the starters cannot get through 5 or 6 innings. And it is not Cora mismanaging them. Look at pitch counts through 3 or 4 innings. Posting 20 pitches per inning for the starters is getting way too common.
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Had Benentendi not started hitting the past week or 10 days, Pedey should have batted second. Now I would put him in Nunez's typical spot at # 7 until either Bennie cools off or Pedey gets real hot.
