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Just keep winning series like this with 1 run allowed vs a team actually competing for the AL Central over the first two game while scoring 6 & 7 ourselves. Beeks can come in with nothing but self imposed pressure and can succeed, raising hopes all around for Drew Pomeranz's transfer to anywhere. Barnes was going well for the past month, so good for him . Tonight he threw a clunker of an inning and failed to show any kind of an out pitch.
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Notice Poyner finishing his 3 outs on 12 pitches by throwing strikes and not experimenting with a cockeyed screwball. Sometimes the game is simple , Matt Barnes .
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Barnes cruising with 2 outs in the 7th on about 10 pitches, now bases loaded on 29 pitches because he started fooling around with a worthless split finger and lost his way. He may get out with his pants on but that was F'ed up. To listen to OB and Eck, Matt is the answer to all your wishes, not so much
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It does make some sense to let Beeks get a feel for pitching in Fenway and setting him up (possibly) for more work later in the season. The added rest for Sale, Price, Porcello won't hurt and is likley a set up for a better rotation when the Mariner series starts up, then Yankees at end of month. Cora is definitely taking advantage of the big win total to avoid overstressing this team early, given the Yankees comparable start. The season may well come down to Mookie Betts fairly prompt return (or not), and Pedroia's ability to play. DD and Cora did not count on 500AB seasons from Holt and Nunez as the difference makers for this team's excellent run. JDM was expected to do well and has exceeded that. Devers needs to stabilize and at leat hit .250/.275 with rbi production. He could have had 10 in the past week that he blew.
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Rafael Devers struggles/triumphs and the future
vegasbob replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
You can only win the one game you are playing, you can only dominate the season you are in. Looking at 2018, the Sox and Yanks are winning through 60+- games at a very high rate in .680's win%. May or may not be sustainable by either team at those rates, and the Red Sox have been doing it with notable DL stints, absence of Pedroia, 2 regulars hitting below .200 plus Devers slump,and multiple pitching mess ups (Pomeranz and C. Smith). Only the Mariners and Brewers are at the .600 level in all MLB. (Seattle @.633 after a 5 game win streak and .607 for T. Shaw and Brew crew). Enjoy what we are getting out of this roster and hope they can sustain it deep into the post season. But I think you have to win the East to have a good chance. A one game play-in pitched by Chris Sale in early October ? That's a heart attack waiting to happen. Shades of Mike Torrez and B.F. Dent in 1978. -
Yes, Johnson and Velazquez have been brought up through the organization as pitchers but are spot starters/long relievers, with some success this year on an as needed basis. Neither is more than a #5 at best, and Wright nailed that spot down last night , although like many #5's his results are unpredictable over a full season. Also, at some point Pomeranz will show up again claiming he feels great and he will be given the shot to regain his role . To start another blunt assessment, if Chris Sale is the Ace of this staff then why can't he throw 7 innings of shutout , like Steven Wright? Sale knows he won't get much run support, so he needs to be better .
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Thanks for that list and all the info . Interesting to note that since the 2010 draft, the only guys pitching for Boston are Workman, Barnes, Brian Johnson, Maddox (DL), Poyner all of whom are relievers, as is the most recent draftee Durbin Feltman. And other than Poyner, not one from the drafts of 2013 (last WS win) through this 2018 draft. Not one starting pitcher drafted , who actually threw for Boston, since Brian Johnson (spot starter at best/reliever) in 2012. Henry Owens in 2011 made a few ill fated starts in the last couple years , but is now long gone. Before that Justin Masterson in 2006 made a brief ripple before going away. Clay Buchholz in 2005 was the only draftee who had a "career" in Boston with some success but he eventually flamed out , sharing head case problems with Dan Bard. Long story made short. The Sox have failed for well over 12 years to identify, draft and develop a starting pitcher who reached Fenway in a meaningful way. Somebody needs to pay !
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Interesting how wins vs. sub .500 teams are as good in the end as beating the Astros-Yankees. Oh, that is until playoff time. But this year the war will go down for who wins the AL East thereby avoiding being the 100+ win team in a Wild Card play-in game against Astros, Mariners, etc.
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Yes, only saw that news on Pom during the broadcast. The GM's best friend, a 10 day DL. Drew P. must have strained the biceps doing his heavy lifting workout. Brandon Workman comes back, which is a nuetral thing for the moment.
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So how far can Wright go; complete game if his stuff keeps working. This game should get him another start , whether at Pomeranz's expense or not. The only trouble is that the knucklebal is so unpredictable that there is little correlation from one game to the next. Any way, glad to see him on tonight. easier to win series when you take the first one
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Rafael took the term "walk" to new heights on that one . That was a Hanley no hustle showup .
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When is a Devers DP better than a K ? When it scores a run. Other than the shift, it would have scored two.
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Lucky he didn't hurt a knee or ankle with that step back. Does one good thing but becomes irrelevant quickly. Bogaerts is also lost tonight after stroking a couple doubles in Houston
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Wright's nickname ought to be the Matador the way he dodges trouble
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Agree, at least he says what many might be thinking. Not much of a homer and has some insights. Maybe he played once.
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Amazing lineup when your #5 and #6 hitters are your utility guys (good players though), and 7-8-9 's combined BA's barely exceed .600 . And your starter is a #6 subbing for your braindead #4 pitcher. BUT, they keep winning with these guys and tonight should be the same if Wright can get right. Thanks again for JDM
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I think they will get the three series wins going 6-3 or 7-2. The amazing thing about the current record is that Pedroia has been a non-factor all season (and may continue that way), Betts and Bogaerts both on the DL before May 31, JBJr-Vazquez-Leon-Swihart all below .200 most of the 60 games so far, Pomeranz a late starting dud , even Sale and Kimbrel a little inconsistent. If you didn't know about the 41 wins vs 19 losses, you would think this team was at .500 at best. The biggest question may be whether Mookie's "sore side" is temporary or a serious oblique strain as has been opined by some.
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Glad to see that the Tigers were able to at least split with the Yankees yesterday. Wears out both team's pitching with a doubleheader. Now if Steven Wright can prevail, it will be a good evening for the winningest team in MLB.
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Rafael Devers struggles/triumphs and the future
vegasbob replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Regarding Yankee fans and their intrusion on a Red Sox site, it's like arguing with an idiot, you will get frustrated, never have your argument understood, and you'll be covered in spittle. Agree they should stay on Bronx related sites. -
Rafael Devers struggles/triumphs and the future
vegasbob replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Similar sentiments Yaz Fan. There seems to be an element that wants their rose colored glasses polished daily. Devers is likely showing the signs of a very young player who was rushed to the majors and is in over his head. He seems overmatched most nights and has no plate discipline or concept of how the pitchers are working him. Different than JBJr who should have enough experience by now to know how to bunt and to swing effectively as a contact #8 or #9 hitter/defensive specialist. On a positive note, thanks for signing JDM who is actually filling the Ortiz gap of 2017. -
Either the showcasing of Blake Swihart goes further on, or Cora wants to give him a lot of room to get it together at the plate, to consider a move on Leon or Vazquez. That outcome is not likely yet. The Tigers will certainly be tempted to run tonight and Blake may look bad between the knuckleball and trying to throw guys out.
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So Hembree holds on using only 28 pitches to secure a 6 run lead in the 9th. Sometimes you have to wonder. However, this may actually be the best series of the year to split with Houston at thier park against their best 4 including Verlander and Morton. No story here folks, you can all go home and sleep soundly.
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Cora is a freaking genius with these moves. Sitting sore toed JDM for a career AAA'er who comes through
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Gotta love Sam Travis showing up with a big hit.
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Bogaerts may have his swing back, but hope he doesn't try to steal 3rd while Sandy is standing on it. Time to pick up another 2 runs, JDM
