BillyWilliams

You might want to invest in a new calendar.........

Umm moonslob, why wouldn't I want to see this? In fact, it actually backs up what I said, that eovaldi is not better than Happ. Although it does predict that devers will come in higher than Andujar and Torres. I'll stick with my guys.

Thanks for going out on a limb here, anything "could" happen ..........

For what it's worth, the FanGraphs projections have the Yanks at #1 in the bullpen department with the sox coming in at #21.

Hardly sensitive about it at all, just pointing out the facts.

No, just wanted to chuckle at the list of has beens and never was that you would put together.......

And nobody stated they weren't very good. You claimed they were the best, by far.

Wasn't trolling at all. Just merely pointing out the stupidity of the sox fans when they claim that the WC is a "play in" game and not a playoff game. You know damn well that if the roles were reversed the past couple of seasons and it was the sox playing in the WC game you'd all be singing a different tune. And WC games are "constantly referred to as playoff games" except by the fans in here..........

I never said they were some kind of god, pull your head out of your ass a read what I posted. I found it funny that you claimed anyone that expected the Yankee duo to outperform the sox tandem must have "rose colored glasses". Then harmony immediately posted Steamers' predictions that did just that, and they surely don't have "rose colored glasses". I found it amusing.

Agreed, I just wanted to see his list of "closers"

Who do you consider the "lots of closers"?

Again, I posted the stats that showed the sox didn't have the best rotation and offense "by far". You posted a bunch of what ifs, could haves and maybes.........

So, according you, last year the cubs and the rockies both played "playoff games" and then played a "play in game" to see if they could make the playoffs. Too funny.

I'm not saying they will or they won't. Just had to laugh at your comment and then harmony posted Steamers' prediction.

They certainly do. Do you think dd is lying in this case?

Nonsense, they didn't "rest a lot of people". Their top players all pretty much saw 135 games plus. Not taking anything away from their postseason performance, it was excellent, they were certainly the hottest team. As far as injuries to sale and erod, every team has injuries and we should expect that all teams will have injuries again this coming season. So price pitched ace level for the 2nd half? Severino pitched ace level for the 1st half until he started tipping his pitches. Not sure what that even means. I have to laugh at eovaldi's injury issues "seem very gone". He's always had 100 mph stuff, question is whether he has turned the corner or not. Jury is still out on that. Bottom line is I backed my statement up with stats, you backed yours up with excuses.

Big difference between a GM coming out and stating something and a reporter "suggesting" something ..........

No, the projections predict that the Yanks duo will slightly outperform the sox tandem. The reason I laughed was because of moon's post.........

I guess Steamers has rosy colored glasses?!

Doh!! LMAO

There were many who picked the sox to win the division as well. As far as the "not even close", take off the rose colored glasses. The Yanks scored about 25 runs less last year and the difference between the 2 teams in OBP was .010, SLG was .003 and OPS was .009. As for the rotation, the sox starters ranked 9th in ERA, 7th in earned runs, 9th in BAA and 6th in WHIP. While very good, hardly what I would call "best in the game, not even close".

No, it was not a playoff game, it was a tie breaker. Bottom line is as per MLB, tie breakers are regular season games and WC games are considered play off games.

Resetting reliever market for Red Sox ROB BRADFORD JANUARY 08, 2019 - 10:04 AM Within the last few days, the Red Sox' relief-pitching options would seem to have dwindled considerably. David Robertson has gone to Philadelphia, with Kelvin Herrera signing on with the White Sox. And, of course, the Yankees added to their list of game-enders with the inking of Zach Britton. So where does that leave Alex Cora's bullpen? When mentioning what the late-inning relief options might look like Dave Dombrowski has been quick to cite Matt Barnes, Ryan Brasier and Steven Wright, with no signs of he is desperate to add into that mix. They set their price on Joe Kelly, Joakim Soria, Britton, Robertson and Herrera, ultimately letting the Dodgers, A's, New York, Phils and Chicago outbid them without seemingly batting an eye. Sure, there is a notion that Craig Kimbrel -- the best reliever on the market -- could fall back into the Sox' financial comfort zone, but it's still hard to imagine that sweet spot is anything other than three years or less. And even with the logical suitors becoming increasingly more difficult to decipher for the 30-year-old closer, it still wouldn't be a shock at all to see the likes of St. Louis, Atlanta, the Angels or another mystery club pop up with a four-year deal. Then there is the other top tier guy, Adam Ottavino. The guess is that the Red Sox will probably fall short in any pursuit of the righty due to the simple reason that there will be other teams that want him more. Perhaps he is the one guy Dombrowski is ready to outbid teams for, but Major League Baseball murmurs suggest that doesn't seem to be the way things are trending. What is working for the Red Sox is the availability of other serviceable relievers who could certainly fit a seventh-, eighth- or even ninth-inning need. Here are some of the names still out there: Cody Allen, Brad Boxberger, Brad Brach, Greg Holland, Bud Norris, Adam Warren and Justin Wilson. All imperfect options, but such is the life of a team that will be forced more than ever to identify where money is needed and where it isn't. Signing one of the aforementioned options will represent a myriad of gambles, even when it comes to paying whatever it might cost to keep Kimbrel in the closer role for the next few years. When it comes to late-inning relief, there are no certainties. It's looking more and more like the Red Sox would rather roll their dice with those who they know, and that includes the potential of minor-leaguers such as Durbin Feltman and/or Travis Lakins. The way the Red Sox are undoubtedly looking at it is this way -- the uncertainty of not having the financial space to keep the likes of J.D. Martinez, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Chris Sale or Rick Porcello around would be a whole lot more uncomfortable than missing out on a level or relief pitcher they might already have. https://weei.radio.com/blogs/rob-bradford/resetting-reliever-market-red-sox

Who's disputing that the season was decided by 1 run??!!

So exactly how was the 1978 game not a "play in" game?