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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The most common advice big league players, coaches and managers tell a rookie when he's first called up is, "Be yourself." Sometimes that only works for so long, but those who make constant adjustments stick around. We don't remember those that can't. If you're Frank Tanana and arm issues suddenly prevent your fastball from striking out batters like Nolan Ryan, you can't be yourself anymore. So be Bill Lee. If you're slumping Rich Gedman and a coach changes your stance, you still can't be George Brett. So be a coach yourself.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Doesn't Dylan Cease have to be part of this trade? He'll be a free agent at the end of the season, and probably moved by the end of July anyway. Not having a great year so far, but led his league in games started four of the past five years. The Red Sox MASH unit rotation could certainly use a guy like that...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Classic post picking stats to show the opposite of another poster's stats. The three samples I listed were when Bello mastered each level and proved he was ready for the next. The two you listed were first stints at each level the year before he established himself there (or before Covid). The last three were obviously rehab starts, where stats mean as much as in Spring Training.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What was Bello's out pitch or pitches in his formative years, when he posted these W-L, ERA, WHIP? 2022 Greenville High A: 5-0, 2.27, 1.011 2023 Portland AA: 4-2, 1.69, 0.80 2023 Worcester AAA: 6-2, 2.76, 1.193
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not punitive, but not letting Bello work out of those jams isn't rewarding him, either. I did say the point was the match-ups, but isn't confidence a factor in the development of young pitchers? To put it another way, does Bello ever look overconfident?
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It seems like even Cora is on the new school wagon trying to dilute or eradicate the emphasis on pitcher wins. How many times has he replaced Bello with a lead in the 5th inning? Three or four? Sometimes, AC takes the ball when Bello is just one out away from qualifying for W. Last time, Bryan ran off the mound with the ball when he saw Jefe coming. I thought it was Cora's way of sending a message to Bello for pushing his pitch count so high, going to 3-and-2 too much, and not putting batters away (Francona used to yank Buchholz with a lead in the 5th, probably for the same issue). But Cora did the same thing in Giolito's last start. Maybe he's making a point; it can't always be about analytic department match-ups, can it? (check that: that is the point).
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    No deal. Here's why: Minor League games/ OBP Raffy 406 .354 Rice 436 .373 Bogie 385 .375 Papi 537 .381 Manny 370 .391 Roman 298 .403 Mookie 299 .408
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Skenes trade proposal: let Pirates pick four -- 1. Mayer or Arias; 2. Duran or Abreu; 3. two minor league pitchers. That package has potential to match any from other clubs. A top-10 overall middle infield prospect, an award-winning starting outfielder (Duran All-Star MVP, Abreu Gold Glove), and two top-rated arms... It also utilizes Red Sox' depth while these resources are at a premium not seen in the organization in about a decade. The time is right, and the need is ripe.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We know both statements are true, which makes Breslow's excuse for calling up Eaton -- left-handed starting pitchers on the Angels and Yankees -- all the more lame. No one expects Anthony to save the season, but what the Sox have isn't working. A power-hitting prospect with a career .400 On Base Percentage batting in front of Devers every day might help. Anthony probably won't be as good in the majors, but it's worth noting Jarren Duran had a .366 OB% in 5 years in the minors, and .325 OB% in 5 years in MLB. This season leading off innings, Duran has a .273 OB%...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Breslow and the front office are now officially full of crap. Calling up Eaton instead of Anthony borders on criminal. Brez gave the safe by-the-book GM/CBO/Manager excuse for choosing Eaton, a right-handed hitter, over Anthony, a lefty swinger. Boston's next opponent, the Angels, will be starting two southpaws... and then the Sox face the Yankees, who have tough lefties Fried and Rodon. Just in case, let's check this season's stats: Eaton is a .300 hitter with an .854 OPS in 50 at bats vs. lefties. Pretty good... ... but Anthony vs. lefties: .393 BA, 1.025 OPS in 56 ABs. How does the analytics dept. sleep at night? (scratch that; they prob don't)
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For the Red Sox, 14 K diamonds are for never
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Anthony is coming soon, but be prepared for slumps, struggles and Ks -- just like with Campbell and now Mayer. Will it suck to watch? Yup, mostly. But such growing pains are normal, even for future stars. It doesn't mean the entire Big Three will dominate this final and ultimate level, like they did in AA and AAA... but most who do that usually at least become pretty good big leaguers. This summer -- with the Red Sox treading basepaths again -- is as good a time as any for the future core to go through such adjustments.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Back when starting pitchers were expected to finish what they started, ERAs sometimes fluctuated because of a certain approach... Most complete game pitchers understandably tire in the last few frames, but some with a big lead also may take it easy and pitch to contact more. Throw less pitches, trust your defense to help end games quicker, save your shoulders and elbows for next time it's close. There's really no way any stat can prove or disprove this theory -- just a little qualitative data: Bob Gibson had too much pride to ever ease up -- and his ERA in '68 was almost a run better than AL counterpart Denny McLain... who admitted he intentionally grooved pitches to old Mickey Mantle so the Yankee idol could homer in his final month.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm as old school as it gets; I actually taught in the same elementary school I attended (different decades). But I certainly appreciate and even embrace some modern metrics. The thing is, I don't see any batting order approach that makes more sense than to bat the regular with the top On Base % directly in front of the team's best hitter. A lot of times he's the same guy, so bat the second-best OBP man in front of him. It can make a difference. The '78 Red Sox lost a one-game playoff to the Yankees -- with Burleson .295 OBP and Remy .321 OBP batting 1-2 directly before AL MVP Rice all year. Wonder how many more games the Sox would've won if instead they batted Lynn .380, Yaz .367 and Fisk .366 in front of Big Jim?
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Boston! How hard was that? (I don't even have a double major in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale -- but once, I drove past it).
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's highly improbablistic to consummate transactions for viable big league pitching in June, Breslow will reiterate to the media throughout the next month. Meanwhile, the Sox will have to focus on out-bashing opponents to compensate. If only they had a top-hitting prospect to call up with a higher on base percentage than anyone on the parent club.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And the band played on. (deep voice from "Ball of Confusion" by the Temptations)
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    First win in the Mayer Era! Despite his low fielding percentage in a smile sample size, the fist-pumping, chest-thumping infielder might be making a difference. Even though the Sox went 1-5 the past week, they allowed only 3.67 runs per game, almost half a run less than their season average!
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And all the Latin players say Carpe Ineptias... ... or is that Desine Ineptias? Seize or Cease? (not Dylan... unless describing Boston mound throwers "with no direction home.")
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It would be better for our offense if Red Sox pitchers were facing us. Except Crochet. The Sox wouldn't hit him, but it won't matter since they never get him any runs anyway. But it'd be better for Crochet if when he faced the Whiff Sox, any other defense was playing behind him.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And the Orioles ruined Holliday by calling him up too soon. He's only second on the team in hits and ribbies this year. No wonder they're in last... for now.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The whole top drawer of Sox has sucked since '04/'05. It's probably because when you wash red and white together you get pink.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Outsider says Ponyball stay gold.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, we don't ever want to chase wins today and risk the future. Why try to improve a club badly in need of a spark by calling up Anthony? It's much more important to keep control of him six years from now... ... you know, when he and all of us might not even be here anymore;
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd like to promote him to clean-up when Anthony gets in the line-up. That should be sometime in 2026, when Bregman's quad is finally healthy (at least it will prevent him from opting out next winter, since who wants to risk kajillions on damaged goods). Duran-Ant-Breg-Raffy... as much as Duran and Devers bring star power to the batting order, gotta break them up. Story may be poster boy of the Whiff Sox, but don't forget Duran and Devers are also two more of the AL's TOP 10 K men.
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