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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Who said anything about that? My post was just in dismay that nobody seems concerned that our best batter hasn't even had a single at bat in a game yet. The Sox have plenty of options in house already. But in a year their president said they're shooting for a championship, some don't think they'll put the best possible line-up on the field because of contract control for players who may not even be in the organization a half a decade from now.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    TNT (middle name is Nikolas) can still run faster than Ref and Masa. If Abreu is still deemed unready, who is going to cover RF in Texas? Maybe another guy already on the 40 who's a good outfielder: The Password.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It would look like a batting order without the one guy on the roster who has averaged over 30 home runs and 100 RBIs per season for his career.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    With Cole out for the year, it would seem to diminish Devers' production... ... that is, with Raffy actually playing this season in the majors. Opening Day is about two weeks away. If he doesn't see action soon, the answer to the thread question will either be: 1). in Florida, for extended prep; or 2). in Worcester, for live rehab ABs The lack of urgency about a supposed contender's missing top hitter all preseason is a mystery. No offseason surgery, no concern among teammates, no skepticism among reporters... is this just Raffy being Manny?
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is the reason the most deceiving ST stat isn't HRs or OPS -- it's ERA. Batters facing meatballs or hanging fruit still have to make adjustments and barrel. Successful hitters fighting for jobs or roster spots certainly feel better than others in a funk. If Abreu and Anthony are too weak from illness, I think most of us would rather see Kristian Campbell start somewhere in the outfield instead of Trace Thompson on Opening Day. By all industry evals, only one's a rising star, while the other's space debris circling the MLB orbit. I'd prefer KC at 2B, where it still seems like there's time for him to win the position, despite how the org seems to overrate Hammy (unlike irrationally-impatient erudite posters like myself).
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The axe bat dated the pic, circa 2018.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Seby Zavala is another option. Yesterday, Braves stole on Wong/Fitts, but Zavala gunned down Alvarez with a perfect throw that Campbell slapped right to the ground next to the bag (which shows he also knows what he's doing). One pitch earlier, Zavala almost picked him off first, throwing behind the runner.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Interesting demos on MLB Channel with Seth Lugo showing pitching grips. His slider and curve grips were just slight adjustments on the seams, thrown with the same motion he said puts no twist or strain on his elbow. The one pitch he showed that he expressly said did require more twist and put more strain on his elbow was Breslow and Bailey's favorite: the sweeper. Maybe it was no coincidence that a career workhorse like Giolito hadn't blown out his elbow since he was a teenager until his first Spring Training with Boston. We'll never know if he already had some vulnerabilities in the ulna area, but something had to go wrong that caused him to serve so many gopher balls the year before...
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Most likely, athletes are less intimidated about the actual procedure, but more worried about how much playing time they'll miss during recovery. If a player is just sore, he can always rest briefly, then play at less than full strength (which is what most guys do every year of their careers, anyway). But once surgery is done, there are specific shutdown periods which can't be ignored in the healing process...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    To me, it's more likely he'll be a key contributor and leader to an improved Red Sox club that will fall short of his annual trip to the ALCS... but that he's such a diamond dog he'll be a favorite of both fans and teammates, and will want to return to finish business... ... plus, of course, get paid another guaranteed $40 million -- sometime in his life -- not to mention, he and his wife (attending grad school in Cambridge) will fall in love with Boston, and get involved in charities helping underprivileged children abandoned by oligarchs.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Shush... he's about to hit the ball... the one that's not moving... don't anyone dare say, "Hey golfer, hey golfer - swing!" Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.....................
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I had a bad case of the Birmingham blues.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I just don't want to burdensome with my posts. I know, I know... even if they come from the top of Cumbersome Mountain #9.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm just hoping my mediocre, average, .500 grandchildren, will winsome, losesome, but not be loathsome
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My opinion is Kelly thinks it's no excuse for not participating in PFPs.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Conserve! Preserve! DEFER!
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Since Casas worships the sun, it would have to be a high priest of probably Aztec, Mayan or Incan origin. But that might mean the guy had to travel, since cannabis is illegal in Florida for recreational use.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dewey said his biggest error is that he didn't play 58% of his career at DH.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    On talkbaines.com, Evans' user name is 8GoldGlovesRF,76-85
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Bregman fam will celebrate mock parties every Bobby Bonilla Day through the '30s and '40s.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not even Bregman can teach intestinal fortitude. This is a rite of passage for the younger guys... many passages.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hall of Famer Harold Baines, the White Sox rightfielder with 38.8 career WAR? ... asked contemporary Dwight Evans, the Red Sox rightfielder with 67.2 career WAR.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It was likely Campbell's remade, "unorthodox" attack in the minor league batter's box would get exploited soon by big league pitchers. If anyone caught some ST games on TV, some of his early Ks showed him not just pulling his head, but almost swiveling his whole body off the ball. But the last few games it appears he's already made adjustments. His swing has calmed down and he's barreling more pitches. After the past half decade, we all want the Red Sox to be good again asap, but obviously need to be patient with the youth. The starting pitching could be very good this season, but the best team might still be a few years away...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is basically what I wrote this morning on the second base thread. Once the season starts, Cora's not going to dis one of his leaders like Story, because that will have a worse effect than not throwing batters out from deep in the hole.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If Devers can continue to provide team-leading production for his age 28 through 32 years, he's worth keeping. Raffy's 162-game averages through 8 big league seasons: 33 HRs, 102 Runs, 105 RBIs, .856 OPS. Another 8 years with those numbers may be unlikely, but if he rakes for 5 or 6 more, the question remains: where else does Boston find a batter that consistent? Hype and roll out as many prospects as you want, but they still have to do it. If only Bloom was still here; he said he was ready to surround Devers with talent... (but maybe not quite like free agent hoarders LA, NY, NY and Philly). Bregman is a good start and may be in Boston longer than people think. Where else is he going to get $40 mil a year, and who is even going to give him a longterm for $30 mil when he's in his mid-30s?
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