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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Pitchers are bigger, stronger, faster than ever -- and who knows, maybe that's why there are more modern injuries, from such superhuman force blowing out elbows and shoulders. On the same hand, Little Leaguers were always cautioned (or banned, back in the day) from throwing curves at a young age... It does make sense there's less torque abuse nowadays for offspeed soft-tossers. But 40 years ago? In the words of Steve Stone, on throwing over 50% curveballs in winning the 1980 Cy Young: "I knew it would ruin my arm. But one year of 25–7 is worth five of 15–15."
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Why are you pessimistic? Or trying to provoke posters?
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ONE walk from the four starters -- throwing mostly offspeed pitches, as directed by the Bailey Blueprints (fast facts: Boston has thrown the least amount of four-seam fastballs so far; San Francisco's staff threw the least amount of four-seamers last year). ... wondering: how long will elbow tendons and ligaments last, snapping off slews of sweepers, sliders, curves, change-ups and two-seamers?
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The best pitching acquisitions this year may just be Breslow and Bailey. Just saw a chart that shows the Sox' pitchers last in the bigs in throwing four-seam fastballs so far (10.9%). Boston may not have a lot of guys pushing 100 mph, but the choices of pitches are a strategy. The club throwing the most four-seamers (41.8%) is the Angels-- last in the AL in ERA -- whose pitching hasn't been a strength since probably the days of KRod (Frankie Five-Fingers Tanana says hi).
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Seattle series featured the top pitching staff in baseball in Runs Against per game 2.50 and WHIP 0.821... ... not the Mariners', but the one from BOSTON -- Red Sox pitchers also lead the American League in strikeouts.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    1. I wasn't being sarcastic because through the first inning today -- when Miller Ked the side -- the Red Sox were statistically off to the worst start at striking out in history. Their own announcers announced it. But since then, thanks to Whitlock and now Weissert, the Mariners are now worse. 2. I assume you are being sarcastic about Cora, a guy I have always defended on this forum -- especially when it comes to being scapegoated for the most overrated "scandal" in pro baseball... while all the actual ballplayers who got hits that year got zero penalties.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Say it works, and in a few years the Sox are in the thick of the hunt. When a guy or two develops a nagging shoulder or elbow, and maybe just needs -- not to go on the IL -- but to skip some turns in the rotation... do you THEN invest in additional established starting pitching? (the reinforcements never added in the Bloom Era) If it's Yes -- then who: a proven veteran on a costly longterm contract, or a younger MLB starter with a lower AAV but higher longterm ceiling who will cost more talent in exchange? Which investment will cost more of the budget and which will cost more in roster WAR? Which cost is more preferable in the Breslow Era?
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Loading up the lefties vs. Miller, who throws 98 top of the zone. He used his fastball 66% of his time in the majors in '23 for a 27% K rate. The only righties in the lineup are Story and O'Neill, with career K rates of 28.1% and 29.9%. Got'em right where we want'em.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... a guy who could've still been part of the pitching staff this year and beyond -- that would be a fair exchange for a veteran starter 30 days after being named AL Pitcher of the Month on an expiring contract... ... (before he inevitably broke down again in the next month) -- a select few of us said emphatically at the time.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Woke up with a sore back and just couldn't get loose. Maybe when it's warmer... ... at the trade deadline. Like the one last year when Chaim Doomed didn't think the Red Sox could finish last without the services of Jansen, Paxton, Turner, and Sale.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The reason this one hurts more is because the Sox finally got multiple clutch hits in an inning - Pablo, Reese, Masa - then still blew it. Cora had a base open with JRod up, but didn't want to force Slaten to face his first MLB batter with the sacks drunk. Abreu bad e, but looks overmatched at this level (pulling his head on every swing = not actually seeing many pitches). Can't blame it all on Joely, with Raley standing there with only a batgrip in his hand when his hit blooped just fair. Then he hustles to score the tying run with the infield in and Reyes throwing home; doubtful Pedroia could make a better peg. However, Bernardino deserved to make the club -- and a crap team doesn't get to use options as an excuse... here's an option: keep your best players in the majors. And forget about getting any prospect of value now in a trade for Jansen. It's obvious to the industry he's too old to avoid pulling muscles just waking up.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Was thinking: without Raffy this sure looks like a minor league line-up... ... then realized, that except for Story, every guy in the batting order has played in a Triple A-level league in the past year or two.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ok, good pitching beats good hitting, but anyone who thinks this offense is just as good without Turner, Verdugo, Kike and Duvall should maybe accept we'll be seeing even more Ks all season long than the last two last-place clubs. O'Neill, Rafaela, Abreu and obviously Story improve the D, but they're all prone to swing-and-miss... and even when Story was a regular before injuries and got regular ABs for six months at a time, he was always a big whiffer. Can Grissom change the K culture?
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Impressed with the first game and win -- especially how everyone in the line-up seemed to contribute in some way. Surprise new-guy take-aways: O'Neill looks really comfortable in right field, cruising back to casually catch a few blasts that seemed like they'd be serious trouble for last year's outfielders. Verdugo was good, but O'Neill and Rafaela exude confidence, and the outfield may be the most improved defensive unit. On the mound, Campbell looks really hard to hit -- his sweeper has an action that is sharper than any others I've seen. Trading a platoon infielder for him looks like a coup for Breslow.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Out of my mind. There's just a lot of overlapping static in there, so sometimes it just exudes iconoclasm. Like: if this Spring's good vibes translate into a big win that counts -- say, a late comeback in Seattle -- then it's definitely possible the Sox could split the four-game series, and then stampede through LA and Oakland. Just think what a good first roadtrip could mean... 6-4 out West means Boston would just need to go .500 the rest of the entire season to finish with a winning record. Just...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I never got it. But it's Opening Day, and today, I'm settling all family business. In various texts this offseason, I have defended Red Sox players, the manager, coaches, the last three CBOs and the owner... ... all except Sam Kennedy -- but for him, we have a plan ticket to Vegas, and there's a car waiting to drive him to the airport. Clemenza is sitting in the backseat.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, who can't see Red's point here... and what boss wouldn't look at Bloom's two most costliest free agent signings at the end of 2022 and say, "Chaim... we gotta talk." Bloom: "I know, they're awe-" John Heinie: "They blow!" This was after the owner looked over at third base and the player he was persuaded to pay more money than anyone in Red Sox history... who leads the majors in errors the past five years (and those only include the ones official scorers charged him with). And then the replacement CBO spends more money on a pitcher than Bloom ever did -- a starter with a borderline 5 ERA the past two years -- with an opt-out he'll use if he's actually good... but the guy needs an elbow operation and is lost for at least this season. Of course, JH still has to pay him the full salary. Is it really any wonder why Boston's owner has just put an absolute freeze on the budget?
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Why so harsh. We can always count on our favorite organization to recruit the best player unavailable.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Whadaya mean -- Giolito is lost, Uwasawa is found!
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hatteberg was Moneyball. Lowrie was in Touching the Game, Alaska: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440357/
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Lowrie was in a movie (or portrayed in a movie). Romero is the Mondesi of the minors.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Would everybody be ok with the Roman Candle if he hits 20 homers and steals 20 bases his first full year, then has a 4.8 WAR the next, while leading the Sox in postseason runs, hits, doubles and SBs as Boston wins the World Series? But suddenly, before he gets a raise, they trade him for a Franchy who can't play outfield or infield, and a minor league arm connected to a mustache? Then he'd be Benintendi.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The plan must be to outbid the Dodgers and Yankees and Mets and Rangers and Dombrowskis for Buehler and Fried... uh, wait- that's only if the Big Three actually are good. Remember, on Bloom's last fun weekend in Massachusetts, he said they traded Mookie because the team wasn't prepared to surround him with talent (and it allowed them to sign Kike and Garrett Richards!). But then, ominously, he said with Raffy, they were "willing to make that bet." What if Bloom was fired right before he was about to join the high rollers -- like Henry feared he'd be a new Dombro... and that would make Breslow an old Bloom. Aaarrrggghhhhh!
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It only matters for the Grapefruit and Cactus champs -- because the Orioles and Dodgers look great. Spring Training records don't matter for the other two .600 teams -- Detroit and Boston -- because they were trying to look great. Especially the Red Sox, with their 13-2 home mark -- tops among of all 30 clubs; they were only good at home because they played their big leaguers vs. visitors' minor leaguers (which the other 29 teams do, too).
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sure, but these lists are current -- Cole is on the IL, so he's out of the top 10. Also, Glasnow made #10 over kajillionaire teammate Yo Yama, who bombed in his debut (though he's still somehow #30-something overall...)
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