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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I dunno -- everyone is good to go right now. According to interviews at Winter Weekend, Sale-Whitlock-Houck are all fully recovered and ready to rock -- on the same weekend in January! We're saved! Still not sure about Paxton, though -- he may not be ready yet to fly like an eagle... would you take: howl like a beagle?
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What are you saying: that our CBO took the cheapest way out, just to field a team with actual big leaguers this year? Is making Duvall a fulltime centerfielder -- which he has never been -- to make Kike a fulltime shortstop -- which he has never been -- (go ahead and add McGuire, Casas, Arroyo, even Yoshida at the MLB level if you want) the way to contention... or just suspension cables holding up the bridge to ticket sales for 2023? Do Red Sox deserve more than the easiest way... maybe the best way? Or can most of us longterm diehards just agree this is the better way -- as long as we see those younger guys coming soon.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Be careful if Sam Kennedy warms up your meal. He won't remove the plastic on the frozen dinner and all toxins will seep into your food.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ask him if we can post pictures of shortstops on his Most Wanted wall.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He wears it on his finger. The '13 Sox only won six more postseason games than the '21s... but there's gotta be some weighted formula for each succeeding round. If not, someone here will develop one before the end of today...
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    2023 Win Projections (bb-ref): Kluber and Pivetta 9 each, Whitlock 5, Houck-Bello-Sale 4 each, Paxton 3. That's 38 wins by the starting rotation. We only need to find a 50-game winner somewhere and we could be a wild card! The floor is in the kitchen with a gaping hole in it next to the hot stove... and guess what we're looking at.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yoshi just needs 40 grand slams to reach 160 ribbies. Duran and McGuire just a catchin' fire should be on base in front of him all season. You know where that's at.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have heard pitchers I play with say that their best ability is their availability. There are also stars like Don Drysdale, who reportedly missed three scheduled starts in his entire career... (how valuable to a staff is a guy whose 162-game averages include 237 IP... for 14 years?)
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've been trying to keep my temper all winter with this projected pitching staff. But give me Bello, Whitlock and Houck over the ghosts of Sale/Kluber/Paxton and I'll take my chances. Just like Seattle will with its under-30 starting rotation. Would you take that over Texas' big money oldster staff?
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Henry had been salivating about hiring a slasher since Moneyball. He was actually behind the scenes compelling Warner to produce the Big Bang episode where Sheldon wore the Slash costume and transported to mid-market MLB cities with his hologram machete...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He saw what was coming, and he didn't want to make those betts...
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If we could see the injuries coming -- and that includes Hill and Wacha, and even Eovaldi with his history -- then Bloom and his boys did know. They just chose to take their chances with the rotation they built -- just like they're doing again this year. Kluber will be 37 in the first week of the season, half a decade since his last year as a top of the rotation ace. When will the Sox think they're good enough to invest resources in a guy in his prime? They thankfully wouldn't trade Casas for Lopez, but hopefully it wasn't because of only two years of control for the latter... because that could mean Bloom doesn't think upgrading with an under-30 starter is worth it in '23 or '24...
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some might call Verlander a freak of nature, bouncing back like he did at his age. But looking at body types, deliveries, sources of power (non-spousal division) -- a whipper snapper like Sale weighing 40 pounds less has to be more of a longshot to regain dominance. A big concern is how Sale maintains leg strength, now that bike-riding has to be outlawed by the Sox. They also won't let him work out by lifting big screen TVs -- or even watch a funny show on one, lest he crack a rib laughing.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For those who think next year's free agent class will be better investments, which starting pitcher will Bloom bet on -- if he's finally willing to wager our wagers -- in the market a year from now? Here are your under-30 candidates: Julio Urias, German Marquez, Jack Flaherty, Brad Keller. Other youngish 31 year olds: Blake Snell, Zach Davies, Tyler Mahle, Jordan Montgomery. Aaron Nola could also be available, but he's a Phillie and his GM likes to spend big to lock up key guys before the bidding begins.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sixfold? As in a six-man rotation folding? I don't think every starter will get hurt again or not regain past glory... ... I'm confident that Brayan Bello will be better this year.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    After all this, I'd still just rather the Red Sox had Rodon for the next six years and the Yankees didn't. That apparently wasn't "a bet" Bloom was willing to make to surround Raffy, though six years is a long time to wait for the Sox to finally be good enough to spend on quality pitching in its prime...
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Barnes is certainly a saga. All-Star and left off a playoff roster in the same season, loses job in '22 -- then suddenly appears in a Double A game working on finding his curveball (I was sitting behind home plate)... then back in the bigs for the final month of a last place finish. Maybe if he's on this year they can give him a vacation in August, like Pedro used to get every summer to rest his arm.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not a complainer about small sample sizes -- because postseasons are just smaller, but count way more in the grand scheme. Though when it comes to relievers, ERA is usually a bad gauge when you have to watch someone else allow your inherited runners to score (or when you allow someone else's runners to score). Barnes was great when the Red Sox were in 2018... then in 2021 he threw one inning in the wild card and gave up 2 walks and a hit (no runs though). About Septembers, I don't have specific stats on innings so I could be wrong, but it seems like he wasn't used in as many late or high lev situations after his usual August implosions.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Right, according to notin, Barnes only sucked in 10 innings in '21, not like his stats show every single August of his career, when teams are trying to gear up for a stretch run.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Fans that care... about their hobby, their identification with a team/city/region, and their investments in time and money.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I can't believe it, but I believe Sam Kennedy. At least what he said today about the Red Sox fans at Winter Weekend, who booed Henry, Bloom and their minions: “Last night was awesome. It’s what you expect when you have a last-place finish,” he said. “The worst thing you could have is apathy. They let us know the nation is restless. There’s one way to sort of change the tide, and it’s pretty simple. We’ve gotta win baseball games.”
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    "LEAST YEAR" -- can I use that? Wait til least year. Hopefully, last year was least year. At least next year won't be least year.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Most Blown Saves AL 2017-2022: Matt Barnes 25. Pretend you're a Red Sox fan rooting for your club in the dog days of summer, when seasons can pick up momentum or end early. Barnes' career WHIP: best month is April at 1.067 and worst is August at 1.695; Batting average against: best month is April .179, worst month is August .281; OPS: best April .563, worst August .855, Home Runs allowed -- worst month August with 16. Depends on one's definition of unreliable or consistent.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not sure OPS totally reflects the effects of the dead balls not reaching the seats. Those of us who watched all the games know Bogey wasn't better in '22. The main complaint was his BA with 2 outs, runners in scoring position: '21 - .280; '22 - .183. But in a season when his overall batting average went up, the homers -- going from 23 to 15 -- are maybe the best gauge of dead ball traveling. Many fans also said JD looked cooked, but he still hit 43 doubles -- one more than '21 when he led the league. Also, his K rate was right around his career average. The big difference again was HRs -- going from 28 to only 16 (including 2 the last day). Industry observers noted that his long drives to right center didn't have the usual carry. Wonder how many of those were caught at the warning track, instead of going another 5-10 feet -- that will certainly affect batting averages, on base, and slugging percentages.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's a pretty grim chart. Wonder how much of the regression was due to mushballs. On the other hand, maybe that's what contributed to the modicum of success by some starting pitchers -- and why the front office had no issues letting three of them depart via free agency. Plus, they were bad enough to finish fifth. But after the '21 playoffs -- even with the curious or frustrating offseason moves and non-moves -- there were more expectations at this time a year ago for the '22 Sox, compared to the '23 Sox.
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