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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bludgeon the curmudgeon! Send him to the dudgeon! Wait -- he's been bailed by Forrest Grump, recruited by the LA Codgers, on a dinner date with Misanthrope... ... I want to root for the Old Red Sox... but just cant... ankerous...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agreed, but almost all big league pitchers grew up being The Guy. And no one wants to be an official loser.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For pitchers on the IL, are there more older guys not used to the clock? Younger arms that came up the past few years must have all made adjustments in the minors (pitching with a clock, they all made the majors). For increased velo hurting modern pitchers, does anyone really think the smaller-weaker-slower old-timers from the 1970s, 1960s, 1950s, etc. still didn't throw as hard as they could? For ghost runners skewing stats: imagine you're an effective relief pitcher doing your job, inducing two routine 4-3 ground-outs... the winning run scores, though he doesn't go against your ERA -- but let's hang a big fat L on your permanent record.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The shift ban definitely helps, but the '23 Red Sox are better because they feature different batters making better contact. Yoshida and Turner are pro hitters, along with an improved Verdugo. But the recent hot streak also includes guys who were playing in Worcester at the end of last summer: Duran, Wong, Valdez, Casas. Boston has the fourth lowest strikeout rate in the league, with only 14 more Ks than Cleveland, the best contact club. Last year the Sox struck out higher than the league average, with 251 more whiffs than Cleveland... '23 Ks, AL leaders: #29 Casas, #38 Kike '22 Ks, AL leaders for the year: #15 Martinez, #34 Story (in 94 games), #41 Bogaerts, #42 Dalbec Where's Raffy? He didn't make either top 42... he's tied for #43; last year was #48. Devers is Devers, leading the league in homers, while 42 others fan more (when Judge broke the AL HR record, only two guys struck out more times).
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'll bet most of our Uncle Georges are the better players we've known who didn't go pro. But if we agree all those who make the majors are the best of the Georges, how many have repeated heroics in the big leagues more than a couple times? For those who argue that those few are the very best, can we at least agree that it usually takes more than just superior physical skills to reach potential? And if that's a given, then what defines that X factor that allows rare athletes to slow the game down at the same time it's speeding up on everyone else? Do some guys actually have a way to sharpen their focus in big moments... or are they just lazy in the MLB because everyday at anything becomes a boring job, but then just try harder when it matters most on a big stage?
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It was a hanging curve -- they should'nt have thrown it anywhere near his bat... that pitcher gagged.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dunno, but on baseball dinosaur reference.com, Wong is a TriCERAtops
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Interesting concept. I'm just not sure how realistic it is to expect Duvall and Story back full strength when they return. I have more faith in Chang recovering from a cracked handbone playing short than Story with an artificially-repaired throwing elbow. I do think Trevor can upgrade the offense, and I'd put him back at second, where he was really good last year. Duvall got hurt playing outfield two years in a row, so I may make him the DH and leave Yoshida in a position where he's thrived in his U.S. transition. Kike can platoon with whoever needs a break and can't hit some lefties as good as he can. No idea if Mondesi, who relies on speed, will be the same player whenever he returns from a major knee injury.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom deserves credit for acquiring Wong in trade for the highest-paid pitcher of all time. Youk would say it was synonymous beyond belief: "Incredible, just unbelievable... but not implausible." OB is gonna agree by using the future tense to describe something that just happened. "That's gonna be ball four, and the Red Sox are gonna have a baserunner," he's gonna say, after the batter already walked to first base.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Connor Wong leads the majors in dWAR... for all positions. Last catcher to lead MLB in dWAR was Jody Davis in 1986. Last Red Sox player to lead MLB in dWAR was John Valentin in 1995. He also led in '93.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Couldn't help laughing at Youk and Wake dissecting the shape of a cutter which could be a slider as opposed to the definitive slider which sometimes breaks late and down as opposed to early and up or out unless to a lefty then it's in but hopefully not down or they might take it out.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Whitlock was a starter in the minors for the Yankees before his elbow ish, an injury that happens to a lot of starters at a lot of levels.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The first two are hurt and nowhere close to helping the shortstop position in Boston. The last was a starting pitcher for the Yankees -- who probably still has the arm for short -- but hasn't been a star in the big leagues since 2006 or 2007. The Red Sox need someone who can be at least an average shortstop for the month of May, while they're still in it. If it's not Rafaela, the two best defensive shortstop prospects in the system are in A ball: Marcelo Mayer and Luis Ravelo.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I doubt the walks are because he's wild, but from just missing the black. He's smart enough to know the velo is gone, and the toast will be burnt sooner if he doesn't paint. In other words, there may not be another game you want Kluber to pitch against a good offense.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They want him to start. Cora said as much, and Bloom didnt extend him for four years to be a reliever.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Be prepared for some posters to jump all over you about the 40-man roster... but it's not like it's unheard of for MLB clubs to call up a glove guy sometimes to fill the most important position on the diamond behind the battery.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think most of us are tempering our excitement because we know the staff isn't loaded with strikeout pitchers, and our worst fielding position is shortstop. The Sox are the AL's third-worst in defensive efficiency, ahead of only the pitiful A's and White Sox.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Boone and Bloom both drive the GM trend of acquiring damaged goods. Antique cars sell cheaper if they need restoration. The problem is a lot of them sit in garages too long waiting for the proper parts.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Verdugo is looking great, but let's not pretend that all of a sudden Mookie sucks. Betts has more XBHs, and is just starting to heat up. Yes, Mookie has played middle infield half the time -- not because he's a versatile utility man, but because he's LA's best player. He has zero errors for the first-place Dodgers.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not a revelation for Yoshida -- he just went back to the successful approach that we saw in ST and the WBC. And he didn't have a lot of "critics" either, since it's not like hand-eye talent doesn't translate from one continent to the other with the same size home plate. Bloom had the critics for signing him for so much money, because some scouts wondered whether he could handle big league velo. Masa looks pretty competent out in left field, too.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    60 mph blowing out at Fenway... Klubes can't throw anything near Jays' bats.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, he was our top WAR monger in 2020, and even received an MVP vote. That's one good youngster Bloom acquired in trade, and I was adamant we were getting him in the Betts deal. Remember when other posters or writers thought the best we could do was AJ Pollock or Dom Smith or guys the Yanks wanted to dump like Don't-Call-Me-Clint Frazier or Miguel Andujar? Come on, for 12 years of Mookie? Seriously, would the Friedman Dodgers or anyone ever swap one of their best prospects for just two months of Mookie... As for Wong, good for Bloom again. At the time, Connor was at best LA's third-best catching prospect, behind Will Smith and Keibert Ruiz.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Doesn't that make him the ace of this rotation? Like the medium... but not the kind that talks to ghosts (though if he has a connection, then wake up the damn Bambino; we can use another lefty)... or maybe the median, a safety guide rail between lanes going in opposite directions.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A trade for a top pitcher has to hurt. Seattle had a disappointing first month, but their rotation is set for years. They also have budding stars in the outfield and behind the plate. Want to target one of their young starters under control? For instance, second base and DH have been below replacement player spots so far for the Ms. Wonder what the Red Sox can get for, say, Nick Yorke? According to BTV, Yorke is worth +9.8. Now let's look at some of Seattle's desirable under-30 starting pitchers: Castillo (even with his big contract) +58, Logan Gilbert +72.7, George Freaking Kirby +99.7! Ulp.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My point has always been to start with starters, and then build around them. Not wait until the position players are deemed finally good enough to get serious about a rotation.
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