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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'll take Casas as an over based on his OBP. On the mound, Bello will be an under when he realizes he's better off with swings and misses rather than pitch to contact with the Sox' D behind him. For the same reason, the ERAs of Sale and Kluber will be worse, because they just can't put away hitters like they used to. The swings of Turner and Duvall may benefit playing in Fenway, though Turner has at least shown he knows how to go with the pitch. Based on career OPS, one of them should be over your projections, and one of them under. JT's career: .832. Duvall's career: .755. At this point in their careers, I just don't think either will play a full season injury-free.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Houston Rockets? The Colt-45s? The Oilers? The NASA Mission Control Center?
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Politi discussions are discouraged on the forum.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Injecting some -isms -- "If everyone was healthy" then Bello would open in the rotation. He's no longer MLB-close, but MLB All-Star-close (and could be the Red Sox lone player representing the American League this summer). Bello has had the best stuff, control and potential on the staff since September. Unfortunately, the minor league depth listed promises very few impact players to improve the parent club. Rafaela's glove and Valdez' bat would make a good amalgam...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good post. I gotta say, as far as #9 -- I have more faith in Sale bouncing back to decency this season than Story. The latter had a shortcut version of TJ, and even if it totally heals, stardom isn't guaranteed in half a year for swinging a bat at 100 mph fastballs, or gunning throws across the infield. At least Sale had the actual Tommy John surgery and is finally healed after several years.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not too much to ask, it just makes too much sense. Speaking of, I sense this Opening Day line-up won't last very long -- especially with spectators -- and there will be several combos, since our roster is filled with so much flexibility (not to be confused with flex ability)...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It makes up for a weak wing by flapping it wicked fast.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sure, he'd get to keep all the dough, but would lose the prospect. Now he's getting paid to replant his farm...
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, bullpen burnout has been an issue in the past with rotation starts that rarely go five... unless you're Tampa, and build a staff that way by design. The weak -- or unstable -- D looks most glaring in the one area where contenders or any good team is traditionally strong: up the middle. Arroyo is a bonafide second baseman when healthy, but add his durability to all the other "ifs"... ... and counting on guys at all the key defensive positions -- C, SS, 2B and CF -- that have never played full MLB seasons there may be too much to ask. At least the Sox have two prospects in the minors that are arguably better defensively than anyone on the parent club at SS and CF, right now. The sooner they get promoted, the better.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And Bloom made 50K!
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Two hesitant routes in the outfield were on display on NESN in the first five frames -- Duran (in LF, where WMB noted his bad route), who dove for a ball that almost bounced off his face... and Duvall, lumbering after a ball over his head in CF. These aren't guys on the mound trying out a new pitch; what you see is what you get. "Hopes are high," said Dave OB on the telecast. He didn't say which hopes specifically, but personally, I hope to see some stars of the future in Fenway by mid-summer.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    As Devers ages into his mid-30s, modifying his approach may actually optimize his production -- which is what all of Red Sox Nation wants for the next decade. Swinging from the heels in every at bat is hazardous to a batter's health as he grows old. He was able to overcome a sore arm at the end of '21, but definitely not as much with a sore leg at the end of '22. Hitters mature, and Raffy has the hand-eye and balance to actually improve from what we've seen so far in the batter's box. As Remy said, "Devahs is always betta gap-to-gap and not tryin to pull everything..."
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Making contact and moving runners will be essential if this batting order is to succeed. The key is obviously Devers, but the season may hinge on whether he matures into a more disciplined batter. If he feels a megacontract responsibility to be Big Puppy and tries to crush every pitch in the ballpark, he'll be an easy out for opposing teams (who won't be worried early about new guys like Yoshida and Casas, transitioning as full-time MLBers). Rafael Devers is so gifted, he can hit just about any pitch. The problem is that if he swings from the heels every AB, he can't hit every pitch well. Does anyone doubt in the second half of last year that if he just tried to go with the pitch and hit liners on one leg that he could've batted at least .317 and won the batting crown?
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    won't you smile awhile for me, CERA... Or is that a hard C, as in... don't Cara
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Quote Originally Posted by 5GoldGloves:OF,75 I don't know why anyone would think the Sox would want to hang onto someone who looks like a legitimate power threat. After all, this is a club whose #3-4 batters last year combined for less home runs than the leadoff hitter for the Dodgers... not to mention the leadoff man for the Phillies. "They got rid of those losers." And those winners...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, at least this happened to a team that could afford to lose a promising young pitcher. The last-place Red Sox '22 pitching staff only allowed the second-most runs, hits, HBPs, and ERA in the league... only the Royals were worse... though Boston did lead the AL in balks and oldest average age (good thing we replaced Hill with Kluber -- he's six years younger than 43!).
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... with shin splints from playing foosball.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I don't know why anyone would think the Sox would want to hang onto someone who looks like a legitimate power threat. After all, this is a club whose #3-4 batters last year combined for less home runs than the leadoff hitter for the Dodgers... not to mention the leadoff man for the Phillies.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not unless they count the number of times Manfred refused to release to the press the report on the Yankees' sign-stealing violations.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Now that Alfaro is going to right consistently, he should have 20 homers in Worcester by June... and plenty of suitors. I would say by then the Sox might want to promote him, but someone in the front office and posing as a poster will insist that "It's still early..."
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The worst part is that old Sox fans won't get to see Ward scold Wally.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd make a retort of sort, but since this is sport, I'll be short.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom, ever-cognizant of a franchise steeped in championship pedigree, is on the look-out for someone with the legacy of a Keith Foulke... for example, Johnny from Burger King.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Words that end in -ort: abort, export, deport, extort? distort, discomfort, nonsupport, spoilsport
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We can also play the guys-who-didn't-make-it-yet game, too. Yorke, Walker, Crow-Armstrong may all become good MLB outfielders, but I'd still take Zac Veen over all of them. I've seen Veen play several times in person, and he has the talent, energy and charisma to become a big fan favorite... but he was also the first high schooler taken in the '20 draft -- way before Boston, New York or St. Louis picks.
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