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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There's no disputing the numbers, but sometimes when a guy is on a roll, a manager should be able to use his own discretion... ... like when Rich Hill's working on a one-hit World Series shutout in the 7th, just struck out Nunez on three pitches, and the boys upstairs are telling you he's done? He can't face Brock Freaking Holt?
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some guys can't, as in aren't capable, but others just aren't allowed to -- forbidden by the analytics department. Did anyone who watched Houck's perfect game in Washington think he couldn't go back out there for the 6th inning? I'll bet if you ask any of the National batters that day, none were unhappy when Cora yanked him. But we're only talking five innings here, not Pedro whenever he reached the 100 pitch count. The path to a pitch count total also matters; in Game Seven of the '03 ALCS, Pedro needed 21 high-stress pitches to escape the 7th inning with a 4-2 lead. He had given up a ground-out, liner, home run and two singles before finally fanning Soriano with the tying runs on base. Martinez finished the frame at exactly 100 pitches... he was done.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There were, but the gummies still haven't been restocked in stores after being sold out at the beginning of the pandemic (a good teacher might call that out for generalities and lack of elaboration, devoid of specific details from personal experiences -- and then double up on ellipses...)...
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wouldn't he have to find a buyer who would buy high (who some may argue would have to be high)?
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good choice, if he makes the 28 over some of the other iffy lefties. I'm going to go with Matt Strahm, who batters haven't seen much in these parts. Plus, his moss will undoubtedly be a target by those who live to blame others for all the ills of the world (and take the heat off JBJ's swing, Bogie's range and Cora's beard).
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have, but I don't think I've ever seen two RBI on one out. Credit Devers for literally driving the centerfielder back to the wall, and then Duran for having both the wheels and the overdrive gear.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Cora said one area they need to improve upon is speed and running the bases. Somehow, I don't think that means the Sox are going to make guys like JD run the hills in full pads at the end of every practice in Florida.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ha, that made me laugh... and then I did again, thinking of the guys who try to look cool or are so disgusted they won't look, because they know the pitch they just threw ain't coming back.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Story can't bat right before Devers and steal, or they'll just walk Raffy. Then again, Cora won't want to bat three righties in a row, so I can see Verdugo hitting 5th in front of JD or more likely, Story, who can run in front of Dalbec, Vaz and JBJ; no one's pitching around those three.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have to say I'm just obliterated that some posters have spent all day decimating one single adjective repeated in sardonism to describe a moment in history that everyone has the right to opine about in any way they want to obfuscate.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You know it's not one failure if you scan Moon's list again. And I don't mean we should load up on high schoolers instead of college arms (Detroit jumped on Jobe at #3, but he's not nearly considered the prospect Leiter is... yet). What we don't know is how much more effective other organizations are in actually developing their pitching prospects.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The problem with Ball is that before last year, the Sox never picked higher than #7 overall in half a century. So it seemed important to select more of a sure thing, maybe a college position player instead of a kid they weren't even sure was a pitcher or hitter. Someone can probably compile a list of #7 picks this century; there are a lot of good big leaguers, including Benintendi (who helped win a World Series).
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Looking at Moon's list, the highest overall picks were Barnes and Houck; both made the majors with varying levels of success and promise over any of the other lower selections. However, I've wondered for awhile now if it's not just the ratings but how the Sox system fails to properly develop its pitching prospects that is part of the problem. We can't help comparing Boston to Tampa -- which always has an endless supply of young guys who throw 95 with a change-up... but then again, most of those arms are picked off other teams' depth charts in the Rays' constant trade turnover.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ball was a devastating pick. Sincere post alert...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Now trade Casas, Mayer and Yorke -- none of them can hit a change-up because I watched all of them strike out in ST games the past two nights.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    All you sarcastics are just bitter you're not sardonics.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    One of the worst stories was about Frank Robinson and a postseason party honoring his team, hosted in some fancy place in the city. Frank was the Most Valuable Player in the league, but wasn't allowed to attend the party because he was black. One of the best stories is when Frank had a real estate agent find his family a new home in Baltimore, and when the Robinson superstar of the Orioles showed up to move in, the previous owner and some neighbors were shocked... they thought the house had been sold to Brooks.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Didn't Rentaleria blame his poor fielding in Boston on the grounds crew for the way they manicured the Fenway infield?
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I never said they couldn't handle it, just that they didn't want to deal with it. Price loathed every media member. AGon hated national Sunday night games that come with the market. Crawford may have been damaged goods, but maybe it was his eyesight as much as his leg -- he couldn't make contact (I've never seen a guy with so many at bats in an 0-2 count) and couldn't even judge a fly ball. Had to be many factors; a .300 hitter and Gold Glover doesn't forget how to play baseball well overnight. It couldn't all be a high-fat, too-rich diet commensurate with his contract...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's more about occasional players not buying it, guys who don't want to "deal" with playing in Boston and answering to mass media and rabid fandom. I can't think of too many prospects who crumbled from the spotlight, probably because they don't last too long if they fail, but it's more veterans who accept big money but then try to shun the attention that comes with it. That list is easy to make: Price, Crawford, Pablo, AGon, Renteria, etc. etc. I wouldn't include Rusney, who wanted to play in Boston but wasn't allowed to because they paid him too much.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nope, but I'm fully on board with asking, "who is?"... as I have been the past two years. My point has always been that Eovaldi was never overpaid; just earning the market rate for a mid-rotation starter (especially if Sale and Price supposedly established the rate for top end starters). And now ERod makes the market rate... somewhere else. And next year, if Nate is "off the books," some of us will be praying Bloom doesn't replace him with two more mediocrities for the price of one Eovaldi.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's a decent list, and the reason I don't say good to great is that all have had recent injuries and will be over 30 next winter (except Nola, 29). What I didn't know is that DeGrom is older than Eovaldi... The reason I think Nate's workouts make him a good future investment is that he continues to establish a program, in-season and off-season, to try to ensure regular turns through the rotation all year. He missed a few starts in '20, but has been by far the dependable ace the past two seasons. It's an encouraging trend.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yep, Bloom finally splurges on Story at $23+M per, but won't sign another legit righty bat to replace Renfroe's -- not for a guy like Pham who costs $7.5M (what the Reds just gave him). That's a similar amount to what some data valued Renfroe would also fetch (more than double than last year), and why some speculate Bloom traded him in the first place.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Again, who has, that 1) will even be available, and 2) would be a better investment than someone who has improved and established himself in Boston over the course of his contract?
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Any overhand pitcher at any age is an injury risk, every year. Two things we know about Nate: he's been successful in Boston and he's a workout animal. Healthy lifestyles are a decent predictor.
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