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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Point at him and cheer. Spring hopes eternal. Who cares if he'll start or even make the Opening Day roster. If it's all about the future, Arauz is a young prospect who looks like he's improving.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Arauz leads the majors with 5 Spring Training doubles. He's also tied for the lead in runs scored with 9. Ya, ya, ya, these stats mean nothing... except to the guys who still have to play well enough to actually attain them.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I don't believe that's a Weaver quote unless you edited out all the colorful elaboration and typed in a censored version.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, there's no doubt hitters in ST get at bats against minor league hopefuls and major leaguers working on new pitches. Then again, there's always the old adage that pitchers are ahead of batters in the beginning. But of course, Bradley was notorious for his streaks, anyway...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I wasn't talking about numbers -- otherwise, based on the standings, the Sox will be fighting the Yanks and the Jays for the best MLB record this year... and Tampa is doomed. Ask any player if he feels better about his season if he gets off to a hot start. There are plenty of slow starters that insist they'll heat up. But there's a reason guys who start on fire think they'll never cool off.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He's a good guy to root for because he's very active in using his wealth to help others back home, he loves being a Red Sox, and contributes positive messages on social media.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Personally, I think positives in ST mean a lot, certainly to the individuals working on improvement and progress. Martin Perez has looked great, too... so far. Anyone who doesn't think early success can build the confidence needed for a career year isn't an athlete.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You are thinking of many modern big league hopefuls. Luckily, so is Theo Epstein, the MLB rule-makers and their sporting goods ball-makers... Personally, I like Verdugo's approach; he prefers hitting in cages with a focus on liners, away from open-field BP and its temptations of distance and trajectory.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ellsbury came in with one elite skill and something that can't be taught: blazing speed (his biggest weakness was the other asset that can't be developed, legally: weak arm). To his credit, he became an above-average player and the top base-stealer in Red Sox history. And yet, it was awhile before the Sox trusted Ells in center; Epstein even brought in 37-year-old Mike Cameron to play center one year and move Jacoby to left (that would be like re-acquiring S.Drew to play short and moving X back to third). I see some parallels to Duran, who can fly, is developing power, and apparently needs a lot of work on his centerfielding. But I think someone here already said we should all be very happy if he approaches an Ellsbury comp...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I remember him for a great running catch to end the '07 ALCS and clinch the pennant in Fenway. Sox were way ahead, but that was a tough catch -- sprinting about 13 strides into the triangle, grabbing the ball over his head and banging into the wall. He could've spared the bruises and held the guy to a double... but good outfielders can't help themselves.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Coco was an acquisition that seemed at the time a great move: Gold Glove caliber outfielder just about to enter to his prime, good wheels, improving power numbers... great name -- a Mookie before Mookie. But Crisp plateaued in Boston, a good ballplayer who never became a star (and another reminder of how rare Betts is and was).
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yup. I still think the whole blame-Cora narrative has less to do with Spring of '19 than Fall of '18, when he pushed four veterans to work beyond normal routines, starting one day, relieving the next, and we all agree it was worth it to win that ring. Recovery -- if it ever fully occurred -- subsequently took longer than normal, as well. Except for ERod -- who not coincidentally, was the both the least-used in October '18 and the youngest in '19... Pitchers sacrificing their arms and maybe even careers to win it all in any postseason isn't a new concept. It's probably one of the main reasons it is so hard for champions to repeat the next year. In that sense, give credit to LA for adding Bauer this offseason.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Most deceiving 1st name -- Carl: 1). better known as Yaz: 2). better known as Reggie Smith; 3). better known as a $142 million dollar overpay for not-a-budding-superstar in Boston worthy of the Pittsburgh Crawfords...
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They should just prescribe rest and rehab for a few months, then wait until the end of the summer for TJ so he misses all of 2022, too.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Who knew on draft day, 2011, that some summer during a pandemic that Smith would lead the Mets with a .993 OPS!
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In the defense of Sox drafters, they didn't know Trey from Adam back then.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Such a critic -- Ball was an actual #7 overall draft pick! What he wasn't was #8 Hunter Dozier, #9 Austin Meadows, #11 Dom Smith, #17 Tim Anderson, #32 Aaron Judge, #34 Sean Manaea, #36 Michael Lorenzen, #39 Corey Knebel, #54 Devin Williams, #124 Cody Bellinger, #240 Brad Keller, #249 Trey Mancini, #260 Mitch Garver, #268 Adam Cimber, #297 Emilio Pagan, #321 Adam Plutko, #365 Jeff McNeil, #429 Mike Yastrzemski, #475 Danny Jansen, #573 Adam Engel, #602 Ryan Yarbrough, #665 Luke Voit, #871 Cavan Biggio, #895 Rowdy Tellez, #1,056 AJ Puk...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Let's face it, at least qualitatively, anyone is a significant dropoff from Betts, who Showalter said is the best he's ever seen in right. But Verdugo hustles, he's fast enough and has a really strong arm -- all qualities needed to be a good rightfielder, especially in probably the toughest corner in the AL for half his games. I would think the plan is to hang in there with moving parts and platoons until guys like Downs and Duran/Jimenez are ready to take over full-time. With most of the budget tied up the past two seasons, it makes sense not to spend large longterm in center and at second base when you have guys a year or two away from promotions at minimal cost.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Right now it's still below average and here's why: a last-place team with below-average D opted to rebuild by recruiting versatile players who can play many infield or outfield positions (or both). Personally, if I'm seeking a path back to stability, I'd look to fill slots with steady players at each position. That may not be possible all at once because of availability and cost, plus a regular needs to show he can hit enough to start full-time, unless he's a Bradley who makes a good team better with just his glove (and they can live with his long slumps at bat). But now that JBJ is gone, and if Verdugo -- our second-best defensive player from '20 -- has to play center, the team is not yet improved on D. Cora loves EHern at second, and maybe he'll lend better leather at that black hole from last year... except the plan is to move him around every game. Hopefully, at least the left side gets back in its groove under Cora's guidance.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sorry, I didn't state my math -- I was figuring on half a game (half of 2.1), since that's all the average starter is expected to work these days. So 1.05 walks per start...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Porcello is still out there. So he doesn't miss many bats -- at least he doesn't miss the strike zone, much, either. One thing you can count on with Rick -- whether he's good or bad -- he'll only walk about one batter per start. Lifetime BB/9 over 12 years: 2.1.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I mean -- it's baseball, right? A game they've all been playing since they were kids.. and sure, there are people so good that they can play well at many positions. But if it's your job, I dunno -- there's also something to be said for consistently showing up and doing the same one thing well everyday (as Kimmi alluded to)... like Pedroia at second, Beltre at third, Belanger at short, etc. etc.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Are "these guys" the posters here, the coaching staff, the front office, Pecota, Fangraphs, EHern/Marwin/Renfroe, or Chavis, Downs, Arauz, Arroyo, Dalbec and Munoz?
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's just like dividing fractions: invert and multiply the reciprocal. Simple math. The analytics department does this all day.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You mean cleanly fielding caroms off the wall? They should have a lot of opportunities to prevent doubles from stretching into triples or inside-the-parkers.
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