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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Thanks for this list. Besides the gem that is Whitlock (imagine when he masters his curve), I am most intrigued by Winckowski. I also wonder if Downs sticks at short, since that is where they played him during ST... btw, I think Lugo came pre-Bloom, through the Beltran-Cora connection.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    WAR makes a decent case for Andruw Jones. The only position players on the list with more WAR are Bonds, ARod, Rolen and Manny. If Ozzie Smith is in because he's the greatest defensive shortstop of all-time, how can we keep out the greatest defensive outfielder of all-time (based on DWAR)? Voters into analytics surely take WAR into consideration; it's also why we can be sure none of them would have voted for Harold Baines...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Harrah was a star palindrome! But not as good as Taco Cat.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And it was because of that lowball offer -- and the fact they showed Lester how much they valued him by trading him -- that I never thought he'd re-sign in Boston once he hit free agency. It's also why I was sure Mookie would never be re-signing here if traded... since, it can also be argued that every time the Sox offered Betts big money -- $100 mil, $200 mil, $300 mil -- each of those offers were also lowball according to his actual market value at the time.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I was never down on you or moon, but I was certainly worried about JD; not so much because of '20, but all through Spring Training he was still flailing and missing breaking stuff off the plate. But in the past week he's been ripping fastballs down the middle and taking outside pitches the other way. JD was the guy I thought of as the biggest key to this year's line-up, and his great start has been a huge positive (and a relief).
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But he's so short -- he's doomed! This way of thinking is also why I assume if the Sox draft a shortstop, it will be one of those long, lean high schoolers over Matt McLain...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I know, that's why I didn't mention the GGs (despite my name). A really good argument could be who was the better all-timer in right: Dewey or Mookie? Betts had more speed and range -- or did he? Evans was a big guy for his era, with longer strides and great jumps. At least we know he had a better arm -- or did he? Evans didn't chuck 16-pound bowling balls around every winter...
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In his peak, Rice was a HOF hitter. He was probably the most feared man in the batter's box in the AL, and guys like Hawk Harrelson spread his legend about check-swing broken bats and full-swing snapped golf clubs. I think it was said Rice could drive a golf ball further than anyone on the pro circuit. Evans had a slightly longer career, so it only seemed he was more productive -- 385 HRs to 382 for Rice. Evans was also a late-bloomer: 235 homers in his 30s; Rice had 145. As for Cooperstown consideration, Evans is an odd candidate: a Hall of Fame fielder in the '70s, and a Hall of Fame slugger in the '80s.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe the best examples to compare and contrast for Sox fans -- before modern times for most posters -- are two outfielders who played together: Jim Rice and Dwight Evans. I'm sure someone more stat savvy than me can find numbers to prove Rice deserves to be in the Hall, while Evans does not. But I do know their careers are close - Rice 47.7 WAR, .854 OPS vs. Evans 67.1 WAR, .840 OPS. Defensively, it is no contest: Dewey was the best rightfielder in the AL for a decade, while Rice was never considered above-average (but he practiced to learn how to play the Monster, just like Evans practiced to become the slugger that led the AL in extra-base hits in the 1980s). This might be a good poll for old fans who watched the entire careers of Rice and Evans: who was the better all-around player?
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree with those who can't imagine the Sox switching Devers and Dalbec during the season. Devers is a third baseman, period. He's capable of being solid, and sometimes spectacular. Can we agree his defensive lapses aren't physical, since he has elite reflexes and a strong arm? He just needs maturity, and probably continued guidance from coaches and teammates. If he needs a break, the versatile vets will spell him. If Rafie is borderline brutal all season, then the Sox may choose to make changes next offseason... just like the Yankees will when they finally admit they can't win with Torres at shortstop (he's no Jeter -- a mostly solid, sometimes overrated defender, with a knack for making clutch plays; Torres just isn't good).
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Runners have to be cognizant of the brick wall behind the plate; sometimes a wild pitch bounces right back to the catcher.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Big leaguers making the adjustment.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Franchy with the... OPPO!
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He's fooling no one. Whitlock is a lock to pitch today.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He just made a great pivot on a DP try (runner safe at first)... after a spectacular diving stop and good feed by Devers.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mullins leads the AL in batting. Vazquez is second, JD fifth.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ump blew the call; Arroyo should've known better than to watch the next one.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Vaz double, third XBH of the 1st. The Dock Knight is a Lite Day.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    "Guns or knives?" Rafie: "I don't wanna fight with ya, Harvey." 1-2-3-go! Two to nothing!
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Oppo double, Verdirtdawg! Also, someone tell Eck that Baltimore is south of Boston...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Pipeline Inbox: Sizing up the Draft WWW.MLB.COM I am immersed in the 2021 Draft right now and enjoying every minute. I had a lot of fun getting scouts to compare Vanderbilt aces Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker and am enjoying a deep dive into my half of the country as we work on our new Draft Top I just read this story on MLB that says that depending on who goes first, Rocker would be the heaviest pitcher in draft history, and Leiter would tie for the shortest... Both have the genes of pro athletes (though one is a baseball player and the other is a football player). It also says Lawler's K-rate is up in high school, and Davis is raking; he also has a cannon arm, but most scouts rate him below avg. as a catcher and wonder if he should be moved to rightfield (like Harper).
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not insulting the guy, but he actually gave up an unforgettable HR in a forgettable season. Some posters choose to actually talk Sox here -- in the language of fans at the ballpark or like at a bar -- about good and bad times watching the Red Sox. For most of us, the threads spark memories we share in the discussions. There are only a few here who constantly pick on anything they disagree with.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe Mazza wasn't "one of the worst" -- I should parse my adjectives since there are posters ready to pounce on every single word -- but his WHIP was worse than Osich, Covey, Triggs and Tapia, among others, and he was definitely on the long list of Bloom's bargain bin failures. He is also immortalized in my living room for one moment: giving up the longest home run my son and I have ever seen on live TV (495' to Ronald Acuna). When history recaps the 2020 Sox, this will be the clip Fox and ESPN show over and over.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox may have been ready to start the season, just not ready to face John Means' 83 mph change-up. Means' Opening Day outing may turn out to be the best start vs. Boston all season (we hope), and along with Cesar Valdez' 78 mph change-up, may have just put Sox batters in a temporary funk. If you don't believe me, Means and Valdez also silenced the Greatest Batting Order in the history of Never in the Bronx just last night...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm psyched the Sox swept Tampa, but also can't shake this perspective: the '21 Rays pitching staff includes Mazza and Springs, two of the worst of the '20 Red Sox from the worst pitching staff in team history. Time will tell if the Rays really are magical in getting the most out of other club's castoffs... or really desperate.
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