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Dalbec's trade value has probably taken a hit -- or at least stalled -- with no minors and development this summer (as opposed to if, say, he hit 30 homers at Triple A). But as a sight-unseen prospect, is he worth more than Chavis, who has hit bombs in the bigs and been exploited by MLB advance scouting and pitching?
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Even as the team continues to lose, fans should expect to see more of the trade bait players showcased. It won't be as palatable as watching prospects with an eye on the future, but the return in deals will hopefully net more potential. After the deadline, we might see call-ups, as well as regular playing time for guys like Verdugo (who should never be platooned) and Arauz.
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In traditional rotations, there are usually five or six pitchers who get the majority of starts throughout a season. I've been a fan for over half a century, and this is the first version of a Red Sox pitching staff that has no rotation. Eovaldi and Perez are Boston's two starters. Two. The rest is one big revolving door. But when you talk about destruction, don't you know that you can count me out (in).
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Bases hung over.
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Imagining discussion among the stalwarts and contagious warts in the Red Sox bullpen...(respectfully borrowed from "Ball Four"): "How do you hold your doubles?"
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If the ages 28-32 represent a big leaguer's prime, can we expect most of Boston's lineup to at least slightly improve? Based on that traditional range, here's the Red Sox' not-quite-ready-for-prime-timers: Chavis 24, Peraza 26, Bogie 27, Devers 23, Beni 25, Verdugo 24. By next season, the old-timer on the field could be Vazquez at 30, with Jarren Duran, 24, probably manning center field. Sox fans can hardly wait until next year (all we need is for Bloom to somehow resurrect the '95 Braves starting rotation...).
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One stat most concerning from game announcers is that the Red Sox lead the majors in percentage of swings and misses at pitches out of the strike zone. This has been a trend for awhile -- at least the two-strike, low-and-away slider or change-up. Even in their great year, guys like JD and Bogie from the right side, and Devers, Moreland and JBJ from the left, seemed like dead meat at junk they could never lay off; if I had one of them down in the count, I'd never throw a fastball. I know this is indicative of modern batters, and the way batteries approach them, but the fact that Boston is dead last in flailing is a bad sign. JD has struggled without his ipad, Devers is hacking like a rookie (hoping a pitch hits his sweet spot), and Beni has never been this dismal. At least there's hope that contact types like Verdugo and Peraza will continue to improve once they get used to their new team and league.
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But how can they possibly beat the Twins in the playoffs? (except just show up...)
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Pol- shut the front door! Just the facts, man: Cora lost his job for something that happened before he was manager of the Red Sox, that was devised before he was coach of the Astros.
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I argued this all winter, and a few posters agreed. The Red Sox just let go their best cornerstone player to build around in 50 years, a guy on the verge of his prime who already proved his sustained value with the highest WAR for a rightfielder at his age in the history of baseball. He was so good he somehow priced himself out of one of the top five MLB markets on the planet. Devers was historic for one season... do you lock him up now -- before it's cost prohibitive -- but also take the chance he has weight issues and/or focus factors? Or if you fear the latter, do you maximize his trade value? He only has to duplicate his elite production for another half decade to approach Mookie's accomplishments...
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But in that Seven Sample Size, what was his straight rate? (seriously, I liked the italicized explanation you posted about his redundant location as a big part of Barnes' ish)
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For those who believe in clutch, that would be a chokerration.
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Why?
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Like LA? Before everyone laughs, a hated super-villain joining his rivals is not unprecedented. Hall-of-Fame Manager Leo Durocher managed the Dodgers for years in Brooklyn, before taking over the Giants in Harlem (when those two NL clubs shared NY, they didn't send each other Christmas cards). Imagine if LA gags again the next couple of years, and if Betts and Price are part of the problem. Dave Roberts would definitely be on the hot seat. Would it be so unthinkable if Cora -- a former Dodger -- is brought in to reconnect Mookie and David with the chief motivator from their glory days?
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When Cora comes back, don't be surprised if part of the deal behind the scenes will be the recruitment of some good players that relate to him. For instance, there has to be some Astros who didn't throw him under the bus or that he will have make amends with; Springer's free next winter, Correa (from Puerto Rico) the year after...
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My over-35 team coulda used him in last summer's playoffs. I know he's underage, but the league coulda signed a waiver. As it was, we faced two ringers around 32 who threw harder than Weber.
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Best-case scenario: late-80s Braves, who just said why-not and threw youngsters like Glavine and Smoltz into the rotation. They came in last three seasons in a row... then finished first for 14 consecutive years. They also signed the best free agent pitcher in history: Greg Maddux, who won four straight Cy Youngs.
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I'm in favor of robot umps if it will do away with the "check the check" flinch strike that has resulted in more strikeouts than ever before. Talk about ways to speed up the game -- why not just reinstate the "rule" that a batter has to turn over his wrists, like it was for at least 75 years (just watch any classic games on youtube as recent as the 1970s). I don't know when MLB umps decided that a flinch was a swing, but the "check" has done as much to destroy modern offense as anything. I'll bet over half of modern swinging strikeouts aren't swings. And it makes for crappy spectating, too.
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... last season. Sometimes I suspect the six-month charades with his elbow were encouraged by the Sox so other teams wouldn't know they were toast and might be more willing to discuss actual value in exchange for Price and Betts with a club that didn't appear totally desperate and determined to rebuild (which we now know they were). And now Sale is lost for most of '21.
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I was wondering why RR didn't just order an intentional unintentional walk to Judge in the 8th, instead of letting yet another "pitcher" serve him a BP cookie. Not that anyone believed the Yankees weren't going to win anyway, once they tied it up. But if and when the games matter again to Boston, I would expect such decisions to at least be discussed by the braintrust. Then again, I still don't get why the Yankees pitched to Altuve with the World Series at stake and Marisnick on deck...
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Realistically, the only guys who would bring back a good return at the end of this month are players we'd want to keep: Devers, Bogaerts and Vazquez. I'd hang on to Verdugo's young energy. JD, if he's mashing, might net an arm with promise. Same with Eovaldi, if he has a great month, because he's a proven postseason game-changer. I don't expect any of the rest of the entire pitching staff to be worth much, except maybe Valdez if he keeps it up -- and Bloom would deal him in a second.
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Will The MLB Suspend The 2020 season
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to Larry33's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Manfred will do everything he can to finish the season. The MLB can't afford to waste a Yankee year -- all owners benefit when the spotlight and sponsorships feature New York. The only way he'll call the whole thing off is if key Yankees get sick and it spreads through their team. Sorry, small market clubs are expendable. The marquee flagship Yankees are just too important right now to the MLB trying to regain public interest. What happened to the Yankees' sign-stealing report that was supposed to be revealed but that NY fought against? Someone made it conveniently disappear... -
8/02 SOX @ Yankems
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
That... wasn't a pop-up. Now which pitchers can get nine more outs for Boston? -
8/02 SOX @ Yankems
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Classy, ESPN, showing the Boone pitch on Wakefield's birthday. They couldn't show him dealing when he won two of the first four games of the same series. -
8/02 SOX @ Yankems
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
That pitch to Bogie is where Sox hurlers have been throwing to Judge all weekend. Good hitters -- translation MLB hitters -- don't miss meatballs.
