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Not looking to pick a fight with anyone. Even old hippies with cranky joints still favor peace. Answering the question: No. I'd move Abreu to another team for a legitimate pitcher. For a club like the Red Sox with a mostly mediocre defense and pitching staff, I need to keep my best defensive player in the middle of the action in centerfield (staring down at the other top D man, Narvaez). It's likely Anthony comes up and isn't as good as Abreu this season. But If this Boston team is serious about making the playoffs, it needs more good pitching -- in the rotation and bullpen. And the outfield surplus obviously presents the best trade chips... -
Totally agree with this post. The Red Sox are going nowhere by burning out the bullpen already, and as have pro announcers pointed out, it's still freaking May. The sooner the entire Big Three is up taking its lumps, the sooner they'll adapt to become productive members of the next core.
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But his vehicle has zero range -- even if it's a Range Rover -- cuz he lost his keys.
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A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
That's as simple as Devers and his .409 On Base % in front of Bregman. Meanwhile, Raffy bats right after Duran and his .313 On Base %. Nowadays, in the age of Everybody Ks, the order doesn't make much difference (at least in Boston). Back when pitchers dominated last century, the tradition was to bat you best hitter 3rd, after a fast leadoff and a #2 guy who could hit a grounder to the right side. Now we have Schwarber leading off, for a quick lead with his HRs, and also because he wears down the pitcher for subsequent batters. Ideally, that's another good reason to bat a guy like Soto 2nd (at least last year it was). But one tradition remains: if the first three hitters all reach base, it sure helps to have a big bopper at clean-up who could potentially clear the sacks. That's why I'd bat Anthony 2, Bregman 3, Raffy 4. Clean-up just hasn't worked out much lately for guys the Sox were hoping on, like Dalbec and Casas. Maybe Justin Gonzales can someday be that guy. He's only 18, so if he arrives by, say 2027, the Sox might even promote Anthony and Mayer by then... -
A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The guy with a .449 On Base Percentage? The one who's walked as many times as he's struck out? He should bat in front of Devers and Bregman, to give the big men more chances to drive him in, since he gets on base at a higher rate than any current major leaguer except one guy atop the AL in OBP, and another atop the NL. Anthony in Boston could literally keep the line moving, but counterclockwise around the bases -- instead of trudging head-down from the batter's box to the dugout in the walk of K shame, -
That's because analytics departments will deduce that batters should then drop the angle of their back shoulders 2 more percent to compensate. However, many batting coaches, upon being ordered to implement such adjustments, may misinterpret the way to measure such tweaks, and alter swings by as much as 20% instead of 2%. The result -- when contact is actually made -- will be a rash of pop-ups to the catcher. When called to the front office, one BP instructor will plead he's a ballplayer, not a math whiz. Another will admit he skipped geometry that day to go trout fishing. A third will confess he broke his plastic protractor in school trying to turn it into a helicopter on the point of his pencil... They'll all look at each other and nod.
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Maybe because the Sox' rotation right now consists of Crochet and Buehler rotating eyeballs at all the other starters.
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And in the end, the walks you take, aren't equal to the hits... you make.
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If his arm was fresh enough to use in Woo tonight, why couldn't the Sox summon him to Boston tonight? They only had zero relievers available going into the game...
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Cro fumes. BB on fumes. No fumar in Boston.
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Simultaneously watching two ties and two relievers on two NESN channels... in Boston and Worcester. And Luis Guerrero has better stuff than Liam Hendriks.
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Re-read my last sentence.
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Stats shouldn't even include relievers in ERA. Often, earned runs charged to them are allowed to score by subsequent relievers. Of course, sometimes the next guy prevents those baserunners from crossing the plate -- that's the mark of a good reliever. At least the statisticians should include the following categories for bullpen men: Inherited Runners S&P and Bequeathed Runners S&P (Stranded/Plated). Some might say what about starters? I say if they can't finish 5 IP, they deserve whatever they get.
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Almost all rookies go through growing pains, pitchers' books on their weaknesses, and adjustments. If the Sox believe in Campbell's talents, they'll let him work through it -- like all teams do with young players in bridge years. And the sooner they allow Anthony and Mayer to do the same at the big league level, the sooner one or two or three of these guys can become part of the core of the next good Boston contender, whether that's next year or the year after or the one after that...
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Not in New England: 100% rain. May see sun this weekend... The much-maligned bullpen has saved the team the past two games, but now that they're taxed we'll have to expect some negative residuals. One of them may be Crochet straining something by insisting on finishing what he starts. Or Chapman will be wild, or there'll be an unhappy ending even next week. The Sox sure could use a good, long stint by another starter soon... or Criswell. Or an offensive barrage that includes more bats than the top of the order!
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Next to nothing? What if No Vaughn was next to a fire hydrant -- would he be tall enough then? Or how about a cactus (not a saguaro, but one of those little purple ones in a porcelain cup on the windowsill).
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I know you're convinced it was all about Yoshida, but unless you have evidence, I'm not. The front office may be looking for any way to get Anthony into the batting order without making a trade. Devers to 1B, Anthony to DH (then eventually some OF, and some other guys to DH) makes more sense. There has been absolutely zero hints that Masa and his bum shoulder will be ready for Boston soon. They won't even let him DH in the minors. Meanwhile, an update on prospects on MLB.com today says at this point, Anthony is just wasting his time in Triple A.
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You know it's a bad scene when Laz Diaz is the mediator, diffusing angst across the infield.
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The best defense for this roster of Red Sox is Crochet striking out the side. But how is fielding% affected by "Kingles"? (a Kingle is a swinging Strike 3 on a pitch so nasty it bounces beyond the reach of the catcher and all the way to backstop, allowing the batter to safely reach first base).
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Umpires are human, so they all miss a call sometimes. But the best ones -- when they realize it -- turn their backs and let a player blow off steam and even utter cuss words. I've also experienced umps quietly admit to a player or coach they blew a call, after the situation has calmed down. Guys like Estabrook with a quick fuse have ego issues, and are on power trips. Don't ever underestimate why people in charge chose professions that carry a ball-strike clicker (or gun or ICE vest). Finally, no viewer should ever consider that fake rectangle on their boob tube to delineate the strike zone -- since it's the exact same dimensions no matter how tall or short the batter, whether he's crouching in his stance or straight up in the box.
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Didn't have his lunch angle or his dinner angle: "Hey, baby -- buy you a cherry cola?"
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I recently looked it up. But the Giants were definitely interested in Tek as a managerial candidate two years ago.
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That's pretty good. Mays had to regularly face pitchers like Newcombe, Gibson and Jenkins, and try to drive hits between or over the likes of Aaron, Clemente and Robinson. Ruth didn't have to face Satchel Paige or pitch to Josh Gibson, or any of the other Negro League greats. I'd just change the Current Era to Check-the-Check Error.
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The guy with the long wingspan that helps him reach more grounders, pop-ups or wild throws than most definitely has pretty good range. But since the poster brought up the f-word, we might as well end it with a debate: who would record more outs in the ballpark -- Mr. Fantastic or the Flash? I'd pick pliable Reed Richards, because he can instantly stretch his glove hand to any spot on the diamond. The Flash may cover the same ground just by running, but we don't know if he even has soft hands... he's so fast, he may overrun plays because everything looks so blurry. That's it. Mr. Fantastic has the range to win Gold Gloves at every position in the same season.
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Maybe since Varitek has been loyal to org, reportedly turned down a recent offer to manage the Mariners, and someone upstairs might like to see how he comports himself at the helm. Fans would at least like to see Tek get mad at a call at the plate, and if the ump tries to eject his player, defend his guy by grabbing the catcher's mitt and stuffing it into Blue's facemask.
