Larry Cook

I agree 100 percent. By the end of April, the bullpen was taxed and the starters still struggling. Everything snowballed from there and we did not recover at all this year. In spring training 2020, Cora will be dealing with several rehabbing starters. Not sure what we are going to learn except whether or not we have the depth at starter to overcome that situation.

Did our starters inability to pitch, end up over working the bullpen? Brazier seems to me to be completely burned out and pitching with a dead arm.

This is 100 percent accurate. Desperate dave’s Additions to this year’s roster have a combined war of about 3.5 games. We got some regression from Betts and Martinez, but most of that is offset by devers and bogey. But when you look at the war for sale, price, Porcello, eovaldi, and Rodriguez, you see the devastation to our roster, and that takes into account the great year by Rodriguez. Starters era this year is up about a full run from last year. I think most of the problem can be tied to 2 decisions. 1.) taking Betts out of the leadoff spot at the beginning of the year. Without men on base, Martinez can easily be pitched around. 2.) not giving our starters the necessary work in spring training. Trying to go from zero to 100 in 1 day is ridiculous. And consequently, the only started who got adequate spring training work is having a career year while the others broke down. My question is were these decisions made by Cora or desperate Dave? Maybe Henry has already answered that question for us.

Rule number 1 - never trade away homegrown players. Betts is going to have a monster year next year as he enters a contract year. Plus after a down year, he usually has a good year. Signing Betts to a 10 year deal is Pedroia part 2. The little guy breaks down in year five or six and we choke on the rest of the contract. Let someone visit the rabbit hole besides us.

Ockimey with 2 taters, now up to 8. Dalbec with 2 taters, now up to 5. Granberg with his 3rd tater on the season.

Brentz with his 5th tater of the season and ockimey with his 6th.

Howlett with his 2nd tater of he season. Duran ends the day 3 for 5. Now hitting .395. Which is insane!

Never thought I would ever see such written without a touch of humor involved!

Does Martinez opt out at the end of this season? Could chavis be a future dh? His glove is terrible and instincts non existent. Devers has to get moved to first. His defense is causing him mental anguish which is retarding his development as a hitter! Plus the pitchers are having a hard time concealing their angst every time he bungles a play.

What could they get for Porcello at the deadline?

Have you seen brewer and Thornburg pitch? They are uglier than a Steinbrenner family reunion on Halloween!

Great swing by benintendi!

Dalbec with his 3rd tater of the season. Duran went 3 for 5 with his 13th stolen base of the season. Now hitting .387.

The lack of location in April was a sign of rust especially given the lack of innings in March. By this point in the season however, sale should be past that and the real sale should be starting. But instead sale keeps throwing batting practice! Which leads me to ask, is the shoulder fried?

Amen brother! Why does management insist on rushing him back. Do they enjoy watching him break down every 20 at bats?

Did you have these same concerns when nomar Was first brought up to Boston? Or bogey? Or Betts? Isn’t baseball a game of adjustments?

I watched pedrioa swing in his rehab start and he needs more time. The swing is not fluid and he favors the leg. I’d hate to lose a guy because we brought pedrioa back for a week until he broke down again. Best thing we could do is put him on the 60 day dL and move on. Revisit his situation in The offseason,

Was there a noticeable drop off in velocity? A drop in velocity is a magic term that makes all 30 teams run the other way.

Pitching, defense and timely hitting is the not so secret formula to winning a World Series. The secret part of the equation is relative health.

Rusconi with his first tater of the year.

Casas with his 5th tater on the season.

I am willing to bet the mortgage that an attractive young female was involved,

Two taters for chavis tonight against Chicago. Currently hitting well over .300. Why rush pedrioa back? Let him hang out on the dL for another two months.

Granberg with his 2nd tater of the season today, Wild outing for mata. 4 walks in 3 innings.

Casas with his 4th tater of the season tonight. Duran went 2 for 5 today with his 12th stolen base. Still at .404 on the season. Fitzgerald went 2 for 4 today and is at .351 on the season. Bad note: feltman and scherf bombed tonight!