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I think 3 short years ago, I would have embraced a degenerate being at the casino at 9am, but with the influx of athletes themselves betting, and an ugly underbelly of greed getting exposed (across sports in general) - I see it as a red flag right now.

that ones fine

im gonna keep calling him wilson (unintentionally)

nah, in my case its an adhd thing , always been a problem

He'd be training his ass off to play 1b if I was in charge. Because more positions helps him stay on the 26 man , and if hes on the 26 man, Id give him a chance to get hot. I agree. Masa's main problem (outside of his control) is that we dont have any real elite hitters and those guys can really carry you. They give you the freedom to build your infield (or the rest of your infield if the masher himself is an infielder) with a defense first mentality. They let you roll the dice on a DH with a wide range of outcomes or gamble on a youngster. If you have a great 1-4 in your lineup you can kinda do what you wanna do. But without it , you have to be very efficient. And that might push an outfielder over to DH. Now that weve chosen the route of super pitching, hitting neglect - we'll need Durans drive with his legs, hungry approach, and extra base hits. And we'll need Masa too, so somebody is going to have to sit while we wait for an injury to fix it (and fix it it will, behind enemy lines great efficient post). But I suspect (honestly) that who that somebody is who sits (while we wait for an injury) is not going to be the same person every night. And you'll have a different lineup for a while. Yoshida I suspect will be given a chance to heat up and eventually some players will and that plus the inevitable injury bug will sort it out. I do really think learning first base helps). For example if Narvaez is hurt, I might put Contreras behind the plate and Yoshi at 1b. Hes also prob my backup 1b should contreras gets hurt. Im still rooting for him. He looks cool. He seems cool. I think hell get a chance to heat up.

I think youre being serious. The lineup you present without Cedanne will surely be a lineup that I would use in a situation (assuming Masa makes the 26 man, but he prob does for me if Casas is on 60 day IL) I would use it if Im down and need runs, if Cedanne was ice cold at the plate, if Masa was hot at the plate, if Cedanne was healthy enough to play but not 100% , if duran hasnt played in the filed all week and i want to keep him sharp and cedanne hasnt had a day off in a while, same thing as i just said for duran but sub in roman. Im sure there are others. There are multiple different reasons why you would use thislineup. I wouldnt use it everyday or even everyday against righties, even if everyone was 100% healthy. A reason why I may not use it: If Im going against an ace, i might start cedanne cuz im only winning if its 2-1 and so i wanna chess match in my run prevention team cuz im expecting a low scoring battle. Who I play and where is situational based on that game and its truly a nightly decision, and i think you are seeing the shift towards situational approach to problem solving and matchup exploitation > set of rigid rules (e.g. player x is my second baseman) Hard rigid rules and management via cliches/folklore are crutches for those who cant assess on the fly. Any business consultant worth their weight will tell you that.

Are you being serious? I lean yes, but want to make sure.

Exactly.

Gross

I think if we face a righty on opening night, it will be Roman at DH.

Yes and Duran2 at lf does not mean anthony is hurt. It may simply they wanna keep duran sharp in the field in case theres an injury. I understand guys have primary/desired positions. Its just more fluid and not as locked in/rigid is it use to be. Versatility is big right now. And I embrace it.

For a #2 pitcher? Probs

I trust you over Breslow, Moon

Maybe when Cora does things you wouldnt do, its not because hes blinded by loyalty, or stubborn or whatever Maybe he knows something you dont? Not a knock on you, I trust your opinion/projections/accumen on all things red sox more than I do 99.99% of folks But Cora is in that .001%

I see people talking roman as the dh just as often as i see people talking about duran as the dh i dont think its settled, and my best guess is that theyll both dh sometimes and more people will dh also (whether thats romy or someone with a minor injury or someone needing a rest) im not talking crazy here. Do you play fantasy baseball? like 10 yrs ago, everyone except for like 10 players in the league had one position next to their name. Now so many guys are eligible at so many positions. Because guys are moving around a lot more these days. Because its one of the ways the game has modernized. Boomers like Joe may hate it, but Im not sure where you are coming from. Yes its old school to think of everyone as a lock to play their position , yes its old school to think that platooning is bad (seabeachfred hates platoons). Catchers are getting moved to center field and excelling (Varsho). Tatis/Betts. Its not just the slouchers moving around. This is why Devers annoyed me. Nobody asked him to do anything that isnt happening across the league. Devers thinks like a stubborn boomer. IF you have 2 good thirdbaseman and your second baseman gets hurt, you play one of your third baseman there. Rather than a worse overall player because "3rd baseman at 2b? Thats too out of the box for me" You sound like my buddy who told me you cant put breaded chicken in a poast dish, because "thats not what people do" I reject that. My dad taught me to zig when they zag. Common wisdom is for the common man.

Its not my top choice either, I wanted Schwarber to everyday DH But Duran will not be the everyday DH on this team in 2026 Its the team we have. I understand that if you have a true DH , you cant really play em in the field. Alvarez, Papi, Rooker, Ohtani (energy conservation). I get that. But everything is case by case, and in our case - they just arent going to make duran the full time dh. Roman was DH'ing quite a bit last year. Mister: we only rotated because something to do with yoshi and devers or whatever you said that i barely paid attention to

plenty of times, but i honestly have been looking at 2026 projected wRC+ for 2026 since yesterday and William is #30 on that list and thats how this mix up happened.

Al Horford looked older at 32 then he did at 36

E. suarez isnt the defender he was in 2024 and wilson contreras isnt hte hitter he was in 2024, though He could resurge (wilson) and i hope he does.

Okay, this is actually kind of funny. I have been talking about projected wRC+ from 2026 since yesteerday. Not sure when we switched from projected for 2026 to 2024 and 2025 combined, but 1. Its funny how when you look at 24/25 wrc+ Wilson Contreras is #30, but whne you switch to projected for 2026 William is #30. Pretty coincidental, but thats how this mix up happend. Ive literally had projected 2026 up on my screen this whole time and its William at 30 (I just posted it, but heres the link) https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=steamer&stats=bat&pos=all&team=0&players=0&lg=all&z=1769074455&sortcol=16&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard YOu might have to resort by wRC+ 2. Wilson is old and William is young. I think the 2026 projections are more accurate in this case. When brothers are like 10 yrs apart in age, eventually the younger one surpasses the older one. Not really the point though, Im glad we have old contreras. I would love young contreras but im glad we arent talking about casas at first Wilson Contreras though is not a top 30 hitter in 2026, william contreras according to my source is, but borderline , and i kind of dont think he will be. Im happy with either. 2

25 Matt Olson ATL 147 654 31 93 91 1 11.9% 24.1% .222 .299 .256 .349 .478 .355 129 -2.1 20.0 -10.5 3.2 26 Iván Herrera STL 107 478 16 64 56 7 10.6% 19.5% .167 .315 .273 .361 .440 .350 128 0.0 15.7 -9.6 2.3 27 José Ramírez CLE 136 604 27 82 87 30 9.7% 12.0% .215 .274 .275 .348 .490 .351 127 1.9 21.3 -0.1 4.3 28 Ben Rice NYY 108 472 24 64 68 4 10.3% 21.3% .229 .267 .247 .332 .476 .348 125 -0.8 13.3 -6.9 2.3 29 Rafael Devers SFG 140 622 29 82 83 2 12.3% 24.9% .216 .293 .249 .347 .464 .346 125 -1.6 17.0 -10.4 2.8 30 William Contreras MIL 132 586 20 74 74 6 11.8% 18.8% .175 .306 .269 .359 .445 .349 125 -1.3 16.2 5.4 4.2

You from 6 minutes ago: If they need a day off, they will likely just get a day off. Any days off that Yoshi gets will be against a lefty. Romy will pick up those ABs.

bottom is a myth, anything and everything can always get worse

positions are for boomers