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I thought about adding both Narvaez and Durbin to my analysis, but neither get paid enough to expect major contributions, and both are young enough to expect some inconsistencies. And, as you said, defense counts. And I am not writing off Story, but there has to be some limits.
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"Dad, I think we need about my allowance" "Son, I'd love to talk to you, but maybe first explain why you're flunking half your classes despite me paying $23M for your tuition"
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As an accountant, I've always believed we should always be the calmest one on the room. But I also don't think we need to be calm 100% of the time. But if I need to speak with the president, I probably won't pick a time right after I screwed up.
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Story is at -0- this year. Weak last year, but generally a positive.
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Not a long line. It is still Story, Duran, Anthony, Crochet & Bello, though Duran and Bello are showing signs of life. I've done this before, and it is not a particularly elegant analysis, but if Story, Duran & Anthony had the same OPS as they did last year, the RS would be #6 in OPS. And if Bello & Crochet had the same ERA as last year, we would be 4th in ERA.
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I just posted the same. Story's defense is nothing to write home about, but we could easily handle his glove if he reverted back to his .741 OPS from last year.
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I get that from one perspective, but I'd have preferred to have Story say "It was my fault that Cora was fired". In addition, I don't really get why Devers attitude got him traded, but Story's attitude doesn't get him fired.
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I'm slowly stepping back from the edge (so long as no one brings up Story's name again).
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I'm not really concerned Story's defense. He's probably as good at SS as Raffy is at 2nd. But beyond that, RA's defense in LF is not what I expected, though that might improve with experience. As I've said before, if we had an .850 hitter without a spot to play, I'd be open to fitting the round peg in a square hole. But just to get Masa's bat into the lineup? No.
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1-I do think it's the smart move. He played well last year, but he is 33, and skills do fall off quickly at that point. But the smart thing is to give him 2-3 days off, followed by 2-3 weeks to prove himself. 2-That said, I am so pissed at him for demanding to speak with the FO about the Cora firing, that if he was DFAd tomorrow, I wouldn't think twice. If I were Henry, I'd okay a meeting with him, and tell him that he was the one responsible for getting Cora fired in the first place. Then kick him out and tell him to do his fracking job.
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And if they didn't want them before, I don't think they will find the .577 OPS and 7.44 ERA as appealing as some fans think.
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Y'all have to stop thinking of KC as a real thing. Every time I look at his stats, I am shocked at how bad they are. I still hold out hope, but he has 13 Ks in his last 23 ABs.
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Weakening the defense to get Yoshida's bat in the lineup won't be helpful, imo. He has a .542 over his last 11 games. At this point, I would simply start Monasterio. It is unlikely to help, but at this point, the only pitches that Story takes are ones that are likely to hit him if he swings.
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Red Sox 2025 Season Review/Offseason Preview Thread
JoeBrady replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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I've always counted out Romero. But he never quite gets crossed off my list. He always does a just enough for me to pay 'some' attention to him.
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As always, a fine job on our minor leaguers!
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Impossible to know. Last year, PCA started off on fire and then disappeared. Suzuki started off great, then disappeared, then picked it up in September. There are way too many variables to draw any conclusions.
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That 3-2 pitch should've been challenged. There is a huge difference between a guy on 1st with -0- outs, and no one on and one out,
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No problem at all. He could easily be having a positive impact, but the improvement could easily be chalked up to Ballesteros playing fulltime, or the signing Conforto to a minor contract.
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That's about right. At the end of the day, I think the approximately trade asks were: Abreu for Paredes, and that wasn't going to work for us. Tolle + Mayer, and that wasn't going to work for us.
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If a guy is in a slump, like Anthony is, or Duran (hopefully) was, then I don't even pay any attention whatsoever. But Story is at a point where I truly believe a pitcher can go an entire game throwing nothing but balls, and Story still couldn't get a walk. If I were the TB pitching coach, I'd tell my pitcher to not throw a strike unless he gets down 3-0 in the count.
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There goes the play of the game. Guy on 1st, no outs, and Story swings at a 3-2 pitch 3 inches below the knees. This after swinging a a 1-0 count that was about 6 inches outside.
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Bregman woud be a surprise. He's only been a .799 over the past 6 years, In order to reach .800, I think he'd need about an .846 the rest of the way. Marte has an .849 over the past 6, and would have to average an .863. So possible for both, but less than likely. But more importantly, the .846 and .863 only get them back to being a good player, not great players.
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Among the younger players: Busch -149 Hoerner +27 PCA -57 Shaw +92 Tough to draw out any conclusions from that.
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The worst part of the contract is the player-option part. If he continues to stink it up, he is still guaranteed $42M for next year, and $42M for the following year.
