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Post by fenwaythehardway on May 17, 2016 21:17:15 GMT -5
Close game, 1 run lead. 4 rested shutdown relievers, let's bring in our worst reliever. Well it's the sixth inning so you're not allowed to use a good reliever.
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Post by honestlyabe on May 17, 2016 21:19:23 GMT -5
Are you serious? Because he's made a few sloppy errors? Not super duper serious. But esp. when Benny is in the majors, we'll have three center fielders for three spots, and as fans we'll want to figure out the best combo even if the manager doesn't agree. I think Jackie looks different this year, certainly up for debate.
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Post by mredsox89 on May 17, 2016 21:19:30 GMT -5
It would be nice if there was someone who could really replace Holt as the starting LF if his offensive struggles continue. But Rusney has not been overly impressive in Pawtucket and that's pretty much it..... To be fair though, to improve the team do we really need Rusney to be that good? Holt's hitting .255/.328/.377/.705. If Rusney just duplicates that, we improve the team because, I think most agree the Red Sox are at their best when Brock Holt is a supersub. Rather than an everyday player. I agree, though I'm not sure Rusney posts that line right now. But yes, Rusney for Holt, Holt for Hernandez, the team is probably better?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 17, 2016 21:20:01 GMT -5
Wondering how Jackie's offense for defense trade impacts him this year and going forward. If the offense is sustainable I'm not mad but he should play right. Are you serious? Because he's made a few sloppy errors? It's not the sloppy errors, he's clearly not the center fielder he was last year. His reads seem later and routes less crisp. I think when there's enough data to collaborate this, it'll show a decline. I'm really at a loss for explaining it but I can't recall where a player has looked so different from one year to the next. Right now, he's pretty much an average center fielder.
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Post by soxfan06 on May 17, 2016 21:20:07 GMT -5
Barnes makes my blood pressure sky through the roof.
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Post by larrycook on May 17, 2016 21:23:07 GMT -5
Castillo's swing is finally starting to look better.
He has fixed a lot of mechanical issues and just needs to recognize pitches better and lay off the pitches outside the strike zone.
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Post by soxfan06 on May 17, 2016 21:23:22 GMT -5
To be fair though, to improve the team do we really need Rusney to be that good? Holt's hitting .255/.328/.377/.705. If Rusney just duplicates that, we improve the team because, I think most agree the Red Sox are at their best when Brock Holt is a supersub. Rather than an everyday player. I agree, though I'm not sure Rusney posts that line right now. But yes, Rusney for Holt, Holt for Hernandez, the team is probably better? He may not be able to right this moment, but he has been improving recently in Pawtucket so I'm hoping he had found something and come mid to end of June, he's ready to contribute to the big league club. Either way, we should probably get him some serious time in the bigs this year, unless they make an acquistion, to find out what he actually has before Benintendi jumps him on the depth chart
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Post by thursty on May 17, 2016 21:26:21 GMT -5
Wondering how Jackie's offense for defense trade impacts him this year and going forward. If the offense is sustainable I'm not mad but he should play right. Are you serious? Because he's made a few sloppy errors? It's not just a few errors; UZR has him 4th worst CF in baseball, yet +.3 in ErrR. You can cite sample size, but he has real flaws in his defensive game, and not just this year
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on May 17, 2016 21:27:49 GMT -5
Of all the young position player breakouts we're witnessing, Shaw's is the one that absolutely astounds me. All the others showed in the minors that they at least had a ceiling of being really productive major leaguers. But Shaw? He was OK throughout the minors, but absolutely nothing indicated that we could expect anything remotely like this, even over an anomalous couple-month stretch. Someone at some point really needs to do an in-depth article on Shaw to try to piece together what changes have transformed him into the player he is showing himself to be, and how he made those changes/who was responsible for his making them.
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Post by huskies15 on May 17, 2016 21:28:31 GMT -5
Brock has seriously been exposed as an everyday player again. I like what he gives a team, but he is not an everyday guy.
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Post by rafael on May 17, 2016 21:29:43 GMT -5
It worked. I'll be pissed if he comes back with Tazawa or Smith.
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Post by huskies15 on May 17, 2016 21:31:10 GMT -5
Are you serious? Because he's made a few sloppy errors? It's not just a few errors; UZR has him 4th worst CF in baseball, yet +.3 in ErrR. You can cite sample size, but he has real flaws in his defensive game, and not just this year I wonder how much of it has to do with throwing. He has a great arm, but I feel a lot of the time he overthrows cutoffs which leads to baserunners advancing. Just a thought.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 17, 2016 21:31:17 GMT -5
Close game, 1 run lead. 4 rested shutdown relievers, let's bring in our worst reliever. Well it's the sixth inning so you're not allowed to use a good reliever. I do want to say that I think Barnes has a bright future as an 8th inning man but I don't think he's ready yet. Unfortunately for him, Hembree appears to have passed him on the totem pole and Light is looking like he might this year as well. My opinion is that Barnes is close, but not quite there yet.
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Post by mredsox89 on May 17, 2016 21:31:29 GMT -5
Brock has seriously been exposed as an everyday player again. I like what he gives a team, but he is not an everyday guy. I agree and have felt this way for a while. But Rusney didn't give them much of a choice and Brentz has never been able to get over the hump Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats Since the first 3 games of the season Brock Holt has hit .221/.301/.285.
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Post by radiohix on May 17, 2016 21:32:44 GMT -5
Of all the young position player breakouts we're witnessing, Shaw's is the one that absolutely astounds me. All the others showed in the minors that they at least had a ceiling of being really productive major leaguers. But Shaw? He was OK throughout the minors, but absolutely nothing indicated that we could expect anything remotely like this, even over an anomalous couple-month stretch. Someone at some point really needs to do an in-depth article on Shaw to try to piece together what changes have transformed him into the player he is showing himself to be, and how he made those changes/who was responsible for his making them. He said he gets better scouting reports of the pitchers they're facing and also videros.
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Post by huskies15 on May 17, 2016 21:33:40 GMT -5
Why is Layne staying in to face anyone other than Hosmer? Sheesh.
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Post by bosox89 on May 17, 2016 21:36:01 GMT -5
Does that Pedroia pop up to left get over the Monster? Borderline might have...
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Post by bosox81 on May 17, 2016 21:40:17 GMT -5
Bogaerts can literally hit anything.
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Post by soxfan06 on May 17, 2016 21:45:50 GMT -5
What a god damn stupid call to have Xander steal. Ugh.
Typical horrible coaching.
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Post by scottysmalls on May 17, 2016 21:48:07 GMT -5
What a god damn stupid call to have Xander steal. Ugh. Typical horrible coaching. Disagreed, pretty much took a perfect throw to get him and it was unlikely they were gonna get two hits off that pitcher. Obviously in retrospect would not have tried it but I don't think the logic was so bad.
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Post by bosox81 on May 17, 2016 21:49:25 GMT -5
I don't have a big problem with it. You can have Shaw lead off with JBJ next, instead of JBJ lead-off and two bad hitters follow him.
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Post by thursty on May 17, 2016 21:49:37 GMT -5
I really think Xander has earned the benefit of the doubt. One of the headiest players in baseball
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Post by soxfan06 on May 17, 2016 21:51:51 GMT -5
What a god damn stupid call to have Xander steal. Ugh. Typical horrible coaching. Disagreed, pretty much took a perfect throw to get him and it was unlikely they were gonna get two hits off that pitcher. Obviously in retrospect would not have tried it but I don't think the logic was so bad. The logic was horrible. We had two guys who were on fire hitting behind Hanley. You want both those guys hitting with runners on. And if you think Herrera was tough, Wade Davis is damn near unhittable. Have some confidence in the scorching hot lineup.
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Post by rafael on May 17, 2016 21:54:12 GMT -5
Farrell's managing is mind-boggling. Two righties to start the bottom of the 8th? Great, keep the LOOGY on the mound.
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Post by bosox81 on May 17, 2016 21:54:45 GMT -5
Farrell was ejected last inning, FYI
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