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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Sept 3, 2023 13:31:57 GMT -5
To state the obvious: The defense killed the Red Sox this year! The starting pitching was not good, but the defense cause extra pitches per inning and gave the opponents extra outs. All the more reason to hang on to Verdugo, unless a better defensive RF is brought on board. I do not believe any internal option is better. I'm also leaning back toward pursuing Chapman as a FA and moving Raffy to DH. A fall back could be Jeimer Candelario for a couple yaers at a lower cost. Raffy is simply bad at 3B.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 3, 2023 13:34:09 GMT -5
Hard to ponder Grienke as 39 years old - 224 victories - and he is nearing the end of a career and suffering a 1-13 record. He's certainly seen it all.
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Post by cdj on Sept 3, 2023 13:36:37 GMT -5
Sale’s stuff isn’t there
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Post by manfred on Sept 3, 2023 13:37:53 GMT -5
I was just gunna say that… he looks terrible. No promising going forward. I’ve started coming around to him being toast.
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Post by Jimmy on Sept 3, 2023 13:39:15 GMT -5
What’s up with the fastball velo (the 90 mph’s)… or is that a different pitch? Seems like he’s going 90 or 94 with no in between
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Post by Jimmy on Sept 3, 2023 13:40:15 GMT -5
What’s up with the fastball velo (the 90 mph’s)… or is that a different pitch? Seems like he’s going 90 or 94 with no in between Right on cue follows up with…. 88 mph?
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Post by cdj on Sept 3, 2023 13:41:25 GMT -5
I was just gunna say that… he looks terrible. No promising going forward. I’ve started coming around to him being toast. Thankfully it’s the royals but even they’ll come around on this later in the game
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Post by Guidas on Sept 3, 2023 13:48:40 GMT -5
BUT I WAS TOLD ON FRIDAY THAT GREINKE WAS AWFUL AND WASHED UP!
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 3, 2023 14:00:24 GMT -5
Sale is playing with fire - more accurately, he is lacking fire - velocity down - averaging 20 pitches/inning - may last 5. Unless he doesn't.
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Post by terriblehondo on Sept 3, 2023 14:02:42 GMT -5
If he keeps getting strike calls like that he might last.
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Post by manfred on Sept 3, 2023 14:03:20 GMT -5
I am starting to wonder what you do with Sale going into next year. Bullpen? Trade? Hope this year helps him build back to better stuff next year? If the latter, are you setting yourself up for being down a pitcher early?
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 3, 2023 14:08:29 GMT -5
Wow, Tristan. Magic bat.
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Post by manfred on Sept 3, 2023 14:09:27 GMT -5
The Royals look hopeless.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 3, 2023 14:10:30 GMT -5
The Royals look hopeless. You jinxed into that great Witt play
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 3, 2023 14:11:57 GMT -5
Masa has eaten his Wheaties recently, it seems
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Post by Guidas on Sept 3, 2023 14:12:16 GMT -5
Masa Wakes!
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Post by manfred on Sept 3, 2023 14:12:25 GMT -5
The Royals look hopeless. You jinxed into that great Witt play Then… boom.
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Sept 3, 2023 14:13:39 GMT -5
With that kind of bat, I'll take his defense in LF !!!!
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Post by cdj on Sept 3, 2023 14:13:47 GMT -5
Figured with a day game maybe Yoshida would get the day off so Abreu or Rafaela could get a look but nope Verdugo Devers Turner Casas Duvall Yoshida Story Valdez Wong Apparently Taylor Clarke is throwing for the royals instead of Greinke I kinda wanted to see a late stage of careers Sale-Greinke matchup :/ I’m glad they didn’t now!
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Post by terriblehondo on Sept 3, 2023 14:15:00 GMT -5
I am starting to wonder what you do with Sale going into next year. Bullpen? Trade? Hope this year helps him build back to better stuff next year? If the latter, are you setting yourself up for being down a pitcher early? Quite Honestly I thought he wouldn't be back to what he was before and then earlier this year before he got hurt he was. I guess you hope for the best but expect the worse.
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Post by manfred on Sept 3, 2023 14:23:33 GMT -5
Maybe it is because the game is generally low energy, but I’m not sure it’s been sufficiently noted that the ump is not very good.
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Post by terriblehondo on Sept 3, 2023 14:24:36 GMT -5
With that kind of bat, I'll take his defense in LF !!!! Compared to the Royals outfield Masa looks good.
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Post by incandenza on Sept 3, 2023 14:25:22 GMT -5
Haven't really watched Sale pitch today other than snippets, so there's probably a reason people are talking this way, but the comments read kind of funny when his current line is 4 2 0 0 0 3.
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Post by manfred on Sept 3, 2023 14:28:14 GMT -5
Haven't really watched Sale pitch today other than snippets, so there's probably a reason people are talking this way, but the comments read kind of funny when his current line is 4 2 0 0 0 3. I was thinking that. But the Royals are awful. And he’s gotten a few key calls that spared walks. Not sure this Sale has these numbers against a better team.
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Post by terriblehondo on Sept 3, 2023 14:32:57 GMT -5
Haven't really watched Sale pitch today other than snippets, so there's probably a reason people are talking this way, but the comments read kind of funny when his current line is 4 2 0 0 0 3. His stuff is down. 80 pitches to get through 4 and some gift strikes in there. Not that he cannot be effective just not vintage Sale.
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