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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 12, 2024 6:32:15 GMT -5
WooSox pitching depth: Actively want to see in the majors - Booser Perfectly acceptable up and downers - Criswell, Kelly Barely acceptable up and downers - Uwasawa, Benitez Prospects not at the front of the line yet - Fitts, Guerrero Please no - everyone else
Out of curiosity, what makes you so high on Booser? I know he throws hard and has a wild backstory, but it looks like he was just okay Worcester last year. Booser had a crappy year's beginning but was exceptional the last half or so. I wanted to see him last year.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 11, 2024 8:00:56 GMT -5
Cam Booser struck out all three batters he faced. 11 pitches, 10 strikes, 6 whiffs. Got the 4 seamer up to 98. 10/1 strikeout to walk on the year I've been saying that I hope they don't take the Breslow approach with Booser. One size doesn't fit all. How many lefties regularly hit 98 and throw their secondaries for strikes? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 8, 2024 21:41:19 GMT -5
Off the top of my head, I can't think of any signed pre-arbitration first basemen through out baseball. I'm sure there's some though.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 8, 2024 21:38:41 GMT -5
I doubt if it's any big secret that this makes me happy, good for the Sox, goof for Rafaela. Let's out Brave the Braves. My preferred list of more extensions: 1. Houck (Ace potential slider). 2. Crawford. (Always been solid, more very good games than bad, adjusts well). 3. Wong. (Underrated and it take two catchers). 4. Abreu. (Solid two way player with a Dewey like arm and great pitch selection. Enough range to play anywhere in the outfield). 5. Winckowski. (Seems like a good candidate for a Whitlock style extension). 6. Maybe Grissom, time will tell but we should know this year. I left off Casas because we have several 1B/DH candidates either here or down under. I also doubt if he'll sign, tough to sign a player who is already financially secure no matter how much he says he wants to play his entire career in Boston. Who are the other obvious 1B/DH candidates? Devers obviously, but I’m not withholding a Casas extension on behalf of guys like Nathan Hickey or Blaze Jordan. Devers obviously plus Yoshida at DH plus Jordan plus pretty much anybody that outgrows their position. Left handed first basemen pretty much litter all of baseball.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 8, 2024 21:13:06 GMT -5
I doubt if it's any big secret that this makes me happy, good for the Sox, good for Rafaela.
Let's out Brave the Braves. My preferred list of more extensions:
1. Houck (Ace potential slider). 2. Crawford. (Always been solid, more very good games than bad, adjusts well). 3. Wong. (Underrated and it take two catchers). 4. Abreu. (Solid two way player with a Dewey like arm and great pitch selection. Enough range to play anywhere in the outfield). 5. Winckowski. (Seems like a good candidate for a Whitlock style extension). 6. Maybe Grissom, time will tell but we should know this year.
I left off Casas because we have several 1B/DH candidates either here or down under. I also doubt if he'll sign, tough to sign a player who is already financially secure no matter how much he says he wants to play his entire career in Boston.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 7, 2024 17:23:09 GMT -5
nice to see Rafaela tag one the other way Great to see! I think he owns all the triples so far (2) ?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 7, 2024 16:56:02 GMT -5
LOL, an answer to someone's funny after the last Houck game, batters now hitting .125 3rd time thru the order.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 7, 2024 16:37:17 GMT -5
Let's turn this into a Chase Anderson game You beat me by a minute
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 7, 2024 13:31:57 GMT -5
Boston’s starting pitching makes history
To say starting pitching wasn’t a strength of the 2023 Red Sox would be an understatement. Boston’s starting pitchers had a collective ERA of 4.68 a year ago -- ninth highest in MLB -- en route to the Sox taking last place in the AL East for the second straight year.
But a lot can change over the course of a year. Boston’s starting pitchers own a 1.72 ERA and 0.91 WHIP in 2024, both second in MLB behind Kansas City. Both figures are the Red Sox’s second best through nine games since the mound was moved to its current height in 1969.
The historical context doesn’t end there. The Red Sox joined the 2023 Twins as the only teams since at least 1900 to begin the season with seven straight starters throwing five-plus innings and allowing five or fewer hits.www.mlb.com/news/mlb-fun-early-season-stats-2024And our ace is on the bump tonight
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 6, 2024 23:24:35 GMT -5
Not really, Detmer was excellent. I don't know how many he struck out with his curve but seemed like a lot.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 6, 2024 21:57:19 GMT -5
Good time for Anderson. Whitlock had no control. Worse pitch count than Crawford yesterday.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 6, 2024 20:09:42 GMT -5
I'm guessing this is already elsewhere..
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 6, 2024 1:29:50 GMT -5
Allan Castro with 5 walks. 5 of only 8 walks on the night too, so it’s not like the opposing pitchers were consistently super wild. Also the Garcias in the Salem box score are going to be very confusing this year I believe confusing names are mandatory. Wait until the scorers get it wrong for daily corrections.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 6, 2024 1:20:44 GMT -5
On top of everything else that sucked in this game, I thought this was Cora's first poorly managed game of the year. Weissert throws 2 pitches and Campbell throws 6, but he leans on the geriatrics, Martin and Jansen, for the third day out of four? The other hand says Weissert could get a save tomorrow.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 6, 2024 1:16:45 GMT -5
O'Neil's start is reminiscent of Duvall's 2023 start. Let's hope for better luck thi year.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 6, 2024 1:09:39 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 5, 2024 23:22:20 GMT -5
Things can turn fast - Story injury and Kutter losing the plate. Wow. Kutter's pitch count was high even before the 5th. Not pitch efficient at all but still held them to 1 run. I'll take it. Now that was a fast turn of events.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 5, 2024 23:14:24 GMT -5
Things can turn fast - Story injury and Kutter losing the plate. Wow. Kutter's pitch count was high even before the 5th. Not pitch efficient at all but still held them to 1 run. I'll take it.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 5, 2024 22:50:17 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 5, 2024 22:44:43 GMT -5
Story gets to that single.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 5, 2024 21:34:51 GMT -5
How are the Sox going to win any games when the leadoff hitter can't get on base.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 5, 2024 21:07:46 GMT -5
Duran slumping (relatively speaking)
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 5, 2024 5:41:57 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 4, 2024 20:47:18 GMT -5
How shocked would anyone be if the pitchers starting for the Red Sox in this series were the three best pitchers at the end of the Season? Shocked would be much too strong of a word, but yes I would be at least surprised if all three of them turned out to be better than Pivetta and Bello. In my mind, I can pretty much see any particular order. My best guess is Houck ends up #1 because his slider fits the Breslow scheme best. Bello needs work on his slider and Pivetta seems inconsistent with the sweeper (SS).
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 3, 2024 17:19:44 GMT -5
LOL, next opponent is leading the West.
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