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Post by bookiemetts on May 4, 2015 21:11:19 GMT -5
Man that Greenville lineup is really something else. Forgive me for my ignorance but is that where we expect to see Moncada as well?
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Post by bookiemetts on May 4, 2015 21:09:32 GMT -5
These games would be much more enjoyable to watch if they weren't losing straight out of the gate. Early inning implosions just kill games for me.
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Post by bookiemetts on May 4, 2015 19:22:00 GMT -5
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Post by bookiemetts on May 4, 2015 18:27:20 GMT -5
Out of all of the horrible innings so far this year that may be the worst yet...
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Post by bookiemetts on May 4, 2015 15:39:46 GMT -5
So if Holt in RF is going to be the plan until Victorino comes back, I ask again: what is Craig's role on the roster? He's there to prove the Lackey trade wasn't a bust but rather a shrewd opportunity to pick up a #5 starter and a $26.5M bench player in exchange for 1.5 years of a 2.5 WAR pitcher who had approximately $4.5M left on his entire deal. And yet every time he logs a PA it just looks worse and worse.
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Post by bookiemetts on May 3, 2015 22:11:56 GMT -5
I can only hope Mujica is awarded for his efforts with a warm, loving DFA.
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 29, 2015 18:18:25 GMT -5
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 29, 2015 16:18:36 GMT -5
So I came across these 2 articles about BP's new pitching statistic they use to calculate pitcher WAR, called DRA or deserved runs against. www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=26195www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=26196The first one is the more basic explanation, however I wouldn't say its simple. In the conclusion they state that DRA is a very good evaluator of past performance in that it accounts for the results of every plate appearance and controls for team defense, base stealing tendancies, etc. In the second article it shows a plot of DRA and runs allowed per 9, and they are quite close fits for each other, indicating that there is a strong relationship between the two stats. However, here we see the leaderboards for this particular stat: www.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=1825520The Sox pitchers are ranked in this order in the MLB: 28: Joe Kelly (3.31) 30: Justin Masterson (3.31) 82: Clay Buchholz (4.34) 93: Wade Miley (4.77) 112: Rick Porcello (5.51) I know SSS and all, and I don't really know exactly what this stat means from a quick read through of the articles, but it is interesting. I don't really know how it compares to FIP or anything but it would seem that our pitchers have been pretty unlucky.
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 28, 2015 18:18:52 GMT -5
Lol at this point, looking back at the moves Ben made is pretty useless (Miley, Porcello, Kelly trades and Masterson signing) as they are done and over with.
When you look at how to fix the starters, its pretty difficult when literally any of them could blow up any given night. Trading for one "ace" or whatever won't really fix much in my opinion cause there's still 4 other guys to worry about. The only thing to do really is hope they put it together.
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 28, 2015 17:43:45 GMT -5
After a bunch of singles to start the year Pablo's been racking in the XBHs recently. Definitely a good sign for the offense.
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 27, 2015 20:31:41 GMT -5
Hey look Bogaerts hit an outside slider. Lots of negativity tonight lol.
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 24, 2015 0:08:25 GMT -5
This. It needs to come out and play. Too much RISPy business. Again? They have 3 hits. It's not RISP. It's just hitting. Most of it seems to be BABIP too. There are a lot of guys on the team right now rocking some pretty low BABIPs. The only "starters" with BABIPs higher than their career averages are Pablo, X and Hanigan barely. I remember a few days ago seeing the league leaders in batted ball speed and both Mookie and Hanley were in the top 5, and don't have much to show for it. Mookie: .213 Pedroia: .267 Papi: .206 Hanley: .268 Pablo: .350 Napoli: .229 Victorino: .179 Xander: .366 Hanigan: .273
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 23, 2015 21:10:31 GMT -5
Varvaro works so slowly. I think it's been 3 minutes since he last threw a pitch.
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 22, 2015 23:29:43 GMT -5
Man those umpire strike maps are confusing at first glance. It's really nice to have the data but can they really not do better than that horrible excuse for a legend?
Also, Mujica is not very good.
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 12, 2015 15:50:35 GMT -5
The Tigers are off to a pretty hot start so far. Yeah they seem to be one of the only teams hitting well. There's been some truly terrible offense early on, see here.
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 11, 2015 1:06:28 GMT -5
Let's try again! haha
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 6, 2015 23:12:14 GMT -5
You lost me... Every single other bench player played extensively at 1st last year. I lost you.
1. In prior years, if Salty were catching and Ross the only guy on the bench ... an unexpected injury would bring Ross into the game and move Salty to 1B. 2. If Leon is the only guy on the bench, and he comes in for the injured player ... now they've got 2 catchers in the field and both are "catcher only." 3. I suppose Ortiz is normally DH and he goes to 1B if there is an injury and Napoli moves somewhere else. 4. Often, a catcher would pinch-hit for Ortiz in a blowout. But if Leon does that and he cannot play a position, you need somebody else available on the bench. Bottom line, this roster is not ideal for an empty bench scenario.
Maybe this is meaningless because Hanigan could play 1B in a blowout game for a couple of innings. He's not a cripple. Lol I hope I'm not the only one who has trouble following you here, but this makes no sense. This team overall has a lot of players who can play a bunch of positions in an emergency. Plus, what's the difference between Salty at first and Hanigan or Leon in a blowout?
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 6, 2015 15:03:06 GMT -5
Clay's curveball is looking nasty so far. Also throwing inside to Mookie is just a terrible idea.
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Post by bookiemetts on Mar 25, 2015 0:29:29 GMT -5
Jesse Sanchez @jessesanchezmlb · 3h 3 hours ago Source: A recent MRI on Olivera's elbow showed slight tear in UCL. Led to clause that gives Dodgers a seventh season at $1M if he needs TJ.
That could be bad. Seems like there's a lot of risk in that investment, although its not the same as a pitcher getting TJ.
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Post by bookiemetts on Mar 19, 2015 10:30:57 GMT -5
Was Yelich going to be a Super 2? I assume Mookie would be. Haha I was pretty happy when I saw that this morning. Honestly I am a little bit surprised they are doing it before this season, but I guess they are really confident he's going to have an incredible season. Yelich has 1 year and 69 days of service time right now, so I think he might come up short of Super 2, not sure though. Edit: Haha everyone posted almost the same thing while I was looking up his service time.
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Post by bookiemetts on Mar 18, 2015 21:19:36 GMT -5
Don't this this has been brought up yet, but the Marlins signed Christian Yelich to an extension today. It's for 49.75M over 7 years, with a 15M club option on the 8th. With 2 years at the minimum, they basically bought out his arbitration years and 2/3 years of free agency.
Seems like a really, really good deal for the Marlins. I wonder if we could see a similar deal for Betts after this season.
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Post by bookiemetts on Mar 15, 2015 23:05:33 GMT -5
Mmm it's a nice read. If anyone has reached the Boston Globe 5 article limit you can open it in an incognito window to read it. It's definitely interesting how they got the five different pitchers to throw to him. I wonder if they could have taken some pitchers already in the system to throw him BP if the process was going on around this time.
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Post by bookiemetts on Mar 9, 2015 0:46:50 GMT -5
The X homerun on the slider and the single to the opposite field were very encouraging. Hopefully he handles those pitches better this year cause he's going to get plenty of them.
I'm pretty excited about the lineup this year. I think there's a good chance the team fields at least an average hitter at every position this year, even considering injuries due to the depth. Catcher aside, you could argue its possible they hit 10 homers a piece from each position. Last year only 3 people on the team had more than 10.
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Post by bookiemetts on Feb 27, 2015 22:35:09 GMT -5
Stanley Johnson is the guy I really want. I would have to agree there. It's close between him and WCS, but this guy's potential is through the roof I would rather have D'Angelo Russell from Ohio State. He's a ridiculous all around offensive player. The thing is he's probably gone by the time the Celtics pick. I will say that I am very happy with how the team is playing now. They're so much fun to watch and Brad Stevens is doing a terrific job. I think Danny made some great moves at the trade deadline, and the team will probably be the 8 seed.
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Post by bookiemetts on Feb 25, 2015 13:42:57 GMT -5
Now that he is signed, could someone explain to me why he does not profile defensively as a SS? About everything you read in his scouting report about his tools and physicality would suggest he could handle SS, fast twitch player with a good arm, about the right size, with great speed. I'm not trying to say he should be a SS, because I have not seen him (and you probably have not either!) nor would I be qualified to scout him, just trying to map his profile to his position. I would think the quick burst and good speed would play more to a SS than 2B/3B. If the question is his glovework/footwork, well you still need a really good glove to play 3B, and 2B still has to twist double plays. Now I am going to go ahead and agree that we won't really know for sure until we get a good look at his fielding and the scouts certainly know a lot more about this than I do. However, if you take a look at the video up on csnne.com of him arriving at ft. Meyers and some of the other pictures of him, the guy is 19 years old and is built like Hanley ramirez is now and you don't really see many short stops with that body type. Of course that doesn't mean he can't play the position. Edit: was stuck in mobile for a while and didn't see jimeds post lol
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