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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 21:08:06 GMT -5
I don't think you can afford 2 - 30 mill/year pitchers. Plus there is Bryce Harper to think about. I'd be okay with it. No to Harper. He's made for New York anyways. They'll love that a-hole up there. Harper to NY seems like an afterthought BUT they do have 3 young good outfielders AND the albatros of Ellsbury to deal with.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 21:05:19 GMT -5
Yes 5, but if he has a good year he'll opt out because 1 GM will be foolish enough to offer more. I think the idea all along was to hope he opts out after performing well. Who wants to pay any pitcher that old that kind of money. The only reason being that that was the only way to land top notch pitchers. Realistically, would pay him that? Dodgers, Yanks, Cubs. Not sure who else (Nats, Angels). If a GM added another year on to it, even if the total is same, maybe. Just don't know who else could be in play at 31 mill. When is the last time a player had an option out that he they didn't end up with more money? If he's hurt we are screwed, if he's healthy next year that is a gift to the Sox teams down the road
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 21:00:20 GMT -5
Yes 5, but if he has a good year he'll opt out because 1 GM will be foolish enough to offer more. I think the idea all along was to hope he opts out after performing well. Who wants to pay any pitcher that old that kind of money. The only reason being that that was the only way to land top notch pitchers. If he is hurt, most likely he won't be pitching well next year. ? which is what started this. We have to pray he's healthy next year. Price is a damn good pitcher when healthy but we don't want to be paying him in the last 4 years of his deal post 30 years old $30/yr. It rarely ever is worth it
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 20:51:48 GMT -5
Because the Sox would be stuck with him for seven additional seasons at $30M/yr. Pray he's healthy next year has a good year, he opts out, you wish him well, he's gone and we reallocate that money somewhere else. Well, it's 5 more years. He only signed for 7 to begin with. I can't imagine him opting out unless he hates Boston much more than he loves money. Yes 5, but if he has a good year he'll opt out because 1 GM will be foolish enough to offer more. I think the idea all along was to hope he opts out after performing well. Who wants to pay any pitcher that old that kind of money. The only reason being that that was the only way to land top notch pitchers.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 20:45:29 GMT -5
If Price's elbow is really that shot, I'd love to see him air everything he has left out of the bullpen and have the Tommy John surgery after the season. Makes sense. What do you really have to lose there anyways? It sounds like surgery is inevitable at this point. Because the Sox would be stuck with him for seven additional seasons at $30M/yr. Pray he's healthy next year has a good year, he opts out, you wish him well, he's gone and we reallocate that money somewhere else.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 20:43:29 GMT -5
I know it's ONLY 6 pitches, but Miller doesn't look that good You spotted it, good call.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 20:38:32 GMT -5
I seriously think that the Red Sox should go with Price in the bullpen for the playoffs when that comes around. He'd probably be a great option out there. I was actually thinking about this recently. As much as I ant him bumping Fister from the rotation/team ASAP, it sounds like that's not happening too soon. And if he's going to have trouble getting back soon enough to rehab, it might be the best way to get him back and preserve him. If they got him back mid Sep and got him a few outings to get him accustomed before the season ends, it could give us a huge weapon out of the pen, and maybe put a bit less pressure on him to let him right the ship as far as his playoff history goes. I think that's a bridge that hasn't been approached yet.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 20:25:54 GMT -5
Lol Carlos Santana is 0-7 in his career against Kelly. That's why he went to Kelly. #Farrell And he may be trying to build Kelly's confidence up so he'll have multiple options in key situations, and Kelly gets it done.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 20:24:13 GMT -5
Nuke LaLoosh drills the mascott. Or the fat camera man
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 19:57:04 GMT -5
Gomes its hurling you slacked jawed self promoting mouth breather
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 19:45:32 GMT -5
What about the misplays/errors of fielders rushing because they know the Sox will be aggressive. Or the times they throw behind the runner etc. Are you watching the games where a Red Sox player is thrown out by 40 feet or getting thrown out at home with 0 outs and the middle of the order coming up? Just curious. I have not but I have not watched as many as I normally do either
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 19:21:56 GMT -5
I think that's a bit strong, but... yeah the logic stated isn't great. That's not to say the strategy itself doesn't have logic. For example, being aggressive on the bases because the team is last in the AL and 27th in baseball in HR, and 13th in the AL and 24th in baseball in slugging, would make sense. They've been above-average in BsR (0.5, 5th in the AL and 14th in baseball), so the strategy is, in theory (although you could say they'd be higher if they were being less aggressive, I guess), working. Tough to tell without a dive into the success rate they have on aggressive baserunning plays. Anyone? What about the misplays/errors of fielders rushing because they know the Sox will be aggressive. Or the times they throw behind the runner etc.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 19:08:22 GMT -5
So you think the team with the 2 best records in the AL are winning despite an aggressive style that has led to being thrown the most. Is that akin to the teams with the best OBP leaving the most men on base?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 21, 2017 19:01:11 GMT -5
Will someone please get Jonny Gomes another mic? Dude's the heaviest breather I've ever heard. He's a mouth breather all right.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 18, 2017 9:27:39 GMT -5
You keep backing him, which is fine, we all want him to succeed. Others are seeing it in a different view, which should be equally fine. We can only really hope for improvement, because he's 5th in slugging for DH"s and he has driven in 46 runs. I know nobody respect's RBI's anymore, but he has been in or near the cleanup spot all year long, and that isn't carrying the water. My problem is that the "different view" that you and others are seeing him from doesn't correspond to reality. So, no, it's not "equally fine," no more than "alternative facts" are equally fine. You are focusing on two games in NYC where he went 0/9, BB, 6 SO, and the game you were watching in which he was in the process of going 0/4. The problem with focusing on those three games where he drove you crazy with his struggles is that in the other five games he's played since August 3, he's hit .368 / .478 / .684. "Hanley is killing this team." Is that true? It was on-target last night, where he had a Win Probability Added of -0.28. The problem is, in his previous 7 games, he was +0.08, which is equivalent to +1.5 wins above average over a season, which isn't great for a cleanup hitter in a good line-up but isn't bad either. Like Jim Rice, he's never been much of a clutch hitter. According to FanGraphs, his career WPA if he were an average clutch hitter would be +2.58 per 150 games but the actual figure has been +2.10. I'm actually not a big champion of Hanley. If Pedey comes back in September I want to see him batting 7th and sharing DH with Brentz and, when he's not otherwise in the lineup, Nunez. In fact, I'd change 4 to 7 to Devers, Bogaerts, Moreland, Hanley as soon as tomorrow. That's probably exactly what you and the other Hanley doubters would suggest. What I am actually a big champion of is rationally defensible statements. The notion that JF is at fault for batting Hanley cleanup this game is not one of them (and I'm obviously no kind of JF champion, either). He had an 894 OPS in his previous 7 games and had singled, doubled, and walked the previous game. You guys are angrily asking "why is Hanley hitting fourth tonight?" All I'm trying to do is give you the perfectly good answer. Eric, he's batting .180 ish with RISP. I'm not sure what else is there to say other than he should not be batting in a prime spot in the order right now.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 18, 2017 9:11:51 GMT -5
The last 3 times I've posted in the game log, has been 3 walk offs Please post every game day. I am not superstitious but the trend is your friend. I can't tonight but it might be rained out anyway. Going to see Brian Regan and then a beer fest tomorrow.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 16, 2017 22:03:10 GMT -5
Something really glaring reading the box score. Pitches taken - Devers 23 (he is 20 years old and really has an amazing grasp of the zone already), Moreland 23, Mookie 22. Hanley - 11. Clean up hitter, 4 AB - and he sees 11 pitches. He must be moved down. I think he's trying to be Ortiz and carry the team but he is failing badly. If Farrell lowered him down the order perhaps there is less pressure and he can get his game back.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 16, 2017 21:57:00 GMT -5
The aggressive base running paid off tonight
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 16, 2017 21:54:50 GMT -5
The last 3 times I've posted in the game log, has been 3 walk offs
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 16, 2017 20:26:42 GMT -5
The last 2 times I posted in the game thread was the night Vasquez had a walk off and Devers HR the other night, here's to hoping the third time is a charm as well.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 16, 2017 20:21:28 GMT -5
Eck is not the lone ranger.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 16, 2017 20:19:41 GMT -5
hanley......for goodness sakes. first pitch swinging. If he was having a modicum of success with it by all means except he's not
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 16, 2017 20:18:30 GMT -5
Nice bounce back appearance by Barnes
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 16, 2017 20:10:16 GMT -5
Hanley should be hitting 8th. Not 4th. Don't care about his power. So Hanley's batting .180-ish with RISP and part of that is swinging at the first pitch most of the time trying to be a hero.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Aug 14, 2017 9:49:10 GMT -5
In the first half he hit .303 .359 .447 for an .806 OPS I don't call that hitting poorly. In second half he has a .477 OPS. Over the past calendar year he's been a below average hitter relative to the rest of the league. 92 wRC+. Should he not be compared to other SS?
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