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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2014 14:17:14 GMT -5
Goddamnit, Peavy.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 4, 2014 14:18:35 GMT -5
A runner faster than Lucroy would have gotten the 2nd triple of the game to Fenway's LF.
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Post by brianthetaoist on Apr 4, 2014 14:20:32 GMT -5
He's more than bad ... he's terrifying. Every fly ball to left makes me a-scared as I watch Carp fumble around out there.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Apr 4, 2014 14:22:35 GMT -5
Both Carp and Gomes are brutal fielders and role players at best. They will hopefully resume their roles once Victorino comes off the DL.
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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2014 14:23:47 GMT -5
Carp totally misplayed the first ball. He thought he could cut it off before it got to the wall, but he took a bad angle (headed in towards the diamond rather than back towards the wall) and didn't have the footspeed to get there. This meant that he had to chase after it, which combined with a weak throw (and admitted hustling from Segura) added an extra base. If the ball hits off the jutting corner in foul territory, the SS and/or the CF is responsible for the carom, as we saw later in the game when Xander fielded a ball down the left-field line that bounced off that part of the wall in foul territory. It didn't cost Peavy a run, but it was a bad defensive play. It's worth calling out, as Carp looks like he's going to get a fair amount of time in LF (he's started there both times a righty has been on the mound and Sizemore has been in the lineup). Right, nobody is arguing that Carp isn't a bad outfielder. The question is whether his offense outweighs his defense - I'd argue that it does. It'd be nice to see Bradley getting consistent ABs, but Farrell thinking that Carp gives them a better chance to win despite his defensive shortcomings is totally defensible. He's a really bad defensive outfielder though. It's hard to stress that enough. He stinks out there. I really do think that his defense makes him an overall below-average player in LF. He's just a total butcher out there, with no range, a below-average arm, and bad instincts. Even if he hits really well, I have a hard time thinking that the overall package is worth playing him over Bradley in RF and Nava in LF. For instance, he was just a 0.6 fWAR player in 2011 in half a season (313 PAs) despite a 123 wRC+ (just a little worse than Nava (128 wRC+) or Napoli (129 wRC+) were in 2013 on a park-adjusted basis), primarily because he played a lot in LF and was awful there.
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 4, 2014 14:24:53 GMT -5
Gomes is a significantly better outfielder than Carp, which is pretty terrifying.
With that said, we've seen in this game why you stick your worst fielder in left, especially in Fenway. Carp has made three awful plays, and they resulted in one extra base.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 4, 2014 14:26:04 GMT -5
Peavy is a pretty FB-heavy pitcher (0.65 GB/FB in 2013), so Peavy and Carp is a bad combination. All of our other starters had at least 1.27 GB/FB.
But yeah, advanced stats suck, and we've never played baseball like Farrell has, so what do we know.
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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2014 14:31:05 GMT -5
Credit where credit is due-- great hustle from Carp to turn that into a double. I'm critical of him, but am going to cheer the heck out of every good play he makes.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 4, 2014 14:34:48 GMT -5
Great at-bat by Sizemore ... that's Red Sox batting. AJP should take notes.
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Post by ibsmith85 on Apr 4, 2014 14:38:03 GMT -5
Was Gomez just standing in LCF waiting for that? That had gap written all over it.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 4, 2014 14:42:37 GMT -5
Good barehanded play by Carp... guess he doesn't suck ALL the time.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 4, 2014 14:47:41 GMT -5
Was Gomez just standing in LCF waiting for that? That had gap written all over it. If Bradley ever does get a regular gig, Gomez is the competition when it comes to CF. His reads are just as good and he's even faster, just a great outfielder.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 4, 2014 14:50:16 GMT -5
Won't be long before AJ will need to change his name to AK.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 4, 2014 14:50:28 GMT -5
Great at-bat by Sizemore ... that's Red Sox batting. AJP should take notes. Didn't take notes. K in 3 pitches. Disgusting.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Apr 4, 2014 14:53:47 GMT -5
Not that it was representative of his true talent level, but last season Gomez was worth 26.3 runs in the field. Sure, there is a part of that which is small sample noise akin to the year Pedey was worth 20 runs, but the guy is just flat out an amazing fielder. He saved two runs there.
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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2014 14:53:56 GMT -5
Estrada has a neat little changeup. He's making Red Sox hitters look silly with it, both righties and (especially) lefties.
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 4, 2014 14:55:04 GMT -5
Was Gomez just standing in LCF waiting for that? That had gap written all over it. If Bradley ever does get a regular gig, Gomez is the competition when it comes to CF. His reads are just as good and he's even faster, just a great outfielder. Gomez reminds me of 1990's-era Andruw Jones. Not only does he get to everything, he gets to everything so quickly that it seems like he is standing there waiting for every fly ball. The Twins made a mistake giving up on him so quickly - even when he was a mediocre hitter his defense made him a plus player.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 4, 2014 15:01:55 GMT -5
Some good articles on Fangraphs recently about how bunting is actually not at all easy.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 4, 2014 15:04:30 GMT -5
Time to get Peavy out of there.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Apr 4, 2014 15:09:42 GMT -5
How long before they drop Pierszynski in the lineup? He is an automatic out.
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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2014 15:09:49 GMT -5
Give Peavy some credit-- a lot of really hard-hit balls, but he's pitched better when hitters have gotten on base and has limited the damage.
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 4, 2014 15:12:14 GMT -5
Lucroy is playing a very strong game today.
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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2014 15:12:22 GMT -5
Why do they keep trying to run on Lucroy? He's a really good defensive catcher with a strong arm. Just giving up outs.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 4, 2014 15:17:14 GMT -5
Two ten-pitch at-bats by Napoli today, and he gets Estrada out of the game. That's why the Sox don't mind paying the premium for the guy. He has value beyond his power-hitting walk-taking skills.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 4, 2014 15:21:48 GMT -5
Lucroy is playing a very strong game today. Jinx is working.
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