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Post by amfox1 on Apr 6, 2014 10:13:17 GMT -5
WMB to DL, Holt called up.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Apr 6, 2014 10:33:58 GMT -5
They really need to stop playing Nava in right. Especially when he isn't hitting.
Clay is going to be Ok guys. Lester got hammered like this multiple times last year.
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Post by jmei on Apr 6, 2014 10:45:10 GMT -5
I know all the sportswriters love Badehop because he's "intelligent" and "a nice guy" and pimp up his abilities like he's some elite set-up guy but I've always thought he's a 6th or 7th inning ham-and-egger-type pitcher. He has been decidedly mediocre his entire career. Uh, not sure what you're talking about. He's played on some bad teams, but he's been a solidly above-average bullpen arm pretty much his entire career. He's arguably the third-best pitcher in the Red Sox bullpen, for instance. He's not an elite setup guy, but he's a luxury to have in a 7th inning role.
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Post by semperfisox on Apr 6, 2014 10:48:05 GMT -5
Gotta be considered a must-win, right? yes, if they lose we must start selling. Bogaerts goes first.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Apr 6, 2014 11:00:21 GMT -5
He has been decidedly mediocre his entire career. Uh, not sure what you're talking about. He's played on some bad teams, but he's been a solidly above-average bullpen arm pretty much his entire career. He's arguably the third-best pitcher in the Red Sox bullpen, for instance. He's not an elite setup guy, but he's a luxury to have in a 7th inning role. He also doesn't walk guys a lot which is a nice bonus.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 6, 2014 11:04:16 GMT -5
Uh, not sure what you're talking about. He's played on some bad teams, but he's been a solidly above-average bullpen arm pretty much his entire career. He's arguably the third-best pitcher in the Red Sox bullpen, for instance. He's not an elite setup guy, but he's a luxury to have in a 7th inning role. Capuano would slot in as the 3rd best if we credit him 0.5 FIP for switching from Starter to Reliever, and I generally prefer xFIP to FIP, giving a slight edge to Mujica, but yes, Badenhop's numbers aren't bad. More interesting to me is Craig Breslow ... his ERA seems to have been consistently better than his FIP/xFIP/SIERA throughout his career. Has anyone looked into that?
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Post by moonstone2 on Apr 6, 2014 11:07:37 GMT -5
I am personally getting tired of his act. Bad location at 89? I am sure he will say that getting hit on the foot threw him off and he now has to go on the disabled list. Good grief. Really dude? There have been questions about his work ethic for several years. With that changeup he should be one of the best pitchers in the league. A cog next to Lester. Yet every year there's an excuse why he can't pitch like he's capable of or can't take the ball at all. It's getting tirsome. There have been too many starts where he pitched like he did last night. Too many for a guy with his talent.
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Post by danr on Apr 6, 2014 11:27:27 GMT -5
Maybe the talent that we saw in brief periods for the last several years is just going to be seen in brief periods. He is so thin, he looks ill. He didn't throw a pitch in the game above 91 and only a handful of them. Greg Maddox got away without a top flight fastball because he had phenomenal command and control. Buchholz now needs to have those to succeed, but they seem to come and go.
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Post by semperfisox on Apr 6, 2014 11:48:05 GMT -5
I'll give it a couple more starts before Buccholz goes on the DL yet again. He can't be gone soon enough in my eyes.
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Post by bluechip on Apr 6, 2014 11:51:37 GMT -5
He has been decidedly mediocre his entire career. Uh, not sure what you're talking about. He's played on some bad teams, but he's been a solidly above-average bullpen arm pretty much his entire career. He's arguably the third-best pitcher in the Red Sox bullpen, for instance. He's not an elite setup guy, but he's a luxury to have in a 7th inning role. I would say an era of 3.98 and a FIP of 3.64 is pretty average for a bullpen arm. Perfectly serviceable, but not particularly impressive. He has a low walk rate, but doesn't strike many out either.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 6, 2014 12:43:48 GMT -5
I miss Iggy.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 6, 2014 12:50:44 GMT -5
Bad throw obviously but shouldn't Overbay have been able to get it anyway?
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 6, 2014 12:59:55 GMT -5
And that is why we don't want Nava playing RF...
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Post by ibsmith85 on Apr 6, 2014 13:01:03 GMT -5
Give me a D...Give me an E...Give me a break. Awful.
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Post by godot on Apr 6, 2014 13:02:37 GMT -5
Poor Nava. He should not be out there. Not a real good start this year as injuries already playing a role, not to dismiss the no Ellsbury effect. Early though. Might as well figure it out now.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Apr 6, 2014 13:03:06 GMT -5
And that is why we don't want Nava playing RF... ... Or batting leadoff.
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Post by mattpicard on Apr 6, 2014 13:05:41 GMT -5
And that is why we want Nava playing RF.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 6, 2014 13:09:43 GMT -5
If Middlebrooks is out for a while, they should bring up Marrero and stick him at short, with Xander at third. And again, I like Bradley in right when Sizemorere is in center. Over a 25-30 game stretch, all that stuff will make a difference, I believe.
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Post by ibsmith85 on Apr 6, 2014 13:14:41 GMT -5
Johnny "Umpire" Gomes is really pissing me off.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 6, 2014 13:15:18 GMT -5
Should we be worried about Gomes' perception of the strike zone?
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 6, 2014 13:19:16 GMT -5
Looks out to me.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 6, 2014 13:20:40 GMT -5
If Middlebrooks is out for a while, they should bring up Marrero and stick him at short, with Xander at third. And again, I like Bradley in right when Sizemorere is in center. Over a 25-30 game stretch, all that stuff will make a difference, I believe. I'd bring up Cecchini and trade the high OBP for the limited range.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 6, 2014 13:22:09 GMT -5
You can't tell me that challenge had a better chance than the play at 3rd in the 9th inning yesterday... but challenging in the 9th is basically free, wasting a challenge in the 2nd is pretty awful.
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Post by pedroelgrande on Apr 6, 2014 13:25:07 GMT -5
Blow it up. Everything sucks.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 6, 2014 13:30:04 GMT -5
Lester starting to find his groove.
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