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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 15, 2018 12:57:30 GMT -5
He's borderline Hanley Ramirez out there. It's not going to get better, if anything, he's risking further injury by being out there. Martinez isn't the most durable player either. The priority should be to keep him as healthy as possible all year. No. ... He's not. No one ever will be. Hanley posted a -19 DRS in 2015 in 750 innings. The very next year JDM posted a -22 DRS in a little over 250 more innings. One could argue that he's had a worse defensive season than Hanley in the outfield already.
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 15, 2018 13:05:59 GMT -5
Where is Sale's fastball?... 88-90??? Maybe he needs to build up arm strength altho he has thrown harder in prior starts....but still lower than last year. Maybe it's the cold or maybe he is pacing himself given that he tired last year. Devers is much more aggressive this year and swinging harder....not letting the ball travel as much. Personally I'd like a bit less swinging from the heels. Concern? Devers just took 4 straight for a walk. Not sure what triggered that point. Sale just hit 93. He's pacing himself. Ha...just when I mentioned Devers being less selective, he walks...SSS..and the pitches were clearly balls...but I stand by my early season observations. Sale just hit 94...so that is heartening..but first 2 innings I think 90 was his top. He continues to throw a lot of pitches.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 15, 2018 13:10:28 GMT -5
They just announced on NESN that the Sox will face Ohtani on Tuesday. Ouch.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 15, 2018 13:13:05 GMT -5
Devers just took 4 straight for a walk. Not sure what triggered that point. Sale just hit 93. He's pacing himself. Ha...just when I mentioned Devers being less selective, he walks...SSS..and the pitches were clearly balls...but I stand by my early season observations. Sale just hit 94...so that is heartening..but first 2 innings I think 90 was his top. He continues to throw a lot of pitches. Sale will throw in the 90's early in games. Not to mention, this is hockey weather and it's tough to warm up and stay warm in this weather. I would definitely take a pass on Sale today when it comes to velocity.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 15, 2018 13:15:07 GMT -5
Ha...just when I mentioned Devers being less selective, he walks...SSS..and the pitches were clearly balls...but I stand by my early season observations. Sale just hit 94...so that is heartening..but first 2 innings I think 90 was his top. He continues to throw a lot of pitches. Sale will throw in the 90's early in games. Not to mention, this is hockey weather and it's tough to warm up and stay warm in this weather. I would definitely take a pass on Sale today when it comes to velocity. I seem to remember having this conversation about everyone early in the season. No one is reaching their normal velocity. It's too damn cold.
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Post by ianrs on Apr 15, 2018 13:19:50 GMT -5
They just announced on NESN that the Sox will face Ohtani on Tuesday. Ouch. Personally, I'm super excited to see our hitters against him and just to watch him work. Going to be a great game.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 15, 2018 13:21:51 GMT -5
They just announced on NESN that the Sox will face Ohtani on Tuesday. Ouch. Personally, I'm super excited to see our hitters against him and just to watch him work. Going to be a great game. When it comes to curiosity it's awesome. When it comes to wanting your team to win every game it isn't optimal. I rather face him as a hitter. He's scary as a pitcher.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 15, 2018 13:22:58 GMT -5
SSS, but Vazquez has a OPS of .550 before that last pop up.
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Post by kingofthetrill on Apr 15, 2018 13:26:24 GMT -5
When it comes to curiosity it's awesome. When it comes to wanting your team to win every game it isn't optimal. I rather face him as a hitter. He's scary as a pitcher. In a 162 game season, I think I'm passed the "win every game" strategy. Especially this early in the season.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 15, 2018 13:28:14 GMT -5
SSS, but Vazquez has a OPS of .550 before that last pop up. It's way too early to start with that.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 15, 2018 13:30:19 GMT -5
When it comes to curiosity it's awesome. When it comes to wanting your team to win every game it isn't optimal. I rather face him as a hitter. He's scary as a pitcher. In a 162 game season, I think I'm passed the "win every game" strategy. Especially this early in the season. There's nothing the Sox can do about it. They certainly couldn't plan a rainout. Hopefully Ohtani is off in his next game.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 15, 2018 13:38:14 GMT -5
Benny!!!
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Post by kingofthetrill on Apr 15, 2018 13:43:29 GMT -5
Hembree against the heart of the order? How could this possibly go wrong?
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 15, 2018 13:45:16 GMT -5
Benintendi wRC+: -48, first 4 games (0/11, 2 BB) 117, next 5 games (5/20, 2B, 7 BB) 186, last 4 games (6/20, 2 2B, 3B, 3 BB) And after today, he's officially scorching. The HRs should start coming when it's warmer. His OBP is at .397 right now. I'm curious if his walk rate is sustainable whatsoever.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 15, 2018 13:46:04 GMT -5
Umpire is missing strike calls again...
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 15, 2018 13:46:51 GMT -5
Hembree against the heart of the order? How could this possibly go wrong? Murphy.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 15, 2018 13:48:10 GMT -5
I thought that ball that Jones hit was gone. It barely made the warning track.
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Post by voiceofreason on Apr 15, 2018 13:48:24 GMT -5
Funny that we were discussing automated balls and strikes and this guy is acting like the poster child for change.
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Post by kingofthetrill on Apr 15, 2018 13:49:24 GMT -5
Reverse jinxing for the win.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 15, 2018 13:50:41 GMT -5
Devers is making a lot of routine plays without rushing this year. He has a great arm when he slows down to use it.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 15, 2018 13:53:15 GMT -5
Funny that we were discussing automated balls and strikes and this guy is acting like the poster child for change. The umpire called a strike that was 4 inches off the plate to Moreland. How bad can you be?
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Post by voiceofreason on Apr 15, 2018 13:54:11 GMT -5
I'm a Mitch fan.
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Post by kingofthetrill on Apr 15, 2018 13:54:56 GMT -5
I'd almost walk Devers at this point to get to Vasquez, Holt, and Lin.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Apr 15, 2018 13:56:49 GMT -5
JD giveth away and JD taketh back.
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Post by voiceofreason on Apr 15, 2018 13:57:34 GMT -5
Is Devers showing his age?
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