|
Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 20, 2019 2:32:09 GMT -5
So much complaining and then a Red Sox win. Being a Boston fan in a single sentence right there. I mean, you could turn to the alternative and become a Philly fan and still complain about everything, but then tear your city apart when you finally do win something. Give me the Boston fan, everytime.
|
|
|
Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 20, 2019 2:38:05 GMT -5
Will say Vazquez had his best game of the year. His 2 best tools showed up last night in a big way. His pitch framing stole a bunch of strikes. Maybe 4 or 5 times it showed up. Then his arm bailed out Workman, BIG-TIME. Workman was struggling to throw strikes and Hembree was warming in the 7th (huge potential disaster scenario). The middle of the order was coming up and at the plate. For some odd reason, Kevin Cash sent Tommy Pham with 2 outs and Vazquez made a perfect throw.
Ohh ya. He hit a 2 run homerun on top of it all. Would be nice if he started selling out for more power and became a offensive something, anything at the plate. He's probably never going to have another incredibly high BABip year like he did in 2017. He doesn't get on base much, he hasn't been a good hitter in over a year. So minus well sell out for more power. His power "surge" right now is probably a blip in the radar right now, however.
|
|
|
Post by sarasoxer on Apr 20, 2019 8:36:08 GMT -5
Will say Vazquez had his best game of the year. His 2 best tools showed up last night in a big way. His pitch framing stole a bunch of strikes. Maybe 4 or 5 times it showed up. Then his arm bailed out Workman, BIG-TIME. Workman was struggling to throw strikes and Hembree was warming in the 7th (huge potential disaster scenario). The middle of the order was coming up and at the plate. For some odd reason, Kevin Cash sent Tommy Pham with 2 outs and Vazquez made a perfect throw. Ohh ya. He hit a 2 run homerun on top of it all. Would be nice if he started selling out for more power and became a offensive something, anything at the plate. He's probably never going to have another incredibly high BABip year like he did in 2017. He doesn't get on base much, he hasn't been a good hitter in over a year. So minus well sell out for more power. His power "surge" right now is probably a blip in the radar right now, however. Yeah but..... He hit three hrs. last year and has 4 in April 2019. I recall that one year in the minors, he hit 18. I believe there were reports that he had worked on his swing in the off-season. In prior years it looked like he was fishing for contact. This year it appears as though he is swinging with more aggression.
|
|
|
Post by jimed14 on Apr 20, 2019 8:50:41 GMT -5
Will say Vazquez had his best game of the year. His 2 best tools showed up last night in a big way. His pitch framing stole a bunch of strikes. Maybe 4 or 5 times it showed up. Then his arm bailed out Workman, BIG-TIME. Workman was struggling to throw strikes and Hembree was warming in the 7th (huge potential disaster scenario). The middle of the order was coming up and at the plate. For some odd reason, Kevin Cash sent Tommy Pham with 2 outs and Vazquez made a perfect throw. Ohh ya. He hit a 2 run homerun on top of it all. Would be nice if he started selling out for more power and became a offensive something, anything at the plate. He's probably never going to have another incredibly high BABip year like he did in 2017. He doesn't get on base much, he hasn't been a good hitter in over a year. So minus well sell out for more power. His power "surge" right now is probably a blip in the radar right now, however. Yeah but..... He hit three hrs. last year and has 4 in April 2019. I recall that one year in the minors, he hit 18. I believe there were reports that he had worked on his swing in the off-season. In prior years it looked like he was fishing for contact. This year it appears as though he is swinging with more aggression. Maybe the Red Sox aren't nearly as stupid as fans think they are about their catchers.
|
|
|
Post by fenwaythehardway on Apr 20, 2019 9:07:47 GMT -5
Yeah but..... He hit three hrs. last year and has 4 in April 2019. I recall that one year in the minors, he hit 18. I believe there were reports that he had worked on his swing in the off-season. In prior years it looked like he was fishing for contact. This year it appears as though he is swinging with more aggression. Maybe the Red Sox aren't nearly as stupid as fans think they are about their catchers. Well, they're not as stupid about Vazquez as some of their fans are, anyway.
|
|
|
Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 20, 2019 9:12:02 GMT -5
Maybe the Red Sox aren't nearly as stupid as fans think they are about their catchers. Well, they're not as stupid about Vazquez as some of their fans are, anyway. Hey Vazquez has a positive bWAR going for him this year. That's something we didn't see last year. Yet, the fans are stupid. I don't know, maybe we were judging him based on his value last year.
|
|
|
Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Apr 20, 2019 10:10:32 GMT -5
Just remembered the fake turf in TB.
If we see Chavis in the field, I would say it'll be 1B.
Edit: no Chavis Saturday. Leon catcher, along with same 8.
|
|
|
Post by jerrygarciaparra on Apr 20, 2019 10:26:24 GMT -5
Calling fans stupid because they have witnessed under performance from Vasquez....then pimping pro Vasquez takes because he is on a hot streak....OK.
|
|
|
Post by Addam603 on Apr 20, 2019 10:32:11 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 20, 2019 10:35:51 GMT -5
Welp, that explains the drop in performance by Eovaldi. This is his worst quality, durability.
|
|
|
Post by jerrygarciaparra on Apr 20, 2019 10:40:15 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by humanbeingbean on Apr 20, 2019 10:50:10 GMT -5
Any chance of Shawaryn getting a shot in the rotation if this turns into a long-term issue? I know Poyner was the corresponding move for now, though.
Edit: Forgot about Velazquez, but you never know when you might need another swingman type down the line.
|
|
|
Post by kjkramer on Apr 20, 2019 11:00:03 GMT -5
Sucks about Eovaldi This is looking more and more, possibly, like just one of those years. Everything goes wrong and everything just off. Crazy
|
|
|
Post by umassgrad2005 on Apr 20, 2019 11:33:12 GMT -5
Being a Boston fan in a single sentence right there. For the 7 year period, 1968-1974, the Sox won 84 to 89 games each year. Could the contemporary fans handle something like that? Nope and frankly no fan should. I have no idea what happened, that's over a decade before I was even born. Yet that seems stupid, like why would you go seven years in that range of being a few players away? I'd rather a bunch of first to last groupings than a stretch like that!
|
|
|
Post by umassgrad2005 on Apr 20, 2019 11:38:12 GMT -5
Any chance of Shawaryn getting a shot in the rotation if this turns into a long-term issue? I know Poyner was the corresponding move for now, though. Edit: Forgot about Velazquez, but you never know when you might need another swingman type down the line. All depends how long Eovaldi is out, more than a few games and I'd call him up. Use Shawaryn and Velazquez as a pair and you can get 6-7 innings and not kill the bullpen. Causing you to keep bringing up more arms. Shawaryn is major league ready!
|
|
|
Post by fenwaythehardway on Apr 20, 2019 12:23:03 GMT -5
Calling fans stupid because they have witnessed under performance from Vasquez....then pimping pro Vasquez takes because he is on a hot streak....OK. I've been pro-Vazquez the whole time, just for the record.
|
|
|
Post by coachmac on Apr 20, 2019 12:31:26 GMT -5
Eovaldi injury comes just as Sox are about start a 20 games in 20 days schedule. Based on Coras prior pitcher usage the Sox will need more than Velasquez if he wants a sixth starter. I guess he could bullpen a couple if games.
|
|
|
Post by fenwaythehardway on Apr 20, 2019 12:34:05 GMT -5
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the "loose bodies" thing is generally no a big deal, right?
|
|
|
Post by patford on Apr 20, 2019 12:36:24 GMT -5
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the "loose bodies" thing is generally no a big deal, right? I don't know about "no big deal" but it isn't necessarily a disaster.
|
|
|
Post by coachmac on Apr 20, 2019 12:37:38 GMT -5
Last season he missed 2 months because he had surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow. Is there a way to treat the problem without surgery?
|
|
|
Post by patford on Apr 20, 2019 13:17:22 GMT -5
Last season he missed 2 months because he had surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow. Is there a way to treat the problem without surgery? No but a lot of this comes down to the size and location of the fragments and how invasive the surgery is. If it's a very small body which can he scoped out the recovery time is shorter. The 10 day IL hopefully suggests it's not too bad.
|
|
|
Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 20, 2019 14:00:58 GMT -5
Here's a shortened version of Barnes BR page. All the trends are good, with his K rate pushing ever upward since he was switched to a pure bullpen role so that he's near the top of the leaderboard for relievers this year. The big change, at least so far, is the BB rate which has plummeted. That and the handful of hits he's given up have led to a microscopic WHIP. That likely won't last and he may get back to 3 to 4 BB/9. But if they can't hit him and they strikeout a bunch, hitters may not like seeing him on the mound regardless. There may be a reason why the Sox didn't pursue Kimbrel. Year | Age | Tm | ERA | G | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | BF | ERA+ | FIP | WHIP | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | SO9 | SO/W |
---|
2015 | 25 | BOS | 5.44 | 32 | 43.0 | 56 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 199 | 80 | 5.23 | 1.651 | 11.7 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 2.60 | 2016 | 26 | BOS | 4.05 | 62 | 66.2 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 71 | 287 | 111 | 3.72 | 1.395 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 2.29 | 2017 | 27 | BOS | 3.88 | 70 | 69.2 | 57 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 28 | 83 | 287 | 118 | 3.33 | 1.220 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 10.7 | 2.96 | 2018 | 28 | BOS | 3.65 | 62 | 61.2 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 31 | 96 | 265 | 120 | 2.71 | 1.265 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 14.0 | 3.10 | 2019 | 29 | BOS | 1.23 | 7 | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 380 | 0.07 | 0.545 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 14.00 |
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original TableGenerated 4/20/2019.
|
|
|
Post by Guidas on Apr 20, 2019 14:23:10 GMT -5
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the "loose bodies" thing is generally no a big deal, right? Usually, but they never know until they get in there. I had a scheduled 30 min surgery for the same thing in 2011 that ended up being almost 2 hours. I came out with a screw holding down the triceps tendon, removed bone spurs, removed bursa sac and, yes, two loose bodies. The MRI showed all of one loose body in there. Then again, I am much older than Eovaldi and likely did much worse shit to my elbow over the years.
|
|
|
Post by Guidas on Apr 20, 2019 14:24:09 GMT -5
Eovaldi injury comes just as Sox are about start a 20 games in 20 days schedule. Based on Coras prior pitcher usage the Sox will need more than Velasquez if he wants a sixth starter. I guess he could bullpen a couple if games. I think Sox should go with an opener on Velazquez's starts and make liberal use of the DL if necessary. But that's just me.
|
|
|
Post by station13 on Apr 20, 2019 14:25:26 GMT -5
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the "loose bodies" thing is generally no a big deal, right? With Eovaldi, it might just be.
|
|