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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jun 3, 2021 15:40:39 GMT -5
Perez - 37 pitches through 4 innings - ERA 3.29 - he has been the best Red Sox starter through the first third of the season - the Red Sox ace.... I was all for resigning him and glad Bloom did with an option (which I am sure will be picked up this time directly). As the resident perez backer id say the reason his numbers are as good as they are is keeping his innings down. If he is only giving 6 innings a game he will most likely keep this up all season long. Guys deff a "valuable" pitcher not a 5 starter. it is great that he is pitching well and kudos to you and others on recognizing his upside. But context is important, this is the year of the pitcher, so some of what we are seeing is a byproduct of that. Hope it continues for sure, as we all do.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jun 3, 2021 15:49:14 GMT -5
love seeing that....Sit Alex !!
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Post by nomar on Jun 3, 2021 15:57:31 GMT -5
Perez has been so consistent this year
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Post by soxfaninnj on Jun 3, 2021 15:58:37 GMT -5
Was hoping for a complete game shut out on 90 pitches, oh well.big time start for Perez. Really needed it.
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Post by marrcus on Jun 3, 2021 16:03:43 GMT -5
As good as it gets for Perez. He made this bad series finish on a positive note. If they can get back to Boston 2/5 it won't be brutal. 3 and 4 would be better though.
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Post by nomar on Jun 3, 2021 16:17:54 GMT -5
Workman lol
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Post by soxinsf on Jun 3, 2021 16:20:48 GMT -5
I recall he has a great arm. With him not able to hit in the majors, and us needing pitchers, how about a position change;) Kidding aside, I've always been skeptical of kids with bad hit tools, no matter how hot they can get for a brief period with power. I'd prefer he not be on the Sox anymore. We should be able to pick up for little cost a non-descript, late career Sean Casey/Moreland/Olerud guy who produces contact and hits. i can understand. I think his power is something you gotta try and ride with for a certain period. Not sure the length, though fortunately for Bobby, and for the Sox to a lesser extent, there are a few overriding reasons to give him a longer leash than they have Franchy. 1. When you hand a strong prospect a job coming out of good 2020 and ST performances, you really don’t want to give up on him early. 2. There is no automatic one for one replacement for Dalbec. 3. Duran does not play first.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Jun 3, 2021 16:22:14 GMT -5
Workman’s 2019 was a total outlier! 71 innings 29 hits 1.88 ERA 104 strikeouts
His career has not been that good outside of that one year ..... he is still way better than Brewer!!!!
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Jun 3, 2021 16:45:55 GMT -5
i can understand. I think his power is something you gotta try and ride with for a certain period. Not sure the length, though fortunately for Bobby, and for the Sox to a lesser extent, there are a few overriding reasons to give him a longer leash than they have Franchy. 1. When you hand a strong prospect a job coming out of good 2020 and ST performances, you really don’t want to give up on him early. 2. There is no automatic one for one replacement for Dalbec. 3. Duran does not play first. The Red Sox, as you say, do not have an in house player to replace Dalbec. What they do have is a lot of players who will be Rule 5 eligible! There are 61 players (the vast majority not worth protecting), but Bloom could swing a deal with one of the lesser prospects for a 1B. For starters: eligible: Jeter Downs #2 Jarren Duran #3 Josh Winckowski #24 Thaddeus Ward #7 Kaleb Ort Gilberto Jimenez #4 Durbin Feltman #28 Kutter Crawford Bryan Bello #9 ....as well as many others. How many spot will they have available come November to add some highly regarded prospects.
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Post by slam761 on Jun 3, 2021 16:49:45 GMT -5
i haven't seen enough live action, but, that pitch he swung at last at bat for strike 2 wasnt close. Coupled with the fact that he apparently hasn't made a lot of contact is a bad mix. He has some time to get it right. I think they should stick with him. I recall he has a great arm. With him not able to hit in the majors, and us needing pitchers, how about a position change;) Kidding aside, I've always been skeptical of kids with bad hit tools, no matter how hot they can get for a brief period with power. I'd prefer he not be on the Sox anymore. We should be able to pick up for little cost a non-descript, late career Sean Casey/Moreland/Olerud guy who produces contact and hits. I don't know if he would want to leave WAS after spending his whole career there, but fwiw, Ryan Zimmerman is killing it this year on a one year, $1m contract and the Nats really aren't competitive. Could be someone worth looking into if the Nats and Zimmerman are both ok with a trade.
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Post by ericmvan on Jun 3, 2021 16:54:33 GMT -5
Workman’s 2019 was a total outlier! 71 innings 29 hits 1.88 ERA 104 strikeouts His career has not been that good outside of that one year ..... he is still way better than Brewer!!!! I think the plan is for him to have a few impressive outings and then, to make room for Brasier, trade him for a future mid-top rotation starter.
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Post by foreverred9 on Jun 3, 2021 17:25:39 GMT -5
I think Devers ended up seeing 60 out of 61 pitches this series that were either fastball or sinker, with the only offspeed being the 3-2 splitter he saw in the 3rd inning today.
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Post by incandenza on Jun 3, 2021 17:47:30 GMT -5
The two Red Sox starters with the worst ERAs are Rodriguez and Eovaldi.
The two Red Sox starters with the best xFIPs are Rodriguez and Eovaldi.
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Post by Guidas on Jun 3, 2021 18:58:17 GMT -5
Great win!
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Post by cdj on Jun 3, 2021 19:00:47 GMT -5
Workman’s 2019 was a total outlier! 71 innings 29 hits 1.88 ERA 104 strikeouts His career has not been that good outside of that one year ..... he is still way better than Brewer!!!! I think the plan is for him to have a few impressive outings and then, to make room for Brasier, trade him for a future mid-top rotation starter.Rinse, repeat next season
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Post by patford on Jun 3, 2021 19:52:48 GMT -5
I think Devers ended up seeing 60 out of 61 pitches this series that were either fastball or sinker, with the only offspeed being the 3-2 splitter he saw in the 3rd inning today. Devers started getting a lot of off speed stuff because he was killing fast balls. It's a game of adjustments.
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