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Post by kjkramer on Apr 26, 2022 15:55:45 GMT -5
Really, Really, Really, Really need a win today.... sit your best hitter... wtf Rest the dude after a win or against another opponent or in a few days.... NOT today. Redsox are a mess! Dude cant even DH? Wow
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Post by nomar on Apr 26, 2022 16:06:28 GMT -5
Really, Really, Really, Really need a win today.... sit your best hitter... wtf Rest the dude after a win or against another opponent or in a few days.... NOT today. Redsox are a mess! Dude cant even DH? Wow Will take a miracle to win with this matchup anyway. I’m just happy it’s not Monday and we can watch the farm
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Post by benzinger on Apr 26, 2022 16:15:48 GMT -5
Line-upage (Devers no esta aquí): Story 2B Verdugo LF Bogaerts SS Martinez DH Hernández CF Bradley Jr. RF Dalbec 1B Arroyo 3B Vázquez C So I notice that JBJ keeps climbing in the batting order. That’s probably a good way to fix this malaise. By the time he gets to leadoff, they should be ready to make a run.
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Post by blizzards39 on Apr 26, 2022 16:35:38 GMT -5
Line-upage (Devers no esta aquí): Story 2B Verdugo LF Bogaerts SS Martinez DH Hernández CF Bradley Jr. RF Dalbec 1B Arroyo 3B Vázquez C So I notice that JBJ keeps climbing in the batting order. That’s probably a good way to fix this malaise. By the time he gets to leadoff, they should be ready to make a run. Springer Bichette Vlad Collins Chapman Tapia Espinal Kotoh Zimmer It’s not like the Blue Jays are the 27 Yankees here.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2022 17:15:13 GMT -5
That GM was gone soon after. He collected prospects, too.Just sayin'... Common misconception - Cherington did not do this! He added practically no prospects in trades, despite dealing a few veterans. Look at the transactions history if you don't believe me. Bloom has already added a ton more prospects through non-draft routes than Cherington and Dombrowski did combined. Agreed!!!! Look also also the draft log from 2013 and 2014!!! Cherington was a total bust in most of his drafting!!!!
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Post by kjkramer on Apr 26, 2022 17:27:02 GMT -5
Really, Really, Really, Really need a win today.... sit your best hitter... wtf Rest the dude after a win or against another opponent or in a few days.... NOT today. Redsox are a mess! Dude cant even DH? Wow Will take a miracle to win with this matchup anyway. I’m just happy it’s not Monday and we can watch the farm [br True. We can see some actual hitters there
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Post by kjkramer on Apr 26, 2022 18:03:49 GMT -5
If we lose tonight..... I say we break out the yellow/blue City Connect uniforms tomorrow
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Post by kjkramer on Apr 26, 2022 18:13:49 GMT -5
Wow. How many warning track balls can we have?
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Post by Guidas on Apr 26, 2022 18:13:53 GMT -5
Friggin’ deflated ball.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 26, 2022 18:17:01 GMT -5
Gausman for $22M a year may be the deal of the decade.
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Post by notstarboard on Apr 26, 2022 18:19:31 GMT -5
Gausman for $22M a year may be the deal of the decade. He's also already 31. Lot of time for that contract to stop looking as nice.
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Post by kjkramer on Apr 26, 2022 18:22:06 GMT -5
Seems like balls going 20-40 foot less on high flies
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Post by chrisfromnc on Apr 26, 2022 18:25:35 GMT -5
I legitimately think the Sox will make the playoffs this year. I think the bats will eventually heat up and they will go on a nice little run, like winning 10 of 12 or something like that. I’m not trying to be Susie Sunshine, I see a team with a lot of offensive potential.
I think the general pessimism on the message board is completely understandable, but is very premature.
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Post by notstarboard on Apr 26, 2022 18:25:35 GMT -5
As a team, the Red Sox are hitting .225/.274/.347 (.277 wOBA) but have an expected slash line of .251/.300/.439 (.316 xwOBA). I'd be curious to see how this compares to other teams to know how much is atrocious luck and how much is deflated balls + cold weather.
Edit: MLB average (including the Sox) is .231/.307/.368 (.305 wOBA) against .251/.327/.432 (.328 xwOBA). This slugging percentage hit in particular is brutal.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 26, 2022 18:28:26 GMT -5
JD says Gausman ain’t no thing.
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Post by grandsalami on Apr 26, 2022 18:34:02 GMT -5
This team is impotent offensively
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Post by foreverred9 on Apr 26, 2022 18:44:12 GMT -5
As a team, the Red Sox are hitting .225/.274/.347 (.277 wOBA) but have an expected slash line of .251/.300/.439 (.316 xwOBA). I'd be curious to see how this compares to other teams to know how much is atrocious luck and how much is deflated balls + cold weather. Edit: MLB average (including the Sox) is .231/.307/.368 (.305 wOBA) against .251/.327/.432 (.328 xwOBA). This slugging percentage hit in particular is brutal.
This highlights well my point in the last series thread - expected stats are not calibrated to this year's ball. So when saying "player X is unlucky" we have to take into context that the whole league is performing 23 wOBA points below expectation.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Apr 26, 2022 18:44:17 GMT -5
This team could use a bat like Michael Chavis.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Apr 26, 2022 18:44:20 GMT -5
Yet another warning track job.
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Post by notstarboard on Apr 26, 2022 18:46:16 GMT -5
Looks like the Sox have reached the stage of their careers where they have... *warning track power*
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Post by chrisfromnc on Apr 26, 2022 18:48:04 GMT -5
This team could use a bat like Michael Chavis. Or maybe Andrew Benintendi. 😀
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Post by soxfansince67 on Apr 26, 2022 18:51:19 GMT -5
ZZZZ. 😴
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Post by Guidas on Apr 26, 2022 18:53:22 GMT -5
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Post by TearsIn04 on Apr 26, 2022 18:57:39 GMT -5
This team is impotent offensively You're right. They're definitely having trouble with the wood.
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Post by benzinger on Apr 26, 2022 19:03:22 GMT -5
This team is impotent offensively You're right. They're definitely having trouble with the wood. Maybe they need Cialis more than Chavis.
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