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Post by dirtdog on Jul 13, 2022 20:43:13 GMT -5
Our pitching staff is actually fine, weâre getting a ridiculous number of pitchers back, so they shouldnât fade in the second half (im only worried about Pivettaâs workload). Our offense is another story, maybe Kiké gets his act together like he did last year, but heâs not close. We really need a corner bat however we can get it Agree we are a bat short. My opinion has not changed on this.
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Post by philip on Jul 13, 2022 20:43:19 GMT -5
Walls is killing us. Was not expecting to win today. Was hoping to win the 1 st or 2nd game of this series. Tampa is very aggressive on the bases.
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Post by philip on Jul 13, 2022 20:44:06 GMT -5
Walls is killing us. Was not expecting to win today. Was hoping to win the 1 st or 2nd game of this series. Tampa is very aggressive on the bases.
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Post by redsox43 on Jul 13, 2022 20:46:09 GMT -5
Maybe the Sox are sellers again. Definitely. But the answer might change for every individual game result until the trade deadline. Against your wild card opponents. Speier wrote about how that if the Sox keep losing to divisional opponents, they'll miss the playoffs. It's playing out that way.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 13, 2022 20:48:32 GMT -5
Definitely. But the answer might change for every individual game result until the trade deadline. Against your wild card opponents. Speier wrote about how that if the Sox keep losing to divisional opponents, they'll miss the playoffs. It's playing out that way. You'd think by the law of averages the Sox would win an ALE series but now they haven't taken any of the first 11 series. Wonder how far they can drag this out.
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Post by redsox43 on Jul 13, 2022 20:51:24 GMT -5
Against your wild card opponents. Speier wrote about how that if the Sox keep losing to divisional opponents, they'll miss the playoffs. It's playing out that way. You'd think by the law of averages the Sox would win an ALE series but now they haven't taken any of the first 11 series. Wonder how far they can drag this out. I know the last poster didn't like my last post, but the Sox continuing to lose against every AL East opponent means that they're also losing out of every tie breaking scenario along with the standings. They got to beat the East at some point or they should sell.
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Post by manfred on Jul 13, 2022 20:57:53 GMT -5
I have a hard time imagining them selling unless they are clearly out of a WC spot. Maybe not *buying*, but waving the white flag if you are 2 games behind the Mariners seems pretty drastic.
Now… I could imagine a trade of a bigger name that returns immediate value. But I think the PR of being close and, say, trading X for a few lower-minors prospects (even if good ones) would be disastrous.
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Post by RedSoxStats on Jul 13, 2022 20:57:59 GMT -5
Winckowski ranks 369th/374 pitchers in getting whiffs on swings.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 13, 2022 20:59:47 GMT -5
You'd think by the law of averages the Sox would win an ALE series but now they haven't taken any of the first 11 series. Wonder how far they can drag this out. I know the last poster didn't like my last post, but the Sox continuing to lose against every AL East opponent means that they're also losing out of every time breaking scenario along with the standings. They got to beat the East at some point or they should sell. I read what Speier wrote and mathematically it's probably true, but sooner or later the Sox should win some series against the East. The law of averages have to come in at some point, dont they? Not expecting it at Yankee Stadium though. I dont think the Sox will be far out enough by Aug 2 for Bloom to sell. The Sox will play better and some point and if Bloom can upgrade 1b, rf, and RH relief, and the injuries slow down...they should manage being the 6th best team in the league and make the playoffs. It's not like their closest competitors are juggernauts.
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Post by dirtdog on Jul 13, 2022 21:00:53 GMT -5
But I think the PR of being close and, say, trading X for a few lower-minors prospects (even if good ones) would be disastrous. Yeah but they certainly dont seem to be tripping all over themselves to bring him back. Prospects this month or a pick next summer?
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 13, 2022 21:15:39 GMT -5
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jul 13, 2022 21:21:11 GMT -5
Glad I saw Thor instead of this. It'll never happen, but would have tremendous respect for Bloom if he punted on this season. Their record is a complete mirage after pounding on some horrible teams for a month, which was much improved from beating no one at all.
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Post by manfred on Jul 13, 2022 21:24:16 GMT -5
But I think the PR of being close and, say, trading X for a few lower-minors prospects (even if good ones) would be disastrous. Yeah but they certainly dont seem to be tripping all over themselves to bring him back. Prospects this month or a pick next summer? Fair questions. Tough position.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 13, 2022 21:25:43 GMT -5
I tell you Winc did a pretty good job 2night. Not bad at all.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 13, 2022 21:28:00 GMT -5
Glad I saw Thor instead of this. It'll never happen, but would have tremendous respect for Bloom if he punted on this season. Their record is a complete mirage after pounding on some horrible teams for a month, which was much improved from beating no one at all. I know it’s tough to vision but no one has been extended , can easily clear over 90 million plus David Price money off the books. He could qualify offers to 4 guys easily. This could happen.
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Post by congusgambler33 on Jul 13, 2022 21:33:57 GMT -5
I just learned why diekman is used so often...cora is a masochist
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Post by reasonabledoubt on Jul 13, 2022 21:34:53 GMT -5
Saw a tweet that listed like 10 Royals that won't be able to play in Toronto - Benintendi is one. Wonder what that does to his trade value for AL teams. A lot of speculation that the MFYs were interested.
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Post by benzinger on Jul 13, 2022 21:50:27 GMT -5
I tell you Winc did a pretty good job 2night. Not bad at all. He wasn’t the problem at all. Once they were down 2 against McClanahan it was basically over, though. The offense was powerless against him.
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Post by benzinger on Jul 13, 2022 22:01:45 GMT -5
Sox are 11-23 against the AL East and 31-14 against the AL Central and West.
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Post by cdj on Jul 13, 2022 23:02:41 GMT -5
Winckowski ranks 369th/374 pitchers in getting whiffs on swings. I rank 1st out of 8 billion in not caring, Starter Winck Train coming through choooo choooooooo 🚂
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Jul 13, 2022 23:34:57 GMT -5
It is still sad that Michael Feliz had to go. Look at those '22 stats. OPSA.
ORT & Valdez serve the purpose.
They won't need a 5th starter til the 26th. But Winky hasn't been optioned ...
Barnes to the 60-day (July 31) ... means that there's nothing grave with Kiké or Seabold. At least not diagnosed yet.
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Post by redsox43 on Jul 14, 2022 0:40:42 GMT -5
Sox are 11-23 against the AL East and 31-14 against the AL Central and West. 42 games left in the division. 32 games versus everyone else. The only good news within the division is that I imagine the Yankees will stop trying by September because they blew away the division, so like 4 or more of those games they won't care about. The Sox are playing 8 games with a wild card opponent until trade deadline time August 2nd. Every opponent from now until trade deadline season has a winning record. Add- (except Cleveland who's one game below .500) So yeah here's your season and whether we find out if they're buying or selling.
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Post by bosoxnation on Jul 14, 2022 1:05:54 GMT -5
Just saw that 10 of the Royals players are not Vaccinated and not making the tip to Toronto. That’s such a high number! Including Benny
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Post by Guidas on Jul 14, 2022 8:05:27 GMT -5
Glad I saw Thor instead of this. It'll never happen, but would have tremendous respect for Bloom if he punted on this season. Their record is a complete mirage after pounding on some horrible teams for a month, which was much improved from beating no one at all. I know it’s tough to vision but no one has been extended, can easily clear over 90 million plus David Price money off the books. He could qualify offers to 4 guys easily. This could happen. First, I think if they can get healthy Eovaldi and Whitlock back next week (or even this weekend for one or both) this team changes dramatically. Second, they need a bat - either for RF or 1st base, and prob one more dependable arm for the pen. But with regards to Qualifying offers, where are we with QOs? I thought their disappearance depended on the Intl draft being approved, which is deadlined for around July 24th, I believe. If that's correct, then even if they do drop it makes sense to hang on to the stars (unless they get an obscene offer or a legit MLB-ready player in a position of need) and QO Xander (anguished cry), Eovaldi (sob), JDM and maybe Vaz. Vaz at 1 year for 15M, while they go find a legit catcher, is not a bad deal.
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Post by greenmonster on Jul 14, 2022 8:34:20 GMT -5
Not that is changes the bigger point, but 2021 QO was $18.4M. I wouldn't expect that value to go down if its still around for 2022
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