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Post by scottysmalls on Apr 8, 2023 18:54:44 GMT -5
Kiké has been awful at short but a lot of it has been errors, which feels maybe fixable? His range isnât great but it doesnât look terrible to me either. I donât know that they have a ton of other choices at the moment. I feel bad cause he seemed to really personally prize an opportunity to be the full time short stop, so I hope he can figure it out.
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Post by julyanmorley on Apr 8, 2023 18:55:48 GMT -5
Boy, Kiké's a pretty bad shortstop.
Giving Kiké the SS job when Story went down and we had no other CF is looking like a pretty bad mistake, but without making it we wouldn't have the AL MVP so ¯\_(ã)_/¯
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Post by scottysmalls on Apr 8, 2023 19:01:20 GMT -5
After tomorrow 14 straight games against division leaders, should be interesting to see how the team does in that stretch. I think they should also be on pace to get all of Whitlock, Bello, Paxton back in that time which should help.
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Post by manfred on Apr 8, 2023 19:01:46 GMT -5
I didn’t see the end, but I can tell things ended great ‘cause Brasier pitched and no one is killing him here.
THAT is the magic of Devers.
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Post by scottysmalls on Apr 8, 2023 19:03:27 GMT -5
Back of the napkin says that if Duvall has a 100 wRC+ the rest of the way, he'd still end up at 112 or so for the season thanks to what he's done in the first 8 games. That's not to say he's guaranteed to produce at a 100 wRC+ rate; just to illustrate how much what he's already done contributes to a full season's output. On a cool 23.6 WAR/150 pace
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Post by scottysmalls on Apr 8, 2023 19:07:49 GMT -5
Boy, Kiké's a pretty bad shortstop.
Giving Kiké the SS job when Story went down and we had no other CF is looking like a pretty bad mistake, but without making it we wouldn't have the AL MVP so ¯\_(ã)_/¯ Eh we’ll see, the obvious guy available was Andrus and it’s not like he would have helped them win so far with his -0.1 WAR and 9 wRC+. Maybe Chang isn’t any worse than he or Iglesias. Maybe Mondesi is back in a month and can play. Certainly seems to me like picking Duvall over Andries has been a great decision so far (though it may not have had to be an either/or).
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Post by backwardsk on Apr 8, 2023 19:23:00 GMT -5
After tomorrow 14 straight games against division leaders, should be interesting to see how the team does in that stretch. I think they should also be on pace to get all of Whitlock, Bello, Paxton back in that time which should help. I'm really interested what a HEALTHY Whitlock can do out of a starting rotation. Last year, he already had the hip injury when he was starting or something like that. Whitlock's success as a starter I think makes planning for the immediate and long term future a lot easier. It would just plain stink if he's a strict reliever, albeit one of the bests in MLB.
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Post by wkdbigsoxfan on Apr 8, 2023 19:44:39 GMT -5
AL East is insane already, 38 games in, including 4 games against each other so far. +69 run differential combined. Even if you exclude the Rays it’s +23
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Post by yuchangclan on Apr 8, 2023 20:11:47 GMT -5
Red Sox have 13 HRs in 8 games. They didn't hit that total til May 1st last year - the 23rd game of the season. This Tigers’ pitching staff sure can fix a lot of ills. I’m not sure what to think about this offense yet.
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Post by kevfc89 on Apr 8, 2023 20:16:44 GMT -5
pretty crazy, 8 of the next 9 games against the Sox will feature left handed starting pitchers.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 8, 2023 20:41:30 GMT -5
Great win! Can they just play Detroit all year?
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 8, 2023 20:47:29 GMT -5
Great win! Can they just play Detroit all year? Well, that would be preferable to playing Pittsburgh;)
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Post by julyanmorley on Apr 8, 2023 20:51:38 GMT -5
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Post by Foulke_In_Athol on Apr 8, 2023 20:59:36 GMT -5
If only they could bottle some Devers, it would be the best selling anti-depressant on the market.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Apr 8, 2023 23:31:36 GMT -5
After today Duvall will have likely reached or surpassed his 2022 WAR total, which he built over 86 games, in 7 games. Hernandez moved from CF to SS, so effectively Duval replaces Bogaerts. IMO, I think he will easily replace X’s offense as long as he stays healthy.
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Post by okin15 on Apr 9, 2023 5:39:13 GMT -5
So where does Tapia start today? Gotta get him in the lineup while the hot streak lasts.
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Post by jmei on Apr 9, 2023 7:31:11 GMT -5
So where does Tapia start today? Gotta get him in the lineup while the hot streak lasts. They’re facing a lefty starting pitcher so not sure Tapia starts today.
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Post by manfred on Apr 9, 2023 8:54:37 GMT -5
pretty crazy, 8 of the next 9 games against the Sox will feature left handed starting pitchers. Anyone think there's a chance of Dalbec getting a short-term promotion? I don’t see it. Turner can start at first. I would like to see Casas play against lefties a bit, too. He isn’t meant to be a platoon player in the long run.
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Post by julyanmorley on Apr 9, 2023 8:55:18 GMT -5
Pitch modeling thinks Ort was elite again yesterday
Still plenty of room on the bandwagon, fellas
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Post by scottysmalls on Apr 9, 2023 9:39:55 GMT -5
Pitch modeling thinks Ort was elite again yesterday Still plenty of room on the bandwagon, fellas The current team pitching leader in fWAR. Also the only pitchers with positive fWAR so far are he, Winck, and Bleier.
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Post by incandenza on Apr 9, 2023 9:49:07 GMT -5
Pitch modeling thinks Ort was elite again yesterday Still plenty of room on the bandwagon, fellas Where can I look this up?
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Post by cdj on Apr 9, 2023 9:51:29 GMT -5
Pitch modeling thinks Ort was elite again yesterday Still plenty of room on the bandwagon, fellas #suppORT
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Post by incandenza on Apr 9, 2023 9:53:24 GMT -5
Pitch modeling thinks Ort was elite again yesterday Still plenty of room on the bandwagon, fellas The current team pitching leader in fWAR. Also the only pitchers with positive fWAR so far are he, Winck, and Bleier. Starters have given up 14 home runs in 35 innings. Relievers have given up 0 home runs in 37 innings.
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Post by julyanmorley on Apr 9, 2023 10:10:08 GMT -5
Pitch modeling thinks Ort was elite again yesterday Still plenty of room on the bandwagon, fellas Where can I look this up?
You can filter date ranges to make it for any given day
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Apr 9, 2023 11:54:34 GMT -5
According to fangraphs, Ort is 240 pounds? Damn.
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