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Post by grandsalami on May 6, 2023 1:14:57 GMT -5
Littell will be joining us. Maybe the end of Brasier? Probably just Ort back down and someone to the 60 day (or a Garza DFA) Im half asleep and was confused about why matt garza was A unretired b pitching for Boston
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Post by ericmvan on May 6, 2023 2:19:45 GMT -5
What a difference a -clean- week makes. I heard Casas after the game and he doesn't sound particularly worried about (potentially) being sent down. But it would behoove him to get over the Mendoza line soon. He has a .370 expected BA in his last 3 games (12 AB + SF. He may not get credit at Stacast for the sac fly, but it had an xBA of 890).
Before that, in 37 PA going back to April 19, he had a .167 / .415 / .316 expected line, which is above-average MLB production (.352 xwOBA).
He's been working on things for 3 weeks now, solving his strike zone swing choice problems, and may well have turned the corner on making hard contact.
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Post by scottysmalls on May 6, 2023 8:17:52 GMT -5
Red Sox have the third best winning % in the AL, 5th in MLB. Absolutely crazy that they are still 7.5 out of the division, the Rays simply never lose.
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Post by Canseco on May 6, 2023 8:32:48 GMT -5
Probably just Ort back down and someone to the 60 day (or a Garza DFA) Im half asleep and was confused about why matt garza was A unretired b pitching for Boston Oooof! I can feel my blood pressure rising. Matt Garza used to make my blood boil!
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Post by julyanmorley on May 6, 2023 8:42:52 GMT -5
Jarren Duran is 4th in the majors in CF UZR/150 and second in the majors in wOBA, as many of us predicted would happen before the season started
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 6, 2023 8:45:33 GMT -5
Im half asleep and was confused about why matt garza was A unretired b pitching for Boston Oooof! I can feel my blood pressure rising. Matt Garza used to make my blood boil! He's one of the biggest reasons the Sox didn't repeat as Champions in 2008. John Lester pitched a good Game 7 but was outpitched by Garza who shut the Sox totally down after Pedroia's 1st inning HR. Then Price came out of the pen and doused the fire in the 8th inning and that was that, but at least Price made up for his "sin" 10 years later, lol. No such contrition from Garza, lol.
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Post by julyanmorley on May 6, 2023 8:52:40 GMT -5
Littell looks like a perfectly fine up and down arm. The WooSox have zero of those on the roster, other than barely acceptable lefties Sherriff and Dermody.
DFA Brasier, option Ort, option Bernandino and option Bello should cover Littell, Paxton, Whitlock and Rodriguez's coming additions
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Post by julyanmorley on May 6, 2023 8:57:20 GMT -5
Chris Martin has scored bad on pitch modeling each time since coming off the IL
Sale scored great from last night
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Post by yuchangclan on May 6, 2023 9:13:03 GMT -5
Do the Phillies just stink? Maybe They just got Harper back this week. He’s as good as there is. Trea Turner is an MVP-caliber player who is off to a slow start. Schwarber will probably hit 40HR’s once he gets going. Realmuto is one of the best catchers in the game. Castellanos can definitely hit. Wheeler and Nola are one of the best 1-2 punches in the game. There is a lot to like on this roster. They remind me of the Mets as a team with a really good roster who aren’t playing particularly well yet. Better to get them now and get out of town before they get hot.
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Post by incandenza on May 6, 2023 9:20:13 GMT -5
Red Sox have the third best winning % in the AL, 5th in MLB. Absolutely crazy that they are still 7.5 out of the division, the Rays simply never lose. And yet since the end of that series between the two teams the Red Sox are 15-6 while the Rays are 14-6.
Half the Rays' games have been against the Reds and White Sox in that stretch too.
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Post by radiohix on May 6, 2023 9:26:34 GMT -5
I don’t like our chances in tonight’s game: Kluber is pitching A no name lefty with 5 ERA pitching for Philly? I hate facing those.
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Post by incandenza on May 6, 2023 9:32:31 GMT -5
Do the Phillies just stink? Maybe They just got Harper back this week. He’s as good as there is. Trea Turner is an MVP-caliber player who is off to a slow start. Schwarber will probably hit 40HR’s once he gets going. Realmuto is one of the best catchers in the game. Castellanos can definitely hit. Wheeler and Nola are one of the best 1-2 punches in the game. There is a lot to like on this roster. They remind me of the Mets as a team with a really good roster who aren’t playing particularly well yet. Better to get them now and get out of town before they get hot. The Phillies might be real good, but if I were a fan of that team I'd be a little nervous. Schwarber and Castellanos have combined for exactly one 3-WAR season in their careers and both are over 30. Marsh has had a hot month but he's rocking a 104-point wOBA-xwOBA gap. And Turner will probably be okay, but his offense has trended down since 2020 and he's about to turn 30. And there's no guarantee Harper won't be affected by his injury.
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Post by GyIantosca on May 6, 2023 9:40:08 GMT -5
Probably just Ort back down and someone to the 60 day (or a Garza DFA) Im half asleep and was confused about why matt garza was A unretired b pitching for Boston Lol, That’s the first thing I thought of. Do you remember him pitching against us. What a pain he was.
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Post by julyanmorley on May 6, 2023 9:43:53 GMT -5
The Phillies were in a similar spot to the Red Sox. Next to zero cheap talent and a division that will be tough to top no matter what you do. The Phillies went all-in and the Red Sox kept their powder dry.
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Post by GyIantosca on May 6, 2023 9:46:36 GMT -5
Did you guys think we would get to 20 wins before Toronto and MFY’S.
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Post by yuchangclan on May 6, 2023 10:11:57 GMT -5
Paxton’s final line during his rehab stint: 6.23 ERA over six starts w. 16BB & 26K’s in 21 2/3 innings.
It sounds like the velocity is good, but he’s not throwing enough strikes. We’d definitely expect some rust on a guy who’s pitched so little over the last few years, but how much patience will the team have if we see similar results in the Majors?
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Post by redsoxfan2 on May 6, 2023 10:44:53 GMT -5
Red Sox have the third best winning % in the AL, 5th in MLB. Absolutely crazy that they are still 7.5 out of the division, the Rays simply never lose. The Rays this year are exactly why a Wild Card team is necessary. I'll never see the justification for 2 more though.
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Post by scottysmalls on May 6, 2023 11:10:43 GMT -5
Red Sox have the third best winning % in the AL, 5th in MLB. Absolutely crazy that they are still 7.5 out of the division, the Rays simply never lose. The Rays this year are exactly why a Wild Card team is necessary. I'll never see the justification for 2 more though. Isnt the AL east this year justification for it? Or for getting rid of divisions as playoff determiners. It’s possible the 5 best teams in the AL are the 5 East teams.
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Post by patford on May 6, 2023 11:17:55 GMT -5
Paxton’s final line during his rehab stint: 6.23 ERA over six starts w. 16BB & 26K’s in 21 2/3 innings. It sounds like the velocity is good, but he’s not throwing enough strikes. We’d definitely expect some rust on a guy who’s pitched so little over the last few years, but how much patience will the team have if we see similar results in the Majors? He's part of a pretty large number of Sox pitchers at all levels who are walking loads of batters. Hopefully with Paxton and Kluber just rust. With the real young guys it may be they have grown some and are adjusting to a changed body type or not used to dealing with cold wet weather? The really concerning one is Mata. Some are saying he should be moved to the pen but I don't see how that works. It does not look like fatigue which sets in after 2-3 inning and he loses command. We all know that moving Darwinzon to the pen if anything made things worse. Maybe they can put Mata on the 15 day IL and leave him there for six months while he works on his mechanics in Clearwater Florida.
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Post by julyanmorley on May 6, 2023 11:24:27 GMT -5
Mata looks to me like he is less than 50% to avoid a DFA before the Rule 5 draft. Maybe more likely he is included in a low value trade deadline deal.
He used his last option this season and so needs to stick on the 26 man roster next year
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Post by pedroiaesque on May 6, 2023 11:30:53 GMT -5
Im half asleep and was confused about why matt garza was A unretired b pitching for Boston Lol, That’s the first thing I thought of. Do you remember him pitching against us. What a pain he was. Sadly, what immediately comes to mind for me is his stupid tongue scraping and spitting he would always do.
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Post by pedroiaesque on May 6, 2023 11:33:40 GMT -5
Mata looks to me like he is less than 50% to avoid a DFA before the Rule 5 draft. Maybe more likely he is included in a low value trade deadline deal. He used his last option this season and so needs to stick on the 26 man roster next year The only way I see them making any move to offload Mata is if he comes up as a reliever and is terrible. Even then, I wouldn’t count on it. I know he limits them in terms of not being able to move up and down to Worcester, but you’ve gotta give the talent a serious chance.
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Post by notstarboard on May 6, 2023 11:39:32 GMT -5
The Phillies were in a similar spot to the Red Sox. Next to zero cheap talent and a division that will be tough to top no matter what you do. The Phillies went all-in and the Red Sox kept their powder dry. Something something Dave Dombrowski
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Post by notstarboard on May 6, 2023 11:44:30 GMT -5
Paxton’s final line during his rehab stint: 6.23 ERA over six starts w. 16BB & 26K’s in 21 2/3 innings. It sounds like the velocity is good, but he’s not throwing enough strikes. We’d definitely expect some rust on a guy who’s pitched so little over the last few years, but how much patience will the team have if we see similar results in the Majors? His most recent outing was 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8K, so rust seems like the most likely culprit.
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Post by incandenza on May 6, 2023 11:48:53 GMT -5
Paxton’s final line during his rehab stint: 6.23 ERA over six starts w. 16BB & 26K’s in 21 2/3 innings. It sounds like the velocity is good, but he’s not throwing enough strikes. We’d definitely expect some rust on a guy who’s pitched so little over the last few years, but how much patience will the team have if we see similar results in the Majors? His most recent outing was 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8K, so rust seems like the most likely culprit. He pitched yesterday - 5 BB and 4 K in 5 IP.
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