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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2023 21:25:12 GMT -5
In addition to production at the plate & on the basepaths, there’s been subtle moments from Pablo I’ve just loved. 6th inning of this game Jake Bauers steals 2nd and the throw goes into CF - Pablo pretends to scoops it from dirt in front of Bauers and reached for a fake tag to discourage him from running to third.
Personal anecdote - was at the Friday night game last weekend against the Tigers where Sale came back. Sox are up 5-2 in the bottom of the 8th in a game that already feels over against a bad & checked-out Tigers team. Pablo singles up the middle with no outs and the NESN camera doesn’t show it, but he is pumping his fist like a madman running down the line like he just got on base in the 9th inning during a tie game of a playoff series. The dude is just locked in right now.
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Post by bentossaurus on Aug 20, 2023 22:01:30 GMT -5
Yankees radio calls Anthony Volpe “The Fox,” lol. Volpe is the Italian word for fox.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 20, 2023 22:05:45 GMT -5
After thinking about it, if Duran is hurt, considering Turner's foot and Casas tooth, Dalbec makes the most sense.
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Post by bosoxnation on Aug 20, 2023 23:14:42 GMT -5
After thinking about it, if Duran is hurt, considering Turner's foot and Casas tooth, Dalbec makes the most sense. What makes the most sense is Turner at 1st. Yoshida at DH if Duran and Casas are out. Dalbec or Rafaela would work. Dalbec just a backup RHH and Rafaela playing CF moving Duvall to LF would be the smarter move so Masa can DH until Casas is back.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 20, 2023 23:54:40 GMT -5
After thinking about it, if Duran is hurt, considering Turner's foot and Casas tooth, Dalbec makes the most sense. What makes the most sense is Turner at 1st. Yoshida at DH if Duran and Casas are out. Dalbec or Rafaela would work. Dalbec just a backup RHH and Rafaela playing CF moving Duvall to LF would be the smarter move so Masa can DH until Casas is back. That totally depends on the foot situation with Turner which we have no real way of knowing. Also Yoshida,s travel issues, even at DH are a consideration, two travels coming up fast. Dalbec has been getting reps in the outfield.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Aug 20, 2023 23:57:03 GMT -5
Yankees radio calls Anthony Volpe “The Fox,” lol. Volpe is the Italian word for fox. Yeah I knew that actually but its still funny. Its like when they call Danilo Galinari “The Rooster”
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Post by bosoxnation on Aug 21, 2023 0:58:53 GMT -5
What makes the most sense is Turner at 1st. Yoshida at DH if Duran and Casas are out. Dalbec or Rafaela would work. Dalbec just a backup RHH and Rafaela playing CF moving Duvall to LF would be the smarter move so Masa can DH until Casas is back. That totally depends on the foot situation with Turner which we have no real way of knowing. Also Yoshida,s travel issues, even at DH are a consideration, two travels coming up fast. Dalbec has been getting reps in the outfield. I think Bobby deserves another shot more then anyone but if he comes up and starts hitting then when Duran and Casas are healthy we have a major issue especially with Duran having the mental health problems we can’t bench him after what he’s done for us this year. Rafaela gets a cup of coffee and can ride the bench and learn as much as he can and be a defensive replacement and pinch runner. Does Bobby have a future here? Maybe he’s the DH next year against lefties if Turner leaves. Can we let Turner leave? I don’t think so. I think he’s 1 player i’m willing to pay 10 million a year more than the next guy just to keep him. Does Rafaela have a future here? Absolutely. That’s what it comes down to imo. I know that’s a little crazy but I’d love to see Rafaela get a little time so he can come into next season a little more comfortable. You can even make a case for Abreu who keeps hitting bombs and taking the walks.
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Post by bosoxnation on Aug 21, 2023 1:00:39 GMT -5
just saw this on twitter.
Last season, Schreiber had 32 shutdowns and 8 meltdowns. This season he’s had 8 shutdowns and 5 meltdowns. High leverage master to high leverage disaster.
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Post by bosoxnation on Aug 21, 2023 3:10:47 GMT -5
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Aug 21, 2023 3:50:04 GMT -5
just saw this on twitter. Last season, Schreiber had 32 shutdowns and 8 meltdowns. This season he’s had 8 shutdowns and 5 meltdowns. High leverage master to high leverage disaster. They’re also pitching him like everyday. They are overusing him.
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Post by bentossaurus on Aug 21, 2023 3:53:57 GMT -5
Volpe is the Italian word for fox. Yeah I knew that actually but its still funny. Its like when they call Danilo Galinari “The Rooster” I wish we started calling Verdugo "The Executioner", or Casas "Big House".
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Post by cdj on Aug 21, 2023 6:38:50 GMT -5
just saw this on twitter. Last season, Schreiber had 32 shutdowns and 8 meltdowns. This season he’s had 8 shutdowns and 5 meltdowns. High leverage master to high leverage disaster. They’re also pitching him like everyday. They are overusing him. Using him yesterday was entirely unnecessary. They know this guy is coming back from injury right? Crazy move
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Post by bloomstaxonomy on Aug 21, 2023 8:13:01 GMT -5
Love the production from the top 7, although I think Duran and Duvall are trending down. Casas, on the other hand, is trending up. Reyes will come back down to earth imo. But what I’m also noticing here is a steep drop from Verdugo at .770 to Refsnyder at .690. I believe jmei alluded to, if not outright stated, this in another thread, but for all the talk about depth from the front office, that’s a pretty staggering drop-off. And it has resulted in negative WAR at SS and 2B. I’d have to imagine the Mondesi situation really threw a wrench in their plans. You put a couple of guys between Refsnyder and Verdugo and all of the sudden, you’re probably looking at a few more wins and we’re sitting much prettier in the wild card race. Apples and oranges because, well, they’re different sports, but Bill Belichick is known for investing in the middle-class of the roster. Seems to work pretty well for him. Chaim would do well to try to be better in this regard. Curious if Rafaela could muster a .691 ops as a rookie and make the top 9…alas, nowhere to play him unless Duran is hurt.
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Post by patford on Aug 21, 2023 8:14:26 GMT -5
They’re also pitching him like everyday. They are overusing him. Using him yesterday was entirely unnecessary. They know this guy is coming back from injury right? Crazy move Who should Cora have used instead? RH Kenley Jansen RH Chris Martin RH Josh Winckowski RH John Schreiber RH Garrett Whitlock LH Brennan Bernardino LH Chris Murphy RH Mauricio Llovera
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Post by incandenza on Aug 21, 2023 9:33:51 GMT -5
Love the production from the top 7, although I think Duran and Duvall are trending down. Casas, on the other hand, is trending up. Reyes will come back down to earth imo. But what I’m also noticing here is a steep drop from Verdugo at .770 to Refsnyder at .690. I believe jmei alluded to, if not outright stated, this in another thread, but for all the talk about depth from the front office, that’s a pretty staggering drop-off. And it has resulted in negative WAR at SS and 2B. I’d have to imagine the Mondesi situation really threw a wrench in their plans. You put a couple of guys between Refsnyder and Verdugo and all of the sudden, you’re probably looking at a few more wins and we’re sitting much prettier in the wild card race. Apples and oranges because, well, they’re different sports, but Bill Belichick is known for investing in the middle-class of the roster. Seems to work pretty well for him. Chaim would do well to try to be better in this regard. Curious if Rafaela could muster a .691 ops as a rookie and make the top 9…alas, nowhere to play him unless Duran is hurt. OPS is painting a distorted picture here (as always) by overweighting SLG and underweighting OBP. Refsnyder's power has dropped off to almost nothing this year for some reason but he actually leads the team in OBP, so the dropoff from Verdugo to Refsnyder by wRC+ is only 105 to 97.
True enough that the non-Reyes middle infielders have been a mess though.
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 21, 2023 9:38:15 GMT -5
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Aug 21, 2023 9:50:39 GMT -5
Junior Valentine might’ve been the last person on the planet to give up on this Yankee season.
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Post by manfred on Aug 21, 2023 9:54:05 GMT -5
Those numbers are actually better than it looked.
I’d love to see a breakdown of obvious/close pitches. You figure anyone can call at least 80% of pitches. But he looked so off on pitches +/- 4 inches from the zone.
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Post by incandenza on Aug 21, 2023 10:14:11 GMT -5
I wish you could look up all the individual misses because I feel like almost all of those favored the Yankees. The three most impactful ones did, and then that wildly egregious ball call that must be in the running for worst miss of the year.
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Post by redsoxpride34 on Aug 21, 2023 10:32:00 GMT -5
Using him yesterday was entirely unnecessary. They know this guy is coming back from injury right? Crazy move Who should Cora have used instead? RH Kenley Jansen RH Chris Martin RH Josh Winckowski RH John Schreiber RH Garrett Whitlock LH Brennan Bernardino LH Chris Murphy RH Mauricio Llovera For one, I would not have used Wink as an opener. Thats just dumb. Just start Pivetta and hope for 5 or 6 and then you could have used Wink in the spot they used Schrieber. Outside of Jansen and Martin the pen massively overused. Can't have a rotation of 5 inning or less starters for an entire season.
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Post by incandenza on Aug 21, 2023 10:35:06 GMT -5
Using him yesterday was entirely unnecessary. They know this guy is coming back from injury right? Crazy move Who should Cora have used instead? RH Kenley Jansen RH Chris Martin RH Josh Winckowski RH John Schreiber RH Garrett Whitlock LH Brennan Bernardino LH Chris Murphy RH Mauricio Llovera Bernardino. Pivetta was also an option for that inning.
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Post by scottysmalls on Aug 21, 2023 10:50:02 GMT -5
It's not highlighted in the top 3 most impactful but that strike-called-a-ball right down the middle to Harrison Bader is one of the worst calls I've seen* *since the ball six inches outside was called strike three on Turner a couple days before Add: I also hope if we don't get roboumps that they have Connor Wong in a pitch framing lab all offseason.
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Post by yuchangclan on Aug 21, 2023 12:04:51 GMT -5
Looks like BOTH called strike 3’s to Judge were actually strikes. Keep whining, big man.
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Post by cdj on Aug 21, 2023 12:14:43 GMT -5
Using him yesterday was entirely unnecessary. They know this guy is coming back from injury right? Crazy move Who should Cora have used instead? RH Kenley Jansen RH Chris Martin RH Josh Winckowski RH John Schreiber RH Garrett Whitlock LH Brennan Bernardino LH Chris Murphy RH Mauricio Llovera Tbh I probably just leave Pivetta in. And he was comfortable enough turning to Bernardino knowing Stanton would come up to the plate to face him, should be comfy enough to start him that inning too I do know that schreiber is coming back from injury and was overused a lot last year too- he can probably use a little more downtime than cora ever gives him
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Post by manfred on Aug 21, 2023 12:26:52 GMT -5
Relief pitcher is in the running for worst job in sports. Relatively low pay, and you get run into the ground faster than other positions. It is amazing how we live in an era when starters are limited to under 100 pitches most games out of an abundance of caution, but guys like Wink and Schrieber get driven into the ground. By the time a guy like Wink is able to look for a good contract, he’ll probably be throwing 86 mph.
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