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Post by asm18 on May 5, 2024 22:26:02 GMT -5
For all the defensive miscues from the Red Sox this year, the metrics on them so far have been an huge improvement from last year. They’re still in the league lead in errors (although that seems to have stabilized a bit with Rafaela at SS), but the defensive data would suggest they are getting to more balls and getting more outs than in 2023. Not including today’s game:
2023 -> 2024
Defensive Runs Saved 24th -> 13th
Outs Above Average 30th (last by a LOT) -> 18th
Few of of the infielders have graded out all that well. The outfield does most of the heavy lifting here, with Abreu being great and Jarren Duran being elite - yes, ELITE - defensively. Jarren is tied for 1st in DRS in CF, and in the 95th percentile in OAA.
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Post by ericmvan on May 5, 2024 23:58:00 GMT -5
Highlights from today's game include Grissom's first hit for the Sox, another fine outing from The Great Criswell (sounds like someone who appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show back in the day), Raffaela vaulting over the Mendoza Line, and Reese "Golden Wheels" McGuire stealing another base. Good day all around. Not on the Ed Sullivan Show, but The Jack Paar Program and others, and his own syndicated Criswell Predicts show. He may be best known now for appearing in Plan Nine For Outer Space. I actually own his book of predictions, none of which came true.
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Post by ericmvan on May 6, 2024 0:11:12 GMT -5
I’ll be happy with 2-3 against MIN and ATL on the road Cool, let’s go split in Atlanta I had the same idea for this series; given the pitching matchups and the Twins' streak, I'd be fine with one win. Unexpected bonus: we outscored them them 12 to 10, and that's what better teams do.
As of 1 AM today, the second starter in the Braves series remains TBD. Hopefully that means they're considering Houck on regular rest. They could activate Pivetta and hope to use him in relief in this series.
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Post by scottysmalls on May 6, 2024 8:55:53 GMT -5
For all the defensive miscues from the Red Sox this year, the metrics on them so far have been an huge improvement from last year. They’re still in the league lead in errors (although that seems to have stabilized a bit with Rafaela at SS), but the defensive data would suggest they are getting to more balls and getting more outs than in 2023. Not including today’s game: 2023 -> 2024 Defensive Runs Saved 24th -> 13th Outs Above Average 30th (last by a LOT) -> 18th Few of of the infielders have graded out all that well. The outfield does most of the heavy lifting here, with Abreu being great and Jarren Duran being elite - yes, ELITE - defensively. Jarren is tied for 1st in DRS in CF, and in the 95th percentile in OAA. Duran and Abreu have been great, but I want to add that some of the infielders improved significantly too. At 1B they have gone from 29th to 4th in the league Def, at 2B they went from 30th to 19th, and at 3B from 27th to 20th. So while 3B and 2B still haven’t been good, that’s a huge step up, shout out to Casas and Valdez for improving a ton.
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Post by gerry on May 6, 2024 10:32:13 GMT -5
Seriously impactful injuries have forced these Sox into a fluid state; a need to evolve, to change, to become. Because this is simply not the same team that opened the season. IMO the players, coaches and FO have responded well and been interestimg to watch as they struggle to stay relevant. And they have indeed become relevant.
Even with Rafaella at SS, an O’Neill, Duran, Abreu, Refsnyder OF has become a winner in so many ways. Hard to believe that the pipeline promises more of the same.
Agree on the development of Casas and Valdez but also shoutouts to the ever improving D of Rafaella and Bobby D; and Short should continue the upward trend. Now we have an IF of Cooper, Grissom, Devers, Rafaella, Smith, Hamilton. Amazing.
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