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Post by Soxfansince1971 on May 11, 2024 20:21:03 GMT -5
Winck gone? Why not Chase? Quite a surprise to me. Chase Anderson saves the bullpen lots of innings when he pitches three innings in blowouts. When used that way, he was very effective.
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Post by asm18 on May 11, 2024 21:07:09 GMT -5
Winck gone? Why not Chase? Quite a surprise to me. Chase Anderson saves the bullpen lots of innings when he pitches three innings in blowouts. When used that way, he was very effective. I think there’s also something to be said that guys like Winckowski or Criswell are almost too good to be garbage time long relievers. Like Chase Anderson is there to pitch in the lowest possible leverage innings or like in an emergency - and in that role there are weeks where you might not ever pitch, by design. I’m sure later in the season when they’re less worried about mop up innings they’ll eventually DFA Anderson and it’ll be all hands on deck
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Post by rhswanzey on May 11, 2024 21:17:09 GMT -5
I thought the most interesting “why not him?” guy was Zack Kelly, who also has options and is the RH reliever with the shortest tenure. He also tends to be used for more than one inning at a time, both this year and preinjury last year, a Wincowski-ish pen role. I do buy cheers’ suggestion that this is about stretching out a 6th starter; it’s news if it’s actually that he’s fallen behind Kelly and others on the relief depth chart, since on paper throughout the winter, he was behind only Kenley and Martin.
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Post by incandenza on May 11, 2024 21:48:00 GMT -5
I felt like I was losing my mind that no NESN employee throughout the entire game noticed that that Nats homer to LF was already a homer before it caromed off the pole. And no one here mentioned it. And... am I losing my mind? It bounced above the red stripe...
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Post by soxfansince67 on May 11, 2024 22:21:11 GMT -5
I felt like I was losing my mind that no NESN employee throughout the entire game noticed that that Nats homer to LF was already a homer before it caromed off the pole. And no one here mentioned it. And... am I losing my mind? It bounced above the red stripe... Yes indeed. And yes it was weird.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on May 11, 2024 22:47:20 GMT -5
I thought the most interesting “why not him?” guy was Zack Kelly, who also has options and is the RH reliever with the shortest tenure. He also tends to be used for more than one inning at a time, both this year and preinjury last year, a Wincowski-ish pen role. I do buy cheers’ suggestion that this is about stretching out a 6th starter; it’s news if it’s actually that he’s fallen behind Kelly and others on the relief depth chart, since on paper throughout the winter, he was behind only Kenley and Martin. Agreed, he is now the only ‘good’ depth starter in AAA.
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Post by sxfan on May 12, 2024 0:33:55 GMT -5
I think Dom was worth a look, but I am off the Dom train. I didn't like this experiment from the beginning. I'll be on board with David Hamilton Dhing with Rob Refsnyder going forward... Dominic Smith doesn't add anything but a once home run at bat once every three weeks... However, a bottom to top of the lineup of David Hamilton to Rafaela to Duran..... Has a chance to create some disruptions, if they somehow get on base. That's a lot of speed. That creates a lot of unforced runs unintentionally or intentionally. Hamilton doesn't add much value defensively so I have absolutely no problem with him platooning him DH wise.
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Post by incandenza on May 12, 2024 9:17:13 GMT -5
PAs from players with a wRC+ below 30:
Yankees: 6 Rays: 33
Blue Jays: 62 Orioles: 97
Red Sox: 304
Which is how the Red Sox have a team wRC+ of 99 despite having 5 regulars above 130 and two more around 110.
ADD: And this might be a reason to think the poor clutch hitting isn't just bad luck? A couple of the hot hitters get on base, but then it's 2 or 3 guys in a row who are totally hopeless. Then if, say, Tyler O'Neill also happens to be cold in clutch situations as a matter of random variation then the whole offense is pretty much lost.
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Post by soxin8 on May 12, 2024 9:27:26 GMT -5
Romy ss Ref dh TON rf Devers 3rd Wong c Cooper 1st Vaughn 2nd Duran lf Ceddanne cf
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 12, 2024 9:38:26 GMT -5
PAs from players with a wRC+ below 30: Yankees: 6 Rays: 33
Blue Jays: 62 Orioles: 97
Red Sox: 304 Which is how the Red Sox have a team wRC+ of 99 despite having 5 regulars above 130 and two more around 110.
The irony is that the Sox got Smith and Cooper to alleviate that issue, to give them mediocrity instead of absolute putridness. Add in Grissom" poor performance and the problem of too many plate appearances to putridness continues. The Red Sox thought Smith would be mediocre to average, which would be a better gamble that promoting Kavadas who could be Dalbec-ian. Dalbec is simply not a major league caliber hitter. He cant even make contact. There's a big gulf between the gaudy offensive numbers posted as Worcester and the numbers at the big league level. I hate to say it but in some instances they just have to go with it. I think Grissom will hit and hit very well. But I also though he would struggle terribly at the outset not really having had spring training. And he is. Just have to stick with him and eventually he will play his way out of it and will hit. He has just hit too well in his entire minor league career and even in his brief stops in Atlanta to make me think otherwise. As far as Cooper and Smith go, I'd be willing to gamble Kavadas for Smith but would keep all 3 of Smith, Kavadas, and Cooper on the roster and I'd send Hamilton down. I'd give Kavadas some run at the DH spot but be prepared for a scenario where he's striking out on 40% of his ABs. I think Smith could be a useful PH type and spell Cooper who id give the regular 1b ABs to until Casas returns. If Kavadas succeeds they got an interesting DH. If he fails it's back to Smith unless somebody better comes along. Of course with Casas and Yoshida's status so uncertain who knows how long any of this plays out for?
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Post by incandenza on May 12, 2024 9:44:48 GMT -5
I'd give Cooper a little run; I don't see why he shouldn't be at least serviceable with the bat, and the glove has looked excellent.
I don't see any reason to be optimistic about Dominic Smith. He hasn't really hit since the covid season. I'd be a lot more interested to see if Kavadas might actually be Schwarber Lite, even if that's a long shot, than sticking with Smith.
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Post by grandsalami on May 12, 2024 11:38:10 GMT -5
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Post by incandenza on May 12, 2024 11:56:41 GMT -5
moms=pink always feels a little weird to me. Why do they get the same color as baby girls?
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Post by soxfansince67 on May 12, 2024 12:12:54 GMT -5
Romy ss Ref dh TON rf Devers 3rd Wong c Cooper 1st Vaughn 2nd Duran lf Ceddanne cf Curious lineup.
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Post by cdj on May 12, 2024 12:40:54 GMT -5
Bello day game
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Post by briam on May 12, 2024 12:52:46 GMT -5
O’Neill shouldn’t hit near the top of the order. Allergic to making contact.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 12, 2024 12:56:51 GMT -5
Another wasted opportunity.
With all the stats around, productive outs would be an interesting one to see. The Sox are probably deficient in that area.
Cant advance a runner if you cant put the ball out into play.
I suspect that's the reason the Sox offensive numbers look fine but they struggle to score runs.
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Post by manfred on May 12, 2024 12:57:11 GMT -5
moms=pink always feels a little weird to me. Why do they get the same color as baby girls? Why do baby girls get pink? Pink used to be a boys color. Shifted over the 20th century. Russia has two blues, and blue is, er, not traditionally masculine, euphemistically. All silly.
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Post by radiohix on May 12, 2024 12:57:50 GMT -5
SSS oddities: Refsnyder OPS entering today's game vs LHP .741 vs RHP 1.240
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Post by incandenza on May 12, 2024 13:00:59 GMT -5
I may not have the number *exactly* right, but I believe O'Neill has struck out 935 times with one out and a runner on third.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 12, 2024 13:03:04 GMT -5
I may not have the number *exactly* right, but I believe O'Neill has struck out 935 times with one out and a runner on third. Nope. Wrong...its only 934, lol
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Post by radiohix on May 12, 2024 13:06:56 GMT -5
Wong's at bats are more and more "professional". Now if he can work on that blocking thing...
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Post by asm18 on May 12, 2024 13:07:38 GMT -5
I don’t get the Romy-blocking-the-base argument OB and Youk were discussing - he had to leap up to catch the ball and then his foot landed in front of it before he made the tag. Like is Romy supposed to contort his leg out of the way while he lands?
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 12, 2024 13:09:19 GMT -5
that has to be against the rules somehow
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Post by cdj on May 12, 2024 13:10:08 GMT -5
Rafaela addicted to RBI
also Wong should’ve just trucked Gore there, they would’ve given him the run
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