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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 31, 2024 12:55:59 GMT -5
Bye Yohan. We hardly knew you
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Post by nomar on Jul 31, 2024 13:09:43 GMT -5
My expectations are low but I’m glad that we’ll stop seeing people complain about him not getting a chance anymore.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 31, 2024 13:11:50 GMT -5
I wonder if they looked at the rosters after the deadline and decided they were gonna protect Sogard so might as well call him up now
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Post by 0ap0 on Jul 31, 2024 13:17:04 GMT -5
Sweeeet Caroline.... ... Sogard! Sogard! Sogard!
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Post by rhswanzey on Jul 31, 2024 13:31:06 GMT -5
Only 3.9 fWAR plus Springs 2024-2025 to finally win that trade! lol
Happy he’s getting a shot. Happy Westbrook got one, too. Of course a lot of the 35+/40 FVs won’t pan out, but there are definitely ingredients for a useful player (with three option years) here.
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Post by trotnixon7 on Jul 31, 2024 14:06:50 GMT -5
Any reason sogard is up over chase? Is it the versatility factor?
I know meidroth isn't as good as his numbers in AAA but .441 OBP across 88 games still deserves a look I would think.
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Post by finaliz3d on Jul 31, 2024 14:17:46 GMT -5
Any reason sogard is up over chase? Is it the versatility factor? I know meidroth isn't as good as his numbers in AAA but .441 OBP across 88 games still deserves a look I would think. sogard's rule 5 eligible so they would have had to protect him in the offseason or risk losing him in rule 5. i'm guessing at the deadline they did their calculations and decided that they wanted to keep sogard. meidroth isn't rule 5 eligible until next year by comparison and isn't as versatile as previously metioned. (not that i don't like meidroth, i do very much so)
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Post by shagworthy on Jul 31, 2024 14:21:33 GMT -5
My expectations are low but I’m glad that we’ll stop seeing people complain about him not getting a chance anymore. Honestly, if he can field the position I will consider that a win. We have enough offense, we just have to stop the bleeding.
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Post by cdj on Jul 31, 2024 14:27:00 GMT -5
Any reason sogard is up over chase? Is it the versatility factor? I know meidroth isn't as good as his numbers in AAA but .441 OBP across 88 games still deserves a look I would think. Sogard better at hitting LHP
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Post by cba82 on Jul 31, 2024 14:57:26 GMT -5
Bye Yohan. We hardly knew you I feel like they kind of did him wrong; I don’t know if “one-night stand” is apropos, but I don’t feel good about it.
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Post by blizzards39 on Jul 31, 2024 15:01:29 GMT -5
All the other guys won. Huge game today.
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Jul 31, 2024 15:03:32 GMT -5
Bye Yohan. We hardly knew you I feel like they kind of did him wrong; I don’t know if “one-night stand” is apropos, but I don’t feel good about it. Guess he was plan C for the pen and they ended up finding A & B last minute.
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 31, 2024 15:16:09 GMT -5
For the new fans among us, that play is an example of an old-time baseball maneuver called the "double play"
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 31, 2024 15:16:54 GMT -5
Any reason sogard is up over chase? Is it the versatility factor? I know meidroth isn't as good as his numbers in AAA but .441 OBP across 88 games still deserves a look I would think. Sogard better at hitting LHP And I wouldn't doubt they're looking to err on the side of better defense as well. This team needs it.
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Post by greenmonster on Jul 31, 2024 15:18:14 GMT -5
First look at Jansen behind the plate. With a runner on first base, it was nice to see that he was in a traditional catchers squat rather than kneeling. Wonder how long before Varitek changes him.
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 31, 2024 15:20:00 GMT -5
Wow serious respect to Kirby to open with a knuckleball. That's awesome.
Edit: He grew up in Yankees country too
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Post by cdj on Jul 31, 2024 15:24:03 GMT -5
Sogard better at hitting LHP And I wouldn't doubt they're looking to err on the side of better defense as well. This team needs it. Meidroth’s a solid 2B
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Post by cdj on Jul 31, 2024 15:24:27 GMT -5
Yoshida is sooooooooo slow compared to everybody else in the lineup
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Jul 31, 2024 15:25:00 GMT -5
Good to see the 6 pitch 1st for Bello with the clean DP behind him.
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Post by nomar on Jul 31, 2024 15:25:10 GMT -5
Yoshida is walking a lot more lately and it’s paying dividends
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 31, 2024 15:26:03 GMT -5
Yoshida is sooooooooo slow compared to everybody else in the lineup Dom Smith erasure
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Post by cdj on Jul 31, 2024 15:26:03 GMT -5
God I love the bat against RHP but damn he’s so bad at literally everything else. Almost got thrown out there lol
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Post by nomar on Jul 31, 2024 15:26:25 GMT -5
Yoshida is sooooooooo slow compared to everybody else in the lineup 16th percentile Devers 28th for reference. Dom Smith 14th
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Jul 31, 2024 15:26:40 GMT -5
I feel better with Ref at the plate than with O'Neil.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 31, 2024 15:27:24 GMT -5
Yoshida is sooooooooo slow compared to everybody else in the lineup Dom Smith erasure and in checking on this I just learned that while Yoshida is 16th percentile in sprint speed, and Smith is 14th, Casas is 1st this year lol (6th in 2023)
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