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Post by jmei on Aug 7, 2023 20:56:36 GMT -5
That was as fun a walk off as I’ve experienced in a while.
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Post by jmei on Aug 7, 2023 20:54:20 GMT -5
UNBELIEVABLE
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Post by jmei on Aug 7, 2023 20:53:52 GMT -5
Pray for a wild pitch.
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Post by jmei on Aug 7, 2023 20:53:32 GMT -5
LOL they got away with one there based on the NESN replay.
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Post by jmei on Aug 7, 2023 20:52:31 GMT -5
Real nice at bat from the new guy.
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Post by jmei on Aug 7, 2023 20:49:03 GMT -5
Duvall had no chance in that at bat. Must be a gut punch to have a guy just blow you away with fastballs in the zone.
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Post by jmei on Aug 7, 2023 20:47:15 GMT -5
Plus: Vlad Sr-esque swing. Minus: Would have been a single if it didn’t bounce into the stands.
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Post by jmei on Aug 7, 2023 20:46:15 GMT -5
Really thought he had it there for a second…
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Post by jmei on Aug 7, 2023 20:41:49 GMT -5
The Kevin Brown stuff is really blowing up. Even mentioned it on the Red Sox broadcast. Not sure how that ownership group gets out of it at this point.
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Post by jmei on Aug 7, 2023 11:18:08 GMT -5
Not going to repeat myself again - please move on from discussing past front offices.
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Post by jmei on Aug 7, 2023 8:08:40 GMT -5
Let’s please not rehash the Dombrowski stuff in this thread. If you really want to discuss it again, please start a new thread so that folks who want to avoid that discussion can more easily do so. Thanks.
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Post by jmei on Aug 6, 2023 13:12:50 GMT -5
The trade deadline absolutely is not a binary decision. Some teams should buy more than others, some teams should sell more than others, and standing pat is the right decision for some teams. You can argue about whether it was right for this team, but this idea that you are either a buyer or a seller and there’s nothing in between is bad analysis.
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Post by jmei on Aug 5, 2023 20:41:03 GMT -5
The thing that impressed me is his power to all fields. Lots of little guys have pull side power (Pedroia comes to mind) but it takes serious bat speed to consistently drive pitches the other way at his size.
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Post by jmei on Aug 5, 2023 13:21:09 GMT -5
This is not the thread to revisit the front office or its responsibility for the 2022 team. Please stay on topic. Thanks.
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Post by jmei on Aug 4, 2023 17:31:14 GMT -5
I'm not sure this whole situation has been a net negative for Noah Song. He was rushed by the Phillies and that may have led to his injury, but there's a good chance that he would have suffered an injury anyways after all that time off, and even with the injury he really only missed maybe a month or so of actual playing time (he spent a lot of his DL time ramping up and in rehab games that he would have been in anyways; if he were in the Red Sox system the whole time, not sure he would have gotten in that many more minor league games). Maybe his development this year was less than ideal, but a lot of his struggles this year would have occurred no matter which jersey he wore (three years off will do that to you) and I'm not sure the Red Sox development program would have been all that worse than what he got from the Phillies.
In the meantime, he collected four months of an MLB salary, is eligible for the minimum annual MLB pension of $34,000 per year and will receive lifetime medical coverage. Given how long the odds were of him being a major leaguer immediately prior to the Rule 5 draft, if given a choice between this reality and the alternate universe where I am not drafted by the Phillies and spend the first four months of the season with the Red Sox minor league affiliates, I honestly would probably choose the Phillies' path. Your mileage may vary.
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Post by jmei on Aug 1, 2023 8:06:24 GMT -5
I'm not going to be able to be as active on this thread today as I'd like, so, preemptively, I am asking everyone to (1) stay civil (you may disagree with some opinions that are posted here and that's OK - no need to make things personal) and (2) stay on topic (please don't argue about the last offseason, 2022 trade deadline, etc.). Thanks.
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Post by jmei on Jul 31, 2023 8:28:07 GMT -5
On the Verdugo rumors, this front office is all about optionality and value, and from that perspective, it absolutely makes sense to see if teams who are unwilling to give up meaningful prospect value for a rental like Duvall are instead willing to disproportionately increase a trade package for Verdugo. Doesn't mean it will happen (my guess is that Verdugo stays) but they were absolutely going to ask.
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Post by jmei on Jul 30, 2023 20:28:32 GMT -5
Let’s please move on. Thanks.
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Post by jmei on Jul 30, 2023 15:42:57 GMT -5
Let’s please move on from the offseason talk.
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Post by jmei on Jul 30, 2023 14:58:59 GMT -5
Jason Isringhausen, Josh Johnson, and the already mentioned Jonny Venters Man, I forgot about Josh Johnson. He was absolutely filthy when he was healthy. Can’t imagine the mental toll that 3 TJs would take on a pitcher
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Post by jmei on Jul 30, 2023 11:03:06 GMT -5
Part of the problem is that after the RB summit, no RB is going to be taking any discounts in free agency anytime soon. Maybe we end up being his best offer and he doesn’t feel like holding out any longer, but if another team offers him a bigger deal, feels like he’s going to take it.
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Post by jmei on Jul 29, 2023 20:55:00 GMT -5
Kind of a kick in the pants honestly.
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Post by jmei on Jul 28, 2023 20:39:57 GMT -5
Please move on from this terrible, awful digression on Dombrowski vs. Bloom draftees.
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Post by jmei on Jul 28, 2023 20:28:31 GMT -5
To take it in another direction, a guy who can be a plus defender at both CF and SS (and likely also at LF/RF/2B, and maybe 3B) is super duper valuable. It could save you a roster spot that would otherwise go to a Chang/Reyes-type and give you the option to roster a more specialized player (maybe another platoon type like a Valdez or Abreu, or a designated pinch-runner like a Hamilton, or a bat-only guy like a Dalbec or Kavadas). As we've come to learn, not even Kiké could adequately cover the two most challenging (non-C) defensive positions at an above-average level and guys who can are super rare. Not sure how to measure that in WAR but it shouldn't be forgotten.
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Post by jmei on Jul 28, 2023 20:17:35 GMT -5
Its going to come back but its not going to be the same. I think it was part of the real estate deal. Anyway, I saw Groome is now the Padres no. 9 prospect and doing well in AAA. Trading him for Hosmer is another aspect of last year’s deadline that hasn’t aged well. He has an 8.01 ERA lol Based on other discussions, maybe you believe that's "doing well", if so carry on It's kind of unbelievable how bad he's been. 8.01 ERA, 6.88 FIP, 6.46 xFIP in 94.1 IP. Of pitchers with 50+ IP in the Pacific Coast League, he's got the third-worst ERA, eighth-worst FIP and fifth-worst xFIP.
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