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Post by jbuttah on Apr 5, 2024 8:30:30 GMT -5
That would be insane if Breslow got 2-3 effective MLB pitchers for Verdugo. It's also insane that the Yankees have so much minor league pitching depth they could trade them for Verdugo. They also lost 3 in the rule 5 draft, and they traded another 4 for Soto. Slightly OT, it's too bad Sox lost Fernandez who looks like a good RP for the Cardinals.
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Post by jbuttah on Apr 3, 2024 9:05:16 GMT -5
You cannot take his glove out of the lineup. The Sox likely lose last night if Rafaela is not in CF to make that catch in the 11th. If all else is equal, another guy might not make that catch. But maybe another guy doesn't pop out with the bases loaded in the third, and then pop out again swinging at the first pitch right after Casas walks in the sixth, and then hit soft lineout to shortstop trying to pull an outside changeup with the bases loaded in the 7th. Now that Rafaela is a decent-but-flawed major leaguer rather than a blank-slate prospect, the frustrating parts of his game are going to come to the surface. And there are frustrating parts of his game. Obviously we need to be patient here, but the worries that people are expressing here aren't new, they're the concerns some people had with him as he came through the system and then again last September. Well, who's the other guy? Wilyer "I'm struggling at the plate and I let a ball roll past me in RF" Abreu?
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Post by jbuttah on Apr 3, 2024 8:44:19 GMT -5
You cannot take his glove out of the lineup. The Sox likely lose last night if Rafaela is not in CF to make that catch in the 11th.
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Post by jbuttah on Apr 2, 2024 21:35:27 GMT -5
Pssst. Hey Bello, the friggin ump is called really, really low strikes.
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Post by jbuttah on Apr 2, 2024 21:23:36 GMT -5
NOT EVEN CLOSE
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Post by jbuttah on Apr 2, 2024 12:54:37 GMT -5
I mean...he just signed the first big contract of his career, he is financially set...and from what I've read WhiteSox club house wasn't exactly a happy place. Big money in the bank, no matter what you do + boderline toxic workplace that you can't leave, no matter what you do...not exactly an environment to thrive and play your heart out Didn't realize he signed with White Sox for 5/75. It's stuff like this that makes everyone think they could be the gm of a mlb team. Turns out Winckowski and Gambrell might be a pretty good return after all.
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Post by jbuttah on Apr 2, 2024 9:29:40 GMT -5
Benny and Verdugo in a race to see who can be out of baseball faster. Five singles combined this year. Benintendi's career is a big surprise to me. Thought he was going to be a perennial 800 ops player with an all-star year or two.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 31, 2024 15:39:41 GMT -5
And of course Rafaela would've had that. Thanks Cora!
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 31, 2024 15:38:21 GMT -5
2 games played and you have a defensive gaffe and get picked off 2b. Not a great start to the season for Abreu.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 31, 2024 15:18:29 GMT -5
Wow, he has got to learn to lay off that slider running in. Haven't even seen him make any contact on those pitches.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 31, 2024 8:59:18 GMT -5
If I'm Pivetta though, I'm looking for at least 6/160. I don't think Sox would go as high as 4/100. Thus, don't see a path to sign Pivetta to an extension.
And if Jensen is not available, why don't you try to stretch Crawford for a few more outs? Cora was just horrible last night. He's already on his way to burning Winckowski out before the all star break. You could see from the first batter on that Joely had nothing: no velocity and no command. Cora was just hoping to get lucky.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 30, 2024 21:48:22 GMT -5
JFC, was the first half of last year a mirage with Yoshida?
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 30, 2024 21:47:25 GMT -5
Think Vaughn Grissom has some wheels as well.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 30, 2024 21:41:29 GMT -5
He didn't even look like he was running that hard.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 30, 2024 21:38:27 GMT -5
With a bit of hitting, can he possibly win ROY? I have $10 at +7500 odds that says YES!
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 29, 2024 22:26:34 GMT -5
Is it too late to move Dalbec to pitcher?
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 29, 2024 22:23:38 GMT -5
That was my reaction when I realized he was up after Reyes.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 29, 2024 21:29:43 GMT -5
For all that is holy, bring on robot umps, please!
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 29, 2024 8:59:47 GMT -5
Funniest moment of the night: the look on Casas face after he struck out in the 9th with Duran dancing down the 3rd base line. It's the same look I give my kids when they're arguing over something stupid.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 29, 2024 8:53:38 GMT -5
Fangraphs has the Red Sox rotation as middling at best (21st in the majors by projected WAR). But it's interesting to see just how flat it as - relatively weaker at the front and stronger at the back. Here's how they rank when sorting each team's top 5 starters by projected WAR total:
SP1 (Bello): t-25th SP2 (Pivetta): t-21st SP3 (Crawford): t-18th SP4 (Houck): t-11th SP5 (Whitlock): t-5th
Funny. I was thinking last night how a rotation of all 3rd starters would do because I think all 5 of the Sox starters will end up pitching to that level. And if they're really lucky and Bailey is that good, they could end up with 2 2nd starters and 3 3rd starters.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 29, 2024 8:48:21 GMT -5
These things have a way of working themselves out and sure just 1 game down but if O'Neill stays healthy I wonder where the PT for abreu is going to come from? Sure they will rotate him around to get guys days off but I believe they said they hoped he'd get 400 ABs. Kind of hard to see that happening with a healthy roster. I think injuries will make that a non issue. If Story gets hurt Rafaela is likely gonna playing SS. If Yoshida or any OF gets hurt, Abreu slots right in. I could easily see him getting 30 games at each OF position. That's around 400 AB right there.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 28, 2024 23:00:06 GMT -5
The one fastball was 94.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 28, 2024 22:16:02 GMT -5
Didn't think he had any chance at 2B.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 28, 2024 21:51:35 GMT -5
WOW, that's what you call easy power.
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Post by jbuttah on Mar 28, 2024 21:50:38 GMT -5
Castillo is getting every strike call on balls wide of the plate I'm doing work while watching and I've already counted 3 clear balls he called as strikes.
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