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Post by patford on Sept 5, 2021 11:37:02 GMT -5
The loss of Jonathan Loaisiga for the Yankees could be devastating. It's far worse than a Covid sit down. Strained rotator cuff means he's very likely done for the year or ineffective and setting himself up for serious injury if he tries to come back. He's been easily the Yankees best reliever.
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Post by patford on Sept 4, 2021 22:13:19 GMT -5
10 K and 0 BB from Groome is very impressive. Ian was pretty tempered with his enthusiasm for Groome on the new pod due to Groome's FB and curve not being the pitches they were prior to Groome's TJ but I've got hope his velocity will tick up and the bite on his curve will return. As I recall a couple years back he worked out for a few months with Chris Sale and got into exceptional shape. Since that time conditioning has been an issue for him. He may be exactly the sort of person who benefits greatly from a mentor and Sale could give anyone a motivational kick in the ass. Even as it is I love the swing and miss and the lack of walks. That's a good foundation.
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Post by patford on Sept 4, 2021 19:19:21 GMT -5
Just temporary probably, according to the roster page Portland runs a 2 man bench atm, they probably need a body or two. Yeah, Simas can field multiple positions well. Hopefully once all this is over with they get him back into a more regular development track because I like his potential. I don’t want him to be a guy that they just shuffle around where they need bodies. Ian and Chris were discussing him as a catcher prospect.
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Post by patford on Sept 4, 2021 19:03:27 GMT -5
Karson Simas just popped up on the Sea Dogs roster That’s would be….aggressive That's wild. Ian was just talking about him on the pod. How many guys jump from the FCL to AA ?
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Post by patford on Sept 4, 2021 18:42:39 GMT -5
koji could've closed three games with 24 pitches instead of letting the other team tie up a three run game lmao In all seriousness. I would bring Koji back right now and I don't care if he's 50.
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Post by patford on Sept 4, 2021 18:39:32 GMT -5
First four game win streak since mid July. Good time to be getting hot again.
Timing is right for a nice little run. Not looking forward to seeing Cole in an elimination game, would rather it be in Fenway if that's the case.
You think anyone is looking forward to seeing a tag team of Sale and Whitlock in an elimination game?
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Post by patford on Sept 4, 2021 18:37:48 GMT -5
Just when I was happy to write off the season, sit back and think about next year the Sox have to start in with this nerve wracking wins crap again. And now they have hard ass dudes like Sale and Schwarber who are like Zombie Vampires walking around with a wooden stake through the heart saying, "We got this. We got this."
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Post by patford on Sept 4, 2021 17:42:28 GMT -5
I like Valdez. I hope he’s back next year. I much prefer this - the good Valdez. He's one of those guys who would drive me crazy if he was on another team pitching against the Sox. He's really savvy and when he's got command he's a problem for hitters.
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Post by patford on Sept 4, 2021 17:16:52 GMT -5
He's okay but he's no longer a big deal. He's not worth 19 million. He is EXACTLY worth 19M$ (2.4 fWAR) We're talking about next year though. At least I am. I want that 19 million to spend on Schwarber who is 28.
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Post by patford on Sept 4, 2021 17:00:29 GMT -5
JD really just looks like crap at the plate. No idea. He's okay but he's no longer a big deal. He's not worth 19 million.
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Post by patford on Sept 3, 2021 19:16:14 GMT -5
The Red Sox would be crazy not to sign him. Why? Not being snarky… legitimately asking how you see him. If his fielding is down, how does he help more than Arauz, for example? The "I'll show you factor" which often comes into play with vets as well as him returning to his roots. It's worth a shot.
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Post by patford on Sept 3, 2021 17:54:32 GMT -5
Igelsias is not exactly having a career year, but he played in 114 of their 134 games, costs 3.5M$ and produced positive WAR... The Red Sox would be crazy not to sign him.
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Post by patford on Sept 3, 2021 16:25:58 GMT -5
I get how enticing this13 inning stretch is, but in the off season, people loved Richards. Then he sucked. Then he seemed to turn it around, and people were back on the Richards train. Then he sucked again. And now he’s… had a good stretch? Turned it around (for reals?)? And we are back on the roller coaster? Hard pass. What did a great mind once say? Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice won’t get fooled again? It's not about one of us being right. If he continues to pitch well everyone will want him and if he does not then everyone will want him gone. He's not a rookie. He's been around a good amount of time so he needs to get it done now.
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Post by patford on Sept 3, 2021 7:47:24 GMT -5
Garrett Richards as a reliever: 13.1IP 10.8K/9 2.7BB/9 0.68ERA 1.66FIP 3.52xFIP 3.04SIERA 0.6WAR His WAR as a starter (110IP) is 0.4. Among RS relievers with more than 10 IP he ranks: 1st in ERA 1st in FIP 4th in xFIP 3rd in SIERA If he can gain another ~0.3 WAR throughout the rest of the season, he would be worth what the RS pay him...that's staggering considering everything that happend with him this season...his FIP probably won't stay that low though... I wonder if Chris Sale's Tom Brady bit is pushing Richards as well as E-Rod ?
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Post by patford on Sept 2, 2021 21:44:52 GMT -5
I just shake my head every time I look at the standings and see Tampa has scored more runs than any other team in MLB.
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Post by patford on Sept 2, 2021 20:56:58 GMT -5
Richards does have decent stuff. And his control has actually been better since he had to stop using the spider tack. It may have been the spin rate was so crazy he couldn't control the ball. Now Perez? I've seen enough.
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Post by patford on Sept 2, 2021 19:34:15 GMT -5
Show of hands of members who never stopped believing in Bobby this year.....and no cheating. RAISES HAND Same. My motto has been. They need to give him a little more run.
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Post by patford on Sept 2, 2021 18:18:26 GMT -5
Rays and Yankees salivating over three true outcomes Bobby.
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Post by patford on Sept 2, 2021 9:28:41 GMT -5
Joey Gallo is 15 for 108 with the Yankees. I see that the fourth best prospect they gave up had a 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K major league debut the other day Meanwhile Schwarber is 17 for 50 with a 492oba Bloom made the best trade at the deadline. Idiots like John"click bait"Tomase should be ignored. The Sox have all kinds of problems. The deadline moves aren't one of them.
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Post by patford on Sept 1, 2021 17:01:51 GMT -5
bloggingtheredsox.com/2021/08/31/new-podding-the-red-sox-episode-area-scout-josh-labandeira-joins-the-show/Blogging The Sox Podcast have the great Josh Labandeira, the scout who signed Nick Yorke, you guys must listen to this 😉 A few things: - You sens he's still pissed at the MLB Draft coverage (I'm looking at you Dan O'Dowd) after the pick. - The pandemic worked in the Sox favor, they won't be able to pick him at 17th otherwise. - "There's the Hassels, the Soderstorms, the veens, Nick is the best of them and the best hitter in my mind" - "He's a big leaguer stuck in the minors" - Similarities between Yorke and Pedroia, who he knew very well: High baseball IQ, Hardest workers, knows the strike zone but great bad balls hitters too... - He actually called him "King Kong in the batter's box" in his scouting report, not "king in the batter box" as mentioned in The Athletic piece. I will go listen in a minute, but these quotes are so juicy. Thanks. Spoiler warning. Do not listen without a drool cup.
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Post by patford on Sept 1, 2021 14:34:47 GMT -5
Why not give Ryan Fitzgerald a shot. He's a good defender and 27 years old.
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Post by patford on Sept 1, 2021 12:35:41 GMT -5
An example of DRS SSS noise, according to that stat, Jose Iglesias is the worst defender in baseball. I'm not sure what's going on with Iglesias this year, but he currently has 16 errors, which is 5 more than his previous career high. He also has a -8.7 UZR/150 (8th worst in baseball) and his OAA per Baseball Savant is negative for the first time since they've tracked it (2016). This is a good example of taking the extreme of a statistic/metric with a grain of salt while noticing that it is showing you something. Iglesias seems to have fallen off defensively, which would make sense as he's 31. Iglesias recently lost his starting job to Jack Mayfield, so perhaps you're onto something. Right. It isn't noise. He's making a lot of errors. A deeper look would show the type of errors. If it's a lot of throwing errors he may be getting to balls a lot of people wouldn't reach and then attempting to make very difficult throws. And if the 1B isn't very good it may be a lot of those bad throws might have been gloved by a really good 1B.
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Post by patford on Sept 1, 2021 7:30:39 GMT -5
I'm wondering if Dalbec is hitting and fielding his way into a trade discussion. There might still be the belief that he is better over at 3rd, and might be showing signs of a guy who be in your MLB lineup. With Casas on the horizon, getting a stop gap at 1B for a year was something many thought the Sox would be looking to do in 2022 anyways. Not that I'm advocating trading away Bobby, I like him. Dalbec is the sort of player who fits the modern game. Teams like the Rays and Yankees have lineups full of players who don't hit for average but do hit for power and walk. In the minors drawing walks was part of Dalbec's game and it seems to be coming back.
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Post by patford on Aug 31, 2021 19:08:58 GMT -5
The league will do something about it within the next 3 years. And god help us. What can they do? They tried messing with the balls both ways and banned the spitball so fools could put the ball in play. They toyed with the idea of lowering the mound and banning shifts, but seriously? That would be amateur hour. MEANWHILE, Xander FINALLY punishes that shit Yarbrough is throwing. God I hate the Rays. Robot umps. Simple. No excuse not to make the move as all sorts of idiotic things have been done. Extra innings man of 2nd. Seven inning double headers.
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Post by patford on Aug 31, 2021 14:41:34 GMT -5
My opinion is the ability to read and track a ball off the bat is one of those, "you can't teach it" skills. Not to say a person could not improve or would not be lost for a short time after a position change but it just seems to me that he does not have that particular gift. Hernandez and JBJ got to all kinds of balls that you'd never think they had a chance at and it was amazing how often they seemed to glide under them. Neither of them are particularly fast. Add to that Duran has an average to below average arm. I also find it interesting that Tampa turns over players at a high rate but one guy they have stuck with it Kevin Kiermaier who does not hit and never has hit. It's simply a premiere defensive position when you have extra base hits consistently turned into FB outs. Comparing anyone to JBJ seems unwise. He has great natural ability and, strangely, has been a committed and dedicated outfielder since a very young age, maybe ninth grade, despite being right-handed. Anytime you are discussing whether an outfielder can get better and your next sentence mentions JBJ you lose me. I also mentioned Hernandez. I'm very happy with him. And although he does not play for the Sox I mentioned Kiermaier. There are lots of outstanding CF in MLB. Duran is not close to being average. BTW. JBJ has won one GG.
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