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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 3, 2021 21:45:28 GMT -5
Semien hit a walk off 3 run HR. Toronto beats Oakland 11-10 A's had a 99.4% Win Probability, squandered it down to 47.2%, got it back to 90.3% ... and lost. Arauz on the radio post-game: Raffy was nervous and told him, let's just get one out and not try for double plays.
Wong as second baseman would be calling for a triple-play ..
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 3, 2021 21:21:05 GMT -5
I just noticed Wong was exclusively a catcher this year. Gave up the infield
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 3, 2021 21:09:30 GMT -5
Brazier couldn't pitch to the minimum 3? With a 15-man staff?
He had to stay in to face the lefties?
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 3, 2021 20:47:11 GMT -5
Santana can't play 2B as well as Devers?
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 3, 2021 16:00:10 GMT -5
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 2, 2021 20:56:42 GMT -5
JD, Santana, Dalbec are so improved that they don't need to be lifted for defensive replacements
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 2, 2021 0:11:14 GMT -5
Not to mention a rocking-chair inning against three left-handed hitters. He was terrible against lefties not so long ago. He's famous for his slider but when his fastball is on, it's his best pitch (maybe because batters are keying on the slider). Would love to see more of this Ottavino.
We all would. Ottovino was fully rested for this appearance. A closer cannot work every fourth day. My worry is that he is going to get overused just liked Barnes. And O is not young. If we need a closer tomorrow, who will it be? Barnes? Robles? Or will they go back to Ottovino? I would use a rested Richards first. Brasier is back. What is your guess? Barnes is one of eight guys with Covid. The bullpen is a mess
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 1, 2021 21:18:57 GMT -5
They should be able to win this game even if they lifted Lopez for a pinch hitter.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 31, 2021 11:07:08 GMT -5
Protect 5, lose 1. That's a success. Losing 1 player to the draft every year or two is the price you pay for protecting others.
Brayan Bello Jeter Downs Gilberto Jimenez Kutter Crawford Thaddeus Ward Josh Winckowski
Kutter's new team will find he can't get MLB hitters out, and send him back in May
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 31, 2021 0:39:22 GMT -5
arquimedezbozo, wasn't that Hatfield's member name way back?
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 31, 2021 0:12:44 GMT -5
Espinal RHP, Ockimey, Munoz ... free agents in October. On a worse team, they'd get some MLB time. That'd be cool. 4 days later ... two of them made the jump to MLB. Ockimey will be tougher to squeeze on.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 30, 2021 16:55:11 GMT -5
Munoz gets the start vs RHP
Yairo is free!
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 30, 2021 12:22:11 GMT -5
Schreiber is an interesting case. He's not a Milb free agent until Oct '22. So Sox can keep him for MLB depth ... then goes on 40-man with '23,'24,'25 as option years.
He'll be 28 next spring. Nobody wants him on MLB roster all year, as there are plenty of others with similar age/talent profile.
Fitzgerald: same situation, age Edit ... Ort: same situation, age 30 in '22
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 29, 2021 11:28:22 GMT -5
Looks like Yairo gets to start 3 times this week vs TB LHP
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 28, 2021 22:10:19 GMT -5
4 ejections from WooSox game, bottom 9th. Arguing balls and strikes?
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 28, 2021 7:01:10 GMT -5
Arauz can pitch now. That will have to suffice
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 27, 2021 8:39:00 GMT -5
Over/Under on: Total Bases (Yairo + Yorke) is 7.5
TB(Y+Y)
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 26, 2021 12:08:28 GMT -5
Espinal RHP, Ockimey, Munoz ... free agents in October. On a worse team, they'd get some MLB time. That'd be cool.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 25, 2021 23:58:20 GMT -5
Schwarber did his damn best Austin Davis was a stud Kikè is great That’s all I got for positives Yairo was 4 for 5 ( 2 HR ) Yorke was only 2 for 5 ( 1 HR )
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 25, 2021 16:28:52 GMT -5
You people aren't happy with the 1.000 SLG% 1B we have now? I don't even know if you are being serious with this reply or not. I will just say the conversation has nothing to do with what is happening at 1b right now. Dalbec, Shaw, & Schwarber need to be in the lineup every night. Which puts JD on the bench. Of course, keeping Shaw at 2B takes care of it
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 25, 2021 7:23:15 GMT -5
Charlie Watts, Rest in Peace
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 25, 2021 7:18:20 GMT -5
I give up trying to understand the Portland outfield at this point, but Granberg in CF and Rosario to RF tonight is weird to me. Rosario has the much better arm in the outfield which makes more sense to me but would you rather have the better defender in CF or the better arm in RF. I’ve also never been to Hadlock and don’t know if it’s a Fenway situation where right field is a harder position to play. Rosario needs to become a better bench option for Boston. He's had very little RF experience, so putting him in RF helps with that.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 24, 2021 18:08:43 GMT -5
Monday's win likely catapulted the team into a hot streak. If they win, say 7 of the next 15, we'll look back on 8/23 as the turning point. More Plawecki, less Vazquez Confused. If they go 7-8 we'll look at Monday's win as a catalyst? I guess playing .500 is a big step up from playing .300 ball for three weeks. Hopefully they do better than that. The turning point would be getting the hell away from the Rays, Jays, and Yankees for awhile and playing bad/mediocre teams. Yes. Don't be confuse. The '21 Sox need a spark to make the big step to playing .500 ball. Incremental improvement leads to perfection
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 24, 2021 15:28:57 GMT -5
Monday's win likely catapulted the team into a hot streak. If they win, say 7 of the next 15, we'll look back on 8/23 as the turning point.
More Plawecki, less Vazquez
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 23, 2021 14:22:02 GMT -5
Dalbec, Schwarber need to come out after they bat in 7th. For defense, pinch runner Shaw, Duran Is Duran an improvement? Not being snarky⦠honest question. Arroyo for Schwarber might be better. With Kiké to CF
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