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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 29, 2024 11:35:34 GMT -5
Surprised by the Reyes DFA.
Reyes isn't particularly good but Hamilton has been awful at SS, so I'm surprised they chose him over Reyes, but it's certainly not a hill I'd want to die on.
Have to say, the debates over the level of suckdom, between Dalbec, Reyes, Hamilton, and to a lesser extent Valdez is kind of...interesting.
Hope they come up with better alternatives to Dalbec and Hamilton at some point as at this point it's pretty clear Valdez goes down to AAA when Grissom gets called up.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 29, 2024 0:27:44 GMT -5
I'd send down Valdez and Hamilton with the idea that Dalbec handles the reserve role for the corner IF positions and Reyes handles the middle infield positions. Hopefully neither play that often.
The infield would regularly be Cooper, Grissom, Rafaela, and Devers.
If they can upgrade either Dalbec or Reyes, go for it as the bar is low.
When they get Casas back, Dalbec would fo to AAA, Cooper would back up 1b and LF and Reyes would handle SS, 2B, and 3B.
Of course who knows if Dalbec and/or Reyes are around by the time Casas returns and/or who else gets injured?
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 28, 2024 18:46:35 GMT -5
Not if it helps the Yankees pass the Orioles. I want the Sox to succeed more than I want the Yankees to fail, and when any divisional rivals lose that increases the odds of the Sox making the playoffs. So, I say, enjoy your first place while it lasts, NYY, but for now it's party time!
Me, too, but it's close
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 28, 2024 15:36:04 GMT -5
You gotta love watching Craig Kimbrel blowing saves for the O’s Not if it helps the Yankees pass the Orioles.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 28, 2024 8:19:17 GMT -5
Good move. Guess Cron didnt overly impress them. The good thing is Cooper should get up to game speed quicker than Belt or Cron would. And with Belt, he'd he almost kind of useless once Casas returns. Cooper kind of fits better as a righty off the bench who can also play in the OF if need be. Turning 1b into average from being well below replacement level is a big step up for the 2 or 3 months Casas is out. Maybe Cooper be the best Red Sox 1b named Cooper since Cecil Cooper. Im not sure if it’s as much Cooper over Cron as it is Cooper now over Cron in one month Possible, which is why I mentioned the quicker ramping up part, but I think it's more than that. When Casas comes back, Cooper can play 1b or LF if needed while Cron is restricted to 1b, so roster wise, it's a cleaner fit.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 28, 2024 8:16:29 GMT -5
It's hard to get excited about a guy who the Cubs gave away for a bag of beans. It's not that hard to get excited about upgrading from horrendous to average.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 27, 2024 19:48:56 GMT -5
I think they should keep him on the roster. Having capable back up for 1st and 3rd matters more than having a 2nd back up middle infielder. The trouble with Dalbec is he only hits when he plays every day. Even a regular platoon messes up his timing. To be clear his hitting ceiling is Kyle Schwarber (currently .198 with 7 HR) or Joey Gallo but he's a much better and more versatile position player than Schwarber. He certainly would not be playing is Casas was healthy but I seriously doubt Garrett Cooper is better than Dalbec. I don't doubt Cooper is better than Dalbec. Dalbec played well during his brief rookie season and was great in August 2021 and has played like a minor leaguer the other months of 2021 and ever since Sept 2021. Cooper has managed to be average for several years, heights Dalbec has not come close to. Cooper is no star but he's light years better than Dalbec. It's not even close. The blinders with Dalbec need to come off. The dude has serious power but flat out can't hit, at all.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 27, 2024 19:44:38 GMT -5
Great game all around. Games like that don't come around too often.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 27, 2024 19:42:19 GMT -5
Good move. Guess Cron didnt overly impress them.
The good thing is Cooper should get up to game speed quicker than Belt or Cron would.
And with Belt, he'd he almost kind of useless once Casas returns. Cooper kind of fits better as a righty off the bench who can also play in the OF if need be.
Turning 1b into average from being well below replacement level is a big step up for the 2 or 3 months Casas is out.
Maybe Cooper be the best Red Sox 1b named Cooper since Cecil Cooper.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 27, 2024 18:34:46 GMT -5
We picked a QB in the 6th round. How good could he be? Yup, they never work out. Lol.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 26, 2024 13:18:17 GMT -5
Theyll probably bring back Cron but he'll need time to get back to spring training ready for the season mode. I'd prefer Belt or Cooper but I'm not sure how healthy Belt is. Either way I hope the Bobby Dalbec thing ends. He's a AAAA hitter at this point. Even mediocre would be a sizeable upgrade at this point to 0-for-the-season Bobby.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 25, 2024 8:02:47 GMT -5
Rafaela will hit better at some point. I think he might manage .260 at some point. The OBP will still be sub .300. There will be some pop along the way. It'll probably take awhile to get there as long as he continues to hack away with that long swing of his.
I don't think the discipline will be there but at some point theyll shorten his stroke and he'll hit.
I still think he winds up in CF at some point as I suspect O'Neill isnt long for Boston unfortunately and I do think at some point eventually the Sox will wind up deciding to trade either Duran or Abreu when Anthony is ready.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 25, 2024 5:55:14 GMT -5
By the end of the year, Rafaela, not Story or Mayer will be thought of as the shortstop of the future. No, Mayer will still be regarded as the SS of the future. Rafaela will return to being regarded as the CF of the future but will only truly be the CF when Mayer comes up to play SS at some point in the future as Rafaela will still be needed for SS as long as Story and his mounting history of injuries is penciled in to play SS.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 23, 2024 17:22:28 GMT -5
What's taking the Sox so long to get on the phone to Cron or Garrett Cooper to get them to come over to a team that needs a regular 1b for the new few months?
With Cooper he's already been playing s other so there wouldn't be any real rust factor. I really hope they don't go with Dalbec until Casas is ready.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 21, 2024 17:45:52 GMT -5
White Sox fall to 3-18. Position players at -1.6 WAR as a w hole, led by Benintendi's -.8 (before today's 0-4). Pitchers are at 0.2. This team might be an all-timer. How do you go from a 23 year old two-hole hitter on an all-time great World Series team to *gestures to whatever Andrew Benintendi is* Hit too many grounders to 2b? Or are we talking about Verdugo?
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 20, 2024 22:23:02 GMT -5
That was a costly win. So much for Casas being a good bet to hit 35 HRs. Why cant we have nice things. The whole damn infield went down as did Tyler O'Neill. Sounds like Wong could play some first, but if Devers and Casas are out for awhile, my hope is theyd bring in both Cron for 1b and Longoria for 3b, as I have no desire to see Dalbec play regularly. It's not ideal but that went out of the window a long time ago. Other than that Crawford continued to be excellent. I cannot recall another time where the presumptive starters at all four infield positions were hurt at the same time… Me neither and that covers more than 40 years. The whole infield plus Tyler O'Neill at the same time. Ridiculous.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 20, 2024 20:59:17 GMT -5
That was a costly win.
So much for Casas being a good bet to hit 35 HRs. Why cant we have nice things. The whole damn infield went down as did Tyler O'Neill.
Sounds like Wong could play some first, but if Devers and Casas are out for awhile, my hope is theyd bring in both Cron for 1b and Longoria for 3b, as I have no desire to see Dalbec play regularly.
It's not ideal but that went out of the window a long time ago.
Other than that Crawford continued to be excellent.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 20, 2024 8:14:36 GMT -5
With another gem, Spencer Turnbull seems to be living up to his potential. For $2mil the Phillies may have gotten the best free agent SP deal. Turnbull wasn’t on anyone’s radar. I didn’t even know he was a FA Look at Dombrowski finding a hidden gem, lol. Thought he wasnt supposed to be able to do that.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 19, 2024 20:36:34 GMT -5
Great game for a lot of players who needed a great game. Even Dalbec hit. Abreu went deep as did Rafaela. Great to face bad pitching.
Casas went deep again. He seems like a good be to hit 35 homers or so.
Bello was excellent and Booser did a good job. Good for him. I already like him better than Jacques and Joely.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 19, 2024 20:31:25 GMT -5
RIP Dave McCarty, gone way too soon.
I remember him having a walkoff HR in 2004 and taking up pitching in 2005. I remember him being the guy that used for late inning defense for Millar until Mientkiewicz was brought in.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 19, 2024 20:17:41 GMT -5
Noticibly absent from that list: 2018 They only homered when it destroyed or demoralized their opponents. That 2018 team just had the knack.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 18, 2024 21:20:45 GMT -5
Hope they dont have to use him. His numbers are just ugly and pretty much just have been, even in the minors.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 18, 2024 20:07:53 GMT -5
O'Neill on the IL and Refsnyder has been activated.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 17, 2024 20:13:03 GMT -5
That was an old timey type of pitching performance.
Houck worked quickly and pounded the zone. No five and dive here.
Obviously 0 run in 9 innings > 2 or 3 runs in 7 innings, but the point is pitchers should be able to find a way to make it through 6 or even 7 more consistently.
Houck was extremely efficient. Absolutely magnificent.
Maybe, just maybe, he might make it as a front line starter throughout the season after all finally. Great performance. That was an absolute pitching clinic tonight.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 17, 2024 20:02:02 GMT -5
What a gem! Tanner Houck has arrived!
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