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Post by huskies15 on Apr 5, 2019 13:38:14 GMT -5
Series goals:
Win 2/3
2 quality starts from the starters
Go at least one game w/o giving up a HR
The OFers combine for a .375 OBP
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Post by huskies15 on Apr 5, 2019 13:35:22 GMT -5
The Bradley and Betts misplay yesterday, to me, was a sign that complacency had kicked in. Those two not going all out for the ball is a surprise and i doubt we'll see much more of it. Cora sounded angry in his presser and you'd have to imagine the focus will be ramped up going forward.
As Cora said, last year was last year
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Post by huskies15 on Apr 4, 2019 16:12:23 GMT -5
Watching them so far is a chore
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Post by huskies15 on Apr 4, 2019 15:23:16 GMT -5
JD's oppo power is so easy. What a hitter.
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Post by huskies15 on Apr 3, 2019 8:40:18 GMT -5
This is an unbelievable stat: That is ridiculous. He needs his pull-side power back ASAP. He has looked awful. |
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Post by huskies15 on Apr 2, 2019 12:53:51 GMT -5
What a crap deal for Acuna. The Braves lucked out with that deal.
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Post by huskies15 on Apr 1, 2019 14:15:03 GMT -5
I always thought this would be a complicated deal to put together. Between the lack of comparable SS deals out there and Bogaerts' somewhat erratic career, I just wasn't sure what the deal would look like. That said, I am super happy with his deal.
Xander was the first prospect that I followed throughout the minors and made me into a frequent reader of this site.
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Post by huskies15 on Apr 1, 2019 8:43:19 GMT -5
Price is the stopper. Let's ride
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Post by huskies15 on Mar 29, 2019 15:52:20 GMT -5
Moving on from the Sale talk.... I am excited to see Eovaldi this year. He just had his best year and best stretch ever since coming to the Sox. Can he sustain that again this year? Hopefully he gets off to a good start today.
A few more extra base hits would obviously be nice to see as well.
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Post by huskies15 on Mar 28, 2019 14:34:25 GMT -5
The only Oriole hitter who is worth anything is Mancini, and even then he's nothing to get excited about
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Post by huskies15 on Mar 28, 2019 12:36:20 GMT -5
Ahh the gameday threads. Missed this. Cheers everyone!
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Post by huskies15 on Mar 26, 2019 16:42:57 GMT -5
Feel like Hernandez and Houck move up. Groome probably is out of the top 5 since we just have no clue on him right now
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Post by huskies15 on Mar 26, 2019 16:31:53 GMT -5
For what it's worth, Lakins did not look good for us and that was consistent with what those who were there before us said. Ugh... hopefully that's just a result of some camp dead-arm but not ideal. |
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Post by huskies15 on Mar 18, 2019 14:12:53 GMT -5
I agree. This March has been a bit of a dud from the team. It doesn't really matter, but it would be nice to have some sort of juice to these fake games.
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Post by huskies15 on Mar 18, 2019 11:15:14 GMT -5
was Kukuk still in the system in 2014? Anyway it's hard to really think the Red Sox have a star or even solid regular in the system right now. I'm confident in Chavis, Feltman, and Hernandez having big league roles at some point. Beyond those three I think you really start wishcasting that something clicks.
I wanted to put Dalbec in there but I need to see him K less than 30%.
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Post by huskies15 on Feb 26, 2019 14:36:36 GMT -5
True but one guy was a true UFA and he didn't break $30m AAV over 10 years as a 26 yo with 6+ fWAR 3 out of the last 4 years, and 30 fWAR in his career (about the same as Betts). Mookie will be 28 when he's a FA, same as Arenado would have been, so I think the picture is far clearer based on these two deals.
While he's the better player, both of these deals start to paint the picture of what an extension could look like due to the open market for Machado and the age similarities with Arenado.
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Post by huskies15 on Feb 26, 2019 13:23:35 GMT -5
Arenado and Machado as data points, makes the framework of a Betts extension more clear. Just a matter of how many years, but the AAV should be around the $32-35m range. Optimistic that they can get something done now.
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Post by huskies15 on Feb 22, 2019 10:09:57 GMT -5
Alex Cora only talked about Mr. Cafardo in his presser today. Didn't feel it was appropriate to talk about anything else. Cora is truly an extraordinary man.
The tributes and affection that have poured out of basically everyone for Nick is amazing. The sign of a life well lived. He will be missed.
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Post by huskies15 on Feb 22, 2019 9:30:41 GMT -5
Bumgarner isn't in Sale's class, and frankly is overrated due to his post-season accolades. His highest fWAR was 5.2 in 2015. Sale has 4 seasons as good or better including 7.7 and 6.5 the last two seasons. Not to mention Bumgarner has only thrown about 240 innings the last two years combined.
If you're paying an over 30 lefty, Sale is your man (and Price too I guess).
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Post by huskies15 on Feb 21, 2019 16:18:55 GMT -5
Very sad news. Seemed like a very good man. RIP indeed.
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Post by huskies15 on Feb 21, 2019 9:17:04 GMT -5
Josh Harrison to the tigers on a very modest deal. Wish we had him instead on Nunez for that role.
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Post by huskies15 on Feb 15, 2019 13:38:47 GMT -5
Taylor is a guy I had forgotten about amidst all the bullpen hullabaloo. Interesting one to watch this year.
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Post by huskies15 on Feb 13, 2019 16:57:08 GMT -5
The Aaron Nola extension was a smart piece of business by the Phillies. Cost certainty over those arb years and 1 free agent year makes sense. Have to think those types of deals are easier for pitchers to accept than batters due to injury risk.
With the current state of the game I wouldn't be surprised if we see some more of these deals, esp. young pitchers.
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Post by huskies15 on Feb 12, 2019 16:34:25 GMT -5
I wonder if there's much owner vs. owner disagreement too. We know the players can't be happy but do all the owner's see eye to eye over all this?
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Post by huskies15 on Jan 24, 2019 9:42:35 GMT -5
What would be a time table for Groome to come back and pitch? A late season cameo with 2020 in mind?
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