poppysox

When Dick Allen hit some of those rifle shot homers the exit velocity must have been unworldly. You knew the second it was hit that it was "kilt." That's what is hard for me to understand...what new stat is it that surpasses traditional stats info in defining talent. Traditional triple crown #'s reflect power (HR's) and balls hit fair (BA) and balls hit well with runners on base (rbi's). Does the current WS team have someone better than I realize because traditional stats don't capture his true value? I do understand that a spray chart helps determine how to pitch to and defend a hitter, etc. Moneyball depicted finding these diamond in the rough players but I don't see real life examples of these dramatic discoveries.

At the time I thought Tony overmanaged...meaning slowing down the game as he moved an outfielder three steps to the right sort of things. I guess he was on the cutting edge of todays shifting.

Moncada good-Sox gonna be good very soon. Patience Grasshopper.

Your eyes will tell you Jeter isn't a Gold Glover.

If only all our players where struggling like Moncada.?

Anderson and Garcia are good players that have trouble thinking smart baseball. Our constant near collisions on popups and flyballs almost always involve one or both of them. Both of them have me thinking great things about them one day and ready to give up on them the next. They are talented but really need to get their heads in the game.

We are adding the equivalent of 8-12 quality players to the current team. Kopech, Robert, Madrigal, Rodon, Dunning, FA right fielder, 2 free agent rotation pieces and 2-3 FA relievers and a DH solution. Rick is going to be a busy boy.?

I also believe that 2020 is the start of contending. This offseason needs to be productive for RH. I'll keep the faith until proven wrong.

Engel has been a much improved hitter since his recall.

We have a chance in this one. Lineup is about as good as we've got and a better starter than the Braves. Let's win this one.?

When someone humbles themselves by asking a question in this forum...any question...they would like an answer. They don't need to hear that it's a stupid question or that any good fan knows the answer. It's an effort to be superior or in my opinion bully. The poster used the term "any halfway tuned in fan for at least a few years" and that sounds a lot like he thinks very well of himself. Gregg, since you take a fair amount of heat from some of these site bullies...I would think you would recognize their tactics. Many good posters no longer post because 3 or 4 know it all posters take these aggressive postures.

Bevington would make Ricky and Ventura look like baseball savants.

Did you ever notice that people who start a sentence "no offense" intend to be offensive. I have never heard the broadcasters explain where the data comes from and how it is collected and how many people does it take to do that. Saying it comes from MLB doesn't say much.

Every statistic known to man seems to be available in todays baseball. We get spray charts, framing and exit velocity and every statistic you could think to ask about. Who is it that records all this stuff. Do the Sox have 40 people or 4 to track all this? Who does this job and how does the info get compiled. We get mountains of data but never an explanation of where and who is doing this data collection.

My gripe is that we have had an inordinate number of games that fall in the unwatchable category. The FO has a responsibility to keep it "entertaining". You can feel it in the game threads. Even the hard core Sox fan has stopped caring.

Frank must not be watching the games. Sox are desperate for a DH and right fielder. I do agree with him that two rotation pieces and 2-4 pen arms are needed.

Jose hit twice. This would have gotten ugly in the baseball of my youth.

I think Eloy has been better defensively than we were led to believe. His speed is also better than many big power hitting types. I do agree it is good to have flexibility between catchers, outfielders, 1st basemen all being DH from time to time as lineup warrants. It is one reason that Grandal appeals to me.

That would be giving up on Eloy way to soon IMO.

You are working very hard to not understand the obvious.

I agree with you. We will have lots of these extensions to deal with in the next five years. Overpaying for outsiders would set a poor example. Best to take good care of our homegrown stars and supplement with good talent. I'm am not saying to avoid Cole type players...just make your offer fair to the market and don't overpay.

Nice try. First baseball comment for pages of this political dialog.

Bingo!

Steve and Wimpy both use a self depreciating style that is easy on the nerves.

I love Paciorek paired with anybody.