CentralChamps21

So I wasn't around for those other options, but have any of those teams underachieved to extreme of this year's Sox?

Gray (R) 1-3, 5.28 vs Kopech (R) 2-2, 1.94 One of our right-handed posters was going to start this game thread, but he was inexplicably passed over so I'm going to try to knock this one out of the park.

So I'm surprised that it's that close, but nonetheless pitching to Turner is still the better option.

I used 538 (but most predictions were similar), took the top 10 teams, and compared their predicted win% to their current win%. Sox have the lowest win% of the ten by 51 points and the worst differential of the ten by 64 points. If that isn't an indictment of the manager then nothing is. Other teams had slow starts (Jays, RSox, Brewers, Braves) but have recovered. Not the Sox.

I think it's 10 for position players and 15 for pitchers.

So I think we all know the active roster is 26 players and they must come from the 40 man roster. 60 day IL guys do not count against the 40 man roster but 10/15 day IL guys do. Right now the Sox have 3 guys on the 10/15 day IL (Kelly, Velaszquez, Anderson). So that reduces to 37 the number of guys from which the 26 must come. Some of those 37 guys are young guys who had to get added to the 40 to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. That said, there's still Banks, Burr and Severino who have already pitched at the major league level this year, so there's no excuse for carrying Bummer for more than 2-3 days if he's hurt. On the position player side, all four guys on the 40 at AAA have played at the major league level, though only Sheets and Haseley have done so this season. Claiming Parker Markel was a head-scratcher given then they were already going to have to open up one sport on the 40 for Lynn, and now probably a second spot for a catcher.

https://www.milb.com/gameday/knights-vs-bats/2022/06/11/665627#game_state=live,game_tab=,game=665627 He was listed in the tweet sent out by the Knights 14 minutes ago, but the game just started and now Fernandez is listed in his spot.

?FIRE TONY!?

Yeah, I was thinking the same think--if you aren't willing/able to use Bummer/Foster, then just let Lambert pitch the 7th instead of wasting Crick and Sousa.

not @fathom fault

Used Crick, Sousa and Lambert in the 7th inning with Bummer, Foster and Ruiz sitting down in the bullpen, none of them having pitched yesterday.

Bummer hasn't pitched since throwing 10 pitches Tuesday.

OK I get staying away from Graveman since he threw 26 pitches last night, but there's no reason not to use some combination of Bummer, Foster and Ruiz over Crick/Sousa/Lambert. I'm really getting to the point I'm going to have to turn these games off to avoid punching something or someone.

Everybody is in 4 of the 5 combinations. That doesn't mean you use them all equally. All of them have a defensive weakness at 1-2 spots. There is no ideal lineup with the group of players currently on the roster.

You rotate giving guys days off, using each of these combinations: Moncada 3B, Vaughn DH, Eloy LF, Pollock RF Burger 3B, Vaughn DH, Eloy LF, Pollock RF Moncada 3B, Burger DH, Eloy LF, Vaughn RF Moncada 3B, Burger DH, Pollock LF, Vaughn RF Moncada 3B, Burger DH, Eloy LF, Pollock RF

I really with MLB would change the rule that bans a team from using any of their four best relievers before the 7th inning. I feel like that rule is hurting the Sox.

When you're manager's so old he goes to bed at 8pm every game seems like a night game.

Yes this is a consistent problem for the Sox but this guy's best pitch is a changeup and you aren't going to hit a lot of those in the air.

I'm starting to wonder if Grandal shouldn't just bat righty all the time.

Gonna be a 1-0 game with this strike zone.

Odd for Tampa to have an intrasquad game in June.

Oh, it might be. I'm not sure. There are so many roster rules it's hard to keep them all straight.

Also, any time guy who pitches 4+ innings gets optioned, he can't be replaced for 3 days.