Feeky Magee

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 11:32 AM) Again, it could have easily been worse. Eaton threw out a runner at 3rd with a perfect throw. The next batter hit a bomb. AJax also made a really nice play going a long way in LCF to catch a ball, with runners on second and third who would have scored for sure. That is three runs right there that score in a game against a lesser defensive team. Realistically Gonzalez got a lot of breaks in that game to keep his numbers where they ended up. Of course it could have been worse. But it also could have been better. For two of the dingers there were men on base from ground ball hits, which are often quite random. As I've said, even line drives can be quite random and find fielders. No matter how many meatballs you're throwing, you're normally not gonna deserve to have over half the balls in play fall for hits.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 11:25 AM) What you are saying is that balls were hit hard against him at a rate 50% higher than his career average, but he wasn't hit hard? I think pretty much anyone who watched the game last night will tell you he got hit HARD, no matter how you are reading the stats. I'm saying he was hit hard. I'm saying he probably wasn't hit that hard that he deserved over half the balls put in play to be hits. Even liners find fielders a lot of the time. It was a bad start. Literally all I'm saying is to say he deserved worse than an 8.44 ERA isn't accurate.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 11:20 AM) The BABIP might be lower because some of those off the wall would go over. Alternatively some guy would swing a tiny bit differently and the ball would roll to the infielder for a double play instead of a single. Baseball is random.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 11:04 AM) If you're using FIP and the like as measurements of a single start, you're doing it wrong. They're models, and models lose accuracy with fewer inputs. He was terrible. He was BABIPed because everything came off the bat at 200 miles an hour. I'm fully aware of that, but not when they're under twice his ERA. If he throws like that again he probably doesn't give up 5 runs in 5.1 innings. You think if he throws the exact same pitches to that exact same lineup again, they still produce a .526 BABIP? It's not like everything was smoked either, Fangraphs has it at a 45% hard hit rate and 15% soft hit rate as opposed to his career averages of 30% and 18%. 4 of the 11 hits were groundball hits.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 08:19 AM) Eaton doesn't throw the guy out at 3B, that would have been another run. The spin that he wasn't so bad is the "he's not John Danks" argument. The guy was bad. I'm with you, it probably should have been worse. Let's not exaggerate, it shouldn't have been worse. His ERA for the start was 8.44 while his FIP, xFIP and SIERA were 4.39, 4.54 and 3.94 respectively. It wasn't a great start by any means but he was a bit BABIPed, and at least showed he could strike guys out and his velocity was back up from the 86-88 stuff that apparently influenced the Orioles to release him.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 25, 2016 -> 09:20 PM) I feel like Albers would get the job done, but with Robertson you're kinda hoping it goes clean. David Robertson is a better reliever than Matt Albers

Rollins quietly now hitting above league-average, 106 wRC+

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 25, 2016 -> 09:11 PM) Sox didn't even attempt a steal of third all last year. I love this new team. Self-correction, they attempted three times and were 0-for-3

Sox didn't even attempt a steal of third all last year. I love this new team.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Apr 25, 2016 -> 07:51 PM) Austin swjngs at everything Austin has swung at 46.2% of pitches he's seen this year. League average is 46.3%.

Who was it that predicted Putnam would be off the Sox by June?

One good thing at least is Gonzalez hitting 92 on the gun. Rumour has it one of the reasons the Orioles released him was that they didn't like him at 86-88 touching 90 which was what they had him at during the spring

Is there any proof that career numbers versus a specific team actually mean anything? Always see them quoted, just seems like it'll mostly be random variance to me, unless they have a consistent offence that has a particular skillset you exploit well

Bryce Harper hitting .323/.405/.855, holy s***

#SandsforprimaryDH

QUOTE (ChicagoHeel @ Apr 24, 2016 -> 02:07 PM) Guys I'm not very fond of this Benneti/ Stone tandem. They are kind of boring. I've really liked them

Sox turn their 4,218th double play of this series

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 24, 2016 -> 01:42 PM) Ya know, Sands seems to have a pretty good eye. 16.3 BB%, 14.5 K% at AAA last year

Sands is getting to so many 3-ball counts it's inevitable he'll start walking more

AJ Pierzynski is one of the best catchers of all time? Thought Hawk wasn't doing the home games this year

Abreu is becoming utterly ridiculous on sliders low and away with two strikes

I think Duke's gonna be absolutely fine. If he's our worst pitcher from the pen, we're laughing.

Remember spring training when everyone was excited about Avisail Garcia and Matt Davidson?

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 21, 2016 -> 03:19 PM) I wonder if we see Ishikawa called up for E. Johnson after this game. Really need a back-up 1B and a lefty bat on the bench. Ishikawa 2015 had a 105 wRC+ at AAA. 2016 it's 107. Jerry Sands 2015 was 176. I'm not sure relying on Ishikawa to do anything is a sound bet.

Petricka's getting an insane amount of grounders so far. Limit the walks and he'll be good.