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Man now that Eaton's arm looks healthy, he looks amazing in RF. I know Jackson has sucked so far, but that might end up being the best move of all of them just because of Eaton.

There we go.

Two big outs.

Putnam for the 7th then Petricka? Wait forgot about Albers.

Damn! This is where not having an off day sucks.

Floyd has yet to throw a strike.

I just didn't want the bullpen to get burned today. 5 innings looks like too much to ask for.

This could get ugly in a hurry.

Upton has a wRC+ of 53 and an OPS of .561 despite a BABIP of .359, that is impressively awful.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Apr 25, 2016 -> 11:10 AM) May want to check up on the Astros there bud. They'll obviously be better than they have been, but Keuchel's velocity loss is pretty concerning and Gomez just looks completely done. If Keuchel doesn't pitch like a #1 and Gomez continues to be horrible, the Astros are just a .500ish team.

I'm a bit concerned about the overall lack of Ks from our pitching, but so far so good.

QUOTE (Black_Jack29 @ Apr 25, 2016 -> 11:29 AM) It's not unprecedented. The Sox had one of the best pitching staffs in AL in the early/mid-90s and, when they didn't win, they traded away Blackjack, Fernandez, Alvarez, and Hernandez in a two-year period. The Sox will need two SPs, a CF, a DH, a SS, and at least one veteran C next season. (Fulmer and Anderson will fill two of those positions, though it remains to be seen whether either will be better than replacement-level in the majors. And, no, Latos is not "the real deal." Look at his career numbers/injury history.) The following season, they'll need a 3B, a 2B, and a LF. There's no way that they can fill all of those holes with acceptable talent. They're going to have to overspend on free agents (again) and put up with a couple of guys who can't hit (again). That's what happens when your minor league system doesn't produce players that can hit ML pitching. Personally, I'd like to see the Sox stay in go-for-it mode until July of 2018. All bets should be off at that point. If they're not getting to the playoffs by then, I'd trade Sale, Quintana, and Robertson. I'd try to extend Abreu and Frazier in 2017. Thankfully, the Sox are currently 13-6, so there's a decent chance that we may not need to worry about that scenario. This past offseason, the Sox got a new 2B, 3B, CF, SS, 2 C, and a SP without spending much money or giving up much talent, so I'm not sure why you say there's "no way" to fill all the holes with acceptable talent when they literally just did that with more holes to fill. It'll be difficult, sure, but not impossible. A lot can happen in 2 years too, seeing as how literally no position player from opening day 2013 is even on the team anymore.

Hawk annoys me more often than not these days, but I will miss him for the big moments, there's no one I'd rather have calling the game more when a big play happens.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Apr 24, 2016 -> 05:38 PM) Right handed power heavy line-up. Makes sense to get a righty in there against Toronto. Yeah the Jays crush lefties, so this makes a lot of sense.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Apr 24, 2016 -> 05:38 PM) Sox defense is elite so far. Frazier, Eaton, Lawrie and (believe it or not!) Abreu have all looked like like elite defenders. Eaton and Lawrie particularly. With Saladino in the rest of the defensive unit is pretty damn good as well. Melky has played a solid LF too so far.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Apr 24, 2016 -> 02:03 AM) It's not a matter of being overrated, people want to see them try something else. Coats may not be the answer, but he's never had an OPS under .747 in the minors and he plays above average defense. That allows for a lot more flexibility with this team. If you want to slot Melky into DH, you can. If yo want to DH Coats, you can. Avi had great numbers in the minors that ultimately meant nothing. What has he earned at the major league level to continue warranting ABs? Throw s*** at the wall and see if it sticks at this point. Yeah this has less to do with optimism in Coats and more to do with how useless and bad Avi is.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Apr 23, 2016 -> 10:53 PM) Who here wrote that fans discussion the negative aspects of the team are the biggest fans? Post source from this thread. No negative posters here are telling people what and how to post. The only people who are doing so are you and DA. Its old. This is a Sox discussion board where we discuss the Sox in detail. Yes, that includes scuffling players. Discussing internal and external options for Avi is not "being miserable". Get off your high horse and put aside your "holier than thou" attitude. They do kind of have a point. There's a ridiculous amount of complaining and moaning on this board for a 12-6 team. The game threads are pretty much unreadable.

This game certainly helped our team walk total.

Phew, a loss in that game would have been infuriating, should have won 5 different times. But man, this game thread was a train wreck.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 22, 2016 -> 08:02 PM) Another awful showing for the prospects tonight. Adams gives up far too many hits to be a big prospect. All I really care about with pitching prospects is peripherals, especially at the stage Adams is at. Not concerned in the slightest about the hits.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Apr 22, 2016 -> 10:46 PM) Ideally a RF; while Eaton's played a good RF, he doesn't have the arm. Status quo is okay too. Nah keep Eaton in RF, he's been fantastic there so far. And his arm looked good gunning down the runner at home the other day. Not sure how long it will last but Melky has played a pretty good LF this year.

Damn I thought that was going to drop.

QUOTE (daggins @ Apr 22, 2016 -> 04:58 PM) The Royals don't really look impressive on paper, aside from a few guys. Projections have flaws built into them that seem to drastically underrate the ability to not strike out. Not striking out seems to build cluster luck, which leads to the Royals winning 90 games. The problem is the Royals aren't the only team that doesn't strike out. The Braves were 2nd to the Royals last year in fewest number of strikeouts but had well below average cluster luck and scored the least amount of runs in baseball.

Funnily enough, his problem seems to be not swinging at balls inside the zone, rather than outside. His O-Swing% is the lowest it's ever been, by a lot (32% in 2016, 38% in 2015, 42% in 2014), so he's cut down a lot on swinging at balls. However, his Z-Swing% is also the lowest it's ever been (63% in 2016, 67% in 2015, 75% in 2014). So he needs to swing at strikes more, he's missing some good pitches to hit. According to Fangraphs he's also seeing slightly more pitches in the zone this year compared to both 2015 and 2014 (though Pitch F/X says the opposite). Either way, I think he actually needs to swing the bat more, not less.

Weren't a significant percentage of Abreu's walks in Cuba intentional?