2 hours ago2 hr 2 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:Since the deadline the Sox are 4th in position player WAR and 5th in wRC+ in all of baseball.Meanwhile they're 22nd and 20th in pitching WAR and ERA.They blew it because the Sox acquired no real starters at the deadline when it was a desperate need.The pitching is terrible, and is the primary reason as to why they are doubted in the post season.
1 hour ago1 hr 28 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:Since the deadline the Sox are 4th in position player WAR and 5th in wRC+ in all of baseball.Meanwhile they're 22nd and 20th in pitching WAR and ERA.They blew it because the Sox acquired no real starters at the deadline when it was a desperate need.Yeah they needed Colson and Mune to hit with that crappy pitching.Not sure there was anyone worth prioritizing at the deadline except Mahle who the Braves had an inside track on. Definitely shouldn't have picked up Castillo. Also with how Martin and Burke fell apart not sure they could've gotten enough help to make much of a difference. Bullpen was going to be stretched no matter what.
1 hour ago1 hr Also I do not give a s%*# how advanced stats say Doyle is doing. We're in "ride the performance aberration" territory now. I'll worry about those advanced stats next year and see if his approach changes bear fruit.
1 hour ago1 hr 44 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said:There are many reasons we are playing in a wildcard series. The main reason is Mune and Colson falling off a cliff.There's also Tristan Peters putting up a .271 OPS in the 15 games after the All-Star game that made Getz look for a Plan B in CF. The whole team actually turned into a pumpkin in early June, which probably made the FO a bit more risk averse when it came to supplementing this team at the expense of the farm.
1 hour ago1 hr 21 minutes ago, WestEddy said:There's also Tristan Peters putting up a .271 OPS in the 15 games after the All-Star game that made Getz look for a Plan B in CF. The whole team actually turned into a pumpkin in early June, which probably made the FO a bit more risk averse when it came to supplementing this team at the expense of the farm.But but but they were in first place for most of July and the June schedule was arguably more daunting...that and fact nobody even knows the fate of the 2027 season Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by caulfield12
50 minutes ago50 min 15 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:But but but they were in first place for most of July and the June schedule was arguably more daunting...that and fact nobody even knows the fate of the 2027 seasonThey played slightly above .500 ball from June 1 on. Not sure what you're doing.
32 minutes ago32 min The average division lead the last nine days of July was 1.83 games up...They were hardly dead in the water, more looking forward to 2027, unless you're talking about missing Murakami's bat.
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