Trade value- up.

I'm still uneasy about giving up on Tank.

This day will go down as one of the best, if not the best, of the Sox season.

-2 wins

-Quintana dominated

-Abreu got his 100th RBI

-Avi Garcia was great

-Viciedo destroyed that ball

-The bullpen didn't suck as much as usual

-Semien had a fantastic day

-Gillaspie broke out of his slump with a big RBI.

-Andy Wilkins did something

 

It was a very good day! I don't know if was as good as Abreu's "OUR KIDS WILL NOT QUIT" walk off slam against a s*** talking Balfour... but it was good.

-Semien had a fantastic day

-Gillaspie broke out of his slump with a big RBI.

-Andy Wilkins did something

 

It was a very good day! I don't know if was as good as Abreu's "OUR KIDS WILL NOT QUIT" walk off slam against a s*** talking Balfour... but it was good.

Forgot about Semien, and yeah, that was a pretty good night, too.

I'm still uneasy about giving up on Tank.

I waver back and forth on that one.

GREAT double-header win. Man, the Twins are bad!

Didn't realize this...this is the second 4-game winning streak all season--that's the longest. First was May 4-7.

I'm still uneasy about giving up on Tank.

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he'll be back

 

I'm still uneasy about giving up on Tank.

 

As am I. If the Sox can snag a LH LFer I'm game to keep Tank around another year. Not a huge fan of any of the FAs though. Melky and Rasmus scare me a bit, and Markakis is just kinda meh to me.

 

Real nice to see a 5+ game improvement considering how awful the pen has been most of the year. Had the bullpen moves worked out we're looking at at least a 10 game improvement overall.

-Semien had a fantastic day

-Gillaspie broke out of his slump with a big RBI.

-Andy Wilkins did something

 

It was a very good day! I don't know if was as good as Abreu's "OUR KIDS WILL NOT QUIT" walk off slam against a s*** talking Balfour... but it was good.

 

I was wondering on how the FO was planning in the offseason, esp with acquiring players

either thru fa or trades. my initial question is, next yr, what or who will take over the leadoff

if eaton gets hurt, furthermore if Alexei is not in the equations.

 

I was wondering if any of the young prospects coming up will be able to fill that position. question can

Semien will be that player?

I was wondering on how the FO was planning in the offseason, esp with acquiring players

either thru fa or trades. my initial question is, next yr, what or who will take over the leadoff

if eaton gets hurt, furthermore if Alexei is not in the equations.

 

I was wondering if any of the young prospects coming up will be able to fill that position. question can

Semien will be that player?

 

Micah Johnson is your prototypical leadoff hitter.

Micah Johnson is your prototypical leadoff hitter.

He really isn't.

 

 

 

Back to my hole.

He really isn't.

 

 

 

Back to my hole.

I agree. I think Semien is the better player.

I'm still uneasy about giving up on Tank.

Maybe Rock can tell us what the front office thinks about Tank. With DeAza kicking ass in Baltimore, the organization might be more apt to give Viciedo another year and hope the consistenccy button finally clicks. Like fathom said in the game thread his potential HR numbers might be too important to discard playing so many games in the Cell.

He's definitely a frustrating player, though.

Edited September 14, 201411 yr by greg775

He really isn't.

 

 

 

Back to my hole.

 

We all have our opinions and no, he didn't walk much at all in AAA but he's shown the ability at other levels (.414 OBP in AA this year and .422 in A the year before).

 

Me and Hawk are sharing the Micah kool aid, I think he has a chance to be a real good hitter.

 

 

Semien has a very real chance of a .275/.350/.450 line from multiple positions. I'm not saying Micah is chopped liver but, at least to me, Semien is a guy who will provide more both at the plate and in the field.

My Semien kool aid got a little sour after looking at his splits. I loved him until I saw just how bad he's been against RHP, something this team will face the most.

 

Also, I'm not sure how they come up with number, but he's got a negative 5.2 rating against fastballs this year...I'm not sure the walks will come as much in the bigs if he continues to struggle against the fastball.

 

I'd love to be wrong with all that, but right now I'd be fine if he was traded this offseason.

Edited September 14, 201411 yr by scs787

Last year Semien combined for a .805 OPS w/ 16 HR, .375 OBP against righties. It's not as if he was bad.

 

This year, he combined for a .740 OPS against righties ... which was certainly weighed down, like the rest of his stats, by his rocky start in MLB and injury when he went to AAA.

Last year Semien combined for a .805 OPS w/ 16 HR, .375 OBP against righties. It's not as if he was bad.

 

This year, he combined for a .740 OPS against righties ... which was certainly weighed down, like the rest of his stats, by his rocky start in MLB and injury when he went to AAA.

I'm just stoked to see how it all works out. Semien, Sanchez, M. Johnson should be fun to witness. Not going to make any judgements on who's capable of what. Just let it play out and hope it's mostly positive.

At least one of them will be fun to watch on another team. My guess is Sanchez.

 

On the other hand, who knows? Hahn's mind is a beautiful, flourishing place yet shrouded in myatery.

Last year Semien combined for a .805 OPS w/ 16 HR, .375 OBP against righties. It's not as if he was bad.

 

This year, he combined for a .740 OPS against righties ... which was certainly weighed down, like the rest of his stats, by his rocky start in MLB and injury when he went to AAA.

 

Perhaps saying "how bad" was a bit exaggerated. He's certainly been bad at the major league level though. 172ABs vs RHP and he's hitting just .215.

 

And like I said in my edit, I don't think the walks will come as often if he can't hit the fastball.

 

 

If anything Tank has the opportunity to prove he should be "in the mix" for next year but if there is an upgrade available at 1B/DH/LF then obviously you take it. And let's be honest say absolute best case Viciedo turns into a league average 1B that hits 260/300/450 -- that's still hardly even a 1.5 WAR player -- and that's best case. I just don't see him ever having enough power to carry his lack of fielding.

At least one of them will be fun to watch on another team. My guess is Sanchez.

 

On the other hand, who knows? Hahn's mind is a beautiful, flourishing place yet shrouded in myatery.

 

If there is a team out there that wants to overpay for Alexei, then the entire trio could stay, but yeah, it's hard to imagine all four of them still here next year given the other holes that need to be filled.

I'm still uneasy about giving up on Tank.

 

I am not.