I would bet that that is what we are going to see.Originally Posted by a700hitter
I would bet that that is what we are going to see.
I Will say though Young was one of our only highlights in game one against Houston last series. I think he had 4 straight hits or something.
They don't have to finalize it until Thursday morning.
The Yankees could go 0-162 and it wouldn't be enough
Farrell says 14 position players and 11 pitchers. I see these 25
11 pitchers: 5 from the rotation + Kimbrel, Reed, Price, Kelly, Barnes, and Smith. All 5 starters because I think Farrell wants to delay the decision on who starts game 4 on October 9 as long as possible.
14 position players: 9 regulars (Moreland, Pedey, Bogie, Devers, Beni, JBJ, Betts, HanRam, and Vazquez) + 1 catcher (Leon), Nunez, Davis, Holt, and anyone's guess but mine would be Marrero (over Young). Nunez for his bat, Davis for his speed on the bases, Holt for his inevitability, and Marrero for his defense. Interesting alternatives, especially if Nunez is not ready for the ALDS, are Swihart and Travis, but Young is also possible.
Last edited by Maxbialystock; 10-03-2017 at 06:44 AM.
I would agree with Marrero over Young. While I would prefer another potent bench bat, Young has not been that this year. We are probably better with a premium glove for late inning defense.
The King of TalkSox has Spoken.
Actually, Young has been pretty decent off the bench this season. It's when he starts he has really had trouble.
Acknowledging small sample size:
As a sub: .333/.478/.812
As a ph: .400/.550/.950
As a starter: .227/.308/.699
Young brings little to the table for the ALDS (and potentially ALCS). He might be more valuable on a potential World Series roster, where pitchers will have to hit in 3-4 games and a bench guy who's had a modicum of success as a ph might be needed. Hanley certainly has struggled in the role.
Marrero has to be there as a defensive sub for Devers, and also because of Nunez's and Pedroia's problems.
The Yankees could go 0-162 and it wouldn't be enough
Final stats for teams.
Starters Houston finished 6th, 4.03 era BAA .243
Boston 8th, 4.06 era, BAA .255
Relievers Houston finished 17th, 4.27 era, BAA .234
Boston 2nd 3.15 era, .226 BAA
We got to get to their Relievers, and when we do we got to hit them.
Astros Relievers have given up 77 HRS, to our 59.
Here's a little stat we should keep an eye out for in a short Series.
Houston Pitchers have thrown 86 Wild Pitches, basically 1 every 2 games.
Sox Pitchers have thrown 43.
More games are determined in the Play-offs, by little things than the HRS.
ERA is so old fashioned.
Starters
79 CLE
79 AZ
82 LAD
83 WSH
89 BOS
90 NYY
10th HOU 95
WHIP
1.15 LAD
1.17 CLE
6th HOU 1.26
9th BOS 1.29
RP'ers
ERA-
64 CLE
70 BOS
76 NYY
21st HOU 101
WHIP
1.14 CLE
1.15 LAD
1.16 NYY
1.17 NYY
10th HOU 1.28
xFIP-
78 CLE
84 HOU
84 LAD
86 BOS
87 NYY
like wins and losses and batting averages and rbis and all that old stuff. It is all just so so so old. lol
DD had a great tenure in Detroit and the tigers won some division tiles under his belt. Tigers always were solid contenders to win the WSs in those years. He wants to repeat that here. He has the profile, expirence and authority to run a big market team like Boston. We are in good hands moving forward.
Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz & Boston Red Sox
Any stat that has the word run in it, is important to me.
Last edited by OH FOY!; 10-03-2017 at 10:49 PM.
Yeah I have no idea what Moon was trying to say with that.
Unless he was being sarcastic, it doe not sound like a Moon comment.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
I wasn't being sarcastic.
ERA is not useless, but it does not factor in park, defense or strength of opponent. It is more flawed than some stats and metrics others often bash here, especially for RP'ers..
ERA for RP'ers, who often enter games with 1 or 2 outs, can be very misleading. It's easy to have a lower ERA, if you start an inning with 2 outs and are taken out after the inning, and only your runner counts against you.
ERA- or ERA+ attempts to correct some of those factors, but is not perfect either. They are better than ERA though.
That's what I meant by "old fashioned".
ERA is not useless, but why use it when other data tells a better story?
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