Thanks for digging deeper. As usual you are correct.Originally Posted by Kimmi
Thanks for digging deeper. As usual you are correct.
“The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"When you're dead, you don't know you're dead.
It's only difficult for other people.
It works the same way for stupid."
LOLAnd this is why I miss Buchholz. I miss his threads.
E-Rod is starting to look like Buchholz 2.0!
“The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"When you're dead, you don't know you're dead.
It's only difficult for other people.
It works the same way for stupid."
Perhaps some of it is also giving Holt the playing time to assess exactly what he will be able to give us. I know he hasn't been that good, but seeing him in the lineup regularly at this point really doesn't bother me. Despite all the days off, some of our guys are banged up. They can use the rest. I'd rather have them rested and fresh at the end of the season.
Before the season started, I pointed out how Holt was no longer the second or third best sub at any position. His versatility still had value, but with (DH only) Papi's departure, that value was minimized to some extent. HRam's injury and need to play DH changed that once the season began, and Holt had to deal with health issues as well, but by and large, our everyday players have remained comparatively healthy.
My pre-season depth chart (from memory):
C: Vaz/Leon, Swihart, (Butler)
1B: Moreland/HRam, Travis,
2B: Pedroia, Hernandez, Rutledge, Holt, Marrero
3B: Pablo, Hernandez, (Devers), Rutledge, Holt, Marrero
SS: Bogey, Hernandez, Marrero, Lin, Holt
LF: Beni, Young, Selsky, Holt
CF: JBJ, (Beni>Young/Selsky LF), Holt
RF: Betts, (Beni>Young/Selsky LF), Holt
DH: HRam/ Young
(Note: I obviously had Rutledge over-rated.)
I have agreed with you and others that it is fair to question Farrell and the coaching staff about the more than usual mental gaffes.
Good point.
How many 'Francoma' critics would like to have him back now?
LOL Scout's honor, I did not read your post before posting the exact same thing.
In ERod's first 59 games, he has about 4.6 WAR.
For Buch's first 4 year (64 games), he had about 4.7 WAR.
Good news is that there are 4 more years of ERod posts until he gets to FA.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/l...-batting.shtml
Back in the good old days when they scored runs and didn't have to lead the league in OOB, you mean?
Well, as Bell pointed out with regards to managers, there will always be another pitcher to take Buchholz' place.
Or a utility player.
“The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"When you're dead, you don't know you're dead.
It's only difficult for other people.
It works the same way for stupid."
I was critical of Francoma towards the end, and I did feel like the right thing to do, at that time, was to let him go, but he was no idiot, moron or imbecile. He was a very good manager who lost control of his team while being distracted by more important things in his life.
I'd take Terry back in a heartbeat.
I'll never want JF back.
You totally skipped past the point I was trying to make because of your Holt obsession.
They were up there. And they had a low XBT%.
LOLOr a utility player.
That's the beauty of Red Sox fans. We all have a little bit of 'Fred' in us.
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