Was it too absurd to picture this?Originally Posted by notin
3B Bogey
SS Cozart
2B Pedey
1B Devers/HRam
DH HRam/Devers
Was it too absurd to picture this?
3B Bogey
SS Cozart
2B Pedey
1B Devers/HRam
DH HRam/Devers
Hasn’t bogey already proven to struggle at third?
Hasn't he already proven he struggles at SS and is actually getting worse?
Cozart would have been a huge upgrade at SS defense, which has much greater value than 3B.
Plus, Bogey looked fine at 3B in 2013, but not so good in 2014. Either Bogey is better than Devers at 3B on defense. That's a second defensive plus to our D.
Devers at 1B would be a downgrade, at least until he adjusts. He could also DH with HRam at 1B, if he sucks there.
The simpler re-arrangement is just to bump Bogaerts directly to 1B. It's not as if he likes 3B anyway.
I'm sure he likes it better than 1B.
Besides, Bogey >> Devers at 3B on D.
Maybe. But we haven't seen Bogaerts at 3B since 2013.
I'm all about making as few re-arrangements as possible...
I am not optimistic that Pedroia can be counted on the play many more games for the Red Sox. The procedure he went through has an awful track record. His knee is shot.
And I have decreasing confidence in Marco Hernandez, whose maximum batted ball distance fell into the bottom five of all major leaguers with 40 or more plate appearances.
That is especially disheartening when you realize how many pitchers get 40 or more plate appearances. ...
Hmmm, meanwhile, I wonder what great journalism the worldwide leader in sports is offering today.
http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cub...ockbuster-deal
Bullshit.
Priorities:
1. Yankees lose
2. Red Sox win
Pretty much. Some people who go through microfracture treatment get temporary relief (some don't), but its almost always a very short term solution. My guess is that he will need a new knee down the road.
I have loved watching the guy play for years but I suspect he will never be a regular contributor going forward.
If I'm the Sox I am looking to replace him very soon.
"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'm very concerned about Pedey. I have worries Marco cannot be better than replacement level.
I do, however, feel like we should wait on finding a top quality 2Bman until we know more-- maybe mid season.
Maybe we need to keep some money available for this contingency.
I agree with all of this. I hope DD is thinking about this.
"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 think that it is definitely a concern but I do have faith in the fact that Hernandez can hold the line for us right now at second. I want to see the two power bats added first - maybe just the one - and then move on to other concerns. Don't need a lot of swat from that second baseman. he just needs to provide the D. Before the keyboard is cold some stat hound is going to tell me that he a less than blah blah fielder. Sorry I won't buy it. He is a middle infielder not a third baseman. I think that there is a huge difference between the two. He isn't likely to be able to pick it like Pedroia but I wouldn't be surprised if he is just fine.
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