Possible Help from the Farm per Sox Prospects
Position Players
2022
1B Casas
OF Duran
SS Downs
C Wong
2023
C Hernandez
2024
SS Mayer
2B Yorke
3B Blaze
OF Jimenez
Pitchers
2022
Seabold
Winchowski
2023
Bello
Groome
Matta
Murphy
Walter
Ward
2024
Song
Possible Help from the Farm per Sox Prospects
Position Players
2022
1B Casas
OF Duran
SS Downs
C Wong
2023
C Hernandez
2024
SS Mayer
2B Yorke
3B Blaze
OF Jimenez
Pitchers
2022
Seabold
Winchowski
2023
Bello
Groome
Matta
Murphy
Walter
Ward
2024
Song
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8 starters and 5 closers...that works for me....Originally Posted by moonslav59
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With the need for 7-8 traditional "starters" to cover a 162 game season , and shortage of effective pitchers who can go 6-7 innings, the transition to pitching staffs with 2-3 inning guys (Houck; Whitlock ?) and bullpen games using a planned 5-6 pitchers is already well under way.
The analytic stats about the 3rd time through a lineup, along with the requirement to be hard throwing 94-98mph throwers, and prevalence of TJ surgery dictates a change in how to manage pitching. You won't see playoff intense pitching decisions but you will see a departure from old school Ace--#5 staffs.
Good points....
I'm also wondering if teams are factoring in the cost of traditional starting pitchers.....
Has nothing to do with anything but I read in a Tampa paper indicating 3 starters that were used against the Sox lacked major league experience (very little that is)....that they were all newbies if you well. Feeling is they are all good pitchers and will be a factor in 2022. I'm wondering if the owners are beginning to question G Cole type signings. It's scary to think the Yankees have eight or nine more years at $36M per for Cole (that's $10M+ more than Sale).....if they can win couple of World Series then maybe it would have been worth it.
Bottom line is they need to upgrade the team. G Cole alone will not get them to the Promise Land.
Last edited by Nick; 10-24-2021 at 04:21 PM.
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If starters all start going just 3-4 innings, we will need more long men who can go 3-4 innings, so yes, basically 8 "starter/longmen."
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Question for you Moon
Are we destine to be that wait for that big inning team? I don't know if we can manufacture runs. Most frustrating thing at Fenway is three singles will not guaranty a run. I don't know if there are any stats out there for percentage of run scored from second on a single but I'm sure we're at the bottom, having to play half of our games at Fenway.
Just not sure what our 'identity' should be going forward.
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To Cora's credit, he went with long relievers--Valdez, Whitlock, and Houck--before the postseason. Your fundamental point, however, is correct. Forget starters and relievers. Think longers, shorters, and bridgers.
The problem is when one of your 4 inning guys get shelled and can only go 1-2 innings. Can another guy go on 3 days rest? Do you need 10 guys that can go 3-4? That doesn't leave any room for 1 inning guys.
Last edited by moonslav59; 10-24-2021 at 04:24 PM.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Red Sox’s impressive assets should have Yankees very concerned NY Post...make the Yankee fans worry....
1 and 2 (tie). Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers
3. Alex Cora
4. Garrett Whitlock
5. Chaim Bloom
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Top 10 - the offseason playlist (pre Halloween)
1.) we issue Rodriguez a q.o. And he does not take it.
2.) Martinez does not opt out.
3.) we pick up the Vazquez option.
4.) we sign chris Taylor in free agency.
5.) we trade Duran and two minor league pitchers to Oakland for manea.
6.) arizona does not pick up the option on Merrill Kelly and we sign him.
7.) we do not pick up the options on Perez and Richards.
8.) we sign two relievers this offseason, just don’t know who yet.
9.) we acquire an unknown closer.
10.) hang’em Chaim publicly apologizes fir bungling the Benintendi trade!
Book your 2022 World Series reservations now.
The Beni trade is far from over.
It was two years of Beni control, and with the money saved, we got Renfroe and Sawamura.
Win-win, and that's before what we see on any of the 4 prospects.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Great season .
Wish list
1 extend Devers
2 extend Kike
3trade Xander
4 trade JDM supplemented If needed
5 trade Bobby .
6Sign Kyle
7sign Bryant
8Sign Marcus Semien
9Trade Duran
10 trade Renfroe
11.Sign Izzy
12trade Arroyo or release
13Promote Casas
14 sign Ray
15Sign Verlander
16 transition Whit to starter
17 trade Barnes supplemented
18 Houck to compete for closer .
19 if no verlander look for Thor .
20 jettison Perez Erod Richards Darwinzon sawamura
21Keep Pivetta in Pen
22Keep Robles
I know this is an insane list but I’d be happy for a few of these to come to fruition.The Farm is pretty decent will surely help either in player acquisitions now or supplement what we have
What exactly happened to Barnes? Did I miss the announcement where the Red Sox said why he wasn't used down the stretch and was left off the ALCS roster? Sore arm? Covid side-effects? Seriously, even if there were mental health issues, you'd think someone in the media would have inquired in an interview with Cora or Bloom this month... unless they all know and are keeping it quiet...
The reason a team's All-Star closer was unavailable in the playoffs is news that at least the national media would report. Did any players or coaches ever talk about it?
At least Devers now admits that he was injured. Maybe we won't find out about Barnes until someday soon when the PR dept. subtly issues a press release about an operation.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/10...-stars-future/
https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red...ry-late-season
Blame it on a pepper...
https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red...ry-late-season
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
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