Houck suffers from what a lot of hulking right handed pitchers with machine guns for arms suffer from. He lacks a reliable, controllable pitch that moves away from a lefty. The righties who can handle lefties best have circle changeups or have really solid 2 seamers which move away from the lefties. Also, there were issues about stamina and health with Houck. My bet is Bloom starts him off next year as a bulk guy to see what they have in him after a "hopefully" normal spring training
Hal sucks
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Rafael Devers has a .500 OBP during his current 14-game on-base streak, reaching base in 30 of his 60 plate appearances.
During that time (since 8/30), he leads the majors in AVG (.455) and leads the AL in hits (25) and XBH (10).
Originally Posted by moonslav59
Here are some interesting numbers:
Adjusted to 162 games:
OPS/ BA HR RBI
1.008/ .281 63 117 Dalbec
.896 / .286 48 129 Arroyo
.891 / .330 19 46 Vergudo
.844 / .333 13 54 Munoz
.842 / .276 34 112 Devers
.833 / .286 31 82 Bogaerts
.777 / .279 16 61 JBJ
.767 / .273 21 68 Vaz
.684 / .216 19 79 JD
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Dalbec would hold the AL single season home run record if he kept that pace...
Don't count on it. The kid has swing and miss issues that he needs to improve on. He does have power, so there is hope. Did you see where one writer proposed using Ockimey as a platoon player with Dalbec?
Here are some interesting numbers:
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In their last 16 games, Red Sox starters have posted a 3.15 ERA and held opponents to a .224 AVG (68.2 IP, 24 ER, 56-for-250).
In their last 5 games, Sox starters have a 1.04 ERA and a .128 opponent AVG (26.0 IP, 3 ER, 11-for-86).
I've been pushing Ockimey as a platoon for over a year... at least to give him a shot.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I don't expect record HR numbers, but to me, the K's are totally acceptable as long as he keeps his OBP at a respectable number.
Dalbec's OBP:
.352 MLB (71 PAs)
.362 minors
Notable comps:
Chavis .307/.325
Middy .272/.325
Mark Reynolds .328/.358
I'll take 350Ks, if he hits 30 HRs and has a .333 OBP.
He may end up with 35-40 HR potential and an OBP over .345.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Oh no chance he takes down Maris.
Also that platoon idea sucks because it has an AAAA player in Ockimey getting the bulk of the at bats...
Last edited by notin; 09-23-2020 at 08:14 PM.
It doesn't have to be a straight platoon, and Dalbec can get some time at 3B, or Ockimey at DH.
Ockimey would be more like the back-up 1Bman who only plays vs RHPs.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I have zero faith in Ockimey and finding a better LHH first baseman is not going to be all that difficult...
The Sox may be playing themselves out of an early pick. Baltimore may well finish behind the Sox. Who would have thought just 2 weeks ago.
The Sox are a much , much , much better team than the Orioles . It is kind of crazy that we are battling them to escape the cellar . But the whole season has been crazy in general.
Seems like we were reluctant to bring up the kids earlier this summer, but when they finally got here, they did not do that bad.
What's interesting about our "kids" is that many of our youngest players on this year's roster are not the prospects we just brought up:
Age Player OPS
21 Arauz .574
23 Devers .842
24 Grullon .833 (4 PA)
24 Verdugo .891
24 M Chavis .657
25 C Arroyo .896
25 Y Munoz .844
25 B Dalbec .1.008
25 Benintendi .442
Age Pitcher ERA
23 D Hern 2.84
24 Houck 0.00
26 M Hall 18.69
27 R Leyer 21.21
27 Pivetta 1.80
27 K Hart 15.55
27 Springs 7.13
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
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