5/11 @ Braves

[Maxbialystock]

Eovaldi vs. Anderson, both righties.

I expect the same lineup as last night with the only question being whether Plawecki goes in to catch ace Eovaldi.

Plawecki caught Eovaldi in his last two outings, April 30 vs. the Orioles when Eovaldi pitched 7 scoreless innings and May 6 vs. the White Sox when Eovaldi went 5 innings giving up 3 runs. The Sox lost both games.

I think Plawecki calls a better game, but Vazquez's WAR is +.2 and Plawecki's is -.7. Vazquez's OPS is a lousy .556, and Plawecki's is much worse, .290.

[JDavis76]

I knew that Ian Anderson could play many different instruments but I didn't know he could pitch too!

[Maxbialystock]

Remember the Mendoza line?

Six of the Sox 9 hitters last night have these batting averages: Verdugo .213, Enrique .168, Story .204, JBJ .195, Vazquez .215, and Cordero .222. When you add up their hits and divide by their at bats, their combined batting average is .199.

[moonslav59]

Eovaldi vs. Anderson, both righties.

I expect the same lineup as last night with the only question being whether Plawecki goes in to catch ace Eovaldi.

Plawecki caught Eovaldi in his last two outings, April 30 vs. the Orioles when Eovaldi pitched 7 scoreless innings and May 6 vs. the White Sox when Eovaldi went 5 innings giving up 3 runs. The Sox lost both games.

I think Plawecki calls a better game, but Vazquez's WAR is +.2 and Plawecki's is -.7. Vazquez's OPS is a lousy .556, and Plawecki's is much worse, .290.

I don't think WAR factors in how well pitchers do with one catcher vs the other, and only a few posters seem to care or think it matters.

[moonslav59]

Remember the Mendoza line?

Six of the Sox 9 hitters last night have these batting averages: Verdugo .213, Enrique .168, Story .204, JBJ .195, Vazquez .215, and Cordero .222. When you add up their hits and divide by their at bats, their combined batting average is .199.

I think the new OPS Mendoza line is .600 not .700, and too many Sox players are pushing .400's.

[Maxbialystock]

I don't think WAR factors in how well pitchers do with one catcher vs the other, and only a few posters seem to care or think it matters.

I agree WAR is separate from how well pitchers do with catchers. But I included it because it might justify staying with Vazquez tonight.

[moonslav59]

I agree WAR is separate from how well pitchers do with catchers. But I included it because it might justify staying with Vazquez tonight.

You don't have to convince me.

[Maxbialystock]

I think the new OPS Mendoza line is .600 not .700, and too many Sox players are pushing .400's.

While I agree OPS is a better stat than mere batting average, I just like the idea of batting less than .200. Crash Davis says 1 hit more a week gets you from .250 to .300 for a season, but that also means one less hit per week drops you to .200.

According to espn stats, 149 MLB hitters are at or above OPS .600 and 158 MLB hitters have batting averages of .200 or better. So this year OPS .600 is a slightly tougher (and more comprehensive) standard.

[mvp 78]

@NBCSEdgeBB
Acuña not in Braves lineup Wednesday vs. Red Sox

[jad]

Remember the Mendoza line?

Six of the Sox 9 hitters last night have these batting averages: Verdugo .213, Enrique .168, Story .204, JBJ .195, Vazquez .215, and Cordero .222. When you add up their hits and divide by their at bats, their combined batting average is .199.

Let's just call these guys what they are (or will be, once Bloom gets rid of Bogey, Devers and JD): our "core." Just think how formidable they will be when joined by the boat-load of untested prospects we are so excited about getting.

[Thunder]

Last night this offense woke up. We're going on a roll now

[moonslav59]

Wake up the echoes!

[Bellhorn04]

Wake up the echoes!

What the hell does that mean?

[Old Red]

What the hell does that mean?

Dame must be playing.

[moonslav59]

Dame must be playing.

I did not think only Domers knew the meaning.