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  1. Apisith

    The Frailty of the Modern Pitcher

    A crazy idea would be to penalise teams if their pitchers get TJ. If the PA is concerned about this trend then negotiate a bonus for players who get TJ, maybe accelerate service time as well. If you get TJ you’re only under control for 5 years. It might incentivise teams to push back against...
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    2024 Rotation and Bullpen (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    Murphy getting his elbow checked out. That doesn’t sound good.
  3. Apisith

    The Frailty of the Modern Pitcher

    This is obviously bad for baseball and it needs to be fixed soon. I don’t see any trials being done in the minors.
  4. Apisith

    The Frailty of the Modern Pitcher

    The ball would have to be deadened to prevent Judge from hitting 70HRs. But yeah, I think that’s the next logical reform to get pitchers to stop throwing at max effort.
  5. Apisith

    The Frailty of the Modern Pitcher

    The launch angle revolution was in response to the 2012-2015 years where base hits and doubles didn't produce enough runs as pitchers continued to increase their fastball velocity. The source of the problem is the ever increasing fastball velocities, I know Theo said they might move the mound...
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    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    87 wins Team leader in Wins? Crawford -Team leader in Losses? Pivetta -Team leader in Saves? Jansen -Team leader in ERA (qualifying)? Bello -Team leader for Batting Average (qualifying)? Yoshida -Team leader for OPB (qualifying)? Casas -Team leader in OPS? Casas -Team leader in HR? Casas -Team...
  7. Apisith

    The Frailty of the Modern Pitcher

    I agree very much with this. Sports is a star-driven entertainment. People watch LeBron, Messi, Federer etc because they are stars. Stars in baseball used to be starting pitchers. Hitters don't get enough PAs to be stars IMO because the average fan wants to see the best pitchers in the highest...
  8. Apisith

    Thoughts/Impressions on “The Dynasty” Apple TV Series

    Episode 8 was great. I just love Brady as a competitor. I also love how Belichick just doesn’t give a fuck. By the way, I’m not a Patriots fan.
  9. Apisith

    Offseason rumors

    I’m a believer in Houck starting. In 2021, he started 10 games in a row, pitched 44 innings, had an ERA of 3.86 but FIP of 2.92. The talent is clearly there. We can get good innings from him. Even if he can only average 5 innings/game, that could be 150 innings of FIP 3-3.50 ball, which would...
  10. Apisith

    2024 Rotation and Bullpen (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    I don’t have an issue with Bello, Pivetta, Crawford and Houck. There’s upside with all 4. Bello was very good when he came up. Pivetta may be fixed. Crawford has as good of peripherals as Kirby and some other guys we were linked to. Houck was also good before the injury and good when he came up...
  11. Apisith

    Lucas Giolito has an elbow issue.

    Oh for fuck’s sake. If he gets TJ he’s almost done for next year as well. Almost $38m gone.
  12. Apisith

    2024 MLB Spring Training News & Notes

    Sale with another start where the fastball velocity was good. Looking forward to his year.
  13. Apisith

    2024 MLB Spring Training News & Notes

    Yeah, I have to be honest that I'm rooting for a good year from him. He can't be blamed for the injuries and he's never shied away from taking the ball. Rooting for a solid 150IPs, 3ERA kind of year from Sale.
  14. Apisith

    2024 MLB Spring Training News & Notes

    Sale went 2IP, 4Ks, hit 97mph on his fastball.
  15. Apisith

    Nick Pivetta - Bad, Average, or Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good?

    But what's the point in giving him an extension? If he has a good year we would give him the QO which he would almost certainly take, he doesn't have the type of track record that would merit a 3 or 4 year deal, especially with the QO attached.
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    If the RS sign Montgomery are you satisfied with the off-season?

    It would be an okay offseason. A good one would mean extensions for Bello and Casas got done as well.
  17. Apisith

    How Many Games Does Anthony Rendon Play In 2024?

    36 because I’m turning 36 this year.
  18. Apisith

    Offseason rumors

    Is Bloom looking for a job? Because these reports must be coming from him, right?
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    Moves I'd Make

    CBT was $233m last year, $237m this year. Our budget was $225m last year, so this year it should be ~$229m. We’re at $201m. So we have $28m in space. Teoscar is being projected for $15m AAV. That leaves $13m and a surplus of major league outfielders and minor league infielders. Say Kenley...
  20. Apisith

    2024 - Path to 90 Wins

    Putting the Teoscar rumours in context, I imagine it’s signing him to 3/$45m, flipping Duran, Yorke and whoever we get for Kenley for someone like Mitch Keller. Then signing Montgomery. Depending on how much money we take on for Kenley’s contract, we would probably be at around $220-225m. Total...