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  1. Petagine in a Bottle

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    It’s weird how quickly the narrative on JM changed. Now, it’s supposedly clear that the Sox weren’t even interested because of his “pitch shape”? Ok.
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    2024 MiLB Injuries & Other Affronts

    Pitching academy!
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    How good are Fangraphs Predictions (2023 Edition)

    Isnt that what they basically do? They have like 75% of teams winning between 76-86 games.
  4. Petagine in a Bottle

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Is there any evidence that the Red Sox made an offer to JM; that he rejected Boston? I know it’s a convenient way to excuse the organizations lack of action, but is it based on any kind of reality? Breslow was very specific about how he planned to address the teams starting pitching...
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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Kutter’s dominance out of the pen is also kind of skewing things a bit, no? He’s got a 5+ career ERA and less than five innings per as a starter. Good to be hopeful and there’s some things to be excited about, esp with a better defense…but the rotation hasn’t added anyone; while it subtracted...
  6. Petagine in a Bottle

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Let’s just see what happens. Spring training doesn’t matter, but the results were good- if Bailey and Breslow are really as good as many think, then this team could be competitive. I think we will know pretty early on. It is what it is; I get the frustration regarding ownership but none of it...
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    2024 Red Sox Spring Training

    Too much A-Rod, so far.
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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    What is Cotillo talking about? A short term deal for a starter didn’t make sense for the Sox? How does he explain Giolito?
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    Revised contract predictions for Snell and Montgomery

    The Sox didn’t have the budget to sign him. Why pretend it was something else- it’s always been the $$$, all offseason long, no matter how else we try to spin it. Whatever. Off-season is over. Time to play ball and out all the nonsense of the past few months behind us.
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    3/25 - Celtics @ Hawks

    Wait, they lost?
  11. Petagine in a Bottle

    2024 Spring Training Stuff

    Oh wow, yeah.
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    2024 Spring Training Stuff

    Gotcha, thx.
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    2024 Spring Training Stuff

    Interesting, but what does it mean? I found this article from last spring…is this likely to be predictive of anything? https://theathletic.com/4317119/2023/03/17/sarris-spring-training-stuff-surgers/?source=user_shared_article...
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    FanGraphs Positional Power Rankings by Team - The Pen

    FIP projections of the pen, per fangraphs. Slaten 4.66 Campbell 4.30 Anderson 5.06 Bernardino 4.27 Winckowski 4.16 Martin 3.72 Jansen 4.14 Joely 4.12
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    FanGraphs Positional Power Rankings by Team - Shortstop

    Story and Whitlock feel like the key guys to me- if borh of them can stay healthy and play towards their more optimistic projections, then the entire outlook on this team changes. A Story who looks like the guy he was in Colorado completely changes this lineup, and of course, the defense. Ready...