What former Red Sox player broke the MLB record for reaching 1st base on Catcher's Interference calls recently?
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Following Former Red Sox 2017
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10 years in the big leagues yet only 935 total games. Only 3 seasons of more than 130 games played, all others were less than 100.
He is a good player but simply can't be relied upon to be a regular.
Curious about this, I took a look at the pitchers he raised his OPS from .649 to .765 against:
date/pitcher/ERA
9/14: Chad Bell, 6.42
9/13: Skoglund, 9.53
9/11: Hammel, 4.91
9/9: Osich, 6.75
Hitting minor league pitchers was never his problem.
Manny Delcarmen records the final strikeout at Bridgeport Bluefish stadium, relieving Drake Britton for the 9th inning. He gave up 4 runs on 5 hits in a loss to Somerset
Panda with a HR for the Giants yesterday, as their first baseman, a position he also played on Monday.
“A guy fell into him and got nacho cheese on his arm and now he’s taking pictures and signing autographs. It shows you where our society’s at right now with all that stuff.”
Jesus Christ Jon. Lighten up Francis. You're getting paid $25 million and you're putting up a 99 ERA+. It shows you where our society’s at right now with all that stuff.
Rebounded a little bit over his last 20 games, 86 PA. .253/.337/.480 on a .300 BAbip. 10bb/22k. He's really hard to get a read on because when he's good, he can carry an offense. When he's bad, he's virtually useless. I'd guess he settles into a .250/.320/.470 type player but will swing 50 to 100 points in OPS on any given season.
Moncada's last 12 games, 55PA: .333/.414/.604, .429 BAbip. 6bb/16k, 4 HRs. BAbip is awfully high and it's September callups but he's had a nice stretch.
Carlos Asuaje has now played 85 games and accumulated 326 PA. He's slashing .271/.333/.366. Over his last 190, he's not fairing so well though: .241/.308/.318 on a .307 BAbip. 14bb/42k.
Margot is now at .269/.320/.419 over 517 PA. He turns 23 tomorrow. He's been much better over his last 58 games, 236 PA: .284/.339/.474 with 9 doubles, 4 triples and 8 HRs. In his first 65 games, 281 PA: .258/.304/.373. I really hated when they traded him but I don't hate the trade. I just had this feeling he was going to turn into a better player than JBJ and that his power would develop better than people projected. You could argue he's been better this year, offensively and defensively. 2.0 oWAR, 1.4 dWAR in 123 games, while Bradley is at 2.0 oWAR, 1.5 dWAR in 129. Overall, they are both at 3.1 WAR for the year. Granted, you could make the argument Bradley is having an off year but this is also Margot's rookie year and he's been hampered by injuries all season. Also 4 1/2 years younger.
Heh, Craig Kimbrel though.
Carlos Asuaje has now played 85 games and accumulated 326 PA. He's slashing .271/.333/.366. Over his last 190, he's not fairing so well though: .241/.308/.318 on a .307 BAbip. 14bb/42k.
Margot is now at .269/.320/.419 over 517 PA. He turns 23 tomorrow. He's been much better over his last 58 games, 236 PA: .284/.339/.474 with 9 doubles, 4 triples and 8 HRs. In his first 65 games, 281 PA: .258/.304/.373. I really hated when they traded him but I don't hate the trade. I just had this feeling he was going to turn into a better player than JBJ and that his power would develop better than people projected. You could argue he's been better this year, offensively and defensively. 2.0 oWAR, 1.4 dWAR in 123 games, while Bradley is at 2.0 oWAR, 1.5 dWAR in 129. Overall, they are both at 3.1 WAR for the year. Granted, you could make the argument Bradley is having an off year but this is also Margot's rookie year and he's been hampered by injuries all season. Also 4 1/2 years younger.
Heh, Craig Kimbrel though.
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BleacherReport does a report on Carl Crawford, who is being paid $22M to not play baseball, and is OK with it.
Moncada supposedly switched to a lighter bat at his teammate's urging and attributes some of his success to that.
Old friend Jon Lester, meanwhile, came out of the bullpen for 3 and 2/3 innings in Game 4 of the NLDS today... gave up one run. Seems like they didn't want to save him for a game 5, which is now happening because the Nats broke through in a big way and won 5-0.
The one run was due to Edwards giving up a granny but you left out the most important part, he picked off Ryan Zimmerman.
Am I the only one who saw the irony in Panda ending the Giants' season by hitting a walkoff homerun, costing his team the top pick in the draft?
It was kinda like watching JD Drew's one time when he made a great catch on a foul ball near the stands, and the game-tying run scored on the play in an eventual Red Sox loss.
It was kinda like watching JD Drew's one time when he made a great catch on a foul ball near the stands, and the game-tying run scored on the play in an eventual Red Sox loss.
ha, that was strangely prescient of you, considering tonights outcome in L.A
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/920828490827649030/vid/720x720/_h5yvCxVC46ia5S9.mp4
too bad Ortiz couldnt just play forever
too bad Ortiz couldnt just play forever
Reminds me of this:https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/920828490827649030/vid/720x720/_h5yvCxVC46ia5S9.mp4
too bad Ortiz couldnt just play forever
Papi is fun to watch and follow. I miss him on the Sox.
Big Papi is becoming one of my favorite retired players. Watching him and ARod play off of one another on Fox has been fun. I think they're having fun. It's good.
It helps that they genuinely like each other. I remember Ortiz giving ARod a "just relax and breathe" gesture during a game when both were still active.
Ortiz refused to talk to ARod for a couple years after the public comments by ARod's attorney during the Biogenesis mess, I always wondered why Papi had a change of heart last year. Perhaps he reminisced about their days together in Seattle's system.
Hitless in 12 postseason PAs and benched for Aaron Hicks. $21 million a year doesn't buy you as much as it used to. Luckily there's only 3 more years to go on that contract!
Some former 1B for the Sox decided to take a vacation during the World Series
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/10/24/injured-adrian-gonzalez-goes-on-vacation-as-his-dodgers-begin-world-series/
Better, but still bad. Andrew Freaking Bailey was in the Sox dugout for the 2013 World Series. Gonzalez certainly should be with his team.
Say what you will about Shank but his instincts about Gonzalez weren't wrong. Something has always been off about the way he carries himself for a guy making the kind of money he does.
Eric Hinske is the Angels new hitting coach. And I was surprised to see that Josh Bard is the LA Dodgers bullpen coach.
Still seems odd to be reported he was vacationing and then he magically isn't. He could've had the trip planned, and after talking to teammates, Roberts, and his agent, he realized what an awful look that was and decided to just cancel the vacation. Not like he can't afford it.
What instincts? Shank's entire anti-Agon argument has been that he's been on some teams that have collapsed, therefore he must be the reason. "The Cooler." It's fucking simplistic and stupid, and even Shank admits today that AGon's Sept/Oct numbers aren't bad at all.
I thought it had nothing to do with his numbers and having to do with being a "clubhouse lawyer." Or a lawyer of some sort anyway.