Suzuki and Schwarber were off the board by then, so kind of curious as to why the Sox didn’t pull the trigger; ultimately deciding to go into the season with Arroyo as their backup OF. Oh well.
It was against different pitching in a different league at a different park. . .but that said, he hit well the first month, slumped in May, and hit very well in June. That would have fit in very well for us if the same pattern had happened.So, how much help for the putrid offense in the first approx. 5 weeks of the season would Pham have provided. . .
He's only 1 guy and he presumably would have been a part time platoon player, so probably not that much. Maybe they'd have 1 more win.Link
So, how much help for the putrid offense in the first approx. 5 weeks of the season would Pham have provided if Bloom had sweetened the offer a tad more?
More than that, I'd think. That's a lot of at-bats taken by JBJ, Jaylin Davis, and Jarren Duran that never would nave happened if Pham were here in April. And with Kike's injury, JBJ would be playing more innings at CF where he belongs, rather than RF. How many games did Duran cost us with his terrible fielding?He's only 1 guy and he presumably would have been a part time platoon player, so probably not that much. Maybe they'd have 1 more win.
This. It’s not like they knew Kike would be injured/ineffective much of the season. Heading into the season Pham didn’t make a lot of sense for us but it made less sense for him. He was always likely to go where he’d get playing time.He's only 1 guy and he presumably would have been a part time platoon player, so probably not that much. Maybe they'd have 1 more win.
Even with Hernandez, we still entered the year with only two starting OF for three spots.This. It’s not like they knew Kike would be injured/ineffective much of the season. Heading into the season Pham didn’t make a lot of sense for us but it made less sense for him. He was always likely to go where he’d get playing time.
Kike, Verdugo and JBJ. Where are you getting two.Even with Hernandez, we still entered the year with only two starting OF for three spots.
In the first 5 weeks none because he wasn't on the team. Over a full season those 3 have been a combined -2.7 WPA with the bat, and about neutral with the glove. WIth Kike's injury there still would have been a bunch of playing time for some combo of JBJ and Duran, so realistically you're maybe looking at 2 more wins to date if Pham started the year with the Sox.More than that, I'd think. That's a lot of at-bats taken by JBJ, Jaylin Davis, and Jarren Duran that never would nave happened if Pham were here in April. And with Kike's injury, JBJ would be playing more innings at CF where he belongs, rather than RF. How many games did Duran cost us with his terrible fielding?
He made sense as a platoon guy for the Sox, which is pretty clearly what they wanted him for or else he wouldn't have gone to the Reds for $6m. $6m would have been a lot to pay for the smaller end of a platoon, so I'm a bit skeptical when Pham says they were close that they actually were.This. It’s not like they knew Kike would be injured/ineffective much of the season. Heading into the season Pham didn’t make a lot of sense for us but it made less sense for him. He was always likely to go where he’d get playing time.
He’s saying JBJ isn’t a starter.Kike, Verdugo and JBJ. Where are you getting two.
If baseball does not work out, he appears to be a natural spokesman for a Canadian Safety-while-Shaving campaign.
Nick Northcut lead the Red Sox organization with 30 HRs this season. Most were in Greenville where had 26 HRs in just 296 at bats. He only had 27 singles. Had 13 doubles, too. Turned 23 in June so he's not too old for AA but he'd basically a one trick pony.