Yeah. The fact they are 10-6 to show for it is a nice plus though.It's unsustainable....
Pedroia 1 XBH 0 HR
Benny 5 XBH 1 HR
Mookie 4 XBH 1 HR
Hanley 3 XBH 0 HR
Xander 1 XBH 0 HR
Before today's game. Those aren't rate numbers that are going to continue.
The record is 2 and that's only happened twice:It's not going to happen since Bogaerts is off to a slow start, but what is the record for 30/30 players on one team?
Thanks. Mookie is on pace for 26/26 and Ben10 23/23. They got some work to do. Bogaerts would have to go on an MVP type tear.The record is 2 and that's only happened twice:
1987 Mets (HoJo 36/32 and Strawberry 39/36)
1996 Rockies (Bichette 31/31 and Burks 40/32)
How the hell did Dante Bichette steal 31 bases?The record is 2 and that's only happened twice:
1987 Mets (HoJo 36/32 and Strawberry 39/36)
1996 Rockies (Bichette 31/31 and Burks 40/32)
He has 152 stolen bases. From 1991 to 1996, he averaged 18 sb a season.How the hell did Dante Bichette steal 31 bases?
Coors (1.059/697) & defense.How the hell did Dante Bichette steal 31 bases?
Edit: And having a 30/30 season, hitting over .300 with 141 RBI and still not being able to crack 1 WAR really flips old school stats on their head, doesn't it?
And his K rate for the year is now....I almost don't even want to say it for fear of Gowdying it....under 20%. Which still makes it easily the highest K rate among our starting outfielders.In his first 77 PA, Bradley JR was slashing .171/.234/.286 with 6bb/19k and a .200 BABip. Since, he is slashing .304/.423/.576 with 18bb/19k, and a BABip of .329 in 111 PA. This brings his season line to .247/.346/.451 which looks very similar to his last 2 seasons and the numbers he posted in the minors. He's been putting up an OPS of 1.000 for a month now.
Sox were going sideways playing around .500 ball when on May 5th Farrell decided to move Mookie back to leadoff to jumpstart the offense (he had hit leadoff for the first half or so last year, then they moved him to cleanup to get more value out of his power). After moving him to leadoff this year, they continued to play around .500 ball until after the Oakland series, so who knows if any results are lineup related. Two things to me:Separate question, which I think we've discussed before, but why again is Mookie batting lead-off and X batting 3rd? With X's better OBP and Mookie's better SLG, a swap would make sense. I suppose this could fall into the if-it-ain't-broke category, but it's something I'd hope the team is considering.
Fine defense is certainly an understatementAnd his K rate for the year is now....I almost don't even want to say it for fear of Gowdying it....under 20%. Which still makes it easily the highest K rate among our starting outfielders.
Speaking of which, our starting OFs as a group are now hitting .273/.352/.467 for a combined .347 wOBA, while playing the expected fine defense. They've been a streaky trio, but the sum of the streaks has been very solid.
I've had this thought alot. Xander profiles perfectly as a lead off guy. The OBP, speed, and fantastic base running makes it seem like a no brainer.Separate question, which I think we've discussed before, but why again is Mookie batting lead-off and X batting 3rd? With X's better OBP and Mookie's better SLG, a swap would make sense. I suppose this could fall into the if-it-ain't-broke category, but it's something I'd hope the team is considering.
I'm left guessing that it boils down to a player preference thing, where Betts is getting a best player on the team nod while simply telling Farrell he feels most comfortable hitting there.Separate question, which I think we've discussed before, but why again is Mookie batting lead-off and X batting 3rd? With X's better OBP and Mookie's better SLG, a swap would make sense. I suppose this could fall into the if-it-ain't-broke category, but it's something I'd hope the team is considering.
Kid in my neighbourhood growing up used to do that ... but we had invisible runners so there was that.2. I wish he could bat first and third. OK, that's silly.
I bet ghost runners would get thrown out at third a lot less often than the Sox currently do, too.Kid in my neighbourhood growing up used to do that ... but we had invisible runners so there was that.
It's JBJ after today's game. .219 to .208.Their top players in various power categories:
ISO - Mookie Betts is 62nd in the league with .211 (which is fine by 2015 standards)
Yah. Ortiz was a big part of our offense last year but he was not our only source of power. It's kind of shocking how much our offense lacks power this year when it's really the same lineup as last year (minus Ortiz)Their top players in various power categories:
ISO - Mookie Betts is 62nd in the league with .211 (which is fine by 2015 standards)
HR's - Betts again with 12 and tied for 59th - though JBJ is gaining. He's also 59th in slugging with a .481
wRC+ - Xander is 45th with a 123.
They have 50+ games left against teams who are top 10 in FIP (Yanks, Jays, Rays, Indians and 4 left with Houston.
This was the best offense in baseball by a good margin last year. It can't all be on Ortiz.
Even more shocking given there are 5 players on pace to hit 20 HRs. Just not much more.Yah. Ortiz was a big part of our offense last year but he was not our only source of power. It's kind of shocking how much our offense lacks power this year when it's really the same lineup as last year (minus Ortiz)
Hanley needs 1050 PAs over 2017-18 for his $22m option to vest in 2019. He may consent to a 10-day DL situation, but he'd have real disincentive to accept a longer stint unless it's more serious.I wonder if there is something to be said for putting Hanley on the DL. Allow him to get fully healthy, so he can go on a mid season run. In the meantime Moreland can DH, which might help his broken toe. It also gives Sam Travis a shot at playing first base full time. I would also like to see what LIn can do at third base full time.
I'm not disagreeing and have suggested that before, but Farrell has said that he doesn't think a DL stint will help him very much.Hanley needs 1050 PAs over 2017-18 for his $22m option to vest in 2019. He may consent to a 10-day DL situation, but he'd have real disincentive to accept a longer stint unless it's more serious.
Missed that. Meaning that Farrell believes this is a slump or that this is the hitter he is now?I'm not disagreeing and have suggested that before, but Farrell has said that he doesn't think a DL stint will help him very much.
He's getting to the point where the Sox would be better off letting Chris Young DH in order to avoid paying 22M to a DH with a league-avg OPS. So he might want to consider his options carefully. It would be managerial malpractice for the Sox to let his option vest if he is still hitting like this by the end of 2017.Hanley needs 1050 PAs over 2017-18 for his $22m option to vest in 2019. He may consent to a 10-day DL situation, but he'd have real disincentive to accept a longer stint unless it's more serious.
He's getting to the point where the Sox would be better off letting Chris Young DH in order to avoid paying 22M to a DH with a league-avg OPS. So he might want to consider his options carefully. It would be managerial malpractice for the Sox to let his option vest if he is still hitting like this by the end of 2017.
I agree it's tricky as it relates to the clubhouse, but Young and Hanley have extremely similar batting lines this year, right down to the weird reverse split vs LHP. SSS and all, and I wouldn't bet folding money on that being the case at the end of the year. It's just meant to illustrate how putrid Hanley has been and, in my opinion, how suicidal it would be for the Sox to actively ensure they will end up paying for this level of performance for an extra year at premium dollars.It's a tricky situation when you take into account how the players are going to see it, and Chris Young isn't good enough for that to fly regardless.
Pedroia is going to kick your assBradley
Bogaerts
Moreland
Betts
Benintendi
Lin
Hanley
Vazquez
Pedroia
He'll try, but trip rounding second base.Pedroia is going to kick your ass
Yep this lineup makes the most sense. Way too many LOBs last night, need to squeeze every ounce of production from this lineup...maybe switch X and Betts for comfort/speed/SB reasons. Also Young #4/Travis #6 in for Moreland/Benintendi against LH starter.This is the lineup thread, right? What about:
SS Bogaerts RH 114 wRC+
CF Bradley LH 119 wRC+
RF Betts RH 115 wRC+
1B Moreland LH 116 wRC+
DH Ramirez RH 99 wRC+
LF Benintendi LH 99 wRC+
2B Pedroia RH 98 wRC+
C Leon SH 77 wRC+ / Vaz RH 87 wRC+
3B Lin LH 101 wRC+ / Marrero RH 27 wRC+
Very good handedness distribution. Recognizes that Bradley has been the best hitter on the team, even including his three weeks of post-DL suck.
Also, I might just hand the 3B job to Lin for two weeks, and see what happens.