If either is the case, we'll be hearing more about the Red Sox having no hitters.Speaking of pitching I wonder if the Sox are going to pursue Rigetti or Bosio since it looks like Hickey is a lock to head to Chicago.
If either is the case, we'll be hearing more about the Red Sox having no hitters.Speaking of pitching I wonder if the Sox are going to pursue Rigetti or Bosio since it looks like Hickey is a lock to head to Chicago.
Huge loss...whatever will this team do without him?Willis was named Tito's pitching coach.
What exactly was it that you saw from the Astros' coaching that you liked?Not sure how much Alex affected last nights game but if that is the kind of coaching we will see from him then I am happy with the Sox choice for manager.
For one thing, the new guy could get the staff to improve on their abysmal rankings in ERA and runs allowed, and maybe figure out a way to get the team to pitch fewer innings. They led the league in innings pitched. Getting that number down will be good start for the new guy.Huge loss...whatever will this team do without him?
Maybe not be as good at pitchingHuge loss...whatever will this team do without him?
For one thing, the new guy could get the staff to improve on their abysmal rankings in ERA and runs allowed, and maybe figure out a way to get the team to pitch fewer innings. They led the league in innings pitched. Getting that number down will be good start for the new guy.
Yes, it's a jokeThis post is a joke right? have you looked at the Sox pitching stats the last two years?
I thought that the team-total innings pitched "criticism," would have given it away.Yes, it's a joke
I thought it was funny. Hoppy isn't programmed to get subtle humor.I thought that the team-total innings pitched "criticism," would have given it away.
I'm pretty sure he will have his choice of any open managerial spot he wants.Joe Girardi as pitching coach?
Whoa. Brian Butterfield (Red Sox 3B Coach, 2013-17) and Chili Davis (Red Sox Hitting Coach, 2015-17) were hired today by the Chicago Cubs.
Other than having them hit Home Runs? If that is all he can teach Our Boys I will consider him to a success.What exactly was it that you saw from the Astros' coaching that you liked?
Staff ERA (with new players arriving) is not the best way to evaluate a pitching coach. The real question is whether the pitching coach did what he could to help/maximize each pitcher, which is something we really can't know. Complicating that, I would think that some excellent/maxed out pitchers don't really benefit from pitching coach A as opposed to pitching coach B. Likewise, some pitchers probably can't really be "fixed" no matter who is pitching coach.This post is a joke right? have you looked at the Sox pitching stats the last two years?
I know what you mean. But after watching the praise heaped on Turner Ward (who I last remember as the Brock Holt of the 90s) as LA batting coach, it sort of reinforces the idea that there a re a lot of good coaches out there.Damn shame about Butter. Devers needs a guru out there.
Best of luck to Butterfield......Not sure where this reputation of him being some exceptional fielding coach comes from. Were the Sox particularly better than other teams with respect to infield defense? Without looking at any data, I would say the right side of the infield was above average but not sure that was because of Butterfield.Damn shame about Butter. Devers needs a guru out there.
He was given lots of props for his efforts with X. And his reputation in the game is one of being an outstanding fielding coach.Best of luck to Butterfield......Not sure where this reputation of him being some exceptional fielding coach comes from. Were the Sox particularly better than other teams with respect to infield defense? Without looking at any data, I would say the right side of the infield was above average but not sure that was because of Butterfield.
That is my point........He has a great reputation. What is the reputation based on? I would tend to think it is based on something more than Xander Boegarts. Just a quick look, in 2017 the Red Sox were ranked 23rd in team fielding % and 7th for most errorsHe was given lots of props for his efforts with X. And his reputation in the game is one of being an outstanding fielding coach.
One data point: Derek Jeter made 56 errors in A ball. He credited Butterfield with making him competent. (that others rated Jeter as God-like in the majors is besides the point).That is my point........He has a great reputation. What is the reputation based on? I would tend to think it is based on something more than Xander Boegarts. Just a quick look, in 2017 the Red Sox were ranked 23rd in team fielding % and 7th for most errors
And they were also 9th best in Total Zone and #1 in baseball in BIS defensive runs saved. All depends on what you put the most stock in.That is my point........He has a great reputation. What is the reputation based on? I would tend to think it is based on something more than Xander Boegarts. Just a quick look, in 2017 the Red Sox were ranked 23rd in team fielding % and 7th for most errors
Funny how he was released once the Sox had filled their opening. If he was available I'm sure he would have been part of the process.I'm pretty sure he will have his choice of any open managerial spot he wants.
A look of surprise when things either fell apart or went perfect .. and as "Lose R" stated those home runs.What exactly was it that you saw from the Astros' coaching that you liked?
I'm really trying to understand. So what Cora brings with him from Houston is understanding the multitude of appropriate times to look surprised? I never thought of it that way.A look of surprise when things either fell apart or went perfect .. and as "Lose R" stated those home runs.
Geez, and I thought I could escape the daily barrage of identity politics by reading about baseball. Foolish me.So isn't Cora the first minority manager in team history? If so, shouldn't this narrative be a big part of his hiring? And once again, isn't this yet another level of behind-the-curve crap from this organization on minority hires (i.e., in addition to the players themselves)?
Cora can make his Bones.
Sometimes you just can't give it away.I thought that the team-total innings pitched "criticism," would have given it away.
Bachman Turner Underdrive?Geez, and I thought I could escape the daily barrage of identity politics by reading about baseball. Foolish me.
Agreed. Trade value for prospects would seem to be highest when the hype train is rolling with all fans and media aboard. I cannot imagine how challenging it must be for a GM to hang on to a high-ceiling prospect with faced with the opportunity to trade that potential talent for a proven major league performer.Not every prospect is going to play for your major league club, as there are only so many spots to go around. The most important job of the front office is determining which ones are gonna be something, and which are expendable (you can't just keep those guys rotting away in the minors, its best to sell while they have value).
Has anyone traded for Sale, Kimbrel, or Pomeranz gone on to be something yet? You know which prospects have? Devers and Benintendi, who Dombrowski COULD have traded for some shiny toys at any time but showed that he gauged their value differently.
The bluster regarding trading prospects is overstated, trading second tier prospects is EXACTLY what you should do with them. What remains to be seen is if Dombrowski has the abilty to restock the system on the fly.
Sorry! My Bad. The fact that Cora did not seem to be surprised by the ebbs and flows of the game was what I should have stated. I will try in the future not to write while I am still trying to wake up from a rare and wonderful afternoon nap.I'm really trying to understand. So what Cora brings with him from Houston is understanding the multitude of appropriate times to look surprised? I never thought of it that way.
Cute. There is the teensy matter of the fact that the Yankees were still playing until the weekend. The Sox had decided on Cora, and were waiting until the ALCS ended to announce it.Funny how he was released once the Sox had filled their opening. If he was available I'm sure he would have been part of the process.
I have no idea about the reputations of any of these names listed (I know Carlos Febles is very well respected) but I am not too excited with the idea of basically everyone on Cora's staff never serving in that capacity in the MLB before.McAdam mentions Joe Espada, Carlos Febles, and Ricky Bones as candidates for Cora's coaching staff.
https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2017/10/26/mets-yankees-coaches-among-alex-coras-targets-looks-build-sox-staff/
Bones has been a MLB bullpen coach for awhile. They're pitching coach-ish (although clearly not the same responsibility). Espada has been a 3rd base coach for several years in MLB and managed in teh winter leagues. So neither is totally without MLB experience.I have no idea about the reputations of any of these names listed (I know Carlos Febles is very well respected) but I am not too excited with the idea of basically everyone on Cora's staff never serving in that capacity in the MLB before.
Would have liked for the bench coach to be an experienced guy who has been a manager before
Sox pitchers hope to avoid taking a walk on the wild side.Sometimes you just can't give it away.
I have no idea why this made me laugh so hard, but it did. No Bones about it.Bachman Turner Underdrive?
It is.I think his last name is pronounced "bonus"
https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2017/10/27/red-sox-targeting-familiar-face-hitting-coach-alex-coras-staff-takes-shape/The Red Sox new coaching staff is slowly starting to take on a more defined shape.
A baseball source indicated Friday that the team has identified Tim Hyers as its first choice to serve as hitting instructor, the role officially vacated Friday when Chili Davis was named to the Chicago Cubs coaching staff.
Davis had filled that role for the past three seasons, but with no promise that he would be retained under new manager Alex Cora, took the opportunity to look around. Davis first interviewed with the San Diego Padres before agreeing to the Cubs offer.
Hyers, 46, is no stranger to the Red Sox organization, having worked as an area scout in the organization from 2009-12 before being made minor league hitting coordinator from 2013-2015. During that time, he also served a short stint as interim major league hitting coach after hitting coach Greg Colbrunn suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.