2023 ST Game Thread
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The games are short now, so there''ll be extra time after opening day for firings.
A few guys around me saw I was scoring the game and asked how that play should get scored. I just wrote “LOL” and marked the runs.
Another observation from behind home plate. NP was somewhat inconsistent with his curve today but had some really nasty 12-6 hooks, especially in the 3rd. It was easy to see he was cooked in the 4th though. He still has a ways to go until he gets his legs under him again and I’m starting to wonder if that will happen by the start of the season.
Circling back to my above observations on Casas, you can tell that he has a plan when he’s in the box. He’s thinking through his at-bat. He was the anti-Dalbec today, who just flailed.
Circling back to my above observations on Casas, you can tell that he has a plan when he’s in the box. He’s thinking through his at-bat. He was the anti-Dalbec today, who just flailed.
Lineup for today vs Rays on TV
Arroyo 2B
Casas 1B
Duvall CF
Tapia DH
Refsnyder RF
Dalbec SS
McGuire C
Allen LF
Goodrum 3B
Kluber SP
Arroyo 2B
Casas 1B
Duvall CF
Tapia DH
Refsnyder RF
Dalbec SS
McGuire C
Allen LF
Goodrum 3B
Kluber SP
Assuming Turner makes it back for opening day and no further injuries what is Dalbec’s path to making the opening day roster. Can you have a utility infielder who doesn’t appear to be even league average at any infield position? I guess he is certainly helping himself by showing he is not a circus act at short, but is this the assumption that they are showcasing his versatility to the trade market or are they legitimately trying to see if he is capable of handing a utility infield roster spot?
So what do we think we have in Kluber?
He was last great in 2018, but was derailed by injury. Last year he was healthy, but the results were not impressive.
He was last great in 2018, but was derailed by injury. Last year he was healthy, but the results were not impressive.
They just said something from the booth that I'm not sure is true, namely that catchers will be throwing to first more now that the pitcher throws are limited. I thought I heard somewhere that catcher throws are counted too.
I am not certain, but I thought the rule talks in terms of "pitcher disengagements." That suggests that catcher throws are not counted, but I am not a Manfred man.
Not as good as Christian Koss, who is in now and just made a diving stop and threw the batter out at first.
Joe Ely Rodriguez in to close it out. Starts with a K, then gives up a single. Edit: then retires the side.
Joe Ely water!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEDjonvtJJU
Joe Ely water!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEDjonvtJJU
Nope. He last pitched for the Sox on Saturday. He was potentially going to join the Netherlands if they advanced to the quarters or semis, but since they did not, he's staying in camp. I imagine he'll pitch tomorrow or Friday.
No, catcher throws aren't counted but they can easily sail into the outfield. I do think that they'll be increased a bit this year though.
I agree, and I think two things are going to contribute to it, and they go hand in hand.
One is that catchers are going to be expected to take a much more active role in controlling the running game.
Two is that I think you will see much more aggressive leads, and especially secondary leads, giving catchers more legitimate opportunities for pickoffs.
I'm watching the game now, and he looks pretty great. The command is just so good. I love these front door two-seamers.
Why don't you think his results were impressive in 2022? The ERA was pedestrian, but I see 31 starts, 164 IP, 139 K against 21 BB, and a 3.60ish FIP and 3.90ish xFIP. If he gets better cooperation from BABIP and the strand rate than he had in 2022, he could be excellent. He was in the top-30 of qualified pitchers in fWAR! Not saying he's his old CYA self, but I see a lot to like in that line.
Kluber's changeup looked very spicy from what I saw. Wonder if there's any talk of him upping its usage this year. He basically only throws it vs. lefties. Thing was pretty damn nasty last year (19.7 SwStr%, .223 wOBAA vs. L). He threw it about 21% of the time vs. L. Wonder if we could tick that up into the high 20s?
Garrett Whitlock growing a beard was definitely not on the list of offseason happenings that I expected.
You can change your win total submission and tie-breaker picks all the way up to the first pitch thrown in a regular season Sox game: https://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?threads/lets-predict-the-2023-red-sox-season.38943/
He looks a lot better with the beard, not that that will have anything to do with his pitching performance, but who knows?
When did the Red Sox do away with the green jerseys for St. Patrick's Day? Green hats just don't cut it.
Maybe MLB removed the 5 max jersey exemption for them?
https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/31/mlbs-new-uniform-rules-wont-prevent-red-sox-from-keeping-boston-traditions/