4/19 The Twins are still in town

[LynnRice75]

Kluber is a sight gag.

I certainly gag when I see him.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

How many Sox pitchers have lost their first four starts with the team?

 

[S. H. Frog]

Nice play for the second out, though.

 

[rodderick]

At least this experiment could be nearing its end, let me check how Paxton is doing toni... Oh...

 

[BornToRun]

How much longer is his leash? He’s old and has shown absolutely nothing. I know it’s still April but he can’t find the zone with any sort of consistency and when he has to go after guys because he keeps falling behind, he gets smoked.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

How much longer is his leash? He’s old and has shown absolutely nothing. I know it’s still April but he can’t find the zone with any sort of consistency and when he has to go after guys because he keeps falling behind, he gets smoked.

Maybe he swaps places with Kutter? Their 40-man issues makes it difficult to use a phantom DL stint. Can’t imagine they’d want to DFA a free agent signing a month into the season.

 

[nvalvo]

Paxton got destroyed in AAA tonight, FWIW, after pitching pretty well last time out.

 

[rodderick]

Sure, just watch the middle-middle 91mph beach ball go by.

 

[nvalvo]

At least this experiment could be nearing its end, let me check how Paxton is doing toni... Oh...

LOL

 

[DeadlySplitter]

I'ds till prefer Paxton - he must throw harder than 89 mph.

 

[twibnotes]

Stating the obvious, but some of Bloom’s mlb roster decisions are hard to defend.

Why not just bring back Rich Hill who loves being a Red Sox, is still moderately effective and may be a good mentor to younger guys on the staff?!

 

[pokey_reese]

Never such a thing as too many SPs on the roster.

 

[JOBU]

Mulberry can fuck off. Switching to B’s

 

[nvalvo]

Björk: En-MAN-u-elllll VAL-dez

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Hell of a nice rip by Valdez.

 

[S. H. Frog]

YEEEEHAWWW the kid is going to save us

 

[Papo The Snow Tiger]

Maybe he swaps places with Kutter? Their 40-man issues makes it difficult to use a phantom DL stint. Can’t imagine they’d want to DFA a free agent signing a month into the season.

What would Belichick do?

 

[S. H. Frog]

oops

 

[nvalvo]

I think they were trying Paxton out of the pen, so that may have been a factor.

 

[The Filthy One]

I assume this mound visit is to remind the pitcher that Tapia will swing at everything.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Stating the obvious, but some of Bloom’s mlb roster decisions are hard to defend.

Why not just bring back Rich Hill who loves being a Red Sox, is still moderately effective and may be a good mentor to younger guys on the staff?!

I don’t disagree but Hill has been awful too. 7 homers in 21 innings

 

[Papo The Snow Tiger]

Maybe he swaps places with Kutter? Their 40-man issues makes it difficult to use a phantom DL stint. Can’t imagine they’d want to DFA a free agent signing a month into the season.

What would Belichick do?

 

[nvalvo]

Oof. Nice play by Correa.

 

[rodderick]

Just love Tapia hitting second. Great.

 

[patinorange]

Tapia is the Kluber of hitters.

 

[JCizzle]

I don’t disagree but Hill has been awful too. 7 homers in 21 innings

Option C: none of the above.

 

[LynnRice75]

Just love Tapia hitting second. Great.

“Batting” second.

 

[Ale Xander]

Never such a thing as too many SPs on the roster.

Unfortunately roster size is finite

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Just love Tapia hitting second. Great.

What would Belichick do?

 

[Ale Xander]

What would Belichick do?

If you gave him more $ than 28 other teams? Just fine

 

[nvalvo]

Eovaldi 5.40 ERA
Wacha 6.06 ERA
Hill 5.57 ERA

Kluber's having a rough start, no question. But I'm not sure any of those guys would really have been the right answer.

edit: Although Eovaldi's FIP is good, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Ale Xander]

Oof. Nice play by Correa.

Why are other teams allowed to have competent SS?

 

[LynnRice75]

Why are other teams allowed to have competent SS?

To be fair, he tried to play for three teams this year.

 

[YTF]

How many Sox pitchers have lost their first four starts with the team?

Currently?

 

[strek1]

Eovaldi 5.40 ERA
Wacha 6.06 ERA
Hill 5.57 ERA

Kluber's having a rough start, no question. But I'm not sure any of those guys would really have been the right answer.

edit: Although Eovaldi's FIP is good, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'd take Nate any day over Kluber regardless of how he has started. And Kluber is now at 9.18 ERA.

 

[nvalvo]

Why are other teams allowed to have competent SS?

After a slow start, Marcelo Mayer is 7 for his last 14.

 

[nvalvo]

I'd take Nate any day over Kluber regardless of how he has started. And Kluber is now at 9.18 ERA.

I hope you didn't understand me to be saying that Kluber was the right answer.

 

[donutogre]

I'm absolutely getting "Smoltz for the Sox in 2009" vibes from Kluber here, except that Kluber was never anywhere close to as good as Smoltz.

 

[Ale Xander]

I'm absolutely getting "Smoltz for the Sox in 2009" vibes from Kluber here, except that Kluber was never anywhere close to as good as Smoltz.

He was very very good just 6 years ago
He had 4 top-3 CYA finishes in a 5 year period

But he’s a corpse now

 

[nvalvo]

I'm absolutely getting "Smoltz for the Sox in 2009" vibes from Kluber here, except that Kluber was never anywhere close to as good as Smoltz.

Of the two, Kluber has the two best seasons by bWAR.

 

[nvalvo]

Nice to see Casas drive a baseball, even if it was an out.

 

[donutogre]

Of the two, Kluber has the two best seasons by bWAR.

Yes, between what you and @Ale Xander have mentioned, I will have to pull it back a little bit.

Still getting those 2009 Smoltz vibes, though.

 

[Daniel_Son]

Oof. Not good, Casas.

 

[Manramsclan]

aaand there is the defensive concern

 

[fenwaypaul]

Miranda gets a warning not to crowd the plate.

 

[Manramsclan]

Nice to see Casas drive a baseball, even if it was an out.

This is what I was thinking too. Poor dude looked super dejected afterwards though.

 

[Ale Xander]

Miranda gets a warning not to crowd the plate.

I would have thought the warning would be not to say anything to the ump that can be used against him.

 

[Daniel_Son]

This defense is absolute garbage. Where's all that talk from Cora about focusing on fundamentals?

 

[Manramsclan]

aaand there is the defensive concern

Fuuuck

 

[8slim]

Verdugo should’ve called the kid off. Come on.