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Let's Predict the 2023 Red Sox Season
- Thread starter Rovin Romine
- Start date
What counts as qualifying for ERA?
(this is where I'm at on the spreadsheet so far)
I know what counts in real life...I found it odd that the person who wrote the question chose Schreiber, though, & wondered if there were different rules for this competition.
Spreadsheet is done...hopefully this matches up with Rovin & I didn't miss anything...
| Entrant | Record |
| LogansDad | 95 |
| manny | 94 |
| Blizzard of 1978 | 94 |
| koufax32 | 93 |
| PrometheusWakefield | 93 |
| Rovin Romine | 92 |
| Apisith | 92 |
| chrisfont9 | 91 |
| Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat | 91 |
| Huck Masterson | 91 |
| Joe Dokes | 91 |
| rockchalkredsox | 91 |
| chawson | 90 |
| brs3 | 90 |
| pk1627 | 90 |
| deythur | 89 |
| Minneapolis Millers | 89 |
| PhabPhour20 | 89 |
| Sin Duda | 89 |
| azsoxpatsfan | 89 |
| Daniel_Son | 88 |
| nvalvo | 88 |
| Amos Otis regrets | 88 |
| Heating up in the bullpen | 88 |
| BaseballJones | 88 |
| The Gray Eagle | 88 |
| Lowe Carbo | 88 |
| Ale Xander | 87 |
| KDAWG | 87 |
| YTF | 87 |
| thestardawg | 87 |
| OCD SS | 87 |
| The_Dali | 86 |
| gryoung | 86 |
| Lose Remerswaal | 86 |
| zougwa | 86 |
| budcrew08 | 86 |
| Petagine in a Bottle | 86 |
| Cassvt2023 | 86 |
| JM3 | 85 |
| simplicio | 85 |
| BringBackMo | 85 |
| snowmanny | 85 |
| Flex Flexerson | 85 |
| Sox in the sticks | 85 |
| CarolinaBeerGuy | 85 |
| Max Power | 85 |
| iddoc | 85 |
| pinkhatfan | 85 |
| Sandy Leon Trotsky | 84 |
| Skiponzo | 84 |
| jwbasham84 | 84 |
| Yaz4Ever | 83 |
| DeadlySplitter | 83 |
| Yeling At Clouds | 83 |
| Saints Rest | 82 |
| Harry Hooper | 82 |
| derekson | 81 |
| teds_head | 81 |
| moretsyndrome | 81 |
| cantor44 | 80 |
| Mugsy's Jock | 80 |
| streeter88 | 79 |
| Coachster | 79 |
| jteders1 | 79 |
| Curtis Pride | 79 |
| Big Papi's Mango Salsa | 79 |
| GB5 | 79 |
| patinorange | 78 |
| Yankeessuck4ever | 77 |
| Traut | 77 |
| John Marzano Olympic Hero | 77 |
| tims4wins | 76 |
| gibreel | 76 |
| Papo The Snow Tiger | 74 |
| BravesField | 73 |
| Salem's Lot | 72 |
| Merkle's Boner | 70 |
| Lose Remerswaal's Foolish Cousin | 68 |
| phineas gage | |
| WV Sox Fan |
#3 -Team leader in ERA (qualifying)?
Chris Sale 29
Brayan Bello 15
Garrett Whitlock 12
Corey Kluber 5
James Paxton 2
John Schreiber 2
Nick Pivetta 1
Tanner Houck 1
None 1
[no answer] 1
In modern baseball picking a lower # of innings might be fun (120?).
Chris Sale 29
Brayan Bello 15
Garrett Whitlock 12
Corey Kluber 5
James Paxton 2
John Schreiber 2
Nick Pivetta 1
Tanner Houck 1
None 1
[no answer] 1
In modern baseball picking a lower # of innings might be fun (120?).
Last year, Story led the team with 13 followed by Xander with 8. Mondesi had 20 steals in 50 games over the past 2 seasons. He’s hurt A LOT, but he steals a ton of bases when he plays. 133 SB in 358 career games.
Ah - but this is a tie-breaker question, not a "accurately predict the most likely outcome out of a 100 simulated seasons" question. As such, people have already picked the win total they expect based on their own guess as to how the season will unfold. If you are picking low numbers, you should probably assume significant injury to key players.
(Another purpose of touching on the traditional categories is to get people to seriously consider who we're fielding. I hope it somewhat discourages hip-shot win picks.)
No problem - actually took a lot less time than I thought it would to compile. I'll post the rest later today.
Sorry if my post came across douchey. Was just asking because I needed to know which of Chawson's hypothetical answers to use for that question.
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No shade. I appreciate you organizing this & the work put in. I just find things with a wider range of answers more fun. Even if this method is superior for picking the proper winner of the No Prize.
It’s funny to see Verdugo (15 career SB) and Hernandez (13) on this list. Interesting that it should be easier to steal bases this year, but the current roster doesn’t seem like one that will be able to do much in that regard.
#8 Player who plays the majority of 2B games this season?
Christian Arroyo 42
Trevor Story 13
Adalberto Mondesi 7
Enmanuel Valdez 3
Kiké Hernandez 2
Bobby Dalbec 1
Several people, including me, said no one would play the majority, but then went on to make a choice. I just wrote the answers as if the question is looking for who plays the "most" games. I can change those answers to "none" if it will be scored as the player actually having to play 82 games at 2B.
@Rovin Romine
Christian Arroyo 42
Trevor Story 13
Adalberto Mondesi 7
Enmanuel Valdez 3
Kiké Hernandez 2
Bobby Dalbec 1
Several people, including me, said no one would play the majority, but then went on to make a choice. I just wrote the answers as if the question is looking for who plays the "most" games. I can change those answers to "none" if it will be scored as the player actually having to play 82 games at 2B.
@Rovin Romine
#9 Player who plays the majority of CF games after the All-Star Break?
Kiké Hernandez 37
Adam Duvall 20
Cedanne Rafaela 6
Jarren Duran 4
Raimel Tapia 1
Btw, we went from 69 total to 68 total a while ago because BaseballJones only answered the 1st 5 questions.
Kiké Hernandez 37
Adam Duvall 20
Cedanne Rafaela 6
Jarren Duran 4
Raimel Tapia 1
Btw, we went from 69 total to 68 total a while ago because BaseballJones only answered the 1st 5 questions.
#10 Player who makes the Opening Day Roster (26 man), who subsequently spends the greatest number of days on the IL?
Chris Sale 16
Christian Arroyo 15
Adam Duvall 8
Corey Kluber 5
Kiké Hernandez 4
James Paxton 4*
Ryan Brasier 4
Connor Wong 3
Kenley Jansen 2
Kutter Crawford 2
Tanner Houck 2
Garrett Whitlock 1*
John Schreiber 1
[no answer] 1*
* Denotes already incorrect answer
The most annoying part of the spreadsheet was actually having to type out Christ for Arroyo & Chris [space] for Sale every time. Autofill made the rest of this very simple.
Chris Sale 16
Christian Arroyo 15
Adam Duvall 8
Corey Kluber 5
Kiké Hernandez 4
James Paxton 4*
Ryan Brasier 4
Connor Wong 3
Kenley Jansen 2
Kutter Crawford 2
Tanner Houck 2
Garrett Whitlock 1*
John Schreiber 1
[no answer] 1*
* Denotes already incorrect answer
The most annoying part of the spreadsheet was actually having to type out Christ for Arroyo & Chris [space] for Sale every time. Autofill made the rest of this very simple.
#11 Pitcher not on the Opening Day Roster (26 man) who makes the greatest subsequent contribution (WAR)?
Brayan Bello 41
Garrett Whitlock 11
James Paxton 8
Bryan Mata 5
Brandon Walter 2
Josh Winckowski 1*
* Denotes already incorrect answer.
Idle curiosity, do you use bWAR or fWAR for this?
Brayan Bello 41
Garrett Whitlock 11
James Paxton 8
Bryan Mata 5
Brandon Walter 2
Josh Winckowski 1*
* Denotes already incorrect answer.
Idle curiosity, do you use bWAR or fWAR for this?
#12 Position Player not on the Opening Day Roster who makes the greatest subsequent contribution (WAR)?
Trevor Story 29
Adaleberto Mondesi 16
Cedanne Rafaela 6
Jarren Duran 6
Enmanuel Valdez 4
Jorge Alfaro 3
Bobby Dalbec 1
Edwin Diaz 1
Brayan Bello 1*
Justin Turner 1*
* Denotes already incorrect answer
Trevor Story 29
Adaleberto Mondesi 16
Cedanne Rafaela 6
Jarren Duran 6
Enmanuel Valdez 4
Jorge Alfaro 3
Bobby Dalbec 1
Edwin Diaz 1
Brayan Bello 1*
Justin Turner 1*
* Denotes already incorrect answer
#13 Pitcher not on the 26 man roster at any point last year (2022) who makes the greatest contribution (WAR)?
Corey Kluber 38
Kenley Jansen 16
James Paxton 7
Bryan Mata 3
Masataka Yoshida 2*
Chris Martin 1
Victor Santos 1
* Denotes already incorrect answer
Corey Kluber 38
Kenley Jansen 16
James Paxton 7
Bryan Mata 3
Masataka Yoshida 2*
Chris Martin 1
Victor Santos 1
* Denotes already incorrect answer
#14 Position Player not on the 26 man roster at any point last year (2022) who makes the greatest contribution (WAR)?
Masataka Yoshida 50
Justin Turner 7
Cedanne Rafaela 3
Enmanuel Valdez 3
Adam Duvall 2
Nick Sogard 1
Triston Casas 1*
*Denotes already incorrect answer
At this point Apisith stopped giving answers so we're down to 67.
Masataka Yoshida 50
Justin Turner 7
Cedanne Rafaela 3
Enmanuel Valdez 3
Adam Duvall 2
Nick Sogard 1
Triston Casas 1*
*Denotes already incorrect answer
At this point Apisith stopped giving answers so we're down to 67.
#15 Player to throw the first punch of the year (no shoves - a true swing)?
None 14
Alex Verdugo 12
Justin Turner 5
Tanner Houck 5
Jarren Duran 4
Jorge Alfaro 4
Reese McGuire 4
Christian Aroyo 3
Adam Duvall 2
Chris Sale 2
Nick Pivetta 2
Triston Casas 2
Kiké Hernandez 1
Connor Wong 1
Joely Rodriguez 1
Raimel Tapia 1
Ryan Brasier 1
3 more players stopped answering at this point so we're down to 64.
None 14
Alex Verdugo 12
Justin Turner 5
Tanner Houck 5
Jarren Duran 4
Jorge Alfaro 4
Reese McGuire 4
Christian Aroyo 3
Adam Duvall 2
Chris Sale 2
Nick Pivetta 2
Triston Casas 2
Kiké Hernandez 1
Connor Wong 1
Joely Rodriguez 1
Raimel Tapia 1
Ryan Brasier 1
3 more players stopped answering at this point so we're down to 64.
I like the Don Baylor answer. And the Chris/Christ spreadsheet auto fill issue,
two of us think Yoshida will pitch? Cool.
two of us think Yoshida will pitch? Cool.
#16 Player with the greatest number of suspension days?
Tanner Houck 12
None 9
Alex Verdugo 8
Chris Sale 7
Jarren Duran 6
Justin Turner 3
Reese McGuire 3
Kiké Hernandez 2
Adalberto Mondesi 2
Joely Rodriguez 2
Raimel Tapia 2
Ryan Brasier 2
Adam Duvall 1
Christian Arroyo 1
Corey Kluber 1
Jorge Alfaro 1
Kenley Jansen 1
Nick Pivetta 1
Tanner Houck 12
None 9
Alex Verdugo 8
Chris Sale 7
Jarren Duran 6
Justin Turner 3
Reese McGuire 3
Kiké Hernandez 2
Adalberto Mondesi 2
Joely Rodriguez 2
Raimel Tapia 2
Ryan Brasier 2
Adam Duvall 1
Christian Arroyo 1
Corey Kluber 1
Jorge Alfaro 1
Kenley Jansen 1
Nick Pivetta 1
& finally...
#17 Stupidest Facial Hair at All-Star Break?
Alex Verdugo 24
Josh Winckowski 9
Justin Turner 6
Triston Casas 6
Tanner Houck 5
Kiké Hernandez 3
Alex Cora 2
John Schreiber 2
Chaim Bloom 1
Chris Sale 1
Dave O'Brien 1
Jarren Duran 1
thestardawg 1
With 2 more dropping out on this question.
#17 Stupidest Facial Hair at All-Star Break?
Alex Verdugo 24
Josh Winckowski 9
Justin Turner 6
Triston Casas 6
Tanner Houck 5
Kiké Hernandez 3
Alex Cora 2
John Schreiber 2
Chaim Bloom 1
Chris Sale 1
Dave O'Brien 1
Jarren Duran 1
thestardawg 1
With 2 more dropping out on this question.
I think it was actually 3 or 4, but the other ones at least had a pitcher in the hitter spot so I felt comfortable switching the answers.
Did we agree to anything about binding arbitration on disputes? Sure we're all friends now, but with No Prize on the line...
Well, it's time to start winnowing these away. The Sox are 69-66, with 27 games left, they have improbable ceiling of 96 wins and an equally improbable floor of 69 wins. A .500 campaign for the remainder puts them somewhere close to 83 wins. If they keep up their overall winning % thusfar (.511), they're closer to 84 wins.
Posters GLUED to our riviting final stretch run will doubtless include those in the 81-84 win range: @Sandy Leon Trotsky , @Skiponzo , @jwbasham84 , @Yaz4Ever , @Yelling At Clouds , @Saints Rest , @Harry Hooper , @derekson , @teds_head , @moretsyndrome .
Lose Remerswaal's Foolish Cousin is the first out this year:
LogansDad 95
manny 94
Blizzard of 1978 94
koufax32 93
PrometheusWakefield 93
Rovin Romine 92
Apisith 92
chrisfont9 91
Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat 91
Huck Masterson 91
joe dokes 91
rockchalkredsox 91
brs3 90
pk1627 90
deythur 89
Minneapolis Millers 89
PhabPhour20 89
Sin Duda 89
azsoxpatsfan 89
Daniel_Son 88
nvalvo 88
Amos Otis regrets 88
Heating up in the bullpen 88
BaseballJones 88
The Gray Eagle 88
Lowe Carbo 88
Ale Xander 87
KDAWG 87
YTF 87
thestardawg 87
OCD SS 87
The_Dali 86
gryoung 86
Lose Remerswaal 86
zougwa 86
budcrew08 86
Petagine in a Bottle 86
Cassvt2023 86
JM3 85
simplicio 85
snowmanny 85
FlexFlexerson 85
Sox in the sticks 85
CarolinaBeerGuy 85
Max Power 85
BringBackMo 85
iddoc 85
pinkhatfan 85
Sandy Leon Trotsky 84
Skiponzo 84
jwbasham84 84
Yaz4Ever 83
Yelling At Clouds 83
Saints Rest 82
Harry Hooper 82
derekson 81
teds_head 81
moretsyndrome 81
DeadlySplitter 80
Cantor44 80
Mugsy's Jock 80
streeter88 79
Coachster 79
jteders1 79
Curtis Pride 79
Big Papi's Mango Salsa 79
GB5 79
patinorange 78
John Marzano Olympic Hero 77
Yankeessuck4ever 77
Traut 77
tims4wins 76
gibreel 76
Papo The Snow Tiger 74
BravesField 73
Salem's Lot 72
Merkle's Boner 70
Lose Remerswaal's Foolish Cousin 68
phineas gage 0
Green Monster 0
WV Sox Fan 0
strek1 0
Posters GLUED to our riviting final stretch run will doubtless include those in the 81-84 win range: @Sandy Leon Trotsky , @Skiponzo , @jwbasham84 , @Yaz4Ever , @Yelling At Clouds , @Saints Rest , @Harry Hooper , @derekson , @teds_head , @moretsyndrome .
Lose Remerswaal's Foolish Cousin is the first out this year:
LogansDad 95
manny 94
Blizzard of 1978 94
koufax32 93
PrometheusWakefield 93
Rovin Romine 92
Apisith 92
chrisfont9 91
Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat 91
Huck Masterson 91
joe dokes 91
rockchalkredsox 91
brs3 90
pk1627 90
deythur 89
Minneapolis Millers 89
PhabPhour20 89
Sin Duda 89
azsoxpatsfan 89
Daniel_Son 88
nvalvo 88
Amos Otis regrets 88
Heating up in the bullpen 88
BaseballJones 88
The Gray Eagle 88
Lowe Carbo 88
Ale Xander 87
KDAWG 87
YTF 87
thestardawg 87
OCD SS 87
The_Dali 86
gryoung 86
Lose Remerswaal 86
zougwa 86
budcrew08 86
Petagine in a Bottle 86
Cassvt2023 86
JM3 85
simplicio 85
snowmanny 85
FlexFlexerson 85
Sox in the sticks 85
CarolinaBeerGuy 85
Max Power 85
BringBackMo 85
iddoc 85
pinkhatfan 85
Sandy Leon Trotsky 84
Skiponzo 84
jwbasham84 84
Yaz4Ever 83
Yelling At Clouds 83
Saints Rest 82
Harry Hooper 82
derekson 81
teds_head 81
moretsyndrome 81
DeadlySplitter 80
Cantor44 80
Mugsy's Jock 80
streeter88 79
Coachster 79
jteders1 79
Curtis Pride 79
Big Papi's Mango Salsa 79
GB5 79
patinorange 78
John Marzano Olympic Hero 77
Yankeessuck4ever 77
Traut 77
tims4wins 76
gibreel 76
Papo The Snow Tiger 74
BravesField 73
Salem's Lot 72
Merkle's Boner 70
Green Monster 0
WV Sox Fan 0
With the way they are playing, and 18 of the final 27 against Baltimore, Tampa, and Texas, I may not end up being too far off.
I think @patinorange might end up nailing the final total.
I think @patinorange might end up nailing the final total.
Thanks to JM3, we also have a spread of the answers in tie-breakers.
#1 Team leader in Wins?
Chris Sale 27
Corey Kluber 17
Brayan Bello 16
Garrett Whitlock 5
Nick Pivetta 3
James Paxton 1
Bello is currently at 10, with Pivetta 9, and Paxton 7. Sale and Whitlock are both at 5. So while it's possible they'd match Bello. . .
#2 Team leader in Saves?
Kenley Jansen 64
Tanner Houck 4
Garrett Whitlock 1
Jansen is at 29 and neither of the others have a save, so this is a lock.
#3 -Team leader in ERA (qualifying)?
Chris Sale 29
Brayan Bello 15
Garrett Whitlock 12
Corey Kluber 5
James Paxton 2
John Schreiber 2
Nick Pivetta 1
Tanner Houck 1
None 1
[no answer] 1
Bello is current front-runner.
#4 Team leader for Batting Average (qualifying)?
Masataka Yoshida 47
Rafael Devers 12
Alex Verdugo 4
Justin Turner 4
Christian Arroyo 2
Yoshida is at .294, with Turner at .285
#5 -Team leader in HR?
Rafael Devers 54
Triston Casas 12
Adam Duvall 2
Masataka Yoshida 1
Devers leads Turner 29-22, with Casas at 21.
#6 -Team leader in Stolen Bases?
Adalberto Mondesi 36
Kiké Hernandez 13
Trevor Story 5
Jarren Duran 4
[no answer] 4
Alex Verdugo 3
David Hamilton 2
Cedanne Rafaela 1
Christian Arroyo 1
Duran has 24, followed by Yoshida with 8. . .so unless Story or Rafaela goes out of their minds, this is essentially a lock as well.
#7 Team leader in HBP?
Justin Turner 30
Triston Casas 9
Rafael Devers 8
Alex Verdugo 7
Kiké Hernandez 5
Adam Duvall 3
Christian Arroyo 3
Don Baylor 1
Jorge Alfaro 1
Yoshida/Casas/Turner tie 1
Devers and Turner are tied at 9, with Yoshida at 7.
#8 Player who plays the majority of 2B games this season?
Christian Arroyo 42
Trevor Story 13
Adalberto Mondesi 7
Enmanuel Valdez 3
Kiké Hernandez 2
Bobby Dalbec 1
We'll need a slide rule for this one.
#9 Player who plays the majority of CF games after the All-Star Break?
Kiké Hernandez 37
Adam Duvall 20
Cedanne Rafaela 6
Jarren Duran 4
Raimel Tapia 1
Ditto, though it seems easier.
#10 Player who makes the Opening Day Roster (26 man), who subsequently spends the greatest number of days on the IL?
Chris Sale 16
Christian Arroyo 15
Adam Duvall 8
Corey Kluber 5
Kiké Hernandez 4
James Paxton 4*
Ryan Brasier 4
Connor Wong 3
Kenley Jansen 2
Kutter Crawford 2
Tanner Houck 2
Garrett Whitlock 1*
John Schreiber 1
[no answer] 1*
Kluber went on the IL from June 21 to July 21, but never made it back from rehab and was put on the 60 day IL. So I presume he's the front runner?
#11 Pitcher not on the Opening Day Roster (26 man) who makes the greatest subsequent contribution (WAR)?
Brayan Bello 41
Garrett Whitlock 11
James Paxton 8
Bryan Mata 5
Brandon Walter 2
Josh Winckowski 1*
At the moment, Bello is the clear leader.
#12 Position Player not on the Opening Day Roster who makes the greatest subsequent contribution (WAR)?
Trevor Story 29
Adaleberto Mondesi 16
Cedanne Rafaela 6
Jarren Duran 6
Enmanuel Valdez 4
Jorge Alfaro 3
Bobby Dalbec 1
Edwin Diaz 1
Brayan Bello 1*
Justin Turner 1*
Duran's the clear leader at 2.2 bWAR.
#13 Pitcher not on the 26 man roster at any point last year (2022) who makes the greatest contribution (WAR)?
Corey Kluber 38
Kenley Jansen 16
James Paxton 7
Bryan Mata 3
Masataka Yoshida 2*
Chris Martin 1
Victor Santos 1
Chris Martin is way out ahead with 2.7 bWAR.
(Interesting how many thought Kluber would be a real asset.)
#14 Position Player not on the 26 man roster at any point last year (2022) who makes the greatest contribution (WAR)?
Masataka Yoshida 50
Justin Turner 7
Cedanne Rafaela 3
Enmanuel Valdez 3
Adam Duvall 2
Nick Sogard 1
Triston Casas 1*
This one is close: Turner 2.3, Duvall 1.9, Yoshida 1.2.
#15 Player to throw the first punch of the year (no shoves - a true swing)?
None 14
Alex Verdugo 12
Justin Turner 5
Tanner Houck 5
Jarren Duran 4
Jorge Alfaro 4
Reese McGuire 4
Christian Aroyo 3
Adam Duvall 2
Chris Sale 2
Nick Pivetta 2
Triston Casas 2
Kiké Hernandez 1
Connor Wong 1
Joely Rodriguez 1
Raimel Tapia 1
Ryan Brasier 1
Tick tock.
#16 Player with the greatest number of suspension days?
Tanner Houck 12
None 9
Alex Verdugo 8
Chris Sale 7
Jarren Duran 6
Justin Turner 3
Reese McGuire 3
Kiké Hernandez 2
Adalberto Mondesi 2
Joely Rodriguez 2
Raimel Tapia 2
Ryan Brasier 2
Adam Duvall 1
Christian Arroyo 1
Corey Kluber 1
Jorge Alfaro 1
Kenley Jansen 1
Nick Pivetta 1
Again, we wait. . .
#17 Stupidest Facial Hair at All-Star Break?
Alex Verdugo 24
Josh Winckowski 9
Justin Turner 6
Triston Casas 6
Tanner Houck 5
Kiké Hernandez 3
Alex Cora 2
John Schreiber 2
Chaim Bloom 1
Chris Sale 1
Dave O'Brien 1
Jarren Duran 1
thestardawg 1
And here. . .we should have a poll.
While the following is not definitive, I think it's interesting to see what's possible, and what's unlikely with a month left to play.
#1 Team leader in Wins?
Chris Sale 27
Brayan Bello 16
Garrett Whitlock 5
Nick Pivetta 3
James Paxton 1
Bello is currently at 10, with Pivetta 9, and Paxton 7. Sale and Whitlock are both at 5. So while it's possible they'd match Bello. . .
#2 Team leader in Saves?
Kenley Jansen 64
Garrett Whitlock 1
Jansen is at 29 and neither of the others have a save, so this is a lock.
Winckowski has 3 at the moment, with 6 others at 1.
#3 -Team leader in ERA (qualifying)?
Chris Sale 29
Brayan Bello 15
Garrett Whitlock 12
James Paxton 2
John Schreiber 2
Nick Pivetta 1
Tanner Houck 1
None 1
[no answer] 1
Bello is current front-runner.
#4 Team leader for Batting Average (qualifying)?
Masataka Yoshida 47
Rafael Devers 12
Alex Verdugo 4
Justin Turner 4
Yoshida is at .294, with Turner at .285
#5 -Team leader in HR?
Rafael Devers 54
Triston Casas 12
Adam Duvall 2
Masataka Yoshida 1
Devers leads Turner 29-22, with Casas at 21.
#6 -Team leader in Stolen Bases?
Kiké Hernandez 13
Trevor Story 5
Jarren Duran 4
Alex Verdugo 3
David Hamilton 2
Cedanne Rafaela 1
Duran has 24, followed by Yoshida with 8. . .so unless Story or Rafaela goes out of their minds, this is essentially a lock as well.
#7 Team leader in HBP?
Justin Turner 30
Triston Casas 9
Rafael Devers 8
Alex Verdugo 7
Adam Duvall 3
Don Baylor 1
Jorge Alfaro 1
Yoshida/Casas/Turner tie 1
Devers and Turner are tied at 9, with Yoshida at 7.
#8 Player who plays the majority of 2B games this season?
Christian Arroyo 42
Trevor Story 13
Enmanuel Valdez 3
Kiké Hernandez 2
We'll need a slide rule for this one.
#9 Player who plays the majority of CF games after the All-Star Break?
Kiké Hernandez 37
Adam Duvall 20
Cedanne Rafaela 6
Jarren Duran 4
Raimel Tapia 1
Ditto, though it seems easier.
#10 Player who makes the Opening Day Roster (26 man), who subsequently spends the greatest number of days on the IL?
Chris Sale 16
Christian Arroyo 15
Adam Duvall 8
Corey Kluber 5
Kiké Hernandez 4
James Paxton 4*
Ryan Brasier 4
Connor Wong 3
Kutter Crawford 2
Tanner Houck 2
Garrett Whitlock 1*
John Schreiber 1
[no answer] 1*
Kluber went on the IL from June 21 to July 21, but never made it back from rehab and was put on the 60 day IL. So I presume he's the front runner?
#11 Pitcher not on the Opening Day Roster (26 man) who makes the greatest subsequent contribution (WAR)?
Brayan Bello 41
Garrett Whitlock 11
James Paxton 8
Bryan Mata 5
Brandon Walter 2
Josh Winckowski 1*
At the moment, Bello is the clear leader.
#12 Position Player not on the Opening Day Roster who makes the greatest subsequent contribution (WAR)?
Trevor Story 29
Adaleberto Mondesi 16
Cedanne Rafaela 6
Jarren Duran 6
Enmanuel Valdez 4
Bobby Dalbec 1
Brayan Bello 1*
Justin Turner 1*
Duran's the clear leader at 2.2 bWAR.
#13 Pitcher not on the 26 man roster at any point last year (2022) who makes the greatest contribution (WAR)?
Kenley Jansen 16
James Paxton 7
Bryan Mata 3
Chris Martin 1
Chris Martin is way out ahead with 2.7 bWAR.
(Interesting how many thought Kluber would be a real asset.)
#14 Position Player not on the 26 man roster at any point last year (2022) who makes the greatest contribution (WAR)?
Masataka Yoshida 50
Justin Turner 7
Cedanne Rafaela 3
Enmanuel Valdez 3
Adam Duvall 2
Triston Casas 1*
This one is close: Turner 2.3, Duvall 1.9, Yoshida 1.2.
#15 Player to throw the first punch of the year (no shoves - a true swing)?
None 14
Alex Verdugo 12
Justin Turner 5
Tanner Houck 5
Jarren Duran 4
Jorge Alfaro 4
Reese McGuire 4
Christian Aroyo 3
Adam Duvall 2
Chris Sale 2
Nick Pivetta 2
Triston Casas 2
Kiké Hernandez 1
Connor Wong 1
Joely Rodriguez 1
Raimel Tapia 1
Ryan Brasier 1
Tick tock.
#16 Player with the greatest number of suspension days?
Tanner Houck 12
None 9
Alex Verdugo 8
Chris Sale 7
Jarren Duran 6
Justin Turner 3
Reese McGuire 3
Kiké Hernandez 2
Adalberto Mondesi 2
Joely Rodriguez 2
Raimel Tapia 2
Ryan Brasier 2
Adam Duvall 1
Christian Arroyo 1
Corey Kluber 1
Jorge Alfaro 1
Kenley Jansen 1
Nick Pivetta 1
Again, we wait. . .
#17 Stupidest Facial Hair at All-Star Break?
Alex Verdugo 24
Josh Winckowski 9
Justin Turner 6
Triston Casas 6
Tanner Houck 5
Kiké Hernandez 3
Alex Cora 2
John Schreiber 2
Chaim Bloom 1
Chris Sale 1
Dave O'Brien 1
Jarren Duran 1
thestardawg 1
And here. . .we should have a poll.
The final game before the ASB was Sunday, July 9, 2023 at Oakland.
MLB.TV Link: https://www.mlb.com/tv/g717344/v0845a164-e364-4795-8284-76bddbd3efc5?affiliateId=SCORES#game=717344,tfs=20230719_193700
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/athletics-vs-red-sox/2023/07/09/717435/final/wrap
Turner had the regular beard.
Verdugo had a scrubby beard.
Casas was clean shaven.
Stop it. Your optimism is good and pure and a precious currency here. On to next year!
Is he still twirling the ends? Last I noticed it just looked like a regular porn 'stache.