AL East Thread

[steveringo]

Bench Rafaela already. Another blunder

Well, he did homer and made a nice catch earlier...

I'd rather bench Story...

 

[bksballer89]

I think he cinched that he's not pitching the 9th inning anymore. He was doing just fine in the 8th with Weaver closing. No need to mess with success, but Boone gonna Boone


Gotta be pleased with Rodon finally becoming that elite starter we though we got 3 years ago

Weaver wasn’t available last night so made sense to go to Williams

 

[navamind]

Well, he did homer and made a nice catch earlier...

I'd rather bench Story...

 

[bksballer89]

 

[TheGoodMan19]

The Red Sox bullpen is an absolute disaster, other than Chapman.

 

[molsaniceman]

The Red Sox bullpen is an absolute disaster, other than Chapman.

this is what happens when u only let your starters go 4 ip

 

[navamind]

this is what happens when u only let your starters go 4 ip

this is why I absolutely loathe today's pitcher usage. Is having a good bullpen may be more efficient than having a starter go 3+ times through the order? Sure. But if you have to lean on that bullpen to go 4+ innings almost every night, they're going to get tired. That, or you need to have multiple relievers who can go 2+ innings when necessary. Feels like a mix of starters struggling to go 3+ times through the order, but it doesn't feel like they're getting many opportunities to prove they can do it either.

It'd be nice if Kutter would start his rehab assignment soon...

 

[Pure Steel]

this is why I absolutely loathe today's pitcher usage. Is having a good bullpen may be more efficient than having a starter go 3+ times through the order? Sure. But if you have to lean on that bullpen to go 4+ innings almost every night, they're going to get tired. That, or you need to have multiple relievers who can go 2+ innings when necessary. Feels like a mix of starters struggling to go 3+ times through the order, but it doesn't feel like they're getting many opportunities to prove they can do it either.

It'd be nice if Kutter would start his rehab assignment soon...

You’ll always have Other Half, Tree House & Trillium

 

[steveringo]

The Red Sox bullpen is an absolute disaster, other than Chapman.

this is what happens when u only let your starters go 4 ip

this is why I absolutely loathe today's pitcher usage. Is having a good bullpen may be more efficient than having a starter go 3+ times through the order? Sure. But if you have to lean on that bullpen to go 4+ innings almost every night, they're going to get tired. That, or you need to have multiple relievers who can go 2+ innings when necessary. Feels like a mix of starters struggling to go 3+ times through the order, but it doesn't feel like they're getting many opportunities to prove they can do it either.

It'd be nice if Kutter would start his rehab assignment soon...

Not scoring runs is also killing them...

And you know something is wrong when you're wishing for Kutter Crawford...

 

[navamind]

Not scoring runs is also killing them...

And you know something is wrong when you're wishing for Kutter Crawford...

Offense feels like such a paper tiger

 

[bksballer89]

9.5 back before June is crazy

 

[molsaniceman]

this is why I absolutely loathe today's pitcher usage. Is having a good bullpen may be more efficient than having a starter go 3+ times through the order? Sure. But if you have to lean on that bullpen to go 4+ innings almost every night, they're going to get tired. That, or you need to have multiple relievers who can go 2+ innings when necessary. Feels like a mix of starters struggling to go 3+ times through the order, but it doesn't feel like they're getting many opportunities to prove they can do it either.

It'd be nice if Kutter would start his rehab assignment soon...

its cora he lives and dies by this Not sure why anyone calls him a players mgr cause he pisses them all off
pitchers cant go 6+
batters cant play everyday at the same position
time for him to go

 

[TheGoodMan19]

this is what happens when u only let your starters go 4 ip

The starters aren't much better, past Crochet and Buehler. Bello is a walk machine, Houck flat out sucks. Giolito might help but he hasn't pitched sine the Reagan Administration.

Meanwhile, Nick Pivetta is 5-2 with a 1.012 WHIP. Could the Red Sox have back to back seasons where they dumped the NL Cy Young winner?

 

[bksballer89]

 

[navamind]

9.5 back before June is crazy

How about 25 games back

 

[obxyankeefan]

How about 25 games back

I smell a comeback









Or it could be dinner from last night

 

[nynasty]

Can't remember the last time they swept in Anaheim. Used to be the other way around on the regular.

Nice head of steam heading into the WS rematch

 

[navamind]

Can't remember the last time they swept in Anaheim. Used to be the other way around on the regular.

Nice head of steam heading into the WS rematch

"...you're allowed to win one-run games?"
- Boston Red Sox

 

[steveringo]

When do the Sox start firing coaches?

Is Cora safe?

 

[navamind]

The annoying thing about this ineptitude is that the AL East aside from the Yanks looks so meh. Rays are 28-27 but they have a team OPS+ of 98. They have a team ERA+ of 109, but they're outperforming their FIP (by almost a full run) and xFIP. Toronto just seems like a crappier version of the Rays. Not much needs to be said about Baltimore.