A reasonable analysis. I just don't see it yet, but the numbers make sense.
On Apr 12, 2012, at 4:21 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> wrote: > Red Sox fans have become spoiled on top of being innately negative. The Red > Sox led all of baseball in runs scored last year with 875. Only the Yankees > (867) and Rangers (855) were also over 800. Ellsbury, Pedroia, Gonzalez, > Youkilis, Ortiz, Salty and -- in 2 or 3 weeks -- Crawford are back from that > team, seven of the nine starters. Mike Aviles replaces Scutaro, which is a > wash offensively. Ryan Sweeney and Cody Ross will platoon to replace JD > Drew's .617 OPS in RF. Shouldn't be hard. Why is it exactly that this team > won't be able to score runs -- besides the fact that they haven't hit well in > the first six games? > > Pedroia, Ellsbury, Gonzalez, Ortiz are all either first or second at their > positions (offensively) in the AL. Youk could be too, if he hits like he did > way back in 2010. Crawford too, actually, if he just hit like he did in 2010. > So the fact that Salty, Aviles and Sweeney/Ross might post middle-of-the-pack > OPS at their positions -- is going to devastate the Red Sox offense? Please, > tell me what team has a star at every position? What team doesn't have > "holes"? Whose offense would you trade the Red Sox offense for? Maybe the > Rangers? > > > Steve O > > > > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 3:29 PM, Ray Daniel Salemi > <[email protected]> wrote: > Truth be told, this team is just not that good. Traditionally, Red Sox bench > players would be starters on other teams. But this year has a weak roster: > > Look at how many players are "Who?" level of players on this team. Our > catching core is doomed to bat 8th. Aviles, Punto, McDonald, Ross and > Sweeney are either journeymen or unknown. > > There's simply too many holes. > > 39 Jarrod Saltalamacchia S-R 6'4" 235 May 2, 1985 > 10 Kelly Shoppach R-R 6'0" 220 Apr 29, 1980 > # Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB > 3 Mike Aviles R-R 5'10" 205 Mar 13, 1981 > 28 Adrian Gonzalez L-L 6'2" 225 May 8, 1982 > 15 Dustin Pedroia R-R 5'8" 165 Aug 17, 1983 > 5 Nick Punto S-R 5'9" 190 Nov 8, 1977 > 20 Kevin Youkilis R-R 6'1" 220 Mar 15, 1979 > # Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB > 2 Jacoby Ellsbury L-L 6'1" 185 Sep 11, 1983 > 54 Darnell McDonald R-R 5'11" 205 Nov 17, 1978 > 7 Cody Ross R-L 5'10" 195 Dec 23, 1980 > 12 Ryan Sweeney L-L 6'4" 225 Feb 20, 1985 > # Designated Hitter B/T Ht Wt DOB > 34 David Ortiz > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
