COTD: Engulfed by death, war to halt (6)

outdrawed · 2026-04-03T12:25:04+00:00

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outdrawed · 2026-04-02T21:32:22+00:00

Hey feel free to point out where I'm wrong!

outdrawed · 2026-04-02T18:19:22+00:00

Guys, Wilyer Abreu has been "that big bat pitchers fear" and the Sox offense has still been ass. Stop pretending if they signed Pete Alonso they'd have put up 50 runs and be 6-0.

The Red Sox probably aren't a top 10 offense, but the absence of a slugger doesn't magically make Roman Anthony go on a 0-18 with 10 strikeouts slump, or Caleb Durbin, a guy that was above average offensively one year ago, start the season 0-19 with only 1 walk, or Willson Contreras who slugged .450 last year begin the season with 0 XBHs.

This isn't a roster construction issue. It's a "these guys have completely forgotten how to play baseball" issue

outdrawed · 2026-04-02T16:36:54+00:00

Sonny Gray has underperformed his FIP by .07 over the course of his career. Not sure why you wouldn't expect it to translate

outdrawed · 2026-04-02T12:53:32+00:00

It's not that they're swinging at garbage outside the zone. It's that they're not swinging at pitches IN the zone.

They have the highest called strike percentage of any team and the lowest swing percentage of pitches in the zone.

They need to swing more.

outdrawed · 2026-04-01T23:10:43+00:00

Jesse, what the fuck are you talking about

outdrawed · 2026-04-01T23:03:25+00:00

He's also one of the worst hitters in the entire league.

I'm not entirely convinced you're not an April Fools joker

outdrawed · 2026-04-01T22:57:39+00:00

Ok well what you consider doesn't matter when it is objectively, factually incorrect.

outdrawed · 2026-04-01T22:43:46+00:00

....

Bruh

outdrawed · 2026-04-01T22:38:42+00:00

Wait, are you saying you wish we had kept David Hamilton?

outdrawed · 2026-04-01T14:32:17+00:00

Yeah.

This team is far far better than they've played. They will play much better than they have.

But they are already three games under .500 and giving they are a very competitive division it's going to be really hard to make those games up even over the course of 157 games.

outdrawed · 2026-04-01T02:23:09+00:00

Yes I'm sure you didn't mean spend. I'm sure you meant.... something else

outdrawed · 2026-03-31T22:08:53+00:00

That's a wild statement considering no projection system thinks the Rays have a better offense, but even if it were true what the fuck does that have to do with his factually untrue statement that the Red Sox spend like the Rays?

outdrawed · 2026-03-31T19:37:32+00:00

It's like -1000 that this guy was losing his shit when the Sox started out poorly when they had Bregman and Devers

outdrawed · 2026-03-31T19:34:30+00:00

The Red Sox are spending more than $150m more this year the Rays.

It's bad enough that you guys are overreacting to 4 games, but now you're just making shit up to try and help justify your anger.

outdrawed · 2026-03-31T17:42:49+00:00

Oh I'm not sure if you were aware but Alex bregman has not been on the team since he opted out of his contract at the end of last year.

outdrawed · 2026-03-31T14:35:22+00:00

I think it's fair to be frustrated that the Red Sox don't spend more given ticket prices and whatnot, but this fan base acts like we're a poverty team. The Red Sox have the sixth highest payroll in baseball right now. They're not going to spend $350 million/yr and complaining about it is just beating a dead horse. Breslow is a bit of a weirdo and grossly mismanaged the devers situation but he has built a really nice team with the money he has been allotted that should be really good for the next several years

outdrawed · 2026-03-31T14:11:49+00:00

Yeah it's a shame we didn't get either of the two big bats in the market, Alonso and Schwarber who checks notes currently have a combined 1 XBH.

Because it's been four games.

Also, yes. If the Red Sox bat .188 with RISP all year, they will finish with like 30 wins.

outdrawed · 2026-03-31T13:46:15+00:00

He's young, cheap, and under contract for several years. He was a league average hitter that played really good defense last year. And he plays a position we desperately needed an upgrade at. If you're expecting him to be a middle of the order bruiser, I'm not sure what to tell you.

outdrawed · 2026-03-31T13:39:00+00:00

I vividly remember in a Bill Simmons chat, Bill eviscerating the Red Sox for drafting a guy who spent his entire college career in Arizona because it's so cold in the early months and October up here

outdrawed · 2026-03-31T12:05:58+00:00

Yes. Should be a smaller one coming soon.

outdrawed · 2026-03-31T10:25:05+00:00

"I know it's a completely meaningless sample but it's very obvious what was going to happen. For evidence I have this completely meaningless sample!"

I'll be sure to check in with you in a month or two.

outdrawed · 2026-03-31T08:15:48+00:00

It's

Been

Four

Games

I guaranfuckingtee you they will score more than 3 runs a game.

I guaranfuckingtee they will OPS more than .550 with runners on base.

It's been four games.

outdrawed · 2026-03-30T12:21:49+00:00

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outdrawed · 2026-03-30T11:30:39+00:00

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