r/redsox • u/TommyTheLizard Kristian Campbell • 2d ago
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u/No-Goal 2d ago
Eaton in the five hole is wild
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u/Business-Row-478 2d ago
Why are they so scared of Rafa in cf I don’t get it
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u/davinza 2d ago
Probably more scared of Eaton at 2B
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u/w311sh1t 2d ago
I’d rather go Romy at 2B and Lowe at 1B. I understand platoon advantage to some degree but I have a hard time believing that Nate Eaton is a better option against Rodon than Nate Lowe
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u/Faliberti 2d ago
nate on the bench gives them an option for him to pinch hit later like in game 2 for eaton. then you move romy to 2nd and rafaela to cf with lowe on first.
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u/Adept_Carpet 2d ago
Lowe has really struggled against LHP this year and Eaton has actually been better in a small sample size. I think I would play the hot hand and defensive stability of Lowe but I do like the idea of putting pressure on this Yankees team with speed on the basepaths.
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u/Benny_Baseball 2d ago
They’re not but they don’t want Hamilton or Lowe starting vs LHP
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u/-Vault_Dweller- 2d ago
That’s not nearly a good enough reason to take Cedanne out of CF. Especially since we continue to see the stats bear out that it makes him so much worse at the plate.
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u/PrincipledBeef 2d ago
Good to see Narvi in there. Time for him To keep on killing it.
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u/Pyramid_Head182 15 2d ago
Still not sure why we’re taking the platinum glove centerfielder out of center to get NATE EATON in the lineup
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u/NeedleworkerDear5416 2d ago
It’s not to get Eaton in.
The choices were (1) This lineup. (Or some variation with Roman in the field or DHing) (2) Lowe at first, Romy at second, CR at cf. (3) Hamilton at second, Romy or Lowe at 1st, CR in CF.
As Lowe and Hamilton are LHH, they want to platoon RHHs against Rondon.
I don’t think you can get CR in CF without an extra lefty vs Rondon right now.
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u/Mookiesbetts 2d ago
Feels like we lose more on defense moving CR out of CF than we gain by having eaton in the lineup over Lowe or even Hamilton
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u/Business-Row-478 2d ago
I feel like they could just put Eaton at 2nd
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u/BossAtUCF 2d ago
He's never played 2B at the major league level. He has 118 innings at 2B in the minors over the last 6 years. He's not a second baseman.
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u/Business-Row-478 2d ago
Neither is Ceddanne. Eaton has 351 innings at 2b in the minors in the past 6 years, not sure where you got 118. Ceddanne has 399 total innings at 2b at all levels but a lot more outfield experience than Eaton.
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u/BossAtUCF 2d ago
He has 351 innings the minors total, but 240 of those are in rookie ball and A in 2018 and April of 2019, which I'd say was more than 6 years ago. I really should have said 111, as I mistakenly counted 1 game he played in the Dominical Winter League.
Rafaela has major league experience at 2nd. He also has a ton more experience at SS, where the skills are most transferrable, which Eaton has very little of. I'd like to have Rafaela in center, but not at the expense of playing players at positions they have almost no experience at.
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u/hippoofdoom pizza 2d ago
Do or die fantasy week but I'm ride or die with Duran in the six hole vs a lefty. Pray for me everyone i need a big night from JD
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u/ryanhowardthetemp 2d ago
Has .570 OPS against lefties. Might wanna tithe or something cause idk if prayer will be enough
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u/hippoofdoom pizza 2d ago
It's my only choice a few other guys on my team got benched in the early games for random days off so I had to throw him in there.
If he hits a dong or scores two runs my prayers are answered haha. Maybe the sox jump all over rodon and get him out early that'd be nice
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u/Slashzero77 2d ago
I need to get into fantasy baseball. At least fantasy football season starts next week.
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u/hippoofdoom pizza 2d ago
Been in a league twenty years with modified keeper rules, same consistent people for most of the time with a minimal amount of rotsting in and out They're out there, but this ain't the time of year to find it LOL.
Paid leagues can be harder to get into, like ours is $200 buying, winner gets $2k or whatever and that puts people off understandably unless they know us irl. Paying Internet stranger 200 buy in for a fantasy league is kind of iffy
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u/-Vault_Dweller- 2d ago edited 2d ago
It’s weird to me that utility guy Eaton can’t play second base. Lowe should get a chance against a lefty if it lets Romy (who has been ice fucking cold and still leading off again btw) move to second instead.
This is the lineup I bitched about on Friday that ended up scoring one run (and only after the PH ABs started). Don’t think May will be blanking them tonight though. Cedanne’s best night in a while yesterday and he was playing CF of course, so let’s be sure to get him back to second base… Sorry but you can’t convince me that Cora isn’t massively overthinking these lineups against lefty pitchers.
Hoping for the best.
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u/Geoff6882 2d ago
Can’t believe Lowe isn’t starting
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u/AxelHickam 2d ago
You'll see him pinch hit when it matters if the Yankees decide they want to play baseball today and keep it close
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u/SaveHogwarts 2d ago
He’s in a nice groove, don’t want to fuck it up against a lefty that’s been killing lefties this year.
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u/macdaddyx4 Bellhorn 2d ago
It's not a lot, but Eaton has played 98 games at 2B between college and the minors. Rafaela is probably better there, but he's also definitely better in CF and hits better from that spot as well. There's versatility, and then there's whatever this is.
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u/Druboyle 2d ago
The righty lefty stuff drives me crazy. I get that the stats bear out, but it feels like some guys can’t get hot hopping in and out of the line up. Also forces a lot of position shifting.
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u/dharkmeat 2d ago
It still find it strange that every single Red Sox player *EXCEPT* Devers can play DH without drama.
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u/SoupKitchen22 2d ago
Romy has turned into a pumpkin. Will be interesting to see how long he’s in the lineup against lefties if he continues to struggle
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u/eephus1864 2d ago
The fact that they’d rather a second base platoon of Hamilton/eaton rather then calling Campbell back up and keeping rafeala in CF I suppose speaks a lot about where they think Campbell is at right now I supose
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u/MBMMaverick 2d ago
Lowe at first, Romy at 2nd, and I’d bet my house on the sweep.
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u/metal_babbleXIV 2d ago
After how Hamilton has played second the last few games i cannot understand him not being there
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u/MBMMaverick 2d ago
I only say this cause Romy kills lefties and I want Lowes bat. You’re right though, Hammys been hot lately.
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u/SmashRadish Here comes the pizza! 2d ago
Dustin May is going to throw a no-hitter.