2026 ST Thread

[msstate7]

The walk sucks, but 75,75, and 58 is the contact this inning

 

[UNCBlue012]

Damn lmao poor Lopez. The Red Sox didn't have a single quality swing on him that inning.

 

[Tapate50]

Damn lmao poor Lopez. The Red Sox didn't have a single quality swing on him that inning.

Easy to forget how dominant he was before going down

Guy was shoving

 

[bravesfanMatt]

The walk sucks, but 75,75, and 58 is the contact this inning

not so worried about his results.. just his fastball is cooked right now. He won't make it through major league lineups 2 times through.

Just make him a reliver and be done with it.

 

[Hulavol]

Damn lmao poor Lopez. The Red Sox didn't have a single quality swing on him that inning.

Yeah - that was lucky blooper fest.
I am very encouraged by Lopez’ awesomeness.
I know Cy’s mom freakin’ loves the big dude too.

 

[Hulavol]

not so worried about his results.. just his fastball is cooked right now. He won't make it through major league lineups 2 times through.

Just make him a reliver and be done with it.

His FB still needs some ramping up.

And we don’t have the luxury of moving him to the pen…. Not until SS2, Waldrep, and AJSS get back…. And Deester gives the green light to the young fellas….

 

[Metaphysicist]

Did he pitch?

Yes, a very crafty lefty.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

His FB still needs some ramping up.

And we don’t have the luxury of moving him to the pen…. Not until SS2, Waldrep, and AJSS get back…. And Deester gives the green light to the young fellas….

that green light needs to be primed and ready.. cause it will be needed sooner than later.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

wait.. RedSux are telling us this kid is only 23..



yeah and Soto is really 27 too..

 

[thewupk]

wait.. RedSux are telling us this kid is only 23..

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yeah and Soto is really 27 too..

Dude has 3 kids and is on his second mortgage

 

[Tapate50]

Dude has 3 kids and is on his second mortgage

He’s not a man until he’s on his third marriage

 

[Enscheff]

2 years from this very minute, nearly all of our core will be still be younger than 31. Only Sale, Olson, and Ozzie will be older than 31, if you still consider Ozzie as part of our "core." And Ozzie isn't even under contract 2 years from now. Nacho, Miller, Lodise, Dixon, etc might end up replacing him before then.

In regards to typical aging curves, these players should still be in their "primes" and under contract in 2028: RA, Riley, Drake, Harris, Strider, Schwelly, Waldrep and AJSS. This doesn't count any prospects we might develop into above average major league players during this time.

Now whether or not they would actually be playing at peak levels is certainly a valid argument to make given all the guys I listed have fairly significant injury and/or performance issues. But technically, they will all still be in their primes relative to typical aging curves.

Within 2 years the “is it time to initiate the rebuild?” discussion will start because the window is starting to close. M That’s my main point, and the “goalposts” never changed since I made the statement. Whatever gotcha comments you want to also pull out of that statement is up to you.

 

[Enscheff]

Lopez didn’t seem to be bringing the velocity today. Hopefully things just his late ST dead arm period.

 

[MadduxFanII]

wait.. RedSux are telling us this kid is only 23..

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yeah and Soto is really 27 too..

That's David Harbour's character in DTF St. Louis.

 

[sturg33]

Sounds like Elder was pumping them in today

https://twitter.com/x/status/2033974266148934036

 

[Enscheff]

So…the same velocity he’s had since coming back from the surgery he had 2 years ago. How much more ramp up time will he need I wonder?

 

[bravesfanMatt]

having Lopez/Strider/Elder/J. Suarez all struggling to get 4-5 innings the first 2/3 weeks is going to burry this team.

 

[Enscheff]

Nah, they will be ramped up by opening day.