Comments on: Worst-to-First-to-Worst: How the Red Sox's Losing Seasons Position Them for Success http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/15/worst-to-first-to-worst-how-the-red-soxs-losing-seasons-position-them-for-success/ Bringing BP-quality analysis to Boston Mon, 20 Aug 2018 04:19:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: farnsworth91 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/15/worst-to-first-to-worst-how-the-red-soxs-losing-seasons-position-them-for-success/#comment-11172 Sat, 28 Jan 2017 01:48:33 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=218#comment-11172 ”
Teams that win every year have to deal with a delightful burden: they have to play every game to win”
I disagree:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/03/04/baseball-numbers/rfdabpRE7zJObT7Ozvc8bP/story.html

Sincerely, Santina

]]> By: Boston - Baseball Prospectus http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/15/worst-to-first-to-worst-how-the-red-soxs-losing-seasons-position-them-for-success/#comment-1870 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:31:11 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=218#comment-1870 […] Swihart, perhaps starting pitchers like Brian Johnson and Henry Owens. It probably won’t be dissimilar to last year, where the Red Sox used the last half of the season to find out, for example, that Christian […]

]]> By: Boston - Baseball Prospectus http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/15/worst-to-first-to-worst-how-the-red-soxs-losing-seasons-position-them-for-success/#comment-1326 Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:16:22 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=218#comment-1326 […] international amateur free agents until the summer of 2017. Despite the spending limits — and thanks to a 71-win 2014 season — Boston retains all of its $3,681,000 international bonus pool for the 2015-’16 […]

]]> By: Boston - Baseball Prospectus http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/15/worst-to-first-to-worst-how-the-red-soxs-losing-seasons-position-them-for-success/#comment-962 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:14:22 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=218#comment-962 […] This season notwithstanding, the losing seasons help make the winning ones happen — and trades are a big part of why. The Red Sox will almost definitely be sellers, especially since it’s unlikely that all four […]

]]> By: Boston - Baseball Prospectus http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/15/worst-to-first-to-worst-how-the-red-soxs-losing-seasons-position-them-for-success/#comment-312 Wed, 20 May 2015 13:18:44 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=218#comment-312 […] should improve) in a division of flawed teams — plus a strong incentive to avoid another last-place finish — should be enough to push the Red Sox on to the good side of .500 by […]

]]> By: Boston - Baseball Prospectus http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/15/worst-to-first-to-worst-how-the-red-soxs-losing-seasons-position-them-for-success/#comment-115 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 11:47:02 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=218#comment-115 […] team’s pinball standings match its overall hitting success, as the True Average numbers and rank show. Its recent swing […]

]]> By: Dustin Palmateer http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/15/worst-to-first-to-worst-how-the-red-soxs-losing-seasons-position-them-for-success/#comment-68 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:20:08 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=218#comment-68 Great catch; guess I totally missed that one. And thanks!

]]> By: Ben Carsley http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/15/worst-to-first-to-worst-how-the-red-soxs-losing-seasons-position-them-for-success/#comment-63 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 14:21:07 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=218#comment-63 Indeed he was. Thank you!

]]> By: Will http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/15/worst-to-first-to-worst-how-the-red-soxs-losing-seasons-position-them-for-success/#comment-62 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 14:18:53 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=218#comment-62 Great piece. One small quibble: the Red Sox traded Anthony Ranaudo to the Rangers during the offseason.

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