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Minor League Spring Training
steveofbradenton
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Watching Spring Training, the FCL, and the Florida State League
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Post by steveofbradenton on Mar 21, 2015 8:03:09 GMT -5
By the way, I just wanted to report that Yoan Moncada looked good in his uniform yesterday.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 21, 2015 8:26:41 GMT -5
Nice pic but I'm guessing Salem for Stank: Working on a 2 hitter there.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 21, 2015 8:57:18 GMT -5
Maureen Mullen ?@maureenamullen Vasquez said it's triceps that's been bothering him, not elbow. But feeling better. Not sure of next game. Farrell said yest Mon possibility
also from BA:
Boston Red Sox Released: RHP Willie Ethington
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Post by johnsilver52 on Mar 21, 2015 9:06:25 GMT -5
Guerra with a long homerun he pulled. If he's going to be doing that, then he's going to be in the top 12 by mid-year. He did that very same thing in 2 of the 3 Championship games vs Tampa, both bombs. One pulled to deep RF at Tampa and the other to dead center.
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Post by sarasoxer on Mar 21, 2015 9:09:40 GMT -5
Guerra with a long homerun he pulled. Next inning Devers hit more of a low flying missile for a homer that just went over the right field fence. The kids were happy when Kevin Gausman finally left the game. Met his dad and mom who live in Denver. Nice couple. Chavis looked very solid playing 3rd with a couple of nice plays and strong throws. Hope he starts in Greenville. Hey, glad you could make the trek! Thanks for the observations. BTW, love the avatar.
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Post by ramireja on Mar 21, 2015 16:41:04 GMT -5
Just wanted to say that I'm loving the brief reports from minor league camp on the twitter feed. Nico velocity reports on Beeks, and everything about Chavis sounds great so far too!
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 22, 2015 12:02:43 GMT -5
Josh Norris ?@jnorris427 Reflecting on it, the three best arms I saw last week were Michael Kopech, Domingo Acevedo and Franklyn Kilome. #RedSox #Yankees #Phillies.
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Post by stevedillard on Apr 1, 2015 8:15:09 GMT -5
Shouldn't we be hearing minor league assignments in the next few days?
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Post by vermontsox1 on Apr 1, 2015 8:36:46 GMT -5
Shouldn't we be hearing minor league assignments in the next few days? Just looking back at the old threads, looks like they were released on 4/1 in 2014 and 4/2 in 2013. I would keep on eye on twitter, as I'm sure players will tweet where they are going before the rosters are announced.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 1, 2015 9:44:32 GMT -5
Either Tim Britton or Alex Speier was saying this morning that we should expect a large number of cuts from major league camp after today's games. My guess, then, is that we may hear tomorrow.
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Post by brianthetaoist on Apr 1, 2015 19:08:04 GMT -5
From Alex's 108 Stitches today (since I'm basically promoting signing up for his newsletter, I think it's fine to post this portion of it):
Interesting...
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Post by charliezink16 on Apr 1, 2015 20:40:07 GMT -5
From Alex's 108 Stitches today (since I'm basically promoting signing up for his newsletter, I think it's fine to post this portion of it): Interesting... Interesting indeed. Both Pat Light and Simon Mercedes could turn into absolute bullpen weapons this season, putting them into the 2016 Red Sox bullpen discussion.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 2, 2015 9:11:12 GMT -5
Light and Mercedes kind of have to be fast tracked at this point right? They're both Rule 5 eligible at the end of the season. They'd both be taken if they're throwing 100 and we can't afford the 40-man spots.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 2, 2015 9:19:42 GMT -5
Light and Mercedes kind of have to be fast tracked at this point right? They're both Rule 5 eligible at the end of the season. They'd both be taken if they're throwing 100 and we can't afford the 40-man spots. Well, look at it this way: if they pitch well enough to be selected in Rule 5, they could move quickly. If this don't pitch well enough to be picked in Rule 5, then they won't. Jason Garcia was a unique situation where he had missed a lot of time due to TJS and then suddenly started ramping up his velo late in the season. And he still might not make the O's, fwiw. I think it'd be rare to have a situation where you need to artificially move a guy through the system quicker to justify a 40-man spot like that. It's also way, way too early to be able to predict what the 40-man looks like. Johnson, Owens, and Margot are the only obvious 40-man adds this offseason, and I'll bet that the first two get on by the end of the season. After that, it's a bunch of guys in the strata of those two, Ramirez, Ramos (who may make himself a must-add, now that I think about it, but he'll either be obvious yes or obvious no), etc.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 2, 2015 10:03:25 GMT -5
I don't understand why teams "cut" players from the 25-man roster, and yet they continue to play in the major league spring training games. Even players who weren't invited to spring training. What is the point? Why not just ignore the rosters until opening day? As far as I can tell, there are basically no roster rules at all for spring training.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 2, 2015 14:11:34 GMT -5
I don't understand why teams "cut" players from the 25-man roster, and yet they continue to play in the major league spring training games. Even players who weren't invited to spring training. What is the point? Why not just ignore the rosters until opening day? As far as I can tell, there are basically no roster rules at all for spring training. Playing in the major league games isn't the only part of major league spring training. Players in major league camp are in major league camp full time. When players are sent down to minor league camp, that's where they are on the days they're not in major league games. Your placement in camp determines what coaches you're working with, where you're working out, your schedule, etc. Focusing only on the spring training games themselves is missing the big picture.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 2, 2015 16:18:51 GMT -5
I forgot to mention this, but that is one awesome pun.
“I’ve never been above, like, 93 in spring training in my life,” beamed Light.
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Post by moonstone2 on Apr 2, 2015 17:40:10 GMT -5
I forgot to mention this, but that is one awesome pun. “I’ve never been above, like, 93 in spring training in my life,” beamed Light. He's at the end of the tunnel
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 2, 2015 20:11:35 GMT -5
Light and Mercedes kind of have to be fast tracked at this point right? They're both Rule 5 eligible at the end of the season. They'd both be taken if they're throwing 100 and we can't afford the 40-man spots. Well, look at it this way: if they pitch well enough to be selected in Rule 5, they could move quickly. If this don't pitch well enough to be picked in Rule 5, then they won't. Jason Garcia was a unique situation where he had missed a lot of time due to TJS and then suddenly started ramping up his velo late in the season. And he still might not make the O's, fwiw. I think it'd be rare to have a situation where you need to artificially move a guy through the system quicker to justify a 40-man spot like that. It's also way, way too early to be able to predict what the 40-man looks like. Johnson, Owens, and Margot are the only obvious 40-man adds this offseason, and I'll bet that the first two get on by the end of the season. After that, it's a bunch of guys in the strata of those two, Ramirez, Ramos (who may make himself a must-add, now that I think about it, but he'll either be obvious yes or obvious no), etc. Agree with the rest of the point, but I think Marrero is a definite addition too.
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Post by brianthetaoist on Apr 3, 2015 7:08:11 GMT -5
Yeah, it's just way too early to worry about the 40-man ... Victorino will be off, I doubt they'll carry Craig *and* Napoli next year, there may well be a trade (large or small) involving AAA players (Cecchini, Marrero, Brentz) ... and Spruill, Escobar, and possibly Hembree are at fish-or-cut bait time. Lots could change between now and the duck boat parade in November.
But the ticking clock of the 40-man slot kind of is a factor I'd think when you are thinking of Light and Mercedes. Are you going to convert them to reliever? I would think, in Light's case, he has to be up in AA as a starter in the first half of the year to consider leaving him there. Because it's not just the Rule 5 draft, but the number of options you'd have to burn through ... it's not a make-or-break thing, but it's definitely something to start thinking of with them and their development path, imo.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 3, 2015 8:49:58 GMT -5
Well, look at it this way: if they pitch well enough to be selected in Rule 5, they could move quickly. If this don't pitch well enough to be picked in Rule 5, then they won't. Jason Garcia was a unique situation where he had missed a lot of time due to TJS and then suddenly started ramping up his velo late in the season. And he still might not make the O's, fwiw. I think it'd be rare to have a situation where you need to artificially move a guy through the system quicker to justify a 40-man spot like that. It's also way, way too early to be able to predict what the 40-man looks like. Johnson, Owens, and Margot are the only obvious 40-man adds this offseason, and I'll bet that the first two get on by the end of the season. After that, it's a bunch of guys in the strata of those two, Ramirez, Ramos (who may make himself a must-add, now that I think about it, but he'll either be obvious yes or obvious no), etc. Agree with the rest of the point, but I think Marrero is a definite addition too. Yup, missed him. Good call. Had I edited the system restart first, I wouldn't have though! Haha.
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Post by okin15 on Apr 3, 2015 14:40:19 GMT -5
I wouldn't worry about the 40-man with guys like Masterson, Mujica and Victorino making room for younger players, and depth guys like Brentz, Spruill, Hembree and Escobar either making an impact, or breaking out of the discussion.
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Post by moonstone2 on Apr 3, 2015 15:46:24 GMT -5
I wouldn't worry about the 40-man with guys like Masterson, Mujica and Victorino making room for younger players, and depth guys like Brentz, Spruill, Hembree and Escobar either making an impact, or breaking out of the discussion. Plus there will likely be trades.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 3, 2015 15:50:27 GMT -5
I wouldn't worry about the 40-man with guys like Masterson, Mujica and Victorino making room for younger players, and depth guys like Brentz, Spruill, Hembree and Escobar either making an impact, or breaking out of the discussion. Plus there will likely be trades. It always looks like that this time of year but it never seems to work out.
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Post by moonstone2 on Apr 3, 2015 16:20:08 GMT -5
Plus there will likely be trades. It always looks like that this time of year but it never seems to work out. I think it will start to over the next couple of years. That Portland team is going to be bad..and that's where you would normally see prospective rule five guys for 16 and 17.
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