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Post by ctfisher on Jul 27, 2015 13:36:34 GMT -5
I think contact was one of Bogaerts strength in the minors. He has elite bat speed and outside of 2014 has always made great contact. In the past he made it with more power, in time the power will return. He is adjusting to major league pitching. He always had strikeout rates in the minors straddling 20% or so, which is not terrible, but isn't great, either. He did bring it down to 17.2% in Pawtucket, which is a very slight difference from where he's at now, and he walked more then/probably took more pitches, which most likely explains the difference. Also, and I know this is a little flukey because he's had a lot of comparatively cheap doubles/XBH, but his ISO is only down 0.022 from last year, and his HR/FB has been cut in half. I think it's much more likely to be an adjustment phase, I don't know that he ever reaches his absolute ceiling, but if he can be a .300 hitter with good d at SS and 15-20 homers, he's a top 5 or 10 guy at a premium position, so I'd be betting on him over Syndergaard myself
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 27, 2015 14:00:19 GMT -5
If they had an alternative MLB-ready shortstop option, I'd consider it. But they don't, so, as mentioned, you're closing one hole but just opening another, and it doesn't make much sense. I'd go Holt or Marrero for the rest of the year and then go shopping with cash or prospects in the off-season. They could also not make this trade and then go shopping with cash or prospects for a starting pitcher this off-season, which would probably be easier to find.
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Post by congusgambler33 on Jul 27, 2015 16:03:03 GMT -5
They still will have Farrell as their manager.
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