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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jun 3, 2019 18:33:56 GMT -5
No, Eovaldi is coming back soon By then the closer role will be taken by Duran so they'll move Eovaldi to CF. He's an athlete, he can handle it. His height will give him advantages.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 3, 2019 20:28:11 GMT -5
Sharks feeding. Whatever your take, demaineah is a passionate Sox fan...something that we all share. You guys might not agree with his opinion(s), but piling on in attempted ridicule seems to me to be below the spirit of the board.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jun 6, 2019 6:14:55 GMT -5
Duran named CAR player of the month for May.
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Post by cdj on Jun 6, 2019 7:55:49 GMT -5
Sharks feeding. Whatever your take, demaineah is a passionate Sox fan...something that we all share. You guys might not agree with his opinion(s), but piling on in attempted ridicule seems to me to be below the spirit of the board. Seems like more of a troll than a passionate fan to me at this point but to each his own Duran is off to a very Duran start in AA.....SSS but that’s encouraging
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Post by brendan98 on Jun 6, 2019 8:26:40 GMT -5
Sharks feeding. Whatever your take, demaineah is a passionate Sox fan...something that we all share. You guys might not agree with his opinion(s), but piling on in attempted ridicule seems to me to be below the spirit of the board. Seems like more of a troll than a passionate fan to me at this point but to each his own Duran is off to a very Duran start in AA.....SSS but that’s encouraging I don't know if I'd call demaineah a troll, as much as say he has an irrational hatred of JBJ.
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Post by dmaineah on Jun 6, 2019 8:34:25 GMT -5
So once you get to AA, you can be called up at any moment. When is he replacing JBJ? (I'll beat dmaineah to it) I'm sure dmaineah has Duran penciled into tomorrow's lineup in CF against the Royals. I haven't seen him play yet. But once I've seen him for a bit I'll let you know if he's a Major Leaguer or not. You all seem to be real interested in my opinion. Must be because deep down you know I'm right.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 6, 2019 8:40:43 GMT -5
I'm sure dmaineah has Duran penciled into tomorrow's lineup in CF against the Royals. I haven't seen him play yet. But once I've seen him for a bit I'll let you know if he's a Major Leaguer or not. You all seem to be real interested in my opinion. Must be because deep down you know I'm right. Oh good, I was worried about whether you think Duran can be a major leaguer or not. I will ignore the fact that he's tearing up the minors, ignore the fact that the scouting is coming around on him as a big leaguer - I'll just await your insights. I'll also ignore the fact that he's had like 10 ABs above A ball and could use a lot more ABs in AA before any real determination is made for major league readiness right now. I'll also ignore the fact that JBJ has rediscovered that hits to LF count as well, and that he's on the same trajectory as least season when he had a strong second half initiated by his awakening around Memorial Day, and I'll ignore his gold glove defense. Because obviously you're the man to listen to. By the way, Cora can't hear you loud enough. Shouldn't JDM have his 1st base glove on right now? Why would he need spring training to add 1b to his portfolio given that he's never played there before? I mean, after all, all he has to do is stand there and catch the ball, right? What else could 1b possibly do?
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 6, 2019 8:47:00 GMT -5
Sharks feeding. Whatever your take, demaineah is a passionate Sox fan...something that we all share. You guys might not agree with his opinion(s), but piling on in attempted ridicule seems to me to be below the spirit of the board. Seems like more of a troll than a passionate fan to me at this point but to each his own Duran is off to a very Duran start in AA.....SSS but that’s encouraging I'll get to see Duran in August when back in Maine. I expect that Dalbec will still be there to give some attraction. So far Duran is one of those every so often hugely exciting surprises. ...perfect year for that to happen! To me demaineah is more 'old school'...with the idea of moving players to different positions to generate more lineup offense. Betts moving to right or center seemlessly gives support that it is plausible with others. Brockstar is serviceable around the diamond, Swihart played different positions. We put JD in the OF on occasion. Clearly position switch most often lessens optimal defense but does gain in offense offset on the graph? I think that is where he comes from. The more people gang on others I think can harden long held positions too.
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Post by incandenza on Jun 6, 2019 10:48:10 GMT -5
Seems like more of a troll than a passionate fan to me at this point but to each his own Duran is off to a very Duran start in AA.....SSS but that’s encouraging I'll get to see Duran in August when back in Maine. I expect that Dalbec will still be there to give some attraction. So far Duran is one of those every so often hugely exciting surprises. ...perfect year for that to happen! To me demaineah is more 'old school'...with the idea of moving players to different positions to generate more lineup offense. Betts moving to right or center seemlessly gives support that it is plausible with others. Brockstar is serviceable around the diamond, Swihart played different positions. We put JD in the OF on occasion. Clearly position switch most often lessens optimal defense but does gain in offense offset on the graph? I think that is where he comes from. The more people gang on others I think can harden long held positions too. dmaineah doesn't have a "position." If he had a position, he would make arguments to defend it. What he has is just a statement that he repeats endlessly without ever defending it or responding to people who disagree. It's pretty hard to believe he's arguing in good faith since he's, well, not even making an argument.
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 6, 2019 10:51:11 GMT -5
Seems like more of a troll than a passionate fan to me at this point but to each his own Duran is off to a very Duran start in AA.....SSS but that’s encouraging I'll get to see Duran in August when back in Maine. I expect that Dalbec will still be there to give some attraction. So far Duran is one of those every so often hugely exciting surprises. ...perfect year for that to happen! To me demaineah is more 'old school'...with the idea of moving players to different positions to generate more lineup offense. Betts moving to right or center seemlessly gives support that it is plausible with others. Brockstar is serviceable around the diamond, Swihart played different positions. We put JD in the OF on occasion. Clearly position switch most often lessens optimal defense but does gain in offense offset on the graph? I think that is where he comes from. The more people gang on others I think can harden long held positions too. Who cares? He's either a huge troll or really not smart. He wouldn't even admit he was wrong when JBJ won the ALCS MVP and won't even back off after he has had a 177 wRC+ in his last 15 games and has gone from -1.1 fWAR to -0.2 fWAR in the last month. He even wanted Nunez to replace him in the lineup along with moving 5 people out of position even though Nunez was hitting worse than JBJ when he made the suggestion.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 6, 2019 10:53:52 GMT -5
I'll get to see Duran in August when back in Maine. I expect that Dalbec will still be there to give some attraction. So far Duran is one of those every so often hugely exciting surprises. ...perfect year for that to happen! To me demaineah is more 'old school'...with the idea of moving players to different positions to generate more lineup offense. Betts moving to right or center seemlessly gives support that it is plausible with others. Brockstar is serviceable around the diamond, Swihart played different positions. We put JD in the OF on occasion. Clearly position switch most often lessens optimal defense but does gain in offense offset on the graph? I think that is where he comes from. The more people gang on others I think can harden long held positions too. dmaineah doesn't have a "position." If he had a position, he would make arguments to defend it. What he has is just a statement that he repeats endlessly without ever defending it or responding to people who disagree. It's pretty hard to believe he's arguing in good faith since he's, well, not even making an argument. The other thing is that if a person is going to troll, please do not use such an awesome avatar. Carl Yastrzemski was my first favorite Red Sox player I ever had. I hope one day his grandson Mike plays some LF at Fenway for the Red Sox just so I can see a Yastrzemski in LF for the Red Sox - because it's been far too long since I've seen it (and no, I'm not advocating pushing Benintendi out of the way to make this happen!) So if he has to use an avatar - how about Bobby V? That would work.
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Post by radiohix on Jun 6, 2019 12:09:32 GMT -5
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Post by gerry on Jun 6, 2019 12:46:10 GMT -5
Maine has been on this board since 2012, as a Sox fan who, at age 58, has happy Yaz memories, and not as a troll. However he seems to enjoy pushing the buttons of some on here. In the main, quite a show heah, wouldn’t you agree? Aren’t Mainers famous for growing awesome potatoes? Wasn’t Yaz a potato farmer from upstate NY?
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Post by bucksmatthew on Jun 6, 2019 13:16:29 GMT -5
Not upstate NY, but from the far eastern end of the south fork of Long Island...
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Post by gerry on Jun 6, 2019 21:41:44 GMT -5
Not upstate NY, but from the far eastern end of the south fork of Long Island... Thanks for the geography update. i guess that’s why Maine potatoes are so superior.
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Post by sittingstill on Jun 7, 2019 8:57:43 GMT -5
Not upstate NY, but from the far eastern end of the south fork of Long Island... Thanks for the geography update. i guess that’s why Maine potatoes are so superior. We need to close this loop with Duran making a quick detour to Holy Donut for a delicious dark chocolate sea salt potato donut between first and third on someone else's infield grounder at Hadlock.
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Post by wcsoxfan on Jun 7, 2019 19:00:52 GMT -5
Maine has been on this board since 2012, as a Sox fan who, at age 58, has happy Yaz memories, and not as a troll. However he seems to enjoy pushing the buttons of some on here. Not taking sides, but I believe your description makes him out to be what you are saying he isn't. As for Duran, it's been a few years but it definitely feels similar to when Mookie showed far more power than expected, coupled with strong bat control and quickly becoming a plus outfielder after being a middle infielder. Obviously we can't count on anyone being Mookie - but it's definitely exciting. Best thing going to keep us all entertained. I look forward to seeing what you guys think of him once you get a chance to see him.
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Post by kingstephanos on Jun 12, 2019 18:15:29 GMT -5
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Post by incandenza on Jun 21, 2019 16:06:44 GMT -5
Well, it's not a super detailed analysis, but it's something:
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Post by humanbeingbean on Jul 4, 2019 11:40:27 GMT -5
Just wanted to bump this with Duran having been in Portland for a little while. Anyone know how his contact has been/have seen a decent amount of his AA at bats? The BABIP gods seem to have struck back at him, but it’ll be interesting to see how he does the rest of the season.
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Post by coachmac on Jul 7, 2019 20:55:45 GMT -5
Duran has a good at bat in the Futures Game and went oppo. for a single and stole 2d. No throw down A.L. had winning run on 3rd.
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Post by telson13 on Jul 7, 2019 22:26:40 GMT -5
Thanks for the geography update. i guess that’s why Maine potatoes are so superior. We need to close this loop with Duran making a quick detour to Holy Donut for a delicious dark chocolate sea salt potato donut between first and third on someone else's infield grounder at Hadlock. Their donuts are absolutely incredible. Like, ridiculously so. It’s worth a 2+ hr drive.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 8, 2019 7:19:24 GMT -5
I know you've all been waiting on my thoughts since his arrival in Portland so here goes;
He's fast.
That's it. Every other aspect of his game needs development. After seeing about 40 ABs, speed is the only aspect of his game that I see playing up in the Majors. He's getting a lot of hype so it'll be interesting to see where he is a year from now. He is nowhere close to where Mookie or JBJ were when the arrived in Portland.
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Post by ramireja on Jul 10, 2019 11:25:30 GMT -5
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Post by huskies15 on Jul 10, 2019 12:11:39 GMT -5
I like his swing, and seems the prospect guys from the various publications are on him as a solid prospect despite his AA struggles to date. Looking for a strong 2nd half from him.
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