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Post by iakovos11 on Apr 23, 2019 2:59:51 GMT -5
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Post by radiohix on Apr 23, 2019 5:30:57 GMT -5
There's a strong chance Hernandez get called up for today's double header.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 23, 2019 5:59:16 GMT -5
Been reported by Alex, and Carrabis hinted at it as well. If not him, then probably Shepherd.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Apr 23, 2019 8:55:51 GMT -5
Matt Kent is now the scheduled starter for Portland.
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Post by iakovos11 on Apr 23, 2019 11:28:00 GMT -5
Matt Kent is now the scheduled starter for Portland. Darwinzon evolving into the big leagues |
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Post by ramireja on Apr 23, 2019 11:41:06 GMT -5
Here we go...survival of the fittest
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Post by sittingstill on Apr 23, 2019 14:01:38 GMT -5
News from the PawSox game notes:
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Post by Addam603 on Apr 23, 2019 17:39:53 GMT -5
Marco Hernandez rehabbing at 2B tonight in Salem. Can’t ask for better weather here.
Nishioka is here in warmups and throwing. Was running earlier.
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Post by Addam603 on Apr 23, 2019 19:25:22 GMT -5
Diaz gets out of a bases loaded jam in the fifth. Has pitched pretty well so far.
Biggest take away from this game so far has been how big Mata is. He’s in the dugout and he dwarfs everyone in there.
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Post by Addam603 on Apr 23, 2019 19:34:19 GMT -5
Netting is no joke. Castellanos’s bat just went flying into the stands and caught a staff member right in the forehead. Luckily she’s ok, just an egg on her head.
On a positive note, Marco Hernandez just walked up to the Spongebob theme song.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 24, 2019 4:47:43 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 24, 2019 7:14:34 GMT -5
Chris is one of the few beat writers who gives the farm any attention, but he's sometimes prone to develop binkies.
Chatham's numbers are nice but he's doing it off a completely unsustainable .415 BABIP despite just a 17% LD%. Now, part of that might be how the scorers are classifying his BIP, as his FB% of 40% is nearly doubled from last year. However, his walk rate has also doubled from last year.
It's very possible this is real improvement and he's taken a giant step forward. We'd just be advised to wait for a sample size larger than 57 plate appearances...
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 24, 2019 7:45:27 GMT -5
It is frustrating but understandable when people casually discussing a prospect playing well frame that discussion in how he should be promoted or might be able to help this year (or much sooner than is sensible). It is more frustrating and less understandable when people who are paid to write about it do so.
"Chatham is playing really well" is a noteworthy observation, "Chatham might debut this year" after 14 games makes me kind of want to scream.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 24, 2019 10:30:56 GMT -5
^This.
Chatham is having a great year. I have no idea how he'd help the team unless Bogaerts gets hurt or the 2B depth chart somehow gets even more depleted.
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Post by radiohix on Apr 24, 2019 13:09:11 GMT -5
FWIW 2 of his 3 hits last night were inflield grounders.
Like mentioned above the walk rate and the contact numbers are very encouraging and you hope he can build on that but that's it, you can project more than that.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 24, 2019 14:19:54 GMT -5
Yeah I don't think he'll help this year either. I think he'll probably be up next year if third base is openening up or trade bait.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 24, 2019 15:14:54 GMT -5
Yeah I don't think he'll help this year either. I think he'll probably be up next year if third base is openening up or trade bait. I think 2b is a real possibility for Chatham next season if he continues to play well at 2b and hold his own at Pawtucket later this year. If he's at 2b at some point in 2020 then it's likely Chavis is the 1b in 2020. This is assuming that Pedroia really doesn't come back and that the Sox save money and let go of Moreland, Pearce, and Holt (and Nunez). Lin probably factors in at 2b possibly, although he's probably a utility man, which of course, is what Chatham might wind up being, too, but he still has a shot at being a regular. |
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Post by mandelbro on Apr 24, 2019 15:32:52 GMT -5
I don't know about making an MLB debut, Chatham is 24 and still in AA. If he doesn't get promoted this year, there's a problem.
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