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Post by julyanmorley on Nov 5, 2021 14:53:46 GMT -5
Interesting guys. Maybe the fastest guy in baseball, coming off a torn ACL. .235/.311/.354 Steamer projection (which doesn't know he tore his ACL). Defensive metrics think he's nothing special
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Post by alexcorahomevideo on Nov 5, 2021 14:55:21 GMT -5
Interesting guys. Maybe the fastest guy in baseball, coming off a torn ACL. .235/.311/.354 Steamer projection (which doesn't know he tore his ACL). Defensive metrics think he's nothing special Fodder. Can probably be removed from the 40 man and get through waivers unclaimed. |
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Post by Guidas on Nov 5, 2021 15:57:35 GMT -5
Interesting guys. Maybe the fastest guy in baseball, coming off a torn ACL. .235/.311/.354 Steamer projection (which doesn't know he tore his ACL). Defensive metrics think he's nothing special Fodder. Can probably be removed from the 40 man and get through waivers unclaimed. Looks like a 1 tool player. For such a speedy guy, his defensive metrics are significantly underwhelming. Then again, high OBP guy in the minors and a doubles machine in AA and AAA, so maybe they can fix something. If you can stash him in the minors and pull him out as a PR for playoffs could be worth something. Not sure how long he'll last on the 40 man, though. |
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Nov 5, 2021 16:02:50 GMT -5
Interesting guys. Maybe the fastest guy in baseball, coming off a torn ACL. .235/.311/.354 Steamer projection (which doesn't know he tore his ACL). Defensive metrics think he's nothing special Fodder. Can probably be removed from the 40 man and get through waivers unclaimed. That would make sense. I'd hate to see them waste a roster spot on him. This is a guy best used in the Dave Roberts post-season pinch runner role. Having him toward the end of the season could be useful. Having him now is meh...especially if they protected him over some of their more deserving prospects, which I doubt Bloom does. I guess this is just another "tinkering around the margins" kind of thing he does. He probably winds up elsewhere soon. |
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Nov 5, 2021 17:04:15 GMT -5
Locastro apparently grew up a Yankee fan and hates the Red Sox. Bloom really has a knack for toying with Yankee fans.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Nov 5, 2021 17:09:40 GMT -5
I pulled this out of the 40-man thread.
Posters are encouraged to start new threads for things like news!
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Nov 5, 2021 18:19:35 GMT -5
The Red Sox had Danny Santana on their playoff roster this past year. There's no reason why they couldn't put Locastro on there instead in 2022 after he spends the summer in Worcester as an emergency OF call-up. Who knows, maybe Geddy can teach him to hit, too.
"So, Timmy, what's your lefty swing look like?..."
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Post by jimoh on Nov 5, 2021 19:36:23 GMT -5
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Post by jimoh on Nov 5, 2021 19:43:46 GMT -5
Really good speed, stealing, beating out grounders, and covering ground in the OF. Fun video.
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Post by marrcus on Nov 5, 2021 21:01:22 GMT -5
NY acquired him when they went into that COVID nosedive. He got inj. almost immediately. Never showed what he could do with that great chance with everybody infected.
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Post by Don Caballero on Nov 5, 2021 21:55:53 GMT -5
Interesting guys. Maybe the fastest guy in baseball, coming off a torn ACL. .235/.311/.354 Steamer projection (which doesn't know he tore his ACL). Defensive metrics think he's nothing special They picked up Jarren Duran? |
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Post by soxinsf on Nov 5, 2021 23:28:51 GMT -5
Interesting guys. Maybe the fastest guy in baseball, coming off a torn ACL. .235/.311/.354 Steamer projection (which doesn't know he tore his ACL). Defensive metrics think he's nothing special They picked up Jarren Duran? Sounds like one part of the Bloom way. Buy cheap. Set up options and competition for the squad. Little downside if it does not work, there is always Worcester or being cut loose. We can expect more of this. |
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Post by vokuhila on Nov 6, 2021 7:55:11 GMT -5
Two years old, but still silly enough to make me smile
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Post by Guidas on Nov 6, 2021 12:13:27 GMT -5
Two years old, but still silly enough to make me smile This is a guy who, if he learns how to bunt to get on could have a .400 OBP. |
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Post by greenmonster on Nov 6, 2021 14:10:13 GMT -5
This is exactly what I was thinking....I hope the Sox let this guy exploit his speed and not push him into a launch angle swing approach. He needs to bunt and hit the ball on the ground and then put pressure on the defense.
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Post by incandenza on Nov 6, 2021 14:33:53 GMT -5
This is exactly what I was thinking....I hope the Sox let this guy exploit his speed and not push him into a launch angle swing approach. He needs to bunt and hit the ball on the ground and then put pressure on the defense. Though if it were that easy, Billy Hamilton would presumably have better than a .293 career OBP. |
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Post by greenmonster on Nov 6, 2021 14:51:03 GMT -5
This is exactly what I was thinking....I hope the Sox let this guy exploit his speed and not push him into a launch angle swing approach. He needs to bunt and hit the ball on the ground and then put pressure on the defense. Though if it were that easy, Billy Hamilton would presumably have better than a .293 career OBP. Very true. Not that familiar with Billy Hamilton other than he never lived up to high expectations....Locastro might never be a star either, but seems like his best opportunity would be by maximizing his elite speed. |
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Post by cdj on Nov 6, 2021 19:38:12 GMT -5
Nobody gets hit by more pitches than this guy, it is kinda hilarious. He makes zero effort to get out of the way
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Post by cdj on Nov 6, 2021 19:39:06 GMT -5
NY acquired him when they went into that COVID nosedive. He got inj. almost immediately. Never showed what he could do with that great chance with everybody infected. Got injured immediately after the Yankees pulled their rain out BS on us. Baseball gods unfortunately victimized him, he didn’t deserve it |
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Post by voiceofreason on Nov 7, 2021 9:52:45 GMT -5
They picked up Jarren Duran? Sounds like one part of the Bloom way. Buy cheap. Set up options and competition for the squad. Little downside if it does not work, there is always Worcester or being cut loose. We can expect more of this. Yup, just like last offseason, throw a bunch of stuff at the wall and see what sticks. Questions though, like what does this say about their thoughts on Duran, nothing? The Sox don't try to steal bases, will that change? |
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Post by wcsoxfan on Nov 7, 2021 17:33:06 GMT -5
Sounds like one part of the Bloom way. Buy cheap. Set up options and competition for the squad. Little downside if it does not work, there is always Worcester or being cut loose. We can expect more of this. Yup, just like last offseason, throw a bunch of stuff at the wall and see what sticks. Questions though, like what does this say about their thoughts on Duran, nothing? The Sox don't try to steal bases, will that change? My guesses: 1. Doesn't change how they think about Duran, but reinforces that Duran is going back to Worcester to work on improving. He's likely not part of the Red Sox 2022 plans. 2. I'm assuming the Red Sox don't try to steal because stealing bases is generally a low % play when trying to score runs. But they also haven't had great base stealers in a while. As Tim Locasto is 31/34 in SBA, it's likely he's good enough that they would try if/when he's on base (I don't think there's much point of having him as a 4th OF candidate if you won't let him steal). |
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Post by voiceofreason on Nov 7, 2021 18:05:52 GMT -5
Yup, just like last offseason, throw a bunch of stuff at the wall and see what sticks. Questions though, like what does this say about their thoughts on Duran, nothing? The Sox don't try to steal bases, will that change? My guesses: 1. Doesn't change how they think about Duran, but reinforces that Duran is going back to Worcester to work on improving. He's likely not part of the Red Sox 2022 plans. 2. I'm assuming the Red Sox don't try to steal because stealing bases is generally a low % play when trying to score runs. But they also haven't had great base stealers in a while. As Tim Locasto is 31/34 in SBA, it's likely he's good enough that they would try if/when he's on base (I don't think there's much point of having him as a 4th OF candidate if you won't let him steal). I would imagine that Duran will be headed back to AAA next year or maybe another team. |
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Post by soxinsf on Nov 7, 2021 18:49:14 GMT -5
Most likely that Duran goes to Worcester, but it is not a foregone conclusion. He is getting to an age at which he is not going to be an afterthought without getting a full look in ST. The possibility has to be recognized, regardless of the odds, that Duran turns out to be the guy we all wanted him to be. Then he becomes the CF and Kiké moves back to 2B.
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