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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 2, 2022 22:29:06 GMT -5
Duran is 25 years old people. Let's take a step back from the ledge and calm down on the certitudes. With Story, Dalbec, and Casas around, Duran has to make it as an OF. If he can be adequate defensively and hit well enough to get on base often enough and show some power, you add in his game changing speed and perhaps he winds up on RF and turns that position into a positive and can give them that speed dynamic that can be a difference maker, so I'm not giving up on him yet. When JBJ is hitting .220, they're going to need Duran to step up and seize the 3rd OF spot.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Apr 3, 2022 1:02:25 GMT -5
It's a tough pill to swallow for several reasons, but I think Duran probably needs to move to 1B. If he can't hack it as an OF he had no place in the Red Sox organization. It doesn't matter where he plays if he can't hit.
The question for me is how much rope do you give him before you cut bait? 300 PA? 500 PA?
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Apr 3, 2022 7:28:41 GMT -5
Watching a little of today’s game. That Tony Mazz really has a voice made for print media. Mazz has such a whiny voice and his baseball takes are just as bad. I can’t listen to him. It’s either change the channel or mute.
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Post by congusgambler33 on Apr 3, 2022 8:30:19 GMT -5
Fans of Felger & Mazz is going to grow.
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Post by cdj on Apr 3, 2022 8:34:42 GMT -5
Fans of Felger & Mazz is going to grow. I don’t see that happening, not like sports people are unaware of them in this market. They’ve been on together for what feels like at least a decade now Plus I don’t know anybody who hears Mazz’s voice and is like “wow I need to actively seek this mild form of torture that should be outlawed by the Geneva Convention out” Strahm is my closer coming out of camp btw (to keep this on-topic lol). He genuinely looks electric, I’m excited to see him. Hopefully he stays healthy Edit: turns out I was still off-topic, I thought I had posted in the bullpen thread. I’m doing great this morning lol
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 3, 2022 9:18:23 GMT -5
If he can't hack it as an OF he had no place in the Red Sox organization. It doesn't matter where he plays if he can't hit. The question for me is how much rope do you give him before you cut bait? 300 PA? 500 PA?
My point is that defensively he has to make it as an OF on the Sox as 1b and 2b are spoken for at least this season. And yes it's obviously all a moot point if he doesn't hit. But if this guy can get on base 32% of the time or more he'll wreak havoc, because he'll be able to score a higher percentage of the time because of his speed. I mean this guy can score from 2b on a sac fly or a wild pitch. He presents a speed dimension that is sorely lacking in baseball and gives the Sox a dimension other teams don't have. And if he shows some power, then all the better. It depends upon the Red Sox position in the race that determine how much rope he gets but lets face it. We dont see him unless he shows improvement in AAA, and either JBJ struggles or there is an injury to an OF.
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Post by cdj on Apr 3, 2022 9:21:42 GMT -5
Idk why Shaw is trending towards making the team
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Apr 3, 2022 12:57:52 GMT -5
Watching a little of today’s game. That Tony Mazz really has a voice made for print media. Mazz has such a whiny voice and his baseball takes are just as bad. I can’t listen to him. It’s either change the channel or mute. Sync up with the radio.
I'm radio most of the time anyway but when I heard that Mazz was joining NESN, I rolled my eyes so hard I almost went blind.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Apr 3, 2022 13:00:58 GMT -5
Idk why Shaw is trending towards making the team I guess they like his approach. I don't know how long it lasts if he doesn't perform in April. There's too much depth in the upper minors.
Meanwhile, Pivetta serves up a gopher to Matt Olson that still hasn't come down.
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Post by grandsalami on Apr 3, 2022 13:08:39 GMT -5
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Post by missourimike441 on Apr 3, 2022 13:19:21 GMT -5
Mazz has such a whiny voice and his baseball takes are just as bad. I can’t listen to him. It’s either change the channel or mute. Sync up with the radio.
I'm radio most of the time anyway but when I heard that Mazz was joining NESN, I rolled my eyes so hard I almost went blind.
I'm from the midwest (most times ChicagoLand), and I have a hard time understanding lots of Bostonites on the radio, especially Mazz' squeekiness. When WEEI is on general talk radio, I have to turn the volume up just to hear what those guys are saying with their gutteral sounds.
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Post by pedroelgrande on Apr 3, 2022 13:30:09 GMT -5
He needs to save it for the regular season at this point lol.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 3, 2022 13:32:01 GMT -5
He took out the nine-iron for that one.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 3, 2022 14:00:16 GMT -5
The ole 1.742 OPS for Devers this spring so far.
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Post by cdj on Apr 3, 2022 14:16:43 GMT -5
How? Have to extend him. Have to. No excuse to not lock him up.
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Post by congusgambler33 on Apr 3, 2022 14:26:50 GMT -5
How come Xander hasn't played in the last 3 games? Story in the last 2?
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Post by greenmonster on Apr 3, 2022 14:29:52 GMT -5
How come Xander hasn't played in the last 3 games? Story in the last 2? I'm starting to think something might be up with Story. I know he left for a child birth,etc. but.......the guy has 6 AB's and the season starts in 3 days
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Post by incandenza on Apr 3, 2022 14:38:40 GMT -5
How? Have to extend him. Have to. No excuse to not lock him up. They could give him the Mookie 12/365 deal and I wouldn't be sad about it.
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Post by taiwansox on Apr 3, 2022 14:41:40 GMT -5
How come Xander hasn't played in the last 3 games? Story in the last 2? I'm starting to think something might be up with Story. I know he left for a child birth,etc. but.......the guy has 6 AB's and the season starts in 3 days It’s possible, but he’s also short on ABs after missing so much time, so I could see him doing simulated games to get 5-10 live ABs each day. Also, today’s a road game so that’s part of it too
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Post by taiwansox on Apr 3, 2022 14:42:36 GMT -5
How? Have to extend him. Have to. No excuse to not lock him up. They could give him the Mookie 12/365 deal and I wouldn't be sad about it. Yeah and the big difference with Xander/Devers and Mookie is that they have shown they want to be here while Mookie was always lukewarm
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Apr 3, 2022 16:14:58 GMT -5
They could give him the Mookie 12/365 deal and I wouldn't be sad about it. Yeah and the big difference with Xander/Devers and Mookie is that they have shown they want to be here while Mookie was always lukewarm "Lukewarm" is being generous. I think Mookie loves being in a city where the seats aren't filled until the third inning and the media treat the players like Hollywood stars. He was never staying in Boston, even if they outbid everyone by 10%.
I can't think of two other players in the game who I could root for more as people than Xander and Raffy.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Apr 3, 2022 16:15:40 GMT -5
I mean, I'd rather he didn't swing at that pitch but...
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 3, 2022 19:42:53 GMT -5
I mean, I'd rather he didn't swing at that pitch but... That was an off balanced relatively weak swing..still gone. He doesn't need to swing as hard as he does to go yard. No question that he has great bat to ball...but being a bit more selective and cutting down swing effort would be instrumental IMO for him taking the next step.
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 3, 2022 20:02:46 GMT -5
Mazz has such a whiny voice and his baseball takes are just as bad. I can’t listen to him. It’s either change the channel or mute. Sync up with the radio. I'm radio most of the time anyway but when I heard that Mazz was joining NESN, I rolled my eyes so hard I almost went blind.
But he isn't going to be a tv commentator all year....is he???
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Post by greenmonster on Apr 4, 2022 8:42:50 GMT -5
Sync up with the radio. I'm radio most of the time anyway but when I heard that Mazz was joining NESN, I rolled my eyes so hard I almost went blind.
But he isn't going to be a tv commentator all year....is he??? Is Eck still in the mix or is he gone too?
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