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Post by iakovos11 on Jul 29, 2022 7:09:16 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 29, 2022 8:04:26 GMT -5
I have no idea why Portland is starting Spacke instead of YPA, whose turn it is. Possible Spacke is opening but he's been the listed starter since Tuesday, which would indicate he's actually starting. Maybe just a skip for YPA.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 29, 2022 9:01:17 GMT -5
Salem strikes me as unlikely to play, or if they do, it's gonna be a wet one.
If they get rained out and have a doubleheader this weekend, that'd mark 4 times in 5 series in which I could (theoretically) attend this year and last in which there was a weekend doubleheader. The fates smile upon me (in the case of this weekend, work permitting, unfortunately).
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 29, 2022 9:22:11 GMT -5
I have no idea why Portland is starting Spacke instead of YPA, whose turn it is. Possible Spacke is opening but he's been the listed starter since Tuesday, which would indicate he's actually starting. Maybe just a skip for YPA. Just gonna skip straight to assuming this means a Soto trade. EDIT: Still dreaming of the day when a chaotic-oriented minor league manager just takes all his top prospects out of the game on July 31 and hugs them. |
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 29, 2022 10:31:20 GMT -5
Kicking the hornet's nest:
Chris Murphy AAA xFIP - 5.96
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 29, 2022 10:40:42 GMT -5
I have no idea why Portland is starting Spacke instead of YPA, whose turn it is. Possible Spacke is opening but he's been the listed starter since Tuesday, which would indicate he's actually starting. Maybe just a skip for YPA. Just gonna skip straight to assuming this means a Soto trade. EDIT: Still dreaming of the day when a chaotic-oriented minor league manager just takes all his top prospects out of the game on July 31 and hugs them. Hasn't that basically happened? I vaguely recall a manager trolling everyone by pulling a guy. |
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jul 29, 2022 10:43:54 GMT -5
Just gonna skip straight to assuming this means a Soto trade. EDIT: Still dreaming of the day when a chaotic-oriented minor league manager just takes all his top prospects out of the game on July 31 and hugs them. Hasn't that basically happened? I vaguely recall a manager trolling everyone by pulling a guy. |
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Jul 29, 2022 11:23:12 GMT -5
Kicking the hornet's nest: Chris Murphy AAA xFIP - 5.96 Well, walks have always been his issue (except when it was briefly homers) and the K's are way down, so that's gonna hurt your xFIP.
It's a real step up and only five starts but he's still got a 1.16 WHIP and no homers in 23.1 IP, so it doesn't seem like time to hit the panic button or even the somewhat-concerned button.
At higher levels, hitters chase less and he just has to adjust to that. Can he miss bats in the zone (or at least induce weak contact up in there)? That's going to be the key.
EDIT: When I was about 6 or 7, there was a hornet's nest under a tree stump in my best friend's back yard and we were watching them enter and leave it through a hole they had dug in the ground. Before long, the idea was hatched to poke a stick down the hole to see what would happen. What happened was pretty predictable in hindsight and as we were both running away screaming, a hornet flew into my mouth and stung me on the back of the throat. That really hurt and we never did that again.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 29, 2022 11:42:44 GMT -5
Eybersson Polanco with another good start: 5IP, 3H, 0ER, 1BB, 3K.
On the season: 31.2IP, 17H, 6ER, 11BB, 32K
Luis Cohen also had a good start: 4IP, 2H, 0ER, 1BB, 3K
On the season: 28.2IP, 22H, 7ER, 10BB, 30K
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 29, 2022 11:55:26 GMT -5
Another great outing for Luis Perales: 3IP, 0H, 0ER, 1BB, 4K
On the season: 19IP, 8H, 2ER, 6BB, 27K
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Post by huskies15 on Jul 29, 2022 12:12:21 GMT -5
Feel like we have waited a while for him to finally pitch for the org, but Perales' results are backing up that helium Badler and others had attached to him when he signed.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 29, 2022 13:18:17 GMT -5
Bleis with a HR. Also had three Ks.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 29, 2022 13:56:42 GMT -5
José Peraza back in the fold, reporting to Worcester. Opted out of his deal with NYY mid-month.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 29, 2022 18:09:19 GMT -5
Casas bomb #7 Rafaela bomb #17
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 29, 2022 18:33:39 GMT -5
Casas bomb #7 Rafaela bomb #17
You know Casas doesn’t have to do to much to get a call from me. |
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Post by foreverred9 on Jul 29, 2022 18:39:29 GMT -5
After the past month we've had in Boston, it sure would be nice to see Casas go on a run and force the promotion.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 29, 2022 18:44:20 GMT -5
I don't see a Casas promotion other than Sept. callup happening until he starts hitting lefties. That's his history, not just this year.
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 29, 2022 18:45:50 GMT -5
So they've definitely incentivized preserving a player's rookie status to the point where it would be silly for a team out of contention to call up a top prospect before like August 20, right?
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Post by cdj on Jul 29, 2022 18:56:10 GMT -5
So they've definitely incentivized preserving a player's rookie status to the point where it would be silly for a team out of contention to call up a top prospect before like August 20, right? Yeah doesn’t make sense until then Wouldn’t be shocked if he is up literally that day |
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 29, 2022 19:02:39 GMT -5
"Players with 60 days of service or less, who have rookie eligibility and are included in two or more of the preseason top-100 prospect lists put out by Baseball America, MLB.com or ESPN, are eligible. If, in the time before they hit salary arbitration, those players go on to win Rookie of the Year, finish top three in MVP voting or top three in Cy Young voting, their team gets an amateur draft pick following the end of the first round."
It's pretty hard to actually bring home the draft pick, so it's not really that big a deal. But it's enough that it makes sense to hold him down an extra two weeks or whatever for a team that's out of it
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 29, 2022 19:27:47 GMT -5
Barnes 95 mph Flyout Line drive double Walk Groundout Flyout
One swinging strike
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Post by sarasoxer on Jul 29, 2022 20:49:44 GMT -5
Casas bomb #7 Rafaela bomb #17
You know Casas doesn’t have to do to much to get a call from me. Yup...Casas is up to .230.in Worcester...Consider that Duran was at .320 at Worcester, but is now at .230 in Boston. Realistically Casas needs another year in AAA given his long injury hiatus ...and let's hope that he can be a .240 MLB guy with some power and good D....Given that, it would be an upgrade on Franchy. |
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 29, 2022 20:56:00 GMT -5
Rafaela 4-4 with a HR, 2B, BB, SB and a bare handed catch on a sprint:
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Post by fenwaydouble on Jul 29, 2022 21:29:51 GMT -5
Rafaela 4-4 with a HR, 2B, BB, SB and a bare handed catch on a sprint: That catch is unreal! I really hope he manages to keep hitting, because the defense is electric. |
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Jul 29, 2022 21:51:43 GMT -5
Seems like he already has a floor as a defensive replacement at BOTH ss and cf and pinch runner(?) - that has to have a lot of value on a 26 man roster even if he hits at the Mendoza line.
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