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Post by iakovos11 on Mar 29, 2024 7:58:37 GMT -5
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Post by James Dunne on Mar 29, 2024 8:54:57 GMT -5
Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Mar 29, 2024 9:01:33 GMT -5
Moving the FCL season up was such a good idea, I'm honestly not sure why it hadn't come together sooner. Probably much easier to keep your short season/XST core in place when there's such a natural lead-in to games, and it allows players that stand out in short season ball more time to advance to greater tests and on the flip side, teams may feel less pressured to push a player up to full-season ball on Opening Day. I'm thinking specifically about Yoelin Cespedes here - I fully expect him to play games in Salem this year, but it's nice not to feel like he's missing out on half a season of development by starting in the FCL.
We could see more mid-season releases than before if the earlier promotion timeline creates roster crunches at the mid-levels of the system, which would be unfortunate, and it sucks that draftees get less time to dip their toes into pro ball (though a lot of them don't end up playing anyway, especially pitchers), but more good than bad for sure in my mind.
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Mar 29, 2024 11:09:55 GMT -5
This is exciting, but the 5th of April in Portland will be awesome
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Mar 29, 2024 12:11:59 GMT -5
Moving the FCL season up was such a good idea, I'm honestly not sure why it hadn't come together sooner. Probably much easier to keep your short season/XST core in place when there's such a natural lead-in to games, and it allows players that stand out in short season ball more time to advance to greater tests and on the flip side, teams may feel less pressured to push a player up to full-season ball on Opening Day. I'm thinking specifically about Yoelin Cespedes here - I fully expect him to play games in Salem this year, but it's nice not to feel like he's missing out on half a season of development by starting in the FCL. We could see more mid-season releases than before if the earlier promotion timeline creates roster crunches at the mid-levels of the system, which would be unfortunate, and it sucks that draftees get less time to dip their toes into pro ball (though a lot of them don't end up playing anyway, especially pitchers), but more good than bad for sure in my mind. Agreed that it's a good thing, but I also think you're overestimating the difference between XST games and FCL games. The difference is basically that we get the results of one. |
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Post by sittingstill on Mar 29, 2024 12:30:43 GMT -5
Grant Gambrell gets the Opening Day start. |
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Post by stunzisox on Mar 29, 2024 13:33:44 GMT -5
LET IT BEGIN!
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Post by iakovos11 on Mar 29, 2024 14:21:12 GMT -5
Grant Gambrell gets the Opening Day start. Interesting choice. And I hope Worcester runs out Gambrell, Criswell, and Van Belle on consecutive days, often. Hell, that's a pretty swell rotation. |
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Post by julyanmorley on Mar 29, 2024 14:48:20 GMT -5
Pete Abraham says BVB and Jason Alexander are the next two starters
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Post by RedSoxStats on Mar 29, 2024 14:54:55 GMT -5
Do to the automated strike zones in the minor leagues, heights get updated every spring. Today's AAA changes include:
Hickey 5'11" → 6'0"
Kavadas 5'11" → 6'1"
Meidroth 5'9" → 5'10"
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Post by kingstephanos on Mar 29, 2024 15:07:52 GMT -5
Do to the automated strike zones in the minor leagues, heights get updated every spring. Today's AAA changes include: Hickey 5'11" → 6'0" Kavadas 5'11" → 6'1" Meidroth 5'9" → 5'10" How often are players' heights underestimated? I remember when I played high school and college football, the coaches added 1-2 inches to my height! |
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Post by RedSoxStats on Mar 29, 2024 15:13:58 GMT -5
David Hamilton SS
Chase Meidroth 3B
Nathan Hickey DH
Romy Gonzalez 1B
Mark Contreras CF
Nick Sogard RF
Eddy Alvarez 2B
Tyler Heineman C
Corey Rosier LF
Grant Gambrell
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Post by julyanmorley on Mar 29, 2024 15:16:07 GMT -5
O/U on David Hamilton's total bases today: 8.5
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Post by patford on Mar 29, 2024 15:16:23 GMT -5
Do to the automated strike zones in the minor leagues, heights get updated every spring. Today's AAA changes include: Hickey 5'11" → 6'0" Kavadas 5'11" → 6'1" Meidroth 5'9" → 5'10" What's the best article on how the AAA automated strike zone works? The perfect system would have to be a cube and adjust for every batter. I seriously doubt it's anything that sophisticated. Even an unchanging rectangle at either the front (further from the catcher) or back (closer to the catcher) of the plate would be far better than any human umpire. Also the rectangle currently used to illustrate good and bad calls; is that rectangle looking at the front or back of the plate? I ask because with some pitchers due to arm angle and the amount of horizontal break on a sweeper the must be pitches which miss in front but would clip the back corner. And with a hammer type curve there must be pitchers whose breaking ball passes through the front but might end up bouncing in front of the catcher. |
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Post by RedSoxStats on Mar 29, 2024 16:05:56 GMT -5
Do to the automated strike zones in the minor leagues, heights get updated every spring. Today's AAA changes include: Hickey 5'11" → 6'0" Kavadas 5'11" → 6'1" Meidroth 5'9" → 5'10" What's the best article on how the AAA automated strike zone works? The perfect system would have to be a cube and adjust for every batter. I seriously doubt it's anything that sophisticated. Even an unchanging rectangle at either the front (further from the catcher) or back (closer to the catcher) of the plate would be far better than any human umpire. Also the rectangle currently used to illustrate good and bad calls; is that rectangle looking at the front or back of the plate? I ask because with some pitchers due to arm angle and the amount of horizontal break on a sweeper the must be pitches which miss in front but would clip the back corner. And with a hammer type curve there must be pitchers whose breaking ball passes through the front but might end up bouncing in front of the catcher. BA posted it yesterday: www.baseballamerica.com/stories/milb-rules-changes-for-2024-will-tweak-strike-zone-in-triple-a/ |
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Post by patford on Mar 29, 2024 16:13:35 GMT -5
What's the best article on how the AAA automated strike zone works? The perfect system would have to be a cube and adjust for every batter. I seriously doubt it's anything that sophisticated. Even an unchanging rectangle at either the front (further from the catcher) or back (closer to the catcher) of the plate would be far better than any human umpire. Also the rectangle currently used to illustrate good and bad calls; is that rectangle looking at the front or back of the plate? I ask because with some pitchers due to arm angle and the amount of horizontal break on a sweeper the must be pitches which miss in front but would clip the back corner. And with a hammer type curve there must be pitchers whose breaking ball passes through the front but might end up bouncing in front of the catcher. BA posted it yesterday: www.baseballamerica.com/stories/milb-rules-changes-for-2024-will-tweak-strike-zone-in-triple-a/ Thanks. Just what I was looking for. Middle of the plate is a good compromise. |
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Post by vermontsox1 on Mar 29, 2024 17:16:48 GMT -5
Statcast for today's game: link |
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Post by GyIantosca on Mar 29, 2024 17:20:10 GMT -5
I’m ready for a few more kids to make the top 100.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Mar 29, 2024 18:31:26 GMT -5
Gambrell: 4IP 3H 0ER 2BB 7K (83 pitches, 51 strikes, 14 whiffs)
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Mar 29, 2024 18:56:10 GMT -5
Gambrell: 4IP 3H 0ER 2BB 7K (83 pitches, 51 strikes, 14 whiffs) One of the simple pleasures of sports fandom - seeing that Vermontsox is the latest poster in a Gameday thread and knowing that likely means something good happened. |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 29, 2024 19:13:39 GMT -5
Weston Wilson's parents shouldn't be allowed to name their children...
The links for over a week everywhere in SP don't work in the Philippines they get directed to something called comsync which can't be found. I don't know if other have had the same problem. I have to find the articles referenced or in this case the affiliate scores.
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Post by RedSoxStats on Mar 29, 2024 19:33:17 GMT -5
Hamilton HR. Opening day god.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 29, 2024 19:35:01 GMT -5
O/U on David Hamilton's total bases today: 8.5 I was thinking about this post before that HR. |
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Mar 29, 2024 19:42:36 GMT -5
Hamilton HR. Opening day god. Romy Gonzalez has 2 HRs today. |
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Post by julyanmorley on Mar 29, 2024 19:42:50 GMT -5
Romy Gonzalez 106 and 109 EV taters tonight
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