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Post by Jonathan Singer on May 21, 2013 6:16:33 GMT -5
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Post by jonasi on May 21, 2013 7:18:36 GMT -5
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Post by James Dunne on May 21, 2013 8:56:29 GMT -5
Deck McGuire has to have 15 starts against Portland over the last two years.
Unrelated Edit: Rubby has been scratched, according to the Twitter. Not confirmed, but I have to assume Hernandez will start in his place, since he's been piggypacking Rubby anyway.
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Post by threeifbaerga on May 21, 2013 9:55:43 GMT -5
On top of the Rubby scratch, Iglesias is starting at third today, which I really like. If he wants to be in the majors his best shot is as a utility player right now, and Ciriaco has been pretty dreadful.
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Post by welovewally on May 21, 2013 10:32:01 GMT -5
Iglesias is starting at third today, which I really like. If he wants to be in the majors his best shot is as a utility player right now, and Ciriaco has been pretty dreadful. I agree. I think he should be starting regularly at 2B, 3B & SS. I also think that the Red Sox should make a stronger effort to develop a Utility Infielder and that someone in Portland should be doing the same. Heiker Meneses possibly.
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Post by iakovos11 on May 21, 2013 13:05:58 GMT -5
Iglesias with an error in first start at 3rd.
Brentz with 2-R HR
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Post by widewordofsport on May 21, 2013 16:26:06 GMT -5
Brentz has pretty much been exactly as expected in AAA this year. Strikeout rate dropping to 20% even. I wonder if he can ever walk enough to get to the .350ish OBP he'll need to stick in a lineup though.
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Post by widewordofsport on May 21, 2013 17:21:27 GMT -5
Michael Almanzar is insisting we take him seriously. 2R-HR
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Post by sarasoxer on May 21, 2013 19:41:30 GMT -5
Michael Almanzar is insisting we take him seriously. 2R-HR Yup. I think that you have to. I have been supportive for the past year or so as I have been with Brentz and before him, Rizzo. I think that Brentz will be manning RF next year or the year after unless traded. I once mentioned that he reminded me of Jackie Jensen at the plate and caught a lot of flak for that comment. To me he has a lot of the same mannerisms and hits the ball hard when he connects. He does have a good arm but not Jensen's overall athleticism. I think this guy could hit .275 with 25 hrs annually...and is a run producer IMO. I believe that he has been underrated here.
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Post by widewordofsport on May 21, 2013 20:00:06 GMT -5
Brentz could hit .275 sure, but I feel like he could also hit .275/.320obp, and manage to have some really bad 0-4s. I'd like to see him learn to take pitches, grind out ABs and force hits he isn't 'hot' or facing a crappy pitcher. I haven't heard enough reports to judge either way, yet.
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Post by iakovos11 on May 21, 2013 20:23:27 GMT -5
Nice outing by Frank Montas tongight. When he's on, he can really dominate. Waiting for more consistency, though
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Post by fdrnewdeal on May 21, 2013 21:46:53 GMT -5
Michael Almanzar is insisting we take him seriously. 2R-HR Yup. I think that you have to. I have been supportive for the past year or so as I have been with Brentz and before him, Rizzo. I think that Brentz will be manning RF next year or the year after unless traded. I once mentioned that he reminded me of Jackie Jensen at the plate and caught a lot of flak for that comment. To me he has a lot of the same mannerisms and hits the ball hard when he connects. He does have a good arm but not Jensen's overall athleticism. I think this guy could hit .275 with 25 hrs annually...and is a run producer IMO. I believe that he has been underrated here. Brentz' K rate has taken a step in the right direction, but we're still talking about a guy who is striking out 1 in 5 plate appearances. His MLE going into tonight was .234/.274/.403; so while, yes, I think we can all agree he's had a good start to the season, it's not like he's killing it, yet. He's sporting a BABIP significantly lower than what he did in high A and AA, so one could reasonably expect that to tick up a bit, but it's not like he's getting screwed when he puts the ball into play (his BABIP is .304). The guy's absolutely a prospect and could be a first division starter if he develops, but given that he's already 24, he's already a little behind the curve. Apart from appearance, the Jackie Jensen comparison still doesn't make much sense, given that Jensen only struck out about 200 more times over his entire major league career than Brentz has already, in his minor league career but I digress. I like Brentz and think he's a very nice piece to have as part of the farm, but I'd be mildly surprised if he sticks as a starter for a number of years. He's got power, and the talent to justify dreaming on him a bit, but right now, I'm not sure how he can really be deemed underrated. Most people here probably rank him between 6-10 in the system, and we've got (lucky) and pretty exciting system.
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Post by widewordofsport on May 21, 2013 22:30:14 GMT -5
Montas has been pretty good his last 5 starts. 0,4,1,2,1 ER and in 9 starts, has more than 2 BB just once, and usually less. 5:1 K:BB ratio is very good. 2.3 BB/9 on the year. Webster lost his command and Montas found it.
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Post by jimoh on May 22, 2013 5:20:15 GMT -5
Quevado piggybacking with Cuevas again was not as good as last time: 5 ip 7h 4er 1bb 4k 1 hr
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Post by hammerhead on May 22, 2013 6:50:31 GMT -5
So whats the word on Rubby? hopefully it's not an arm issue.
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Post by danr on May 22, 2013 11:03:18 GMT -5
I wonder if having as bad a record as Greenville does has a negative effect on the development of the players? Isn't there anyone in XST who could help? This doesn't portend well for the health of the system in a couple of a years.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 22, 2013 20:34:44 GMT -5
Yup. I think that you have to. I have been supportive for the past year or so as I have been with Brentz and before him, Rizzo. I think that Brentz will be manning RF next year or the year after unless traded. I once mentioned that he reminded me of Jackie Jensen at the plate and caught a lot of flak for that comment. To me he has a lot of the same mannerisms and hits the ball hard when he connects. He does have a good arm but not Jensen's overall athleticism. I think this guy could hit .275 with 25 hrs annually...and is a run producer IMO. I believe that he has been underrated here. Brentz' K rate has taken a step in the right direction, but we're still talking about a guy who is striking out 1 in 5 plate appearances. His MLE going into tonight was .234/.274/.403; so while, yes, I think we can all agree he's had a good start to the season, it's not like he's killing it, yet. He's sporting a BABIP significantly lower than what he did in high A and AA, so one could reasonably expect that to tick up a bit, but it's not like he's getting screwed when he puts the ball into play (his BABIP is .304). The guy's absolutely a prospect and could be a first division starter if he develops, but given that he's already 24, he's already a little behind the curve. Apart from appearance, the Jackie Jensen comparison still doesn't make much sense, given that Jensen only struck out about 200 more times over his entire major league career than Brentz has already, in his minor league career but I digress.
I like Brentz and think he's a very nice piece to have as part of the farm, but I'd be mildly surprised if he sticks as a starter for a number of years. He's got power, and the talent to justify dreaming on him a bit, but right now, I'm not sure how he can really be deemed underrated. Most people here probably rank him between 6-10 in the system, and we've got (lucky) and pretty exciting system. Puhleeze! I can go back years ago when Ted Williams struck-out less than 40 times/season. Boys, those days are over and gone. The game has changed for whatever combination of reasons. We are living in a different era!! Strikeouts are much, much more prevalent today. How do the current Sox major leaguers compare with Jensen's S/O marks? Is anyone better? Without even looking, I'll bet that the semi-knighted Napoli, and others like Drew, Gomes, Salty, Middlebrooks et al and even the hand-eye darling, Pedey, have way higher S/O rates than Mr. Jensen. For a final time, I am comparing Brentz to Jensen only in his stance and appearance at the plate and his ability to drive the ball...nothing more and nothing less.
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