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Post by tjb21 on Apr 17, 2023 14:45:14 GMT -5
Crawford has been brilliant.
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Post by tjb21 on Apr 14, 2023 11:51:49 GMT -5
That’s absurd. The Cubs were the biggest losers in all of sports when he arrived. He delivered a title in a short period after getting the gig and totally legitimized the franchise along the way. I’m not sure Theo would even want the Sox gig now(doubt it), but are you saying you prefer Bloom if you had a choice? I'm saying that blank check Theo wasn't the savant people remember him as. The Type A and Type B draft comp was Theo's best friend, not to mention the uncapped drafts.Bingo.
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Post by tjb21 on Apr 13, 2023 13:54:39 GMT -5
Pain.
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Post by tjb21 on Apr 13, 2023 13:29:23 GMT -5
I'll take it.
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Post by tjb21 on Apr 13, 2023 13:12:40 GMT -5
Never seen a guy so fired up to draw a walk. Was incredible to hear!
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Post by tjb21 on Apr 13, 2023 12:55:05 GMT -5
Springs hurt now too. Injuries suck.
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Post by tjb21 on Apr 13, 2023 12:47:23 GMT -5
First time following the game on BaseballSavant, while watching the game. I'm enjoying the experience.
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Post by tjb21 on Mar 23, 2023 10:56:11 GMT -5
85 wins.
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Post by tjb21 on Mar 17, 2023 9:50:55 GMT -5
My guess is Wong makes opening day roster. Alfaro to AAA or some other team. Tapia replaces Ort on 40 man roster. Could Mondesi start on the 60 day IL? Maybe if he has a setback, but it doesn't seem likely.
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Post by tjb21 on Mar 7, 2023 13:16:16 GMT -5
Up: Wyatt Olds Chase Meidroth Mikey Romero (end the season 3rd on this site)
Down: Ceddanne Rafaela Blaze Jordan Wilyer Abreu
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Post by tjb21 on Mar 6, 2023 15:54:10 GMT -5
Borrowing this idea from ramireja. I'll paste how they worded their 2022 edition:
"Starting a new three up, three down to serve as something of a deeper predictions thread for minor leaguers this upcoming year. Honestly, we have a lot of interesting young talent, particularly among recent international crops that make predicting risers tough. I'm going to pass on Bleis who despite being ranked #15 already, seems destined to rise, perhaps even soon as the SP guys lay their eyes on him."
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Post by tjb21 on Feb 27, 2023 8:54:56 GMT -5
Is it crazy to want Ryan Fitzgerald on the open day 26 man roster over Yu Chang? Yes.
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Post by tjb21 on Feb 23, 2023 13:13:18 GMT -5
My favorite topic and such an interesting prospect/person. Definitely rooting for him and hoping he returns to Boston.
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Post by tjb21 on Feb 17, 2023 14:39:00 GMT -5
Hernandez Yoshida Turner Devers Verdugo Duvall Casas Arroyo Catcher
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Post by tjb21 on Feb 15, 2023 13:15:14 GMT -5
I would not expect Andrus or Iglesias, fyi. Just going to have to trust me on that one. Thanks for sharing. A bit suprising, but certainly not shocking.
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Post by tjb21 on Feb 14, 2023 16:06:11 GMT -5
MLB hitter: Yoshida MLB pitcher: Whitlock
MiLB hitter: Romero MiLB pitcher: Ryan Fernandez
Wild Cards: Jedixson Paez, Chase Meidroth, Shane Drohan, Enmanuel Valdez, Wikelman Gonzalez
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Post by tjb21 on Feb 14, 2023 15:56:17 GMT -5
1. Marcelo 2. Bleis 3. Romero 4. Ceddanne 5. 2023 highest ranked draftee (is this cheating? if yes, Mata)
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Post by tjb21 on Feb 3, 2023 14:21:15 GMT -5
I could care less about rankings. Law is basically docking them for having horrible pitching in his opinion. Everyone has their own way of ranking guys and even if you don't agree with him it makes sense. A balanced system is certainly the ideal system. Yet I'd point to the DD systems as proof that rankings suck, nevermind the results of the system DD was given. As to the Tomase piece I think it has some merit. The guys hitting the majors starting year 4 are DD guys . For all of his wheeling and dealing, going after prospects close to majors the results so far are horrible. The biggest worry being can Bloom actually identify talent in high A to AA? Given his model that's a legit worry. I certainly don't agree with the 5 years starts now, prospects take time and Bloom has leaned towards HS players. Which I actually like. I also am a big fan of going positional players more because they are safer. That being said Bloom has to start getting some high end starting pitching prospects either in the draft or international market. Also fair to knock how he's handled the loss of a bunch of top 20 to top 30 guys starting with Groome at the deadline. Now maybe this is him actually being good at identifying talent and those guys will all suck. We'll see and I truly hope it's just that. Now I would have preferred he handled things differently, yet if this is him showing he can identify talent, I call live with it. That's crazy important to his model of team building. This is in large part because the guys left over from the DD regime have had more time to incubate. If Bloom were fired tomorrow and we jumped forward 3-4 years most of the graduates would probably be his guys too. As a wise man once said, "prospects take time" DD's system was ranked poorly for good reason. I'm pretty sure Houck is the only player drafted or acquired over his tenure to make any sort of an impact at the major league level thus far. The system hasn't produced a starter on either side of the ball since Devers in 2017, and he was of course acquired by the previous GM four years prior, as is tradition. That track record is in good agreement with the broader perception of the farm, so I don't think the rankings were selling it short at all, even if Casas and Bello end up making the impact we hope this year. I'm curious to dig into your statement that "a balanced system is certainly the ideal system" - do others have thoughts on that? My initial instinct was that the only thing that matters is having impact players, and that where they play and which side of the ball doesn't matter much because you can always trade them for players that fit the team better. I have no confidence in that stance, though. I could see it being a tricky needle to thread; if you have a logjam, other teams will know that, and you'll lose some leverage. Is it fair to assume you can get roughly equal value back when trading prospects from a position of surplus? I don't know. Also, does having a glut of position players hurt their development at all by forcing them to play out of position, or cutting into their playing time, or forcing promotions/demotions that you would have preferred to avoid? Given the Sox' drafting patterns lately they don't seem too worried about keeping the system balanced. Is that worthy of criticism or not?
Good thought exercise! It seems the better ROI is drafting (mostly) positional players. I'm not sure what the realistic ideal scenario from a farm system would be. Maybe 1 starting caliber rookie in the starting lineup as a positional player or starting pitcher, 2 out of every 3 years? Doesn't seem having an impact minor league "logjam" causes teams to lose leverage in trades either.
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Post by tjb21 on Jan 30, 2023 15:05:06 GMT -5
Trade is a Win.
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Post by tjb21 on Jan 24, 2023 12:55:26 GMT -5
The trade is a win.
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Post by tjb21 on Jan 10, 2023 13:05:45 GMT -5
Does he qualify for rookie of year or the extra draft picks? Thanks. This is a great question!
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Post by tjb21 on Jan 10, 2023 13:01:52 GMT -5
I'm afraid that Kavadas is going to wind up being a poor man's Bobby Dalbec, with fewer tools. Would probably be a good outcome for Kavadas, if we're being truthful here. Really like the Turner signing btw. He should be a WAR upgrade from JD, even if it's slightly.
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Post by tjb21 on Dec 28, 2022 13:36:12 GMT -5
I always thought Houck should get a real shot at starting and if he fails put him in the pen but the Red Sox see him as a reliever. I think Pivetta was good against everyone but the East. So with the change in schedule he should in theory pitch better. He did, and Boston did exactly what you wished.
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Post by tjb21 on Dec 14, 2022 15:33:24 GMT -5
Ah, this might be it. Need commissioner approval for a pay decrease of more than 80%. He'd probably put the kibosh on anything egregious. 80% would still be easy to game the system, right?
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Post by tjb21 on Dec 14, 2022 9:21:43 GMT -5
Pump up that trade value through the media.
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