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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 4, 2020 21:14:57 GMT -5
Prospects not being named makes me feel very very uneasy here. Nah.... Bloom has a good lockdown. I have faith in this guy.....just the way he carries himself.
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 4, 2020 13:43:11 GMT -5
If Detroit wants to blow it up, send us Brown and Woods please. Woods gives us a big who can shoot and Brown is kinda like Smart. Yeah...I'm big on Wood....have watched a game or 2, looked at YouTube videos....and he's 6'10". But I've crossed over to a floor spacer. Brown has really improved his shooting, all around game. I like your suggestion.
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 4, 2020 10:46:21 GMT -5
When we have bad stretches it seems we fans are in woe is us need. But right now, we feel fat (phat?) and happy. Maybe add dumb.... if the team doesn't plan ahead. Perhaps because we play so hard and are a bit rotationally short, injuries are an ever present and particularly dangerous lurker.
None of our top guys are going in salary matching... Too much risk in loss of chemistry...or impending free agency. So I think Danny will use the bulging goodie bag of flotsam in Semi, Poirier, too many not ready for prime rookies and draft picks to 'net' a very good second tier floor spacer... As to Kennard, I think he has his own repetitive injury issues.
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 3, 2020 22:33:34 GMT -5
I’ve been reading the Dodgers top 30 for the last week Seems like they have a p nice system. That could be us one day soon! ....some day....To get back to a top 5 system, wishin' and hopin' aside, will take several good drafts, sagacious international scouting/signings, luck, consistent skills development.....AND no draft penalties from MLB.....Anyone seen Santa?
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 3, 2020 22:25:47 GMT -5
Never trade The Captain. Nice win tonight, things got exciting late but nice to see Hayward leading the charge to end it. Grant looked really good and we got lucky Theis wasn't seriously injured. Hopefully on Theis. It initially didn't look good. Swelling will be a key, of course. I'd bet he would be out a week or so on what I saw....(I am awaiting results from my med boards).
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 2, 2020 15:25:50 GMT -5
The thing is that’s a new thing this year. He finished well at the rim the last 2 years. What he didn’t do what go thru contact the first two years. He used to get stripped super easy and now that doesn’t happen. I think it’s just adjustments. I haven’t looked up the numbers but it feels like he’s finished a little better lately than he was the first half of the year. Maybe he's finishing better, but just going by eye test I remember a couple of relatively easy layups he missed last night. I'm obviously not an expert, but I don't understand what is the exact problem with Tatum. He seems to be go up in sync, his shoulders are square, legs are strong and movement is fluid. It's not he goes up out of whack. I also think he'll get better at it though, at this point I'm just curious about what is the issue lol. Same here. I think that he moves a bit too fast...feeling that it is necessary...so that even when he looks under control, he is a fraction askew. But he protects the ball better when driving. The defense is so surprising!!
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 2, 2020 14:45:03 GMT -5
Lugo...If nothing else, looks the part...a rangy, wiry, oily athlete. I was surprised that he had no homers since he can impart sting to the ball. I believe power numbers will show more in line with the base specimen this year.
Rafaela...surprising muscle in a smaller package. I think that he will prove that last year's pop was no mirage.
Marcus Wilson...a bit older but no cobwebs. I think that he found his niche last year and will advance past marginal into the ML team discussion in late 2020.
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 2, 2020 14:02:45 GMT -5
Semi looks as tho he too has slimmed down a bit and increased mobility/flexibility but I think his niche is a latter day Luscutoff....low ceiling type. But to me Wood is a prize! looks like what we would hope TimeLord could be. He has the same lithe (not thin- not bulky) physique and a rounding out game, a leaper....at 24!! He is a black hole when he gets the ball but he is all-athlete. I'm not sure he can neutralize the big centers as structured but he would be a major rim runner addition IMO....have to give up something good tho....and there's the rub. Semi + + Langford, Edwards, top pick??? Maybe I'm overstating this guy but.... Danny & C's have been a comatose I wonder if anything will happen... It feels like you are over-stating him a lot. The trade suggested was Semi and a second round pick. You have them giving up a lottery pick (Langford) plus another first and a decent prospect like Edwards. Admittedly, I don’t know much about the guy but he was just signed to a minimum contract this offseason. Yeah I can see where you got that...I didn't mean to suggest all those guys and picks just definitely much more than Semi. This year's second round pick is 45th. Edwards and Waters are so small however skilled....that I don't see both ultimately helping a great deal. Langford is something of a bricklayer at least at present....Grant W. is another high floor, but low ceiling guy IMO. Wood has size where we are woeful, is still very young, has seemingly arrived and can help now. At the same time we have a surfeit of players that we can't possibly juggle and with more on the way. Plus he has a low salary and we don't have to trade a big gun. Volume discount. Maybe I'm just too starved for rebounding and interior defense but I'd pay over sticker.
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 2, 2020 10:42:35 GMT -5
What does everyone think of Christian Wood? Seen reports linking him to the Celtics. His advanced numbers are very good. I remember liking him coming out of UNLV. The guy just flat out produces when he plays and has now developed a three point shot. I just don't know what you trade for him. I really don’t know enough about him. Is he useful on defense or is he a sieve? I do like how we used Semi and Grant off the bench to bully Embiid... i think in the playoffs we should just beat the hell out of him and use all the fouls we go to slow him, tire him and frustrate him. Nice thing is they let you be even more physical in the post season and Embiid has issues with conditioning so I think it can be effective. That being said, I’m not against trading Semi. Semi looks as tho he too has slimmed down a bit and increased mobility/flexibility but I think his niche is a latter day Luscutoff....low ceiling type. But to me Wood is a prize! looks like what we would hope TimeLord could be. He has the same lithe (not thin- not bulky) physique and a rounding out game, a leaper....at 24!! He is a black hole when he gets the ball but he is all-athlete. I'm not sure he can neutralize the big centers as structured but he would be a major rim runner addition IMO....have to give up something good tho....and there's the rub. Semi + + Langford, Edwards, top pick??? Maybe I'm overstating this guy but.... Danny & C's have been a comatose I wonder if anything will happen...
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 1, 2020 22:25:08 GMT -5
Would be nice...
But I don't think high profile counts with this group and GM. I think this drags on until one or the other side knunckles. Bloom wants to put his stamp on...not look like a needy patsy. He's holdin' on to hold on. Pressure is on the wanna be Dodgers IMO.
We are going nowhere for a few years and the Dodgers are knee deep in prospects. We can wait...
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 1, 2020 20:17:54 GMT -5
Look, Betts is the prize. If you're the LA Dodgers (very championship oriented and competitive year in/out but recently Just Short a Series win) and with some financial largess, you are extremely attractive to Betts going forward. Who else with such a highly competitive roster and $$ will be most desirable? Yankees? Say it ain't so...
Dodgers just pony up!!
C'mon...Use the Pot....Git 'r Dun!!
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 1, 2020 18:52:51 GMT -5
Get Wood!
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 1, 2020 11:32:54 GMT -5
Meanwhile......All's Quiet on the Western Front....
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 1, 2020 9:33:51 GMT -5
Maybe I am a societal 'bubble boy' living a provincial existence of naivete, but I don't know anyone who would principally or reflexively associate "gamer" or "quintessential Celtic" with a white player. Possibly you are squinting to see something that isn't there. There was a huge to do a couple years a go on this message board when one poster used the term gamer so no squinting is necessary. Regarding the Celtics, there is a reason Bill Russell wouldn’t return for decades. I’m Sorry I brought it up, it was half serious because of how ridiculous things can get and half a joke because of how ridiculous things are. Personally, I think there’s nothing wrong with it - I’m sorry I brought the insanity into your bubble. Enjoy it in there the world is a weird place these days. Thanks for the nice and explanatory reply. I commiserate on the world view.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jan 31, 2020 20:02:08 GMT -5
Seriously?? You find something Remotely racist by connotation or otherwise in what was written? Holy smokes....from deepest left field. The Celtic teams (not the Caucasian tribes of Western Europe and England some 2200 years ago) have historically played unselfish ball...diving for loose balls, scrapping on defense, giving all out hustle, passing for the best shot etc. Players gave of themselves for the greater good. Others would pan the team in the past saying that the Celtic players really weren't that good ... that they just hustled...leading Auerbach to famously say "hustle IS a talent!". Now if you want to get black and white, I'd say that Kemba and Marcus are as much the embodiment of quintessential as any current Celtic. I don't know what it means to you but to me quintessential means a perfect representation of having the hallowed qualities the team has historically been known for and outlined above. There is zero racial connotation so be careful to suggest, even obliquely, that such could be construed. Me? No absolutely not, but I know how people get. It’s like if someone refers to a white guy as a gamer, I’ve seen how those conversations go even though I think they are utterly ridiculous. Maybe I am a societal 'bubble boy' living a provincial existence of naivete, but I don't know anyone who would principally or reflexively associate "gamer" or "quintessential Celtic" with a white player. Possibly you are squinting to see something that isn't there.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jan 31, 2020 13:58:56 GMT -5
He's money with the mid-range....and the quintessential Celtic. It's a cliche I know, but I love the unselfishness of the entire team. There's no look at "me" guy...and this is the mindset I grew up with that made watching the team so much fun. We could beat clubs with perhaps better innate talent with that style. Let the other teams have guys that "fiddle, diddle, and daddle", or the "tricky dribble" types. This is so much different than the Irving pall...fresh, pure, country air. Just be careful calling a white guy a quintessential Celtic. It’s not really fair since they’ve hardly been a racist organization but it gets painted that way. Or at least the city does. Seriously?? You find something Remotely racist by connotation or otherwise in what was written? Holy smokes....from deepest left field. The Celtics (not the Caucasian tribes of Western Europe and England some 2200 years ago) have historically played unselfish ball...diving for loose balls, scrapping on defense, giving all out hustle, passing for the best shot etc. Players gave of themselves for the greater good. Others would pan the team in the past saying that the Celtic players really weren't that good ... that they just hustled...leading Auerbach to famously say "hustle IS a talent!". Now if you want to get black and white, I'd say that Kemba and Marcus are as much the embodiment of quintessential as any current Celtic. I don't know what it means to you but to me quintessential means a perfect representation of having the hallowed qualities the team has historically been known for and outlined above. There is zero racial connotation so be careful to suggest, even obliquely, that such could be construed.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jan 31, 2020 8:40:27 GMT -5
Watching a healthy comfortable explosive Gordon Hayward is a pleasure. It would be nice to see what he looks like after a full healthy 3-4 months of action with his team.... or a few years... I think I forgot how good he really is and he can do it so efficiently without the need to be the focal point. Keeping him long term should be a priority. He's money with the mid-range....and the quintessential Celtic. It's a cliche I know, but I love the unselfishness of the entire team. There's no look at "me" guy...and this is the mindset I grew up with that made watching the team so much fun. We could beat clubs with perhaps better innate talent with that style. Let the other teams have guys that "fiddle, diddle, and daddle", or the "tricky dribble" types. This is so much different than the Irving pall...fresh, pure, country air.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jan 30, 2020 9:02:52 GMT -5
I think it’s more of a function of how old vazquez is- he’s going to be turning 30 during the season and catcher isn’t the best spot to prevent wear and tear. That snuck up on me, I was kind of surprised when I saw that he was turning 30 I believe he's a FA in 2021. Might be a decent piece to move if you're trying to reset We suffered for many years with lackluster catching on both sides of the ball. Now we've got a solid guy. They are fairly scarce in the wild. I'm holding on.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jan 30, 2020 7:42:07 GMT -5
If, and that's a huge if, the Dodgers are willing to include Verdugo while the best Padres headliner would be Campusano, it would be very difficult for me to pick the Padres pu pu platter over a Dodgers offer, almost regardless of whoever else is coming from LA. Love the so apt description and here I was thinking Dim Sum...☺️
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Post by sarasoxer on Jan 23, 2020 16:01:45 GMT -5
Smart is turning into Larry Bird 2.0 with his behind the back, behind the head passes.....so fun to watch...
Lately he's been an alien...
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Post by sarasoxer on Jan 20, 2020 16:22:59 GMT -5
Some Casas notes and quotes courtesy of FangraphsWe need more guys with that mindset....fewer strikeouts, likely higher averages, more base runners, more runs scored, more games won....IMO.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jan 14, 2020 11:47:30 GMT -5
Gabe Kapler is the Giants manager. Hiring a celebrity rather than a qualified person who has put in the time coaching and managing in the minors would be the absolute worst move in this situation. I'm sure Bloom is fine. Yes on all counts. A top franchise like the Sox wouldn't go to a popular former player or possible part time player who hadn't cut his teeth in the job. That would be pre 1970s 'club' baseball in a modern era. The manager is, today, a developed "skill position". So Pedey and Tek, popular tho they are as people, are not going to replace Cora. And Kapler might have the players bulking up like Beni....😏 Unlike some who chastise the Sox for not spending or are somehow down on Bloom for not having effected a major transformation with his ears still wet, I have even more faith that he is not knee jerk in that necessary process.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jan 13, 2020 16:05:33 GMT -5
With Hinch and Cora fired there's absolutely no way Cora returns. This sucks... Cora will have the stain of this 'impeachment' for the rest of his life. He might make it back to baseball in some limited capacity as a coach after a few years but he is cooked. Houston will lose 1st and second round picks two consecutive years. That is mighty stiff if the same or worse results for the Sox...a team currently rated by some as having the worst system. It might be time to research cryogenics...thaw out in 5-6 years.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jan 12, 2020 12:07:33 GMT -5
Very cool, a defensive metric we can believe in it seems. It passes the eyeball test for me also. I'd like to know what sort of analysis they did on the video streams to derive this stuff. Any idea? I'll bet Devers improves on his right as time goes on. He was doing a little magic on the SS side as the season came to a close, and this metric acknowledges that. I remember watching Devers at 3b in the GCL and being impressed with his cannon arm....but not his range. There was a ball hit to his right...not terribly hard...and he was awkward and late. My thought at the time was that an average 3b would have had it. He was bottom heavy and the impression left was that he lacked necessary quickness. He sure has improved and weight loss has helped IMO. Beni being -10 underscores the need to have him produce at an above average rate at the plate, or be a trade candidate. Maybe we were blinded by the hype...
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Post by sarasoxer on Jan 12, 2020 10:47:00 GMT -5
Glad to see guys taking out all of their frustration on the Pelicans. Yeah this was an easy game, but winning in style is always appreciated. And Jayson Tatum HOLY SHIT. The lanes were much more open for everyone than they are or will be against good teams. Still it was nice to see under control finishes at the rim even if contest was less....could be a confidence builder. The game was the equivalent of a baseball "laugher". As noted previously, Kanter is a MAN on the boards in every game...so welcomed after a several year 'boards drought'. At this point it looks like Langford and Waters might be the most talented draftees. I'm not sure how Grant helps us and Edwards has become a shadow since the summer.
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