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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 23, 2024 18:33:20 GMT -5
This offense is brutal.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 23, 2024 15:33:21 GMT -5
Casas has a rib fracture and is out "awhile" according to Cora. Is that a full season type thing? It would seem possible that it may be. Probably no telling at this moment how long it may take his rib to heal 100 percent. Sounds like that's a minimum of 6 weeks without activity. So you're looking at the All-Star break. The buzzard luck the Sox have had so far I wouldn't bet on the minimum unfortunately. Either way it's going to be tough to stack up enough W's to stay competitive without arguably their best hitter.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 23, 2024 15:18:18 GMT -5
Casas has a rib fracture and is out "awhile" according to Cora. Is that a full season type thing? It would seem possible that it may be. Probably no telling at this moment how long it may take his rib to heal 100 percent.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 23, 2024 14:44:12 GMT -5
Putting a claim on Cooper seems like a no brainer to me..
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 23, 2024 12:58:11 GMT -5
I like Meidroth, he seems like a guy who while probably never a starter will be helpful to an ML squad. That being said I don't think I'd want to add him to the 40 and burn an option this year since he's unlikely to stick the rest of the season in the majors. He feels like the type of guy where those options could be very valuable as an up and down player at least early on in his MLB career. Hopefully he's able to just stick up in the majors but we'll see.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 23, 2024 9:49:26 GMT -5
Rob Refsnyder has half of Verdugo’s bWAR… in 4 games. And he is 4th in Sox OF bWAR behind Duran, Abreu, and O’Neill. Seems like Breslow knew what he was doing when he jettisoned AV. (OTOH, I note Masa has the same oWAR as Kenley Jansen. Kind of tough to have a DH whose value is the same as a guy who never bats). Yoshida probably will have the rest of the year to flip the script but if he doesn't then I don't really know what they do with him? At his current production he's not worthy of a 40 man roster spot none the less an MLB roster spot. I suppose it's too early right now to speculate but I wouldn't be all that surprised to see him DFA'd this offseason. Hopefully he turns it around and this thought becomes moot.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 21, 2024 7:09:04 GMT -5
I'm on a huge pearl jam kick since I have tix to see them in Sept but their new album is pretty solid in my opinion. Not going to claim its among their best stuff but it's good none the less.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 20, 2024 20:04:47 GMT -5
Not only all of that his entire family are elite athletes- athleticism is quite literally something that runs in his family lmao His brother Luke will always be remembered by me as a huge heels fan. That dagger shot he hit over Kentucky in the tourney in 17 and then they won. I hope drake is just as clutch.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 20, 2024 18:54:40 GMT -5
It really seems for whatever reason a lot of the write-ups just want to tear down maye and in some cases just make up crap. He's plenty athletic. The way many writeups talk about him you'd think he'd be lucky to go 2nd round instead of 2nd overall.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 20, 2024 18:47:26 GMT -5
Mid may seemed the best case scenario going into this week with the news so far so let's hope that's the case.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 20, 2024 18:36:57 GMT -5
I don’t love that answer. That answer sounds really really ominous. I'm very concerned.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 20, 2024 15:21:31 GMT -5
Just saw that too and wondered the same..
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 20, 2024 8:32:07 GMT -5
Anyone like me checking to see Abreu’s updated wRC+ (which is now up to 106)? I think he’ll be alright. I’m hoping Yoshida can turn things around enough for the Sox to salary dump him at some point. I think Abreu, Anthony, Duran and Rafaela make a fine 3OF and DH rotation and I just don’t see Masa being an important part of the future. And this is ignoring O’Neill, who certainly seems to be finding his place and might not want to leave a coaching staff who believes in him and helps him. It’s a good logjam and Yoshida is by far the easiest to move on from. If O'Neil has a good year and stays healthy, I give it about a zero chance the Sox sign him long term. I disagree, he very much fits with this roster with his RHH bat and solid defense. I wouldn't say he's guaranteed or perhaps even likely to end up back here should his hot start not be a mirage but the chances seem closer to 50/50 than 0 to me.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 20, 2024 8:30:09 GMT -5
..... and the strange saga of Blaze Jordan continues. He's off to an abysmal start in Portland, but he still has only 4 K's in 39 plate appearances. A power hitter who doesn't strike out, but doesn't really hit for his expected power, either. Is he using a tennis racket instead of a bat? Obviously not good overall results this season but if he can keep his K rate in that ballpark he seems very likely to end up a MLBer.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 18, 2024 16:41:17 GMT -5
Scouting Grades Hit: 55 | Power: 60 | Run: 40 | Field: 60 | Arm: 60 That's BA grade on Mayer. I have not seen one site saying he needs to move off of SS. What site site says Mayer will have to move off SS?? The MLB Pipeline writeup says that some scouts think he'll need to move to 2B or 3B. That doesn't seem to be the majority opinion anywhere from what I can tell though. Yes I wasn't saying it was anywhere near the consensus but there are some.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 18, 2024 15:33:31 GMT -5
Obviously losing Story killed what chances they had of having a plus defense this year but I don't get why they didn't go get a smooth fielding bench MI. Looking further ahead, it's hard to imagine the defense being plus with Devers/Casas on the corners and Grissom playing 2nd. The OF should be pretty good as long as Rafaela is playing CF but they need to figure IF defense out. I like Mayer as a prospect as much as any one could but he also doesn't sound like the type of SS who is going to shore up the IF defense. It's a concern both short and long term to me. SoxProspects has him as a "potential plus defender at short". MLB Pipeline has him as a 55, Fangraphs has him as a 50. Sounds like he'll be solid or better there. Casas graded out well for his defense in the minors, so I wouldn't be surprised if he improves; his mistakes have seemed to be more mental to me so far, like going for a ball the second baseman had covered and leaving 1B uncovered, and that should improve with experience. Everything I've read about Grissom says he is a good bet to be an average 2B too. And, of course, Story isn't dead; he's on the team for at least one more year, and likely three more, and he should be a plus SS or 2B for most of that time. A Mayer/Story combo up the middle should actually be quite good.
I share your concerns in the short term, though. I find myself just dreaming on a healthy Adalberto Mondesi signing and being a plus SS with like a 75 wRC+...
True I suppose it depends on where you read and who you believe/trust with their evaluations, I've seen Mayer anywhere from oh yea he's going to have to move off SS to he will be above average so let's hope the folks more bullish on his defense are the right ones. Probably not the right thread to bring up the can of worms in terms of Mayer and the future defense of the team so my apologies on that to everyone. In the short term though I don't know how long they can honestly keep running out Hamilton, I don't know who in the org would be a better bet feels like there has to be someone if somehow not it's to the point just pick some random DFA MI off the scrap heap who can at least field or throw some lotto tickets at ChiSox for DeJong. Livan Soto was DFA'd by the Orioles on Tuesday, throw a claim in on him, FG gives him a 50 fielding, that has to be better than Hamilton. He's also just 23 and has two options remaining, grab him and if they get a better option down the road send him to the minors. Move Story to the 60 day IL to pick him up. Feels like it has to be a better option, maybe they catch some lightning in a bottle.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 18, 2024 15:19:41 GMT -5
Obviously losing Story killed what chances they had of having a plus defense this year but I don't get why they didn't go get a smooth fielding bench MI. Looking further ahead, it's hard to imagine the defense being plus with Devers/Casas on the corners and Grissom playing 2nd. The OF should be pretty good as long as Rafaela is playing CF but they need to figure IF defense out. I like Mayer as a prospect as much as any one could but he also doesn't sound like the type of SS who is going to shore up the IF defense. It's a concern both short and long term to me.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 18, 2024 15:15:11 GMT -5
It would have been nice to use … anyone … but our lowest leverage reliever in the highest leverage moment of the game eh? Going to Jacques with a rested BP after Houck's CG is some decision. Could be a whole different ball game if they'd gone to Slaten, Martin and maybe Jansen instead but who knows.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 18, 2024 15:02:27 GMT -5
How is 2025 Draft? We should have a Top 10 pick. 2025 is Ethan Holliday. Younger brother of Jackson and is supposed to have a higher ceiling than his older brother. I have no idea beyond that. Sox need a Holliday of their own, I'm sold! Probably too early to even try and guess lotto odds but I would have to imagine there are at least a handful of teams who are disqualified from getting the top pick due to the lotto rules so that would seemingly help the Sox if they do indeed end up a lottery team.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 18, 2024 14:34:57 GMT -5
Down 4 to 5 when the defense has been terrible, the lineup is ugly and Joe Jacques has pitched 1.2 IP. Game isn't out of reach but if they can't pull it out this would be a loss we look at shake our heads pretty good at.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 18, 2024 14:09:56 GMT -5
Who the heck is saying Bloom was a good GM? He was pretty mediocre, some bad some good it was time for new blood. However trashing him because he acquired 3 guys who are now on the 40 man roster at the league minimum playing for a new regime is a strange move. You want to bash him for Story and Yoshida, yea sure I can see that.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 18, 2024 13:59:58 GMT -5
Jack Leiter with a not so good debut giving up 7 ERs.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 18, 2024 13:51:13 GMT -5
Probably too early to say it, in fact I know it is but I'll say it anyway being the game day thread. Why were they in any hurry to give Rafaela an extension? He does not look the part of an MLB bat right now and may never be. He should be down in AAA if they hadn't given him that extension and had another viable RHH OFer.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 18, 2024 9:31:15 GMT -5
I'm still holding out some hope that someone in that top tier of eight guys falls to 12, probably not all that likely but I didn't think Teel would fall to Sox last year either so one never knows. If not as TheGoodTheBadSox says I could see it a good strategy as any to pickout whichever guy in tier two who will sign for most underslot and then spread the savings around for some of those high school arms. The difference is the apparent tiers. Last year there was an elite top 5 tier and then a second tier that was 10-15 players or something. Teel was highly ranked within that second tier, but imo he "slipped" numerically a lot more than he slipped qualitatively. None of the top tier slid out of their slots. If this year the top tier is a bigger top 8, then last year would suggest teams will draft top tiers in their slots and 'getting another Teel" would be getting someone towards the top of the second tier a bit lower than their numerical ranking, not anyone from the top tier. True I'm not taking into account the fact that last draft was a stronger draft. Still, a guy can hope even if it probably is asking too much for four different teams to pass on Law's perceived top tier of eight players. That's also assuming that evaluators across the board are in line with Law which likely isn't the case. Goes without saying some teams might have 10-15 guys in the top tier and some teams might have 5. It's also not taking into account that there is much of the season left still and there will be risers and fallers. We'll know in a few short months.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 18, 2024 9:14:35 GMT -5
I'm still holding out some hope that someone in that top tier of eight guys falls to 12, probably not all that likely but I didn't think Teel would fall to Sox last year either so one never knows. If not as TheGoodTheBadSox says I could see it a good strategy as any to pickout whichever guy in tier two who will sign for most underslot and then spread the savings around for some of those high school arms.
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