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Post by azblue on May 16, 2021 21:51:47 GMT -5
The Red Sox will have the pick of the remaining 2 on this list (and all other players on their board). It may turn out to have been worth the suffering while watching the Sox play in the Covid-shortened 2020 season. Leiter Mayer Davis Rocker Lawler I really think house might sneak into this discussion before all is done. Or could. Maybe not will. Money will become a factor for some players. And house has been solid for quite awhile and has shown when he struggled he can recover and even improve I fully agree with you about House. I would prefer him to the pitchers.
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Post by azblue on May 15, 2021 13:41:06 GMT -5
The Red Sox will have the pick of the remaining 2 on this list (and all other players on their board). It may turn out to have been worth the suffering while watching the Sox play in the Covid-shortened 2020 season.
Leiter Mayer Davis Rocker Lawler
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Post by azblue on May 11, 2021 9:57:50 GMT -5
Carlton Fisk was not missing from the list above. He was not chosen in the June draft. Fisk was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round (4th ovreall pick) of the 1967 MLB January Draft.
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Post by azblue on May 9, 2021 19:05:50 GMT -5
1967 Draft picks--Interesting to see who the Sox could have drafted at No. 3
Pick Player Team Position Hometown/School 1 Ron Blomberg New York Yankees 1B Atlanta 2 Terry Hughes Chicago Cubs SS Spartanburg, South Carolina 3 Mike Garman Boston Red Sox RHP Caldwell, Idaho 4 Jon Matlack New York Mets LHP West Chester, Pennsylvania 5 John Jones Washington Senators C St. Joseph, Tennessee 6 John Mayberry Houston Astros 1B Detroit, Michigan 7 Brian Bickerton Oakland Athletics LHP Santee, California 8 Wayne Simpson Cincinnati Reds RHP Los Angeles 9 Mike Nunn California Angels C Greensboro, North Carolina 10 Ted Simmons St. Louis Cardinals C Southfield, Michigan 11 Jack Heidemann Cleveland Indians SS Brenham, Texas 12 Andrew Finlay Atlanta Braves OF Sacramento, California 13 Dan Haynes Chicago White Sox 3B East Point, Georgia 14 Phil Meyer Philadelphia Phillies LHP Downey, California 15 Jim Foor Detroit Tigers LHP Ferguson, Missouri 16 Joe Grigas Pittsburgh Pirates OF Brockton, Massachusetts 17 Steve Brye Minnesota Twins 3B-OF Oakland, California 18 Dave Rader San Francisco Giants C Bakersfield, California 19 Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles SS Long Beach, California 20 Don Denbow Los Angeles Dodgers 3B Southern Methodist University Other notable selections [2]
Round Pick Player Team Position 2 27 Vida Blue Kansas City Athletics Pitcher 2 29 Dave Kingman* California Angels Pitcher 2 30 Jerry Reuss St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher 2 39 Don Baylor Baltimore Orioles Outfielder 3 52 Ralph Garr Atlanta Braves Second Baseman 3 56 Richie Zisk Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder 4 68 Fred Kendall Cincinnati Reds Catcher 4 78 Steve Busby* San Francisco Giants Pitcher 4 80 Steve Yeager Los Angeles Dodgers Catcher 5 96 Dave Goltz Minnesota Twins Pitcher 8 157 Dave Lopes* San Francisco Giants Outfielder 10 189 Lenny Randle* St. Louis Cardinals Shortstop 11 216 Al Hrabosky* Minnesota Twins Pitcher 15 296 Rick Dempsey Minnesota Twins Catcher 20 396 Gary Lavelle San Francisco Giants Pitcher 20 397 Doug Rau* Baltimore Orioles Pitcher 26 503 Dusty Baker Atlanta Braves Outfielder 31 587 Chris Chambliss* Cincinnati Reds First Baseman 32 599 Dan Pastorini* New York Mets Shortstop 43 779 Archie Manning* Atlanta Braves Shortstop 60 924 Steve Rogers* New York Yankees Pitcher
* Did not sign
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Post by azblue on May 9, 2021 12:34:48 GMT -5
The amunt of information to which we have access is dramatically less than the information available to the teams drafting in the top 4.
There are 9 weeks before the draft. The options that the Sox will have are very exciting. This should be fun. If we were in the Red Sox war room the day before the draft and all of us had a vote, I could understand the drawn weapons. We are not.
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Post by azblue on May 5, 2021 17:15:18 GMT -5
"All I was trying to say is if the top gets muddled, teams could run for the safety of a bat or cut a deal. ..." Tyler3, so you think that MLB teams can trade draft picks? ?
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Post by azblue on Apr 25, 2021 10:01:57 GMT -5
The members of this board could not unanimously agree that being a rich, great lookikng genius would be a good thing, let alone agree upon any board member's assessment of any player.
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Post by azblue on Apr 17, 2021 11:58:46 GMT -5
At the risk of being Captain Obvious, many Hall of Fame players were drafted outside of the top 15 and hundreds of players have been drafted in the top 10 who never helped a major league team. Many top 3 draft picks have proven to be worthless. What is important is that you have a good chance to make the right pick if a team has the 4th pick in the draft.
Sometimes you draft a skinny 5-9 kid from Tennessee in the 5th round and have the $ to sign him only because you "lost" an earlier draft pick to college baseball which left you with enough money to convince the 5th-rounder to forego college.
Nolan Ryan was taken in the 12th round of the 1965 MLB draft, the 226th overall pick.
Jim Thome was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round as the 333rd overall pick in the 1989 MLB draft.
Ryne Sandberg was taken in the 20th round of the 1978 MLB draft, the 511th overall selection, by the Philadelphia Phillies.
In the 22nd round of the 1985 MLB draft, the Detroit Tigers selected John Smoltz with the 574th overall pick.
Mike Piazza wins the grand prize of the lowest MLB draft pick in history to make it to Cooperstown. As a favor to Piazza’s father, Tommy Lasorda and the Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Piazza in the 62nd round of the 1988 MLB draft with the 1,390th pick.
There is no such thing as a can't miss draft pick. Gems can be found far outside the first round. It is about great scounting and really good luck. Pray that a prpspect does not fall prey to drugs or alcohol. Hope that your No. 1 pick does not break his hand in a bar fight and never achieve the greatness predicted for him. Pray that his shoulder and elbow hold up. Hope that your "can't miss" slugger can hit a good breaking ball and changeup. Can the pitcher drafted in the top 5 develop a third pitch?
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Post by azblue on Mar 29, 2021 10:10:46 GMT -5
You are not wrong.
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Post by azblue on Mar 25, 2021 10:24:42 GMT -5
dyoungteach, do you not understand that Felix Hernandez and Pedro Martinez were international free agents?
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Post by azblue on Mar 10, 2021 10:24:47 GMT -5
Literal English translation: And with the Thank of God first! We continue consecutively filling our Prospects with joy today we are proud of the signing of the Prospect Jogly García Rhp 2020 many blessings in your career dad Successes and much Health
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Post by azblue on Mar 9, 2021 9:17:16 GMT -5
There were 967 graduates from the Air Force Academy in 2020. None of the military academies have ever had the type of attrition suggested above (75%).
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Post by azblue on Mar 7, 2021 10:59:59 GMT -5
One Red Sox coach who spent countless hours attempting to help Sam Horn with this fielding fundamentals commented that Horn put in the work but that someone else was going to have to hit the next million ground balls to him because that coach had given up.
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Post by azblue on Mar 6, 2021 11:38:07 GMT -5
"...support technician; radar, weapons, mine locating, search and rescue, etc."
That reads like a job description for an enlisted sailor rather than an officer.
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Post by azblue on Mar 1, 2021 9:47:22 GMT -5
One of the surprises of the First Year Player draft could be Justice Thompson, who will be 21 on July 8 (three days before the first day of the draft) which begins uly 11 this year. The 20-year-old sophomore transfer from Northwestern Florida is off to a sensational start at the University of North Carolina. Justice Thompson bioVideo highlights of Thursday's game against Virginia: Post-game story (requires subscription to 247 Sports: UNC-Virginia game story
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Post by azblue on Feb 13, 2021 12:50:21 GMT -5
In addition to the need for more pitchers until the likely big league roster pitchers are stretched out, another logical reason for the invitation is exposure to the major league pitching coaches. He may need tweaks to his delivery because his results have not yet matched his talent.
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Post by azblue on Feb 1, 2021 15:34:07 GMT -5
I don't know this for a fact, but my guess is it's like when a legal contract includes a transfer of some property in exchange for $1 or $100 or something so that technically there's consideration. (Maybe that analogy will only work for the lawyer types in the room?) Anyway, you technically can't just give a player away. Consideration is anything of value--tangible or intangible. It can include assumption of obligations. The likely reason for the PTBNL goes back to une 15, 1976, when then-Oakland A's owner Charlie Finley sold (he called it a trade, but there were no players coming in other direction) closer Rollie Fingers and left fielder Joe Rudi to the Boston Red Sox for $1 million each and Vida Blue to the Yankees for $1.5 million. The Commissioner invalidated the deals because no players were involved. 1976 attempted selloff
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Post by azblue on Jan 27, 2021 10:18:27 GMT -5
"Even though Schilling was just 16 votes shy of making it to the hall of fame, the process has gotten him completely fed up. The former all-star pitcher took to Facebook and officially asked to be taken off the ballot for next year’s voting.
“I will not participate in the final year of voting,” Schilling wrote. “I am requesting to be removed from the ballot. I’ll defer to the veteran’s committee and men whose opinions actually matter.”
“I don’t think I’m a hall of famer as I’ve often stated,” he continued, “but if former players think I am then I’ll accept that with honor.”
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Post by azblue on Jan 18, 2021 15:25:01 GMT -5
"How is us giving away a top 15 prospect for literally nothing is a great testament to our depth?"
Since you do not know who the PTBNL is, how can you make that assessment. Perhaps it is a player drafted last July and he cannot be traded for 12 months. This trade can only be assessed when it has been completed (at the earliest) and possibly not for a couple of years.
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Post by azblue on Jan 16, 2021 11:44:43 GMT -5
Alvaro Mejias has VERY large hands, almost always a good thing for a pitcher.
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Post by azblue on Jan 15, 2021 16:06:33 GMT -5
The New York Yankees and free agent second baseman DJ LeMahieu are finalizing a new contract, as MLB.com’s Jon Morosi first reported Friday. The deal, which is agreed upon, is for six years and $90 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
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Post by azblue on Jan 4, 2021 14:27:13 GMT -5
BA has corrected its information to show that the Sox drafted higher in the 60's (Mike Garman No. 3 )
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Post by azblue on Dec 29, 2020 9:47:50 GMT -5
This young man is part of my career, he is a son for me, behind this young elite player @ luis_ravelo05 we see effort, sacrifice, enthusiasm, struggle, but in his struggle to achieve a signature there is a key figure: his mother, Shantal Rosario (deceased) who remains anonymous despite being a vital piece in his athletic performance, Today we stop and dedicate this video to Shantal, for being a faithful, tireless follower of her son, she will see from heaven achieve the dreams of your son coming soon God permitting.
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Post by azblue on Dec 4, 2020 15:29:54 GMT -5
You are correct. I know better. Thanks for the link.
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Post by azblue on Dec 4, 2020 10:16:50 GMT -5
There used to be a January Supplemental first year player draft for players who were not eligible in June but became eligible before January, such as college players who dropped out of school before the draft or JC players who graduated with AA's or dropped out of school. If memory serves, that was the draft in which Yaz was taken.
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