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Post by Addam603 on Jul 2, 2023 13:53:36 GMT -5
7 strikeouts for Perales through 3 innings, 13 swinging strikes. ADD 9 strikeouts through 4 innings, 17 swinging strikes. He’s been filthy. It’s even more impressive considering the feels like temperature here is in the triple digits. He’s got a pre-inning ritual where he scribbles something on the foul line before he goes to the mound. Not sure what he writes.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 1, 2023 16:18:36 GMT -5
Weather in FXBG doesn't look promising. Not sure I'm going to brave the 2 hour drive from DC. Wouldn't mind a double dip tomorrow... I'm giving it a go. Adam, you going? Not tonight. Hoping the rain holds off tomorrow so I can see Perales.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 1, 2023 9:30:42 GMT -5
Gilberto Jimenez is coming back with a vengeance. Went 3-4 with a double yesterday and lead off today’s game with a home run.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 30, 2023 21:08:19 GMT -5
I was looking at some highlight video of Bonaci. All of a sudden the guy looks (to me) as though he's built like a tank. Am I seeing something that isn't there? The guy looks really sturdy to me at this point, which is not indicated by his profile page at all. Bonaci is jacked. Packs a lot of muscle in his small frame.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 30, 2023 20:08:31 GMT -5
This Salem team might be the most punchless lineup I’ve ever seen in the system. Especially on a day where Coffey and Brannon were off, there was no thump in the bats. Every hit was either an infield single or a groundball that found its way through. Bleis and Romero being hurt and Anthony getting promoted doesn’t help, but that’s without a doubt the weakest team I’ve seen in Salem. Castro makes some hard contact, Ravelo has a little bit of pop for his size, and Mejicano has good bat to ball skills, but that’s it.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 30, 2023 19:21:12 GMT -5
Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz is presumably done after 5. Really settled in after a rough first inning. Fastball was sitting 93-94 in the first couple of innings and trailed off to 90-92 in the later innings. The fastball was being hit really hard in the first. The curveball was his best pitch and was what got him back in gear in the last couple of innings. Threw a mid-80s changeup sparingly. Kid is lanky as all hell and could still add some more muscle. Showed some great resiliency, I thought he was toast after the first inning.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 30, 2023 18:20:53 GMT -5
I was told it's Jose Ramirez for Salem today, despite what the milb.com page says. Turns out it actually is ERC pitching tonight, but I bet he wishes he wasn’t. Getting lit up to start the game.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 30, 2023 9:56:00 GMT -5
How would people feel about a Paxton and Mata deal to the Os for Westburg? They are kind of log jammed there and definitely need an SP, need one badly to be honest I think Orioles say no to that. Paxton is a rental and Mata hasn’t proven that he can succeed or throw strikes at even AAA. Maybe if Mata had established himself as a competent MLB reliever, but with his struggles and injury history, I don’t think the O’s pull the trigger on that.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 30, 2023 8:37:50 GMT -5
I think we’re setting ourselves up for disappointment in what we expect for James Paxton. Looking back at last year, MLB’s 17, 21, 70, 82, 86, 88, and 92 ranked prospects got traded.
17-Noelvi Marte. Traded in the Luis Castillo trade. Mariners got 1.5 years of the best pitcher available at the deadline.
21-Robert Hassell III. Traded in the Juan Soto deal. Padres got 2.5 years of the best position player available at the deadline.
70-Ken Waldichuk. Traded in the Frankie Montas deal. Yankees got 1.5 years of the second best pitcher available at the deadline.
82-Jordan Groshans. Traded in the Zach Pop/Anthony Bass deal. Blue Jays got a long term reliever and one of the best bullpen arms at the deadline.
86-Logan O’Hoppe. Traded in the Brandon Marsh deal. Phillies got Marsh controllable through 2027.
88-James Wood. Another piece in the Juan Soto deal.
92-Edwin Arroyo. Another piece in the Luis Castillo deal.
The common theme here is that all of the players traded for top 100 prospects were controllable for at least the next season if not more. Even guys like Mahle, Odorizzi, and Montgomery had either another year of arbitration or an option of some kind. When you look at players that were rentals, you’re looking at guys like Noah Syndergaard and Jose Quintana.
Quintana is the best comp for Paxton, I think. Lefty vet on a cheap one year deal that is having success. The Pirates paired him with 1.5 years of a decently average reliever and got a young controllable reliever (Johan Oviedo-Pirates ended up changing him to a starter) and the Cardinals’ #10 prospect.
Every deadline is different and there are a lot of variables in play here. There’s a lot of competition, teams are desperate, and there’s not a whole lot of starters available. Paxton-if he stays healthy-will likely be one of the top starters available. That may push his worth up higher than it would be in any other given year. Maybe they can leverage teams against each other to sneak in a back end top 100 prospect. But expecting somewhere in the 25-50 range is insanity. Teams don’t give up that kind of prospect capital for rentals.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 29, 2023 20:45:59 GMT -5
Rough game for the Sox in Salem. Offense did next to nothing. Four singles including a bloop that barely fell in and an infield roller. Nothing really to highlight there. Coffey, Garcia, and Castro had some hard contact. Defensively, Ravelo is as advertised and Jhostynxon Garcia climbed the wall in left center for an excellent catch.
Brannon went 1-4 including a strikeout to end the game with the bases loaded. The single was a hard grounder between short and third. Had an insanely wide setup with two strikes in the ninth. Behind the plate, I saw good and bad. He did a good job at blocking balls in the dirt, but also dropped a couple easy ones. I didn’t have a good angle on him, but his framing didn’t look amazing. He had a situation where he handled his pitcher well. Marquez Johnson thought he had strike three on two pitches in a row and he was visibly frustrated. Brannon ran (sprinted) out and calmed him down and they got the guy swinging on the very next pitch.
Pitching was kind of interesting after Dean. I saw Luis De La Rosa for the first time. Kind of a funky delivery where he stabs the ball back and then whips it forward. All arm. I’d think that would look disconcerting from the batters box. Velocity was low: 88-89, topping out at 90 with the fastball. I really liked his slider though. High 70s-low 80s and was giving righties problems. Saw several guys tense up like it was going to hit them, only for it to fall in for a strike and he was also able to get them to chase it outside. With his delivery, I don’t see a starter and with that velocity he’s gonna have to be perfect with his command as a reliever.
Nathanael Cruz was interesting too. Fastball was sitting around 93-94 but he definitely had the most success with his curveball. Got more than a few swinging strikes with it.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 29, 2023 18:54:38 GMT -5
Noah Dean somehow managed to escape with no runs. Managed to walk 6 batters in only 1.2 innings. Escaped thanks to a nice double play by Ravelo at 3rd and a pickoff. Fastball 93-94-couldn’t land it at all. Mid-80s changeup looked like his best pitch. Curveball was up and down (pun intended). Sometimes could land it and sometimes couldn’t. Mostly in the high 70s but threw a handful that were 74-75.
Not a good start, but he’s definitely a reliever down the line. Might need the Wyatt Olds treatment if he can’t learn to throw a strike though.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 29, 2023 18:10:28 GMT -5
Juan Chacon is leaving the game with a left wrist/hand injury. Fouled off a pitch and called the trainers out. Tried to stay in the game but after a few practice swings, he walked off.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 29, 2023 16:50:27 GMT -5
Brooks Brannon will be making his Salem debut tonight. Batting 8th and catching.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 29, 2023 12:07:58 GMT -5
Don’t look now but Wyatt Olds has thrown four innings without a walk, wild pitch, or a hit batsman.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 28, 2023 8:21:07 GMT -5
Projected Salem rotation looks to be
Wednesday: Paez Thursday: Dean Friday: ERC Saturday: Ramirez Sunday: Perales Monday: Monegro
Does this look right? I’ll be hitting most of the games this week and want to see who I’ll be seeing.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 26, 2023 7:59:11 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 25, 2023 16:08:18 GMT -5
Watch Monegro go from unranked to a top 20 prospect this season.
He’s off to as good of a start as you can reasonably imagine.
20 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 31 Ks. 0.90 ERA, 0.55 WHIP, .106 BAA. Just absolute excellence to start the year.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 25, 2023 14:51:38 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 25, 2023 14:45:35 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 23, 2023 19:56:25 GMT -5
First “major” trade of the season (unless I’m forgetting something). Mets traded Eduardo Escobar to the Angels for two AA starting pitchers. For a struggling vet with a team option for next year, the Mets got two top 20 prospects from the Angels system. The Angels are obviously in win-now mode and have injuries that Escobar will help with, but that seems like an overpay.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 22, 2023 15:08:08 GMT -5
Corey Rosier up to Worcester. Gotta feel for Tyler Dearden. Gets promoted to AAA for the first time but then sent back down before you make your debut. Then another outfielder gets promoted instead of you when the AAA team needs some reinforcements. Good for Rosier, though. He’s definitely earned it.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 20, 2023 10:07:21 GMT -5
Shane Drohan’s first 2 AAA starts: 7.2 IP, 10 H, 10 ER, 6 BB, 7 Ks. 11.73 ERA, 2.08 WHIP, 4.69 HR/9.
His last 4: 22.2 IP, 17 H, 8 ER, 14 BB, 20 Ks. 3.18 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 1.56 HR/9.
In his past four starts, his walks have decreased in every start and his Ks have increased. Progress has definitely been made.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 19, 2023 18:51:36 GMT -5
Monegro with another excellent start. 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 Ks
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 19, 2023 12:43:54 GMT -5
Loving these aggressive promotions! Give it another couple of weeks to a month and Bastardo, Wikelman, and Perales need one too.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 19, 2023 11:28:16 GMT -5
Cespedes with another extra base hit-this one a two run double in the first. Now has 8 XBHs to only 6 Ks. He’s only walked three times in 44 PAs but I wonder if that’s just because he’s hitting every good pitch they throw him.
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