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Post by brendan98 on Aug 17, 2015 13:34:48 GMT -5
I know this is small sample magic right now, but the swing is different from last year. Shorter to the ball, and a little more compact. I will stand by my dream of a Mookie-JBJ-Castillo OF with JBJ in center. With JBJ's excellent arm he would certainly be better suited for RF than Mookie, would that come close to outweighing the fielding difference having Mookie in CF rather than JBJ?
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 17, 2015 13:32:19 GMT -5
Going to play Devil’s Advocate for a minute:
Is it time to sell high on Bradley?
Has his recent hot streak raised his value enough that he might be a valuable chip in a trade before the waiver deadline?
Not saying I’d do it, but what if he tanks down the stretch, and hits like he has his entire career? It would be foolish to forget the fact that other than a 5 game stretch where he had 13 hits in 22 at-bats, JBJ has never hit at the MLB level. In 564 AB’s he’s hitting .204, take out his 5 game hot streak and he has batted .188 over 542 career at-bats. Honestly, I think JBJ has turned a corner in his career, but logically it is tough to put more stock in a 5 game hot streak, than the previous 189 games over the previous 3 seasons.
Food for thought.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 17, 2015 13:07:07 GMT -5
If someone buys 50 lottery tickets at their local convenience store, calls that their retirement plan, and then are disappointed that they have to work until they are 80, than they might be the type of person who is complaining about the Red Sox drafting Trey Ball. The Red Sox rolled the dice on a high risk, high reward High School pitcher, HS pitchers are likely already the riskiest of draft choices, than multiply that by the fact that Ball was raw due to a limited amount of pitching, because he is from a northern State, and he was a two way player who never focused solely on pitching. The pick was a gamble from the get go, and obviously the Sox were willing to forego a level of certainty for the potential to hit it big with what was (at the time) a rare opportunity of picking in the top 10 of the draft. Ball still has a tremendous amount of developing to do, and in that sense it is silly to call him a bust at this point, however the raw stuff that Ball takes to the mound each outing is not very impressive, and that is a cause for concern. If Ball was throwing an explosive fastball or a heavy 2 seamer, with occasional glimpses of plus secondary pitches, and his issue was command or repeating mechanics, than it would be more encouraging, but the stuff has been rather pedestrian. Regardless, the pick was a gamble, at the time it was made most of us dreamt on a #1/#2 starter, but knew there was a significant chance that Ball might flame out by AA, the fact that the flame out option looks more likely than even a #4/#5 starter, was part of the gamble.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 15, 2015 14:59:37 GMT -5
I find what Bradley has done offensively over his past 7-10 games fascinating, not to mention exciting. i have no clue if JBJ is just ridiculously hot right now as an opposite extreme to his production the rest of the season, or if this is the result of mechanical adjustments, changes to his approach or simply a matter of things starting to click for Bradley. Regardless, if Bradley is on the verge of becoming the big league player that his amateur and minor league pedigree suggested he would be, it is going to be one of the most extreme examples of how a players development can't really be rushed. Here's hoping this is the real beginning of Bradley's MLB career.
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Post by brendan98 on Jul 26, 2015 15:55:26 GMT -5
If I'm the Sox GM, my short list of players/prospects that I do not trade is as follows: Bogaerts, Betts, Swihart, Rodriguez, Moncada, Devers, Espinoza, & possibly Benintendi.
If I could get a deal done with BB for Gray without including these guys, I'd be all in. What would that look like? Gotta think the deal starts with our best prospect not in that group of 8, Margot. Also gotta think Beane is going to need at least 1 starter coming his way, Owens, Johnson, Kopech, are the 3 highest ranked on the site. Throw in another solid prospect from the likes of Buttrey, Ball, Guerra, Marrero, Cechhini, Chavis, and the package would look something like Margot, Owens, Chavis for Gray, I'd do that deal in a heartbeat, and consequently don't think there is a snowballs chance Beane does it, make it Margot, Owens, Johnson, and say Cecchini and maybe Beane bites. I doubt he can get a better package elsewhere, but does that type of deal give him more value than simple hanging on to Gray, who he can always trade a few years down the line (when he starts to get expensive), for just as good a package, if not better. That would be the final issue. At the end of the day, a deal for Gray would be extremely costly, as it should be, and extremely unlikely, as it should be (#1 pitchers don't grow on trees).
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Post by brendan98 on Jul 24, 2015 11:36:26 GMT -5
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Post by brendan98 on Jul 17, 2015 9:36:06 GMT -5
Just for arguments sake, if Moncada reaches AA next year, when should the Sox begin transitioning him to another position? Pedroia is the 2B for the foreseeable future, where does Moncada play?
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Post by brendan98 on Jul 1, 2015 12:27:50 GMT -5
Between Raudes and Reyes, that's two guys with 29+ IP and 0BB's to go along with a 1k/inning or more average. Espinoza is already looking solid in Florida. Wither Christop[her Acosta, the other big bonus baby from latin America last year? That's a ton of young hopefuls on the mound for the Sox future. Putting on my shades now. I can't even comprehend 0 walks with that many innings. Is it possible that everyone in the DSL just swings at everything? Can't walk your way off the island! or so I hear.
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Post by brendan98 on Jun 24, 2015 13:35:48 GMT -5
Espinoza went 4 innings. Steen went 4 innings. Pimental closed it out.
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Post by brendan98 on Jun 24, 2015 13:23:29 GMT -5
Shows Pimental in the 9th, still might have forgot to show a pitching change earlier though.
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Post by brendan98 on Jun 24, 2015 13:09:14 GMT -5
7 innings would seem like plenty, however he's only thrown 72 pitches. No, that's the game score. They don't track pitches in the GCL boxes. My mistake, I see that now. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Post by brendan98 on Jun 24, 2015 13:05:35 GMT -5
Great to see such a strong start. Assuming he's done: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 10-4 GO-FO 7 innings would seem like plenty, however he's only thrown 72 pitches.
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Post by brendan98 on Jun 24, 2015 12:38:00 GMT -5
Espinoza's line through 5: 5IP 3H 0R 1BB 1K
Out of curiosity, how much greater is the competition level in the GCL from the DSL?
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Post by brendan98 on Apr 7, 2015 9:50:12 GMT -5
What about a guy like Dylan Bundy? Coming off of TJ, and definitely having taken a backseat to Gausman as far as the conversation as the future ace of the team goes. I don’t think the Orioles would give him away, but might deal him for a mix of a guy or two that can help them win now, and maybe a guy or two with the potential to help them down the road.
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Post by brendan98 on Dec 24, 2014 10:15:47 GMT -5
I get not wanting to trade Swihart, but to get Hamels one of Bogaerts, Betts, or Swihart (at the minimum) is going to have to be included. Swihart is the most expendable in my opinion.
Rodriguez is a good looking prospect (but not a blue chip), and Cechinni’s value is down. Kelly is valuable, but someone is out of the rotation if the Sox get Hamels, and Kelly seems like the best candidate to move.
I can understand that many Sox fans are not going to want to go this far, just saying I would (and that this would represent the ceiling of what I would give up).
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Post by brendan98 on Dec 23, 2014 21:21:36 GMT -5
I've gone back and forth on the idea of trading for Hamels ever since Lester signed with the Cubs, and this is where I've landed.
No Bogaerts. No Betts. No Owens.
I am comfortable enough with Vazquez, to deal Swihart as the centerpiece for Hamels. If the Phils are interested in Joe Kelly, I'd deal him. They can one of our young pitchers not named Owens, and maybe Cechinni or Marrero as they are blocked, though if we are going to go to 4 players, I think the Sox should get back some bullpen help as well.
The Sox did not sign Han Ram and Panda to run out five #2/3 starters in the rotation, it could actually be enough to make the playoffs, but definitely not the World Series, having Hamels to start 2 games of a 7 game series gives you a chance.
So lets say Kelly, Swihart, Rodriguez, and Cechinni for Hamels, is that enough to get it done, I've got to think it's the best deal Amaro can get, but who knows if he pulls the trigger.
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Post by brendan98 on Dec 12, 2014 14:21:41 GMT -5
When coming up with a trade idea, don't worry about SS being a need be Rollins is gone. Philly ' s top prospect (or 1 of 2) is SS JP Crawford. Now if Marrero is the right value from a prospect standpoint, fine. I just wouldn't try and force the SS need. True, though Crawford is likely at least 2 years away, but I agree Marerro may not be as attractive as a lot of his value is tied to playing SS, and Crawford is projected to be a well above average defensive SS. So switch Cechhini or Coyle in for Marrero.
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Post by brendan98 on Dec 12, 2014 14:15:07 GMT -5
So I am curious about Ross and Cashner, I have seen exactly 1 Padres game in the last couple of years and Cashner pitched, I remember he was effective but I can't honestly say that anything stood out to me stuff wise (though it is possible that I wasn't paying all that close attention). I haven't seen Ross pitch since he was in Oakland, wasn't that impressed then, but he has had good stats in San Diego. My question is, does either of these guys profile as more of a front of the rotation starter, and substantial upgrade over the pitchers currently in our rotation. They are both young (beginning of their prime age wise), with at least 2 years of control, and affordable salary wise (though arbitration eligible). Would either of these guys be worth giving up a solid package of prospects/depth to acquire?
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Post by brendan98 on Dec 12, 2014 13:58:05 GMT -5
Yeah, Joe Kelly will help Amaro save face, he can pretend he's more than a #5 pitcher and thus even better than the top prospect he has been promising his phans. By the way, I don't understand why everyone is so eager to throw Owens into this deal. Estimated probability Amaro values Owens as highly as or higher than Cherington does: 0.5%. Personally I'd rather include Rodriguez over Owens because a lot of the excitement over Rodriguez is based mainly on 6 starts. And I think Chris Parks said his stuff ticks up towards the end of each season for some strange reason so that might not be the pitcher we see all season every season. In fact, I believe he said he sees him as a #4 pitcher, maybe bullpen. Agree 100%. For me Owens > Rodriguez, and it isn't all that close. I think a deal with Kelly, Rodriguez, plus a position player or two, Marerro could be attractive to them with Rollins traded, they might like Craig or Middlebrooks or even Bradley, would be excellent value for Hamels.
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Post by brendan98 on Dec 11, 2014 12:19:44 GMT -5
Maybe Ben is thinking Masterson, Porcello, Miley is the 2015 pitching version of Victorino, Napoli, Gomes.
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Post by brendan98 on Dec 11, 2014 12:10:20 GMT -5
This could also mean the Miley deal is dead. An optimist!!
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Post by brendan98 on Dec 11, 2014 12:03:52 GMT -5
Well, at least our projected rotation no longer contains De LaRosa, Webster and Acquisition (never heard of that guy).
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Post by brendan98 on Dec 11, 2014 11:56:41 GMT -5
Anthony DeSclafani and Chad Wallach reported to the Reds for Latos, according o Rosenthal.
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Post by brendan98 on Dec 11, 2014 11:54:25 GMT -5
Interested to see what the Reds get for Latos.
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Post by brendan98 on Dec 11, 2014 11:49:35 GMT -5
It's a fire sale in Cincinatti!
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