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Post by brendan98 on Nov 17, 2023 22:55:04 GMT -5
It is possible they are clearing the way for Rafaela to play 2B until Mayer is big league ready, then Story back to 2B?
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Post by brendan98 on Nov 15, 2023 10:01:20 GMT -5
Absolutely love Xander, but want nothing to do with that contract, even if it gets us Soto.
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Post by brendan98 on Nov 13, 2023 15:29:58 GMT -5
I don't know if this has been brought up yet, but how about a Soto trade package centered around Yoshida?
Red Sox get: Soto
Padres get: Yoshida Houck Bleis or Yorke Drohan
I hope the Sox don't deal Mayer, Anthony or Teel from the positional prospects, and would like to see them keep the arms with the highest upside Wikelman and Perales.
I think if you could get this deal done, you have Soto, Duran, Abreu, Refsnyder in the outfield. Trade Verdugo for pitching, and probably try to resign Duvall if you can. I'd like to see Rafaela get a shot at the starting 2B job, and also bring back Turner to DH and balance out the lineup.
C Wong 1B Casas Turner 2B Rafaela Reyes SS Story Reyes 3B Devers Turner DH Turner LF Soto CF Duran Refsnyder Rafaela RF Abreu Duvall
On a daily basis you'd have Soto, Turner, Devers, Story, Casas in the middle of your lineup.
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Post by brendan98 on Sept 11, 2023 14:21:43 GMT -5
Is anyone buying the Trout trade rumors from earlier today? Would the Angels entertain a Sox trade offer built around Story? How much more would they need and could the Sox get him without including Bello, Casas, Mayer, Anthony, Rafaela?
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 11, 2023 11:55:46 GMT -5
Would it be too much of a step up in competition for Roman Anthony as a 19 yo with a half season of Hi A under his belt?
Would love to see Teel and Mayer, also Wikelman and Guerrero.
Others - Bonaci, Blaze and Meidroth.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 4, 2023 17:13:31 GMT -5
It would have been nice if Song could've just been a baseball player when he finished his committment to the Navy, a shame that Dombrowski started this circus with him, hopefully he can be a normal minor leaguer now and focus on his development going forward.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 4, 2023 14:38:08 GMT -5
I find it interesting and would love to know the thinking behind Yohanfran Garcia ranked ahead of Cespedes. Not that I’m an authority of any sorts, but “Catcher raking in the FCL” and “shortstop raking in the DSL” sound fairly comparable to me, with preference for the former due to being a level higher. Your mileage may vary, obviously. I get it, and definitely not trying to imply it should be switched, just thought with Cespedes pedigree it might be flipped. Will be interesting to watch in the coming years.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 4, 2023 13:55:59 GMT -5
I find it interesting and would love to know the thinking behind Yohanfran Garcia ranked ahead of Cespedes.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 4, 2023 13:46:26 GMT -5
Wow, the Sox farm system is healthy!
Fans can complain all they want about the Major League product, but Chaim Bloom has done his job with the farm system.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 4, 2023 10:39:18 GMT -5
I kinda wanted him to go to winter ball and play 2b. He’s doing so well in AAA. Would the Boston Red Sox be better with him at SS and Story at 2b? Story is gonna end up at 2b anyway. Once Marcelo is ready. Probably 2025. We can move Ceddanne to RF then. Marcelo plays SS and Verdugo becomes a free agent. THIS IS THE WAY. If Rafaela and Mayer develop the way we all hope this is likely the best outcome IMO.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 2, 2023 14:48:30 GMT -5
Fair. I’m not arguing they fail if they don’t. Might be impossible. But if we are simply throwing out hypotheticals… my hope is RH power OF. If not, as I said, it’s not a bad OF. Now…I would not be happy if they said “here are your 2024 Red Sox” and did not try to do more. But that seems hard to imagine. What, exactly, do they have with Rafaela? He is absolutely raking at AAA. He might just kick the door down if he keeps it up. He should also factor heavily into next year’s plans. This is why I feel the Sox really need to get a look at this kid in the Bigs, he could be the SS next year or the centerfielder, or the rightfielder (a la Mookie), or a super utility guy.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 2, 2023 13:43:56 GMT -5
Rafaela up, does he get a single pitch to hit?
Edit: the answer is nope!
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 2, 2023 7:48:15 GMT -5
So Duran leads the AL in doubles. What a breakout season. 4 behind the MLB lead, gotta think he gets that. So many of those 2B's are singles for mere humans.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 1, 2023 19:30:01 GMT -5
Worcester is in such a hitter's league - and it's a hitter's park. Rafaela's .966 OPS is "only" good for a 133 wRC+. Conversely, this is also worth noting when guys with underwhelming AAA numbers like Murphy and Walter come up and are actually able to hold their own in MLB. Not to nitpick but his AAA OPS is now at 1.004 with a HR and single in 3 ab's today.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 1, 2023 19:20:49 GMT -5
Rafaela doesn't seem to have a whole lot more to prove in AAA, I didn't say he doesn't have anything to work on (his approach), but I would love to see the Sox call up Rafaela and see what he can do? Maybe he's talented enough both defensively and offensively to come up and make a difference right now. If we get Story back soon, how much of an upgrade would a Story/Rafaela double play combo be? Bat him 9th, tell him he's up for his glove and anything he does with the bat is gravy, and see what happens.
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Post by brendan98 on Jul 28, 2023 19:40:26 GMT -5
Does anyone know why Story was replaced? He's only been playing 5 innings per game at SS so far. Good to know! TY
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Post by brendan98 on Jul 28, 2023 19:35:34 GMT -5
Does anyone know why Story was replaced?
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Post by brendan98 on May 18, 2023 14:21:43 GMT -5
The thing that excites me even more about Duran is that, since becoming a professional he has converted from infielder to outfielder and has totally revamped his swing mechanics, I believe that there is a ton more room for him to improve offensively and defensively.
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Post by brendan98 on May 18, 2023 14:10:26 GMT -5
Big "What if", but what if Drohan dominates AAA hitters like he did AA, realistically how long would the Sox leave him in the minors?
I know that development plays a role in that determination, but the Sox biggest weakness at this point is the #4 & #5 starters, if Drohan pitches like he did in AA could we see him in Boston before the All Star break?
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Post by brendan98 on May 3, 2023 10:59:20 GMT -5
Kind of crazy that through the first month of the season, all 4 of our starting outfielders (Verdugo, Yoshida, Duvall/Duran) have a higher OPS than Raffy.
I know that it won't hold up, but regardless how unlikely is that?
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Post by brendan98 on Apr 25, 2023 20:48:15 GMT -5
Sorry, but if the Sox lose this game Cora should be canned as well. This is inexcusable! I'm sorry but this is a terrible take. You are right, speaking (or typing to be more accurate) out of frustration is never a good idea. I’m going to have a party when Ort and Brasier are no longer on this roster!
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Post by brendan98 on Apr 25, 2023 20:14:03 GMT -5
Sorry, but if the Sox lose this game Cora should be canned as well. This is inexcusable!
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Post by brendan98 on Apr 25, 2023 20:11:57 GMT -5
If you can’t even use Ort in mop up, what good is he?
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Post by brendan98 on Apr 12, 2023 12:39:13 GMT -5
It sure feels like the pitching staff is going to have to carry this team until the offense gets some reinforcements (Mondesi, Duvall, Story, maybe Hamilton), and while I seriously doubt this is what is going to happen, I think the pitchers could be there in a few weeks to construct a dominant staff:
Rotation: Sale, Bello, Kluber, Pivetta, Paxton Multi Inning: Whitlock, Houck, Winchowski, Crawford (maybe Kelly) Short Guys: Schreiber, Martin, (Rodriguez or Bleir), Jansen
Time for the Sox to go with the best guys they have, see if they can stay in it until they get some help, and that means no more Brasier and no more Ort, with those multi inning guys you can afford to take the starter out an inning early (which isn't a bad thing considering you have some injury risk and age in the rotation) and keep opponents off the board in the middle innings. If this team can play .500 ball until the All Star break by winning a lot of low scoring games, maybe they can get some guys back and do something in the 2nd half.
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Post by brendan98 on Apr 4, 2023 14:17:05 GMT -5
Crawford was bad last night and wasn't pitching the same as he did in spring training. all his pitches that were bombed leaked to the middle of the plate. He was spotting his fastball well in the spring, but last night his pitches were too middle middle. sloppy sliders and the cutter was a little flat. I am not too concerend with one outing, but the whole pitching staff has caught the first time through bug. His last outing in the spring was not very good I remember though.
Exactly, he was missing his spot by a lot on a lot of his pitches, command was almost non existent.
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