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Post by jimoh on May 11, 2024 16:57:09 GMT -5
De Los Santos 2B Romero SS Cespedes DH Musett 1B Asencio CF Linarez 3B Ayubi LF Rodriguez C Diaz RFVan Der Schaaf SP Kelvin Diaz is hitting 9th but is hitting .417 .529 .500 1.029. Does this change the Kelvin timeline?
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Post by jimoh on May 8, 2024 14:45:12 GMT -5
Who jumped into the top 11 to make Wetherholt fall?
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Post by jimoh on May 8, 2024 6:23:52 GMT -5
I'm not in a rush to go back to Valdez, but I think he has a better bat at the point than Dom Smith and while hes down in WOO already why not give Valdez a 1stbase glove. That's what AAA is for these days. I'd think a Valdez/Cooper platoon at 1B would maximize things including 40/26 roster till CASAS is ready etc. I guess now we might get a bit better idea what Romy is now as well. 5' 8"
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Post by jimoh on May 5, 2024 14:37:58 GMT -5
May Rankings Update is now live: www.soxprospects.com (You may have to hit refresh) GraduatedCeddanne Rafaela Wilyer Abreu David Hamilton Debuts & Returners to the Top 60Cam Booser at 42 Matthew Lugo at 50 Niko Kavadas at 57 Gilberto Batista at 60 Notable RisersJustin Slaten from 20 to 12 Ryan Zeferjahn from 46 to 31 Connelly Early from 47 to 33 Jhostynxon Garcia from 49 to 35 Jorge Benitez from 54 to 44 Notable FallersChristopher Troye from 34 to 41 Notes-Note that the numbers are affected by three graduations -As always, please keep in mind that just because a player moved a couple spots in either direction it does not necessarily mean we think more or less of that player at the time of that given update compared to last month. New prospects debut in the rankings, players graduate, other prospects make big jumps around that player. It's all relative. The player grade may not have changed. Gilberto Batista at 60 is listed as a THP, I presume that was a fat finger typo? And Zack Penrod as SS/2B
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Post by jimoh on May 4, 2024 17:34:18 GMT -5
I’m not sure how to feel about him. Not totally sold on his pop, and he chases, but he doesn’t K much and is a good athlete. Definitely prefer him by leaps and bounds to Honeycutt. Seaver King today:
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Post by jimoh on May 3, 2024 20:07:06 GMT -5
Nice and timely 4-6-3 DP right there ! Grissom looking quick and smooth at 2b.
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Post by jimoh on May 2, 2024 12:09:19 GMT -5
A quick look on Google turns up loads of catchers who had knee surgery and weren't moved off the position. Wilson Ramos came back and caught another 357 games (before he blew out the other knee) "Fisk tore multiple knee ligaments in a home-plate collision with Cleveland’s Leron Lee in June 1974. Fisk was told that he would need reconstructive surgery that could end his career. Instead, he was back on the field in ’75." www.mlb.com/news/carlton-fisk-greatest-moments
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Post by jimoh on Apr 30, 2024 19:42:57 GMT -5
Kristian Campbell with a HR. A reminder that Asheville is one of the most hitter friendly parks. In the NC mountains. 2000 ft above sea level.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 30, 2024 19:13:51 GMT -5
Merloni and Speier talking about "Anthony Teel" .....WTF Didn’t they also say he was a teenager? Who were they talking about!
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Post by jimoh on Apr 30, 2024 17:48:32 GMT -5
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Post by jimoh on Apr 29, 2024 13:06:11 GMT -5
Isn't this kind of the exact reason they acquired him? He's an established player who's a good bet to be around league average as a hitter. He was DFA because the Cubs had better options for 1B, not because he's terrible. It is, but there's no guarantee that he's not as bad as Dalbec or anyone else. Just saying to give it a week or so to see what they have in Cooper before the very likely Dalbec demotion. It is hard to express how pleased I would be if someone wanted to bet with me on whether Cooper will hit better than Dalbec.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 29, 2024 13:02:45 GMT -5
It was nice when Reyes, after a good 2022 in the minor leagues, played very well on offense and defense in 2023, and it seemed like he might settle in as a Brock Holt type backup/UTIL, but there was always the chance he would turn back into a pumpkin, though I did not expect it would be both O and D. I hope he clears waivers and finds himself in AAA.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 29, 2024 10:12:34 GMT -5
Xander Bogaerts, .213.278.287.565 OPS+ 64 30 games as 2b, 9 as DH, 1 as SS Signed through 2033 for a total of $280M, $25,454,545 per year. Padres are 14 and 17.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 29, 2024 10:09:18 GMT -5
Probably depends on if they trust Grissom to rotate to 1B or 3B in a pinch too, he's at least tall enough for 1B though I don't know that he's played there and I know he was originally projected to slide to 3B when he moved of SS rather than 2B. If they think he can you can carry hamilton/reyes as your backups and let valdez get his swing back in AAA otherwise I think you keep Dalbec for a plus fielding corner IF backup I don't think they should mess around much with Grissom. If this team competes in 2024 or especially in 2025 he can be a major piece, if he becomes a good defensive 2b and taps his offensive potential. He needs to continue to learn 2b and he needs not to be playing 7 days a week after coming back from a groin injury. Playing 1b is also not a good idea after a groin injury. I have no problem with him being the backup 1b in 2025.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 29, 2024 10:02:06 GMT -5
Not entirely sure why 2021 vs 2024 is the metrics being looked at for Yorke. I would find looking at his 2023 vs 2024 as more pertinent since he was in AA for all of last 2023 and is currently there. 2023 BB% 10.1% K% 24.1% wRC+ 116 2024 BB% 9.3% K% 16.0% wRC+ 141 2024 so far is just 17 Gs and a 75 PA sample size which is obviously small but it feels like he must be on the precipice of a promotion to AAA in the coming weeks here. That K% dropping would be some nice development progression if that is not just a function of a SSS/hot streak which is certainly good be. Something to keep an eye on though. I think the point is that 2021 was the year that got us excited about Yorke having the potential to be a top offensive player, and in a small sample size he is close to those stats in 2024.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 28, 2024 9:36:01 GMT -5
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Post by jimoh on Apr 28, 2024 7:18:06 GMT -5
This is awesome. I hear he bats over .200, could hit cleanup for us! I jest, but still, he's a big upgrade offensively. Bobby's D has been refreshing, so I hope Cooper can carry that water on some level as well. I expect they'll DFA Dalbec, but I could see a Hamilton or Dalbec option with a 60-day DL for Mata or Walter instead. Advantage would be keeping depth?? I still can't get over that Bobby can be patient on pitches outside the zone AND hit in AAA, but can't even make solid contact in the show. There's a legit hitter in there somewhere (not great, but capable of hitting .220 or so at least). Dalbec hit 33 HRs - .269 BA - .938 OPS last year in Worcester. He is a legitimate All-star in AAA, maybe even a AAA MVP, but it has not translated into the MLB. It is both interest and strange that the contrast is so huge. Dalbec struck out almost 35% of the time last year in AAA as a 28-year-old hitting in a park that helps hitters.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 27, 2024 20:42:19 GMT -5
I think they should keep him on the roster. Having capable back up for 1st and 3rd matters more than having a 2nd back up middle infielder. The trouble with Dalbec is he only hits when he plays every day. Even a regular platoon messes up his timing. To be clear his hitting ceiling is Kyle Schwarber (currently .198 with 7 HR) or Joey Gallo but he's a much better and more versatile position player than Schwarber. He certainly would not be playing is Casas was healthy but I seriously doubt Garrett Cooper is better than Dalbec. The trouble with Dalbec is he hasn’t hit at all since he went ice cold near the end of 2021. Kyle Schwarber is hitting.198 .317 .406. 723 and was better the last three years. Basically major league pitchers know how to make pitches he simply cannot handle.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 27, 2024 6:05:47 GMT -5
Cooper Any team that wants him will have to pay the price in a trade. Unlikely that he's on waivers already. Cooper was designated for assignment Tuesday.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 26, 2024 15:36:10 GMT -5
Jared Walsh is a free agent as of Wednesday but has not hit lately. LHH.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 26, 2024 12:47:04 GMT -5
No thread for who should be playing 1b? I have nothing much to add, but would like to hear what people think. I’ve seen scattered comments in various threads
Is Dalbec salvageable? Is C.J. Cron toast? Garrett Cooper? How would an acquisition affect their chances of going over there tax threshold? Romy Gonzalez when healthy? Pablo Reyes? Rob Refsnyder? Nico Kavadas? Wong now and then? Will Middlebrooks? (35 years old, still tall) Devers?
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Post by jimoh on Apr 22, 2024 6:06:42 GMT -5
I'll be attending each of the Sunday games at Hadlock this year. Looking forward to getting a nice close-up look at some of these guys. Hopefully mother nature plays along. Hoping I'll be able to provide some insight or context to box scores. Let me know what you'd like to hear about. Thank you!!!
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Post by jimoh on Apr 21, 2024 12:48:45 GMT -5
Rafaela leading off, eh? I see Cora has finally given up trying to impose any sort of order on the season. Just revelling in the fundamental chaos of the universe, letting it wash over him.
ADD: nm, Cora is a genius
Rafaela earns a walk by chasing the first pitch a foot outside and fooling Perez into thinking he's going to chase anything, along with fouling off a couple.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 20, 2024 10:49:20 GMT -5
That’s a reasonable claim, but the near total absence of RHH on the forty and on the farm might suggests otherwise. And yet at the end of last year they had the same absence of RHH on the 40 and the farm and they let their 2 most productive power right-handed bats from last year leave. I do not understand why, but I have to agree with the original post. The Red Sox do not prioritize resigning their own players even when they have good years. I don't get it. You have insufficient comparable data to make that claim. Adam Duvall was old and declining as a defensive player. Justin Turner was REALLY OLD, and they wanted to get Yoshida off the field. O’Neill is 28, 29 in June. Also, paying older players for 2024 may have seemed to be a waste of money, while paying a couple of (slightly) older players to play with the kids in 2025 may seem like a good idea.
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Post by jimoh on Apr 20, 2024 6:45:51 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. That’s a reasonable claim, but the near total absence of RHH on the forty and on the farm might suggests otherwise.
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