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Post by Jonathan Singer on Apr 4, 2014 6:57:12 GMT -5
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 4, 2014 7:06:03 GMT -5
The reports sent back from the Fort this spring have made Callahan one of the pitchers I'm most excited to follow this year. Considering the Sox drafted him as a young high schooler who they projected to add velocity as he filled out, and that's apparently happened, he's an intriguing one.
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Post by Jonathan Singer on Apr 4, 2014 16:14:37 GMT -5
Drive lineup
Lin SS
Romanski DH
Witte 3B
Roberson 1B
Mager LF
Weems C
Margot CF
Rijo 2B
Loya RF
Callahan SP
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Post by amfox1 on Apr 4, 2014 16:43:32 GMT -5
Portland lineup:
Betts 4
Marrero 6
Shaw 3
Rivero DH
Ramos 9
Swihart 2
Coyle 5
Greenwell 7
Wilkerson 8
Couch SP
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Post by ibsmith85 on Apr 4, 2014 18:57:02 GMT -5
Sean Coyle knocks out his first of the young season. Have always been a fan, albeit a concerned one. Hope he puts himself back on track, I think he could be a great utility man.
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Post by godot on Apr 4, 2014 19:02:45 GMT -5
Ranuado fairly wild (and true to poor form) so far, throwing a lot of pitches with 4 walks and 6 ks in the early innings
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Post by thelavarnwayguy on Apr 4, 2014 19:34:35 GMT -5
Is Betts our #1 yet? The guy is hitting .857 now.
The guy appears to be making a statement.
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 4, 2014 19:46:13 GMT -5
Is Betts our #1 yet? The guy is hitting .857 now. The guy appears to be making a statement. Not #1 quite yet. The #1 prospect is hitting .385 in the majors, #2 is hitting .400, and #3 threw a six-inning no hitter without allowing a ball out of the infield. Definitely nice to see Betts playing so well against the advanced competition, though. Things are going well. |
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Post by iakovos11 on Apr 4, 2014 19:51:28 GMT -5
Nothing like a not-quite-2-game-sample
I mean, I'm huge Mookie fan. I hope he's not traded. But it is 2 games (almost).
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 4, 2014 19:52:27 GMT -5
I dunno, if there's a team who thinks he's actually an .857 hitter the Red Sox should probably trade him. You could get a lot for an .857 hitter.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Apr 4, 2014 20:05:16 GMT -5
Ranuado fairly wild (and true to poor form) so far, throwing a lot of pitches with 4 walks and 6 ks in the early innings Sorry to jump on this but I've been kinda lying in wait. It's a miserable windy freezing cold drizzle of a night. Wouldn't take to much from a bad stretch. I'm surprised there was anti grip at all. Paw sox rallying around some walks of there own. |
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Apr 4, 2014 20:08:52 GMT -5
Is Betts our #1 yet? The guy is hitting .857 now. The guy appears to be making a statement. I hope your sitting but he did make an out tonight. It's nice to have complete Petey insurance. And Xander. Nava Gomes too. Jbj victorino, and Grady as well. I wonder if he could catch in a pinch? |
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Post by chavopepe2 on Apr 4, 2014 20:09:32 GMT -5
Ranuado fairly wild (and true to poor form) so far, throwing a lot of pitches with 4 walks and 6 ks in the early innings Sorry to jump on this but I've been kinda lying in wait. It's a miserable windy freezing cold drizzle of a night. Wouldn't take to much from a bad stretch. I'm surprised there was anti grip at all. Paw sox rallying around some walks of there own. And to add to this - Bad Ranaudo's MO was that his strikeout rate was poor, not that he was wild. His control was fairly consistently mediocre. This game really looks to be a product of the conditions. I'm most interested to hear what his velocity was. |
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Post by jchang on Apr 4, 2014 20:16:46 GMT -5
does any have the WAR formula handy, what does .875 equate to? assume average defender. I could see Mookie in the top 4 soon, and top 2 when 1 & 2 graduate.
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Post by wskeleton76 on Apr 4, 2014 20:18:43 GMT -5
He has been my number 2 even before the season starts.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Apr 4, 2014 20:22:28 GMT -5
And then there is this 'rally'
Pawtucket Bottom of the 5th
Christian Vazquez doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Steve Susdorf.
Corey Brown walks.
Mike McCoy doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Leandro Castro. Christian Vazquez scores. Corey Brown scores.
Brock Holt singles on a line drive to right fielder Steve Susdorf. Mike McCoy to 3rd.
Pitching Change: Kyle Simon replaces Barry Enright.
With Alex Hassan batting, wild pitch by Kyle Simon, Mike McCoy scores. Brock Holt to 2nd.
Alex Hassan walks.
Ryan Lavarnway walks. Brock Holt to 3rd. Alex Hassan to 2nd.
Bryce Brentz walks. Brock Holt scores. Alex Hassan to 3rd. Ryan Lavarnway to 2nd.
Dan Butler called out on strikes.
Garin Cecchini doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Clete Thomas. Alex Hassan scores. Ryan Lavarnway scores. Bryce Brentz to 3rd.
Christian Vazquez singles on a line drive to left fielder Leandro Castro. Bryce Brentz scores. Garin Cecchini scores.
Pitching Change: Cesar Jimenez replaces Kyle Simon.
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Post by lennsakata on Apr 4, 2014 20:48:06 GMT -5
Carson Blair with a homerun. I've always been sort of curious to see this guy get 400 at bats....not sure if there is anything to see there but he may finally have a path to do so this season. ALways felt like his bat had some solid potential, especially when he moved to catcher...seems to have some decent pop and nice walk rates, albeit in a string of small sample sizes. Of course, regardless of whether he does anything there is the matter of the dudes in front of him.
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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2014 20:50:19 GMT -5
does any have the WAR formula handy, what does .875 equate to? assume average defender. I could see Mookie in the top 4 soon, and top 2 when 1 & 2 graduate. According to this tool, Mookie's current .778/.778/1.333 line with above-average baserunning and defense at 2B would make him a 28 WAR player over 600 PAs. That's worth about three Trouts, or 40% of the career WAR it takes to get into the Hall of Fame as a second baseman. |
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Post by godot on Apr 4, 2014 21:00:10 GMT -5
Sorry to jump on this but I've been kinda lying in wait. It's a miserable windy freezing cold drizzle of a night. Wouldn't take to much from a bad stretch. I'm surprised there was anti grip at all. Paw sox rallying around some walks of there own. And to add to this - Bad Ranaudo's MO was that his strikeout rate was poor, not that he was wild. His control was fairly consistently mediocre. This game really looks to be a product of the conditions. I'm most interested to hear what his velocity was. Thanks for the weather info. In spring training he was inconsistent with control and would get "wild" high". I am looking more at his control and command. Could have been just a st thing as his walk k rate was pretty decent in the minors, at least to me. Haven't followed him until recently, but he seems interesting. |
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Post by ibsmith85 on Apr 4, 2014 21:44:22 GMT -5
Hopefully the weather sucked during the Greenville game too, Callahan had an ugly 6BB in just 3.2IP.
Keith Couch just keeps rolling
5.2IP 6H 1R/0ER 1BB 6K
Lastly, Austin Maddox K'd 5 in 2 clean innings. Would like to see him do well this season.
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Post by stevedillard on Apr 4, 2014 21:53:57 GMT -5
You know Mookie would only be keeping the position warm for Rijo
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Apr 4, 2014 22:14:33 GMT -5
Hopefully the weather sucked during the Greenville game too, Callahan had an ugly 6BB in just 3.2IP. Keith Couch just keeps rolling 5.2IP 6H 1R/0ER 1BB 6K Lastly, Austin Maddox K'd 5 in 2 clean innings. Would like to see him do well this season. Looked like perfect weather in Greenville but there was a pollen alert. Callahan May need a tissue. Or Flonase. Or a third pitch. Or a break from a sarcastic poster. |
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Post by Don Caballero on Apr 4, 2014 22:22:34 GMT -5
Keith Couch just keeps rolling My favorite time of the year, get ready to say this a lot of times. |
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Post by thelavarnwayguy on Apr 4, 2014 22:22:50 GMT -5
I tend to look at farms as to what the expected WAR value of the farm players will be when they reach their 6 years of control in the majors. And I particularly like being top heavy in that WAR. I'd rather have 130 WAR from 6 players than 150 WAR from 15. That 130 WAR would be 5 potential all stars or 2 HOF caliber and 3 starters...etc.
I really don't care much about the 5 WAR guys over 6 years of control. They have value but they don't generally win championships. We can buy those guys cheap.
And the reason I bring this up is when I look at the expected value of our top 15, I see a lot of potential top heavy WAR athletes:
Xander
Betts
Swihart
Owens
Cechinni
The emergence of Betts as a potential stud is huge for us. We also have lots of 10- 20 WAR guys potentially also present solid opportunties as well.
There are problems also though. We don't have hardly anyone besides Pedroia, Napoli and Buchholz signed beyond next year ( beyond the youngsters and guys in their initial 6 years of control like Doubront and Nava ). We have tons of flexibility but what if there are not enough good players available at a reasonable price on the market in 2 years? It's probably better than having your hands tied with expensive bad players for sure but there are some potential downside risks also.
We could well lose Lester, Peavy, Lackey and be looking around to replace them. Our starting pitching prospects have to come through or we will be paying a huge premium for top starting pitching.
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Post by thelavarnwayguy on Apr 4, 2014 22:26:45 GMT -5
Betts was 4 for 5 when he was up against the opposing team's best pitcher, at least for the initial AB. And he starts off with a dinger. And Owens was real strong in his 6 games of AA ball last year. Both guys are really stepping up at the AA level.
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