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Post by Chris Hatfield on Mar 5, 2015 21:11:57 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Mar 5, 2015 21:13:25 GMT -5
On cue, MLB Network unable to keep up with the count with Johnson in. I LOVE how quickly he works.
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Post by James Dunne on Mar 5, 2015 22:14:13 GMT -5
Stating the obvious, but Matt Barnes looked very sharp.
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Post by rafael on Mar 5, 2015 22:31:33 GMT -5
Minnesota announcers were kind of clueless about the Red Sox players. Couldn't get a lot of names right and also said that the Red Sox think Bogey can develop into a gold-glover.
Is the game tomorrow on TV?
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Post by larrycook on Mar 5, 2015 23:01:56 GMT -5
Sox 2 for 8 with RISP tonight.
Craig looked terrible.
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Post by James Dunne on Mar 5, 2015 23:08:37 GMT -5
Sox 2 for 8 with RISP tonight. They are an unclutch team. They should start tanking now. They definitely need a protected draft pick. FYI, the American League as a whole batted .253 last year.
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Post by Guidas on Mar 5, 2015 23:30:30 GMT -5
JBJ scorches an RBI double off the wall in RCF. Thrown out going for a triple, but hits like that were few and far between for him in 2014. He looked shorter to the ball on that swing than last year. Not trying to pull it out, just meeting the ball and driving it. I for one don't want to sell low on this guy. There's a .280/.350/.430 guy in there somewhere. Let's hope he can find him.
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Post by larrycook on Mar 5, 2015 23:37:35 GMT -5
JBJ scorches an RBI double off the wall in RCF. Thrown out going for a triple, but hits like that were few and far between for him in 2014. He looked shorter to the ball on that swing than last year. Not trying to pull it out, just meeting the ball and driving it. I for one don't want to sell low on this guy. There's a .280/.350/.430 guy in there somewhere. Let's hope he can find him. I agree 100%. More compact and shorter to the ball. It looked like he was picking up the ball really well, In another 400 at bats or so, someone, maybe us, will have a really good center fielder.
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Post by grandsalami on Mar 5, 2015 23:42:35 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Mar 5, 2015 23:42:43 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 6, 2015 0:21:59 GMT -5
RUSNEY CASTILLO: TRIP TO MINORS WOULDN’T ALTER ‘PLAN,’ ‘ATTITUDE,’ OR ‘PERSPECTIVE’ fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2015/03/05/rusney-castillo-trip-to-minors-wouldnt-alter-plan-attitude-or-perspective/ “Honestly, I haven’t heard any complaints or frustrations from them on that end,” the outfielder said. “From my personal experience, I took it as part of the process if that’s what the management and the people who signed me decided what was best for when I got to the big leagues, to be as prepared as possible. I don’t remember being any sort of frustration or questioning why I was going to the minor leagues. Looking back at it now, it helped me a lot to have that experience.” It sounds like Alex Cora wasn't just blowing smoke about his character.... He looked shorter to the ball on that swing than last year. Not trying to pull it out, just meeting the ball and driving it. I for one don't want to sell low on this guy. There's a .280/.350/.430 guy in there somewhere. Let's hope he can find him. I agree 100%. More compact and shorter to the ball. It looked like he was picking up the ball really well, In another 400 at bats or so, someone, maybe us, will have a really good center fielder. I'm still of the opinion that they won't trade both Victorino and Bradley and that Victorino is the more likely. For the Sox to trade both, there would have to be a major pitching upgrade involved and it would most likely be a three teamer.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Mar 6, 2015 7:51:10 GMT -5
And what about craig?
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Post by jimed14 on Mar 6, 2015 8:18:45 GMT -5
Hicks looked great on that. lol
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 6, 2015 9:19:37 GMT -5
Sean McAdam ?@sean_McAdam 28m28 minutes ago SOX v MIA: Betts CF; Holt SS; Ortiz DH; Ramirez LF; Victorino RF; Nava 1B; Hanigan C; Cecchini 3B; Weeks 2B; Masterson P
No Stanton or Salty for the Marlins.
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Post by ianrs on Mar 6, 2015 10:14:00 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this grand. Really nice to see that this is possibly adjustment driven. If this really does keep Bradley from opening up his hips/front side early...my goodness, this team will be stacked. I would love to see JBJ in CF again. I am so excited for this season. Spring Training optimism is the best.
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Post by michael on Mar 6, 2015 10:50:41 GMT -5
Saw a license plate that read ' JBJ 298'. I'd take that.
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Post by jrffam05 on Mar 6, 2015 12:40:45 GMT -5
Saw a license plate that read ' JBJ 298'. I'd take that. Let's hope that's not referring to his slugging pct.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 6, 2015 12:45:20 GMT -5
Saw a license plate that read ' JBJ 298'. I'd take that. Let's hope that's not referring to his slugging pct. ISO Barnes made quite an impression on Farrell. On the other hand, he might have relegated himself to relief: "He's always had swing-and-miss ability with the fastball," Farrell said. "And I think last night his tightening up of the breaking ball gives him a tighter strike zone that he's eventually going to face more consistently. Last year was more of a top to bottom type of breaking ball that might be more difficult to command for strikes but those are two quick things that you start to see.
"The velocity in which he pitched last night, I don't think that shows up in a starting role."www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2015/03/red_sox_spring_training_matt_b_1.html
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Post by ramireja on Mar 6, 2015 13:30:27 GMT -5
Let's hope that's not referring to his slugging pct. ISO Barnes made quite an impression on Farrell. On the other hand, he might have relegated himself to relief: "He's always had swing-and-miss ability with the fastball," Farrell said. "And I think last night his tightening up of the breaking ball gives him a tighter strike zone that he's eventually going to face more consistently. Last year was more of a top to bottom type of breaking ball that might be more difficult to command for strikes but those are two quick things that you start to see.
"The velocity in which he pitched last night, I don't think that shows up in a starting role."www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2015/03/red_sox_spring_training_matt_b_1.htmlI wouldn't necessarily mind. I always thought Barnes could excel out of relief, and there will only be so many rotation spots available to the likes of Owens, Johnson, Rodriguez, Wright, Escobar, and Barnes moving forward. For those that don't make the rotation, it would be nice to see if we can get 1 or 2 of these guys to provide some high end relief support. Our bullpen could use that this year and certainly beyond. I'm fine with Barnes beginning the year as a starter, but he's also one of the first guys I'd like to see tried in a BOS relief role when a spot opens up.
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Post by James Dunne on Mar 6, 2015 13:36:52 GMT -5
I don't see them having the starting depth right now to move him to the bullpen to start the season. If a couple out of Owens, Rodriguez, and Johnson are pitching well in the first two-three months then maybe. But right now, Barnes is the number six starter on a team that employs Clay Buchholz as one of its top five. They're probably going to need him to make at least a few start.
In fact, I'll put the over/under on Barnes first MLB start of 2015 at April 30.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 6, 2015 13:55:39 GMT -5
I don't see them having the starting depth right now to move him to the bullpen to start the season. If a couple out of Owens, Rodriguez, and Johnson are pitching well in the first two-three months then maybe. But right now, Barnes is the number six starter on a team that employs Clay Buchholz as one of its top five. They're probably going to need him to make at least a few start. In fact, I'll put the over/under on Barnes first MLB start of 2015 at April 30. Gammons:
–Boston is looking not for a front end starter, but depth in case there is injury to one of their five projected starters. There is a good chance knuckleballer Steven Wright makes the staff as a long reliever/swing starter, but they are looking for a veteran to add to that depth to prevent having to rush Matt Barnes, Brian Johnson, Henry Owens or Eduardo Rodriguez, who comprise what they hope is an all-prospect Pawtucket rotation. www.gammonsdaily.com/gammons-notes-marlins-new-speed-piece-dee-gordon-cardinals-red-sox-and-more/
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Post by iakovos11 on Mar 6, 2015 14:13:47 GMT -5
I don't see them having the starting depth right now to move him to the bullpen to start the season. If a couple out of Owens, Rodriguez, and Johnson are pitching well in the first two-three months then maybe. But right now, Barnes is the number six starter on a team that employs Clay Buchholz as one of its top five. They're probably going to need him to make at least a few start. In fact, I'll put the over/under on Barnes first MLB start of 2015 at April 30. I'll take the over on that. I doubt they need anyone earlier, but if they do, I think Steven Wright is the 6th starter. Not sure Barnes is really ready as a starter. I agree they'll have him starting in Pawtucket for half a season anyway. He can always move to the bullpen in the second half.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Mar 6, 2015 14:16:10 GMT -5
I don't see them having the starting depth right now to move him to the bullpen to start the season. If a couple out of Owens, Rodriguez, and Johnson are pitching well in the first two-three months then maybe. But right now, Barnes is the number six starter on a team that employs Clay Buchholz as one of its top five. They're probably going to need him to make at least a few start. In fact, I'll put the over/under on Barnes first MLB start of 2015 at April 30. Gammons:
–Boston is looking not for a front end starter, but depth in case there is injury to one of their five projected starters. There is a good chance knuckleballer Steven Wright makes the staff as a long reliever/swing starter, but they are looking for a veteran to add to that depth to prevent having to rush Matt Barnes, Brian Johnson, Henry Owens or Eduardo Rodriguez, who comprise what they hope is an all-prospect Pawtucket rotation. www.gammonsdaily.com/gammons-notes-marlins-new-speed-piece-dee-gordon-cardinals-red-sox-and-more/There is no chance Wright makes the staff and I have no idea where this veteran would fit our how they would acquire him. I'd put much more stock in that if someone else were reporting it.
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Post by soxfanatic on Mar 6, 2015 14:44:49 GMT -5
@matteddyba: #RedSox sign veteran 2B/3B/OF Joe Thurston to minor league deal. He spent past two years in Atlantic & Mexican leagues #TransactionsBA
He's back!
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Post by jimed14 on Mar 6, 2015 14:50:06 GMT -5
Let's hope that's not referring to his slugging pct. ISO Barnes made quite an impression on Farrell. On the other hand, he might have relegated himself to relief: "He's always had swing-and-miss ability with the fastball," Farrell said. "And I think last night his tightening up of the breaking ball gives him a tighter strike zone that he's eventually going to face more consistently. Last year was more of a top to bottom type of breaking ball that might be more difficult to command for strikes but those are two quick things that you start to see.
"The velocity in which he pitched last night, I don't think that shows up in a starting role."www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2015/03/red_sox_spring_training_matt_b_1.htmlI doubt that's the case. At least I hope not. I still have one last year of hope for him to be a starter. Think he made great strides last year later in the year.
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