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Post by sox fan in nc on Jan 16, 2017 13:15:03 GMT -5
Maybe Wil Myers is loyal and a team first guy who values winning a lot but wants to do it with his team. Help build something and be one of the main guys why. Who the hell knows? Met his mother last year. She was an exec at @ trucking company (not sure if she's still there). Her 10x10 office was FILLED with Wil's gear, mother's day pink bats/cleats/gear, still with the dirt on them. They seemed to be a small (more than normal) close family. I can see the whole clan move out west. He was also a ways away from being a FA (2020). He'll also get a second bite out of the apple @ 32.
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Post by rookie13 on Jan 16, 2017 20:02:24 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this is the right thread for a comment like this, but I just noticed that Ryan Dempster and Eric Gagne are on Canada's roster for the WBC. I couldn't help but laugh a little when I saw those two names.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jan 16, 2017 21:15:21 GMT -5
Every Sox fan should love the Danny Duffy extension. You know the Yankees were coveting and were going to try and sign him next offseason if he made it to free agency.
I'm getting a huge smile on my face thinking about Brian Cashman punching a hole in a wall in Yankee Stadium today.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jan 16, 2017 21:16:12 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this is the right thread for a comment like this, but I just noticed that Ryan Dempster and Eric Gagne are on Canada's roster for the WBC. I couldn't help but laugh a little when I saw those two names. As players or coaches?
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jan 17, 2017 10:14:12 GMT -5
Callis wrote up the results of a survey of front office people at MLB.com, ranking prospects for an all-defense team. A lot of votes for many different players, but Margot did top the list for his work in centerfield. There's footage of the guy chasing down a flyball to deep left center in AZ. He looks like he's ready to step in there: mlb.mlb.com/r/article?ymd=20170116&content_id=213588274&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
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Post by James Dunne on Jan 17, 2017 10:30:23 GMT -5
Matt Chapman > Joey Gallo
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Post by nomar on Jan 17, 2017 11:38:41 GMT -5
Matt Chapman > Joey Gallo I'll buy this because Chapman is a great glove at 3B. Hopefully Dalbec can follow in his footsteps.
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Post by thursty on Jan 17, 2017 11:44:20 GMT -5
MLB Pipeline has 2 former Red Sox among the top 10 RHP prospects: Kopech (#4), Espinoza (#6)
and the top three (Reyes, Glasnow, Giolito) all made their MLB debuts last year
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jan 17, 2017 20:29:17 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jan 17, 2017 21:08:17 GMT -5
It was sprinting with a crow hop. Watch the video. He wasn't pitching from the wind-up.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jan 17, 2017 23:28:51 GMT -5
We need a contest between Kopech and Bradley. Something to pull in the crowd on a slow week night maybe?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jan 18, 2017 4:52:16 GMT -5
We need a contest between Kopech and Bradley. Something to pull in the crowd on a slow week night maybe? Bradley's throws that I've seen are just over 100. I can't recall ever seeing anything close to 110. Do you recall when Ellsbury and Buchholz had an unofficial race ? Nobody was talking then, nobody would say who won.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jan 18, 2017 5:07:01 GMT -5
I got to admit, the one thing I'll miss on this message board is the fans freaking out every time Kopech threw a pitch over 100 mph and then the moderators/Sox prospects scouts basically getting annoyed by it.
It seemed like it happened once a month and brought me a good giggle every time.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jan 18, 2017 16:04:51 GMT -5
It was sprinting with a crow hop. Watch the video. He wasn't pitching from the wind-up. Turns out he was also using a light ball.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jan 18, 2017 20:22:58 GMT -5
It was sprinting with a crow hop. Watch the video. He wasn't pitching from the wind-up. Turns out he was also using a light ball. Seems strange to me that a team would do a full velocity anything in January.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jan 18, 2017 22:13:12 GMT -5
Turns out he was also using a light ball. Seems strange to me that a team would do a full velocity anything in January. It's a private trainer.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jan 19, 2017 1:18:39 GMT -5
Seems strange to me that a team would do a full velocity anything in January. It's a private trainer. Ah OK, my bad, I picked up the link from MLB.com and just flew with it thinking it was something the White Sox were doing. I saw video's of him with his trainer last year. It was an AD but nontheless seemed like an impressive program.
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Post by James Dunne on Jan 19, 2017 8:33:06 GMT -5
Oh.
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Post by nomar on Jan 19, 2017 12:46:14 GMT -5
Straily was recently on waivers, right? I know Buchholz had a much bigger contract, and this package is far from stellar, but Straily is bad. Close to 5 FIP bad. And he got much more than Buchholz. Oh well...
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Post by bluechip on Jan 19, 2017 12:53:14 GMT -5
Seems strange to me that a team would do a full velocity anything in January. It's a private trainer. Doesn't throwing that hard increase the strain on the tendons and ligaments (regardless of the difference between crow hop and windup)?
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Post by James Dunne on Jan 19, 2017 13:47:17 GMT -5
Straily was recently on waivers, right? I know Buchholz had a much bigger contract, and this package is far from stellar, but Straily is bad. Close to 5 FIP bad. And he got much more than Buchholz. Oh well... Wasn't Castillo specifically what the Red Sox asked for Buchholz? Anyway, Straily is probably less good, but he's a lot cheaper and he's much, much more likely to throw 160 innings. That said, it makes me hate the Buchholz trade that much more. If the Sox could've gotten Castillo for him by eating the contract (and there's nothing out there that says they could, this is total speculation), then they should have. Or at least a prospect who would be in their Top 20. Buchholz aside, the Straily trade makes no sense from the Marlins, either from a value or team-building perspective. This is the sort of overpay you generally see a contending team make at the trade deadline when they need a specific player.
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Post by jimed14 on Jan 19, 2017 13:51:23 GMT -5
Straily was recently on waivers, right? I know Buchholz had a much bigger contract, and this package is far from stellar, but Straily is bad. Close to 5 FIP bad. And he got much more than Buchholz. Oh well... Wasn't Castillo specifically what the Red Sox asked for Buchholz? Anyway, Straily is probably less good, but he's a lot cheaper and he's much, much more likely to throw 160 innings. That said, it makes me hate the Buchholz trade that much more. If the Sox could've gotten Castillo for him by eating the contract (and there's nothing out there that says they could, this is total speculation), then they should have. Or at least a prospect who would be in their Top 20. Buchholz aside, the Straily trade makes no sense from the Marlins, either from a value or team-building perspective. This is the sort of overpay you generally see a contending team make at the trade deadline when they need a specific player. The goal is obviously to reset the luxury tax so eating his contract wasn't possible.
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Post by James Dunne on Jan 19, 2017 13:59:50 GMT -5
Not without some creativity I guess. But, just given what other pitchers have fetched, it's really amazing to me that Tobias was the best they could do there. Oh well.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jan 19, 2017 15:18:56 GMT -5
Wasn't Castillo specifically what the Red Sox asked for Buchholz? Anyway, Straily is probably less good, but he's a lot cheaper and he's much, much more likely to throw 160 innings. That said, it makes me hate the Buchholz trade that much more. If the Sox could've gotten Castillo for him by eating the contract (and there's nothing out there that says they could, this is total speculation), then they should have. Or at least a prospect who would be in their Top 20. Buchholz aside, the Straily trade makes no sense from the Marlins, either from a value or team-building perspective. This is the sort of overpay you generally see a contending team make at the trade deadline when they need a specific player. The goal is obviously to reset the luxury tax so eating his contract wasn't possible. 1) This. It's really clear that the point was to get the money off the books. You could argue that the mistake was picking up the option in the first place, as it looks like they may have misjudged his trade value. But look at it this way - if Sale were in the fold before the deadline to pick up Buchholz's option, what're the odds they decide to just not pick it up? Probably pretty good right? In that case, getting literally anything in return for the other team taking the contract is better than what you'd have gotten in declining the option. 2) Straily's not a good comp for Buchholz at all. He's not even arb eligible until next offseason. They almost certainly overpaid, but he's got lots of team control left and costs nothing this year in terms of cash.
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Post by James Dunne on Jan 19, 2017 15:27:09 GMT -5
Reading my post, I wasn't clear: With the money and consistency factors, I would absolutely take Straily over Buchholz. I just find the difference in their returns pretty insane. The Marlins bought high on Straily, the Red Sox sold low on Buchholz, and I'm cranky about it still.
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