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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 21, 2020 6:38:44 GMT -5
Rich DubroffMLB @richdubroffmlb · 12h Travis Lakins warming up. #Orioles . . . LOL, had to look. We got a catcher on our 60 man Jhonny Pereda from the Cubs as the PTBNL in the trade (Jan21st,2020). Later (Jan 31st), Lakins was claimed off waivers by the Orioles from the Cubs. Not sure what the reasoning all around was here.
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Post by ramireja on Jul 21, 2020 11:43:02 GMT -5
So, the lesson is that anyone who can throw 95 -- even if they are not even pitchers -- has twice the chance of being in the bigs than soft tossing pitchers (Owens). Whats equally impressive to me is that they almost did this again the very next year in 2012 with 7 of their first 8 picks reaching (and all of their first 6). I realize not one of those 2012 players became a regular or impact player, so I'm not claiming it was an amazing draft, but still impressive considering the back-to-back stat there.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 21, 2020 11:56:27 GMT -5
Yeah, you better be careful mentioning the 2011 and 2012 drafts in the same sentence. Lol.
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Post by ramireja on Jul 21, 2020 13:28:06 GMT -5
Yeah, you better be careful mentioning the 2011 and 2012 drafts in the same sentence. Lol. Haha! I hesitated, trust me. Obviously, the two drafts aren't even in the same hemisphere if you compare say accumulated WAR. More than anything, I think its just kind of a fun fact (7 of the first 8 picks reached the majors) about a draft thats pretty universally hated on.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 22, 2020 11:39:10 GMT -5
Little known fact. When the dust settles on 2020, Jacoby Ellsbury will have received the second most money in baseball.
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Post by jimoh on Jul 25, 2020 18:32:13 GMT -5
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Post by manfred on Jul 25, 2020 19:29:28 GMT -5
Bard with the win, the 99-mph fastball. That is an absolutely awesome story.
25 pitches, 20 strikes. So happy for the guy.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 25, 2020 22:38:31 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 26, 2020 1:18:36 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 29, 2020 8:44:37 GMT -5
Joe is missed:
Bob Nightengale @bnightengale · 8h Dusty Baker on #Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly: "What really enraged everybody was what he told Carlos [Correa] when he struck him out, "Nice swing bitch!''
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 29, 2020 11:21:02 GMT -5
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Post by ramireja on Jul 29, 2020 13:53:04 GMT -5
Jordan Weems made his major league debut last night. His line: 3IP 4H 2ER 0BB 3K
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Post by mobaz on Jul 29, 2020 14:28:38 GMT -5
Joe is missed: Bob Nightengale @bnightengale · 8h Dusty Baker on #Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly: "What really enraged everybody was what he told Carlos [Correa] when he struck him out, "Nice swing bitch!'' Some thin skin over there in cheaterville. I'm guessing/hoping they hear worse. A little disappointed they don't have 81 games of aggrieved road fans to deal with.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 29, 2020 14:31:32 GMT -5
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Post by Smittyw on Jul 29, 2020 14:56:55 GMT -5
Jordan Weems made his major league debut last night. His line: 3IP 4H 2ER 0BB 3K Sounds like he could be our #2 starter.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 29, 2020 17:06:02 GMT -5
Not a response specifically to The Constant Lurker's post at all, but just a general plea that hopefully everyone will keep in mind - can we not make EVERY thread about the lack of pitching in Boston right now?
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Post by manfred on Jul 29, 2020 17:15:57 GMT -5
Jordan Weems made his major league debut last night. His line: 3IP 4H 2ER 0BB 3K Sounds like he could be our #2 starter. This is really an awesome story. I love, love love when guys make this switch and make it. I mean, I’m guessing Weems pitched in high school, but aurely it had been years. To start over and make it? Gutsy.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 29, 2020 17:33:59 GMT -5
Pfft, whatever, he's not even the first guy from that draft class to do it...
(100% kidding, if it's not clear)
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Post by James Dunne on Aug 1, 2020 7:33:41 GMT -5
Miss that guy.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 3, 2020 6:39:45 GMT -5
Hunter Strickland cleared waivers and has been sent to the Mets Band Camp.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 6, 2020 6:41:45 GMT -5
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Post by ramireja on Aug 11, 2020 15:16:51 GMT -5
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Post by vermontsox1 on Aug 11, 2020 15:26:37 GMT -5
Looks like Trevor Kelley got DFA'ed by the Phillies.
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Post by kevfc89 on Aug 12, 2020 0:23:16 GMT -5
you love to see it
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Post by Smittyw on Aug 12, 2020 8:24:26 GMT -5
12 strikeouts and no walks(!) in 9 innings so far. It's probably been a long time since I've been pulling this hard for a former Red Sox player to succeed elsewhere. Why didn't Chaim sign him?
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