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Post by telson13 on Mar 4, 2019 15:04:51 GMT -5
Chavis has that slight elevation off the plane that was mentioned above. He's had that since he came out of high school. The ball always seemed to jump off his bat and that doesn't appear to have changed. I know there's some skepticism but he's a hitter, I believe. He's had to take a few steps toward maturity, what with hiding the injury and the suspension. It can't be easy for a teenager coming into a professional organization, but he made it a little harder on himself. With a few years in the system under his belt, I'll trust that stuff is behind him now. But the bat plays, it has since he signed. Yeah, he’s always had the slight uppercut and the excellent bat speed. I had high hopes for him after being drafted, and I’ll admit that they were a bit shaken until his breakout (tho he was young, and you never give up on a guy struggling for a few years at that age). When he broke out, I was kinda shocked at the power...I knew *some* of it was there, but making a run at 40 HR in the minors is quite a feat. I kinda had his upside pegged as more like, he’d take a few more walks and maybe boost the BA/OBP to go with 15-25 HR. Now after the power surge...idk, there’s something about him, his development, the Statcast results from the AFL with eye-popping exit velos...I genuinely get this sense that he’s one of those hitters who just keeps adding skills to his bucket. Now I realize I’m dreaming on him as a *plus* hitter, not just a 50, and a guy whose IsoD maybe starts creeping towards 0.080-0.090 instead of 0.050-0.060, maybe the K rate starts creeping down. I’ve always kinda felt the prospect-hound evals on him were kinda selling him short, maybe because he’s relatively short himself. But I’m really starting to *believe* it, and see him as a good bet to reach (and redefine) his ceiling. Basically, one of those guys we refer to as “a professional hitter.” Very, very excited to see him get some major league cuts this year.
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Post by telson13 on Mar 4, 2019 15:45:44 GMT -5
Also, Mike Shawaryn is looking like he could provide some help this year. He’s kind of lost in the shuffle, and he won’t break into the rotation barring catastrophe, but I see a potentially pretty good multi-inning reliever/swingman who’s hell on RHH and might get tough on LHH if that CH keeps developing.
Right now, the Sox don’t really have any flashy prospects coming, because nearly all of them have major flaws (Chavis his defense, Darwinzon his command, Shawaryn his lack of an avg or better third pitch, Feltman his lack of experience, Lakins his durability, etc.). But each of those players do have some outstanding characteristics (Chavis his power and probably underrated hitting, Hernandez his elite pure stuff, Shawaryn his nasty arm angle/look, Feltman his two 65/70 pitches, Lakins his four above-average pitches and multi-inning relief capability). The Sox actually have pretty good upper-level depth, at least as far as guys who can contribute even if they’re not sure-fire stars. There’s a lot of potential there for meaningful low-cost contribution.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Mar 5, 2019 11:29:08 GMT -5
Not too exciting a line up today, but...each Sp T game is a part of the puzzle! Hoping Blake finds his swing, JD's ABs always worth watching, can Dalbec go deep again, can Sam Travis find his game, and Cora's revserse jinx putting CV clean up!
Tzu-Wei Lin (L) 2B Blake Swihart (S) 1B J.D. Martinez (R) DH Christian Vazquez (R) C Gorkys Hernandez (R) CF Bobby Dalbec (R) 3B Sam Travis (R) LF Tate Matheny (R) RF C.J. Chatham (R) SS
Hector Velazquez, pitching
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Post by orion09 on Mar 5, 2019 13:27:24 GMT -5
E-Rod’s new slider looks pretty good!
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Post by soxfansince67 on Mar 5, 2019 14:02:13 GMT -5
Lin with a bomb, and Swihart with a rip against Scherzer.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Mar 5, 2019 14:13:48 GMT -5
Bobby D with a nice piece of hitting puts the Sox up...
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Post by soxfansince67 on Mar 5, 2019 14:22:07 GMT -5
The baby Red Sox are scoring in a big bunch...Lin, Matheny, Chatham - some seeing eye stuff, broken bats, misplayed balls - but fun to watch!
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Post by soxfansince67 on Mar 5, 2019 14:45:18 GMT -5
Poyner and Lakins both looked good
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Post by ramireja on Mar 5, 2019 17:51:39 GMT -5
Ahh spring training, where its always entertaining to see Trevor Kelley pick up the W and Max Scherzer take the L
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Post by floridaredsox on Mar 5, 2019 22:00:37 GMT -5
It seems like Alex Cora is entertaining the fact of using Trevor Kelley as an early inning closer.
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Post by telson13 on Mar 6, 2019 2:34:41 GMT -5
E-Rod’s new slider looks pretty good! I just found this new toy, and Rodriguez was the first guy I looked at. He hasn’t historically gotten great drop, but his horizontal movement (his cutter almost has some screwball effect) is terrific. Not a lot of spin, though...which doesn’t surprise me at least on 4-seam and old SL cuz the first doesn’t ride much and the latter doesn’t drop much. But the run on the 4 is great and the new slider looks nasty, so we’ll see. baseballsavant.mlb.com/player-scroll?player_id=593958#pb_FC
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Post by soxfansince67 on Mar 6, 2019 10:48:34 GMT -5
Pearce sighting today!
BOS Lineup
A Benintendi (L) LF M Betts (R) RF R Devers (L) 3B X Bogaerts (R) SS M Moreland (L) DH S Pearce (R) 1B J Bradley (L) CF E Núñez (R) 2B S Leon (S) C
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 6, 2019 14:19:07 GMT -5
Colten Brewer looks like he's going to force the Sox to make a move. This year's Brasier.
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Post by jimed14 on Mar 6, 2019 14:43:17 GMT -5
Haha, the Pirates are batting Kramer and Newman back to back.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 6, 2019 15:27:25 GMT -5
I have no clue who Brian Ellington is and it doesn't look like I am likely to be looking it up anytime soon.
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Post by mobaz on Mar 6, 2019 15:48:21 GMT -5
Haha, the Pirates are batting Kramer and Newman back to back. Everyone knows Costanza is the hitting guru.
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Post by nomar on Mar 6, 2019 15:53:55 GMT -5
Haha, the Pirates are batting Kramer and Newman back to back. Contact and Power +20% A modern day Achmed and Amir Khan.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Mar 6, 2019 16:02:49 GMT -5
Haha, the Pirates are batting Kramer and Newman back to back. Everyone knows Costanza is the hitting guru. One of the Pirates affiliates either had last year or is having this year a tandem bobblehead night with them on it.
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Post by jimed14 on Mar 6, 2019 16:14:02 GMT -5
They should bring back Jerry Sands, just so he and Newman can sell hello to each other every day.
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Post by sarasoxer on Mar 6, 2019 19:20:06 GMT -5
Colten Brewer looks like he's going to force the Sox to make a move. This year's Brasier. Please, if so, take my first born.. .
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 6, 2019 19:35:02 GMT -5
Twins ?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 6, 2019 20:21:52 GMT -5
It's no issue now, Steven Wright is volunteering his slot.
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Post by telson13 on Mar 6, 2019 22:26:29 GMT -5
Haha, the Pirates are batting Kramer and Newman back to back. Made my day. What a catch.
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Post by telson13 on Mar 6, 2019 22:27:30 GMT -5
Haha, the Pirates are batting Kramer and Newman back to back. Everyone knows Costanza is the hitting guru. His ideas on changing the uniform fabric for improved fluidity are sheer gold
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Post by telson13 on Mar 7, 2019 0:46:37 GMT -5
Idk if anyone has espn Insider, and has any snippets to share on this, but Raffy Devers seems to be opening some eyes this spring. Certainly has gotten the notice of Cora, and some media folks. www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/26141417/expect-monster-year-red-sox-third-baseman-rafael-deverswww.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2019/03/06/rafael-devers-good-place-according-alex-cora/afZ08oGB7nvVutIIasg0SK/story.htmlIt seems like Devers got a little complacent last off-season, which isn’t remotely surprising for a just-21 y/o. To his great credit, he seems to have learned from that mistake right away. Consensus opinions on his last year from prospect hounds seemed to temper early assessments significantly. My hope (and belief) is, he comes back with a vengeance. Expect better range in the field and improved pitch selection. I think Carita is capable of throwing up a .300/30/100 line and inserting himself into the 3 spot. And if not him this year, maybe JBJ does it (wouldn’t THAT be a treat to watch?!). FWIW, I know we all expect some regression from Mookie and JDM, but I don’t think it’s a given it’ll be all that much. And both are certainly capable of even *more*. But even if they DO slip back a bit, Beni, Raffy, Bogey, and JBJ with his new swing (and even new bat/approach “Brock Holt!”) all seem like they could take *significant* leaps forward. Lots to be excited about with this offense, especially with Pedey getting in there at 2b this week.
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