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Post by jimed14 on Sept 23, 2021 10:23:37 GMT -5
That swing will hit a lot of home runs in Fenway.
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Post by freddysthefuture2003 on Sept 23, 2021 12:19:17 GMT -5
Off topic, but holy crap that flashing lights thing is annoying. How long until someone missteps on the bag, or gets drilled by the throw back?
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Post by cdj on Sept 23, 2021 13:23:14 GMT -5
Off topic, but holy crap that flashing lights thing is annoying. How long until someone missteps on the bag, or gets drilled by the throw back? I honestly kinda like it but I was thinking a pitcher was gonna take one to the face on a throw back. If you look at it from another angle it’s not nearly as bad as it seems there though. I saw a view from the outfield after Franchy’s homer that makes it look way less extreme
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Post by grandsalami on Sept 23, 2021 19:36:51 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Sept 23, 2021 19:47:16 GMT -5
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Post by cdj on Sept 23, 2021 20:43:27 GMT -5
He is a house
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Post by incandenza on Sept 23, 2021 20:49:54 GMT -5
Every time I see him it feels like someone magnified an image of a normal human by 20%.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 24, 2021 0:55:44 GMT -5
Off topic, but holy crap that flashing lights thing is annoying. How long until someone missteps on the bag, or gets drilled by the throw back? LOL, I thought it was a video problem.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Sept 27, 2021 13:07:20 GMT -5
After watching Dalbec miss two popups this weekend and Schwarber miss a popup as well, I'm excited to see Casas if he simply upgrades the defense at 1b and provides the Sox with a legit defensive 1b.
From the scouting report I read on Soxprospects, sounds like he has the makings of an above average defensive 1b.
Of course I can't wait for him to come up and mash. I'm guessing we see him July 2022 if not sooner. Until then he'll be launching balls into that jet stream in RF at Worcester.
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 13, 2021 21:15:40 GMT -5
And another dinger
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 13, 2021 21:17:55 GMT -5
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Post by cdj on Oct 14, 2021 8:07:33 GMT -5
He’s SO GOOD
I think he’s my favorite pure bat to come through the system….maybe in my entire lifetime?
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Post by threeifbaerga on Oct 15, 2021 19:30:47 GMT -5
He's got a very 80's swing.
And no I don't know what I mean by that.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 16, 2021 1:14:29 GMT -5
He's got a very 80's swing. And no I don't know what I mean by that. Nah,80's was the heyday of Charlie Lau batting theory and this isn't it at all.
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 16, 2021 6:42:15 GMT -5
Phil Plantier ish in the 1990s.
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Post by azblue on Oct 16, 2021 11:28:31 GMT -5
Phil Plantier? Plantier was almost sitting down when wating for each pitch. What reminds you of Plantier when you see Casas?
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Post by shagworthy on Oct 16, 2021 12:45:33 GMT -5
Phil Plantier? Plantier was almost sitting down when wating for each pitch. What reminds you of Plantier when you see Casas? Plantier looked like he was sitting on an imaginary squatty potty in the box. We've had some unorthodox stances in the annuls of history on the Sox, Dewey on his tippy toes, Mike Greenwell, Plantier, didn't Jose Awfulman kinda do the Julio Franco bit for a while? Yaz was a man of 1000 stances as his career progressed. Casas reminds me a bit of Sean Casey (The big donkey) but with more power.
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 16, 2021 13:58:53 GMT -5
Phil Plantier? Plantier was almost sitting down when wating for each pitch. What reminds you of Plantier when you see Casas? They both have uppercut swings. The stances were different.
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Post by James Dunne on Oct 17, 2021 7:18:00 GMT -5
Casas has an uppercut follow-through, but he's quick and pretty level to the ball. It's actually sort of similar to Dustin Pedroia, which is funny considering that they share zero physical similarities. He has bat control that Phil Plantier couldn't have dreamed of.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Oct 17, 2021 9:29:04 GMT -5
After watching Dalbec miss two popups this weekend and Schwarber miss a popup as well, I'm excited to see Casas if he simply upgrades the defense at 1b and provides the Sox with a legit defensive 1b. From the scouting report I read on Soxprospects, sounds like he has the makings of an above average defensive 1b. Of course I can't wait for him to come up and mash. I'm guessing we see him July 2022 if not sooner. Until then he'll be launching balls into that jet stream in RF at Worcester. I've only seen him on TV twice but my immediate impressions were that he's got a long ways to go defensively, particularly with his footwork, but he's young and not unathletic and probably never played 1B before 2019, so he should get better.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Oct 17, 2021 9:32:28 GMT -5
Phil Plantier ish in the 1990s. Blast from the past. I thought the early '90s Sox had something to build around with Plantier and Carlos Quintana but it was not meant to be.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Oct 17, 2021 9:35:44 GMT -5
Phil Plantier? Plantier was almost sitting down when wating for each pitch. What reminds you of Plantier when you see Casas? They both have uppercut swings. The stances were different. Lotta backspin
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Post by radiohix on Nov 26, 2021 12:18:21 GMT -5
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Post by chr31ter on Nov 26, 2021 14:05:25 GMT -5
Casas was ranked the #2 prospect in the AFL according to a survey of scouts done by The Athletic: One scout began his fall league coverage skeptical of the hype around Casas, who entered the season ranked in the middle of many top-100 lists. The 21-year-old had performed well everywhere he’d played after being selected 26th in the 2018 draft, but he’d never really dominated. His OPS at every level began with an eight. Not in the fall league, though. In Arizona, Casas batted .372 with a .982 OPS for the Scottsdale Scorpions. That same scout left convinced. Another called the Red Sox first baseman the “best player out here.” Scouts raved about the maturity of the Miami native, who showed up to the fall league intent on working to control the zone and honing his approach. He choked up with two strikes often. He hit only one home run — you’ll want more from a 6-foot-4, 252-pound first baseman — but scouts think that will come. “He’s going to have plenty of power,” one said, pegging Casas a future six-hole hitter who hits 35 homers a year. Lefties might trouble the left-handed hitter to a certain extent but not enough to sink him as an everyday player. Despite his size, Casas is an impressive defender. He’s strapping rather than heavy, and he moves well enough to project as at least an average defensive first baseman. One scout saw a bit of Eric Hosmer in the way Casas moves, although only a bit. Still, Casas isn’t without a doubter or two. Another scout wondered if Casas will wind up more like Sean Casey (though Casas has more power) or Travis Shaw (though Casas has better bat-to-ball skills) than a true star. theathletic.com/2975708/2021/11/24/here-are-the-10-mlb-prospects-who-impressed-scouts-the-most-in-the-arizona-fall-league-this-year/
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Post by jimed14 on Dec 1, 2021 13:50:27 GMT -5
He's got a very 80's swing. And no I don't know what I mean by that. Nah,80's was the heyday of Charlie Lau batting theory and this isn't it at all. They ruined Rich Gedman's swing.
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