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Post by iakovos11 on Jul 6, 2021 9:16:19 GMT -5
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 6, 2021 9:25:08 GMT -5
Cody Scroggins and Jaxx Groshans promoted to Greenville per Salem's twitter account.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 6, 2021 10:08:10 GMT -5
Cody Scroggins and Jaxx Groshans promoted to Greenville per Salem's twitter account. Guessing countermoves, I'll go with Alan Marrero down to Salem and maybe Dylan Spacke to Portland, then Seth Blair to Worcester. Salem backfills with an Osvaldo De La Rosa type.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 6, 2021 10:09:44 GMT -5
Also, the FCL game had been postponed yesterday because of the impending tropical storm.
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Post by prospectregulator on Jul 6, 2021 10:24:44 GMT -5
Cody Scroggins and Jaxx Groshans promoted to Greenville per Salem's twitter account. Guessing countermoves, I'll go with Alan Marrero down to Salem and maybe Dylan Spacke to Portland, then Seth Blair to Worcester. Salem backfills with an Osvaldo De La Rosa type. I'm interested to see how Scroggins handles the move up.....guys are going to start catching up to his stuff more now. I'm sold on Jaxx continuing to hit but want to see him hit for more power if he doesnt start improving defensively. I wouldn't be suprised to see him start trying a corner OF/IF spot here and there. I don't want him taking innings from Cottam behind the dish just yet. Looking forward to seeing how the two catchers progress the remainder on the year (if they both stick in this system w/o being traded).
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 6, 2021 10:37:30 GMT -5
As far as Cottam and Groshans splitting time, here's what they were getting before being on the same roster over the last two weeks:
O = caught, x = sat or DH'ed
Cottam: OOxxOx, OxxOOx Groshans: xOxOxO, xxOOxx (Scott caught 2x this week, first time this season, in what seems to be prep for him to get more time back there with Groshans up)
So yeah, the two of them could easily just split the catching duties and not be getting any less playing time behind the dish than they already were.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 6, 2021 11:34:04 GMT -5
Walter getting the start in Greenville today
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 6, 2021 11:35:27 GMT -5
Looks like the Red Sox released Bobby Poyner.
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Post by cdj on Jul 6, 2021 12:00:29 GMT -5
Poyner was getting hammered, unsurprising
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 6, 2021 13:04:05 GMT -5
Cody Scroggins and Jaxx Groshans promoted to Greenville per Salem's twitter account. Guessing countermoves, I'll go with Alan Marrero down to Salem and maybe Dylan Spacke to Portland, then Seth Blair to Worcester. Salem backfills with an Osvaldo De La Rosa type. Marrero and Yasel Santana down to Salem, per me. Jose Adames (who I'd actually said instead of Blair elsewhere - not sure why I'd missed that) to Worcester, per Kevin Thomas.
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Post by iakovos11 on Jul 6, 2021 13:25:14 GMT -5
Also, the FCL game had been postponed yesterday because of the impending tropical storm. I missed this originally. Very disappointing. But please let it go, let it go, let it go . . . .
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 6, 2021 13:26:52 GMT -5
Looks like the Red Sox released Bobby Poyner. Had forgotten he'd risen as high as no. 22 in the #SP60.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 6, 2021 13:55:11 GMT -5
Winckowski tonight in Portland.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 6, 2021 15:36:15 GMT -5
For those keeping score at home:
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Post by radiohix on Jul 6, 2021 16:21:38 GMT -5
Triston Casas has gone 78 At Bats without a Home Run and 37 without an XBH. He's due before leaving for the Olympics right?
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 6, 2021 16:27:18 GMT -5
He doubled on Sunday in the game that's been suspended. That ended, kinda, the stretch of 44 PAs without an XBH.
Last home run was in May, the game before he left for the qualifier.
I'm not worried yet - will have to work through this but this is an aggressive assignment. He's had just 16 of his 166 (9.6%) of his plate appearances against younger pitchers.
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Post by radiohix on Jul 6, 2021 16:56:36 GMT -5
I'm aware of him leaving for the qualifier and that's why I just mentioned the at bats and not the date. It would've made it much more dramatic lol (HE DIDN'T HIT A HOME RUN IN MORE THAN SIX WEEKS! TRADE HIM WHILE YOU CAN CHAIM!) I'm optimistic he'll get out of that slump but in the back of my head the kid is still giving me some Lars Anderson's vibes with his extreme amount of groundballs. Age 21 in AA
| BB% | K% | GB% | Anderson | 12.3 | 22.3 | 54.3 | Casas | 10.4 | 23.2 | 48.1 |
Lift that damn thing Triston! 😅
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Post by cdj on Jul 6, 2021 17:04:52 GMT -5
I'm aware of him leaving for the qualifier and that's why I just mentioned the at bats and not the date. It would've made it much more dramatic lol (HE DIDN'T HIT A HOME RUN IN MORE THAN SIX WEEKS! TRADE HIM WHILE YOU CAN CHAIM!) I'm optimistic he'll get out of that slump but in the back of my head the kid is still giving me some Lars Anderson's vibes with his extreme amount of groundballs. Age 21 in AA
| BB% | K% | GB% | Anderson | 12.3 | 22.3 | 54.3 | Casas | 10.4 | 23.2 | 48.1 |
Lift that damn thing Triston! 😅 Think Hosmer over Anderson and you’ll at least feel a little better lol
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Post by radiohix on Jul 6, 2021 17:08:34 GMT -5
They went to the same high school too 🤣
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 6, 2021 18:39:00 GMT -5
Nick Yorke with a HR.
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Post by radiohix on Jul 6, 2021 19:19:58 GMT -5
Scherff 1st AA inning: 11p-8s 0 hits 1 k 2 swings and misses
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 6, 2021 19:42:55 GMT -5
Pretty solid Salem debut for Liu: 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 1BB, 2K (57 pitches, 37 strikes)
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 6, 2021 20:16:33 GMT -5
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Post by Costigan on Jul 6, 2021 20:38:40 GMT -5
First time seeing Jacinto Arredondo pitch and his Carter Capps style "crow hop" delivery. Really crazy thing to watch.
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Post by chr31ter on Jul 6, 2021 21:53:51 GMT -5
Yorke finishes 3-for-5 with a HR.
Nick Yorke OPS by Month
May: .483 June: .953 July: 1.457
He turns 20 sometime around Opening Day next year.
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