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Post by patford on Sept 4, 2021 19:19:21 GMT -5
Just temporary probably, according to the roster page Portland runs a 2 man bench atm, they probably need a body or two. Yeah, Simas can field multiple positions well. Hopefully once all this is over with they get him back into a more regular development track because I like his potential. I don’t want him to be a guy that they just shuffle around where they need bodies. Ian and Chris were discussing him as a catcher prospect.
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Post by beantown on Sept 4, 2021 19:23:55 GMT -5
Jay through 4 innings: 69P 2H 0BB, 8K
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Post by RedSoxStats on Sept 4, 2021 19:43:18 GMT -5
Groome's 75th pitch was 94 mph
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 4, 2021 19:45:59 GMT -5
Tyler McDonough at .315/.383/.463 after homering just now
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Post by jimoh on Sept 4, 2021 20:08:08 GMT -5
Seabold, Groome and Walter: 16 ip, 5h, 18k, 0r
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Post by radiohix on Sept 4, 2021 20:08:38 GMT -5
Re: Jay Groome performance tonight (5 IP, 10 K's), if you look at the K/9 of the starting pitchers that got promoted from Greenville this year, it seems like they were facing better opposition in Advanced A than the one they're facing now 😂
| Adv. A | AA | Brayan Bello | 12.79 | 12.58* | Chris Murphy | 10.67 | 12.15 |
*: Bello's K/9 went down after his last outing where he had to leave because of a neck injury.
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 4, 2021 20:24:15 GMT -5
*yawn* Nick Yorke reached base three times tonight
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Post by radiohix on Sept 4, 2021 20:27:09 GMT -5
*yawn* Nick Yorke reached base three times tonight He's been walking more while cutting down on the K's this week. Who knows? Maybe he'll get hot
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Post by radiohix on Sept 4, 2021 20:49:27 GMT -5
CASAS HOMERS AGAIN! 😂😂
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Post by southernredsoxality on Sept 4, 2021 20:52:39 GMT -5
Have we ever had a top prospect do this in the upper minors before? I cant think of anyone in the last 25 years. Not even in the days of Lancaster.
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 4, 2021 20:53:14 GMT -5
Christian Koss up to .285/.340/.469 after three hits tonight
For those of you who like playing with multiple endpoints, I will note that he is at .322/.376/.580 since July 1st.
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Post by radiohix on Sept 4, 2021 20:57:37 GMT -5
Have we ever had a top prospect do this in the upper minors before? I cant think of anyone in the last 25 years. Not even in the days of Lancaster. I remember Lavarnway homering like 5 times in 3 games in AA (I'll have to check) but he wasn't the top prospect in the system. Correction: It was in 2011 in Triple A and he homered 8 times in 10 games (from July 10th to July 22th)
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Post by arquimedezbozo on Sept 4, 2021 21:09:13 GMT -5
Christian Koss up to .285/.340/.469 after three hits tonight For those of you who like playing with multiple endpoints, I will note that he is at .322/.376/.580 since July 1st. Tyler McDonough since 8/24, when he was 2/17 in Salem: 395/452/605 in 42 PA with 3 BB and 4 K (3 came in one game).
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Post by sittingstill on Sept 4, 2021 21:10:35 GMT -5
9/4 Gameday Thread: Cobra Casas Strikes Again, and Again; Here Comes The Groome This was unexpectedly prophetic.
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Post by malynn19 on Sept 4, 2021 21:44:44 GMT -5
Have we ever had a top prospect do this in the upper minors before? I cant think of anyone in the last 25 years. Not even in the days of Lancaster. Phil Plantier I think, I will have to look it up.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 4, 2021 21:57:09 GMT -5
Even knowing some players had great days, first thing I check on is Yorke's day no matter which level. Last player I remember doing that for was Mookie. We're going to need a Yorke meter.
(Today 1/3 with 2 BBs and no Ks.)
To refresh your memories, for a while, Baseball America was following Mookie daily and had a graphic of a Meter called the Mookie Meter.
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Post by foreverred9 on Sept 4, 2021 22:08:00 GMT -5
I was going to say player of the week is locked, and it probably is, but I was surprised to see that he's not that far in front of everyone. It just goes to show how awesome of a week our batters are having. For example, Yorke has an OPS over 1 and Mayer rounds up to 1 and they don't even crack the top 10. www.soxprospects.com/stats/hitting.php?split=2135&min=15I'm just glad the season isn't ending this weekend, following Yorke the last few weeks (and now Casas and Mayer) has been a lot of fun. And thank you Red Sox Stats for getting all these up on twitter for us to follow along.
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Post by patford on Sept 4, 2021 22:13:19 GMT -5
10 K and 0 BB from Groome is very impressive. Ian was pretty tempered with his enthusiasm for Groome on the new pod due to Groome's FB and curve not being the pitches they were prior to Groome's TJ but I've got hope his velocity will tick up and the bite on his curve will return. As I recall a couple years back he worked out for a few months with Chris Sale and got into exceptional shape. Since that time conditioning has been an issue for him. He may be exactly the sort of person who benefits greatly from a mentor and Sale could give anyone a motivational kick in the ass. Even as it is I love the swing and miss and the lack of walks. That's a good foundation.
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Post by cdj on Sept 4, 2021 22:21:19 GMT -5
THE MUSIC HAS STOPPED AND THE COBRAS STRIKING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT
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Post by cdj on Sept 4, 2021 22:23:08 GMT -5
Christian Koss up to .285/.340/.469 after three hits tonight For those of you who like playing with multiple endpoints, I will note that he is at .322/.376/.580 since July 1st. Cundall seems to like him a lot as a possible utility guy Was a great get for Yoan Aybar, who is in AA walking guys and giving up a lot of homers to the tune of a 6.75 ERA that is NOT unlucky
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Sept 5, 2021 0:18:11 GMT -5
Jay through 4 innings: 69P 2H 0BB, 8K He was sandbagging it in Greenville...
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Sept 5, 2021 0:18:57 GMT -5
Groome's 75th pitch was 94 mph Had his first ever lobster roll for lunch... coincidence?
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Sept 5, 2021 7:55:47 GMT -5
Re: Simas, it's likely a combination of Portland needing bodies and Simas needing a path to playing time. This happens this time of year - someone from a lower level is asked to jump a few levels in the name of not completely disrupting every roster. They probably told him look, field your position, we know you're not ready at the plate, enjoy being out of Fort Myers.
He's an interesting guy but one that's just outside our top 60. So while he's not Cubillan or Rangel who've been mentioned, he's not a top 20 guy either. They still have a ton of IF who need at-bats in free FCL, even with Bonaci up in Salem: with Mayer at SS every day, you still have Paulino, Miller, McElveny (first game at 2B yesterday), Vela at the other 2 spots and sometimes short.
Also he definitely doesn't catch. No idea where that came from...
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Post by vokuhila on Sept 5, 2021 8:04:23 GMT -5
His front foot plant is a bit odd, he immediately readjusts his footing which makes him look unstable during his follow through...but then again...10K in his AA debut, so what do I know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Post by jmei on Sept 5, 2021 9:17:33 GMT -5
Like seeing so many swings and misses on the fastball. Not the first one to make this comparison, but he gives me Drew Pomeranz vibes.
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