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Post by julyanmorley on May 18, 2022 19:11:02 GMT -5
Rafeala adds a triple in the 4th. Back to back cycle watch baby!
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2022 19:12:13 GMT -5
Did Portland get rained out. I do not see any updates.
Oops, ok I saw they won 4-1.
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Post by bosox904 on May 18, 2022 19:12:49 GMT -5
Will Flemming was just talking about Bello and mentioned the site.
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Post by nomar on May 18, 2022 19:15:42 GMT -5
Only knock on Rafaela right now is his aggressive approach. Otherwise there’s a ton to like. Not to say he’ll end up anywhere near as good, but his season is bringing back memories of Mookie’s breakout. Mookie of course had an astronomically better K:BB, but the frame, speed, and burgeoning power all feel familiar.
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Post by jaffinator on May 18, 2022 19:17:41 GMT -5
Bello leaves a fastball middle-ish of the plate and a touch low but eminently hittable. The fastball has played well tonight, but it doesn't have so much movement or speed (think this one came in at 95/96) that he can get away with that against Greg Bird who hits it hard for a double to the gap.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 18, 2022 19:18:35 GMT -5
Bello gets lucky on a 3-1 call then strikes out a very MLB experienced Derek Dietrich on a nasty fb down in the zone. Obvious how his stuff plays low in the zone and not a surprise how many Ks+GOs he gets, interested to see if his other fastball plays better up. Curious how many people here are watching this game despite the Sox currently playing a fairly big game against the Stros. The Sox are playing ?
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Post by jaffinator on May 18, 2022 19:26:24 GMT -5
I assume he's done for the night, Bello got his 10th strikeout through six full and 94 pitches. Nasty fastball down and in - 96 with late armside run. Really promising debut, but plenty that needs to still get polished up such as command of the slider and (in my opinion) more use of the changeup. Point about new ball is well taken there however, and a clear positive start.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 18, 2022 19:30:49 GMT -5
I kinda lost track of him because he's not a prospect but Refsnyder looks a lot better than when he was up with the Sox.
Now let's get Bello a win.
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Post by julyanmorley on May 18, 2022 19:47:19 GMT -5
Gilberto stayed back forever before blasting a curveball over the left field wall
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Post by Underwater Johnson on May 18, 2022 20:07:06 GMT -5
Groome scatters 7 hits and two walks in 6 IP.
8 GO + 5 FO + 3 DP + 1 CS + 1 K = 18 outs.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on May 18, 2022 20:14:43 GMT -5
7 IP of relief by Brian Van Belle in Greenville. Not sure how that happened but he unfortunately surrendered the tying run in the 9th on a walk, two singles, and a wild pitch. 3-3 in the 9th.
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Post by Addam603 on May 18, 2022 20:40:58 GMT -5
He’s been a bit of a forgotten man since his DFA but Eduard Bazardo has gone 10.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 11 Ks since a rough outing in April.
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Post by RedSoxStats on May 18, 2022 21:06:55 GMT -5
Bazardo has one of the lowest swinging strike rates in the system, he got none tonight. 241 pit, 24 whiffs
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Post by Addam603 on May 18, 2022 21:17:41 GMT -5
Bazardo has one of the lowest swinging strike rates in the system, he got none tonight. 241 pit, 24 whiffs Is there any thought on why that is? His curve has always been graded as really good. Has that regressed?
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Post by Chris Hatfield on May 18, 2022 21:30:11 GMT -5
7 IP of relief by Brian Van Belle in Greenville. Not sure how that happened but he unfortunately surrendered the tying run in the 9th on a walk, two singles, and a wild pitch. 3-3 in the 9th. They've been starting Cellucci in two-inning stints, apparently in an attempt to get his act together. He's a Trackman darling but the results have never quite matched that. The starter for that turn in the rotation has been following by coming into the third.
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Post by julyanmorley on May 18, 2022 21:59:37 GMT -5
Fitzy is at .312/.379/.632 with a K rate a little worse than average through 141 PAs
I wonder if he's gonna get the call the next time someone hits the IL. There's some easy DFAs on the 40 man.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on May 19, 2022 6:57:32 GMT -5
Groome scatters 7 hits and two walks in 6 IP. 8 GO + 5 FO + 3 DP + 1 CS + 1 K = 18 outs. Harrisburg with 15 baserunners. ONE scored ... in the 9th
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Post by Chris Hatfield on May 19, 2022 9:22:31 GMT -5
Sea Dogs used Shugart for the second day in a row last night, which is interesting. Rare in the minors, especially below AAA and especially when one of those outings isn't, say, a single batter.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on May 19, 2022 11:52:20 GMT -5
Bazardo has one of the lowest swinging strike rates in the system, he got none tonight. 241 pit, 24 whiffs Is there any thought on why that is? His curve has always been graded as really good. Has that regressed? So he doesn't miss a ton of bats but he still has 11 Ks in the last 10.2 IP. I guess he has a bunch of called third strikes?
He also has given up only 8 hits, 2 of them XBH, and 2 walks in those 10.2 IP, averaging 4 pitches per batter faced.
That sounds kind of like a guy with decent command pitching to weak contact, which works for me.
Add him to the long list of guys I'd rather see out there than Brasier, Barnes, or Diekman.
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Post by jimed14 on May 20, 2022 22:23:39 GMT -5
7 IP of relief by Brian Van Belle in Greenville. Not sure how that happened but he unfortunately surrendered the tying run in the 9th on a walk, two singles, and a wild pitch. 3-3 in the 9th. That's just terrible, because it's a blown save.
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