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Post by dirtywaterinla on Mar 16, 2023 17:11:09 GMT -5
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · Mar 9 Also, Connor Wong is taking BP and Adalberto Mondesi, according to Alex Cora, "had a good day outside today. He hit, he took grounders.” ALSO: Wong caught Sale's 4 inning sim game and Cora said he could be in a game this weekend. Interesting. If Wong is game ready, it’s hard to see a path for Alfaro to make it on the big league club.
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Post by backwardsk on Mar 16, 2023 20:56:42 GMT -5
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · Mar 9 Also, Connor Wong is taking BP and Adalberto Mondesi, according to Alex Cora, "had a good day outside today. He hit, he took grounders.” ALSO: Wong caught Sale's 4 inning sim game and Cora said he could be in a game this weekend. Interesting. If Wong is game ready, it’s hard to see a path for Alfaro to make it on the big league club. It'll be easier to ease in a backup catcher for sure to a major league roster. Mondesi is a little more trickier because he's a guy who relies on athleticism.
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Post by gerry on Mar 16, 2023 21:00:50 GMT -5
The potency of Alfaro, Chang, Mondesi, Tapia and others in the wings behind Wong, Arroyo, Dalbec, Duran, Refsnyder has created an unusually optimistic situation. This is very different from the past few years. Can’t complain about depth, though no doubt some will.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 16, 2023 21:57:58 GMT -5
Here's an extreme optimistic non- zero chance view..
IF everyone is healthy and IF Chang is indeed a lot stronger and in breakout mode then Arroyo/Chang/Mondesi are your everyday middle infield, Kiké is your everyday CF, Duval is your 4th outfielder and Refsnyder is your 5th outfielder.
Unlikely but possible.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Mar 16, 2023 22:22:58 GMT -5
Here's an extreme optimistic non- zero chance view.. IF everyone is healthy and IF Chang is indeed a lot stronger and in breakout mode then Arroyo/Chang/Mondesi are your everyday middle infield, Kiké is your everyday CF, Duval is your 4th outfielder and Refsnyder is your 5th outfielder. Unlikely but possible. If I am reading you correctly: Chang / Mondesi (1 starter / 1 bench) Duval (1 bench) Refsnyder (1 bench) Wong (1 bench) AAA or opt-out: Alfaro Tapia Dalbec (AAA) Duran (AAA) Goodrum If Mondesi and Chang can handle SS and Hernandez is in CF, the defense would certainly be better. Even if Tapia, Alfaro, and Goodrum leave there is still plenty of quality depth in AAA.
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Post by gerry on Mar 17, 2023 1:10:31 GMT -5
Wow. Who knew way back in February that working the margins could work so well. Personally, I have been seduced by the hustle, energy, speed, bat and glove of Tapia in ST … and what he did to the Sox in 2022.
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Post by backwardsk on Mar 17, 2023 9:03:53 GMT -5
Mondesi at SS and Story at second base could be one of the best middle infield tandems in Sox history (defensively). Mondesi and Arroyo could be awesome as well.
Kiké should go back to CF full-time once Stort comes back. He should only be a part time short stop once Mondesi comes back.
Might be a puzzle trying to figure out this lineup once Story comes back, unless there's a season ending surgery somewhere.
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Post by grandsalami on Mar 17, 2023 12:35:16 GMT -5
Dirty Water TV to possibly merge with Yinzer TV!
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Post by jimoh on Mar 17, 2023 12:35:53 GMT -5
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 17, 2023 12:36:16 GMT -5
At this point should we start to be worried that Bobby Dalbec is the starting short stop in 2023?
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Mar 17, 2023 12:59:50 GMT -5
Fwiw...
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Post by shagworthy on Mar 17, 2023 13:16:55 GMT -5
Olsen has Houck's number today. Yeesh, that one needed an airline ticket.
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Post by backwardsk on Mar 17, 2023 13:42:39 GMT -5
Mondesi is looking like he'll be out until first or second week of May, based on report he won't any see spring training games.
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Post by shagworthy on Mar 17, 2023 14:12:11 GMT -5
I'm done with Ort.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Mar 17, 2023 14:14:38 GMT -5
Mondesi is looking like he'll be out until first or second week of May, based on report he won't any see spring training games. Chang (1 bench) Dalbec or Tapia Refsnyder (1 bench) Wong (1 bench) Hernandez is at SS, Duval in CF.
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Post by beavertontim on Mar 17, 2023 14:47:49 GMT -5
There is no reason to keep him on the 40. I still think Mondesi opens on the 60. Also think Wong opens on the IL
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Post by freddysthefuture2003 on Mar 17, 2023 15:05:55 GMT -5
There is no reason to keep him on the 40. I still think Mondesi opens on the 60. Also think Wong opens on the IL Can a guy even go on the 60day if he'll be ready to play in rehab games immediately? He'd essentially be playing 45+ rehab games at triple A. He doesn't seem that far off schedule from all reports
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Post by julyanmorley on Mar 17, 2023 15:16:59 GMT -5
Mondesi on the 60 day DL means he can come back May 23 or somewhere around there. You get up to a month of rehab games, so he'd need to be a few weeks away from playing. It's his free agency year so it probably wouldn't go over well if they messed around with him on this.
Ort has a good chance of passing through waivers at this point I would think.
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Post by natesp4 on Mar 17, 2023 17:45:05 GMT -5
This was a lot of fun to watch. Chris even did a nice job doing a little play-by-play. Become weirdly proud whenever any of the guys winds up on TV or featured on NESN
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Post by jimoh on Mar 18, 2023 8:26:46 GMT -5
Dalbec starting at SS again today (Saturday, split squad but he's with the mlb group). Hard to believe this is just about wondering if he could be the emergency SS. It must be either that they are considering him as the sole MI backup, temporarily, or have a specific team that is interested in trading for him if he looks OK at SS.
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Post by sibbysisti on Mar 18, 2023 8:38:42 GMT -5
At this point should we start to be worried that Bobby Dalbec is the starting short stop in 2023? I wouldn't be too concerned about it. Chang and Hernandez are away playing for their country in the Classic. And Mondesi is still rehabbing an injury.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 18, 2023 10:58:20 GMT -5
Devers back in the lineup for the home game.
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Post by crossedsabres8 on Mar 18, 2023 12:33:47 GMT -5
This idiot over here didn't read the whole tweet and was wondering why everyone was so excited that Bleier was joining the broadcast booth.
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Post by cdj on Mar 18, 2023 12:47:36 GMT -5
Twitter says Andy Lugo took McLanahan deep, espn box score says Gilberto did
Edit: I imagine Andy Lugo is playing in a minor league ST game or something, nvm. Gilberto did in fact take McLanahan deep. Wow
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Post by manfred on Mar 18, 2023 12:49:20 GMT -5
OMG listening to the Tampa broadcast with an interview about artificial turf may well be the most boring thing I’ve ever heard.
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