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Post by Chris Hatfield on Aug 11, 2024 22:43:38 GMT -5
Strongest top heavy Sox system in years. Now lets keep them! Without making this a semantic debate, I would not call this a top-heavy system. It's pretty deep in terms of its 40 projection tier.
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Post by keninten on Aug 12, 2024 3:20:23 GMT -5
What about the Woos making the playoffs? 4.5 games back, 36 games to play. 7 teams ahead of them seems very unlikely. There was a lot of speculation that they were staying in Portland for the playoff atmosphere. While I`ll be for watching the impossible. Just to dream.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Aug 12, 2024 5:46:51 GMT -5
What about the Woos making the playoffs? 4.5 games back, 36 games to play. 7 teams ahead of them seems very unlikely. There was a lot of speculation that they were staying in Portland for the playoff atmosphere. While I`ll be for watching the impossible. Just to dream. They're actually 8 back. In Triple-A, the divisions don't matter - there are just first- and second-half league winners who play each other, with the winners from each league meeting in the national championship. Worcester is the only affiliate that isn't realistically in the playoff hunt.
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Post by 0ap0 on Aug 12, 2024 10:20:24 GMT -5
Roman Anthony is about to be the youngest Red Sox player in AAA in 46 yearsFor context, that's twice the age of a typical AAA player and way more than two Roman Anthonys. Romans Anthony.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Aug 12, 2024 11:54:21 GMT -5
Worcester has 36 games left. 6 weeks. If the boys play 30, should get 120 or so plate appearances. Small sample size for sure. But, a little bit of a measuring stick
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Post by ematz1423 on Aug 12, 2024 12:09:01 GMT -5
My way too early prediction, one of the big 3 breaks camp with the ML team. One gets called up by june/July and one of them spends most of 2025 in AAA. Don't ask me which ones just my out of thin air prediction.
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Post by pd on Aug 12, 2024 22:32:22 GMT -5
I don't know if it goes back 46 years or not but I would think that Worcester could set some kind of record by carrying 6 catchers once Teel is official. I'm guessing they send one of the others back to Portland. Koloszvary has appeared in one game since 6/27 (spent some time on dev list). Wouldn't really damage McGuire's value to go to Portland (and he could serve as an ad hoc pitching coach to the AA staff -- also, would he really complain about spending the rest of the summer in Portland rather than Worcester?). Heineman has been donning the tools of ignorance regularly. Hickey has bounced around from C to 1B to DH but still has caught twice in the last 10 days. Gasper has RAKED while also playing some 1B. I'm personally hoping for 6 backstops... I saw Gasper's name in the Red Sox box score, so glad for him to get a taste.
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Post by nonothing on Aug 12, 2024 22:51:40 GMT -5
My way too early prediction, one of the big 3 breaks camp with the ML team. One gets called up by june/July and one of them spends most of 2025 in AAA. Don't ask me which ones just my out of thin air prediction. I suspect Teel first. He is the one who can come up as a backup, and it would still be productive to be in MLB. The others need to play every day, so my money would be on Teel. I suspect Roman last due to depth at his position + age. The interesting question is whether they feel good enough that one will get them the reward pick for ROY votes to allow them to break camp instead of waiting for service tike reasons. Teel at C might have easiest path because if he can hit from C, he can move into starting role over the yr and any offense is valued more highly for C. I believe he could go 20/20 at C and could win ROY. Mayer seems tough to start yr in MLB if Story is healthy. Seems like he could probably stay healthy for a month or so now and through ST, making that tough, nut one never knows. I wonder if Roman will be ROY in 2026. They have a lot of OF depth. But no real idea. Thx for fun topic to ponder.
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Post by LoneStarSox on Aug 12, 2024 23:32:51 GMT -5
My way too early prediction, one of the big 3 breaks camp with the ML team. One gets called up by june/July and one of them spends most of 2025 in AAA. Don't ask me which ones just my out of thin air prediction. I suspect Teel first. He is the one who can come up as a backup, and it would still be productive to be in MLB. The others need to play every day, so my money would be on Teel. I suspect Roman last due to depth at his position + age. The interesting question is whether they feel good enough that one will get them the reward pick for ROY votes to allow them to break camp instead of waiting for service tike reasons. Teel at C might have easiest path because if he can hit from C, he can move into starting role over the yr and any offense is valued more highly for C. I believe he could go 20/20 at C and could win ROY. Mayer seems tough to start yr in MLB if Story is healthy. Seems like he could probably stay healthy for a month or so now and through ST, making that tough, nut one never knows. I wonder if Roman will be ROY in 2026. They have a lot of OF depth. But no real idea. Thx for fun topic to ponder. Teel being a 20/20 guy would likely be his best career season, if he ever gets there. Expecting it in ‘25 is down right crazy talk. Would love to see it but would be the farm it doesn’t happen. The math just doesn’t math. He’d need to play in 120 games min (imo) to even have a reasonable shot.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Aug 12, 2024 23:39:55 GMT -5
I don't know if it goes back 46 years or not but I would think that Worcester could set some kind of record by carrying 6 catchers once Teel is official. I'm guessing they send one of the others back to Portland. Koloszvary has appeared in one game since 6/27 (spent some time on dev list). Wouldn't really damage McGuire's value to go to Portland (and he could serve as an ad hoc pitching coach to the AA staff -- also, would he really complain about spending the rest of the summer in Portland rather than Worcester?). Heineman has been donning the tools of ignorance regularly. Hickey has bounced around from C to 1B to DH but still has caught twice in the last 10 days. Gasper has RAKED while also playing some 1B. I'm personally hoping for 6 backstops... I saw Gasper's name in the Red Sox box score, so glad for him to get a taste. Minor league Rule 5 pick in December. Good on 'im.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Aug 13, 2024 5:32:12 GMT -5
I don't know if it goes back 46 years or not but I would think that Worcester could set some kind of record by carrying 6 catchers once Teel is official. I'm guessing they send one of the others back to Portland. Koloszvary has appeared in one game since 6/27 (spent some time on dev list). Wouldn't really damage McGuire's value to go to Portland (and he could serve as an ad hoc pitching coach to the AA staff -- also, would he really complain about spending the rest of the summer in Portland rather than Worcester?). Heineman has been donning the tools of ignorance regularly. Hickey has bounced around from C to 1B to DH but still has caught twice in the last 10 days. Gasper has RAKED while also playing some 1B. I'm personally hoping for 6 backstops... Hickey is getting demoted to Portland as part of the transactions.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Aug 13, 2024 6:31:03 GMT -5
I don't know if it goes back 46 years or not but I would think that Worcester could set some kind of record by carrying 6 catchers once Teel is official. I'm guessing they send one of the others back to Portland. Koloszvary has appeared in one game since 6/27 (spent some time on dev list). Wouldn't really damage McGuire's value to go to Portland (and he could serve as an ad hoc pitching coach to the AA staff -- also, would he really complain about spending the rest of the summer in Portland rather than Worcester?). Heineman has been donning the tools of ignorance regularly. Hickey has bounced around from C to 1B to DH but still has caught twice in the last 10 days. Gasper has RAKED while also playing some 1B. I'm personally hoping for 6 backstops... Hickey is getting demoted to Portland as part of the transactions. Our Crash Davis.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Aug 13, 2024 15:36:58 GMT -5
I don't know if it goes back 46 years or not but I would think that Worcester could set some kind of record by carrying 6 catchers once Teel is official. I'm guessing they send one of the others back to Portland. Koloszvary has appeared in one game since 6/27 (spent some time on dev list). Wouldn't really damage McGuire's value to go to Portland (and he could serve as an ad hoc pitching coach to the AA staff -- also, would he really complain about spending the rest of the summer in Portland rather than Worcester?). Heineman has been donning the tools of ignorance regularly. Hickey has bounced around from C to 1B to DH but still has caught twice in the last 10 days. Gasper has RAKED while also playing some 1B. I'm personally hoping for 6 backstops... Hickey is getting demoted to Portland as part of the transactions. I wonder if they chose him because they want him to get more time behind the plate. Of the six guys, he seems the least catchery.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Aug 14, 2024 6:26:18 GMT -5
Hickey is getting demoted to Portland as part of the transactions. I wonder if they chose him because they want him to get more time behind the plate. Of the six guys, he seems the least catchery. Yeah it's certainly that in part. The fact that he's been struggling has to have played a part too, but with Teel and McGuire the clear priorities there now, Hickey going down to Portland made sense. Epperson being there also is likely a factor.
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