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Post by julyanmorley on Jun 6, 2024 14:31:39 GMT -5
Rough start for Penrod 4IP 4H 3R 5BB 3K. Seven walks in eight AAA innings now
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Post by pappyman99 on Jun 6, 2024 14:50:20 GMT -5
Safe to say Lugo is getting protected from the Rule 5 draft this offseason. He's probably gotta hit pretty well the rest of the way to get protected. His stock was extremely low 50 games ago. No he is definitely getting protected at this point unless he absolutely craters to the abyss offensively the rest of the way |
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Post by ramireja on Jun 6, 2024 14:52:36 GMT -5
Yorke with a 3-hit day including a 2B
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Post by jaffinator on Jun 6, 2024 15:30:36 GMT -5
Lugo's 6'1" and a former infielder, feels like he could be a capable first baseman pretty quickly. I'd like to see him working defensively around the corners. They haven't played him an inning in the infield this season (according to bballref). I'd think the reason to try him at first is for general flexibility + the current hole there for the big league club. But if Casas truly is looking to be back July 1, there's no chance Lugo is ready to play for the MLB team (in general or at first) before then. Plus, this season has been such a positive for him compared to past ones, it feels like there's no need to mess around with him for short term reasons. If the answer is just in terms of getting him more positional flexibility for the long term, I'm for it. That said, they played him at third plenty last season and they must not have liked it enough to continue it this season. |
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Post by puzzler on Jun 6, 2024 15:30:56 GMT -5
He's probably gotta hit pretty well the rest of the way to get protected. His stock was extremely low 50 games ago. No he is definitely getting protected at this point unless he absolutely craters to the abyss offensively the rest of the way Yeah, given that O'Neill, Dalbec and Cooper are all likely coming off the 40 man before or not long after season's end, there is a complete lack of RH pop that is at MLB or near MLB level. I can't imagine him not being protected unless he just absolutely stinks starting almost immediately. |
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Post by scottysmalls on Jun 6, 2024 15:35:12 GMT -5
Lugo's 6'1" and a former infielder, feels like he could be a capable first baseman pretty quickly. I'd like to see him working defensively around the corners. They haven't played him an inning in the infield this season (according to bballref). I'd think the reason to try him at first is for general flexibility + the current hole there for the big league club. But if Casas truly is looking to be back July 1, there's no chance Lugo is ready to play for the MLB team (in general or at first) before then. Plus, this season has been such a positive for him compared to past ones, it feels like there's no need to mess around with him for short term reasons. If the answer is just in terms of getting him more positional flexibility for the long term, I'm for it. That said, they played him at third plenty last season and they must not have liked it enough to continue it this season. My reason for suggesting that isn't for an immediate fill in, but thinking about later in the year and beyond the team clearly wants a backup first baseman on the roster, and ideally a righty. Dalbec seems like not a MLB player at this point, so my hope would be that Lugo might be able to fill that role. If he can be a corners guy, as a righty, that fits decently well as a roster piece with Devers/Duran/Abreu/Casas/Yoshida. |
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Post by jaffinator on Jun 6, 2024 15:41:09 GMT -5
They haven't played him an inning in the infield this season (according to bballref). I'd think the reason to try him at first is for general flexibility + the current hole there for the big league club. But if Casas truly is looking to be back July 1, there's no chance Lugo is ready to play for the MLB team (in general or at first) before then. Plus, this season has been such a positive for him compared to past ones, it feels like there's no need to mess around with him for short term reasons. If the answer is just in terms of getting him more positional flexibility for the long term, I'm for it. That said, they played him at third plenty last season and they must not have liked it enough to continue it this season. My reason for suggesting that isn't for an immediate fill in, but thinking about later in the year and beyond the team clearly wants a backup first baseman on the roster, and ideally a righty. Dalbec seems like not a MLB player at this point, so my hope would be that Lugo might be able to fill that role. If he can be a corners guy, as a righty, that fits decently well as a roster piece with Devers/Duran/Abreu/Casas/Yoshida. That makes sense and I think optimistically that's what I'd love. That said, given that they haven't played Lugo an inning at third this season and they've never played him in RF I wonder if the internal evaluation is that he doesn't have the arm for the two far corners. |
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Post by scottysmalls on Jun 6, 2024 16:15:01 GMT -5
My reason for suggesting that isn't for an immediate fill in, but thinking about later in the year and beyond the team clearly wants a backup first baseman on the roster, and ideally a righty. Dalbec seems like not a MLB player at this point, so my hope would be that Lugo might be able to fill that role. If he can be a corners guy, as a righty, that fits decently well as a roster piece with Devers/Duran/Abreu/Casas/Yoshida. That makes sense and I think optimistically that's what I'd love. That said, given that they haven't played Lugo an inning at third this season and they've never played him in RF I wonder if the internal evaluation is that he doesn't have the arm for the two far corners. They played him in RF today |
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Post by jbuttah on Jun 6, 2024 16:34:03 GMT -5
Lugo's out was a hard line drive right into the pitcher's midsection. He's hitting the snot out of the ball right now.
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Post by Addam603 on Jun 6, 2024 17:31:36 GMT -5
Miguel Bleis is back in the lineup, batting third and playing CF.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jun 6, 2024 20:19:52 GMT -5
3-4 tonight. His .428 SLG is third highest among Carolina League teenagers behind two first round picks |
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Post by berezina on Jun 7, 2024 4:28:33 GMT -5
3-4 tonight. His .428 SLG is third highest among Carolina League teenagers behind two first round picks Yuten's more of a slow burn than a hot prospect, but I'm interested to see how his power develops as he fills out physically. Still so young & skinny! |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jun 7, 2024 7:46:53 GMT -5
Safe to say Lugo is getting protected from the Rule 5 draft this offseason. He's probably gotta hit pretty well the rest of the way to get protected. His stock was extremely low 50 games ago. Agreed. 40 man spots are going to be in very short supply this winter. Decent prospects will be exposed as it is it looks like and no offense to mathew, but 4y of doing nothing, then all of a sudden hitting may not be enough. There are more important and valuable kids to me already. |
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Post by rickasadoorian on Jun 7, 2024 8:19:52 GMT -5
He's probably gotta hit pretty well the rest of the way to get protected. His stock was extremely low 50 games ago. Agreed. 40 man spots are going to be in very short supply this winter. Decent prospects will be exposed as it is it looks like and no offense to mathew, but 4y of doing nothing, then all of a sudden hitting may not be enough. There are more important and valuable kids to me already. That's harsh. In 2022, he slashed .282/.338/.492 in 523 PA. In 466 AB, he had 26 doubles, 10 triples and 18 HRs. That hardly qualifies as "nothing". He finished that season in Portland, in his age 21 season. This was despite missing a year of development due to Covid. 2023 was awful, but it was hardly 4 years of nothing. Hell, even his 2021 season wasn't that bad if you consider power is the last tool to develop. So far this year, he's at an entirely different level. Whether he keeps it up or he's channeling his inner Chih Hsien Chiang remains to be seen. On a side note, it's crazy that Chiang is still playing baseball. |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 7, 2024 8:52:39 GMT -5
Can still remember that summer when Chiang turned into the best hitter in baseball for like 4 months, then immediately cratered when they traded him. I recall it was something like they found out he was diabetic and got that under control, and we all thought that made him this unreal hitter.
As for Lugo, if he hits in AAA (and it's not smoke and mirrors) he's probably getting protected. If he doesn't, he won't. Pretty simple.
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