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Post by bigpupp on Jun 9, 2015 12:46:15 GMT -5
Rickard's first two picks appear to be helium type guys. We need a definition of Helium. In my opinion, helium guys are like Josh Naylor; guys who were on the radar for a certain spot, but in the days prior to the draft they shoot up and end up getting picked really high. Beninteni is not a helium guy. Sure, he came out of nowhere this season, but a big part of that was because a lot of people didn't know he was draft eligible. He has been mocked to go exactly where he did for a month. Helium doesn't last a month. Also, I'm pretty sure that the triple crown winner in a major conference and the National College Player of the year can't be considered a helium guy.
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Post by bigpupp on Jun 8, 2015 19:28:07 GMT -5
Very happy about Benintendi. Also very happy to see Whitley go to the Not Yankees.
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Post by bigpupp on Jun 8, 2015 12:50:53 GMT -5
I don't understand all the Daz Cameron hate. If he reaches his potential he sounds like Adam Jones. I wouldn't mind seeing the Red Sox draft him, and offer him what they value him at. If he signs, great. If he doesn't sign, pick 7 again next year. I could talk myself into the pick, but wouldn't be ecstatic. It feels to me like he got on the board because of his last name, but never did anything to impress after that. Everyone else might have different reasons but that's how I've felt pretty much all year.
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Post by bigpupp on Jun 8, 2015 9:39:13 GMT -5
“@jonmorosi: David Price made one thing clear about free agency: He won’t sign with a team he believes is a “no-fun zone.” Culture matters a lot to him.” Just don't have any fun looking at your homerun.
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Post by bigpupp on Jun 7, 2015 23:25:20 GMT -5
My top 7 are:
Rodgers Swanson Bregman Fulmer Benintendi Tate Tucker
I, of course, reserve the right to change this order as well as add and subtract players in the weeks, months, and years to come...per the norm.
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Post by bigpupp on Jun 7, 2015 17:42:43 GMT -5
If the Sox pick Fulmer, would they consider fast tracking him as a reliever to be used in the playoffs and next year send him to the minors to work as a starter? Of course this would only make any sense if they are still in the playoff race when they decide do that. No, see Craig Hansen To add to this, Hansen was signed to to an MLB contract from the draft which is no longer allowed. There is no way the Sox waste an option next year to benefit a dozen or so innings this year.
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Post by bigpupp on Jun 5, 2015 14:47:41 GMT -5
Bregman, Benintendi, Fulmer, Daz. There's a very good chance we get one of them and I'll be happy with any. I'm as excited as everyone else about Monday. I have a serious question. Why is Bregman so intriguing to so many? I want to "jump on" the wagon, but I really see a decent 2nd baseman....and not much more. Is it because the draft is poor and he looks like a surer thing? Not trying to be negative, I just want to hear reasons for me to be excited about him. I'm from New Mexico so I was already on board with Bregman, but this article from the Hardball Times sold me on him being a very good pick at 7.
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Post by bigpupp on May 24, 2015 15:58:44 GMT -5
Didn't Farrell say last year, like right after they resigned him that he was going to make an effort to not pitch him in back to back games if it wasn't save situations? Something along those lines? Like others above said. Just because he warmed up doesn't mean he has to pitch, he can throw simulated AB's in front of a coach out there, this is what finished his season last August. I remember it being said on more than 1 occasion in 2013 that once Koji is warmed up he will enter the game no matter what.
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Post by bigpupp on May 22, 2015 16:28:39 GMT -5
I get my 1st look at Yoan Moncada tonight and Michael Kopech is a nice bonus this will be my 4th trip down to Greenville the year so far, such a fun team to watch i'll be back to do a write up tonight Condolences. Kiley McDaniel says Moncada not in the lineup tonight.
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Post by bigpupp on May 20, 2015 22:18:39 GMT -5
I blame the jerk who was listing the RISP numbers in spring training for all the offensive problems this year. Bad karma from day 1. Thank you! I wasn't congratulating you. I was blaming you.
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Post by bigpupp on May 20, 2015 21:53:24 GMT -5
I blame the jerk who was listing the RISP numbers in spring training for all the offensive problems this year. Bad karma from day 1.
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Post by bigpupp on May 18, 2015 15:28:28 GMT -5
What was the story with Vitek when we got him. He got a lot of helium and came out of nowhere from Ball state? Not a helium pick. In fact, he was mocked to go as high as 9 to San Diego for months before the draft (funny that they ended up picking Whitson).
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Post by bigpupp on May 10, 2015 10:22:37 GMT -5
Sox never gave the A's a chance to take him "for nothing" on waivers. They got what they saw was a better offer. OK, this you have to explain to me, how is "Sox pay A's to take Mujica off their hands" better for the Sox than "A's take Mujica and pay his salary themselves"? Mujica probably would not have been claimed off waivers. Oakland would have let him go through waivers and then signed him. In the end I bet the Sox save a few thousand dollars and get an organization guy they might like.
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Post by bigpupp on May 3, 2015 20:06:34 GMT -5
This season so far has felt like the entire 2012 season. Games get out of hand quick and offense has no chance to get them back in it.
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Post by bigpupp on Apr 30, 2015 17:09:50 GMT -5
So Badler was right all along about Owens having a slider?
(it was Badler, wasn't it?)
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Post by bigpupp on Apr 16, 2015 10:29:29 GMT -5
What time will the bachelor party podcast be going up?
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Post by bigpupp on Apr 11, 2015 1:19:32 GMT -5
I'm officially off the Wright bandwagon by the way....In case anyone was wondering. I haven't been following the forums, but was there seriously a bandwagon? I belive he was called a Cy Young candidate at one point.
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Post by bigpupp on Apr 11, 2015 1:09:27 GMT -5
I'm officially off the Wright bandwagon by the way....In case anyone was wondering.
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Post by bigpupp on Apr 10, 2015 21:32:02 GMT -5
Doesn't KLaw have the Aiken/Matuella information completely wrong? Aiken seems like a straight forward TJ similar to Hoffman and Matuella has the back issues that make him even more of a dangerous pick.
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Post by bigpupp on Mar 23, 2015 14:27:53 GMT -5
1. How many games will the Red Sox win in 2015? (points +/-1 either way) 90 2. Who will win AL MVP? Trout 3. Who will win AL Cy Young? Price 4. Who will win AL Rookie of the Year? Alex Meyer 5. Who will win the World Series? Red Sox 6. Which current or ex-Red Sox player/prospect will get the most MVP vote points in 2015? Hanley 7. Who starts the most games for Boston after Porcello, Buchholz, Miley, Masterson, and Kelly? Wright 8. Who is the first player to be added to the 25-man roster on or after April 15? Rusney Castillo 9. Who is the first player to earn a permanent promotion after the season starts? Rusney Castillo 10. Name one player the Red Sox will draft in 2015. Kyle Funkouser
Red Sox minor league system only 11. Which pitcher has the most wins? Brian Johnson 12. Most strikeouts? Eduardo Rodriguez 13. Which hitter hits the most home runs? Jordan Betts 14. Best OPS? Devers 15. Most stolen bases? Margot 16. Who will be voted the Offensive POY as voted by the SP Community? Devers 17. Pitcher of the Year? Eduardo Rodriguez 18. Breakout POY? Karsten Whitson 19. Comeback POY? Henry Ramos 20. Which prospect will make the biggest jump in the SoxProspects rankings? Karsten Whitson
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Post by bigpupp on Mar 9, 2015 13:21:21 GMT -5
click on the user name to get to profile. click on the settings button at far right. click 'block member'. Thank you sir. I was trying to do this through the mobile site and was unable to. Going through the PC worked though.
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Post by bigpupp on Mar 9, 2015 12:06:50 GMT -5
I've looked everywhere I can to be able to find a way to block certain posters from showing up when I log in. Is there any way to do this or am I going to have to see how well the Sox did with RISP every day?
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Post by bigpupp on Feb 24, 2015 15:52:13 GMT -5
Texas was the team that came to mind for me. It looks like they have a need and their prospect depth is impressive enough that we could grab a mid-teen that is interesting.
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Post by bigpupp on Feb 23, 2015 9:27:41 GMT -5
I had already started telling myself that he sucks because he will be wearing pinstripes, but I'm pretty sure I can change my mind on that. What an awesome surprise.
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Post by bigpupp on Feb 9, 2015 1:25:14 GMT -5
I have to agree 100 percent. The phillies are under no time crunch to trade hamel. Why they would not wait until July which is usually a seller's market, to get a better deal is beyond me. If amaro thinks hamel is worth X then why would he accept anything less. The onus is on bc to prove that his alternative is worth X to the Phillies. Clearly he had not done that to date. Although given hamel's track record against the American league east, why is bc even calling amaro? You have to remember that trading Hamels at the trade deadline means only a few teams would be able to get involved in talks.
How many are involved in talks right now? If the Pads sign Shields then the Sox might be the only team left. Hard to imagine there would be fewer than that at the trade deadline.
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