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Post by geostorm on Jun 15, 2021 8:04:46 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Jun 4, 2021 21:27:22 GMT -5
An iconic rivalry, renewed, June 4 - 6, that happens to overlap anniversary of the iconic Battle of Midway, we've Sawamura assisting, w/ a couple of Zeroes, to help defeat Yanks.
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Post by geostorm on May 26, 2021 0:54:10 GMT -5
This convo had be pausing, in thought, and, reflecting on my Red Sox rooting history, and, that I miss having a legacy OF - or, even just a very good one that compliments the team - for 5-10 yrs or so, standing in front of the Green Monster, like I irrationally feel Fenway deserves... ...that perhaps I've been spoiled by being born into the latter part of Ted's run, '40-60, transitioning to Yaz..Jim Ed...Greenie for 12...Troy for a few, before connecting to Manny through 2001... (not to mention, since we're in season, spoiled by Bruins having a legacy defensemen near all my rooting life, from Orr/Park/Bourque/Chara/McAvoy) ...an interesting run of LFers, 2002 to current, and, whoever is "next", while I'd love a HOFer, I'd be happy with a nice run of Greenwell or O'Leary (or Reddick) like performance for a handful or so year! (without looking, in the above run from Ted through Manny, there was a single season that "interrupted" that run, where LF was manned by someone else...do you recall the player, and season?)
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Post by geostorm on May 18, 2021 16:00:22 GMT -5
Blog, providing an early update on Rule 5 picks, with a "Soxprospects" reference! bloggingtheredsox.com/2021/05/17/rule-5-picks-tyreque-reed-1-166-ops-at-high-a-kaleb-ort-0-00-era-at-triple-a-among-early-red-sox-minor-league-standouts/“Kaleb Ort is a guy who has really stood out to me, he took the closer role and ran with it,” WooSox pitching coach Paul Abbott recently told MassLive.com’s Katie Morrison. “He’s come in and slammed the door without really any threat of a hiccup at all. He’s throwing strikes, aggressive, and he’s been impressive.” Per his SoxProspects.com scouting report, Ort works with a two-pitch mix that consists of a mid-90s fastball that can top out at 98 mph and a slider. That two-pitch mix has proven to be a potent combination for the righty reliever thus far, as he is holding opponents to a .150 batting average against while boasting a 40.9% strikeout rate, a 0.89 FIP, and a 2.20 xFIP." Also just caught Ian's mini review on Ort, via a reply to Alex Speier's Kaleb Ort tweet -
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Post by geostorm on May 17, 2021 21:11:39 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on May 14, 2021 13:22:07 GMT -5
www.mlb.com/news/these-prospects-could-be-future-closers?t=mlb-pipeline-coverageRed Sox: Jacob Wallace, RHP (No. 28) One of the top relief prospects in the 2019 Draft, Wallace went to the Rockies in the third round after setting a Connecticut record with 16 saves and joined the Red Sox last September as the player to be named in the Kevin Pillar trade. He has a pair of plus pitches in a 93-97 mph four-seam fastball with late tail and a sweeping 82-85 mph slider with depth.
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Post by geostorm on May 11, 2021 20:25:21 GMT -5
Perhaps to help the recovery process, it wouldn't hurt to check in w Pedro about a "booster"?
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Post by geostorm on May 11, 2021 18:46:25 GMT -5
Glad to welcome back one of my favorite prospects ever, I'm still a Jed Head. whenever I see JL, referenced, or, in game, my mind eventually drifts to another of my faves, Tim Naehring
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Post by geostorm on May 10, 2021 7:05:05 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on May 10, 2021 7:01:06 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on May 10, 2021 6:54:20 GMT -5
from same article -
• The decision to skip Leiter’s turn in the rotation wasn’t announced to scouts until Saturday morning, a few hours before the 2 p.m. game. The email to scouts said it was “nothing serious at this point but we are monitoring his inning workload,” which doesn’t line up with the choice to skip his turn hours before the game. If you’re going to limit someone’s workload, you make that call days before the start, not hours. Leiter has been struggling in his last few starts, giving up three homers and four walks in four innings last week against Florida and giving up a pair of homers in five innings against Mississippi State the week before. He allowed four runs in each outing. Maybe he’s tired and needs a week off, but the timing of this decision is unusual, and now even more eyes will be on Leiter if and when he retakes the mound.
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Post by geostorm on Apr 28, 2021 19:48:07 GMT -5
I’ll admit it... I didn’t think CVaz had a prayer of getting that run in. Wait...there's more...during the radio broadcast, on way home, they dropped a factoid that at 100.3 MPH that was the fastest pitch that CV has recorded a hit, in his career
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Post by geostorm on Apr 24, 2021 5:44:28 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Apr 22, 2021 15:28:06 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Apr 14, 2021 19:07:20 GMT -5
....keep it up, and, might lead to something
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Post by geostorm on Apr 7, 2021 14:42:55 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Apr 7, 2021 14:42:00 GMT -5
Franchy is an impressive specimen. aka "impressimen"?
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Post by geostorm on Apr 7, 2021 14:21:54 GMT -5
Vazquez has been so impressive. From Alex Speier Twitter, during game today - "Since the start of 2019, there are 18 catchers with 500+ PAs. Vázquez entered today ranked third in fWAR (5.2), behind only Realmuto (7.6) and Grandal (7.2)." "Christian Vázquez destroys a homer for the second time in as many days. The idea of him as a DH five years ago would have been absurd. It is not anymore." From MLB stat tracking - Christian Vázquez is habitually timely with his home run. By going deep for a two-run shot that snapped a 1-1 tie on Wednesday, it was Vázquez's 22nd of 42 career homers that have either tied the game or put the Red Sox ahead. Vázquez also set up Tuesday's thrilling comeback win in 12 innings by ripping a game-tying, solo shot in the bottom of the ninth.
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Post by geostorm on Apr 7, 2021 12:36:43 GMT -5
www.mlb.com/news/kumar-rocker-vs-jack-leiter-scout-comparison?t=mlb-pipeline-coverageWhile Leiter and Rocker clearly are outstanding prospects, who's better? We posed that question to a wide swath of general managers, executives, scouting directors and area scouts. The result was 25-3 in favor of Leiter, with one executive declaring it a dead heat. That landslide overstates the difference between Leiter and Rocker, with most respondents expressing that they consider the two aces to be extremely close in talent. "It's hard to separate the two," a National League scouting director said. "Rocker is bigger, more physical and has more track record. Leiter just feels like he'll outperform him. I'm more confident with him reaching his ceiling than Rocker. Leiter has more feel and ability to use his weapons." The son of two-time All-Star and World Series champion Al Leiter has closed the gap in pure stuff this spring -- his plays better. While he can't reach Rocker's maximum fastball velocity, he's now sitting at 92-94 mph and Rocker has operated a tick below that in his last two starts. Leiter generates significantly more swings-and-misses with his heater in the strike zone thanks to its riding life and outstanding metrics, such as induced vertical break, and an American League assistant scouting director called it one of the best fastballs he's come across in any Draft.
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Post by geostorm on Apr 3, 2021 15:05:45 GMT -5
/photo/1 per Alex - "Always enjoyed my interactions with Ty Buttrey while he was coming up through the Red Sox system, and appreciated that most of our conversations were about our families. Good for him for deciding that that’s where he wants to focus his life moving forward."
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Post by geostorm on Mar 28, 2021 19:22:47 GMT -5
Quick count, but, thought I saw just 10 teams posted w longer odds > Red Sox current 50-1, so, not too far from other projection, w high probability of 2022 Top 10 pick?
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Post by geostorm on Mar 28, 2021 15:34:51 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Mar 22, 2021 21:28:20 GMT -5
www.mlb.com/news/vanderbilt-coach-scouts-jack-leiter-kumar-rocker?t=mlb-pipeline-coverageOn Leiter, Corbin said the right-hander's big fastball is the key: "I think the fastball is what separates him. You can put a velocity number on it, whether it's 95, 96 [mph]. But you've seen guys in the past, whether it's [Roger] Clemens or [Curt] Schilling, they have a fastball that just jumps up on the hitter -- and his does." "In a lot of ways, seeing Gibson pitch as a kid, there's a compete similarity with Kumar and Bob," Corbin said. "I'm not gonna compare the two [as pitchers], that wouldn't be fair, but at the same time -- not minimizing Kumar's stuff, because his stuff is very good -- but he's out there competing. He just wants to win for his team, and I think it makes him very unique for a lot of different reasons."
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Post by geostorm on Mar 8, 2021 11:32:49 GMT -5
Is Henry Davis too big a reach at #4, seems like the defensive profile makes him close to a lock to be a MLB catcher and the bat seems like it could be pretty good. If they can get a guy like him underslot and save some money to use in the following rounds I could see it happening. Probably wouldn't be my personal preference but he definitely seems like a good bet to at least be a major league caliber player at the catcher position with good upside with the bat for a catcher. Like the narrative; not as familiar w the player "NC State catcher Luca Tresh has seen a mammoth rise over the past two months after cementing himself as the starting catcher for the Wolfpack. Tresh replaces Patrick Bailey, but might be every bit the bat of his predecessor. Some scouts have thrown 60 grades on the power tool. Tresh is pushing Memphis thumper Hunter Goodman as the second-best college catcher in the class, though for our money, Louisville backstop Henry Davis is in a league of his own thanks to top-of-the-scale athleticism behind the plate and 98th percentile exit velos, as well as outlandishly good walk and strikeout rates. Adrian Del Castillo has shown improvement behind the plate, but questions still remain on his final defensive home."
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Post by geostorm on Feb 24, 2021 13:02:46 GMT -5
Angels manager Joe Maddon stated Wednesday that he thinks Ty Buttrey has the potential to be one of the best relievers "in the American League and in baseball." That is high praise from the Angels skipper. Buttrey is coming off a rough 2020 campaign in which he held a 5.81 ERA and 1.40 WHIP over 26 1/3 innings. However, the 27-year-old has shown flashes in the past of being an effective high leverage relief pitcher, posting an 11.0 K/9 and 10.5 K/9 over the two previous seasons. Impressive numbers for a groundball pitcher who has shown the ability to limit the long ball. Buttrey will work in a set-up role behind Angels' closer Raisel Iglesias this season.
SOURCE: J.P. Hoornstra on Twitter Feb 24, 2021, 11:43 AM ET
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