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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 6, 2015 10:17:00 GMT -5
What do you think the plans will be for 1b next year? Can't see Napoli getting extended. We surely need a LH bat. Don't want Hanley anywhere near a live baseball. I can live with him in LF for another year. Until Papi hangs it up after next season or is let go during the season.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 5, 2015 21:14:35 GMT -5
Hanley would have found some way to mess that up That game is 4-4 if Hanley is in left.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 5, 2015 20:37:03 GMT -5
Thank god for Tazawa. That dude has been so consistently good and never gets enough praise for it, both in the Boston market and nationally. ADD: since 2012, he's 23rd amongst all qualified relievers in FIP-fWAR and 17th in RA9-fWAR. True definition of an under-rated player.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 5, 2015 20:34:13 GMT -5
Just DFA Masterson. Another good signing by BC
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 5, 2015 15:28:12 GMT -5
Why is Brock Holt still batting 2nd? Is this last years team or? Some RHB/LHB argument? So frustrating. If you're going to move Betts down, at least put Bogaerts second. In a game where Farrell actually sits Sandoval and Ortiz vs. LHP, I'm not complaining one bit. How bout it? Papi sitting against lefties should be permanent.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 5, 2015 13:20:23 GMT -5
You lost me at DFA Napoli. The other infielders would love throwing over to Hanley.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 5, 2015 13:00:22 GMT -5
When I raved about his mechanics in the 6/1 game thread, jimed14 replied "He reminds me of.... no I won't say." I almost replied, "You don't have to." Let's remember that Pedro is also a genius. And I don't just mean the fact that, as in the joke, he literally does speak English better than Roger. His ability to know how to work hitters, and to understand their psyches, as well as his own, was certainly a big part of why he was, at his peak, the best pitcher of all time. Let's hope that Espinoza has half his smarts (relative to average). The big question right now is, what's Espinoza's nickname? Is it too much of a burden to call him "The Image," as in "spitting?" The thing is, "Anderson" is the single best shared name in film history. Right now you've got Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson, and as great as they both are, I'm not sure either was as good, at their peaks, as Lindsay ( If... and O Lucky Man!). Yeah, I know, nobody's gonna get that part of it but me. I remember a quote from Jim Kaat a couple of years ago. If you want to know how to pitch to a specific batter. Watch how Pedro Martinez does. He has the repertoire of pitches and will figure out which ones will work.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 5, 2015 10:53:35 GMT -5
Time to see what the young guys can. I'd like to see Kelly in the pen. See if he can handle the 8th or 9th. Get a look at Brian Johnson too. JBJ up and Rusney back down soon. Unless, Rusney starts to show some aptitude towards MLB baseball.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 23:54:49 GMT -5
My plan was to put Mookie at 3b. Some posters said he didn't have the arm. Yeah right. And, if Mookie flopped, just go with Holt. I did like the Hanley signing. I thought he'd try to play the field. I figured he'd end up at DH. Just not this soon.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 21:16:45 GMT -5
Right now the Sox would have the fifth pick in the draft! I would put Masterson, and Kelly in the bullpen. I would consider releasing Masterson and calling up Johnson. Another benefit of that. If Kelly looks good in the pen, you can deal Koji at the deadline. Taz/Kelly/Barnes can takes turns closing.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 20:15:12 GMT -5
Can we please move ortiz out of the three hole in the lineup? He may need some quality bench time in order to rediscover his ability to hit anything other than a fastball. Three or four months should do the trick! He really needs to sit against lefties. Slide Hanley to DH. Maybe, when Victorino comes back we'll start to do that. Helps the offense and defense.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 20:08:57 GMT -5
Schwarber is 18 months older than Margot. And, absolutely raking in AA. We won't do that type of trade. But, I'd love to get him. Anyone forget Sam Travis in High A? Why would u deal a SP with ability for another "doesn't have a position" type prospect. We already have to many one dimensional players on the ML roster. Schwarber is another one.. Schwarber looks like the type of bat you can build your line-up around. He was the 4th overall pick last year and has dominated minor league pitching since. Was BA's 19th overall prospect headed into the season. Will prob be around 10 in mid-season because of promotions and drop-offs. He'll be in the bigs shortly. Sam Travis. I didn't forget about him. Not enough pop.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 20:04:52 GMT -5
Trey Ball dealing and looking to save the day. I know 4 bb's. But, 6ip 2h 0r 0er 4 bb 2k
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 19:19:29 GMT -5
Going back to the original post, it's dumb to suggest that there is no chance Margot could be better than Schwarber. There is so much fluctuation in baseball and especially in prospect projections. In 2011 Montero and Domonic Brown were ranked by BA in the top 5 prospects, while Anthony Rizzo was ranked 75th. You can go through the history of the BA prospect lists to get a general sense of how these players are ranked and how that changes over time. But I guess that would make us all homers. www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/all-time Another aspect of this is youth. Schwarber is a lot more polished. Margot has consistently been very young for his level. Of course, youth carries risk...but it seems like prospect evaluations often fail to take youth/level "stress" into account. Eduardo Rodriguez is a great example. In AA at just 20, with a full year at 21, he dropped down some boards (50s in preseason 2014, 60s-70s preseason 2015 despite a pretty impressive finish to 2014 and quite good overall numbers in AA for his age). Young players offset their risk with the fact that they're still in the steep part of the learning curve. Rodriguez was knocked for "OK" command and a middling slider...both of which he's improved upon substantially. Margot has a lot of time (3 years, really) to get to the majors and still be more or less average age as a rookie. That's three years for two levels, presuming he finishes the year at Salem, which may be overly conservative. Margot's 55 FV could easily be higher if he shows AA success, thus raising his floor. Schwarber is 18 months older than Margot. And, absolutely raking in AA. We won't do that type of trade. But, I'd love to get him.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 18:17:33 GMT -5
Can someone explain to me how we shouldn't blame Farrell again? If so I instruct you to watch this game. You know the one where we've had 4 horrible baserunning mistakes, atrocious defense all around and just piss poor fundamentals along with horrific bullpen management. We absolutely have one of the worst 5 managers in the league in our dugout. Yup. Farrell shouldn't have signed Hanley and Tubby.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 16:27:09 GMT -5
The continued inability of the Red Sox pitching staff to field their position is so incredibly frustrating. At some level, it represents a failing by the coaching staff to adequately prepare their players. Throwing to bases should not be this difficult. How the heck is that on the coaching staff? It's up to each player to be able to do their job. It's MLB, not Legion Ball!
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 15:39:07 GMT -5
Hit em where they ain't.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 15:37:36 GMT -5
Swihart's gotta get Mookie over to third there Yeah, but when you've got a soft-tossing lefty. I don't mind my RH hitters taking a hack at him.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 15:24:56 GMT -5
Hitting .500 with RISP. So, we got that going for us.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 14:57:33 GMT -5
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 14:46:56 GMT -5
E-Rod's next start at BALTIMORE should be interesting.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 14:04:51 GMT -5
It's great to hear the good reports on his defense. Because, he's putting up a heck of a slash line for anyone in the Sally, let alone a 19yr old shortstop. 295/354/510/864. A .510 Slug pct is an eye opener. I think he'll finish the year as our 4th best positional prospect behind; Moncada, Devers and Margot. Right now he's behind Marrero and Chavis. Swihart won't be eligible. Buster Olney will have traded him by next year's Future Games.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 13:58:08 GMT -5
I agree. I think he'll go to AAA when Masterson comes off the DL. If Kelly struggles, we'll probably give Masterson another crack or two before he gets DFA'd. I don't see any reason to even pitch Masterson above Wright anymore personally. He'll be bullpen bound if he even comes back up at all. I'm not saying I would do that. I think the front office will. If Kelly struggles, I'd bet Masterson gets the call before Johnson or Wright.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 13:47:07 GMT -5
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 4, 2015 13:39:57 GMT -5
I think Wright leaves the rotation. I don't think they bail on Kelly this early in the season. I agree. I think he'll go to AAA when Masterson comes off the DL. If Kelly struggles, we'll probably give Masterson another crack or two before he gets DFA'd.
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