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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 14, 2021 11:04:17 GMT -5
crunch time, folks. during this most interesting year, we've seen the sleepy bottom of the order wake up, we've seen a beleaguered bridge to Barnes pen perk up....now it is time for the starters to get a grip (pun intended?!) and turn this around. This feels like a pretty critical point in the season we find ourselves in. I agree....critical to the end result. Every season has it's individual and team ebbs and flows to be sure. Every season guys hitting .350 early come back to earth and guys hitting .150 creep back toward normalcy. Almost all pitchers have good and bad times. Yet a 9 consecutive game stretch of poor starting pitching is perhaps telling. This isn't a case of one guy or a fluke. And yup, we've recently played against some good offenses (by today's standards) but giving up 13 home runs over 2 games is awarding too much credit to those offenses. I've enjoyed this season of unexpected success particularly as it Has Been unexpected. I can accept come what may.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 12, 2021 21:12:55 GMT -5
on a positive note, the Phillies are handing it to the MFY But won only in 10...as Yanks scored 4 in the last 2 innings to tie..Chapman got the loss in 10. So sad...
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 12, 2021 12:33:08 GMT -5
Different year, different circumstance, different quality available. No way the Sox are going under slot.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 12, 2021 12:07:48 GMT -5
I suspect Red Sox go underslot at 4. A lot of intriguing high school players outside of the big name shortstops and Jobe. I’d be fine with Montgomery, Baez, Petty, or Solometo at 4 if it meant a significant haul later in the draft (more significant than Blaze Jordan, for instance). But Jordan hasn't flamed out..
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 12, 2021 10:15:08 GMT -5
The thing for me about Rocker is that he's just so inconsistent. Does it surprise me that he was dominant today? No. Would it surprise me if in his next start, a 170-pound 2nd baseman hitting out of the eighth spot turns on a 91 mph fastball and puts it 13 rows up in right field seats? Also no. The things for me about Rocker is that he doesn't consistently display a dominant, modern day FB and his command is somewhat suspect. I believe that baseball will take aggressive measures to restore pitching/hitting balance (beyond monitoring/punishing ball spin doctoring). With the advance and greater dominance of mlb fastballs, I am convinced that, at some near point, 60'6" will be a relic. If so, that also will not auger well for Rocker.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 11, 2021 19:25:04 GMT -5
Pedro Castellanos has two homers tonight, up to 6 on the season. Finally started tapping into his lower going back to the end of 2019. Steveofbradenton and I witnessed a big Castellanos jack a couple of years ago in the GCL. This guy definitely has power so hopefully he is getting more consistent in transferring it to games. Good news!
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 10, 2021 5:34:18 GMT -5
Umpire set up in the RHH batters box Catcher reaches across his body to the LHH batters box to catch a pitch Called strike three Yorke ejected as he walks away Great pic!! It has always seemed to me that it is very difficult for an umpire positioned to the batter's side to properly judge 'outside' pitches. I'm surprised that there isn't a SOP...but rather a seeming deference to preference.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 8, 2021 20:43:20 GMT -5
Good inning by Workman - get him stretched out and finding his confidence again. Wish our bats would get a bit of hard contact. This game is out of hand. That's ok..We won 5 straight. Workman needs a legitimate FB to be successful. So far, he doesn't have it. Curves, no matter how good, are prone to balls and any pitch can't be thrown every time. Workman has a short leash and timeline.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 8, 2021 20:14:29 GMT -5
Get someone to replace Dalbec. Unfair! He is going to hit 35+ homers along with Chavis once he graduates from AAA. OBP is overrated. Just ask Tampa Bay...It is hitting a measly .228 but has scored more runs than the Sox.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 3, 2021 14:19:21 GMT -5
Have no idea who it will be but basing my prediction on Bloom’s MO. Expect a high ceiling guy who has underachieved. Of course, the Sox think they know how to fix him. Bloom should be on Wall Street. 10 bagger or bankruptcy..
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 2, 2021 17:35:14 GMT -5
I was told by an insider in the red sox org that they think franchy was a waste and they lost the trade. They work the ticket window but still straight from the sox front office. Seriously bro?
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 2, 2021 17:28:44 GMT -5
This is about as far off topic as you can get but I own a 2020 Kia and love it I've heard rumors that when one purchases a Kia, they get a groupon for 50% off their next colonoscopy performed by Dr. Edward Scissorhands... Ha, ha, ha!!! So apropos as I just had a colonoscopy and can relate on that 'end', (but I have a Maxima).
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 2, 2021 17:19:31 GMT -5
Johan Mieses Steamer rest of season projection: .234/.294/.444 Killjoy....😊
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Post by sarasoxer on May 30, 2021 6:23:51 GMT -5
If there's anyone that knows about five-tool outfielders... I don't think he was using the term strictly by the book. Duran's arm clearly isn't plus. I think he was using it to describe a complete all around athlete with no obvious holes. I could be wrong but that's how I took his statement. To me, his arm is not as good as JBJ or Renfroe but not as bad as Ellsbury, Damon or Crisp. Those last guys had some absolutely horrible arms tho. From what I've read he has a second baseman's arm....perhaps below average for an outfielder.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 28, 2021 20:58:34 GMT -5
That cut right through the weather: what a shot. That was a Teddy Ballgame last AB HR. Ha, ha, ha! I do remember that game. I ran back from school...about 2 miles...in time to hear Williams' last at bat AND the prior one when he flied out to the fence in right. Fenway was enveloped in a cold mist. Williams had come back to the bench after the long fly and said in paraphrase..'If that one didn't go out nothing will go out today'. In the final at bat Williams swung hard and missed a pitch prompting Gowdy to say that there was no doubt what Williams was trying to do. The rest is, of course, history.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 28, 2021 14:05:13 GMT -5
The much maligned Sox system is now 47-37 collectively and after a bad start.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 28, 2021 6:16:30 GMT -5
this should be interesting, especially with Durran out playing reindeer games with team USA. Maybe Workman? Workman had a great curve but it was when he had a jump in velo to 94 or so that he was effective. The reports I've seen were that the FB was back down to around 90. That didn't work for him previously.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 27, 2021 16:13:11 GMT -5
I think the only name suggested at 4 recently that I didn’t like was Fabian Which is hilarious because if you rewind to winter I was pounding the table for him at 4 Which shows to go ya. We don't know what we don't know. Reading about the draft puts me on an emotional yo-yo.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 26, 2021 15:11:22 GMT -5
Ok, good. I didn't want to be interpreted as being negative toward the guy.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 26, 2021 11:57:36 GMT -5
.157/.333/.286 Mookie's first month in Class-A. Lets give him time. Oh heck of course....Chris, while acknowledging SSS, had highlighted a lack of power production and my comment was intended to piggyback on Chris, not to denigrate Yorke.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 26, 2021 10:12:31 GMT -5
Who's ready for some fun with small sample sizes and arbitrary endpoints?!?!?! Just noticed Yorke is on a 6-game hit streak. 5/4-5/16: 6 for 40, 1 2B, 3 BB, 15 K (34.9%), .150/.209/.175 (first two series) 5/18-5/25: 7 for 25, 0 XBH, 3 BB, 4 K (13.8%), .280/.345/.280 (FXBG and last night) Now... Cons: Still no power; numbers likely goosed by playing the worst team in the minors Pros: A hit streak is a hit streak and his BABIP is .318 so he's not getting insanely lucky; walk and K rate adjustments are extremely encouraging Interesting....and he's a pretty big guy...
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Post by sarasoxer on May 24, 2021 6:08:13 GMT -5
I don’t think they need to blow up the offensive system, but it needs to be remodeled. They have a very different personnel than they had even a couple years ago, and it’s time to add some new wrinkles that will force them into more movement. That doesn’t even mean ditching iso ball altogether, but I’d rather see them move the ball quickly early in the shot clock, set some screens for Tatum/Jaylen that will lead to favorable matchups off of switches, and then take advantage of those matchups from there. There’s just way too much Kemba or Tatum walking it up the court right now, and then taking tough jumpers after less than three passes. Norman Dale...
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Post by sarasoxer on May 24, 2021 6:05:11 GMT -5
The home runs I've seen Duran hit on video mostly seem on pitches middle in and lower in the zone...classic location for lefties to do damage...With only a 63% contact rate, I wonder if it's pitch recognition and/or particular pitches/location that give him trouble....Could he have pronounced vulnerabilities like Franchy and Chavis with high strikes?
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Post by sarasoxer on May 21, 2021 7:36:51 GMT -5
Cool! Thanks... Jimenez does look like a slapper tho...surprisingly with that strong body... The center fielder was playing him awfully shallow.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 13, 2021 8:38:07 GMT -5
Meises has 5 hrs and is an outfielder...is he just fodder?...Lots of power from prior seasons.
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