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Post by adamoraz on Sept 3, 2016 18:00:30 GMT -5
Why does everyone want to trade Bradley so much? I think having a Benny, Bradley, Betts outfield next year will be amazing.
As far as Kimbrel, I'm pretty happy with him. He's had some rough outings but he's been far more solid than anyone else in that bullpen. We'll have to wait a few years to see how Margot and the others turn out before we really know whether or not this trade was a success.
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Post by adamoraz on Sept 3, 2016 16:17:35 GMT -5
Seems as if Pawtucket and Portland have been barren the last few years This is an interesting comment to me. On the major league roster you have mookie, xb, jbj, beni, swihart, and barnes. cv has caught in the bigs and done very well. Moncada is just coming in. Erod though acquired from Baltimore was in Portland etc. All 25 and younger. Seems like the sox have gotten a lot out of their farm system. Be interested in seeing how many other teams have that much young talent on their roster from their farm system. I can kind of see where he's coming from, most of our top prospects have spent a lot more time in the low minors the last few years. But I think you're right, we still have had a lot of guys fast forward through those levels lately. Besides, Portland has Doubon now, and Devers and Kopech will be there next year, so they'll be all right.
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Post by adamoraz on Sept 3, 2016 16:12:43 GMT -5
Wasn't aware we were arguing. Just saying that Dalbec is 2 years older and had a chance to play cape cod (where he excelled) so it shouldn't come as a surprise that he's outperforming Betts at this level. I'm not sure how that's supposed to make Dalbec less exciting right now. We're not. Your stating my premise - my argument - for me. That league is all over the map talent-wise: phenomenal athletic specimens and raw talents from countries that don't have the same level of youth baseball as the US; high school players who've tested out at a high level but who haven't focused exclusively on one sport - like Betts; and lots of college players many from big conferences who dominate and then disappear. I'm not going to hold my breath on this guy just yet. So because he's doing well now you expect him to disappoint later? That is way to pessimistic for me. I can see we're not going to see eye to eye on this (As we're drawing totally opposite conclusions from the same basic facts), so before I move on, let me just state that I look at things much more optimistically. While I know that any prospect could wind up flushing out (except maybe Benny) I don't necessarily expect them too. So if Dalbec winds up disappointing in the next couple of years, so be it. But as long as he's exceeding expectations to such a degree, I'm going to sit back and cheer this exciting player on (as I cheer all of the Sox prospects on) as he continues his climb up the prospects board. And lets not compare people to Betts, Mookie is Superman.
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Post by adamoraz on Sept 3, 2016 9:59:17 GMT -5
And to think, they might have wanted us to throw in Erod as well. I'm fine with this trade not happening.
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Post by adamoraz on Sept 3, 2016 9:00:49 GMT -5
Wasn't aware we were arguing. Just saying that Dalbec is 2 years older and had a chance to play cape cod (where he excelled) so it shouldn't come as a surprise that he's outperforming Betts at this level. I'm not sure how that's supposed to make Dalbec less exciting right now.
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Post by adamoraz on Sept 3, 2016 8:37:11 GMT -5
True, but Betts was only 19 when he played in ththe NY-Penn league, and he had never played in college or the cape cod league so it should be expected that he'd start out a little behind. If he had that experience, I'm guessing his numbers at Lowell would have looked a lot more like Benny's numbers last year.
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Post by adamoraz on Sept 3, 2016 8:07:17 GMT -5
Ball as a reliever might already be better than Abad!
J/K but I'm definitely in favor of them trying something new with him. He needs a new path forward.
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Post by adamoraz on Sept 3, 2016 8:00:19 GMT -5
Nice to see him moving around so well. If he's really healthy it would be huge to see him back in the lineup this month.
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Post by adamoraz on Sept 3, 2016 7:49:13 GMT -5
Man he is absolutely dominating this league. With those numbers and that write up from BA, maybe he does stand an outside chance of slipping into the top 100. He's certainly making a strong case for himself, so it will be interesting to see if he (and Doubon?) can get in.
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Post by adamoraz on Sept 1, 2016 23:16:41 GMT -5
For a 4th round pick to rise to #11 the same year he was drafted might be unprecedented, no? Didn't Ryan Westmoreland do something similar?
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Post by adamoraz on Sept 1, 2016 16:58:18 GMT -5
All the way up to # 11. Heartthrob Bob might be Bombing his way into the top 10 before we know it.
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Post by adamoraz on Sept 1, 2016 16:53:46 GMT -5
I saw this quote a few days ago, just another indication of how much potential this guy has.
Get well soon Benny!
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 31, 2016 22:14:26 GMT -5
Yikes, bad day for Kopech. I'm sure he'll recover, but a good reminder of how far he still has to go.
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 30, 2016 18:31:38 GMT -5
This season has shown that he's much more important than Bogaerts is to retain, though. I think that was much more of a debate in April. Yes but, that debate could swing right back the other way if say, X-Man hits .350 next year. I say lock them both up, just to be safe.
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 30, 2016 18:21:58 GMT -5
And Shawaryn might be a third good steal. All in all, a pretty promising draft class so far.
I think the most promising thing in the article is that Dalbec is hitting with power to all fields, not just pulling all of his home runs to left. That ability might make it easier for him to adjust later on.
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 29, 2016 22:10:55 GMT -5
Interesting reading. I think I saw an article after the draft that said he's more comfortable hitting when he doesn't have to pitch as well, so I wonder if that's helping him out so far.
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 29, 2016 19:16:13 GMT -5
I think the Sox newest breakout prospect deserves a thread.
It seems like he's been putting on quite a show down in Lowell, and I'm guessing he'll be moving up in the rankings pretty quickly, but I'd love to hear the impressions of anyone who's seen him play so far.
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 28, 2016 22:29:31 GMT -5
Nice! Thanks for posting that. Glad to see he's making tnhe adjustment.
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 28, 2016 16:55:33 GMT -5
How has he looked defensively at 3B so far?
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 28, 2016 16:50:30 GMT -5
Here's an idea for DH. If you're a believer in Sandy Leon's bat then train Swihart at 1B and let Leon and Vazquez share the catching duty, with each catching about half the games each week.
Then when Leon catches, you can let Vazquez be his back up, Swihart can play 1B and Hanley can DH.
When Vazquez catches you have Swihart backup, Hanley at 1B and Leon DH.
That way you get Leon's bat every game without him getting warn out behind the plate too much, get Swihart's bat into the lineup, avoid a long term contract for a straight DH and improve your depth since Swihart can also play LF.
I don't think this has any chance of happening, but I thought it was an intriguing idea.
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 24, 2016 22:27:59 GMT -5
Here's hoping it's just a minor injury. It would be a shame to lose Benny for the stretch run.
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 20, 2016 13:23:47 GMT -5
That's always possible, but even if they do trade Shaw its hard to see where Sandoval would fit next year. He'd have to fight for playing time from the bench.
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 20, 2016 12:37:01 GMT -5
I always kind of thought they'd wind up trading him. Hopefully he can put together some good games down the stretch to increase his value. They can't depend on Sandoval, and even if he does come back in good shape next year I don't think there's anything stopping Moncada from taking the 3b job.
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Post by adamoraz on Aug 20, 2016 11:33:47 GMT -5
I think he broke into the top 10 with a really strong first half. He's fallen off a lot over the last month, so he might not be ranked 9th for long. He's still really talented though so hopefully he can turn it around.
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