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Post by Addam603 on Sept 16, 2022 13:07:13 GMT -5
If Aaron Perry can ever stay healthy he could be a good reliever. When I saw him last year he was pairing a mid to high 90s fastball with two decent breaking balls. He just needs to stay on the mound.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 16, 2022 11:15:32 GMT -5
You also have to wonder if Bello’s signing conditions will impact his decision. It’s not like he was a huge bonus baby or early round pick with money in the bank. He’s been making minor league pay for the last five years after a $28,000 signing bonus.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 15, 2022 16:07:02 GMT -5
Bello over his first three starts: 12 IP, 22 H, 14 ER, 8 BB, 9 Ks. 10.50 ERA Bello in his last seven appearances: 30.1 IP, 29 H, 10 ER, 13 BBs, 33 Ks. 2.97 ERA. And truthfully I thought he looked better in his first 3 starts than those numbers suggest. It feels like virtually every game he’s pitched he’s been better than his final line. I’d be pleased if I was just following stats, but having watched most of these games, I’m pretty much frothing at the mouth with excitement. Yeah, he has looked really good by the eye test. He just needs some consistency and better defense behind him. His 2.79 FIP backs that up.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 15, 2022 11:21:40 GMT -5
Bello over his first three starts:
12 IP, 22 H, 14 ER, 8 BB, 9 Ks. 10.50 ERA
Bello in his last seven appearances:
30.1 IP, 29 H, 10 ER, 13 BBs, 33 Ks. 2.97 ERA.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 14, 2022 10:59:06 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 13, 2022 16:52:31 GMT -5
Today I learned: Edwin Diaz's FIP since the beginning of June is 0.09.
To repeat: his FIP since the beginning of June is 0.09.
That's 33 innings of 17.28 K/9, 1.89 BB/9, and zero home runs.
There is no more exciting place in baseball right now than Citi Field in the 9th inning.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 8, 2022 17:33:22 GMT -5
Baby lineup for Salem tonight. Tyler Miller is the old fogey at 22. Everyone else is 20 or under with six teenagers playing tonight.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 7, 2022 19:15:32 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 7, 2022 19:08:01 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 6, 2022 21:07:56 GMT -5
Yorke is 6-13 with a double and a home run so far in September. Let him finish strong and start next year hoping for health.
On the bright side with Yorke, according to B-Ref he hasn’t had a single AB against a younger pitcher this year.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 4, 2022 19:37:17 GMT -5
Mikey Romero with a single, double, and three RBIs so far tonight. He’s hit the ground running in his pro career.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 4, 2022 19:15:35 GMT -5
I’m sorry but did the guy just create a second account to agree with himself?
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 4, 2022 17:37:39 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 4, 2022 16:43:03 GMT -5
Rafaela is still way too aggressive at the plate for MLB pitching. He’s made progress lately in Double A, but major league pitchers would eat him up right now. He’ll be a good player someday, but he won’t be there right away with his current skill set. To make that claim is laughable. Another one that doesn't have a clue. I will stand by my claim and die by it. You can all come back later and thank me if you want.. What do you even mean by "aggressive"? His hand-eye coordination is in the 99th percentile. There are outliers and he is certainly one. Rafaela does have good hand-eye coordination. But his over-aggressive approach means he swings at pitches he shouldn’t. His special hand-eye coordination means he makes contact with the bad pitches, but it’s generally poor quality contact on the trash pitches. When he learns to lay off the bad stuff, he’ll be a great player. Until then, major league pitchers will eat him up. The difference between AA and MLB is huge. Let him play before calling him a perennial all star.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 4, 2022 15:06:09 GMT -5
Rafaela is still way too aggressive at the plate for MLB pitching. He’s made progress lately in Double A, but major league pitchers would eat him up right now. He’ll be a good player someday, but he won’t be there right away with his current skill set. To make that claim is laughable.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 3, 2022 16:14:17 GMT -5
Rafaela back in the starting lineup for Portland.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 28, 2022 12:28:30 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 28, 2022 7:41:10 GMT -5
The Red Sox seem destined to sit somewhere in the 12th to 15th spot in the tankings (tank rankings). With 35 games left they’re 20 games out of the top spot. Obviously not coming close to that. I think their ceiling is that of a 10th pick (lottery results non-withstanding). They’re currently 6.5 games back of the Marlins there. Realistically, I don’t think they’ll fall that far. I think this team is too streaky good to bomb the rest of the year. They’ll have series where they suck (Toronto), but they’ll have series where they play a bit of spoiler (current Rays series). They’ll probably end the year playing just below .500, where they have been for most of the year. They’re also getting healthy finally. I think it’s too late for them to make the playoffs, but with 26 of their remaining 35 games against teams in the playoffs or in the hunt, they can make some noise with a hot finish. They’ll end up in the late lottery and we’ll be sitting here praying for the lottery gods to smile on us.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 28, 2022 5:47:52 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 27, 2022 19:24:36 GMT -5
Two home runs for Brainer Bonaci. The dude really put on some muscle this year. I like him as a prospect.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 19, 2022 11:10:24 GMT -5
I think Allan Castro needs some love. He was the Latin America Position Player of the Year for the Sox last year and he’s continued to hit well in the FCL. He’s only 19, so he’s not super old for the level and he’s 15 or so ABs away from being 7th in the league in OPS. If Bleis isn’t taking CF reps from him, he definitely qualifies.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 18, 2022 16:19:20 GMT -5
Portland needs to clear a roster spot with the Kavadas and Guerrero promotions. The easy move is send Rangel to the DEV list. They have Scott and Marrero to catch. There is the question of corner infield playing time. Kavadas is 1B/DH only. Binelas, Northcut, and Potts are also rotating through 1B/3B/DH but Potts is the odd man out to the bench there.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 18, 2022 11:13:17 GMT -5
Paxton’s day is done after 0.2 innings. That can’t be good.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 17, 2022 15:10:06 GMT -5
Niko Kavadas is the 9th ranked 1B prospect in all of baseball according to MLB Pipeline. Casas is #1 but that’s more obvious.
Yorke has fallen (I think) to the 6th ranked 2B.
Mayer is the #3 SS behind the #2 and #5 overall prospects.
Bello is the #7 RHP.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 16, 2022 19:41:33 GMT -5
I think that’s now all three of his home runs on offspeed stuff since his promotion. His potential is really going to come down to his ability to hit the fastball.
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