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Post by Addam603 on Jul 28, 2022 19:21:57 GMT -5
Not sure if it’s a team-wide directive this week, but all three starters that I’ve seen this week for Salem have been almost entirely fastball-changeup. Haven’t seen a lot of breaking balls.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 27, 2022 21:54:14 GMT -5
Beck Way, TJ Sikkema, Chandler Champlain are the return MLB has it as their 19th, 21st, and an unranked prospect for 3 months of Benintendi. Gotta love that return if you’re the Royals. BA has them at #13, #23, and #29.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 27, 2022 19:52:50 GMT -5
Luis Guerrero throws heat. Repeatedly hit 101 on the stadium gun. Fredericksburg’s gun is a tick or two fast but I think it’s a bit better this season than last year.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 27, 2022 19:14:59 GMT -5
Oh look, Brainer Bonaci doubled again. Line drive over the right fielder’s head.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 27, 2022 18:52:33 GMT -5
Paulino homers to right and Bonaci misses home run number 4 by a couple of feet. Doubles high off the left field wall. He is on an insane run today. Just driving everything.
Paulino packs a decent punch for a small guy. He looks smaller than Bonaci and doesn’t have anything close to the bull that Brainer has in his arms.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 27, 2022 18:29:50 GMT -5
Bonaci just came within about 6 inches of his third home run of the “day.” Triples high off the right center field wall.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 27, 2022 17:47:25 GMT -5
Felix Cepeda could be interesting if he ever learned to throw strikes. His velo is up again. He was sitting 97-98 on the stadium gun and hitting 99 even in his second inning. He threw something else in the low 90s and had a pretty good breaking ball. He didn’t throw it very often because his fastball was just overpowering tonight.
But 35 walks in 32 innings will just never cut it.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 27, 2022 17:30:20 GMT -5
Bonaci with another home run in the continuation of yesterday’s game. He’s small, but he has some definite muscle in his arms and wrists.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 26, 2022 19:41:16 GMT -5
We’re in a rain delay at the Salem game so now’s a good time to put my thoughts in so far.
Wilkelman Gonzalez was having a really solid game through four innings before falling apart in the 5th before the rain delay. 7 Ks through four innings and even his walks were close, competitive ABs. That being said, I don’t like him as a starter right now. He’s small and lost his velocity by the third inning. Was sitting mid 90s through the first two and dropped to low-to-mid 90s by the third. Through the first two, his fastball was a very good pitch. Really dropped off later in the game. Also threw a high 80s change that didn’t have a ton of separation from the fastball later in the game and a high 70s curve. He really struggled to land the curve for strikes and didn’t throw it often.
Blaze has a really thick body and will need to watch his conditioning so he doesn’t get soft.
Mayer reminds me a lot of seeing Nick Yorke play in Salem last year. Just spraying line drives and looking head and shoulders above everyone else at the plate.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 26, 2022 18:10:01 GMT -5
I was thinking Brainer Bonaci looks bigger and stronger than I assumed. He responded by dropping a home run over the right-center field fence.
He also had a funny/scary moment on the basepaths where he slipped going around second on Mayer’s double, tried to go back to second where Mayer was standing, turned to run to third, and slipped and fell again.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 26, 2022 16:36:34 GMT -5
Batting 7th and playing 3B in his debut.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 25, 2022 11:32:04 GMT -5
Potential injury to watch: Freili Encarnacion was removed from the game following a successful steal of second.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 24, 2022 17:19:53 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 24, 2022 14:29:50 GMT -5
Phillip Sikes since 5/29 (117 PA): 326/448/663/1111 17.1% K 15.4% BB 10 SB He was on the IL for 10 days in June but has otherwise been playing almost every day; mostly CF in Salem but more RF in Greenville. 14% K rate and only 4.7% BB in very SSS since his promotion. And he can play defense too.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 24, 2022 11:42:37 GMT -5
With that .536 OPS, definitely deserves it. With Yolmer Sanchez and Jaylin Davis in Boston, the Woo Sox need someone that can play the infield and maybe a corner outfield spot in a pinch. Cannon fits the bill. Koss and Rafaela could also fit I guess, but Rafaela has barely played in AA and Koss is probably better served playing every day in Portland than part time in Worcester.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 24, 2022 11:02:09 GMT -5
Cam Cannon was promoted to Worcester.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 23, 2022 19:54:53 GMT -5
What did he allegedly have on the table last year?
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 23, 2022 13:06:23 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 23, 2022 11:10:36 GMT -5
Luis Perales: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 Ks.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 23, 2022 9:29:34 GMT -5
So far with the three reported under slot signings, the Sox have saved $601,500. Anthony’s reported $2,500,000 bonus is $1,679,600 over slot. Add in the $404,130 +5% and the Sox have created $1,005,630 to work with. Still need to create roughly another $600k for Anthony plus the extra money for Brannon.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 22, 2022 21:50:25 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 21, 2022 11:20:26 GMT -5
Casas not in the FCL lineup. Hopefully means he’s headed back up to Worcester.
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 19, 2022 17:16:15 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 18, 2022 19:17:52 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 18, 2022 17:23:00 GMT -5
Grades and articles aren’t facts. They’re the opinions of the author of that publication. As for the Tampa Bay connection, that’s so overplayed. Yes, Bloom came from Tampa. No, he is not running the Red Sox in any way like the small market Tampa Bay Rays. No? How's he differing? For starters, the Red Sox blow Tampa out of the water in every spending metric you can think of. On another note, even if Bloom is drafting like the Rays, I don’t see how that’s a bad thing. The Rays are consistently one of the best development and minor league teams in the MLB.
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