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Post by Addam603 on Aug 23, 2021 18:59:41 GMT -5
This is embarrassing but I'm the only person here who has seen Vampire Diaries? I hope so -- I fully blame my wife for that years ago. But if you have, you know that Marcelo would fit in perfectly with that cast of characters from his name to his looks. There’s actually a vampire name Marcel so it’s close enough (also my wife’s favorite show).
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 23, 2021 13:42:04 GMT -5
I like the point about a lot of good prep arms for next year. The extra money from the additional 2nd round pick could be very useful in getting a high value high school pitcher at the end of the 1st round.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 22, 2021 19:52:02 GMT -5
Mayer has much better all around tools than Yorke and plays a premium defensive position. The hit tool argument could be interesting, but Mayer takes every other tool and it’s not even all that close. I see we're generating more material for Yorke's internal billboard...I’m all for Yorke having a chip on his shoulder. Don’t think it’s that hot of a take to say that Mayer is the better of the two prospects though.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 22, 2021 18:14:04 GMT -5
I don't understand how Marcelo Mayer is rated as the 9th best player in MLB's ranking but Yorke cannot be found on that list. Mayer has much better all around tools than Yorke and plays a premium defensive position. The hit tool argument could be interesting, but Mayer takes every other tool and it’s not even all that close.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 22, 2021 17:55:34 GMT -5
Rafaela is very aggressive and swings at a lot of pitches that he probably shouldn’t. Sometimes his quality of contact isn’t what it should be because he’s just getting the bat on a bad pitch to swing at. On the other hand, sometimes he manages to really barrel up those poor swings. But the weak contact on pitches outside the zone could contribute to the poor BABIP.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 22, 2021 15:54:45 GMT -5
Can we consider dropping groome in the rankings. Kid has been a bust he is 22 in A ball and still can't perform beyond being a farm arm. Not even trying to be snarky, but this is a joke right? Groome has done everything we could have reasonably hoped for this year. He’s healthy, pitching well, and getting better as the season progresses. Also, being 22 in high A isn’t really old. He’s the 5th youngest player on Greenville’s roster (2nd youngest pitcher on the roster).
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 22, 2021 11:57:47 GMT -5
So Roldani Baldwin was reported to have been promoted to Worcester yesterday, but he’s back down in Portland in today’s lineup…playing right field. Huh?
They sent him up for one game, he didn’t play, then they sent him back down and now he’s playing the outfield which he has never done before. Interesting 48 hours for Baldwin.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 21, 2021 9:30:49 GMT -5
Colten Brewer is starting a rehab down in the FCL.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 19, 2021 10:32:09 GMT -5
For positional rankings, MLB has the Red Sox with:
#1 1B Casas #6 2B Yorke #4 SS Mayer #9 3B Jordan #7 OF Duran
They have the Red Sox with grades of at least 50 all the way down to Chris Murphy at #11. That's a pretty solid improvement from where they've been, though I think they're maybe a little high on a few guys.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 18, 2021 19:17:52 GMT -5
Not the best Salem debut for McDonough so far. 0-3 with 3 Ks after a long layoff. I don’t blame him for being a bit rusty after two weeks out of game action.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 18, 2021 19:13:13 GMT -5
Ronaldo Hernandez hit his 12th HR. Cooled down a bit in August after a red hot July, but he’s still having a solid year at the plate for a catcher.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 15, 2021 20:06:05 GMT -5
Another shutout for the Red Sox. The game was pretty close until Alan Marrero forgot how to find the baseball. Couldn’t find the ball at his feet in a 1-0 ball game which took away the double play possibility and then couldn’t find it again later in the inning which let runners from 2nd and 3rd both score on a passed ball. Really rough game from a usually pretty good defensive catcher.
Wu-Yelland was great today and had three pitches going for him which isn’t something I’d seen from him the previous two games I saw him in. The Salem bullpen is definitely nothing to write home about. I wouldn’t be surprised if none of them make it out of the low minors.
Rafaela had another good game with two hard hit balls. Maita had two hard hit liners, though only one fell for a hit.
Lugo hit the ball hard but all four were on the ground. Couldn’t elevate it. He had probably the best defensive game I’ve seen from him. Made several nice plays up the middle, a really nice sliding stop and throw towards the third base side, and just had a strong arm all night long. The tools are definitely there for him to stick at shortstop once he fixes his more mental errors.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 15, 2021 19:40:13 GMT -5
Unless something crazy happens in the 9th inning, looks like Yorke's on base streak has ended. He got really unlucky today. Had three really hard hit balls tonight. One absolutely scorched right to the CF, a deep fly to RF that the outfielder made a nice leaping play on, and another hard liner to RF.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 15, 2021 19:17:57 GMT -5
Antoni Flores is down and down hard. Took a cleat to the ankle on a play at third base. Walking off under his own power but heavily limping.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 15, 2021 18:31:36 GMT -5
Wu-Yelland’s night isn’t over yet but he’s looked really good through 4. Fastball is as good as it usually is. Stadium gun has him mostly 97-98, which is actually probably more like 95-96. The big thing for me is that his changeup is looking really really good. He’s throwing it in the low-to-mid 80s and it has some late break. He’s thrown a couple really good ones that fell out of the strike zone at the end to get a swinging strikeout.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 15, 2021 15:59:36 GMT -5
Joe Davis is now your (tied) system leader in home runs. All hail Big Joe.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 15, 2021 13:51:22 GMT -5
I wouldn’t be too worried about Seabold’s velocity at this point, long term. He’s pitched about 25 innings so far coming off a fairly legitimate arm injury. He needs time to build the strength back up. Now, if he comes into next year and is still 90-91 I would be concerned.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 15, 2021 10:36:07 GMT -5
Woo Sox released Matt Hall. Opens up a bit more pitching time for actual prospects.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 14, 2021 20:30:58 GMT -5
Not Blalock’s best game. 4 walks through 2 innings with 4 hits allowed. The rain is coming down now but the command just isn’t there.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 14, 2021 19:29:10 GMT -5
Darel Belen has to be banged up in some way. He sat the first three games of the series and has DH’d in both games of the double header. Diaz is catching-his first time playing this week.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 14, 2021 18:55:43 GMT -5
VERY ugly game for Salem in game 1 of the double header. Salem pitchers let up 24 base runners in only 6 innings (15 hits, 8 walks, and a HBP).
Bright spot of the game…Yorke walked to extend his on base streak I guess? Not much else went right. Salem got no-hit, albeit in a 7 inning game.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 14, 2021 17:48:03 GMT -5
So Dalbec is definitely on one of his hot streaks.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 14, 2021 15:46:23 GMT -5
Are you assuming he gets cut? I think there's almost a zero percent chance he's selected in the Rule 5 draft. I could see them doing so depending on the roster crunch. Doesn’t have much going for him. Esplin isn’t getting cut. He’s always been young for the level he’s played at (he’s only 22 and in High-A. 2nd youngest on the team). He walks at a high level, doesn’t strike out a ton, and the rest will come as he ages and develops.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 14, 2021 15:37:39 GMT -5
Drohan didn’t make it out of the first inning in Salem. Combination of lack of control and bad luck. Could have gotten out of the inning with only two runs but the ump said Northcut’s foot came off the bag and it sure didn’t look like it to me. Had a chance at a couple more outs but Erro slipped trying to make a tag at home plate and then dropped a throw in on a play at the plate. Drohan was low 90s with the fastball, had a mid-80s changeup that he barely threw, and a pretty decent looking high 70s curve. Honestly the line will look a lot worse than it actually was.
Between innings Drohan left the dugout with a member of the training staff heading for the locker room area. Potential injury or just dehydration? It’s another miserably hot and humid day at the ballpark.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 14, 2021 8:38:00 GMT -5
Seven 2021 draftees in the starting lineup for the FCL today.
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