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Post by borisman on Apr 11, 2016 11:08:07 GMT -5
The summary paragraph from the scouting scratch: With advanced feel for a curveball and ability to locate his fastball, it is easy to see why Raudes excelled in the complex leagues, but his stuff will be tested against more polished hitters who have seen a solid breaking ball before and will punish fastballs that miss location. Though he does not have the same upside as some of the other arms in the system, Raudes is an interesting prospect, and depending on how he develops physically, he could become more of a household name in coming seasonsThat is nicer than the podcast discussion: templeusox.libsyn.com/sppod-94-reports-from-the-fort-2016 (1:00-1:04). Yikes! temple hates pitching prospects so I'll wait and see how he develops. Seems like he'll spend entire season in low-A. He did pitch a lot of innings last year so he's good to go for a full season, barring injuries of course.
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Post by borisman on Apr 11, 2016 8:05:47 GMT -5
Raudes is ranked 33rd on this site. He may be the prospect to move up the highest in the rankings by season's end.
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Post by borisman on Apr 7, 2016 16:20:48 GMT -5
It would have been Portland, as usual, but they're on the road, thankfully. There's still thunderstorms possible so stay tuned.
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Post by borisman on Mar 28, 2016 16:33:18 GMT -5
I wish they had (edit: a good, UTD one) one for top HS prospects. There's a few for colleges though. www.d1baseball.com/
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Post by borisman on Mar 28, 2016 15:29:53 GMT -5
If the Sox inquired about Sonny Gray then yeah, they may be interested in Daulton Jeffries. His lack of size scares me a bit and he doesn't have overpowering stuff but he has great command of his pitches so there's that. Let's see what he brings the rest of the year in conference play. He's been impressive thus far, or so say his stats, AND he's only 20. Thanks for another name to follow.
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Post by borisman on Mar 22, 2016 16:39:54 GMT -5
It's a shame. He looked really good out there the couple of times I saw him pitch. But, we all knew the risk with him.
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Post by borisman on Mar 11, 2016 9:20:03 GMT -5
He can take a seat next to Panda on the bench. At least we have a few No.1 type starter replacements ready to take his place.
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Post by borisman on Mar 9, 2016 13:45:43 GMT -5
Thank you for your dedication and consistency JSinger. You were never under-appreciated. p.s. congratulations on your new addition to the Red Sox family
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Post by borisman on Feb 28, 2016 11:20:08 GMT -5
I think I'm going to be sick. Should have been Betts, Bogaerts, and Swihart. No worries. It'll be Mookie, Xander, Espinoza, Swihart and Moncada in two years.
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Post by borisman on Feb 19, 2016 10:59:46 GMT -5
I picked Toronto, as things stand right now. There will be injuries so that will play a huge part in who wins the division. I don't fear Tampa though. Every other team has a legit chance to make the playoffs. This is probably the toughest division in all of baseball and I'm glad we overpaid some to get Price, Kimbrel and Smith (Wade Miley was a solid SP and a good bet to start 30 games so I think that is more valuable than a set-up guy). Those guys were needed and make us a better/deeper team.
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Post by borisman on Feb 15, 2016 15:19:53 GMT -5
Not to beat a dead horse but has anyone mentioned Austin Meadows is 22 on this list? Yikes! Remember, the process that led to Trey Ball led to Devers, Espinoza, and Benintendi. I guess Moncada too, but he was a known commodity. You can't look at the misses in a vacuum like that (without going too far down the road of calling Ball a miss again, which isn't my intention here). Not to mention Betts, Bogaerts, Owens, Vazquez, Swihart, Bradley... even Marrero and Johnson, who both were pretty good gets at where they were picked. There is no perfect, foolproof system for identifying talent, and the Red Sox have had more hits than misses. M y bigger dead horse gripe: How good would the system be right now if they'd used Lester and Lackey to restock the farm rather than insisting on major league talent? I'm still okay with how the Lester thing worked out (I am ever the believer in Porcello), but given the scouting staff's ability to recognize amateur and minor league talent the whole 2014 deadline looks even more curious in hindsight. Yup, I would have settled for Addison Russell and Alex Reyes.
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Post by borisman on Feb 15, 2016 13:50:30 GMT -5
Not to beat a dead horse but has anyone mentioned Austin Meadows is 22 on this list? Yikes!
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Post by borisman on Feb 15, 2016 13:41:21 GMT -5
Gooden was a freak. He pitched 218 innings and had 276 K's...as a 19 year old rookie. He had a 1.53 ERA the next year and again led the league in K's. That kind of work load may have aged his career way too soon (that and the other things), even though he was obviously ready to pitch in the show.
I'm with jimed on his innings limit at about 130. He may sniff Portland though before the year is out.
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Post by borisman on Jan 27, 2016 13:03:39 GMT -5
Thank you for not calling him by that nickname from that movie. NEO, NEO, NEO!!! Neo it is until someone comes up with something better. He's still in A ball so don't force it.
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Post by borisman on Jan 15, 2016 13:46:36 GMT -5
Good article. The only thing I question in regards to run prevention improvement is HANLEY, though he may be on a short leash if he doesn't show he can handle 1B during SP.
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Post by borisman on Dec 24, 2015 9:19:13 GMT -5
You as pissed as me that ALL of the games at Potomac next year are weekdays? Probably not! I prefer going to Frederick, a little closer to me and a nicer place to see the game. And since they are at Potomac during the week, they've got two weekends in Frederick. So ... yay, my needs! You best get your radar gun and video phone ready, along with a notepad. You're not getting off that easy. So...yay, our needs!
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Post by borisman on Dec 11, 2015 13:46:11 GMT -5
What about Mookie for Sale? 4 yrs/$50 of arguably the 2nd best pitcher in MLB in his prime. From a purely baseball perspective, that might be difficult to say no to. The problem is that the White Sox would probably ask for the same deal the Marlins did. Maybe we should sit back and wait for teams to call us and then demand $500 million in prospects in return for someone like Espinosa after his rookie year. Is it just me or did prospects go from being extremely overvalued to extremely undervalued in one year? Nah, Neo's a keeper. If he's not traded (or injured) within 2 years then he'll be doing his best Pedro impersonation (minus the head-hunting) for the Sox.
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Post by borisman on Dec 11, 2015 13:36:21 GMT -5
Ken Rosenthal @ken_Rosenthal 38m38 minutes ago Sources: #Orioles have increased offer to Davis, possibly as high as 7/168. Team hopeful, even somewhat optimistic, that it can strike deal. Buck Showalter complaining on MLB Network this week about Chris Young contract his point was paying 4 outfielder that kind of money is what killing small market teams, what a hypocrite maybe Oakland and Tampa Bay got in the mix which forced Baltimore raise their offer. That's the same cry baby from 3 years ago saying "Matt Wieters will be a Yankee when he turns free agent". Somebody get him his bubba.
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Post by borisman on Dec 11, 2015 12:25:14 GMT -5
That Marlins deal HAD to have included Stanton. Even then, I'd have to have Fernandez agree to have the 1st year of his free agency bought out (call it an extension). Otherwise, are you fkn kidding me!!!!!!!!! DDo would have = NoMo if he made that a xmas to remember for the Marlins.
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Post by borisman on Dec 10, 2015 7:15:24 GMT -5
www.camdenchat.com/2015/12/9/9876946/orioles-rumors-chris-davis-contract-offerFrom the article: "The ball is in Davis's court now. The Orioles over the last several days have been leaning on the idea that at some point they're going to have to move on and consider other options." If Davis refuses to sign quickly can we trade Hanley to the O's and sign Davis? Also, the Blue Jays are rumored to be in on Davis.
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Post by borisman on Dec 8, 2015 13:48:41 GMT -5
I think Owens is Miley or better so we're not really losing him. Owens doesn't have the track record (yet) but he's put up his share of innings every year and ready to bump 200 if given the chance. Smith is what we needed another of. We don't know how effective Koji (you could say that about almost any reliever) will be either. I have trouble with your logic. Koji we don't know despite the track record and Owens we do know despite the lack of a track record. LOL, thanks for clearing that up. Basically, I think Owens can replace Miley's production (both innings and quality of starts), if not exceed his performance. Koji is a year older and had a wrist injury. Even though he is proven we don't know how, if in any way, it will impact his main weapon (splitter).
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Post by borisman on Dec 7, 2015 17:03:26 GMT -5
Joel Sherman thought the trade was outstanding for the Sox, and said this: In his first full season in the majors last year, the 26-year-old Smith had a 2.31 ERA in 70 games, allowing 49 hits in 70 innings with 22 walks and 92 strikeouts. He was at 2.1 Wins Above Replacement, according to Fangraphs. Among those at 2.0 were Andrew Miller, Wade Davis and Trevor Rosenthal. If his WAR was better than those 3, I guess I love it! Here is the article link: nypost.com/2015/12/07/red-sox-build-their-own-monster-pen-by-snagging-mariners-gem/And I would take any one of those 3 over Smith without much of a thought.....just like I did now. Is Miller's salary included? lol
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Post by borisman on Dec 7, 2015 16:38:12 GMT -5
I really don't understand how much people are overvaluing relief pitchers. Twitter is blowing up as if they ripped the M's off and everyone is laughing and giddy. Meanwhile, we just traded a very dependable starting pitcher who didn't cost much for another relief pitcher and their 5th 9th starter at best or a 2nd LOOGY at worst. I think Owens is Miley or better so we're not really losing him. Owens doesn't have the track record (yet) but he's put up his share of innings every year and ready to bump 200 if given the chance. Smith is what we needed another of. We don't know how effective Koji (you could say that about almost any reliever) will be either.
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Post by borisman on Dec 4, 2015 13:59:17 GMT -5
If there are no injuries and no one is traded (form the current starter group) then Joe Kelly would make the most sense being bumped to the bullpen, and not just as a long reliever but also taking quite a bit of late inning work if/when the top 3 get overworked.
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Post by borisman on Dec 4, 2015 13:36:46 GMT -5
Who didn't? If they weren't being suffocated by a couple of contracts then I think they would have gone after both of them and probably traded for a bat. As for Farrell as manager, we all know he's on a VERY short leash and he must know that with his bench coach being given a raise (it wasn't JUST a safety net incase JF wasn't healthy enough at some point).
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