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Post by burythehammer on Jul 15, 2016 12:58:11 GMT -5
I wouldn't say Espinoza is quite at the level Buccholz was yet, but he could very easily get there and/or surpass him, yeah.
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 15, 2016 4:58:56 GMT -5
DD: "There was some appeal to just having a one-on-one, and we’re still protecting a lot of our quality prospects". He's just going to keep saying this until they're all gone, right?
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 14, 2016 18:49:25 GMT -5
Have a terrible feeling this is going to be our genertion's Bagwell for Larry Anderson.
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 14, 2016 18:12:07 GMT -5
Don't give up yet guys, Pomeranz could always fail his physical!
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 14, 2016 18:05:35 GMT -5
“@jeffpassan: Already heard from two front-office types saying they dig deal for Boston. Pomeranz is a cheap, under-control, potential difference maker.” Great deal for the Sox. There is absolutely no guarantee that Espinosa will ever achieve the prowess already present in Pomeranz...an all- star pitcher. C'mon guys. By this logic literally any prospect-for-established-big leaguer is a good trade to you. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 14, 2016 18:04:07 GMT -5
I'm glad we have Devers still. Wait a couple weeks. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 14, 2016 17:36:25 GMT -5
Can't wait to hear all the people who've never seen Drew Pomeranz pitch talk about how "you always take the sure thing over the prospect!"
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 14, 2016 17:30:18 GMT -5
Can't wait for 4-5 years from now when Espinoza is an ace and we're all trying to figure out ways to trade for him a la Fernandz.
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 14, 2016 17:21:14 GMT -5
This is not as bad as the Kimbrel trade but it still sucks.
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 14, 2016 16:30:46 GMT -5
Chapman has hit 105 before, right? Is he the only other one?
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 14, 2016 16:16:59 GMT -5
Keith Law's midseason top 50 rankings came out this morning: 3. Benintendi 5. Moncada 7. Devers 14. Espinoza 45. Kopech Now well that's just spectacular. And you can add Groome in somewhere between Kopech and Espinoza. Klaw said today in his chat that he ranks Groome 5th in our system. So we have 6 of his top 50 prospects currently. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 14, 2016 13:16:31 GMT -5
That's what happens when you know you're doomed to playing for the Padres.
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 13, 2016 20:38:53 GMT -5
I'm not doubting his abilities but I predict that if/when he comes to MLB it will be strictly to pitch (unless he goes to the NL, obviously).
And yes, I want him badly. BTW, his pitching numbers are better than Darvish's through the same age.
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 13, 2016 15:11:01 GMT -5
If a projection system says your prospect that has never played above AA is going to be a 3 WAR big leaguer you should be thrilled.
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 13, 2016 10:26:37 GMT -5
For me, Hill is the ideal candidate. Trade for him, extend him 2 years, and move on. Oh, no. No no no no no. You were doing so well until this. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 13, 2016 10:14:46 GMT -5
Since we're criticizing Groome for something he hasn't done yet, can I bash him for giving up a critical home run to Manny Machado in 5 years? Or should I just bash Farrell for leaving him in too long? Gonna be tough for this to happen since Machado will be playing for the Dodgers. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 13, 2016 10:13:31 GMT -5
Speier
Alex Speier @alexspeier 53s54 seconds ago
Source: Red Sox deal w/1st-rounder Jason Groome 'getting closer,' 'should get done,' though final bonus figure still being discussed.
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 13, 2016 8:24:46 GMT -5
Tampering is an antiquated concept, nobody cares about it and literally every team in pro sports does it. Would it really make you feel better if those 6 teams were caught and lost a 10th round draft pick?
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 11, 2016 18:57:01 GMT -5
I'll ban myself from this forum if he even gets to AAA this year.
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 11, 2016 17:18:02 GMT -5
Your mistake is taking that guy seriously. Pay attention. This is probably true. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 11, 2016 16:52:09 GMT -5
No, one person said that but apparently I'm the one overstating things by saying that a guy with a poor walk rate walks a lot of guys.
I'm not even down on Kopech. It just may seem so because I'm responding to someone making hyperbolic and flat out baseless statements to make him out to be something he's not.
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 11, 2016 15:06:11 GMT -5
I hope it goes without saying that like any pitcher, Kopech will have inning-to-inning inconsistency, especially right now, in only his second start. But that only makes his overall result all the more impressive. It means he had periods of such amazing lights out performance, such as the "immaculate inning," that he still gets a Matz/Colon/Kershaw result in the end. Don't sweat the small sample size. Trust your eyes. You can see for yourself he is the real deal. He's not inconsistent at all. He's consistently walked a lot of guys in his pro career, so far. Yet you claim that he throws more pitches "in the zone" than Clayton Kershaw, who currently has a 2% walk rate pitching in the major leagues. Try explaining that instead of deflecting with silly platitudes. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 11, 2016 14:36:53 GMT -5
You have no idea what his actual zone% or exit velocity against is. You're extrapolating this from a box score from one four inning start in A ball.
The three MLB pitchers you mention all have BB/9 well under 3. Kershaw and Colon are under 2. That should tell you something about your "estimate" with respect to Kopech.
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 11, 2016 13:08:08 GMT -5
Well, OP's question was, where does Kopech fall in your own ranking of prospects? The pundits have Kopech a distant fifth. I call BS. He is throwing 56% strikes and hitters can't make hard contact. He's got a wipeout slider. His mechanics are simple and deceptive. No pitch tipping for this guy. Ready to run through A, AA, AAA, and if he's still throwing strikes without hard contact, then he makes a Sept. callup. Leaving the pundits and their butt-covering aside, he's 1/1A/1B with Benny/Moncada. Untradeable. "He throws 56% strikes" is a really cute way of saying he has 43 walks in 86 career innings. But yeah, he's getting a September callup this year and belongs in the same breath as Moncada and Benintendi. Insulting pundits in the same post that you spew these hot takes in is quite rich, though. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jul 10, 2016 19:55:20 GMT -5
Harvey? Are we talking about how to fix the 2017 Red Sox now?
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