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Post by burythehammer on Apr 15, 2016 12:17:28 GMT -5
He was being sarcastic there, chief.
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 15, 2016 5:45:09 GMT -5
As far as his 2016 goals, I think they're all pretty achievable. I think he's a lock for the Futures Game if the Red Sox give it the OK.
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 15, 2016 5:41:23 GMT -5
I know it's a terrible idea to say this right now but I can see the Sandoval comparisons w/ Devers in that clip.
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 13, 2016 20:20:03 GMT -5
I'm gonna go out on a bit of a limb and say Neo is the first promotion among the top 10.
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 12, 2016 5:24:40 GMT -5
I'm loving all the walks from Moncada.
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 10, 2016 4:37:05 GMT -5
Here's a question: Say Espinoza *does* accomplish his goals and gets to Portland. And say in 2017 he dominates there and in 3-4 starts in Pawtucket. Do they give him a mid season "break" and then call him up, since he clearly would be looking like an immediate better-than-fifth starter? How many innings is too many if he logs, say, 110 this year? Do they use him a la Cards/Braves, out of the bullpen for a half-season? My inclination would be to keep him in the minors, but he could force the issue... If you're trying to craft a scenario wherein he gets to the bigs as a teenager than yeah, this would be it. How likely it is is another question, but it's obviously more likely with him than it's been with any other pitcher we've had in most of our lifetimes. |
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 7, 2016 19:11:48 GMT -5
I could give you a hundred sports nicknames that didn't come from "teammates".
I'd also like to note that those of us calling him Neo aren't whining about anyone else following suit and aren't trying to turn it into some silly issue. I'm sorry if it bothers you, but get over it.
And btw, I promise you he knows The Matrix. Not that it matters. You think Mo Rivera was a big Metalica fan?
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 7, 2016 19:04:48 GMT -5
Benintendi triple. This is fun.
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 7, 2016 5:14:07 GMT -5
Oh there's some big bull going on here, that we agree on.
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 6, 2016 20:21:08 GMT -5
JBJ is ridiculous.
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 5, 2016 16:14:22 GMT -5
There was very little wrong with what anyone said that that point. T he only point I was trying to make now was that the guys who had him being very fast-tracked were right in the past, and that very likely means that they have a greater chance of being right now, about further fast-tracking. I think we've all still got the same sense of how good he is and what his timetable might be. Now, " talking about him opening next season in Low-A is too premature" was wrong. The fact that reasonable people thought it was a worthwhile speculation, and the fact that it actually happened, contradicts the notion that we shouldn't have been talking about the possibility. (If that's not what you meant, I apologize, but I can't think of what else you might have meant instead.) The ultimate small sample size of 1 - that's small even for you, the King of small sample sizes. You know, I did the math, and there's actually a 1 in 15 million chance that his correct prediction on this issue was random, so... |
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 5, 2016 16:11:46 GMT -5
I don't even necessarily disagree with you, but technically he pitched at three levels last year. In half a season.
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 5, 2016 16:08:27 GMT -5
The only point I was trying to make now was that the guys who had him being very fast-tracked were right in the past, and that very likely means that they have a greater chance of being right now, about further fast-tracking I don't know what's more amazing, that you think about things like this or that you actually believe it. |
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 5, 2016 12:01:39 GMT -5
I dunno, call me crazy but I'll always err on the side of not assuming a guy is a potential generational talent until I have more than a few DSL innings and scant scouting info to go on.
And I say that as someone who generally wants to see aggressive promotions with our top guys, including Neo.
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 5, 2016 5:25:12 GMT -5
Do we think he starts opening day?
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 2, 2016 16:57:32 GMT -5
He hadn't been an "athletic shortstop" for quite awhile though. He came into last year looking like JJ Watt.
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Post by burythehammer on Apr 2, 2016 16:54:59 GMT -5
Corey Dillon is *really* not the example you wanna use for the "media portrayal of person not necessarily reflective of their actual character" argument.
That said, you're naive if you think Bauer's political views are any less revolting than the majority of MLB players. The rest of them just aren't vocal about it.
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Post by burythehammer on Mar 29, 2016 13:58:36 GMT -5
There's no rational analysis that James Shields, a 3 WAR pitcher, is better than Joe Kelly or Henry Owens. Right. Any true statement can be turned into a ridiculous one by removing all of the critical qualifying phrases. "There's no rational analysis where a wealthy businessman with narcissistic personality disorder would make a good president who could be trusted to protect civil liberties." "No wealthy businessman could be a good president. Right." That's pretty much precisely the quality of response you just gave. No, it's not. There is a rational analysis that would posit that you're vastly overstating both the effect AND how confident we can be that we know the effect of him pitching in Fenway. Like, what, you're knocking 2 WAR off his projection because of Fenway (for a RHP no less)? I don't think so. And that's pretty much what you would have to do for it to be a toss up between him and someone who either has zero track record or is just flat out terrible or both, like the guys you mention. This is obviously not taking into account contracts or any of that, and I'm not advocating we trade for Shields, but I strongly disagree with you that he wouldn't be a clear upgrade/ |
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Post by burythehammer on Mar 29, 2016 6:06:22 GMT -5
There's no rational analysis that James Shields, a 3 WAR pitcher, is better than Joe Kelly or Henry Owens. Right.
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Post by burythehammer on Mar 28, 2016 12:59:09 GMT -5
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Post by burythehammer on Mar 24, 2016 6:24:31 GMT -5
I'm with this guy. I mean, imagine if we had DFA'd John Lackey after his first year here how much better off we would have been. John Lackey is literally the worst example you could bring up. He lost a ton of bad weight and was coming off of a major arm injury and no one knew what he was capable of in 2013. I'm sure you were extremely optimistic about John Lackey after the 2010 season. This isn't hindsight at all. |
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Post by burythehammer on Mar 24, 2016 6:17:23 GMT -5
Carlos Correa is not A-Rod and he wouldn't be if he took a dump truck full of steroids.
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Post by burythehammer on Mar 19, 2016 15:32:08 GMT -5
If anything, I don't think we have been careful enough with this guy. I think I speak for many when I thank you for not elaborating on this. |
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Post by burythehammer on Mar 18, 2016 6:05:38 GMT -5
I'm with this guy. I mean, imagine if we had DFA'd John Lackey after his first year here how much better off we would have been.
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Post by burythehammer on Mar 17, 2016 12:43:58 GMT -5
Topping out at 98? He must still be shaking the rust off.
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