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Post by burythehammer on Sept 1, 2015 16:23:22 GMT -5
Damn, he works quick too.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 31, 2015 17:29:25 GMT -5
And plays a premium position, CF. Also, FWIW, in his mid-season Top 50, Keith Law said Margot was the Sox Prospect opposing scouts were most excited about. Can someone provide an actual quote here? I find this hard to believe. |
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 31, 2015 6:50:15 GMT -5
Seriously if he's even a poor man's Drew we should do backflips.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 31, 2015 6:46:58 GMT -5
Gotta say I've never seen having a great farm system referred to as "embarrassing." That's a scorching take. Hmmm, I think people are not being fair to this comment. It's good, for example, to put money into your retirement account, but to have a full-to-bursting retirement account, but not be able to pay your rent, or for medical care you need, is bad judgement, and it's fair to say that someone might be "embararassed" to have messed up his finances in this way. You can take out the money you've put into a retirement account any time you want. Not a great analogy. |
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 30, 2015 13:29:37 GMT -5
The concern is that Dombrowski's hiring/Cherington's departure signals a change in direction, and as often happens in such cases others may follow. The strength of the Red Sox is and has been their player development, not their money which they've largely spent badly. Given how good they have been, it is hard to imagine changes in the aspect of the organization not being a sizable loss. All the signs suggest there has been a struggle between a "do it now" owner and a "do it the right way" baseball ops with Lucchino as messenger, broker and lightning rod for criticism and resentment between the two sides. Do it now seems to have one, and as Gammons suggests, that could result in many from do it right departing. Dombrowski would have been an ideal complement to Ben Cherington. It's Cherington's departure, and the degree to which it might reflect larger changes in organizational philosophy and mirror the sentiments of others in the organization that worries me. And that is a bad thing.... why? this team needed a change of direction, badly. It's pro scouting (Ben and Porter) was horrid, its glut of quality prospects embarrassing for a first division team lacking in pitching talent, and its assumptions (we can win with groundball pitchers, regardless of their history; we can win without a bullpen; we can win relying on kids carrying the team) were downright, and literally, unprofessional. Personally I don't care what Dom guts. I respect him as a baseball man who knows how to build good teams, and who won't get raped if trading a few prospects becomes a requirement to rebuild this one. Gotta say I've never seen having a great farm system referred to as "embarrassing." That's a scorching take. |
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 30, 2015 11:46:18 GMT -5
Just a reminder of how far away the GCL is. Here are the top 10 lists I could locate. Occasionally the top guy, Ramirez, Kershaw, Sano, actually becomes a very good MLBer. Most, even the top 1 or 2, never even make it to the upper levels. This is pretty misleading, though. How many of those guys were top 50 or even top 100 overall prospects at the time they were in the GCL? It's a short list but it's a much higher % of names like the ones you mentioned, who became stars. Espinoza belongs in that category, not with Che-Hsuan Lin. Of course he's still an extremely low-certainty guy, but unless his arm falls off (which I admit is a distinct possibility) he's got as good a chance as just about any other pitching prospect you'll see at that level. |
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 30, 2015 11:36:20 GMT -5
I'm guilty of being cynical about this myself but, yeah, if the pitch count allows it and they have a lead, let him get the win. He's said himself that he wish he could, last start of the year, why not.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 30, 2015 11:21:19 GMT -5
Bob Sacamento @tturbo420 Anderson Espinoza has hit 100mph 3 times through two innings. FB sitting at 98 comfortably .  |
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 30, 2015 11:18:21 GMT -5
Espinoza through 2: No baserunners, five groundouts, 1 flyball.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 29, 2015 11:55:30 GMT -5
He he left because he got a promotion, I don't see this as evidence that the Red Sox/Ben were unhappy with Porter's work. Especially given that he went to the Cubs.
I also didn't say nor do I think Porter specifically is "that big of a loss", but I took it as a sign (before I knew it was allegedly "in the works") of things to come. Still hope I'm dead wrong, but I'm not as confident as some of you.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 28, 2015 21:32:48 GMT -5
I think JBJ ultimately ends up as something like a Rays-era BJ Upton with less power but more defense. Lot of swing and miss, but enough walks to give him a good OBP. That's a pretty damn good player. Not sure it's with us at the end of the day, but.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 28, 2015 20:46:02 GMT -5
Jared Porter gone to the Cubs. Hate to say I told you so...
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 28, 2015 20:36:42 GMT -5
Wow. Not even hedging one bit.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 28, 2015 20:33:20 GMT -5
Tyler Kolek stinks huh.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 28, 2015 6:34:50 GMT -5
It will be very interesting to see how aggressive they are with his promotions if the dominance continues now that Dombrowski is running the organization. You could say the same for all of our top guys but Espinoza in particular will be fascinating in that regard.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 27, 2015 11:35:24 GMT -5
“@gordonedes: According to a source, Orsillo was told the decision to bounce him was unanimous.” What is the point of telling him that? That just sounds mean. I'm guessing, you know, he asked. I don't think someone just walked into his office one day and said, "By the way, we all agreed that you should be fired, just thought you should know that." |
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 27, 2015 11:31:42 GMT -5
If I just saw the side view of that Moncada HR swing I would think it was a bloop to left center. Crazy.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 26, 2015 17:13:07 GMT -5
Wouldn't they try him as a reliever first?
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 26, 2015 16:56:20 GMT -5
I'm skeptical of Dombrowski, but Mclain sounds like a moron with an axe to grind. Dangerous combination.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 25, 2015 11:40:29 GMT -5
Pretty sure MLB highlights don't include Remy's commentary. He's nothing like you just described.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 25, 2015 11:20:49 GMT -5
JJ Cooper on twitter:
Question: from a frame and stuff perspective at that age, who does he compare to?
Cooper: The names we've heard very smart baseball people throw around are frighteningly good.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 24, 2015 19:47:38 GMT -5
Not to nitpick, but I don't think you can say anyone's ceiling is Mike Trout. Trout might, at the end of the day, be one of the five best players in the history of the game. I would say it's more like .002% chance that Moncada or anyone is that good. It might be because my native language isn't english and I don't understand what 'ceiling' really means, but: to be one of the five best players ever my understanding is that the certain player has to reach his own best (in my understanding: his ceiling) or at least get very near it. For example: I think trout does a very good job in reaching his personal best performance, given his proven adjustments and no long drop in his performance. Is he perfect? No, but no one is. From my understanding, Trout does a better job in playing up to his possibilities then most of the other players. Which is one of the reasons, he is the best player in the game. So I don't understand how no one can have his ceiling? I think not many do but some should have abilities very much alike. Moncada could be one of them. That still doesn't mean he'll be Mike trout, when he's finished developing. Like I wrote: not many players are able to reach their best and never come near their best possible performance, which is what makes Mike Trout so special. That being said, 2 % likelihood of reaching trouts performance doesn't really seem like a reach from my perspective... When Trout was Moncada's age he was already the best player in major league baseball. That's the simplest way I can put it. I don't want to belabor this because it's not about Moncada for me at all really. It's just about how ridiculous Mike Trout is. Yes, Yoan has similar tools/body and could be great. Let's just leave it at that. |
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 24, 2015 12:22:36 GMT -5
Not to nitpick, but I don't think you can say anyone's ceiling is Mike Trout. Trout might, at the end of the day, be one of the five best players in the history of the game. I would say it's more like .002% chance that Moncada or anyone is that good.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 24, 2015 12:20:01 GMT -5
Still holding out hope he gets a September callup.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 24, 2015 6:21:04 GMT -5
Yeah I'm not trying to take anything away from Moncada, I love him (was never worried about him, even with the slow start). It's great that we can even draw that comparison, even though there's a clear difference.
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