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Post by burythehammer on Jun 22, 2015 5:44:02 GMT -5
Wasn't he the guy who supposedly might walk into a couple home runs a year in the majors? 8 home runs in half a season at age 19 probably indicates a little bit better power than that. Lets no go too crazy on his power potential based on Low-A stats. Remember when we thought Bogaerts had 65+ power based on a Low-A home run explosion that dwarfs what Guerra is doing? I do take it as a positive sign though that he can drive the ball. You realize you're warning against SSS by using an example of SSS (Bogaerts' big league power so far), right? |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 21, 2015 15:59:53 GMT -5
Promoted to the GCL, per his agent. So, I assume some of you guys think this is too aggressive based on previous posts in this thread?
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 19, 2015 21:08:04 GMT -5
But Moncada is hitting .209!
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 19, 2015 9:46:03 GMT -5
Every time people bring up the craziness of the DSL I remember this guy. Somehow they kept throwing him out there. Look at that batting average against though! /Don Orsillo |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 19, 2015 9:42:22 GMT -5
I've said it before but, my opinion of him has nosedived since he started giving opinions instead of just quoting other people. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 18, 2015 19:45:35 GMT -5
Imo, for a truly A+ DSL line you need more runs allowed than combined hits and walks. Something like 4IP, 1H, 5R, 1ER, 3BB, 7K and the one hit is an inside the park home run. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 18, 2015 4:54:57 GMT -5
I think we're screwed for this year (news flash, I know). We don't have great rentals to sell off like last year which means two things: 1. we won't be able to do much at the trade deadline and 2. we won't be bad enough in the second half to tank like we did in '14 and '12. Which is ironic because we're going to be out of the race much sooner this year than either of those seasons, in theory we should be able to really go for broke and get a top 3-5 pick in what is supposedly a much better draft. But I don't think it's possible. The team as it stands is too good and regression will prevent that.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 17, 2015 20:32:15 GMT -5
That might be the best play I've ever seen Bogaerts make and it didn't even result in an out.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 16, 2015 6:52:19 GMT -5
See, this is what I mean (re: that "article"). I have no problem with people remaining optimistic and saying he's far from the point of being labeled a bust. I agree. But the bending over backwards to try and explain away his terrible performance track record is just that. It's spin.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 13, 2015 12:07:12 GMT -5
He was off by two Ks. And his previous tweets were completely accurate, IIRC.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 12, 2015 8:55:58 GMT -5
We should crowd fund as a group and pay someone to Periscope all of Espinoza's starts. I think we can do it, guys.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 12, 2015 7:32:46 GMT -5
Go Blue Jays!
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 12, 2015 7:31:33 GMT -5
Sigh. Just about time to start checking this thread daily again. We might actually be able to shoot the moon this year and get a top 3 pick in a good draft.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 8, 2015 19:18:41 GMT -5
Boy this seems like a terrible pick.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 8, 2015 19:03:17 GMT -5
Benintendi is not hard to spell, people. Just sound it out for crying out loud.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 8, 2015 18:57:08 GMT -5
"What's his name? Castro?" It's not that he doesn't know Castillo's name, it's just that he only has so much room in that brain and he had to push out some old info to retain all the draft stuff. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 8, 2015 18:38:44 GMT -5
Mayo seems like a very nice guy, so I feel bad saying this, but he does not appear to be very good at certain aspects of his job.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 8, 2015 18:04:46 GMT -5
Who are the good twitter feeds to follow for the draft? And I by this, I mean for spoilers. The usuals. Klaw, Callis, etc. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 8, 2015 12:35:23 GMT -5
Well, he's predicting an Astros pick there, not the Red Sox.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 8, 2015 12:15:36 GMT -5
Ball currently has the worst FIP among qualified pitchers in the Carolina League. Half a run higher than the 3rd worst guy.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 8, 2015 5:58:49 GMT -5
I love the fact that we have so many studs in the system now that we spend most of our time arguing about whether it's too soon to promote them.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 3, 2015 16:51:08 GMT -5
Bogaerts is now 6th in MLB among qualified SS in wRC+. And hasn't really hit for any power yet. Just anecdotally it seems like he's squaring up a lot more balls lately. Even when he was hitting .350 or whatever in April it was all smoke and mirrors. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 2, 2015 6:42:51 GMT -5
Huh?, so he's just getting batting practice? He bats 3rd for the most watched/scouted A ball team on the planet. I know the 6-0 pitcher they faced tonight, that gave up 7 runs and raised his ERA by a full run will disagree with you. My friends, mostly Yankees fan, track Greenville. They knew of Devers, Moncada and Kopech and now they know of Guerra, Dubon and Chavis. My own cousin, is making his son copy Dever's stance and swing since it reminds him of a cleaner version of Robinson Cano. I think you'd be surprised how little there is in the way of scouting reports at that level. Gameplans are targeted at the pitcher's development, not at the hitters' strengths and weaknesses. I'm glad you have well-informed friends, but payers at that level certainly aren't reading Baseball America in their time off. Now, the DSL and GCL on the other hand, very detailed scouting reports... |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 2, 2015 6:11:07 GMT -5
From Anderson Espinoza's agent: J.Felix Luzon Melo ?@9starsagent 3h3 hours ago @paarking ! En su debut como profesional en RD !Anderson Espinoza lanzo 3 inn 0H 0R 4k con solo 39 pitcheos!mejor imposible!prom 96-97 mph Using google translate: In his debut as a professional in RD! Anderson Espinoza threw 3 inn 0H 0R 4k with only 39 pitches! as good as it gets! prom 96-97 mph Time to promote him! |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 2, 2015 6:05:54 GMT -5
Here is to hoping we get an animal this time. Interesting strategy. I think the other teams will be focused on human beings so we could get something really good at 7. |
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