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Post by johnsilver52 on Oct 28, 2021 1:41:30 GMT -5
This one is almost too funny (and deserving). Change team name because of some obscure social pressure because of a few loud voices and not do homework/check if anyone else in same city is using the SAME name you want to use? Expect to get sued. Poor Cleveland |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Oct 26, 2021 14:12:25 GMT -5
Everyone's favorite ex-Sox manager is running for Mayor of Stamford, Conn. Bobby V for MayorI liked the idea back in 2012 of him being named manager. He was just lost and had a team of vet's set in it's ways not about to change for him. Double whammy. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Sept 26, 2021 22:24:45 GMT -5
Been avoiding posting for a bit, but what have mostly seen from this team last 2 months? It's 1978 all over. 10g lead at the AS break and bye-bye. Dad and I were in box seats on 3b side of NY dugout side. Rainy like weather, did rain in one of the games that 4g september series vs them when Sox were swept out the door in the crucial series at home. Dismal play, lackluster looking team, rookie pitcher thrown out there 1 game (bobby sprowl) who had no biz being there for 1st game. That and this 3 gamer a lot alike.
Other old timers may also draw parallels between lackluster garbage played by both teams.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 15, 2021 21:18:23 GMT -5
Boy I thought I have seen everything. Called today's world of look everywhere until find something u don't like, then either write facts, or in some cases as we see all the time now.. make them up and write them anyway. All this tells me is need fewer Angel hernandez (blind) umpires calling balls and strikes and kids in school writing about actual problems if they want to go that route, rather than current wokie item of the day awards. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 15, 2021 1:49:48 GMT -5
That had me wondering how much international scouting they actually did. They did sign Schoop, but no one the caliber of a Devers or a Bogaerts. It's a long road back for them. The Orioles think International prospects are just a “fad” in MLB. They should fire every single guy in their baseball operations department immediately. Then they should fire all their scouts. Other than drafting Machado, what else have they gotten right over the last 15 years? Just an unacceptable display from that organization. Angelos and son. maybe too early to judge the kid, but we'll see, definately not the Hoffberger's, which owned them from their beginning to like early 80's if remember correct. They were known to hire good baseball people to scour the country for talent, even tho the team didn't pay MLB talent they had much.. jim palmer was vocal at times about this until getting a contract close to value..once again if memory serves.. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 14, 2021 22:49:41 GMT -5
That would be the Albert Belle affect. He spent big on him and he was a psycho, sucked and got hurt so they wasted a ton of money and he hasn't spent any money since. Unless you want to include Chris Davis which once again was a big mistake. But that doesn't explain a farm system that should have been loaded. Belle was good in his first year with the Orioles, worth more than what they paid him though his defense had continued to deteriorate. He's very intelligent but he was very volatile, too hard on himself and angry in general. Not that he didn't have reasons to be, but his reactions were often over the top. So the anger management thing was a real problem. That said, he induced real fear in pitchers, not unlike Dick Allen. Baltimore's problems go well beyond Belle. Chris Davis' contract resulted in 12 bWAR at a cost of $143M. That does not pan out. Belle is barely a blip on that radar. Can go further than that Norm. let's not forget that for years the O's virtually ignored the INT market for any kind of mid-top end talent. Remember when slotting started and it was the O's until cpl years back trading away all their slots? Can tell everyone 1st hand the FCL team a few years had nothing but BIG latin guys for the most part when we would see them. Guessing they would bottom feed talent looking for guys who could crush the ball, but how much talent have they graduated? Maybe why Angelos Sr is not running the club, along with his age. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 12, 2021 20:27:47 GMT -5
It's not just a bad outing, the reports on his stuff aren't glowing: Good velocity but mediocre movement on the heater and the results are kinda of showing. A 23 yo with a 7.6 K's per 9 in AA? Reminds a lot of Teddy Stankiewicz and his straight as an arrow fastball. The reports on his stuff have been more than fine, do you think he’s accidentally jumped up in the rankings this year? Have you listened to the podcast reports on him? He’s not a huge strikeout guy. He doesn’t need to be. He holds his velo, throws a bunch of strikes, has a good slider, 3 at least average pitches, and knows how to pitch. Backend starter type. Teddy didn’t have a pitch like Winck’s slider. He was also less successful at pretty much every level Stanky barely cracked 90mph on his heater also if remember correctly and especially so with Winky this ST with parent club cpl games saw with him, he was sitting mid 90's and thought looked good as a reliever, then I think lots of guys should be/have been converted earlier than they are. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 2, 2021 1:53:51 GMT -5
So Kumar does NOT sign with the Mets and will NOT return to Vanderbilt....Is he now a free-agent and able to sign with anyone?? No - he has college eligibility and will be part of the 2022 draft. His best bet this year is to go play pro overseas or maybe in an independent league in the States. My guess is this also, but probably not overseas, here in Indy ball where he will have plenty of rest between games and it will be more of a showcase attempt, then simply shutdown early and wait out the draft. There is a reason Rocker avoided having his elbow checked out and Boras is going to protect it as long as he can until the Rocker autograph is on a contract. I don't expect to see him drafted in the 1st half of the 1st round next year, if even in the 1st round at all. Hiding like this just sends up all sorts of warning flares. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jul 30, 2021 17:46:01 GMT -5
How do they get him on the 40-man roster, especially when they have to clear spaces for Sale and Brasier? Having dealt Chavis, I'd be surprised if they DFA'd Santana from the IL. They didn't add any position-player depth (+ KS, - Chavis). They can probably pass Rosario through waivers, and they can put Mata on the 60-day list, and that covers Sale and Brasier. But it looks like they'd have to also lose Potts on waivers to make room for Robles. Furthermore, to get both Sale and Robles on the active roster, they have to [Edit:] option either Sawamura or Darwinzon, or DFA Rios, who they clearly like and who has been better than MLB average since his first 3 outings for us. No way Rios clears waivers. So it doesn't look like an upgrade.
The only thing that makes sense is if they can DFA him and keep him in the organization ... if he clears waivers, he can declare free agency and they should be able to re-sign him. You'd have to be sure you could do that, though, right?
The weirdest thing? Robles has a 0.77 WPA despite a .351 twOBA. Based on WPA, he'd step in and be our 5th best reliever! Seriously? Another game log I have to scrutinize ...
Might be time to wonder if anyone would claim Groome 5y past his draft date and on his 2nd option year if remember correctly. Not enthralled by what have seen in handful of games by Portland's Hernandez either. Reason believe TB gave him away so cheap this past offseason. Agree on Rosario. he reminds me of a poor man's Lin that was in the system.. What? 10y ago? Except has neither the glove, nor speed he had and Lin only ended up with a few games at the show. Potts also might pass with his poor showing this year and injuries. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jul 30, 2021 17:32:42 GMT -5
10.24 K/9? I can live with that. Good luck Mike, nice guy, terrible hitter. Understand. Where was all this negativity when Middlebrooks and now Dalbec goes up to the plate and swings wildly at everything thrown up there? it's like watching tv and reading the newspaper.. selectivity towards what to ignore and pay attention to. I'll say this about Chavis.. One of the nicest guys talked to his short time with the Sox while with the GCL club. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jul 30, 2021 6:03:27 GMT -5
Sure it doesn't look perfect as he doesn't have any history at 1st base but the Sox just traded for an all star that can mash from the left side for ONE prospect. Can anyone say they would expect the cost to be just 1 lottery ticket? The fit remains to be seen but IMO this is a very good trade. The guy just hit 16 HRs in June so he has the ability to carry a team with his bat, that many in a month doesn't happen often. This move greatly enhances the batting lineup which is exactly what they needed going down the stretch and into the playoffs. I don't think the Sox are done either. Good day. Honestly, I was waiting for the additional names to be listed as part of the deal because one seemed unlikely. However, this is just me being scarred from the DD trades. With him, Schwarber would have cost us Aldo, Bello, Downs and Blaze Jordan as a good faith throw in lol. Agreed. Looked back several times and seen a lot of whining over acquisition cost of a pretty good power hitting rental lefty for a kid who is so far away that anything can happen. The comparison I saw up above thought was kind of hilarious also. He was throwing upper 90's as a teenager stateside for strikes and dominating the GCL. Saw him at the Ft Once, that kid was night and day a better prospect at the time than is Ramirez. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jul 28, 2021 20:01:32 GMT -5
How does it get changed to equally distribute talent then? Are you suggesting the current system equally distributes amateur talent to all 30 teams? I don't see it that way when it awards free picks to so called small market teams and not trying to nit pick issues.
Are you possibly suggesting a just no draft, but possible top limit each team may spend on talent every year and every team has the same amount? That could possibly work, but good luck getting it past probably half of the owners is my 2c.
Chris, one more thing do want to mention tho. Control of a player, even with the reserve clause now gone nearly 50y is still 6y.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jul 28, 2021 14:37:24 GMT -5
I can understand feeling sympathy for Fabian. It's normal to feel that there is some injustice when one side has too much power in a negotiation. The villain here is the draft system itself, which fundamentally exists to strip negotiating power away from players as they enter professional baseball. The Red Sox have done a very normal job of responding to the incentives presented to them. I don't think it's fair to expect them to hand wins to the Baltimore Orioles. Amazing still see the draft system vilified as bad. How many others remember when the Bklyn/LAD and NYY had more talent within their farm systems than several MLB teams on the field, due solely because talent coming out of school wanted to sign with those organizations? |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jul 27, 2021 0:10:57 GMT -5
There was a great story linked here years and years ago after Boston drafted UF starter Karsten Whitson in the 11th rd in 2014. He had been drafted by the Pad's 1st rd (9th) in 2011 and turned down like 2m believe the long ago article stated? Anyway.. It was a poker game by his agen and then GM of the Pad's, each expecting the other to fold on their negotiating stance.. neither did, time ran out and Whitson was hurt in college, getting squat, then playing in 4 MiLB games for Boston according to BR.
That article said he was crying uncontrollably after his agent pulled the stunt and for him not telling him to go ahead and take the Pad's offer.. His family didn't come from money and they were working family.
A lesson some drafted kids who don't have the silver spoon might learn from. Possibly someone can dig up the Whitson article linked here??
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 26, 2021 19:45:57 GMT -5
I never posted about him in a starting role, look up above at the other 2 posts, just that he would be an improvement and better than having 9 relievers, if not for having to due to inefficiency of the back of the pen.
Chavis (as I posted also already) can play a fair 1b, 2b, 3b and somewhat LF. That makes him a power threat to get into say.. 3 games per week perhaps at multiple positions where he isn't an embarrassment.
Completely redundant? come on Chris. Don't be so defensive of every move and situation the Sox make and do. Look at the bench.. Plawecki isn't going to get PH AB's since he's the only other catcher. Renfroe/Cordero are both black holes at the plate (whichever 1 is on the bench). The team is screaming for a viable hitter as a 4th, or replacement to the Cordero/Renfro starter and the other figuring out how to hit and for Renfro, it goes back further than the last time Chavis did.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 26, 2021 19:05:05 GMT -5
In 158 plate appearances last year, Chavis hit .212/.259/.377 with 50 strikeouts and 8 walks. He also doesn't have a defensive position. I agree the bench needs to add someone in lieu of a ninth reliever, but there are several better options internally. I'm being harsher than typical but it's not clear to me what Chavis offers. He needs to earn his way back. Can sort of go by ST. yes, it's not an all encompassing tell all, then what is at AAA? Chavis can play 1b,2b,3b and some LF and it's not like ST doesn't, nor hasn't decided who makes a team or not. That argument is pretty moot. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 26, 2021 17:50:30 GMT -5
Verdugo slumped at the end of last year, just as Vazquez was picking it up again. Martinez was down all of last season. It's not a matter of "affording". This happens every season and to all players. What's needed is depth, across the lineup and on the bench. Agree there. Problem is there really isn't much of anything on the bench per see, other than gonzalez due to inefficiencies on half the BP and being forced to carry 9 there. If could add someone.. Say Chavis who was a legit threat to the bench it would be a terrific upgrade. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 25, 2021 22:56:35 GMT -5
I've wondered why both hernandez and Ottavino continued to get late game appearances lately. hernandez has had control issues his entire career, great movement on all his pitches or not and Ottavino just flat out is not consistent, it's all that can be said of him.
The pen really (to me) should have Sawamura setting up Barnes until he shows he can't be counted on. He's looked pretty darn good to me and let Whitlock be the multiple inning/long guy and Andriese/Valdez as main middle guys for now. Taylor really needs sending to the alternate site. I'd love to see Basardo get a chance.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 25, 2021 16:39:52 GMT -5
The obvious answer is Duran. How soon can he come up and still save a year of eligibility? Really the only answer at this point. Chavis and Santana both have warts similar to Franchy and Renfroe Neither could do worse at this point and pretty sure Santana has an opt out. He's almost got to get a chance at the expense of 1 of those named. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 24, 2021 1:34:15 GMT -5
Using Barnes with a 98.3% win expectancy, smdh. Barnes has pitched 10 times in 21 games. Cora will toast Barnes long before June 1. Maybe Cora can work Sawamura into some save situations to help spell Barnes. In years past I noticed as Barnes work load increases is when he starts to give up bombs. He's been pretty steady this season, moreso than Ottavino. think he should be the one in setup situations/backup closer role until Brasier gets back. Ottavino might be unhittable on occasion, but he oh so inconsistent. So much that he needs to be pushed back to middle relief. |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 22, 2021 0:53:48 GMT -5
I don't get this hack and slash mentality Bloom went after this offseason. Each of the acquisitions has it and really.. JD, Bogaerts are the only 2 of the starting 9 can really count on to not swing at pitches well outside of the plate. There was a time, not long ago when Boston taught patience as a virtue and being selective. Those were winning teams. i cannot stand seeing these guys hack at pitches half a foot low, or outside the plate on a continual basis. Pitchers know these guys will do it and use it against them. how hard is it to get thru a head?
where are those coaches in the system who taught patience also. many of the kids of late have abandoned that philosophy as well, tho will give a tiny credit to Dalbec, whenever he's not wildly swinging at everything.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 21, 2021 22:56:36 GMT -5
Guessing Mr Taylor will be the 1st reliever casualty this season. Shock to me, thought he had decent chance to rebound from his brutal 2020 season and either brice/valdez would be the 1st sent down/DFA'd. Don't think Taylor has much time left on the 26 man. only real question is will he be optioned, or outright cut.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 21, 2021 19:38:58 GMT -5
At some point, they've gotta think that either Houck or Whitlock is going to give them a better chance to win these games Believe it's 10m invested in him, counting a buyout on 2022. Count on Richards getting half a season worth of starts, even if he remains bad. It's how teams look at it, oh so afraid to throw away anything, even if keeping costs the team 2 ways. Of course he could right the ship, just remember Richards was yet another of those magical "spin" guys all along.. How many have been failures now?? |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 21, 2021 16:55:22 GMT -5
On a related note, the 5th worst wOBA-xwOBA differential in the majors? Bobby Dalbec, with a -.133 differential (.301 wOBA vs .434 xwOBA), which suggests that he's been really unlucky so far. He's just gotta keep doing what he's doing, and the results will catch up to the process. Does that include him already with strikeouts in more than 1/3 of his PA's? I guess he didn't look lost in all of those? |
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 21, 2021 13:59:46 GMT -5
Note: if 18 games is not enough time to judge position players, then why is 4 outings of 9 innings enough to throw Whitlock in a whole bunch of high leverage games. (I agree he is good enough), but why is small sample size ok for one and not the other? Because Whitlock's stuff looks outstanding and his peripherals are as perfect as his baseline numbers. And because the standard of elevating someone from choice #5 out of the bullpen to #8 is different from elevating someone from utilityman to everyday player. And also I'm being half-jokey because this is some Juan Pena-level "this is phenomenal, I had no idea this guy was this kinda good" stuff. Half jokey or not.. Who would most RS fans feel better about seeing warm up to come into a game with a FB/change up heavy repertoire? Whitlock, or Valdez? My guess is it's not even close. |
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