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Post by greatscottcooper on Aug 9, 2021 6:41:33 GMT -5
I suppose I'm surprised that I'm surprised about the blowback of keeping Downs high. Personally, I applaud that decision. Player development is not linear and many factors need to be weighed in. There's nothing wrong with moving him down in the offseason a bit more if he struggles through the end of the year and a steeper drop if he continues to drop next year.
But this is player development, every guys path is different and it takes several years to reach the majors. It's not like game action when you have to use your type 1 decision-making skill to decide if you should swing or not, or go to 2nd or not off a hit. These rankings are amorphous, but that doesn't mean anyone has to take the quick path to being right.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Aug 5, 2021 7:37:39 GMT -5
Noted and deleted. Except consider that Schwarber had a significant hammy strain. Working at first could exacerbate that if he decides to stretch for a ball or a throw. Yeah, that's maybe the only caveat to reduce injury risk there. In the end, from a physiological point of view your body can't tell the difference between 1B and OF when you're extending, flexing, supinating, pronating, or rotating a joint which makes 1B much safer. I think the "stretch" can mitigated through experience, practice, and lots of stretching, in time he should know his limits. I almost want to tell him "don't stretch" lol. Hopefully Xander and Devers can help him out by making great plays throws.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Aug 5, 2021 7:14:18 GMT -5
I predict 0-3 with a BB. Three very, very, loud line-drive outs right at people, and the box score scouts start screaming the biggest bust since TB!!!!!
Horrible jokes aside good luck to this good, I truly hope he has an amazing career.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Aug 4, 2021 8:02:41 GMT -5
If anything playing 1B would reduce the risk of Schwarber re-injuring his hamstring.....Yeah I know, Arroyo, I consider that a fluke. Sure. Like Arroyo. Fluke, like I said.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Aug 4, 2021 7:21:54 GMT -5
If anything playing 1B would reduce the risk of Schwarber re-injuring his hamstring.....Yeah I know, Arroyo, I consider that a fluke. Normally I'd agree. But he's never played the position in the pros. You're asking him to learn something new while rehabbing instead of just putting him in the outfield. Worst case you could just play him out there and send Duran down. Arroyo is very injury prone. Lets face it that could have happened if he got out of bed the wrong way. Yeah but it's first base. We've seen people not take to it, but we've seen people transition to first base almost effortlessly often in baseball. Considering his desire to help and the fact that we have the worse 1B production in the majors offensively and defensively it's a no brainer to at least try it out. I have a very hard time believing he's going to be worse at 1B than Dalbec has been, and if he's worse defensively I imagine it's a marginal difference while taking a massive upgrade offensively. I get why people are scared of him getting hurt learning a new postion but let me reiterate that the injury risk is less there. 1B is less physically demanding than the OF. It actually makes sense given Schwarbers injury history, he might get more playing time over his career there.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Aug 4, 2021 7:11:42 GMT -5
If anything playing 1B would reduce the risk of Schwarber re-injuring his hamstring.....Yeah I know, Arroyo, I consider that a fluke.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Aug 1, 2021 16:50:18 GMT -5
Well, Mayer alone makes this draft a great one* in my book, but the way it all shook out was that their big overslot get - the one their savings in other rounds went towards - was... Nathan Hickey. Is that anything that would have seemed exciting to folks prior to the draft? They get the compensatory pick next year, so it's not so much the inability to sign Fabian that seems disappointing as the fact that they didn't do something a little more exciting with their one big overslot move. Just as one possibility, they could've taken that $600k overslot money and spread it around the next few rounds, maybe gone bigger than Wyatt Olds and Hunter Dobbins. Maybe they love Hickey, but he doesn't strike me as someone you go all in for. (*Its actual greatness is TBD ~5 years from now, of course, and it's possible that Mayer flames out and Hickey turns into Buster Posey...) Agree about Mayer, if he becomes a stud everyone else could bust and it would be an amazing draft. But if it helps you feel better I was thinking the same thing about the lost pick today and realized I may have a bit of a decency bias. Still some talent there that could really take off, such as Elmer-Rodriguez who I find intriguing. I find McElveny and McDonough interesting too. I almost forgot about these other kids because Fabian has dominated the conversation for over a week now.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Aug 1, 2021 6:13:42 GMT -5
They won’t have any money left over, they lose Fabians slot amount and what’s left is going to go to Kavadas But they get Fabian's slot amount back next year... Also, my understanding is that they can't apply Fabian's slot amount to bros drafted after the 10th round. I think they can give Kavadas (or Hood or Green or...) an extra amount equal to 105% of the total pool, minus the total of all top-ten slots. If that's not right, someone please correct me. In a sense, yes, I get what you’re saying. but it’s the pick carrying over not the money. It’s not like they can use that money right now and since they won’t it will be carried over into next year.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 31, 2021 18:29:39 GMT -5
I'd rather have the extra money next season than Fabian this season, but what happens if you don't use all of your cap money? Do you get to carry it over? They won’t have any money left over, they lose Fabians slot amount and what’s left is going to go to Kavadas
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 30, 2021 19:15:32 GMT -5
You would think if Fabian is bluffing he might as well just sign now. No point in posturing now. I guess it doesn’t matter what we hear from his camp because we’re going to know soon one way or another.
I hope next years draft class is deep.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 30, 2021 19:10:33 GMT -5
Wow, when I heard Hickey was demanding 1 million I figured the was negotiating and the Sox would meet him around 800k.
So Fabian ain’t even getting 2.5 now. They called Fabians bluff who really has no negotiating power now. Take the 2.1 million or go back to school.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 30, 2021 16:02:21 GMT -5
He supposedly wipes out LH but with an ERA over 5 you must wonder if this is a depth move. Chavis needs a fresh start and he needs to work on his swing. He Strikeouts too much. You could literally take out 1/3 an inning his ERA would be 1.92 We know how relief pitchers evolve. Maybe Bloom and company have use identified a guy who’s going to be great down the stretch.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 30, 2021 15:08:38 GMT -5
Lol, I can’t believe they did not address 1B. I mean I know trades are announced after the fact and it’s possible something got done but, it’s not looking good. Lou Merloni on WEEI is exactly how I feel right now. it is what it is. Boston came into this deadline with 3 specific flaws. 1st base, Starting Pitching (which Bloom even admitted), and one bullpen arm which honestly wasn't a huge deal. They addressed the lineup by getting an outfielder who they're going to try and throw at 1B and hope for the best or use as a guy to supplant Renfroe and he's not even coming back till the middle of August. Overall yeah its a B - deadline but I'd give Tampa Oakland and MFY A's. Gap got closed a little bit. Boston better hope they win the division because its going to get dicey in the play in game. They got him to play LF, I way they play him at first. Especially recovering from a hamstring injury you don’t play a guy off positions he’s more used too. The above is how I felt up until about 8 minutes ago. Maybe they really do plan on playing Schwarber at 1B
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 30, 2021 15:02:04 GMT -5
Lol, I can’t believe they did not address 1B.
I mean I know trades are announced after the fact and it’s possible something got done but, it’s not looking good.
Lou Merloni on WEEI is exactly how I feel right now.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 30, 2021 14:57:35 GMT -5
Tik tok
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 30, 2021 9:00:26 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see how well Groome pitches today. If he puts up a stinker one could shake it off as rust but it would be VERY nice to see him pick up right where he left off. This may be his first time pitching after a layoff, not due to any type of injury but rather enjoying life's precious moments. Hoping for the best for him.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 30, 2021 8:57:17 GMT -5
There's a lot of reasons why people could like or not like this trade, but not liking it because he's only a rental shouldn't be one of them.
It's the trading deadline, and we are in a playoff run, this is what most of the trades are going to look like.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 28, 2021 11:48:50 GMT -5
If teams were to comply with other teams' deals then what's the point of having a draft? Teams make those deals on the presumption they fall to a spot, agent, team, and player should know that may not happen.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 28, 2021 10:44:44 GMT -5
I just don't see how it makes sense for Fabian not to sign unless the Red Sox are really lowballing him. That's the thing, we don't know what they're offering him. Is it 2.3? 2.5? It has to be low if they're going to come close to Hickey's demands. If Hickey doesn't sign I think they can offer him somewhere around $2.67. I wonder if the Sox have not budged from where they're and he's turning them down or if they've had conversations about having to pick between him and Hickey. Because if they did, then they could offer him that 2.67 figure. If that was the case, then they obviously have to wait for one guy to sign before they can sign the other, which is why I think this comes down to the deadline if they're both signed. I have a harder time believing he couldn't settle for that higher figure but I know nothing. I guess we are all going to find out one way or another.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 28, 2021 8:54:54 GMT -5
Maybe both Fabian and Hickey realize there's only 3 million left between the two of them and they're just having fun, seeing who can get the most amount and they both sign anyways.
Source: my brain.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 28, 2021 8:51:18 GMT -5
Interesting: twitter.com/BrianEGreen2Brian E Green @brianegreen2 Wife to Vicky and Father of Payton & Taylor Grace. Joined March 2018 If both Hickey and Fabian didn't sign the most the Sox could offer Green would be $845K I'm not sure what his bonus demands are......but something tells me that might not even get them 1/2 way home.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 28, 2021 7:34:43 GMT -5
We could go on and on about this topic, and we likely will until he's either signed or for the next week or so, but you can't be made at Fabian. This is a decision for him, his family, and his agent. One just hopes he doesn't screw himself over if he doesn't sign and does nothing to raise his stock next year.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 28, 2021 7:05:26 GMT -5
WOW. They must really like Hickey's bat. And his ability to stay behind the plate as a catcher? I'm kind of surprised. I thought the pick was in the Groshans, Kottam realm. I didn't realize they think this highly of him. Scouting doesn't bode well for him staying behind the plate, but to be fair the scouting is very limited and he's very young so who knows. Definitely nothing wrong with a bat first profile for a 5th round pick, but for $1 million....it kind of makes me excited in the sense that they must really see something in him but on the other hand there's a little bit of WTF in me. I know he has some leverage as a sophmore as well.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 28, 2021 7:01:56 GMT -5
WOW. They must really like Hickey's bat.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 27, 2021 16:02:36 GMT -5
Yeah, that’s pretty much what I thought. Would of had to make it worth it.
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