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Triston Casas went 1-for-1 with an RBI and two walks in last night's Tigres del Licey victory while Enmanuel Valdez went 1-for-2 with an RBI for opposing Toros del Este.
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Triston Casas went 1-for-1 with an RBI and two walks in last night's Tigres del Licey victory while Enmanuel Valdez went 1-for-2 with an RBI for opposing Toros del Este.
Originally Posted by Old Red
Looks like we have a pretty deep catcher situation on the farm from top to bottom, and 2-3 guys that have decent to fine ML back-up catcher profiles (McGuire, Wong, RHern,) but some serious doubts about having a solid #1 on the big club. Maybe a McGuire-Wong tandem will be enough, but the word was put out they are looking for an outside addition, and I don't think Caleb Hamilton was what they meant.
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Caleb Hamilton is just a 3rd string guy you have on the roster in case of emergency that you need to call up. You always want a defensive guy who can come in and call a game at a moment's notice. That's not Ronaldo right now. I just wonder if the see Ronaldo in the future. I think Hickey and Brannon could be interesting if they stick at catcher. Scott is a guy, but you even just need org depth.
Depth Chart is currently listed as:
McGuire
Wong
Hamilton
Hernandez
Cottam
Scott
Marrero
Rangel
Hickey
Erro
That's a solid list, except for the tippy top.
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SP's 2022 All Star Team (Pitchers tomorrow)
C Hickey
1B Kavadas
2B Bonaci
3B Jordan
SS Mayer
OF Rafaela
OF Bleis
OF Sikes (only player not in top 25)
Utility Paulino
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SP's 2022 All Star Pitchers
SP Bello
SP Drohan
SP Mata
SP Keller
SP Perales
RP German
RP Kelly
RP Politi
On Sikes:
The only player on this roster without a top-25 ranking pedigree, Sikes clawed his way to All-Star status with a strong season under the radar with Salem and Greenville. Hitting just .164 in mid-May, a run of injuries pushed Sikes into additional playing time, and the 23-year-old responded. He hit .357/.514/.768 in an 18-game stretch beginning on May 29 and found himself getting moved up to Greenville on July 4. Sikes continued his solid play at the higher level, hitting .248/.351/.446 in 44 games for the Drive. The 18th-round pick joins fellow 2021 draftees Mayer, Kavadas, and Hickey.
Sikes is definitely an under the radar guy. Not one of the names that comes up very often. Good that he got some recognition.
The under the radar pitching All Star:
Starting Pitcher: Brian Keller
The Red Sox continue to get excellent innings by pillaging the Yankees in the Rule 5 draft. While less impactful than Garret Whitlock, Keller became a cornerstone of the Worcester pitching staff after Boston selected him in the minor league phase of Rule 5 in December. The right-hander slid between starting and bullpen roles as rotation spots were needed, performing admirably in both roles. He was at his most effective during a 13-appearance stretch from early June to mid-August, posting a 1.40 ERA .162/.264/.266 opponents slash, and striking out 63 in 51 1/3 innings. Keller was thrice awarded as the SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week, He finished the season with a 3.27 ERA, and his .200 opponents average ranked second in the organization behind only Bello among pitchers with over 70 innings.
He got his BB% from 8.5 to about 14%, this year.
I remember he had one stretch where he had about 10 BB in 4 games.
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That's a doubleheader for Niko.
Speaking of pitching, here are the best OPS Against numbers by Sox pitchers with 60+ IP:
.559 Bello AA/AAA
.584 Politi AA/AAA
.593 Mata 4 Teams
.616 Keller AAA
.618 Stock A/A+
.623 Wikelman A/A+
.642 Encarnacion A/A+
.653 Winckowski AAA
.656 Seabold AAA
.657 Uberstine A/A+
.687 Murphy AA/AAA
.690 Drohan A+/AA
50-60 IP
.495 German AA/AAA
.519 Polanco DSL
.545 Kelly AAA
.585 Walter AA/AAA
.601 T Ward (4 Teams)
.623 Paez FCL
.626 L de la Rosa FCL/A
.661 Webb (3 Teams)
.663 Wallace AA
.664 Talavera FCL/A
.685 Thompson AA/AAA
.686 Mosqueda AA
Notables with under 50 IP
.362 Simon Pacheco DSL 35.0 IP
.416 Alvaro Mejias DSL 29.1
.454 Andres Ortuno DSL 24.1
.473 Inmer Lobo DSL 22.0
.481 Railin Perez DSL 23.1
.495 Henry Nunez FCL 30.0
.561 Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz FCL/A 38.1
.572 Kaleb Ort AAA 40.2
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It was 4 games in early June:
1-1 w 1BB
1-1 w 4BB
1-2 w 2BB
1-2 w 2BB
4-6 w 9 BB in 4 games (2 triples & 5 SBs)
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SP's Awards, today:
Brayan Bello: Graduate of the Year (Duran, Crawford and Winckowski were the only other grads)
Xander Bogaerts: Homegrown Player of the Year (Devers was his only competition.)
Mookie Betts: Ex-Prospect of the Year (No love for Beni!)
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Today's SP awards:
Rookie of the Year: Luis Perales
Comeback Player of the Year: Brian Mata
Breakout Player of the Year: Ceddanne Rafaela
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Fitzy is with the Guidance Counselor right now, asking if he can transfer some credits.
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