2017 Spring Training Thread - Everything Sox ST

[Fisk]

I'm glad they are bullish on the sox, but again it's just projections, it's not the end all be all.

[Fisk]

Some good news out of sox camp today, successful bullpen sessions for Wright, Pomerantz and Workman, and no problems with Swiharts throwing.

[harmony]

I'm glad they are bullish on the sox, but again it's just projections, it's not the end all be all.

That's what gives this Seattle fan hope.

[Fisk]

That's what gives this Seattle fan hope.

 

Very good you are right.

[moonslav59]

Some good news out of sox camp today, successful bullpen sessions for Wright, Pomerantz and Workman, and no problems with Swiharts throwing.

 

Workman could be a wildcard this year.

[Fisk]

Workman could be a wildcard this year.

 

Very high on him after 2013, hopefully he can live up,to the potential he showed us.

[moonslav59]

Very high on him after 2013, hopefully he can live up,to the potential he showed us.

 

I was too, as a starter or long/mid relief guy.

[Kimmi]

He also said Pablow was still fat. Just not as fat as he was last spring.

 

When folks here began to get woodies over the early photos of the "New Pablow" about two months ago, I was very skeptical about his weight loss and his ability to keep it off.

 

Back then he looked about 20 lbs lighter that the videos of him made today.

 

Don't be surprised if he plays like s*** and becomes a morbidly obese fat f*** again this season. It's easily as likely as him hitting .290.

 

I won't be surprised if any of those things happen. It is really difficult to know what we'll get out of Pablo either on or off the field. Even if he stays 'slim', that's no guarantee that he'll play well.

 

That said, I'm going to remain hopeful and positive. He has been working hard and I think his attitude is in the right place.

[Kimmi]

Some good news out of sox camp today, successful bullpen sessions for Wright, Pomerantz and Workman, and no problems with Swiharts throwing.

 

This is the kind of news I like to hear.

 

ERod throws tomorrow, if I'm not mistaken.

[S5Dewey]

I won't be surprised if any of those things happen. It is really difficult to know what we'll get out of Pablo either on or off the field. Even if he stays 'slim', that's no guarantee that he'll play well.

 

That said, I'm going to remain hopeful and positive. He has been working hard and I think his attitude is in the right place.

 

Interesting word there... "slim". The report that I heard says that he's lost 40 lbs and is down to a svelte 245.

 

As long as he plays well... I don't care.

[cp176]

Interesting word there... "slim". The report that I heard says that he's lost 40 lbs and is down to a svelte 245.

 

As long as he plays well... I don't care.

 

Before camp began, I saw the pictures of sandoval and he looked good, real good. The latest ones of him - not so much. I am tempering my feelings of any excitement for him. i don't believe that we have been looking at doctored pictures. I really am suspicious and don't have a lot of faith in him. I really hope that he proves me wrong. We need a solid everyday third baseman. More importantly, this could be Pablo's last stand.

[oldtimer]

Before camp began, I saw the pictures of sandoval and he looked good, real good. The latest ones of him - not so much. I am tempering my feelings of any excitement for him. i don't believe that we have been looking at doctored pictures. I really am suspicious and don't have a lot of faith in him. I really hope that he proves me wrong. We need a solid everyday third baseman. More importantly, this could be Pablo's last stand.

 

Yes, Sandoval is coming off an injury and will turn 31 in August. With essentially 2 years out of the majors, I wouldn't expect him to come in and make an impact immediately. He is 5'11" (same height as Leon)and to have any reasonable range at 3rd, I would think he would have needed to get into the 210 pound range. I expect he had ballooned up to 265 pounds or more at his heaviest so even losing 40 pounds might not be enough. We shall see in spring training.

[moonslav59]

Yes, Sandoval is coming off an injury and will turn 31 in August. With essentially 2 years out of the majors, I wouldn't expect him to come in and make an impact immediately. He is 5'11" (same height as Leon)and to have any reasonable range at 3rd, I would think he would have needed to get into the 210 pound range. I expect he had ballooned up to 265 pounds or more at his heaviest so even losing 40 pounds might not be enough. We shall see in spring training.

 

I think he was up to 280-290.

 

He's played overweight his whole ML career, but that doesn't mean he can continue that way for much longer, even if overweight by 20-35 pounds.

 

My own opinion: 210 might be too hard for him to maintain, but if he is truly "driven" to be healthy, he could do it. I think 220-225 is more reasonable and might not significantly affect his chances of getting hurt as compared to 210.

 

If he comes into camp at 230-235, he could be okay, as long as he continues to lose weight slowly over the season. Tiring himself out for the playoffs could be a concern.

[a700hitter]

280-290 qualifies for fat slob status. Sorry.

[moonslav59]

Can we all agree that 280-290 is a large sample size?

[a700hitter]

Can we all agree that 280-290 is a large sample size?

A fat slob sample size.

[Slasher9]

Can we all agree that 280-290 is a large sample size?

lol. +2 points.

[Kimmi]

Interesting word there... "slim". The report that I heard says that he's lost 40 lbs and is down to a svelte 245.

 

As long as he plays well... I don't care.

 

I don't care how much he weighs either if he plays well. He has always been overweight and he has played well until he came to Boston. I'm not expecting an all star, but I am expecting a league average 3rd baseman.

[Fisk]

I don't care how much he weighs either if he plays well. He has always been overweight and he has played well until he came to Boston. I'm not expecting an all star, but I am expecting a league average 3rd baseman.

 

Agree he has always had success being overweight, I do expect a league average season.. The biggest worry though is his fielding as he gets older it will become worse.

[Kimmi]

Agree he has always had success being overweight, I do expect a league average season.. The biggest worry though is his fielding as he gets older it will become worse.

 

Agreed. His aging curve is likely accelerated because of his weight, especially defensively.

[a700hitter]

Alan Craig cannot even hit Division Two college pitchers. What a huge wast of money.

[Station 13]

Castillo doesn't give a s*** does he. What a trainwreck.

 

 

If you see Wally, run and hide.

[a700hitter]

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[TD][h=1]SO MUCH FOR SPRING TRAINING STORYLINE THAT BLAKE SWIHART CAN’T THROW[/h][/TD]

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By Rob Bradford

http://fullcount.weei.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/swihartmask-400x266.jpgBlake Swihart (Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports)

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Exactly a week ago, it started. Blake Swihart couldn’t throw back to the pitcher.Thanks to Comcast Sports Net New England cameraman Bill Messina, we had the video of the Red Sox catcher having a terrible time accurately tossing the ball back to Rick Porcello during a simple bullpen session. The next day was better, but not enough to stop the storyline to really gain steam. (To read about the saga, click here.)

While there was significant progress from Swihart throughout whatever throwing exercises he was participating in, the true story wouldn’t be told until the actual games started.

So, they did. And as it turned out, it wasn’t a problem.

Swihart came in for the fifth inning and tossed the balls back to reliever Marcus Walden without incident. The throw downs to second base? Right on the money. That appeared to be that.

“I mean, you tell me. Yeah, everything felt good,” he said after the Red Sox’ 9-6 win over Northeastern Thursday at JetBlue Park. “I went and cut off that ball and threw it to third. My throws in between innings were good. Throwing back to the pitcher was fine.”

Was he concerned heading into the exhibition game test?

“No. not for me,” Swihart said. “I wasn’t worried about it. Like I said, it’s just part of getting back in the groove.”

Along with playing well defensively at a position he hadn’t manned since last April, Swihart was encouraged by how his surgically-repaired ankle responded to sprinting from first base to home plate on Steve Selsky’s double off the left field wall. The catcher had singled to reach with two outs in the sixth inning.

“Every first game, everybody’s adrenaline should be going. I was excited,” he said. “June 4 was a long time ago. I was ready to get out there.”

[cp176]

Castillo doesn't give a s*** does he. What a trainwreck.

 

 

If you see Wally, run and hide.

 

Castillo might not ever really get it.

[Fisk]

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[TD][h=1]SO MUCH FOR SPRING TRAINING STORYLINE THAT BLAKE SWIHART CAN’T THROW[/h][/TD]

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By Rob Bradford

http://fullcount.weei.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/swihartmask-400x266.jpgBlake Swihart (Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports)

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Exactly a week ago, it started. Blake Swihart couldn’t throw back to the pitcher.Thanks to Comcast Sports Net New England cameraman Bill Messina, we had the video of the Red Sox catcher having a terrible time accurately tossing the ball back to Rick Porcello during a simple bullpen session. The next day was better, but not enough to stop the storyline to really gain steam. (To read about the saga, click here.)

While there was significant progress from Swihart throughout whatever throwing exercises he was participating in, the true story wouldn’t be told until the actual games started.

So, they did. And as it turned out, it wasn’t a problem.

Swihart came in for the fifth inning and tossed the balls back to reliever Marcus Walden without incident. The throw downs to second base? Right on the money. That appeared to be that.

“I mean, you tell me. Yeah, everything felt good,” he said after the Red Sox’ 9-6 win over Northeastern Thursday at JetBlue Park. “I went and cut off that ball and threw it to third. My throws in between innings were good. Throwing back to the pitcher was fine.”

Was he concerned heading into the exhibition game test?

“No. not for me,” Swihart said. “I wasn’t worried about it. Like I said, it’s just part of getting back in the groove.”

Along with playing well defensively at a position he hadn’t manned since last April, Swihart was encouraged by how his surgically-repaired ankle responded to sprinting from first base to home plate on Steve Selsky’s double off the left field wall. The catcher had singled to reach with two outs in the sixth inning.

“Every first game, everybody’s adrenaline should be going. I was excited,” he said. “June 4 was a long time ago. I was ready to get out there.”

 

It was a story the beat writers could talk about for two days and get some clicks. Now that he is deemed ok look forward to him competing for the starting job. My guess with options left he will start at Pawtucket and be up in Boston by May.

[Fisk]

Castillo might not ever really get it.

 

Waste of talent and money.

[User Name]

But how does that picture specifically relate "he doesn't give a s***"? That's stupid.

[cp176]

But how does that picture specifically relate "he doesn't give a s***"? That's stupid.

 

what picture? lol

[User Name]

Castillo doesn't give a s*** does he. What a trainwreck.

 

 

If you see Wally, run and hide.

 

^THis one.

[cp176]

^THis one.

 

thought they had finally found a job for castillo. lol