2017 Spring Training Thread - Everything Sox ST

[Spudboy]

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

 

I didn't get it either. Clearly I am missing something.

[S5Dewey]

Sandoval looks like he's down to his old playing weight, which is probably the best we can hope for. He made a couple of routine plays against NU but those were the only chances he had.

 

Moreland proved he has pretty good power, squaring up on one for a HR against NU

 

The latest excuse for Castillo's not running out the DP ball is that he "lost track of the outs". How does a guy who should be trying to make the team lose track of the outs in the first game he plays??

 

Re Henry Owens: I'm not sure what to say about his performance today. He didn't walk as many hitters but OTOH he fooled nobody with his pitches. Not mixing them up at all. It looked like he was making an effort to not walk hitters by throwing more FB's but it didn't take long for hitters to realize it so they were sitting on #1.

 

Abad didn't look half-abad today. He was the best of the staff that threw against the Mets.

 

XBo didn't play today. Not sure if he just had the day off or if he's left for the WBC.

 

Sox got no-no'd through 6 today but I promise not to panic, I did that last year saying that I was concerned about their offense and look how that turned out! LOL

 

I know nobody wants to hear this but it's beautiful baseball weather here. Hi 70's and sunny, BUT..,., they say it was 60 degrees in Boston today which also ain't bad.to

[a700hitter]

Sandoval looks like he's down to his old playing weight, which is probably the best we can hope for. He made a couple of routine plays against NU but those were the only chances he had.

 

Moreland proved he has pretty good power, squaring up on one for a HR against NU

 

The latest excuse for Castillo's not running out the DP ball is that he "lost track of the outs". How does a guy who should be trying to make the team lose track of the outs in the first game he plays??

 

Re Henry Owens: I'm not sure what to say about his performance today. He didn't walk as many hitters but OTOH he fooled nobody with his pitches. Not mixing them up at all. It looked like he was making an effort to not walk hitters by throwing more FB's but it didn't take long for hitters to realize it so they were sitting on #1.

 

Abad didn't look half-abad today. He was the best of the staff that threw against the Mets.

 

XBo didn't play today. Not sure if he just had the day off or if he's left for the WBC.

 

Sox got no-no'd through 6 today but I promise not to panic, I did that last year saying that I was concerned about their offense and look how that turned out! LOL

 

I know nobody wants to hear this but it's beautiful baseball weather here. Hi 70's and sunny, BUT..,., they say it was 60 degrees in Boston today which also ain't bad.to

How did Travis look?

[cp176]

I didn't get it either. Clearly I am missing something.

 

 

The picture was meaningless to me. I read what he wrote. Castillo dogged it down the first base line because he had no clue how many outs there were. I saw humor in the picture.

[moonslav59]

Sandoval looks like he's down to his old playing weight, which is probably the best we can hope for. He made a couple of routine plays against NU but those were the only chances he had.

 

Moreland proved he has pretty good power, squaring up on one for a HR against NU

 

The latest excuse for Castillo's not running out the DP ball is that he "lost track of the outs". How does a guy who should be trying to make the team lose track of the outs in the first game he plays??

 

Re Henry Owens: I'm not sure what to say about his performance today. He didn't walk as many hitters but OTOH he fooled nobody with his pitches. Not mixing them up at all. It looked like he was making an effort to not walk hitters by throwing more FB's but it didn't take long for hitters to realize it so they were sitting on #1.

 

Abad didn't look half-abad today. He was the best of the staff that threw against the Mets.

 

XBo didn't play today. Not sure if he just had the day off or if he's left for the WBC.

 

Sox got no-no'd through 6 today but I promise not to panic, I did that last year saying that I was concerned about their offense and look how that turned out! LOL

 

I know nobody wants to hear this but it's beautiful baseball weather here. Hi 70's and sunny, BUT..,., they say it was 60 degrees in Boston today which also ain't bad.to

 

Thanks for the updates.

[cp176]

Sandoval looks like he's down to his old playing weight, which is probably the best we can hope for. He made a couple of routine plays against NU but those were the only chances he had.

 

Moreland proved he has pretty good power, squaring up on one for a HR against NU

 

The latest excuse for Castillo's not running out the DP ball is that he "lost track of the outs". How does a guy who should be trying to make the team lose track of the outs in the first game he plays??

 

Re Henry Owens: I'm not sure what to say about his performance today. He didn't walk as many hitters but OTOH he fooled nobody with his pitches. Not mixing them up at all. It looked like he was making an effort to not walk hitters by throwing more FB's but it didn't take long for hitters to realize it so they were sitting on #1.

 

Abad didn't look half-abad today. He was the best of the staff that threw against the Mets.

 

XBo didn't play today. Not sure if he just had the day off or if he's left for the WBC.

 

Sox got no-no'd through 6 today but I promise not to panic, I did that last year saying that I was concerned about their offense and look how that turned out! LOL

 

I know nobody wants to hear this but it's beautiful baseball weather here. Hi 70's and sunny, BUT..,., they say it was 60 degrees in Boston today which also ain't bad.to

 

Where are you? I don't get it with Castillo either. The Red Sox are gradually getting rid of these types of guys. The physical ability has always been obvious. It is that non-measureable area between his ears that seems to be the issue.

[S5Dewey]

Where are you? I don't get it with Castillo either. The Red Sox are gradually getting rid of these types of guys. The physical ability has always been obvious. It is that non-measureable area between his ears that seems to be the issue.

I'm in Ft. M.My seat is about 20 rows directly behind HP so I don't have the greatest angle on Fair /Foul. Against NU Travis hit a,ball that was clearly heading foul down the LF line but the wind brought it back for a HR.

 

Then the next day the wind switched around and Hanley hit one to LF that was easily going out fair until the wind blew it foul.

The wind giveth and the wind taketh away, I guess.

 

BTW, Hanley & JBJ both spent alot of ti.e signing autographs before the game.Its good to see the stars taking time for the fans.

[cp176]

I'm in Ft. M.My seat is about 20 rows directly behind HP so I don't have the greatest angle on Fair /Foul. Against NU Travis hit a,ball that was clearly heading foul down the LF line but the wind brought it back for a HR.

 

Then the next day the wind switched around and Hanley hit one to LF that was easily going out fair until the wind blew it foul.

The wind giveth and the wind taketh away, I guess.

 

BTW, Hanley & JBJ both spent alot of ti.e signing autographs before the game.Its good to see the stars taking time for the fans.

 

Good to hear and good for you. Getting a break from our weather at this time of year is great. Have fun and keep us posted.

[a700hitter]

Craig with a productive day -- 2 HBPs.

[Fisk]

Craig with a productive day -- 2 HBPs.

 

His best day with the sox

[S5Dewey]

Random thoughts...

 

Great come-from-behind win today although I was convinced that the game would run into tomorrow during the 3rd inning.

 

Here are a few updates from the Mets game that the Sox posted today - some of which I hadn't realized.

 

The Sox pitchers issued no walks after Henry Owens walked the leadoff hitter in the 1st.

 

Each Boston pitcher had at least 1 K and Abad, Noe Rameirez and Kyle Martin all had perfect innings in relief.

 

Brandon Workman gave up a hit put pitched a scoreless 8th after coming back from TJ surgery.

 

We still haven't seen any of our top 5 starters and it looks like we won't until at least Tuesday with Velaquez scheduled to start tomorrow and Brian Johnson on Monday.

 

Here's what's going on with our players in the WBC:

Bogaerts leaves on Tuesday to play for the Netherlands in South Korea. His first game is 3/7.

Hanley leaves on 3/3. He'll be playing for the DR, whose first game is on 3/9 vs. Canada.

Abad and Erod have been placed in the Designated Pitcher's Pool. They're not on an active roster for the first round but can be added in subsequent rounds.

 

Having Bogaerts in the WBC makes me a bit uneasy. We have to hope he doesn't get injured - we have a lot of eggs in that basket!

 

Sam Travis got some time at !B today so the medical team must feel that his knee is strong enough for him to play defense. He and Vaz each had doubles today.

 

Elias hat a good two-inning outing allowing only one hit. OK.. it was a HR, but still..... Other than that one pitch he looked to be in command.

 

Castillo was late on about five swings in a row before pulling a ball down the LF line for a double. He seems to have a knack of doing just enough to keep people interested.

 

For all you gurus.. who is Steve Selsky and how did we get him? The program here doesn't even list him as an invited non-roster player but IIRC he's played in all three games thus far. And so has Alan Craig. Maybe the FO is hoping someone will take a flyer on Craig. Craig's throw from LF to cut down a run late in the game was impressive and he contributed to the offense by getting HBP twice.

 

The Sox are on the road going to Port Charlotte tomorrow followed by the Cards on Monday and the Yankees on Tuesday. Monday and Tuesday's games are both at Jet Blue.

[Fisk]

Random thoughts...

 

Great come-from-behind win today although I was convinced that the game would run into tomorrow during the 3rd inning.

 

Here are a few updates from the Mets game that the Sox posted today - some of which I hadn't realized.

 

The Sox pitchers issued no walks after Henry Owens walked the leadoff hitter in the 1st.

 

Each Boston pitcher had at least 1 K and Abad, Noe Rameirez and Kyle Martin all had perfect innings in relief.

 

Brandon Workman gave up a hit put pitched a scoreless 8th after coming back from TJ surgery.

 

We still haven't seen any of our top 5 starters and it looks like we won't until at least Tuesday with Velaquez scheduled to start tomorrow and Brian Johnson on Monday.

 

Here's what's going on with our players in the WBC:

Bogaerts leaves on Tuesday to play for the Netherlands in South Korea. His first game is 3/7.

Hanley leaves on 3/3. He'll be playing for the DR, whose first game is on 3/9 vs. Canada.

Abad and Erod have been placed in the Designated Pitcher's Pool. They're not on an active roster for the first round but can be added in subsequent rounds.

 

Having Bogaerts in the WBC makes me a bit uneasy. We have to hope he doesn't get injured - we have a lot of eggs in that basket!

 

Sam Travis got some time at !B today so the medical team must feel that his knee is strong enough for him to play defense. He and Vaz each had doubles today.

 

Elias hat a good two-inning outing allowing only one hit. OK.. it was a HR, but still..... Other than that one pitch he looked to be in command.

 

Castillo was late on about five swings in a row before pulling a ball down the LF line for a double. He seems to have a knack of doing just enough to keep people interested.

 

For all you gurus.. who is Steve Selsky and how did we get him? The program here doesn't even list him as an invited non-roster player but IIRC he's played in all three games thus far. And so has Alan Craig. Maybe the FO is hoping someone will take a flyer on Craig. Craig's throw from LF to cut down a run late in the game was impressive and he contributed to the offense by getting HBP twice.

 

The Sox are on the road going to Port Charlotte tomorrow followed by the Cards on Monday and the Yankees on Tuesday. Monday and Tuesday's games are both at Jet Blue.

 

Steve Selsky was claimed from the Reds they dropped him off their 40 man roster.

[notin]

Steve Selsky was claimed from the Reds they dropped him off their 40 man roster.

 

He might serve as AAA depth. His chances of cracking the opening day roster are not much better than mine...

[Fisk]

He might serve as AAA depth. His chances of cracking the opening day roster are not much better than mine...

 

The only chance he has to open with the sox is an injury, but he's playing for the first call up if there is an injury.

[jad]

The picture was meaningless to me. I read what he wrote. Castillo dogged it down the first base line because he had no clue how many outs there were. I saw humor in the picture.

 

Maybe the point is that he doesn't give a s*** about the mascot, which then puts him in the same boat as most other humans.

[TylerD]

Didn't get to watch today but looks like the hitters were connecting and playing well..... Can't say the same about the pitching lol

[a700hitter]

Benintendi with 2 terrible ABs so far. I am not sold on him hitting at the top of the order.

[bosoxmal]

Swihart?

Im not real worried about the kid. Im guessing he will work it out. It was def out of the ordinary though. Not really like knocking the rust off...

 

Where's the mystery? He is NOT a catcher, never has been, never will be. Too good a hiter to leave him on the bench or in the sticks. Put him in LF and he'll beat out Young, and force them to put Benni in CF and Brad,ey? Well, somewhee else would be nice. Maybe a middle releiver.

[TylerD]

Where's the mystery? He is NOT a catcher, never has been, never will be. Too good a hiter to leave him on the bench or in the sticks. Put him in LF and he'll beat out Young, and force them to put Benni in CF and Brad,ey? Well, somewhee else would be nice. Maybe a middle releiver.

 

I think Swihart said he likes catching.... maybe he will... get better and adapt lol

[mvp 78]

Where's the mystery? He is NOT a catcher, never has been, never will be. Too good a hiter to leave him on the bench or in the sticks. Put him in LF and he'll beat out Young, and force them to put Benni in CF and Brad,ey? Well, somewhee else would be nice. Maybe a middle releiver.

 

How would he beat out Young? Young is a good defender and a great platoon guy. So far, Swihart gets injured in the OF after a few games and is a mediocre hitter at best.

[harmony]

How would he beat out Young? Young is a good defender and a great platoon guy. So far, Swihart gets injured in the OF after a few games and is a mediocre hitter at best.

Blake Swihart has a career OPS+ of 90 and a career wRC+ of 92 with projected 2017 wRC+ of 82, 87 and 77:

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=13176&position=C

 

Swihart has posted only pedestrian wRC+ in 273 plate appearances at Triple A.

 

Swihart's bat may play only if he is a defensively adequate catcher or an exceptional defender elsewhere.

[mvp 78]

Yup. I agree. His offense is good for a C, s*** for LF.

[Fisk]

His offense has always been projected to be good almost anywhere. I don't know if everyone forgot the second half of 15. There is a reason why teams were asking for him this offseason and the sox wouldn't trade him.

[Spudboy]

Castillo continues to f***-up. Getting caught in a run down 1-3 to end a rally.

 

Dumb.

[Fisk]

Castillo is baseball stupid

[cp176]

Castillo continues to f***-up. Getting caught in a run down 1-3 to end a rally.

 

Dumb.

 

Maybe that was him in that Wally suit. I'm going to have to call numbskull on that guy.

[Kimmi]

I'm in Ft. M.My seat is about 20 rows directly behind HP so I don't have the greatest angle on Fair /Foul. Against NU Travis hit a,ball that was clearly heading foul down the LF line but the wind brought it back for a HR.

 

Then the next day the wind switched around and Hanley hit one to LF that was easily going out fair until the wind blew it foul.

The wind giveth and the wind taketh away, I guess.

 

BTW, Hanley & JBJ both spent alot of ti.e signing autographs before the game.Its good to see the stars taking time for the fans.

 

Thanks for the reports. Hope you're enjoying yourself!

 

I've read that Sale has been awesome with the fans as well, especially the kids. Great to see.

[Kimmi]

For all you gurus.. who is Steve Selsky and how did we get him? The program here doesn't even list him as an invited non-roster player but IIRC he's played in all three games thus far. And so has Alan Craig. Maybe the FO is hoping someone will take a flyer on Craig. Craig's throw from LF to cut down a run late in the game was impressive and he contributed to the offense by getting HBP twice.

 

Farrell was asked who was the one player that has stood out to him so far, and his response was Selsky.

[Kimmi]

Benintendi with 2 terrible ABs so far. I am not sold on him hitting at the top of the order.

 

Obviously, 2 ABs is nothing to base any decision off of, but even without that, I think I'd prefer that he start the season further down in the line up.

[Kimmi]

Castillo continues to f***-up. Getting caught in a run down 1-3 to end a rally.

 

Dumb.

 

You were absolutely right about Castillo.