Spring Training 2020

[mvp 78]

https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2020/02/26/red-sox-prospect-quarantined-for-coronavirus/

 

Boston Red Sox prospect Chih-Jung Liu, who was in Taiwan until last week, has been placed in quarantine in his Fort Myers, Florida hotel room as a precaution against the coronavirus.

 

Liu, 20, says he feels fine and has shown no symptoms. If that continues through the weekend, he’ll be released. Liu is actually the second Red Sox player from Taiwan that the team has quarantined this spring, as infielder Tzu-Wei Lin was also quarantined earlier this month. A Red Sox spokesman told the Boston Globe that the team was doing this out of “an overabundance of caution.”

 

Liu Was named MVP of the 2019 Asian Baseball Championship, after which he signed with Boston last fall. He’ll be assigned to a minor league team after extended spring training.

[mvp 78]

I'm sure Jacko will be giving us minute by minute updates as this progresses.

[vegasbob]

Chavis did get untracked today with a HR and another hit in 2 AB's. Duran continues to make the most of his chance to show the future. Perez got in 2 innings of decent work to start.

[Kimmi]

According to Mookie, when the Red Sox made their first extension offer a couple of years ago, for 8 years and 200 million, he was very tempted to take it, because it was such a huge amount of money. But his mother kind of talked him out of it, told him not to act rashly and emotionally etc.

 

So it's actually all Mookie's mother's fault!

 

As a mother, I would have told Mookie to take the deal. Lifetime security and happiness playing for a team that he supposedly loved.

[Kimmi]

Not every player wants to get every last cent. Some players value security. I suspect Bogie saw Pedroia's situation and may have thought there but for the grace of God goes I. He may have thought a bird in the hand.

 

I have a lot of respect for Bogaerts.

[mvp 78]

As a mother, I would have told Mookie to take the deal. Lifetime security and happiness playing for a team that he supposedly loved.

 

He already earned enough for lifetime security at that point.

[Bellhorn04]

Maybe once he turned down that first offer, he decided he was going all the way with this. It became a challenge unto itself.

[oldmaninthevegasdesert]

Any reason we have not seen Devers in a lineup yet?

[Bellhorn04]

Any reason we have not seen Devers in a lineup yet?

 

His first game is Friday I believe.

[oldmaninthevegasdesert]

His first game is Friday I believe.

 

thank you

[Tedballgame]

Any reason we have not seen Devers in a lineup yet?

 

He reported late to camp (with permission).

[Sox75]

Chavis did get untracked today with a HR and another hit in 2 AB's. Duran continues to make the most of his chance to show the future. Perez got in 2 innings of decent work to start.

 

I'm impressed with the kid's future!

 

https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2020/02/jarren-duran-in-boston-red-sox-2021-starting-outfield-speedy-prospect-who-runs-wild-has-come-long-way-since-being-5-4-hs-freshman.html

[Nick]

Any reason we have not seen Devers in a lineup yet?

 

He became a dad recently....late arrival with permission....

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

He became a dad recently....late arrival with permission....

 

I like what I'm seeing from Duran, driving the ball more; early success can build two-fold confidence -- for his improvement, and for a Sox promotion (if mediocrity causes a mid-season sell).

 

The Ellsbury comp that someone brought up earlier would be a good ceiling: 7 Sox seasons, .297 BA, .350/.439/.789 slash, 21.3 WAR (5 WAR avg. in four full years), maybe a little more pop but less stolen bases... Just don't expect instant glory -- remember Ells came up in a title run surrounded by stars at their peaks.

[moonslav59]

Let's hope he's not on the IL as much as Jake.

[Slasher9]

As a mother, I would have told Mookie to take the deal. Lifetime security and happiness playing for a team that he supposedly loved.

 

his mom named him Marcus Lynn Betts so that his initials would be MLB. she is 100% on board with him going to FA and getting every last dollar that he can.....

[mvp 78]

I like what I'm seeing from Duran, driving the ball more; early success can build two-fold confidence -- for his improvement, and for a Sox promotion (if mediocrity causes a mid-season sell).

 

The Ellsbury comp that someone brought up earlier would be a good ceiling: 7 Sox seasons, .297 BA, .350/.439/.789 slash, 21.3 WAR (5 WAR avg. in four full years), maybe a little more pop but less stolen bases... Just don't expect instant glory -- remember Ells came up in a title run surrounded by stars at their peaks.

 

I think Ells is the ceiling. I don't think he'll be as good, but I think he could be a serviceable CFer hitting at the bottom of the order.

[oldtimer]

As a mother, I would have told Mookie to take the deal. Lifetime security and happiness playing for a team that he supposedly loved.

 

Who will be the first $500 Million player? I think a few of us compare what we earned and did well with after multiple years of study and a high pressure mid level careers. It's absurd what can be paid to guys who play baseball (and other sports). I couldn't do what they can do but neither could they do what I did.

[moonslav59]

I think Ells is the ceiling. I don't think he'll be as good, but I think he could be a serviceable CFer hitting at the bottom of the order.

 

If he can keep up a decent OBP, his speed would do nicely in the one slot, but minor league decent OBP does not always translate to the bigs.

 

Duran's minor league OBP: .376 (880 PAs), but it was .309 at AA, last year in 352 PAs (.456 at A+).

 

[Slasher9]

Who will be the first $500 Million player? I think a few of us compare what we earned and did well with after multiple years of study and a high pressure mid level careers. It's absurd what can be paid to guys who play baseball (and other sports). I couldn't do what they can do but neither could they do what I did.

 

my guess is that player is currently in middle school. but the $500MM contract is inevitable.

as for MLB players not being able to do what we can do.....unfortunately for us....millions of people dont buy tickets to come and watch us work or buy tshirts with our company name on the front and our last name on the back......

[mvp 78]

If he can keep up a decent OBP, his speed would do nicely in the one slot, but minor league decent OBP does not always translate to the bigs.

 

Duran's minor league OBP: .376 (880 PAs), but it was .309 at AA, last year in 352 PAs (.456 at A+).

 

 

What he does this year in AA will say a lot about his future. If his OBP remains low, he'll just be another speed guy that gets traded at the deadline to a contender who needs SB's.

 

He did start off really slow in AA, but had a 337 OBP over the final 41 games.

[moonslav59]

Some early ST'ing numbers (5+ ABs):

OPS

1.875 Duran

1.762 Ockimey

1.286 JBJ

1.238 Pillar

1.089 Chavis

1.071 Plawecki

1.000 Beni

1.000 Wong

.929 Lin

 

WHIP (2.0+ IP)

0.00 Reyes

0.00 Velazquez

0.50 Johnson

0.67 Tapia

1.00 Brewer, Eovaldi, Perez, Weber

1.13 Osich

 

[Slasher9]

well....let me be the first to state this for the 2020 season....

SSS!!!!

[mvp 78]

well....let me be the first to state this for the 2020 season....

SSS!!!!

 

Ockimey to platoon with JD at DH.

[Bellhorn04]

Some early ST'ing numbers (5+ ABs):

OPS

1.875 Duran

1.762 Ockimey

1.286 JBJ

1.238 Pillar

1.089 Chavis

1.071 Plawecki

1.000 Beni

1.000 Wong

.929 Lin

 

WHIP (2.0+ IP)

0.00 Reyes

0.00 Velazquez

0.50 Johnson

0.67 Tapia

1.00 Brewer, Eovaldi, Perez, Weber

1.13 Osich

 

 

Now some splits please.

[mvp 78]

Sox are having some of their pitchers (including Sale) wear high tech sleeves that relay information to staff. The hope is that this tech can help prevent injury.

 

Link: (subscription required)

 

https://theathletic.com/1627501/2020/02/22/chris-sale-high-tech-sleeve-red-sox/

[notin]

Who will be the first $500 Million player? I think a few of us compare what we earned and did well with after multiple years of study and a high pressure mid level careers. It's absurd what can be paid to guys who play baseball (and other sports). I couldn't do what they can do but neither could they do what I did.

 

Acuna...

[jung]

Sox are having some of their pitchers (including Sale) wear high tech sleeves that relay information to staff. The hope is that this tech can help prevent injury.

 

Link: (subscription required)

 

https://theathletic.com/1627501/2020/02/22/chris-sale-high-tech-sleeve-red-sox/

 

I am sure some of them are just loving that!

[mvp 78]

I am sure some of them are just loving that!

 

Why wouldn't they?

[jung]

Some of them don't even wear normal "sleeves" to pitch. Now they have to wear this thing.