Red Sox Sign Masataka Yoshida

[Dipre]

Of course some of our starters' numbers would look better if they had some competent defense behind them. Oh well.

 

This is a very important point

[Bellhorn04]

This is a very important point

 

Either way, it's on Chaim.

[Dipre]

This roster is weird.

[Bellhorn04]

This roster is weird.

 

Weirdness is kind of a Bloom thing too.

[Dipre]

It worked in Tampa but not here

[Bellhorn04]

It worked in Tampa but not here

 

But was Chaim ever the head of ops there?

[moonslav59]

But was Chaim ever the head of ops there?

 

No, but he “wrote the book!”

 

Lol

[Bellhorn04]

No, but he “wrote the book!”

 

Lol

 

The pitching book, right?

[Jasonbay44]

Yoshida is obviously a very talented hitter but the more I watch him, the more his defense worries me. I think he may end up being a DH.

[jad]

Yoshida is obviously a very talented hitter but the more I watch him, the more his defense worries me. I think he may end up being a DH.

 

Somehow, with Kike and Valdez up the middle, I'm not really focussing on Yoshida's defense being a problem.

[notin]

Yoshida is obviously a very talented hitter but the more I watch him, the more his defense worries me. I think he may end up being a DH.

 

We lived through Manny Ramirez in LF for nearly a decade. And got two rings with him out there. Yoshida won’t win any hardware, and might end up as a DH. But his glove won’t kill this team…

[notin]

Somehow, with Kike and Valdez up the middle, I'm not really focussing on Yoshida's defense being a problem.

 

No idea why they keep rolling that alignment out there. We do have other options…

[Jasonbay44]

We lived through Manny Ramirez in LF for nearly a decade. And got two rings with him out there. Yoshida won’t win any hardware, and might end up as a DH. But his glove won’t kill this team…

 

Manny was also one of the greatest hitters the game has ever seen. It’s lot easier to deal with shaky defense when you hit .300 literally your whole career with an OPS over a 1000.

 

Plus Manny HAD to play the field because the team also employed another hall of fame hitter who has to DH.

 

Yoshida is a good hitter but he isn’t on the level of Manny and due to the DH spot not being occupied full time by a David Ortiz or JD Martinez, I’d like to see him DH more when Duvall is back

[moonslav59]

No idea why they keep rolling that alignment out there. We do have other options…

 

That part is on Cora. Is Reyes at SS such a mistake?

[moonslav59]

Manny was also one of the greatest hitters the game has ever seen. It’s lot easier to deal with shaky defense when you hit .300 literally your whole career with an OPS over a 1000.

 

Plus Manny HAD to play the field because the team also employed another hall of fame hitter who has to DH.

 

Yoshida is a good hitter but he isn’t on the level of Manny and due to the DH spot not being occupied full time by a David Ortiz or JD Martinez, I’d like to see him DH more when Duvall is back

 

He might, but Casa or Turner would have to sit or platoon.

[Jasonbay44]

He might, but Casa or Turner would have to sit or platoon.

 

Wouldn’t be the worst thing. This team is going to have a lot of options once Duvall and Story return.

[moonslav59]

Wouldn’t be the worst thing. This team is going to have a lot of options once Duvall and Story return.

 

I’m not so sure Duvall will our hit the notorious second hall hitter, Turner. It might end up a Duvall-Casas/Duran platoon with Casa or Duran sitting vs lefties and Turner playing FT.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Weirdness is kind of a Bloom thing too.

 

Weirdness is a kind way to describe our Bloom thing too.

[notin]

Manny was also one of the greatest hitters the game has ever seen. It’s lot easier to deal with shaky defense when you hit .300 literally your whole career with an OPS over a 1000.

 

Plus Manny HAD to play the field because the team also employed another hall of fame hitter who has to DH.

 

Yoshida is a good hitter but he isn’t on the level of Manny and due to the DH spot not being occupied full time by a David Ortiz or JD Martinez, I’d like to see him DH more when Duvall is back

 

Separating offense from defense - did Manny’s glove kill the Sox? Yoshida will never hit like Manny, but he is in a lineup that can make up for his miscues, too. In the Big Team Picture, does it matter which hitter brings the runs back? (It’s certainly nice when it’s the defensive question mark and provides him job security.). But overall LF is creta the easiest OF spot to hide a bad glove, and probably the second easiest position overall (not counting DH)..,

[notin]

Wouldn’t be the worst thing. This team is going to have a lot of options once Duvall and Story return.

 

Demote Casas until there’s a need again.

 

Casas would play full time, and, whether or not he realizes it, 1b is his for the immediate future, since there isn’t much between him and Kavadas, who isn’t exactly a sure thing himself…

[mvp 78]

Demote Casas until there’s a need again.

 

Casas would play full time, and, whether or not he realizes it, 1b is his for the immediate future, since there isn’t much between him and Kavadas, who isn’t exactly a sure thing himself…

 

I'm not sure Kavadas ever wears a BOS uni.

[mvp 78]

Manny was also one of the greatest hitters the game has ever seen. It’s lot easier to deal with shaky defense when you hit .300 literally your whole career with an OPS over a 1000.

 

Plus Manny HAD to play the field because the team also employed another hall of fame hitter who has to DH.

 

Yoshida is a good hitter but he isn’t on the level of Manny and due to the DH spot not being occupied full time by a David Ortiz or JD Martinez, I’d like to see him DH more when Duvall is back

 

I agree that we should see more DHing from Yoshida going forward. If not this year then the next 4.

[Old Red]

I agree that we should see more DHing from Yoshida going forward. If not this year then the next 4.

 

He is looking more shaky in the OF as the season goes on. Right now I think Turner more at 1B would be a better way to go. I’m all for giving Casas a longer rope, but the Red Sox are dropping further down in the standings.

[mvp 78]

He is looking more shaky in the OF as the season goes on. Right now I think Turner more at 1B would be a better way to go. I’m all for giving Casas a longer rope, but the Red Sox are dropping further down in the standings.

 

With no starting pitching, even if they claw their way to an 86 win season, does it really matter in the grand scheme of things? The team isn't good enough to go far in the postseason. We would have needed to see progression from Whitlock, Bello and another pitcher, but that hasn't quite been the case. The pitching has just treaded water.

[Hugh2]

I'm more patient than most, and I'm in full support of leaving Casas in there and letting him figure it out BUT at this point I also wouldn't be angry if they sent him down either. It would not be the worse thing in the world to sit him down and explain to him that they still view him as the 1B of the future but he has some things to figure out.

 

I don't know how well Dalbec will hit. But it's worth giving him a few weeks here. His RHB would compliment this lineup nicely if he's figured it out. That K% is still really high, he might just be feasting on bad AAA/AAAA pitching but there's only one way to find out.

[mvp 78]

I'm more patient than most, and I'm in full support of leaving Casas in there and letting him figure it out BUT at this point I also wouldn't be angry if they sent him down either. It would not be the worse thing in the world to sit him down and explain to him that they still view him as the 1B of the future but he has some things to figure out.

 

I don't know how well Dalbec will hit. But it's worth giving him a few weeks here. His RHB would compliment this lineup nicely if he's figured it out. That K% is still really high, he might just be feasting on bad AAA/AAAA pitching but there's only one way to find out.

 

Yes, a 32.6% k rate in AAA is A LITTLE HIGH! That is close to his MLB k rate. If he gets called up again and has the same approach, add 5-10% to that.

[Dipre]

Casa's struggle are a very minor issue in the grand scheme of the Red Sox' problems. If they could pitch and catch the ball, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

[Old Red]

Casa's struggle are a very minor issue in the grand scheme of the Red Sox' problems. If they could pitch and catch the ball, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

 

Only minor in the fact that Casas struggles hasn’t demonstrated he’s a ML player yet.

[Hugh2]

Only minor in the fact that Casas struggles hasn’t demonstrated he’s a ML player yet.

 

After his slow start he's had a .750 OPS on the season. Not great, but that's an MLB player. I think he will be fine in the long run.

[Dipre]

After his slow start he's had a .750 OPS on the season. Not great, but that's an MLB player. I think he will be fine in the long run.

 

Kid will hit. But selective aggression comes with time and experience.