2024 Prospects

[mvp 78]

I'm surprised the Bucs haven't promoted Yorke.

[Larry Cook]

Right now, Campbell is jack of all trades and master of none. His defense is below par all across the diamond. He's athletic enough to figure it out somewhere, but he's just being shuttled around.

 

I think Campbell is serviceable in left field, but Duran might have that position for a few years.

[mvp 78]

I think Campbell is serviceable in left field, but Duran might have that position for a few years.

 

Probably no fit for him then. Just trade him.

 

“But several pro scouts who have worked the Eastern League this season have said they believe Kristian Campbell is the best prospect in the organization.” via

@BGlobeSports

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[mvp 78]

@jcmccaffrey

Marcelo Mayer is going on the 7-day IL with lower back/upper glute discomfort. He’s still day to day but not quite ready to come back and the Worcester roster is in need of immediate availability and the roster spot

[mvp 78]

@RotoClegg

At this point, with what I’ve heard, I wouldn’t be shocked if Marcelo Mayer doesn’t play again this year. Maybe toward the very end of the year at best. This is likely another reason Kristian Campbell got the promotion to fill in at SS.

 

Yikes stripes. Trevor Story 2.0.

[moonslav59]

Probably no fit for him then. Just trade him.

 

“But several pro scouts who have worked the Eastern League this season have said they believe Kristian Campbell is the best prospect in the organization.” via

@BGlobeSports

.

 

Since he's also a RHB, I think we give him every opportunity to win a job, such as RF, 2B or 3B. I doubt we view him as a DH (back-up LF'er.)

Red= MLB ready by 2025 or earlier

LHB control years:

9 Devers

6 Anthony, Mayer, Teel, Romero

5 Abreu, DHam

4 Duran, Casas

3 Yoshida

 

RHB control years:

7 Rafaela

6 Campbell, Meidroth, Jh Garcia, Cespedes, Bleis, Arias, Jo Garcia, Zanetello

4 Wong, Grissom, E Valdez, Romy

3-4 Story

1 Refsnyder

 

RHB/LHP:

6 Montgomery, Castro

[moonslav59]

@RotoClegg

At this point, with what I’ve heard, I wouldn’t be shocked if Marcelo Mayer doesn’t play again this year. Maybe toward the very end of the year at best. This is likely another reason Kristian Campbell got the promotion to fill in at SS.

 

Yikes stripes. Trevor Story 2.0.

 

That's all we need!

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Probably no fit for him then. Just trade him.

“But several pro scouts who have worked the Eastern League this season have said they believe Kristian Campbell is the best prospect in the organization.” via

@BGlobeSports

.

 

Ok...

 

"Just trade" "the best prospect in the organization" to another club for their best prospect... as long as he's a pitcher.

 

Otherwise, if he's that good a hitter, find a position for him -- and keep shaking that baseball tree.

[mvp 78]

Ok...

 

"Just trade" "the best prospect in the organization" to another club for their best prospect... as long as he's a pitcher.

 

Otherwise, if he's that good a hitter, find a position for him -- and keep shaking that baseball tree.

 

I was joking about trading Campbell.

[moonslav59]

I was joking about trading Campbell.

 

I took it that way.

 

With Mayer's injury issues, I'm beginning to think you are right on he being the top prospect to trade.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

I took it that way.

 

With Mayer's injury issues, I'm beginning to think you are right on he being the top prospect to trade.

 

You guys just ruined it; don't you know interns from other clubs read forums for every team?

 

Mayer's value just nosedived and Brez can't afford to sell low. Wait, Bloom just woke up from an Underdog cartoon and called Dombrowski last year. He said he could have Mayer for a Song.

[Old Red]

@jcmccaffrey

Marcelo Mayer is going on the 7-day IL with lower back/upper glute discomfort. He’s still day to day but not quite ready to come back and the Worcester roster is in need of immediate availability and the roster spot

Hasn’t played since July 30th. Lots of injuries for this kid so far at a young age.

[moonslav59]

Dobbins pitched a gem for POR.

6IP, 3H, 0ER, 1BB, 7K

His ERA is down to 3.17. His .608 OPSA must have gone down, tonight.

 

This is soxprospects.com's summary on Dobbins:

 

Potential up-and-down depth starter or multi-inning reliever. Ceiling of a back-end starter. At his best, will show plus velocity and three secondary pitches that can all get hitters out. Has pitches that move in all directions and confidence that he can throw any of them for strikes. Effortful delivery brings injury and consistency concerns, and needs to improve his fastball command. Fastball can get hittable later in games, and he needs to show he can consistently get left-handed hitters out to profile as a starter, but has developed into one of the more intriguing arms in the system.

[moonslav59]

Mid Game with the Sea Dogs and...

Anthony is 3-3 w HR

Campbell 2-3

 

Monegro has a 1 hitter going for GRE in 5 IP (2BB & 8K)

 

[Larry Cook]

Probably no fit for him then. Just trade him.

 

“But several pro scouts who have worked the Eastern League this season have said they believe Kristian Campbell is the best prospect in the organization.” via

@BGlobeSports

.

 

Dude, maybe there are other options. Why be so quick to trade such a valuable asset ??????

[moonslav59]

Dude, maybe there are other options. Why be so quick to trade such a valuable asset ??????

 

He already said he was joking. He's for trading Mayer.

[moonslav59]

Anthony went 4 for 5 with an HR to bring his AAA OPS to .935.

Campbell went 2-5.

 

POR lost 1-0, but Dobbins pitched an excellent 6 IP.

 

GRE won as Monegro 1 hit the opps in 5 IP (2BB & 8K)

 

SAL won 8-7

Arias 2-5 w 2B

Taylor 2-4 w HR & BB

 

 

[mvp 78]

Dude, maybe there are other options. Why be so quick to trade such a valuable asset ??????

 

Mayer's very valuable right now. With the amount of injuries he has had, there is risk he could get a serious injury or that his value decreases as the injuries continue. Also, Sox clearly need pitching and Mayer is a way to get some. He's yet another LHB and not the highest defensive ceiling at SS. He's a solid player, but not projected to be an All Star on an annual basis.

 

Campbell, I wouldn't trade. He's a RHB and can play all over the field, but they need to figure out where to stick him fulltime (unless they want him to just be a weird UTIL type guy). Campbell has also had offensive results that we haven't seen out of Mayer.

[notin]

Mayer's very valuable right now. With the amount of injuries he has had, there is risk he could get a serious injury or that his value decreases as the injuries continue. Also, Sox clearly need pitching and Mayer is a way to get some. He's yet another LHB and not the highest defensive ceiling at SS. He's a solid player, but not projected to be an All Star on an annual basis.

 

Campbell, I wouldn't trade. He's a RHB and can play all over the field, but they need to figure out where to stick him fulltime (unless they want him to just be a weird UTIL type guy). Campbell has also had offensive results that we haven't seen out of Mayer.

 

 

I’d be ok with dealing Mayer but what about Anthony? Abreu isn’t exactly Rudy Pemberton out in RF. And I think a team with Abreu and a pitcher you can get for Anthony might be better ea team with Anthony and a pitcher that can be had for Abreu

[moonslav59]

I’d be ok with dealing Mayer but what about Anthony? Abreu isn’t exactly Rudy Pemberton out in RF. And I think a team with Abreu and a pitcher you can get for Anthony might be better ea team with Anthony and a pitcher that can be had for Abreu

 

That's exactly how I see it.

 

I'd love to be able to keep all our youthful depth. Depth is an important aspect of continued winning, but we have such a glaring weakness on this team, that we simply have to trade from strength to improve our weak area: pitching.

 

I think the defense will improve without any outside additions, as long as we can stay healthy at middle infield. It may never be great, but I actually think the team defense could be near plus, if Story, Mayer and Rafaela stay healthy, all year.

 

C: Wong, ___, Teel (minus)

1B: Casas, Romy (minus)

2B: Story, DHam-Romy (PLUS)

SS: Mayer, Story-DHam (plus)

3B: Devers (minus)

LF: Duran, Ref (PLUS)

CF: Rafaela, Duran (PLUS)

RF: Abreu, Rafaela (plus)

DH: Yoshida, Ref/Devers/Casas

 

We should be plus or PLUS at the most important positions, except Catcher, and minus at corner IF, also.

 

 

[mvp 78]

I’d be ok with dealing Mayer but what about Anthony? Abreu isn’t exactly Rudy Pemberton out in RF. And I think a team with Abreu and a pitcher you can get for Anthony might be better ea team with Anthony and a pitcher that can be had for Abreu

 

Anthony has the ceiling of an MVP candidate. That's a trade you could regret for decades IMO.

[moonslav59]

Anthony has the ceiling of an MVP candidate. That's a trade you could regret for decades IMO.

 

I agree. I think other GMs do, too.

 

That's why I think he might be one of the most sought after prospects in MLB, and some team would be willing to give up a TOTR SP'er with 3 or more years of team control for a package headlined by Anthony.

 

I do think he will end up better than Abreu and Rafaela, so it seems like we should trade Abreu, but he will not bring back anywhere near what Anthongbrings back, unless we include Mayer, Teel or Campbell (and maybe more.)

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Here's a novel business plan for a longterm way to compete and save money: SPEND money! Sign free agent pitchers instead of trading top position player prospects, who you can then ink to team-friendly extensions.

 

Just think of the savings, when you don't have to pay Devers $300 million in his prime. What would be better: a Red Sox team with Juan Soto or one with Roman Anthony, Max Fried and Jack Flaherty (ya, why not get the old high school gang back together; they could rehab at Giolito's house).

[moonslav59]

Here's a novel business plan for a longterm way to compete and save money: SPEND money! Sign free agent pitchers instead of trading top position player prospects, who you can then ink to team-friendly extensions.

 

Just think of the savings, when you don't have to pay Devers $300 million in his prime. What would be better: a Red Sox team with Juan Soto or one with Roman Anthony, Max Fried and Jack Flaherty (ya, why not get the old high school gang back together; they could rehab at Giolito's house).

 

Almost every pitcher we sign ends up sucking.

 

I'm not sure spending more on one would work. We'd have probably signed Monty, last winter, and then where are we?

[notin]

Anthony has the ceiling of an MVP candidate. That's a trade you could regret for decades IMO.

 

Unless you dealt him for a player with a ceiling of Cy Young candidate…

[mvp 78]

Unless you dealt him for a player with a ceiling of Cy Young candidate…

 

A CY that could earn an MVP too or no?

[mvp 78]

Here's a novel business plan for a longterm way to compete and save money: SPEND money! Sign free agent pitchers instead of trading top position player prospects, who you can then ink to team-friendly extensions.

 

Just think of the savings, when you don't have to pay Devers $300 million in his prime. What would be better: a Red Sox team with Juan Soto or one with Roman Anthony, Max Fried and Jack Flaherty (ya, why not get the old high school gang back together; they could rehab at Giolito's house).

 

If they had signed Mookie, they could have let Xander walk and traded Devers. The team would probably be better off for it. And I'm the Devers guy!

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Unless you dealt him for a player with a ceiling of Cy Young candidate…

 

I wrote a longer post and deleted it, because I couldn't really find any right now... but there used to be: Hanley for Beckett, Moncada for Sale...

 

... there's not even a Skenes-like pitching prospect in the minors worth giving up for what Anthony could become.

[notin]

Here's a novel business plan for a longterm way to compete and save money: SPEND money! Sign free agent pitchers instead of trading top position player prospects, who you can then ink to team-friendly extensions.

 

Just think of the savings, when you don't have to pay Devers $300 million in his prime. What would be better: a Red Sox team with Juan Soto or one with Roman Anthony, Max Fried and Jack Flaherty (ya, why not get the old high school gang back together; they could rehab at Giolito's house).

 

The Sox traded prospects for Sale and it worked out brilliantly.

 

The Sox spent money to extend Sale and it was catastrophic all around.

[notin]

I wrote a longer post and deleted it, because I couldn't really find any right now... but there used to be: Hanley for Beckett, Moncada for Sale...

 

... there's not even a Skenes-like pitching prospect in the minors worth giving up for what Anthony could become.

 

Jackson Jobe, the man drafted ahead of Mayer?