Red Sox 2024 Spring Training

[Duran Is The Man]

Ugh…

 

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/vaughn-grissom-likely-to-miss-opening-day-due-to-groin-strain.html

 

good gawd. maybe they can sign Adalberto Whatshisname to take his place.

[Randy Red Sox]

good gawd. maybe they can sign Adalberto Whatshisname to take his place.

 

they already have enough scrubs to fill in for him

[notin]

they already have enough scrubs to fill in for him

 

Mondesi isn’t a scrub. But as Bloom should have known, when the problem is injured middle infielders, the oft-injured Mondesi is not the solution…

[notin]

they already have enough scrubs to fill in for him

 

In-house candidates already on the 40 man roster are Pablo Reyes, David Hamilton and Ceddanne Rafaela.

 

Most likely, Reyes starts and Hamilton takes the utility infielder role. I doubt any moves happen, since it doesn’t look like a long term solution is needed yet…

[moonslav59]

In-house candidates already on the 40 man roster are Pablo Reyes, David Hamilton and Ceddanne Rafaela.

 

Most likely, Reyes starts and Hamilton takes the utility infielder role. I doubt any moves happen, since it doesn’t look like a long term solution is needed yet…

 

If Grissom starts on the IL, I'd go with Rafaela as the starting 2Bman.

 

If he'll just miss 2-3 games, I might still do it.

[mvp 78]

If Grissom starts on the IL, I'd go with Rafaela as the starting 2Bman.

 

If he'll just miss 2-3 games, I might still do it.

 

Reyes. Rafaela in CF. All of Rafaela’s value is in his glove IN CF.

[notin]

If Grissom starts on the IL, I'd go with Rafaela as the starting 2Bman.

 

If he'll just miss 2-3 games, I might still do it.

 

No.

 

Rafaela’s versatility is best left under glass that’s only broken in case of emergency. If Duran is the opening day CF, Rafaela can return to Polar Park for a while.

 

Of course, it’s also possible (likely?) Rafaela is the opening day CF with Duran in LF and Abreu returning to Worcester. In which case, Reyes is the makeshift 2b and Hamilton opens the season on the bench…

[Old Red]

Reyes. Rafaela in CF. All of Rafaela’s value is in his glove IN CF.

 

Hasn’t Cora said that E Valdez is the likely candidate to fill in at 2B?

[Old Red]

Reyes. Rafaela in CF. All of Rafaela’s value is in his glove IN CF.

 

100% agree on the RAF Man staying in CF.

[Old Red]

Wow JH at a ST game talking with Brez. Probably giving Brez his allowance.

[notin]

Hasn’t Cora said that E Valdez is the likely candidate to fill in at 2B?

 

Great. That should round out the questionable infield defense perfectly.

 

I wish Cora would just set that guy’s glove on fire. But if he’s truly thinks this guy is an option, then that’s on Cora and his extremely questionable valuation of infield defense, an odd trait for a former infielder…

[Duran Is The Man]

Wow JH at a ST game talking with Brez. Probably giving Brez his allowance.

 

probably asking to see his ticket stub.

[Duran Is The Man]

Great. That should round out the questionable infield defense perfectly.

 

I wish Cora would just set that guy’s glove on fire. But if he’s truly thinks this guy is an option, then that’s on Cora and his extremely questionable valuation of infield defense, an odd trait for a former infielder…

 

no s***. Cora probably hates that Kike just recently resigned with the Dodgers.

[notin]

no s***. Cora probably hates that Kike just recently resigned with the Dodgers.

 

Why would he?

[moonslav59]

No.

 

Rafaela’s versatility is best left under glass that’s only broken in case of emergency. If Duran is the opening day CF, Rafaela can return to Polar Park for a while.

 

Of course, it’s also possible (likely?) Rafaela is the opening day CF with Duran in LF and Abreu returning to Worcester. In which case, Reyes is the makeshift 2b and Hamilton opens the season on the bench…

 

Of course, I prefer Rafaela in CF over everyone else, but if the plan was to start him in AAA, I'd rather have him at 2B than Reyes or Eavldez or DHam.

[Bellhorn04]

Sox are 6-3 in spring games. Update those samples, moon!

[moonslav59]

Houck K'd 5 in 6 IP (1 hit, 1 BB, 0 ER)

 

Bello was a bit shaky (2 ER in 3IP, but just 1H and 1BB)

 

Coffey & MIller w dingers.

 

Devers 2-3, bringing his ST OPS to 1.783.

 

Sox won 4-2. They are now 5-3.

 

Better than losing.

[mvp 78]

Houck K'd 5 in 6 IP (1 hit, 1 BB, 0 ER)

 

Bello was a bit shaky (2 ER in 3IP, but just 1H and 1BB)

 

Coffey & MIller w dingers.

 

Devers 2-3, bringing his ST OPS to 1.783.

 

Sox won 4-2. They are now 5-3.

 

Better than losing.

 

Houck went 3 Innings, not 6.

[moonslav59]

Sox are 6-3 in spring games. Update those samples, moon!

 

You got it...

 

10+ PAs

1.783 Devers

1.512 Sogard

1.056 Kolozsvary

1.031 Refsnyder

1.000 McDonough

.864 Westbrook

.856 Rafaela

.833 Wong

.812 Dalbec

.740 Reyes

.733 Story

.714 Contreras

 

.599 Meidroth

.585 O'Neill

.539 Gonzalez

.533 Yorke

.473 Rosier

.371 Abreu

.308 DHam

 

4+ IP

0.00 Houck (1H 1BB 5K)

0.00 Murphy (3H 0BB 4K)

2.25 Criswell (5H 1BB 4K)

3.60 Bello (1H 2BB 2HBP 5K)

3.60 Whitlock (4H 0BB 8K)

8.31 Giolito (2H 4BB 2K)

 

Selected others

3-3.2 IP

0.00 Guerrero, Campbell, Hagenman, Slaten, Weissert

 

2-2.2 IP

0.00 Pivetta & Denlinger

 

[moonslav59]

Grapefruit League

 

8-1 BAL (+18 Run Diff)

6-3 BOS (+6)

4-2 PHI (+8)

4-3 NYY (+19)

5-4 HOU (+1)

 

Cactus

8-2 LAD (+36)

6-2 TEX (+18)

7-3 COL (+14)

7-3 KCR (+4)

[Randy Red Sox]

Houck K'd 5 in 6 IP (1 hit, 1 BB, 0 ER)

 

Bello was a bit shaky (2 ER in 3IP, but just 1H and 1BB)

 

Coffey & MIller w dingers.

 

Devers 2-3, bringing his ST OPS to 1.783.

 

Sox won 4-2. They are now 5-3.

 

Better than losing.

 

yeah cause the ST record counts for a lot once the season starts

[moonslav59]

yeah cause the ST record counts for a lot once the season starts

 

You'd rather see us looking bad?

[Larry Cook]

You'd rather see us looking bad?

 

Impressed most with two players I have seen so far: sogard and slaten.

[moonslav59]

Impressed most with two players I have seen so far: sogard and slaten.

 

Me?

 

Devers (1.783 OPS), Whitlock (8K 0BB) and Houck (1H 1BB 5K)

[Randy Red Sox]

You'd rather see us looking bad?

 

i could care less about ST results. they are basically 5-6 inning games followed by 3-4 innings of reserves

[notin]

Impressed most with two players I have seen so far: sogard and slaten.

 

Has anyone mentioned Sogard as an early season replacement for Grissom? I get the major obstacle is that he’s not on the 40 man roster. But he could be, once they (finally) DFA Joe Jacques…

[notin]

Me?

 

Devers (1.783 OPS), Whitlock (8K 0BB) and Houck (1H 1BB 5K)

 

I’m actually worried Whitlock is pitching his way into the rotation…

[notin]

i could care less about ST results. they are basically 5-6 inning games followed by 3-4 innings of reserves

 

It is good that some players are already clicking. It’s not like he said he was excited about their W-L record.

 

The goals in ST are usually just 1) get loose and 2) don’t get hurt. For some of the MiLB guys, notably Sogard, they have the added goal of getting noticed…

[moonslav59]

I’m actually worried Whitlock is pitching his way into the rotation…

 

I think the FO is determined to use this season as the one where we find out which of our pitchers can be counted on as SP'ers, going forward. It makes some sense for a "punt season," and this might be one reason why they don't want a guy like Monty starting 32 games and going 180 IP. It would cut into their experiment.

 

A rotation slot is Bello's to lose, this year.

Pivetta is a FA, after this year, but he seems like a lock on one slot, as is Gio.

That's 3 slots taken.

 

The other two will be used to try and find out, if we have any keepers for the future rotation.

Crawford should get the inside shot at winning one.

Houck and Whitlock look to have the best chance to win the 5th slot, but the "stretching out" of Wink puts a squeeze on opportunities, unless there is an injury, of someone fails miserably, early on in 2024 and is replaced.

 

The FO sees the team as having 7 guys for 5 SP slots.

 

Many of us disagree with this approach, but it seems to be what it will be.

 

[moonslav59]

It is good that some players are already clicking. It’s not like he said he was excited about their W-L record.

 

The goals in ST are usually just 1) get loose and 2) don’t get hurt. For some of the MiLB guys, notably Sogard, they have the added goal of getting noticed…

 

Of course, looking good in ST'ing does not mean it transfers to the regular season, but I have to think it's better than looking bad.

 

That being said, this is early ST'ing, so more AAA type players are playing, so success must be taken with a grain of salt.