Red Sox Spring Training

[Larry Cook]

On 2/26/2025 at 7:35 AM, mvp 78 said:

Need to field a AAA team and every once in a while need to call up a AAAA guy to pitch for a few days before they are DFA'd. 

Can we just send stock to Salem now????

dude is a huge dumpster fire!!!!!

[moonslav59]

1 minute ago, Larry Cook said:

Can we just send stock to Salem now????

dude is a huge dumpster fire!!!!!

Send him to the FA pile.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

49 minutes ago, Larry Cook said:

Can we just send stock to Salem now????

dude is a huge dumpster fire!!!!!

Yes: Salem, Mass. to a pond.... and hand him a couple cinder blocks. 

If he sinks, he's not a witch.

[Larry Cook]

Why didn’t we let the Yankees sign stock????

[Jasonbay44]

Big game for Rafaela today

[Larry Cook]

5 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

Big game for Rafaela today

He hit the down and away pitch for 2 RBI’s 

[moonslav59]

I'm happy Story looks pretty good, so far.

[Larry Cook]

Bergman dropped anchor again today. 2nd of the spring!!!!  Are we sure he got a gold glove???

[Bellhorn04]

9 minutes ago, Larry Cook said:

Bergman dropped anchor again today. 2nd of the spring!!!!  Are we sure he got a gold glove???

All we've got is some Small Spring Sample Sizes to work with.

[moonslav59]

2 hours ago, Larry Cook said:

Bergman dropped anchor again today. 2nd of the spring!!!!  Are we sure he got a gold glove???

Devers has yet to make an accurate throw to 1B, this spring, so there is that, too.

[jad]

7 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Devers has yet to make an accurate throw to 1B, this spring, so there is that, too.

But he is also ERROR-FREE! with no strikeouts, so his ei0qojo9ehgWAR must be off the charts.

[moonslav59]

Tiny sample sizes? Yes, but what the hey...

ST OPS:

2.500 Wong

1.417 Thompson

1.400 Bregman

1.356 Rafaela

1.250 Romy

1.236 Mayer

1.000 Duran

.983 Hamilton

.917 Anthony

.833 Story

 

[moonslav59]

3 minutes ago, jad said:

But he is also ERROR-FREE! with no strikeouts, so his ei0qojo9ehgWAR must be off the charts.

LOL. No pitcher can get him to swing an miss on anything they got!

[notin]

On 2/28/2025 at 6:43 PM, Larry Cook said:

Can we just send stock to Salem now????

dude is a huge dumpster fire!!!!!

It’s going to take a lot of injuries to have him pitch meaningful innings anyway…

[moonslav59]

49 minutes ago, notin said:

It’s going to take a lot of injuries to have him pitch meaningful innings anyway…

I think he meant the Salem witch trials, not the baseball team.

[jad]

3 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

LOL. No pitcher can get him to swing an miss on anything they got!

Incredible discipline and control of strike zone.  I suspect the new ABS has something to do with it,

[moonslav59]

It's very early, and these sample size are small, but here are some pitching ST'ing numbers:

0.00 ERA (IP) K:BB (2.0 IP+)

Fitts (4.0) 5:1

Fulmer (3.2) 3:2

Crochet (3.1) 7:4

Guerrero (3.0) 6:1

Adams (2.0) 4:0

Criswell (2.0) 2:0

Weissert (2.0) 3:1

Drohan (2.0) 3:0

Newcomb (2.0) 3:0

2:25 Priester (4.0) 1:3

4.50 Dobbins (2.0) 3:0

6.00 Houck (3.0) 0:0

9.00 Wink (3.0) 1:3

 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

23 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

It's very early, and these sample size are small, but here are some pitching ST'ing numbers:

0.00 ERA (IP) K:BB (2.0 IP+)

Fitts (4.0) 5:1

Fulmer (3.2) 3:2

Crochet (3.1) 7:4

Guerrero (3.0) 6:1

Adams (2.0) 4:0

Criswell (2.0) 2:0

Weissert (2.0) 3:1

Drohan (2.0) 3:0

Newcomb (2.0) 3:0

2:25 Priester (4.0) 1:3

4.50 Dobbins (2.0) 3:0

6.00 Houck (3.0) 0:0

9.00 Wink (3.0) 1:3

 

Some people like to totally dismiss Spring Training stats, but then why do teams and leagues keep track? They especially matter to guys fighting to win starting positions or roster spots.

To me, the ST stats to maybe ignore are bad pitching stats, because so many guys are easing arms back into shape or experimenting. That might make it easier for certain hitters, but they still have to adjust and barrel.

Here's one nobody can ignore: Fitts experimenting with a 98 mph fastball. He reportedly even reached 99...

[notin]

14 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

I think he meant the Salem witch trials, not the baseball team.

So we can burn him in spite of his innocence based on nothing but children panicking?

[moonslav59]

35 minutes ago, notin said:

So we can burn him in spite of his innocence based on nothing but children panicking?

The stake awaits the warlock.

[Larry Cook]

Bergman dropped anchor again today. 2nd of the spring!!!!  Are we sure he got a gold glove???

[notin]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

The stake awaits the warlock.

I’m not worried about a 35 yo career minor leaguer on a minor league deal derailing the season.  If it ever gets to the point Stock is pitching meaningful innings, the season is already over…

[Larry Cook]

Why hasn’t drohan gotten any more innings this spring???

[Old Red]

GOshida!

[moonslav59]

Looks like Yoshida will not start on the IL.

Nice to see Story doing well.

[mvp 78]

On 2/28/2025 at 7:43 PM, Larry Cook said:

Can we just send stock to Salem now????

dude is a huge dumpster fire!!!!!

Do Spring Training W/L records matter? 

[Old Red]

On 2/23/2025 at 6:56 PM, moonslav59 said:

Waking a sleeping giant!

Waking a sleeping giant in ST at that.🙈

[Larry Cook]

8 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Do Spring Training W/L records matter? 

I do not care about spring training records, but just look at his side arm stuff!!  Really weak 

[mvp 78]

13 hours ago, Larry Cook said:

I do not care about spring training records, but just look at his side arm stuff!!  Really weak 

Stock may not even make the AAA squad. What are we worried about? 

[Bellhorn04]

10 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Stock may not even make the AAA squad. What are we worried about? 

Larry calls out bad performance whenever and wherever he sees it.  He's not playing favorites, he has also roasted Bregman for a pair of errors so far!