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I edited the title and figured we could used Jad's post for all Spring Training games. We'll go back to singular game threads once we get to the regular season.  Houck is pitching today if anyone

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Posting just for us sickos in here:  

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3 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

Wow, we also have a reliever named Adames, to go along with two named Adams.   

The illustrious Jose Adames of the 2024 WooSox! 

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10 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

"Such a tough spring" = one bad start apparently? 

That's what I thought, too.  14 hits, 2 HR and 7 walks in the tiny sample of 9.1 IP is a little rough though. 

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6 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

That's what I thought, too.  14 hits, 2 HR and 7 walks in the tiny sample of 9.1 IP is a little rough though. 

It's not the greatest spring for sure, but "such a tough" is really weird. I mean, Priester wasn't really lighting the world on fire last summer in AAA. I don't know what the expectations were for some people. I think maybe the Sox got a little to excited about Priester's stuff getting better this offseason. There were gains, but nothing like what we saw from Fitts. 

FWIW, Nick Yorke has a 575 OPS this spring.

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Some other spring numbers:

.866 M Lugo (53 ABs- third most in ST)

.779 T Fitzgerald (39)

.943 C Koss (37)

.575 Yorke (34)

.847 E Valdez (22)

.332 Kavadas (20)

.890 Westbrook (20)

 

Other notes: Verdugo has apparently had no offers. Arenado is batting .554, this spring. .857 D Smith (37), .895 L Urias (37), .725 Vaz (34), .811 G Cooper (32). .633 Bogey (29), 1.092 D Jansen (25), 1.082 Kike (23)

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29 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Some other spring numbers:

.866 M Lugo (53 ABs- third most in ST)

.779 T Fitzgerald (39)

.943 C Koss (37)

.575 Yorke (34)

.847 E Valdez (22)

.332 Kavadas (20)

.890 Westbrook (20)

 

Other notes: Verdugo has apparently had no offers. Arenado is batting .554, this spring. .857 D Smith (37), .895 L Urias (37), .725 Vaz (34), .811 G Cooper (32). .633 Bogey (29), 1.092 D Jansen (25), 1.082 Kike (23)

It's amazing how entertaining small sample baseball numbers can be.  

No matter how meaningless, any numbers are better than no numbers.

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20 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

It's amazing how entertaining small sample baseball numbers can be.  

No matter how meaningless, any numbers are better than no numbers.

Mr No Numbers Alex Verdugo. Sox should offer him a MiLB deal.

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32 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Mr No Numbers Alex Verdugo. 

Verdugo -- "the centerpiece in the Mookie Betts trade" -- could be finished as a big leaguer before age 30...

... and yes, I insisted he be included in that deal (along with PITCHERS).

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29 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Verdugo -- "the centerpiece in the Mookie Betts trade" -- could be finished as a big leaguer before age 30...

... and yes, I insisted he be included in that deal (along with PITCHERS).

It was only for ONE YEAR of Mookie Betts, so let me tell you why the deal worked out in favor of the Red Sox...

 

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1 hour ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Verdugo -- "the centerpiece in the Mookie Betts trade" -- could be finished as a big leaguer before age 30...

... and yes, I insisted he be included in that deal (along with PITCHERS).

At the end of the day, Wong is the unlikely survivor of Bloom's wheeling/dealing with his buds at LAD.

Somewhat rivaled by Grissom for Sale .   Or any of the multiple pickups of injured ( or just about to be injured) throwers of the last 5 years. 

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54 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

At the end of the day, Wong is the unlikely survivor of Bloom's wheeling/dealing with his buds at LAD.

Somewhat rivaled by Grissom for Sale .   Or any of the multiple pickups of injured ( or just about to be injured) throwers of the last 5 years. 

Another trade that many hated, including myself, was Renfroe for JBJ, but DHam and Binelas were included.

Beni for Franchy, but Wink and others were included.

Verdugo for Fitts, but also Weissert & Judice.

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25 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

DHam stealing 2b and 3b on back to back pitches and tagging home on the following pitch.

It's a nice part of what DHam brings to the table.

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8 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

without Rafaela, too!

And without Dalbec, O'Neill, Smith, Cooper, Westbrook, Reyes, Abreu, Romy, and Zac Short -- all who had higher K-rates last year than Ceddanne!

So did Casas, Story and Sogard, but they played last night...

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24 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

And without Dalbec, O'Neill, Smith, Cooper, Westbrook, Reyes, Abreu, Romy, and Zac Short -- all who had higher K-rates last year than Ceddanne!

So did Casas, Story and Sogard, but they played last night...

What makes Ceddanne's high K rate stick out is the low BB rate. 2023-2024:

K%-BB%

34-11 O'Neal

31-6 Duvall

28-6 Wong (23-6 in '24)

27-13 Casas (32-12 in '24)

27-3 Rafaela (26-3 in '24)

25-8 DHam (25-7 in '24)

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1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

At what point do we get concerned about Houck?

Maybe after 3 or 4 starts in April?

He may have been working on a secondary pitch, today. (I'm probably reaching, there.)

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42 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Maybe after 3 or 4 starts in April?

He may have been working on a secondary pitch, today. (I'm probably reaching, there.)

Well he must have been doing that the last time I saw him when he gave up 7 hits in the first and had to sit out an out or two before coming back in.

 

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On 3/20/2025 at 12:00 PM, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Verdugo -- "the centerpiece in the Mookie Betts trade" -- could be finished as a big leaguer before age 30...

... and yes, I insisted he be included in that deal (along with PITCHERS).

And we traded Verdugo to get some pitchers…

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