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He will but not by much. Andujar doesn’t have bad pitch recognition, on the contrary. Thing is, he doesn’t play the count. He’s a true see ball, hit ball guy. If he sees a pitch he likes, he hits it. He doesn’t try to bait a pitcher into giving him a pitch he can drive. He just tries to drive everything

Margot is having an injury plagued season, but last year he was pretty good. I think that kid ends up a solid big league regular.

Please god Stork, don’t be one of my brethren. I hope you’re actually a Sox fan

Never said that. It’ll take a package of Frazier, Adams and Loaisiga to get them talking. Would likely need a fourth piece

A lot of guys do that at first. The fact that he has a near 1.000 OPS in his first year of being a primary DH says he’ll adjust well as he ages.

Dombrowski will do something if JBJ remains as remarkably "consistent" month to month as he has been this year. April- .213/.312/.338 May .203/.295/.304 June .202/.284/.369 His last 7 days are ok and his 7 before that were good. But that just elevated what was an awful first half of June. If one of his prolonged hot streaks doesn't come this year, I think he will be moved in the offseason or non-tendered. He is making $6.1 mil and that will rise in arb even with the awful offensive season. With his defense, he is posting a positive WAR (0.7), so in arb court, he would see a raise. I don't see how DD justifies paying $8-$10 mil for a player of JBJ's deficiencies

JD fell into a bad situation this past year. Lots of teams either tanking or trying to get under the cap. Every team would take a JD Martinez, not every team would take the money owed with the risk at the time. If DH'ing keeps JD healthy, he will be very well paid into his thirties. In terms of Stanton's contract, I agree. The contract, on its face, is a rough one. The Yanks are on the hook for 10 yrs $265 mil ($30 mil coming from MIA) but with the AAV carryover and the money coming from MIA, the books only show $22 mil. That's actually not bad in terms of AAV for a guy of Stanton's caliber. And while everyone seems to remember his April, his May was ok and his June was awesome. Going by his history, he is a .100+ point riser after the ASB over the past 3 seasons. He doesn't have JD's ability to hit for average, but he does have power that rivals anyone. I think by the end of the year, Stanton, Judge and JD will all be in the same ballpark in terms of power and Stanton's production will warrant the contract he is receiving

I was a skeptic too, but it is the best derivation we have to try and quantify a player's entire game. It allows us to factor in defense in what had been an offensively tilted stat column. It allows us to compare how a guy like Ozzie Smith makes a team better without actually expecting much on the offensive end in comparison to a guy like Machado who is the other way around. It knocks down the Jim Thome's of the world who hit bombs but couldn't field a ball if their life depended on it and elevates a guy like Jason Heyward who hasn't been an elite hitter, but is an elite defender with some offensive skill. I like it now

Gleyber at .296/.353/.560 with 15HR and 26EBH in 216AB's. Andujar at .282/.312/.511 with 12HR and 38EBH in 280ABs. Kids are leading us

You’re an idiot

Green, Holder, Robertson, and Warren say hi

So Boone burns the best part of his pen in a blowout because they were rested. Now he cannot use them in a game we should win because he did so. WTF? Shreve might end up deciding this game and that's not good for us

Unless JD falls off a cliff, there is one more year on the deal

To be fair, we don't have the prospect stock we did when Torres, Andujar, Judge, Sanchez, Austin, Severino, Holder etc were in the system. But we went from a top 3 system to a top 10 system while graduating many guys with all star futures. We have the prospect stock to deal for ANYONE. Don't be fooled or be a fool as FsB seems to want to be. Of all the teams looking for upgrades, the Yanks are only behind the Braves in minor league draft capital. And while we only have 3 guys left in the minors with top 100 billing (Frazier, Sheffield, Abreu), we have a TON of guys who will be knocking on that door. The only interesting part is that most of it is pitching. Our offense has graduated Sanchez, Bird, Torres, Andujar, and Judge. 2 have been all stars already. I anticipate all 5 will spend at least one mid summer night's classic in uniform. The major offensive prospects are: 1. Clint Frazier- 23 yr old OFer who is slashing .302/.379/.542 in AAA has only helped his stock. He is probably not as reachable as others on this list since he is slated for LF next yr with Gardner moving on 2. Estevan Florial- 20 yr old CFer who was slashing .246/.353/.343 in A+ before breaking his hamate and having surgery. Should be back within a month. He's a 5 tool, top notch prospect who will stay in CF. He was young for his league before getting hurt 3. Brandon Drury- 25yr old IFer who was slashing .314/.419/.488 in AAA before his recent callup. Was headed for starting 3b duty before migraines shut him down. Can play a league average 2b and above average 3b. Can hit for power and average. Might not be as good a headliner as the prior 2, but will slide into a starting role on acquisition on the big league club 4. Billy McKinney- 23 yr old OFer, who is slashing .240/.302/.548 in AAA. Had a cup of coffee in the Bronx before getting hurt. Once back, he has hit 11HR in 38 games. He's a power hitting OFer capable of playing the corners well and CF in a pinch. He is MLB ready 5. Thairo Estrada- 22 yr old IFer who was slashing .192/.210/.231 before hitting the DL. He was shot in the offseason and ended up making it back. He needed more time to recover. Prospect status is down right now due to injury. When right, he is a .300 hitter with good speed and great defensive chops. 6. Tyler Wade- 23 yr old SS who is slashing .271/.333/.374 in AAA. Has had two short big league stints that were not successful. Has 30 SB potential, not a lot of power and the capability but not the production to this point to hit .300 7. Tyler Austin- 26 yr old 1B who was OPS'ing .751 when sent down from the majors and was OPS'ing .870 before an injury sent him to the DL. Has the power to be a 25HR hitter in the bigs. Would immediately step in to a big league roster when back from DL There are other offensive guys in system, most notably at the lower levels who could return something, but wouldn't be significant names due to lack of proximity. Admittedly, beyond Florial and Frazier, the list is thinner but isn't bereft of depth. We wouldn't get a DeGrom with a position player only package. I didn't include recent INTL or draft signees The pitching side is where it's at. 1. Justus Sheffield is killing AAA and is ready for prime time 2. Chance Adams started off poorly but has come on of late 3. Erik Swanson demolished AA before coming up to AAA and then ending up on the DL 4. Albert Abreu was holding his own in High A before ending up on the DL 5. Domingo Acevedo is back after a couple injuries and is pitching very well in AA 6. Luis Medina hasn't started well, but he is 18 and has a true ace arsenal 7. Matt Sauer has been dominant in the early stages of his career 8. Dillon Tate has learned how to put people away in AA. His stuff is special. 9. Trevor Stephan dominated A+ ball and while he is still striking people out at a high clip, he isn't doing well in AA. 10. Rony Garcia has been very good in long season as a 20 yr old with sick stuff 11. Nick Nelson has been dominating all season 12. Nick Green has shown power with middling command 13. Deivi Garcia is 19 and has struck out 31 in 19.2IP since he came up from EST. Big time stuff 14. Cody Carroll is a closer in waiting. He has been dominant 15. JP Feyereisen has closer stuff, just needs some more command There are plenty more, just these guys are the top tier. That doesn't include German or Loaisiga who had been in the rotation.

Now a top 100 guy. Actually #100 on the MLB list

And if it wasn’t for one pickup basketball game, ARod would have been a Red Sox

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That's a juvenile thought process in this day and age. Every player is willing to help and ex players yearn to give away their knowledge so they can stay relevant

Pomeranz is hurt far worse than he is letting on. His season will end due to the business end of a scalpel.

Greg Bird had a .083BA vs lefties this season. He can manage vs lefties when he is right, but he is still feeling his way back. We had Drury on the bench and he kills lefties. We only needed a flyball to win the game

I think Houck is a closer of the future, or at least setup man. Great stuff, but not deep arsenal and too little command deep into games. I know the sox have been trying to stretch him out, but he's gonna close after Kelly/Kimbrel move on

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Dumb f*** Boone not pinch hitting for Bird there might cost us the game. It’s an easy call

Wright got a PRP injection and is scheduled for a bullpen shortly. The hope for the sox is that he returns coming out of the ASB

BA has the following Osiel Rodriguez RHP- #5 prospect Antonio Gomez C- #14 prospect Denny Larrondo, RHP- #43 prospect Agustin Ramirez, C- #48 prospect They don't have Alcantara signing yet but MLB says he will sign in 10 days when he is eligible. They have Alcantara #4 A few blurbs on each guy Kevin Alcantara- big framed CF who can run. Knack for lift, good bat speed, ceiling is a 5 tool CFer with power Osiel Rodriguez- big arm for a 16 yr old, tops out 97, sits low to mid 90s. Strike thrower with variable arm slots. Antonio Gomez- catcher with 80 arm and remarkable quickness behind the plate. Some receiving issues at present. Gap to gap power Agustin Ramirez- bat shows significant power potential. Bat is ahead of the glove at present behind the dish Denny Larrondo- RHP with a wicked curve, good control and a fastball that tops out at 94.