mvp 78
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https://twitter.com/GreenvilleDrive/status/1651607184860389378 Major injury for a prominent Greenville prospect. Sad to see...
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Yeah, dude. I posted his updated scouting report the other day. Cutter: 86-90 mph. Short, horizontal break with bite. Able to get in on the hands of right-handed hitters and likes to go to it early in the count. Already shows advanced feel for the pitch after adding it during the 2022-23 offseason. Potential average offering.
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He's been good at making contact and taking a walk. We'll see if he can keep up with the new approach. If all he's doing is taking advantage of bad pitches? FINE. -
They did the math to determine he'd miss exactly one year? Really?
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Also, you were very certain that you saw him play shortstop, so I'm not sure you knew exactly who you were paying attention to since Valdez never played shortstop for Worcester. As Old Red would say, this scouting report is SUSPECT.
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Would Jesus Aguilar count? That's a dime a dozen type guy.
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1. Is Vazquez only a backup? 2. Is Valdez an actual good player?
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Also, nobody on here is in their right mind, ever.
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I'm not digging that old post up. I'm the TalkSox historian, not the TalkSox archaeologist. Since various posters refuse to state specifically who the Bloom Brigade are, I'm not going to throw the Valdez is a good SS poster under the bus. Keeping it vague.
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Until Paxton complains about the IL stints. They kept Taylor rehabbing in AAA all last season.
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Dubon would certainly look good at SS or 2B right now... Thanks Dave...
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I think it's much easier to find a good glove guy that can't hit. They just have to string together 30 days until Mondesi is back? Arroyo can't hit and is a below average 2B IMO. Valdez can hit, but is a complete butcher at 2B. The best fit at 2B is Kiké. Just find another Yu Chang? He played in 4 orgs last year. Guys like him are around. Just go get another one. Per BTV: Nick Allen (OAK) for Lugo DeJong (STL) + ?M for Whatever
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Miss what? Drohan's velo hadn't popped and he didn't have the cutter yet. He's a different pitcher this April than he was in September.
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I don't think any club was going to take Hamilton. The Sox aren't ready to put him on the MLB roster. If they are unwilling to use him when they desperately need to LIKE RIGHT NOW, then there was no reason to protect him. They should have protected Thaddeus Ward instead.
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It just shows that SoxProspects were right to push him up the rankings. They were on him early. If we knock them for their misses, they can earn their flowers for their hits.
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Isn't it great!
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They were hopeful that he could pitch last season. Why didn't they pick up the club option? Were they happy to just let him go to FA after all that hard work rehabbing him last year?!??!?
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Someone at the TalkSox scouting department told me he was a good defender too! What gives? Damn, I'm just going to have to listen to the biased lamestream media at SoxProspects who have always maintained that Valdez was horrible at 2B and that he has no defensive position.
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I think there's a better chance Paxton gets DFA'd than Kluber. Kluber just signed a one year deal (club option). He's had 2 good starts and 2 terrible starts. Paxton is in AAA, still trying to rehab and has a WHIP over 2. While his velo is higher than Kluber's, he's pitching way worse than Kluber. Who cares what they spent last season? Paxton is the definition of the sunk cost fallacy. Right now, he's only 4M. Did the D'Bags hold onto MadBum because of everything they invested in him and still have left to pay out or just decide enough was enough? Red Sox need to do what is best for the organization. That might not always be what is best for the checkbook!
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He's got a 2.12 WHIP. It's not looking great right now. I'd rather have Ort pitching innings than the current version of Paxton.
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The bad arm discounted contract! What a deal! I have hope that Story can make the best of things, but he'll need to show it before he wins me over. I still think he should NEVER go back to playing SS.
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Does Valdez look more MLB ready? His glove isn't. We're seeing firsthand why the Sox were moving him around the diamond when he first got to WOO last year.
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I wouldn't put Crawford back in the pen. The question is who do you squeeze out to put Bello back in. Wait for an injury? With Sale/Kluber/Whitlock, you may not have to wait until the second half. They have Pivetta for another year. Does that provide trade value to a small market team if they want to move him? Otherwise, I'm not sure you move him out for poor performance since he's really pitching at what is expected of him. Bello SHOULD be better than Pivetta in 2023, but there's no guarantee. Wait for Bello to really knock down that door and force a decision? As long as Houck is dealing, Bello will most likely be in AAA in the short term unless things change with the health of Sale/Kluber/Whitlock/Pivetta.
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It depends on how bad he's pitching, right? If he just straight up sucks, don't call him up.
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Two most likely scenarios IMO: 1. Stretch him out until he can go 6 innings. Let him get bombed a few turns in the rotation in BOS. DFA. 2. Stretch him out until he can go 6 innings. See if you can get him into the rotation. Anticipate a 60 Day IL somewhere along the way. No more than 5 GS for BOS?
