I don't remember them doing this with Blake Snell, Chris Archer, McClanahan or Glasnow and they certainly aren't doing that right now with Taj Bradley.
Aside from David Price, which other arms did they do that with?
I don't understand the fascination that Bloom has in throwing s***** defenders out there over and over again. That is NOT the Rays Way. The Rays find players with utility that can play all over. They don't force utility onto players that don't have it. When the pitchers are mediocre or worse, don't make it harder on them by having a s*** show behind them.
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.
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.
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.
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.