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  1. mvp 78
    I think it's more about slotting Bello/Whitlock/Paxton back at 3 and 4 after they return from the IL.
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    Incorrect, unless you think Devin Williams and Ryan Pressley would fall that far. The strategy utilized by USA was to string together short starts and just run a bullpen train. That strategy worked whenever they didn't put Daniel Bard on the mound. Also, here's Merrill Kelly's stats from last season: 200 IP 1.14 WHIP 177 K 3.37 ERA Seems like he's a pretty good pitcher. He had about the same fWAR as Shane McClanahan, Joe Musgrove, Julio Urias and Gerritt Cole last season.
  3. mvp 78
    @tylermilliken_ Kutter Crawford has made the Opening Day rotation and will start the 4th game of the season. He’s posted a 2.03 ERA this spring over 13.1 IP. 14 K. 0.98 WHIP.
  4. mvp 78
    Sox rotation to start the year per Cora: Kluber Sale Houck Crawford Pivetta
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    @MacCerullo Alex Cora tells reporters that Kutter Crawford will start the season in the rotation and will start the fourth game on April 3 against the Pirates. Winckowski will open the season in the bullpen.
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    @RobBiertempfel Catcher Kevin Plawecki’s locker is empty at LECOM Park. Pirates have not yet announced it, but he was told he will not make the team. He has an opt-out if he’s not on roster by Saturday.
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    I know Goodrum doesn't really matter, but he had a 50% k rate with the Astros last season and has a miserable 45% k rate this spring. Just let anyone else in WOO play SS. Goodrum can't help the big club in any meaningful way. I'd rather go with Arroyo at SS and Valdez at 2B if I had to.
  8. mvp 78
    How many "top prospects" barely lost their status though? I agree that it's not as simple as "they should be 10th because of Bello."
  9. mvp 78
    Hmm, well his monthly stats will be skewed a little as he was really good in August/September in 2020 and the 2nd half of 2021. He was basically benched at the end of 2022 and sent to WOO.
  10. mvp 78
    Sox are back in the win column today. Winckowski 4 - 2 ER Bleier, Brasier, Sherriff all 1 - 0 ER Dalbec, Alfaro, RHern HR's Goodrum - 3 more K's. (23 K's, 45% k rate) RELEASE HIM
  11. mvp 78
    I guess not? Season starts in 7 days.
  12. mvp 78
    Every spring was in reference to Spring Training only. I put up his Spring Training numbers the other day. Maybe he's just a warm weather guy?
  13. mvp 78
    https://twitter.com/RedSoxPlayerDev/status/1638966217586139136 Not sure I've seen a Nick Yorke defensive highlight before!
  14. mvp 78
    In his emails he derided Steve Cohen as being bad for the game. Never once has he complained about the smaller market teams pocketing all this money. That is a bigger concern for the game IMO! But yes, he of course said those exact words. He says them every morning when he looks into the mirror and forgets that he can no longer see his reflection.
  15. mvp 78
    He hits well every spring.
  16. mvp 78
    This is his bottom line moonsLav: @BNightengale Top 5 MLB team values per Forbes: Yankees:$7.1 billion Dodgers:$4.8 RedSox:$4.5 Cubs:$4.1 SFGiants:$3.7 Top 5 profits(2022) Mariners:$83.8M SFGiants:$74.9 RedSox:$71.6 Orioles:$64.7 A's:$62.2 These profits are just Operating Profits too, it excludes things like all of the real estate money that he makes off the land around Fenway.
  17. mvp 78
    Yeah, he doesn't seem to care much about that.
  18. mvp 78
    @MacCerullo The Forbes valuation rankings also paint an infuriating picture for several of MLB's small spending clubs. Among the top finishers in 2022 operating income: Orioles: $64.7m Athletics: $62.2m Pirates: $51.5m All three had total payrolls of under $60 million last season. John Henry is a proponent of these teams not spending their money and the owners pocketing it.
  19. mvp 78
    @SoxProspects Per the MiLB transactions, the Red Sox are making some cuts from minor league camp. RHPs Blake Loubier, Bryan Lucas, and Osvaldo De La Rosa, and IF BJ Vela have been released. Loubier got $500k as a 13th-Rd pick in '19. He topped out at 48th (7/20) in the #SP60. Lucas was ranked once, Aug.' 19, at 58. De La Rosa (not to be confused with Luis) peaked at 51st the month prior. All reached Low-A. Vela spent 2 yrs at the complex after being drafted in '21.
  20. mvp 78
    2018 - 2nd
  21. mvp 78
    In the FanGraphs positional power rankings for LF: 3. Red Sox It stung when Xander Bogaerts signed a long-term deal with the Padres, but bringing in Masataka Yoshida on a five-year, $90 million deal ought to at least dull the pain somewhat. Players coming over to the United States from Nippon Professional Baseball hasn’t been a novelty for a long time now, so it’s not shocking to see a fairly large deal like this. While not every Japanese star has succeeded in MLB, Yoshida was one of NPB’s absolute elite players, leading the Pacific League in OPS in both 2021 and 2022, and last year finishing behind only Munetaka Murakami across NPB. Yoshida is probably only going to be a medium-power corner outfielder in the majors, but given his superior contact skills, if things work out he could be a fixture in batting average races while still drawing walks. That makes him a better fit for Fenway than most; contrary to conventional wisdom, it hasn’t been a big home run park in 40 years. Indeed, Fenway has always been a lousy homer park for lefties, but a really good one for the other types of hits, so a ball-in-play guy like Yoshida ought to feel at home.
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    @IanMBrowne Alex Cora specifically asked the player development group to put Nick Yorke on this trip today. He wanted to see him play and see how he has progressed with some of his adjustments coming off a down year in 2022. @jcmccaffrey Interesting note here on Yorke that Cora wanted to see him play. Yorke arrived in Fort Myers in mid January well before most minor leaguers and has been grinding to get the swing adjustments down. Seems like the work is being noticed.
  23. mvp 78
    Because it take a long time to turn around a farm system. Chaim's first draft was in 2020. Those guys haven't even played in AA yet. He was even handcuffed in that draft due to missing a 2nd round pick. The best farm systems have players ready to promote. Chaim doesn't have that yet because he hasn't been here long enough. The criticism you can levy is that they prospects he has traded for from other systems to bolster the farm haven't made an adequate impact.
  24. mvp 78
    He wanted them to spend the money on Contreras instead. If Contreras was a fulltime Catcher going forward? Sure! Dude is going to be a DH pretty soon. Yoshida will at least be a LFer. -4 Blocking Above Average 0 Framing Runs 12th Arm/Poptime
  25. mvp 78
    Agreed. They are probably somewhere between 10 and 15. They are definitely better than where they were prior to 2020 when they were at the bottom of most of the rankings. If the Sox showed that they had a better feel for developing pitching, they'd get a benefit of the doubt and would be ranked even higher as well.
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