mvp 78

VMart had a deathwish.

@redsoxstats Whitlock is throwing 96-98 mph in his first inning of the spring.

https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1506332265554583557

@ByChrisMason Had a long chat with Xander Bogaerts about cutting a deal with Scott Boras back in '19. For all of the noise about maximizing his value, I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if he still just wants to stay in Boston. Offer him a fair extension now ($30M AAV) and see where it goes.

I don't see Groome or Bello making it this year.

I think he'll call up Casas regardless of JDM being on the roster. Dalbec probably should be a DH.

They would need to win another WS quickly before it really turns fans off. Rooting for laundry is dumb. You need to have some guys that just stick around from year to year (Yaz, Rice, Evans, Pedroia, Ortiz). When guys like Boggs, Clemens and Betts leave when they still have several years of production left in them, it really sours the fans IMO.

No.

This convo will just BorUs.

Probably ran into that dastardly linebacker Adrian Beltre while at FGCU. One of history's greatest villains.

IL is only retro for regular season games. ST appearances mean nothing. 60 day DL in Feb/March means missing the first 60 days of the regular season.

Hill will throw 2 innings today and will be followed by 2 innings of Whitlock.

I'm looking forward to Ramos hitting 45 HR in AAA this year.

Arroyo 2B, Duran CF, Dalbec 3B, Shaw 1B, Plawecki C, Cordero RF, Refsnyder LF, Ramos DH, Araúz 2B, Hill P

I want to say "ride hard and put back wet" but there's 4 years to go on his contract. Need to baby him.

MLB Pipeline Top 30 https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-top-30-prospects-list-2022-preseason?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage Best tools Players are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale for future tools -- 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average. Players in parentheses have the same grade. Hit: 65 -- Nick Yorke Power: 65 -- Triston Casas Run: 70 -- Jarren Duran (Gilberto Jimenez) Arm: 70 -- Brainer Bonaci (Ronaldo Hernandez) Defense: 60 -- Ceddanne Rafaela (Marcelo Mayer, Gilberto Jimenez) Fastball: 65 -- Bryan Mata Curveball: 55 -- Jay Groome (Kutter Crawford, Wilkelman Gonzalez) Slider: 60 -- Brandon Walter (Bryan Mata, Thad Ward, Josh Winckowski) Changeup: 60 -- Connor Seabold (Brayan Bello) Control: 55 -- Connor Seabold (Brandon Walter) Top 30: (2022 ETA in bold) Mayer Casas Yorke Duran Bello Downs Jordan Mata Walter Wikelman Gonzalez Murphy Groome Lugo Winckowski Seabold Ward Bleis Jimenez McDonough Paulino Bonaci Binelas Hickey Ronaldo Hernandez Crawford Scott Koss Rafaela Decker Liu

Terrible. The only thing I wanted was Bogey and Raffy to stick around. Losing all these franchise players for payroll reasons is f***ing stupid.

Only if the regular season starts in March. Day 1 of the IL is Opening Day.

D is probably the hardest to pick. I think Hill lasts longer in the rotation, but sees significant DL/IL time.

I have a sneaking suspicion that they'll both be gone.

Agree.

For his whole career. He is going to struggle to eat breakfast cereal with his right hand by the time he's 40.

https://defector.com/phillies-defense-already-in-midseason-form/

@alexspeier Cora said Atlanta coaching staff typically offers candid, sharp assessments in spring. He said their staff praised how Devers and Bogaerts look defensively.

@SoxProspects Jarren Duran went 2-for-2 with a double in today's Spring Training game. He scored a run and spent time in left and center field. Duran is fourth on the #SP60.