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Eventful afternoon for Blaze Jordan so far. First a 3-run home run and then out at home trying for an inside the park grand slam.
Got a kick out of reading this one.
Rizzo: 107 WRC+, 756 OPS, 16% k rate, 9.4% bb rate, 0.6 fWAR
Dalbec: 76 WRC+, 666 OPS, 37.2% k rate, 4.4% bb rate, -0.6 fWAR
Fangraphs and BaseballRef, both believe Dalbec to be less valuable than some random AAAA guy.
They are apparently named after the guardian statues on a bridge near the stadium. I guess they are locally famous?
Sounds silly at first, I've seen many Clevelanders mention that it's a good change. I'll differ to them.
Probably should have just gone with the Cleveland Clinics.
Porcello was 19th best in fWAR from 2009 - 2020. Over 293 pitchers had over 500 innings during that time period. He's in the top 10% of those guys. I guess that's "very good."
@SoxNotes
Each of the Red Sox’ four minor league affiliates has a winning record.
Worcester (37-29)
Portland (42-24, 1st place, best record in AA)
Greenville (35-33)
Salem (40-29, 1st place)
Total: 154-115 (.572)
Rafaela and Lugo will stick around for a while. For Jimenez, it's about scouts projecting where he will end up in a few years, not where he is now. Maybe he doesn't get there? Scouts loved Antoni Flores and that guy will probably be out of baseball next season.