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Also, they never checked the manager/valet.

Sox Prospects has Duran 3rd with a current 5 grade at 4-6. 5 is average regular (current), 6 is impact every day player (future). Summation: Potential fringe starting outfielder with two carrying tools. Ceiling of an everyday center fielder. Nailing down his future projection is tough without a chance to evaluate swing changes made in 2020 without true game action. Speed is not a question, and hit tool should get to above-average if he can refine his approach. If 2020 power development is real, he could become a dynamic offensive player. Has already shown strong ability to make contact and drive the ball into the gaps. With his speed, has the potential to put a lot of pressure on the defense and inflate his average with infield singles and slugging by taking extra bases. Could also steal 30-plus bases if he improves his instincts. Is still continuing to develop in center field, but likely to develop into at least an average defender there and has the raw tools to become an above-average defender. Has one surefire major league impact tool in his speed, so should have a role on a major league roster even in the worst-case scenario, especially if MLB retains the runner-on-second rule in extra innings going forward. They have Wilson at 36 and ungraded. Hit: Wide, balanced stance with a leg lift. Strikes out at high clips, but shows semblance of plate discipline. Hit tool is a major question mark. Will always have swing and miss in his game. Can struggle with advanced off-speed stuff. Solid plate discipline. Power: Swing has some loft, will show above-average raw power. Present in-game power is fringe-average and there are questions about how much his power will play due to his questionable hit tool. Run: Plus speed and range. Field: Above-average defensive center fielder. Should stick in center field, although could move to a corner if he fills out. Solid overall instincts. Summation: Currently profiles as a fringe bench player, possibly a 4th/5th outfielder at the major league level, but could develop into more with continued hit tool development. Will take time to develop into his tools. Basically, there are questions about Wilson's hit tool and that he doesn't have the game impacting speed that Duran has. That's why Duran is ranked higher.

Per Fangraphs Jan 2021: Duran - 7th ranked Sox prospect, 55, 45, 35, 70, 40, 50 The Red Sox and Duran added yet another wrinkle to his already surprising pro development track by making a very significant swing alteration that was evident during the club’s alternate site activity. He now starts with a narrower base than before, and his hands are set much lower to start, changes that theoretically create better rotation up through the kinetic chain and natural swing loft, respectively. We won’t know if the changes have a substantive impact on Duran’s power output until sometime in 2021, as his alt site hitting metrics are meaningless because they were generated against the same mediocre pitchers he saw over and over, but visually, it now appears Duran can better lift pitches in the bottom of the zone. He didn’t exactly hit for power in Puerto Rico over the winter, though, and the org thinks it’s because his new swing requires more precise timing, which Duran hasn’t yet found. Still, let’s not forget Duran’s tools (he’s a 70 runner) nor the foundation of statistical performance he has laid dating back to college. Wilson - 42nd ranked prospect, 35, 45, 55, 60, 50, 35 (lower hit tool, more raw power than Duran) Wilson has some carrying tools. He has grown into power, his swing creates natural lift, which enables it to play in games, and he has plus straightline speed. His feel for contact is very limited, so he exists in that Keon Broxton zone, where clear big league tools often get squeezed off rosters by someone with similar skills who hits left-handed, or boasts some other marginal improvement.

Probably because scouts are telling us that Duran is a top 30 prospect and Wilson is considered a fringe prospect at best. Scouting based solely on MiLB box scores isn't the best way to go about it.

I don't remember if the FAQ mentions this.

Hard to nitpick over Trout and Grichuk since they were drafted back to back by the same freakin team.

It couldn't have been that long since Trout debuted at 19 and Grichuk didn't even get to AA until two years later. Again, Grichuk taken at pick 24, Trout right after at 25. Grichuk spent all of 2009 in R, Trout was promoted to A during 2009. It took them less than 40 professional games to determine Trout was better.

With Duran, it would be more prudent to make sure he's more refined when he gets up here. There's more leeway with Wilson to just throw him up here and see if he sticks. His glove is pretty good.

^^^ Reading is fundamental!

Devers’ smile always warms my heart.

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Heart of the order coming up. They got this.

Needed to bounce that. Was put on a tee. Bad pitch.

I was ready for bed.

It's up to whoever made the initial blunder, I believe.

History shows he's a 4.5+ ERA guy. The last two starts are just him regressing to his career norms. Does Pivetta have more regression to do as well? Harder to say because he doesn't have Perez's track record. Richards' overall numbers are relatively in line with last season. Hard to project him because of his lengthy injury history. Nate is keeping his HR/FB down from career norms, but I don't know if that can continue. ERod may be the only guy in the rotation due some positive regression!

No, Perez's very last game was 1.1 Innings, 5 ER. That makes 11 ER over his past 3.1 Innings. You skipped his most recent start in your tabulation.

There's been no change in the spin rates of Sox pitchers since the crackdown. I don't think the lack of success is due to those issues.

Typical. I'm not surprised that guys like Perez and Pivetta have started to struggle.

I'm going to try to not get my hopes up. However, any guy that they grab at 4 is going to be really good.

He changed his swing in 2020. However, my original post was about Wilson being discussed as a DFA candidate in the past. It had nothing to do with Duran.

Alex Cobb is in the lead right now.

Nobody has stated that Duran is on Wilson's level defensively right now.

Really? Yes. Marcus bounced around in 2019. He was put in Portland, then sent down in the middle of May because it was terrible. He went back to Salem (he had spent all of the prior year in A+) found success and then was promoted again in July. His second stint was a little better, but was nowhere near the numbers he has now.