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Baddoo and De Geus selected before Sox pick. Sox at 4: Garrett Whitlock
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They are streaming it on MLB.com
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There is also a minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. Any player who is on the 38-player Triple-A roster is protected from being picked in the minor league Rule 5 draft. There are no eligibility rules that have to be maintained in the minor league phase. The player is drafted, the player's old organization is paid $24,500 and immediately the player becomes a member of his new organization. Almost all of the players picked in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft are viewed as useful organizational players for their new team, but occasionally a player does find his way to the majors with his new organization. Top players picked in the minor league Rule 5 draft include Alexi Ogando, Justin Bour, Omar Narvaez and Alejandro De Aza.
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It's something to talk about when there is literally no other Sox news to discuss.
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I don't believe there is a 1/1 correspondence. For example, see Gandhi in the CIV series. You can have a strong peaceful nature, but one thing could turn you into a nuke lobbing psycho. -
Depends on what your definition is of top dollar. Was 2/18 worth it for Mike Minor? Drew Smyly 1/11?
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Who should the Sox have play CF on opening day?
mvp 78 replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Also, I think the reason JBJ was always talked about as being a trade chip is that he'd go through Ruthian hot streaks and then fall back to earth. Maybe you could have moved him during a hot streak and maximized that value? -
Who should the Sox have play CF on opening day?
mvp 78 replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
100%. I'd sign him for a 2 year deal. He'll be 31 next year and his production will only go down the longer the contract gets. -
Castillo lost a lot of his power potential and slowed down as he bulked up. He still could have been a valuable 4th OFer except for those contract quirks. Baddoo is also 4 years younger than when Castillo signed.
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If everyone is waiting around for a bargain, the market inefficiency is to get the guys at the top.
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I can see that, but there have been some moves like Morton for 1/15 that kind of stand out showing me that maybe the offseason isn't that different for some teams. I think teams like Pittsburgh will totally tuck into their turtle shell. The top spenders will still spend.
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I think you're thinking of coke and mirrors.
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You spent a lot longer on this than I would have. I actually like your roster set up. 1. Defensive first CF. 2. Cheap upgrade at 2b. 3. Makes a move to get a younger guy with upside. Maybe swap Taylor or another LHP for Brice. I don't think this thrusts us into an automatic WC contender, but it least pushes them a lot closer.
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Greenville and Salem swapped leagues. Greenville was low A, will now be high A. Salem was high A, will now be low A. @SPChrisHatfield On Greenville/Salem flip: Seems a lot of the high-quality LoA/SS-A teams were rewarded with promotions to HiA, with most of the Carolina Lg getting moved down to LoA. Greenville probably has the better park, so that fits.
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Potential Sox players that could be taken: Stephen Gonsalves (LHP) and Hunter Haworth (RHP). Gonsalves' velo jumped form 89-90 in 2019 to 94-96 this year. @IanCundall The Minor League Rule 5 draft is later today and one Red Sox player who I suspect will get drafted is RHP Hunter Haworth. Something clicked w/Haworth in June 2019 in Greenville. From June 16 on, he had 68 K’s in 55 IP and opposing hitters only hit .189/.261/.279 against him. Haworth primarily relies on three pitches: FB, Split, SL. His FB will top out at 96 and while both his splitter and slider are inconsistent, they have missed bats at a solid level. He does have rough platoon splits and is already 24, but there’s definite MLB bullpen potential.
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Who is the big domino?
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Garrett Whitlock RHP "The Yankees moved Whitlock up the ladder very quickly in 2018, and he looked like a soon-to-be backend starter or swingman sort based on his ability to locate an average sinker/slider/changeup mix. Then he blew out his UCL in the middle of last summer and had surgery. Whitlock began throwing in January but will miss most (if not all) of 2020 and is likely on track to compete for a spot on the staff in 2021, when he’ll be nearly 25."
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Trevor Stephan RHP "Stephan’s cross-bodied delivery compares closely to that of Brewers righty Freddy Peralta, as both get way down the mound (Stephan gets nearly seven feet of extension on his fastballs) and have lower arm slots that make right-handed hitters very uncomfortable. He makes heavy use of a hard slider that at times looks like a cutter. It has enough movement to miss bats if Stephan leaves it in the zone, and he’s been able to back foot it to lefties. I have him in as a middle relief piece but changeup development is arguably still important here because of three-batter minimums taking effect."
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Kyle Holder: SS Defensive first guy with a little bat.
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Kade McClure: RHP Productive starter who has never pitched above A ball due to a dislocated kneecap injury from a line drive. Pitched well in 2019 after the injury. Would have been in AA last year.
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Marshall Kaswoski: RHP "Kasowski’s delivery, which resembles that of former big leaguer and current Auckland Tuatara righty Josh Collementer, is arguably the most deceptive in the minor leagues. The ball just suddenly appears from behind his head, Kasowski’s arm slot almost perfectly vertical, creating bat-missing fastball carry at the top of the zone and making it hard to identify his curveball out of the hand. Kasowski has had injury and strike-throwing issues amid a very strong 107 career innings (177 strikeouts, just 59 hits), otherwise he’d be in the 40 FV tier."
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Brett De Geus: RHP "I like-a de Geus, whose name is sadly not pronounced like “juice” but with a hard “g” and vowel sound like in “geist.” He moved to the bullpen last year and his velo spiked considerably, which, when paired with the work the Dodgers have done on his secondary stuff (cutter/slider and changeup to curveball and slider), now has de Geus profiling as an up/down reliever, one who might be ready for the big leagues in the next year."
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Jose Miranda: 3B "He didn’t post a strong 2019 statline (about .250/.300/.360 in the Florida State League) but we’re still on Miranda because of his ability to move the barrel all over the zone, and because he generates consistent doubles power despite being very short to the ball. It makes Miranda tough to beat within the strike zone. Instead, the way to deal with him is to hope he chases stuff out of the zone (and even then he often finds ways to make contact). There are some holes in the swing in the sense that Miranda can’t do damage with pitches all over the zone, but he rarely swings and misses. We’ve shaded his FV down from last year’s 45 because we now think he ends up playing more third base than second in the long run, but we still really like Miranda’s bat control and quality of contact."
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Akil Baddoo: CF "Baddoo has some promising physical ingredients — speed, raw power — seasoned by high walk rates. He missed most of 2019 because he needed Tommy John in mid-May. He lacks deft barrel accuracy, but Baddoo has run well above-average walk rates to this point and he may be able to get to most of his power by hunting the right pitches, even if his swing’s a little grooved. He’s tracking like a power/OBP fourth outfielder or platoon guy."
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Baseball America has noted a few top targets: Akil Baddoo Twins Brett De Geus Dodgers Kyle HOlder Yankees Marshall Kasowski Dodgers Kade McClure ChiSox Jose Miranda Twins Trevor Stephan Yankees Garrett Whitlock Yankees
