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http://news.soxprospects.com/2020/10/red-sox-2020-fall-instructional-camp.html Fall instructional league roster is set: Pitchers (32) RHP Jacinto Arredondo, NDFA '20 RHP Eduard Bazardo, IFA '14, A+/AA RHP Brock Bell, 7th rd. '19, Rk/SS-A RHP Brayan Bello, IFA '17, A RHP Bradley Blalock, 32nd rd. '19, Rk LHP Brendan Cellucci, 12th rd. '19, SS-A RHP Kutter Crawford, 16th rd. '17, A+/AA/injured RHP Nathanael Cruz, IFA - '19 RHP Osvaldo De La Rosa, IFA '18, SS-A RHP Jordan DiValerio, NDFA '20 LHP Shane Drohan, 5th rd. '20 RHP Juan Daniel Encarnacion, IFA '18, DSL RHP Durbin Feltman, 3rd rd. '18, AA RHP Wilkelman Gonzalez, IFA '18, DSL LHP Jay Groome, 1st rd. '16, Rk/SS-A (rehab) RHP Gabriel Jackson, IFA '18, DSL RHP Chih-Jung Liu, IFA '19 RHP Blake Loubier, 13th rd. '19, Rk RHP Bryan Mata, IFA '16, A+/AA LHP Chris Murphy. 6th rd. '19, SS-A RHP Yusniel Padron-Artiles, 22nd rd. '18, A/SS-A RHP AJ Politi, 15th rd. '18, A+ RHP Aldo Ramirez, IFA '18, SS-A LHP Jorge Rodriguez, IFA '17, Rk/SS-A RHP Chase Shugart, 12th rd. '18, A RHP Dylan Spacke, 21st rd. '19, SS-A RHP Jake Thompson, 4th rd. '17, A+/injured RHP Brian Van Belle, NDFA '20 RHP Jacob Wallace, Traded from COL '20, SS-A RHP Thaddeus Ward, 5th rd. '18, A/A+ LHP Jeremy Wu-Yelland, 4th rd. '20 RHP Ryan Zeferjahn, 3rd rd. 19, SS-A Catchers (8) Roldani Baldwin, IFA '13, Rk/SS-A (rehab) Kole Cottam, 4th rd. '18, A/A+ Alex Erro, 17th rd. '19, SS-A Jaxx Groshans, 5th rd. '19, SS-A Alan Marrero, 8th rd. '16, A Oscar Rangel, IFA '18, Rk Stephen Scott, 10th rd. '19, SS-A Connor Wong, Traded from LAD '20, A+/AA Infielders (12) Brainer Bonaci, IFA '18, DSL Cameron Cannon, 2nd rd. '19, SS-A Triston Casas, 1st rd. '18, A/A+ Pedro Castellanos, IFA '15, A+ Antoni Flores, IFA '17, SS-A Brandon Howlett, 21st rd. '18, A Blaze Jordan, 3rd rd. '20 Matthew Lugo, 2nd rd. '19, Rk/SS-A Nick Northcut, 11th rd. '18, SS-A Hudson Potts, Traded from SD '20, AA Ceddanne Rafaela, IFA '17, Rk/SS-A Nick Yorke, 1st rd. '20 Outfielders (10) Darel Belen, IFA '19, DSL Juan Chacon, IFA '19 Wil Dalton, 8th rd. '19, SS-A Nick Decker, 2nd rd. '18, SS-A Tyler Esplin, 7th rd. '17, A/A+ Bryan Gonzalez, IFA '18, DSL Gilberto Jimenez, IFA '17, SS-A Eduardo Lopez, IFA '18, DSL Jeisson Rosario, Traded from SD '20, A+ Eduardo Vaughan, IFA '18, DSL Seabold will be playing golf.

Maybe? Is Cora's brand tarnished across the league?

All of these dumpster dives are always low risk/low reward. I think we'll continue to see Bloom sign a bunch of guys like that, but augment it with some legitimate pickups. It would have been really interesting to see what this team would have looked like if there wasn't the mandate to cut payroll.

I just didn't see much out of Covey in the games I watched. Stock was fine. I thought Valdez was interesting. Springs had a good stretch in the middle, started off bad and ended on a flat note.

Half of Valdez' runs came in one series against Toronto. Maybe just a bad matchup for him?

I don't think any of those guys are a slam dunk. I would just say that Valdez played the best out of them all. Too hard to really project these guys for more than what we've already seen. I didn't think much of Covey, but Stock has good "stuff." Mazza was a pleasant surprise for sure.

That's exactly the reasoning. The pen was littered with AAAA guys. I guess you keep Springs/Valdez/Mazza. The rest were all pretty replaceable. Seems like a few writers at OTM really like Brice, but I'm not a fan.

A ranking of Bloom's 2020 scrapheaps: https://www.overthemonster.com/2020/10/5/21501628/boston-red-sox-roster-chaim-bloom-waiver-pick-ups-yairo-munoz-christian-arroyo-phillips-valdez?utm_campaign=mattrycollins&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Munoz Arroyo Brice Valdez Springs Mazza Grullon Arauz Stock Leyer Triggs Kickham Puello Hall Covey Godley My issues with the list: Brice is no way the 3rd best guy. Valdez should be #1. Mazza is better than Springs. After the top 6 guys or so, I don't think the order makes much of a difference. It's like picking from a hat. Valdez Munoz Arroyo Mazza Springs Arauz everyone else

I would say it's more likely than not that they get someone other than Cora. Cora coming back is like a 20% chance IMO. I think Bloom likes him, but is going to give some other guys an opportunity to come in and wow them during the interview process.

Also, no one on here thinks the sky is falling. We're just aware that the Sox have tried to manage payroll a little bit better in recent history. Signing Bauer would be opposite to that. I'd rather have a big money Betts deal than a big money Bauer deal. It's just not likely to happen.

Covey is slightly better than Brice IMO. I think they nontender more than 4 guys.

Covey is slightly better than Brice IMO. I think they nontender more than 4 guys.

If they print money, where is Mookie?

Former Houston bench coach Alex Cora was suspended through the 2020 postseason solely for his role in the Astros’ electronic sign-stealing scandal.

Think he was just banned for the 2020 season, not for 12 months.

He wants to get paid. He won’t be worth the money but he’d be fun as hell to watch.

I think most people on here are going to bitch about the types of moves made this offseason. We should start mailing paper bags for people to breathe into.

You can’t sign him right now. He’s banned for the year.

I think they should keep Beni and hope he turns it around. His trade value is too low right now.

That’s all I’m saying. Pillar is a good comp IMO. JBJ at 5-6 AAV is a real bargain.

“But I asked what does HE think about it!!!”

“Ultimately I’m going to do what I feel is best for my family, and we’ll see how that plays out,” Bradley said. That's all we got to go on then?

Interesting. Maybe each clock cost $10k. That must be where all those operating losses come from!

Go read today's globe for the piece on him?

I think he'll be a very late signing. He'll be hoping for a big payday, but he's not going to be getting signed at the winter meetings for sure. I just don't believe the market is there for him.