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  1. mvp 78
    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
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    It's Rule V day. Here's a list of our recent Rule V guys: Arauz Rutlege Jandel Gustave Jeff Kobernus Marwin Gonzalez (then traded to Astros for Marco Duarte) Miguel Gonzalez Nick Debarr James Vermilyea Adam Stern Colter Bean Javier Lopez Joel Adamson
  13. mvp 78
    These winter meetings have been quite the humdinger!
  14. mvp 78
    And without us, this board would turn into freeforums.net or bosoxboard.com or something worse.
  15. mvp 78
    I don't know what I could possibly be doing that could provide more value to society than posting on here?
  16. mvp 78
    We had a discussion about him being better on one leg than Arroyo a few weeks ago. He’s included as “already on roster.”
  17. mvp 78
    It’s why Pedroia’s leg died on the vine too.
  18. mvp 78
    https://twitter.com/redsoxstats/status/1336734182148632589
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    @jcmccaffrey Red Sox statement: "The Red Sox and the City of Lowell today announce that they are working to keep baseball in the Lowell community. The two sides are in the early stages of evaluating various opportunities for the 2021 season, and will continue to discuss longer-term options" AKA, trying to get some sort of amateur wood bat league team for Lowell that is not affiliated with the Sox.
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    Background on de-affiliation process of MiLB: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/a-complete-guide-to-mlb-and-milbs-negotiations/
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    @SmittyOnMLB Worcester, Portland, Greenville and Salem will remain affiliates, per BA's report. It also is reporting Greenville is High A and Salem is Low A now No more Spinners for now.
  22. mvp 78
    I believe the hit against the lux tax is only 8.3M for Odor. I don't care about the cash.
  23. mvp 78
    I agree that I'd leave Verdugo in RF, sign a glove first CF and get a one year deal at 2b unless they are going long term for Wong or Kim.
  24. mvp 78
    Lance Lynn for one year doesn't help the Sox if they are on the outside looking in.
  25. mvp 78
    The real Valdez has a 27.00 ERA?
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