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  1. mvp 78
    Yes, but they also haven't given up on putting Masa in LF too.
  2. mvp 78
    Well, you can't DH for him so the argument is that it's going to take him longer to reach MLB since his offensive eye is well behind where it needs to be. Aggressive approach that still needs refinement. Does not walk much and expands the strike zone often, but has the bat control to put the ball in play, leading to a lot of weak contact on pitches outside the zone rather than the strikeouts that might otherwise result from a similar approach. Will expand the zone particularly often against secondary pitches, so a key for him will be laying off those down and out of the zone, as those are pitches he has struggled with in the minors and what he is likely to see frequently in the majors until he proves he will lay off them. Potential fringe-average hit tool. Is it better to train him up in AAA as much as you possibly can or just throw him to the wolves? Every player is different, but he didn't hit very well in his brief MLB appearance at the end of last season. ST stats don't mean all that much in the grand scheme of things.
  3. mvp 78
    Casas had 359 AAA PA's before appearing in BOS. Rafaela is well behind that at the moment and is a much less advanced hitter.
  4. mvp 78
    It's an 824 OPS and many AB's have come against non-MLB pitching. His blast yesterday came against Uwasawa who has been awful every time out this spring.
  5. mvp 78
    Rafaela should be the Opening Day CF, but won't be. They'll send him down to AAA for a month to get an extra year of control. Why waste a year of control on a year that doesn't matter?
  6. mvp 78
    Sorry, missed him. Generic ballplayer name was overlooked.
  7. mvp 78
    You think he actually goes to games?
  8. mvp 78
    Yorke was a reach in the first round and Romero was a whatever pick. Guys who came right after Yorke: Pete Crow Armstrong Jordan Walker The pitchers drafted in the first round after Yorke haven't done anything worthwhile yet.
  9. mvp 78
    I'm just saying that there is a scenario where the Sox should take a hitter over a pitcher in the upcoming draft. Just because there is an extreme lack of talent, doesn't mean they have to go 2021 Angels and load up on pitchers in the upcoming draft. They just need to stop completely ignoring them.
  10. mvp 78
    It hinges on having an effective starting rotation. Not sure what the plan is on getting there. We have theories, but haven't seen any action yet.
  11. mvp 78
    Risk of injury. Quicker to build up farm value through less risky bats.
  12. mvp 78
    When’s the next one?
  13. mvp 78
    Yes!
  14. mvp 78
    If they’re a guy who has slid in the draft and is the best player available, yes. I think drafting a SS in 21 was good and a C in 23 was good.
  15. mvp 78
    He threw a splitter last year about 8% of the time per statcast. It’s his least used pitch if you combine his slider and sweeper usage. Not a great pitch for him, but he should use it more and the knucklecurve less.
  16. mvp 78
    They do a good job of scouting MiLB and MLB players. They just always seem to get the most out of their guys. Their pitchers often get put under the knife, but they keep on competing. Sox can’t say that with a much higher payroll.
  17. mvp 78
    Whitlock wasn’t developed here. Houck’s first MLB appearance was 4 seasons ago!
  18. mvp 78
    Not in the player, but maybe in the direction of the types of players they are looking to sign.
  19. mvp 78
    Watching the DR game and OB is having a horrible night. Wrong about Abreu’s history, called many counts wrong. Is he usually this bad? I don’t typically pay attention to him because he’s boring AF. I don’t know why NESN folks have hitched their cart to this horse.
  20. mvp 78
    10th wouldn’t be a big shock to me. Mayer lost a year. Bleis lost a year. Yorke fell back. No pitching.
  21. mvp 78
    Betts at SS in 98 Innings in ‘23 -2 OAA -8.8 UZR/150 He’s fine at 2b, but this is a wild decision.
  22. mvp 78
    Roberts is not a good manager. Dodgers would be better under Cora.
  23. mvp 78
    It’s due to the paucity of pitching talent. A good year from guys on the farm could bump the rankings up.
  24. mvp 78
    Another year to follow the draft…
  25. mvp 78
    Undertaker business is picking up!
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