I had initially written Wells down, but deleted him because he fit better as a Red Sox than the others. Since Wells had already played for 2 AL East teams, it wasn't that surprising to see him elsewhere.
Abreu looked good the last time we saw him. We know Rafaela can play defense if we want to hold our nose and just stick him in CF. Duran is still a bit of a mystery as his career has been all over the place.
They all only got a few innings here and there. I was trying to find guys that got starts out of position. Vaz had a GS at 2B under DD, but none under Bloom.
Bader is Refsnyder if he could play above average CF defense rather than garbage defense. I guess you just platoon him with Duran?
Trade Verdugo and Refsnyder to free up spots for Bader and Duvall? IDK.
We'll see how much faith they have in Rafaela and Abreu.
Thanks to Bloom we got to witness:
Arroyo in RF
Franchy at 1B
Dalbec at SS
Kiké as the fulltime SS disasterpiece
Duvall as the fulltime injury prone CF
Old Man Turner at 2B
Schwarber at 1B in the playoffs
Chavis in LF
It shows that he thinks on a much higher level than others and may have tendency to talk above others. Just because he fixed that one situation doesn't mean there isn't more to learn IMO.
@SoxProspects
Corey Rosier went 2-for-5 with a double (4) and a stolen base (8) in last night's 9-5 Glendale Desert Dog victory. The 24-year-old outfielder has slashed .303/.391/.382 over 87 PA in this year's Arizona Fall League. He is #44 on the #SP60.
Throwback type player.
In CHC, the first presentation he gave was so far above everyone's heads that he had to go dumb it down and redo the whole presentation for everyone. I think he still has a lot to learn.
I never said he was the only way. I'm just saying that they should CONSIDER IT if the right trade came along. Sure, they could try FA or other trades too.
Mayer hit well to start the year in High A and his prospect status increased in a few rankings. At some point, he was injured in AA and tried to play through it. I think most scouts are still excited about him.