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JD has back tightness. Geez Cora, you let Vazquez DH for this?

Beeks allow a fenway 2B and HR, a JD triple. Not what you want to see in his first game. Please never let JD play Fenway RF again.

He has little control, if gets ahead, he can perhaps elicit some bad swings.

It's a shame nobody else can play over Nunez in this system.

There goes the one chance to get back into this game.

There was an off day on monday.

Boyd ain't stupid. He won't throw inside to righties.

Nobody. Cora likes to rest guys.

Relax.

Whoops he's being hurt by Fenway. The HR and 2B off the wall is a Fenway special.

That's why you don't play JD out there

JDM in RF for the first time at home.

The WC game is stupid as hell. It's ONE game. Baseball should not be decided by that after a 162 game season.

Boston Red Sox Best Pick: Triston Casas, 1B, American Heritage HS (FL) – Round 1, Pick 26 – Casas battles Nolan Gorman to be the player with the most power of the high school class. He was supposed to be a 2019 draftee but took on a heavy academic work load and reclassified to be eligible this year. He is not all that athletic, meaning he will be a first baseman only before long. He has performed against good competition and shows good pitch recognition although the pure hit tool is still a question. Typically a high school first baseman is not a prospect to get excited about, but a bat that could realistically give you 35+ HR a year is always a prospect to be excited about. Reach: Kyle Cottam, C, Kentucky – Round 4, Pick 130 – Cottam has shown real power, but I don’t like the hit tool despite his .346 average with Kentucky this season. He allows his weight to shift out front too often, and when he doesn’t he drops his back half to create an uppercut swing instead. The inconsistent body control screams inconsistency at the next level and I could see some prolonged slumps. He does not have the arm or glove to stick behind the plate, and I am not sold on the power reaching its potential, nor the hit tool being enough to play as a first baseman. Sleeper: Durbin Feltman, RHP, TCU – Round 3, Pick 100 – It was hard to watch the MLB draft coverage and not hear Callis pounding the table that Feltman could be a guy that fits into the Red Sox bullpen this year. While that is incredibly uncommon, it is not a crazy idea. His fastball is a legitimate plus pitch, sitting mid-90s and touching 99, but his delivery is so herky-jerky it plays as though it is even harder than that. His slider is also a plus pitch that runs a ton. His mechanics will only ever be a reliever, but it is surprisingly repeatable despite all the moving parts. He doesn’t have the greatest command, but he controls the pitches enough to not be a liability there. To go with his plus stuff, he has the demeanor of a closer, not afraid to show emotion on the mound. Deep Sleeper: Chase Shugart, RHP, Texas – Round 12, Pick 370 – The best player taken after the 11th round by the Red Sox is Nicholas Northcut, but there is almost no chance he signs as he has a commitment to Vanderbilt where he will both pitch and play in infield. Shugart was taken a round later and can be another quick moving bullpen arm for the Red Sox. He got some time as a starter this year for the Longhorns, but it is pretty clear his future is in the pen. He is a short righty but can touch 97 with ease in one inning stints and has two breaking balls that both grade out average to better. There is some concern over his fastball which doesn’t have any run to it and lacks much of a downhill plane as a result of his shorter stature. He is not a future closer, but he does have big league reliever potential and could possibly get there by the end of the 2019 season. https://www.minorleagueball.com/2018/6/6/17436250/mlb-draft-recap-al-east

It's 6/6 today.

Yes

How many HR has Fenway robbed JD out of? 6-8?

BTW, they should move SNB to 7 PM. That 8 start is s***.

Dubon would be our best middle infield prospect as well. Dombrowski really destroyed our depth.

Trade PomPom.

JD didn't miss the meatball.

How does Xander whift on several meatballs?

You'll live. They'll live.

A few years ago the Sox play a Sunday night game in Boston and had to fly to San Fran for a day game next day.

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