FredLynn
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He does make some unbelievable plays fielding the ball....but then often airmails it to 1B. He is likely to improve both in the field and at the plate, but until he does I am firmly in the camp of "show me".
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Devers' problems have generally not been fielding the ball. The issue has been getting it to first base. I am not worried about him booting a ball today. I would be more worried if he consistently keeps airmailing the ball to first base.
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14-1 loss today to the Yankees.....now 6-12 I believe. Not exactly going to enter the regular season with a full head of steam like last year, are we.
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I am probably in the 80-90% range (watching games). Thats all I need to see that Devers is not yet mature as a hitter OR as a fielder. He may or may not take the next step. I admit that he has the potential to do so, but so do a lot of players.
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Holograms perhaps? I don't think the game needs to be speeded up....its fine just the way it is. The other changes.....good moves.
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I didn't say that he might not become a great hitter. Maybe he will, maybe he won't. I will tell you this with certainty: he won't be a great hitter until he learns the strike zone. And so far he hasn't proven that he has learned that lesson.
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Nunez sucks defensively at any base, but since we were talking about 3B I used that as my example. As for Devers, I haven't been watching many ST games, but last year he had no concept of the strike zone. Unless he morphs into Vlad Guerrero or that changes he will never reach what many here call his "potential". So far I have seen no evidence of either.
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Nunez is an adventure out there, especially at 3B. Maybe he can hit like LeMahieu, but as a defender....he sucks.
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How do you define success? Return to the rotation? Performing as well or better than before TJS? The data from various studies is conflicting. Here is another one that purports to be "the largest analysis of MLB pitchers who have undergone TJS". The conclusion was that: "There is a significant proportion of players (18%) who do not resume major league career. For those that return, a high proportion return to the disabled list, both for arm conditions (in general) and specifically for elbow pain (47% and 23%, respectively). Moreover, many performance statistics showed a decline following surgery, most notably in ERA, WHIP, opposing batting average, innings pitched, percentage of fastballs thrown and fastball velocity." Here is the link: http://www.abstractsonline.com/plan/ViewAbstract.aspx?mID=3358&sKey=493a4472-e6c5-4acf-8c39-7588796fd6a5&cKey=543b49e3-0bf2-4bfe-a036-e3c30c12e41c&mKey=4393d428-d755-4a34-8a63-26b1b7a349a1
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I doubt that there are any controlled studies to support the hypothesis that SS recover more quickly than pitchers. That said, since both positions are manned by humans with human ulnar collateral ligaments, my guess is that the healing time is similar where healing time means return to 100%. I believe that pitchers take about a year to regain their form (if they ever do-I remember reading somewhere that most guys who have the procedure never regain their velocity). So I would suspect that IF also need a full year. But thats just an unsupported guess. Just one article about a decline in performance post TJ surgery: https://www.drdavidgeier.com/tommy-john-surgery-pitching-suffers/
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And Wright. He deserves to play in Baltimore.
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The season hasn't even started yet and the bullpen is a "problem"?
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Steven Wright facing 80 game suspension
FredLynn replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He should have missed the rest of them. -
Steven Wright facing 80 game suspension
FredLynn replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Sure there are. But they are all forbidden. Yes, there goes some insurance out of the pen, but some things transcend baseball. Wright's laundry list is now long enough to warrant his immediate release IMO. -
Steven Wright facing 80 game suspension
FredLynn replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Even if he was not REQUIRED to let the team know it was a moral imperative that he inform them. Get rid of him and move on. -
DD has already said that he doesn't plan to carry three catchers. I think that Swihart is going to DFA'd. They are likely waiting a bit to do it because doing it a week after his brother died would be heartless.
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Not sure if this belongs in this thread, but it is about ST. Seems the Yankees have a new problem: Luis Severino scratched from spring debut WWW.MLB.COM TAMPA, Fla. -- Luis Severino is "highly unlikely" to be ready for Opening Day, according to manager Aaron Boone, who said the Yankees' ace will not be permitted to throw for at least two weeks due to right shoulder inflammation. Severino was scheduled to make his spring debut on Tuesday,
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I think that the pen is suspect. I am surprised that DD didn't make a move to improve it. Its the one area that is likely to stand between now and a deep run in the playoffs IMO. The rest of the team is very good....but the pen....??
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They don't go away. They just ripen.
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So premature as to be irrelevant at this time.
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Who the hell cares what Kraft does in his bedroom? If he is not married any more he has every right to seek companionship wherever he can find it and its pretty obnoxious of anyone to judge him for it. Even if he were married, thats not something that should concern any of us: it would be ONLY between him and his wife. To label him a "scumbag" for seeking companionship at age 77 - or at any other age for that matter- is the height of sticking your nose in where it doesn't belong.
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I would love to see him get an OPS like that, obviously. But at this point that kind of projection doesn't pass the sniff test. All of us watch him at the plate swlnging at too many high strikes. Until he fixes that he isn't going to make that grade.
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Steamer projects Devers to hit >.800 OPS? Seriously? I don't see it...not until he learns to stop consistently swinging at balls that are out out of the strike zone. Devers is a poster boy for someone who has lots of *potential* according to many people-but who has shown little to live up to those expectations.
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I have no idea what you are talking about. Jacko nailed it on the head before last season began.................................oh wait.
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Just out of curiosity, what happens if we trade one of our catchers and then one gets hurt. Who do we have in the minor leagues that could fill in, if anyone? I don't really keep track of the minors as much as some of you do.