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they were hoping to get lucky a bit. it was more his sheer inability to make contact than anything which I think spoke to "this is a bit over his head right now" ... Benintendi was taking good at-bats from his first day at work
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Maybe - although if you bring up the kid - it's because it isn't urgent.
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i don't think it was mishandling ... moncada had a good season - it was worth a look ... and moncada himself seemed to want it .... he was overwhelmed which long term was probably good for him. It showed he was a little further away than it looked - which is fine. It got them Sale - and the ChiSox can afford to be more patient with him. The defense was a concern to a degree - but it was the bat, and his ability to handle good pitching. That is still very raw - but it was worth finding out if the dez bryant athlete could overcome that.
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That is a more sensible idea.
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Didi probably didn't have a shot with Pedroia either the way he had to move for that - but the throw was obviously the problem. Rather be lucky than good sometimes. Given the Yankees bullpen issues - ironic that they blow a game where they pitched quite well.
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Position players are eligible - it's just that they can't pitch well enough! A DH absolutely should be an MVP candidate - but when you give up the chance to contribute on the defensive end, that should matter as well. Simply playing a position (badly - see Miggy) should not earn any points.
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pitchers are players. When Eck and Willie Hernandez won MVPs it was a sick joke. (not as bad as Mark Moseley somehow winning NFL MVP once) But the years Clemens and Verlander won were totally justified. Starters pitch 35 times but have a much more direct impact on the game than any position player does.
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Why - any evidence Castellanos would be the best choice at 3B in that deal?
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I think they are tying to keep any decision on their timetable - to not have it be a WEEI topic ... I'll just note that next weekend is the exact ideal window for the promotion to happen. If it happens - there will be no hints dropped before. I think they'll be more protective of a 19 year old than Benintendi in that manner.
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Of course (see MONCADA!!). But note they also said nothing about Benintendi prior to it happening. He has actually checked more boxes than Moncada in this stretch - dominating AA pitching, strong approach ... tremendous power and solid defense ...
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This was a very long post. I lived it. His 1997-2002 was better pitching than any baseball player did anything in my lifetime. The only comparable was Bonds' Ruthian stretch.
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Good move for both sides ... now which big bang will be coming ... a trade or a promotion. (please say promotion)
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I think that is fair - although I think you have to START from the best players and work from there. So many of the "intangibles" are things we as fans infer without a ton of empirical evidence. (leadership, lineup protection, clutchiness)
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I think they are trying to keep the Nation machine off of him - now, I think it is more likely he goes to Pawtucket to replace Peralta. But remember Benintendi's callup was a surprise - we saw how he had demolished High A and AA and wondered, but the FO left no hints at a pre-September callup coming. As i have noted before - would I be surprised if Devers joined the team next weekend? No. The Red Sox could dream on Lin, Holt (when he returns) and whatever providing a warm body there ... but no other option inside (or maybe outside) the organization has the same sort of ceiling.
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Now what is unfortunate is that the Sox do not have that Fuentes-Margot-Guerra layer of prospects for these sort of short run deals - they have been used. (the guys who are blocked or lower ceiling - but would definitely have futures) Now they COULD use their first round pick this year as a PTBNL ... which I'd understand - although again you'd want to make it count.
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This is true - but to his credit his tastes are usually pretty high rent. And he has been aggressively promoting the prospects who he likes. I think it's MUCH more likely he just puts Devers in the lineup than move him for a non-premium trade.
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What is interesting about that was my robbery contention was less about Pudge over Pedro (which I disagreed with, but fine) ... but voters making up their own rules about the parameters.
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It is interesting fodder - I am not attached to it too much. And the writers have gotten progressively smarter - although that is more obviously true with the Cy Young than MVP
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The Marlins would take, it drive Bour to the airport ... and try to get it done before Dombrowski's buzz wears off
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True, though I think Trout has sort of earned himself an exemption in voters minds. He could have justifiably won the last 5 MVPs ... and is still in the WAR Top 10 (position) despite missing half the season.
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Let's put it this way - the biggest mismatch is STILL probably only 60% chance for the favorite (because of rotating pitchers - and baseball being a fluky game generally). So even in the most dominant year, you still should only really expect the top seed to win about 20% of the time. And that has largely borne out - the best team wire to wire has seemed to win every four years or so (2013 Red Sox, 2009 Yankees, 2005 White Sox ... obviously this is not scientific but just thinking more generally)
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Of course Trout is 7th in fWAR despite only playing 47 games. He is probably disqualified due to to all that missed time - but I expect him to make it interesting along with the other usual suspects (Correa, Altuve, Betts has really come on)
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Slightly off topic looking at the WAR numbers - AL MVP right now SHOULD be a 2-man race between Judge and Sale. Now, I expect it is really a one-man race because of the anti-pitcher MVP bias.
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true - although if you note all of the teams in the East play in the same time zone ... which is nice symmetry
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I think last year hurt Swihart - and clearly the ankle injury is a problem (and possibly behind some of his actual struggles) ... he needs to get healthy again, and it does not make sense to sell on him untul then.