sk7326
-
Posts
7,663 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Boston Red Sox Videos
2026 Boston Red Sox Top Prospects Ranking
Boston Red Sox Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2025 Boston Red Sox Draft Pick Tracker
News
2026 Boston Red Sox Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses
Forums
Blogs
Events
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by sk7326
-
Good move. Swihart needs to play. They don't need another reliever. They could stand to deploy their relievers a little differently. And I'd certainly bring up Owens, move Kelly to the pen and launch Ross into outer space.
-
It's weird to not see Swihart down. That said, I THINK there is some logic - at least temporarily. 1. It was not like Sandoval was the primary backup at 3B. They have that covered. 2. We know Shaw can spell Ramirez at 1B, and I don't think they'd have any hesitation to give Swihart a 1B mitt if it came down to it 3. The Sox do not actually know what they have in Vasquez. Now, if he is not overwhelmed by big league pitching and can turn out the average on-base skills he has shown in the minors, then we have a starter. I can see some sense of risk aversion with dealing with Vasquez - at least early. Maybe there will be a trade of Hanigan at some point. I would be worried if this condition held for a ton of time. In the age of 95 man pitching staffs, burning a position spot on a 3rd catcher is really dicey.
-
I see what you did there.
-
It has been 100% starting pitching so far: Offense has been very good Defense has been good Bullpen has been good - less good when overextended but that applies to everybody Now the rotation is not THIS bad. They are giving up homeruns at a rate which would obliterate last year's league leader (HR/FB). So that will come down. And at some point Wright will not be the only pitcher who can pitch into the 7th inning. Really that the Red Sox are 4-4 dealing with slo-pitch softball level starting pitching is a good sign.
-
He was really outstanding eight years ago - almost as good as he thought he was
-
Also, with the revised draft bonus rules, the international signing caps and the Japanese posting system - the sports created a giant incentive to go hog wild over Cuban players. It's the one cohort (so long as they remain free agents) which you could buy no strings attached.
-
About $2M per year above the expected bid range ... typical "winner's curse" stuff. IIRC there were four or five alleged suitors.
-
Tying homerun, 8th inning, Game 4 ... correct otherwise
-
I know there are some sort of "legit medical" reasons they have to nominally prove i guess if it came down to it (union would surely file a grievance if he is on the DL forever without merit) ... but you take the DL stink, add a 30 day rehab assignment. This probably gives them 1-2 months of cover without poking the (union) bear.
-
Sometimes you make a perfect pitch (2001 Game 7) and the guy puts in somewhere the fielders aren't ... there will always be blips.
-
He's been fine - most of the opportunities have been on the easier side.
-
You're right of course. SSS does prevail - after all they have a homerun/flyball rate which is almost double that of the worst team last season. But how can the internet subsist without SSS based hot takes? Come on in!
-
1. Starting Pitching 75% 2. Starting Pitching 20% 3. Starting Pitching 5% For all the hemming and hawing about Farrell (some deserved, and some I've done) they are on a 926 run pace, which would be 35 more runs than the Jays last year (and the Jays were the only team to score 770 runs). No starter has gotten through the 7th inning. The bullpen has not been good, yes - but they are being asked to lift way way too much right now. There have been struggles at catcher, but the defense has largely been pretty good - it would be hard to put much of the run prevention issues on them.
-
Soxprospects did say that - and it made sense given he was acquired to convert to catcher. That said, these places (and baseball america, espn etc) all thought he could stay behind the plate. Had good stolen base numbers and is a good athlete. (most of the guys who have to leave the positions are not) It's more likely a young Mauer-like athlete can figure out the stuff at the plate than a DH in waiting. I think at this point giving him some time to be comfortable is all you can do - and if that means doing so in Pawtucket, fine. Right now the pitching staff is giving up more line drives than anybody, is in the top 5 for fly balls, dead last in ground ball rate. The Sox also have the 3rd highest homerun/FB rate. So right now this has been target practice for opponents, and Jason Varitek coming from the heavens to call fastball after fastball ain't going to fix that.
-
4/12 Orioles @ Red Sox
sk7326 replied to a700hitter's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Neither of our teams are good enough to worry about playoff rotations. -
In order 1. Perhaps. He was clearly rushed up due to a pile of injuries. While his makeup portend to him figuring this out, giving him more reps is a totally reasonable position. Indeed, you don't want the defense to muck up his ability to develop offensively, which is supposed to be his special sauce. 2. No. He was performing well in the minors - this is not like Kyle Schwarber or Jesus Montero where it really looked like people were lying to themselves. Clearly reps would help. 3. Nothing currently justifies this. He's young, his bat has not been amazing - his success is built on being a catcher. It was known that he was raw in areas but has picked up a lot. But AAA makes sense as the next move to me. If Vasquez is ready to go, Swihart getting the demotion would make sense - some high profile non-performance clearly is helping nobody but sports talk ratings.
-
Well Papi and (hopefully) Ramirez have cracks at saving us
-
Power among the last things to develop. In any event, Machado is an MVP caliber talent (and would be more if he were playing SS, which he is capable). Also, "develop into" is a tough term relative to the two. While Bogaerts is still very young, Machado is only 3 months older. There is a lot of growth left for both.
-
Bat yes, Glove no
-
He's had 2 days off. I think sometimes Farrell thinks Tazawa is made of titanium ... so some time off was good.
-
Nice thing is Ross and Ramirez being able to give the bullpen some rest so Farrell can go to Tazawa-Uehara-Kimbrel now
-
Might have made more sense to hold Young for Swihart - but it's early.
-
At-least robot ball and strikes.
-
It probably helps. It's not a Fortune 100 company or a real job - but it is one of the most competitive industries on earth. Takes a certain drive, talent level and whatnot not to get to the top of the mountain, but to separate yourself from the Crash Davises. A lot of ego is tied into starting - and so not starting has to sting.
-
Four runs on two joey bats homers ... 1 walk, 7 strikeouts. Good strikeout and walk numbers. There is something to build on. Which neatly describes first time through the rotation.