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  1. sk7326
    He is striking out too much ... but the contact he has made has been good, better than a year ago. The expected results are better than actual - so the forward-looking expectation is that if this keeps up, the improvement will continue. So much of baseball is governed by dumb luck, it is silly to pretend otherwise.
  2. sk7326
    Hitting the ball hard is the best indicator of getting hits in generally. There is luck involved anyway
  3. sk7326
    the batted ball stats back it up. He's actually made the same changes Bogaerts has. Playing for power more, getting more lift. The results have only started to come around, but his batted ball profile is significantly healthier than it was last year.
  4. sk7326
    it is good Bradley's results have started to catch up to how he has been hitting it. He has hit the ball harder and in the air more this year but the results have only recently started to come on.
  5. sk7326
    Another platoon bat - along with Brandon Phillips. Now, there is evidence that the Red Sox issues vs lefties is more dumb luck and small sample size than anything ... but either way, some small moves to try to provide some backup is a good idea.
  6. sk7326
    The Red Sox are on a 108 win pace. They have been .500 against the very best of the AL ... in other words, about what you'd expect. They could use another guy - although the guys they have now really are capable of playing a bit better.
  7. sk7326
    Devers would be the youngest position player in SALEM. He is younger than a significant chunk of the 2018 draft class. And he has played a bit better lately. It would be a huge overpay for half a season of even someone Machado's skill level.
  8. sk7326
    It's the latter. I think they have no problem giving Kimbrel more 8th inning work - but definitely are ramping him up there. I would be surprised if they did not take the training wheels off more in July and August.
  9. sk7326
    Or scored more than 1 run in 2 days
  10. sk7326
    Law asks: which team drafted their org's #1 prospect? Triston Casas
  11. sk7326
    That is fair. I prefer four divisions myself. Given that - the current result is fine.
  12. sk7326
    Law on Sox picks (first 10 rounds) http://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/23723317/keith-law-draft-recap-al-team-team-breakdown Boston Red Sox
  13. sk7326
    There is no way for an 12-8 stretch (even against good teams) outweights a 162 game season for determining who is the "best". Baseball doesn't work like that (especially with rotating starting pitchers). So given that, all you can ask is that the playoffs are fun and not some ridiculous corruption of the game. So a tournament where only 10 of the 30 teams get in and the division winners get byes into the quarterfinals seems perfectly reasonable. It's entertainment above all.
  14. sk7326
    really you can argue that about three short series too. It's great TV and gives a real incentive to win a division.
  15. sk7326
    The question is does he need a "mental health break" in Pawtucket. I tend to think no - he just needs to hit another few doubles like yesterday and things will iron themselves out.
  16. sk7326
    The thing to remember about the "reaches" is signability. The Sox very well might have reached for a Cottam because he would take a below slot deal and save them money for Northcut or Shugart. It doesn't mean that they think Cottam is a bum - but the draft rules force you to think this way.
  17. sk7326
    looks like between relievers and college kids they think they have scrounged up enough $$ to toss at Northcut. I mean in this day and age it is safe to assume everybody in the Top 10 rounds will sign (barring medical surprises).
  18. sk7326
    The current state of the Red Sox farm system has to be evaluated in terms of the productivity of recent graduates and what the prospects got in trade. Every team has this - we'll see how the Red Sox address it. They're bringing in a lot more ceiling into the org this year which is good - the probability won't be great given where they draft but it's the best thing they can do.
  19. sk7326
    The vesting option was the big deal clearly. One key here will be Bradley. A plus of releasing Ramirez is giving JD a place to play where he can cause less active damage (if the team wants to rotate him in the field for his own sanity).
  20. sk7326
    LOL - agreed. 80 Ks in 56 IP is very encouraging fwiw
  21. sk7326
    Speier put it well. How can he work on his approach? Can he do it on the fly in Boston or does he need a tour in Pawtucket. Really there is no right answer - it's about Devers. He has played his way through struggles in 2016. (granted, a lower level)
  22. sk7326
    He's one of the ten greatest position players in team history. He had a bad year in 2014, but otherwise his wRC+ has been ridiculously consistent. His issues have been entirely health related. And that is a reason to worry about his future. But when he has been healthy, he has been almost metronome-like. He's no longer the best position player in the AL (his MVP was entirely warranted). But he's a clear 2-3 win player which is pretty good for his salary. Now with his knees I cannot bet on seeing that again, which is too bad.
  23. sk7326
    At this point, yes. Vandy commit. Of course if someone scrounges up a significant bonus that can change. Someone will take him in round 11 or later and see if they can use some bonus savings to tempt him.
  24. sk7326
    It shouldn't - though his hobbies on Twitter make that tough. 2004 is hard to sully for me - but Curt's tryin ...
  25. sk7326
    Winning a bidding war. The Cuban market got overheated with the changes to bonus pools for the other latin american countries.
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