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  1. moonslav59
    2022-2023 (combined) Minor League Leaders: SB 1. Hamilton 93 (13 CS) 8. Ferguson 81 (8) 18. Rosier 62 (7) 40. Rafaela 48 (12) HR 23T. Palka 33 23T. Kavadas 33 OPS 7. Kavadas .962 (Only one player has a higher OPS and more PAs) 39. Mayer .895 42. Valdez .893 116. Abreu .840 148. Rafaela .823 OBP 5. Kavadas .435 (nobody has more PAs and a higher OBP) 35. Abreu .396 38. Bonaci .394 48. Mayer .391 136. Ferguson .369 138. Valdez .369 146. Sogard .368
  2. moonslav59
    Thanks. I'm sure the Sox have tried to get him to take more pitches. It is not happening, though.
  3. moonslav59
    He's a domer, so I have added interest and bias.
  4. moonslav59
    Looking at our last 2 week numbers, what jumps out is who is in the top 9 in PAs: 4. Duran .484 OPS 7. Reyes .700 9. Valdez .766 Our best 2 week hitters: 1.317 Refsnyder (platoon 12th in PAs) .804 Yoshida (2nd PAs) .766 Valdez (9th) .750 Wong (10th) .737 Turner (5th) .700 Reyes (7th) Worst: .400 McGuire (13th with just 15 PAs) .484 Duran (4th) .575 Dugo (3rd) .587 Kike (8th) .664 Tapia (11th) .669 Casas (6th) .688 Devers (1st)
  5. moonslav59
    This last winter was, by far, the first winter Bloom signed more guys to 2 or more year deals than one year deals, especially if you cont second year options. I don't think we should read into what happened in 2020, 2021 and 2022 as Bloom's permanent M.O. The budget forced many of those one year deals- that and the idea that the team was not "ready" for making big move signings. 2023 1 Year Deals Duvall Kike (his 3rd year w Sox) 2023 1 Year with Team Option Kluber Turner (player option) 2023 2+ Year Deals Devers 10 (starts in '24) Yoshida 5 4 Whitlock Jansen 2 Martin 2 Joely 2 + 3rd year arb (Paxton took his 2nd year option) Trades: 1 Year: Mondesi, Tapia 2 Years: Bleier (option) 3+ Years: Chang, Mills and more (Summer: McGuire 2 more, EValdez & Abreu 5+)
  6. moonslav59
    Not really "plus plus," but if he can keep up his current power numbers, it's power enough. It's the OBP I'm more worried about as he moves up levels. 2023: 7 HRs in 149 PAs translates to about 30 in 650. 2022: 26 HRs in 515 PAs is about 30 per 650, too. His doubles have dropped off by a ton! (26 2B+3B in '22 to 3 in '23) OBP .443 in '22 (3 levels) .409 in '23 at AA Let's see how he finishes this season, and how he does at AAA, but like Jordan, he may get stuck at one level, agreed.
  7. moonslav59
    Indeed, and it seems strange that to some, the solution to improving the 2023 was to bring back the 2022 team.
  8. moonslav59
    I know. I'm not sure if he is or is not taking more pitches, this year. His stats don't show any more BBs. 9 BB in 145 ABs 2022: 28 BB in 481 ABs
  9. moonslav59
    I doubt Henry would agree to anywhere near that amount on any one player, but I'm really not so convinced it is Bloom who avoids big deals. I think the Devers contract blows up that idea. I do think we keep looking for Yoshida and Story level deals. I doubt we ever find ana ce that way.
  10. moonslav59
    Our farm has some guys hitting very well, but some are far away and others seem like journeymen or have some major holes in their resume: .999 Hickey AA (bat is looking close to ML ready) .971 Dalbec (He may get one more look) .957 Alfaro AAA (blocked by McGuire w no options and Wong our starting catcher) .944 Fitzy (a career AAAA guy who fades every summer) .915 Mayer A+ (our best hope but 3 levels from MLB) .883 Hamilton AAA (leads Sox in HRs and SB) is on the 40 .872 Bonaci A+ (should go to AA, soon) .867 Jordan A+ (having a nice start but is a few levels from the bigs) .864 Kavadas AA (can high OBP transfer to MLB? Looks like a DH) .858 Abreu AAA (maybe the best hope for help, soon) on he 40 .830 Yorke AA (might have the 2nd or 3rd best shot at helping by 2024)
  11. moonslav59
    ...and DET would be 22-22 had they not been swept by the Sox.
  12. moonslav59
    This team is a lot different. A LOT! 2022 Opening Day Roster GONE Nate Wacha Hill Strahm Barnes Diekman Robles Brasier Davis Sawamura PValdez Vaz Dalbec (AAA now) Story (IL) Bogey JBJ JD Plawecki Shaw Arauz Arroyo (IL) 18 of 26 gone 3 of 26 on IL or in AAA 5 carry-overs: Houck, Whitlock, Crawford, Devers, Kike
  13. moonslav59
    You'd think if anything, the project on Rafaela would be to ask him to try and take more pitches. That ain't happening, as far as I know.
  14. moonslav59
    A tiny bit, but west is a better choice of direction.
  15. moonslav59
    The Sox currently are tied with TOR & MIN for the 11th best record in MLB at 26-24 (.520.) We let the Angels pass us in the WC race: +4.0 BAL +1.0 NYY 0.0 HOU -1.0 LAA -2.5 BOS -2.5 TOR -3.0 SEA Gotta turn things around v AZ.
  16. moonslav59
    Kavadas is doing a little better, after a pretty bad start to AA, but nothing to make me feel like he's on a bee line to the bigs. The risers are encouraging, but we've had a bunch of top prospects looking very unimpressive, and now Drohan is struggling at his next level, after a rocket jump. It is still early, and prospects go through rough patches, all the time, but here is how I would group the starts to 2023: Impressive: Mayer A+ Yorke AA Drohan AA (despite his 2 game slump) EValdez MLB Hickey AA E R-C A- Jordan A+ Hamilton AAA Abreu AAA Good: Meidroth AA Guerrero AA Bonaci A+ (time to test him at AA) Meh: Anthony A- Romero on IL Paulino A+ Lugo AA Kavadas AA Not so good: Bleis A- Yuck! Rafaela AA Mata AAA Perales A- Walter AAA Wikelman A+ Murphy AAA Note all the "YUCK!" pitchers. (I did this very quickly.)
  17. moonslav59
    We will play these teams 28 times in our last 112 games (25% exactly) 7 KCR 6 OAK 6 CWS 3 CIN 3 COL 3 WSH We also have .... 3 DET 3 MIA 3 CHC 3 SFG Currently, we are 2-1 7th worst CLE 0-3 8th worst STL 2-1 9th worst SDP n/a 10th worst CHC 3-0 11th worst DET 2-1 12th PHI n/a 13th worst SFG n/a 14th NYM n/a 15th MIA 2-1 16th SEA
  18. moonslav59
    ...and almost .500 vs >.500 teams (17-18.)
  19. moonslav59
    Something to look forward to.... NOT! LOL The key phrase was "if either is doing okay..."
  20. moonslav59
    If either is doing okay, and a SP'er goes on the IL (likely) one will probably start, again.
  21. moonslav59
    Good assessment, but I still like our odds against a .450 team vs a .550 one.
  22. moonslav59
    Both Kluber and Pivetta have a chance to either reinvent themselves as RP'ers, and not necessarily as just long men, or do well enough to earn another look at the rotation, if a slot opens up.
  23. moonslav59
    I'm curious to see how Hickey will do in AAA, but AA is still a proving ground in many ways, and he has raked it.
  24. moonslav59
    This is important, but we will have to beat those bad teams and badly.
  25. moonslav59
    Just take hot showers 60% and cold 40%, and we'll be fine.
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