moonslav59

Good we found out about Goodrum, early. Good riddance. Although we are weak in ML ready IF depth, I think we can easily get by without him.

Everybody Yu Chang, TONIGHT!!!

My guess is July, assuming the season still has meaning, then.

It's not just the winning, but many of our key players are looking pretty good or even better. 1.333 Casas 1.112 The new and improved Dugo 1.000 Arroyo .901 McGuire .785 Devers 0.00 Sale 2.0 0.00 Kluber 4.2 IP 0.00 Crawford 5 IP 0.00 Winckowski 5 3.86 Houck 4.2 0.00 Paxton 1.2 0.00 Mata 4.0 0.00 Walter 3.0 0.00 Jansen 1.0 0.00 Martrin 1.0 2.25 Bleier 4.0 2.25 Mills 4.0 3.38 Brasier 2.2 0.0 Murphy 2.2 Bench: 1.627 Alfaro 1.127 Dalbec

Agreed, but DD will wait as long as possible to learn as much as possible about the true value of Song and what an appropriate return package would be. Stay tuned.

It's ridiculous to arbitrarily choose the last 2 years and discard any meaning to the last 3,4, 5, or 6 years. You know damn well, many players have brief (from 1 month to 2 years) moments of glory and health. Plus, you act like 310 IP in these last 2 years is something to be wow'd by. It's NOT! There is a real chance he gets hurt, again, or moves his performance level back towards his pre-2021 years. BTW, you do know Paxton had exactly 310 IP from 2018 to 2019, but people still knew he was injury prone, including you. Why is this any different? You just want to believe he won't get hurt.

So, he'd have to step up his game to be protected from Rule 5, next winter.

True, but the stud has yet to let up even a hit or walk, let alone a run.

Marlins nab a couple interesting players in minor league deals: Jose Iglesias Yuli Gurriel

Song's 0.00 ERA is pretty impressive.

#8 Brandon Walter Physical Description: Left-hander with a medium frame. Not much projection remaining. Looks listed height and weight. Mechanics: Throws from a three-quarters arm slot. Atypical delivery with effort, but it works for him and he repeats it well. Starts angled toward the first base dugout on the middle of the mound, hands by his face before sliding toward third base during wind-up. Swings arm behind with a medium leg kick before coming forward. Short arm action with a hook behind. Hides the ball well before delivery. Will spin and recoil on follow through. Fastball: 90-93 mph, tops out at 95 mph. Throws both four-seam and two-seam varieties. Can control both, but shows better feel for two-seam with heavy, arm-side run. Slightly below-average spin rate. Potential above-average command profile. Ability to miss bats is dependent on command, as it is not an overpowering pitch. Designed to elicit weak contact primarily, but has shown the ability to dial it up at times. Velocity jumped in 2021 to 92-94 mph, but in 2022 was back in the low-90s primarily, dropping into the high-80s at times. Potential average offering. Changeup: 80-83 mph. Advanced feel and confidence in pitch. Will throw in any count to hitters on both sides. Throws with the same arm speed as his fastball. Pitch drops off the table late. Really can pull the string on it and elicit lots of swinging strikes. Very high spin rate for a changeup. Command can be spotty at times and will leave up in the zone on occasion. Potential plus offering. Slider: 80-83 mph. Slurvy, long, two-plane break. 2-to-8 shape. Average spin rate with significant horizontal movement. Feel comes and goes during outings, but has shown the ability to land it for strikes. Tough pitch for left-handed hitters to read; starts right at their body before breaking across the plate. Needs to get more consistent finishing the pitch, as sometimes it will come in loose and hang. Potential plus offering. Career Notes: Had Tommy John surgery in 2017, missing most of that season and all of the 2018 season. Late-round senior sign in 2019. Stuff improved considerably due to work put in during the cancelled 2020 season, leading to one of the more improbable breakouts in recent memory in 2021. Rose from being something of an afterthought in the Low-A bullpen to begin the 2021 season to being a top-10 prospect in the system in the Triple-A rotation in less than a calendar year. Participated in the Fall Performance Program in 2021. Participated in the 2022 Winter Warm-Up. Did not pitch after June 7 in 2022 due to a bulging disc in his upper back originally diagnosed as a neck strain. Added to the 40-man roster in November 2022 to protect him from selection in the Rule 5 Draft. Participated in 2023 Rookie Development Program. Summary: Potential back-end starter. Ceiling of a mid-rotation starter. Will show a starter's arsenal with three average-or-better pitches and the ability to turn over a lineup, but does not have a typical starter's delivery. Control is already above-average-to-plus and command should get to at least average. You can debate whether he fits better as a starter or reliever depending on the day you see him. Has some traits that would push him to each potential outcome, but has the makings of a major league-caliber arm either way. If pushed to the bullpen, combination of stuff and handedness gives him a decent floor. #9 Roman Anthony, OF Physical Description: Tall, projectable frame. Looks the part. Has the frame to support added muscle as he physically matures. Hit: Starts open with his hands high. Uses an abbreviated leg kick that he gets down early. Good separation in his swing. Smooth uppercut bat path with a two-hand finish. Good bat speed, makes very hard contact. Utilizes his lower half efficiently and really rotates through the hips. Pitch recognition and ability to hit velocity are question marks right now. In the early stages of developing an approach. Power: Plus-to-better raw power. Very impressive raw power. Has a swing designed to drive the ball with loft and backspin and has shown the ability to hit the ball 400-plus feet. Plus power potential. Run: Average speed. Likely to lose speed as he physically matures. Defense: Red Sox believe he can stick in center field long-term, but others believe he ends up in a corner. Does not project as a standout defender in either location. Average defensive profile. Arm: Average arm strength Career Notes: Attended the same high school as Anthony Rizzo, Jesus Luzardo and Coby Mayo. Committed to Ole Miss. Named Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior and won back-to-back state titles to end his high school career. Summary: Very intriguing power prospect with the ceiling of an everyday outfielder. How his hit tool develops will determine how much of his power potential actualizes. Power is a carrying tool and is very impressive for his age. Should develop into a solid defender also, but what he does at the plate will be his calling card.

He'd use 2017, if it suited his point. BTW, ERA since 2017: 3.43 Rodon 3.69 Paxton

OK... 2018-2022 474 Rodon 95 IP/yr 333 Paxton 67 IP/yr 2019-2022 353 Rodon 88 IP/yr 172 Paxton 43 IP/yr Something to brag about.

If Rodon was on the Sox, he'd be posting these stats.

Since 2017: GS IP 96/543 Rodon 87/469 Paxton Shocking differential, here, right?

Rodon to start the year on the IL.

Grooming him to be a Yank.

The plan has to be that the major upgrade in OF offense will outweigh the drop in D. Hopefully it works, and then some.

And now, suddenly, it's okay to pencil in Dugo in RF FT and put a corner OF'er in CF and sign a DH to play LF. But hey, at least our 1B defense should be much improved.

That was another "head-scratcher," to me. All year long, I pointed out how we seemed to be stockpiling LF'ers, and at the deadline, we grab a LF'er. Nothing against Pham, but moving Dugo to RF seemed to go all out against their plan, to start the year, in fact, while JBJ struggled, they even put Cordero, Duran and even Arroyo in RF, before moving Dugo there. If Dugo was viewed as "capable," why not Cordero/Duran/Arroyo in LF and Dugo in RF before the Pham addition?

I thought, right from the start, that as much as I hated the deal, it had to be about building the farm, and Bloom must have seen something in Hamilton & Binelas that most others did not see. I suppose one may still shine, but I'm not counting on it.

It just seems strange to me, that the Sox seem to change their priorities, so quickly. It seems like last winter, they felt the need to shed Renfroe's poor D and add JBJ and his plus D. Then, this year, they flip back. One can argue, we got worse at all 3 OF positions, on D, over the winter. (We should get way better on O at all 3.) All defenders listed with 100+ Inning at this position: LF: Dugo/Pham > Yoshida CF: Kike/Duran/JBJ/Ref> Duvall RF: JBJ.Dugo/Ref?Cordero/Arroyo> Dugo

Talking D not O.

Wow. I thought Red was pessimistic. Mondesi has never had under 50 in his 7 years in the bigs: 54 and 60 in 2 of the 7 years, yes, but WOW!

I do know they are extreme creatures of habit and routines. Starters do throw hard on a day between starts, so I do think it might not be such a hard thing, physically to move from SP to RP, but the mental aspect is another thing, altogether.