moonslav59
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Everything posted by moonslav59
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We're all hoping it will not be the Sox, right? I'm afraid, if we miss out on him, will we do worse?
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We will, too. BTW, we did sign Sawamura to a 2 year deal with a 3rd year team option. Big money, too!!!!
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Sonny Gray and john Means on the block. Word is an A's starter or two are as well. I'm sure there are more. Let's see if the Sox acquire a starter by trade.
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Kendall Graveman Signs with CWS. $24M/3 Seems like something I'd have been fine seeing the Sox do.
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He can probably play FT LF and not embarrass himself, especially with a team like the Sox, who play half their games in Fenway
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Marcel Ozuna is the only thing that can save me as a fan
moonslav59 replied to Swiharts Ghost's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
They must not be very good, or he has no savings. -
Marcel Ozuna is the only thing that can save me as a fan
moonslav59 replied to Swiharts Ghost's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He can't even save himself. -
The Jimenez comment I made did warm up a few nights.
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I think I submitted the Seabold trade on BTV! They'd take my deal over Bello, straight up.
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Why can't we lock up our young studs like this? (Sarcasm alert.)
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Marcel Ozuna is the only thing that can save me as a fan
moonslav59 replied to Swiharts Ghost's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
This thread sounds a lot like the recent "know-it-all" thread claiming Correa is the the young ARod that can save the Sox, but dumb Bloom doesn't know how to convince Henry to let him spend more. -
If the guy can hit, and it seems like he can, he's an easy candidate for LF or DH not utility.
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I'd probably give Duran & Downs for the hope the new tacky ball will bring back some guys, like Means, that floundered late 2021. I'd do a thorough physical, too. Means can be an excellent pitcher. How many of those do we have coming up in our system?
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Perhaps "Protection Day" has become even more overrated than the Rule 5 Draft Day.
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Good stuff. It's interesting they were willing to basically see him have a third "missed year" out of 4 seasons in hopes that he comes through. I'm not sure anyone expected him to play much, let alone produce at the big league level, but he certainly seemed more capable of doing it than Jimenez is, right now.
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I think you are making a lot out of a pretty tame position I took. I never said I think a half dozen single A players will be taken, this Rule 5 draft. I said we "might" see more due to various situations, including the relatively new 26th slot in the ML roster. If none get drafted, I won't be surprised. My guess is 1-2 will be picked, and probably not Jimenez. Where we differ, I think, is that I would not be surprised if 3-5 get chosen. Is that position really worth pages and pages of debate? I don't think so, but hell, I'm bored, so I'll keep the ball rolling as long as someone is there to catch it.
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That wasn't my point. I never implied there was a difference in developmental time lost. (btw, some of these single A guys who might be drafted might start out in AA or be promoted tehre quickly, so the jump is just 2 or 3 levels. (AA to MLB is 2, A+ to MLB is 3 not 4.) My point was it looks like a lot of players barely missed a step after taking 2020 off. Did they improve while out? Highly doubtful. Did some or many regress? Certainly. Did the year off ruin their careers or stunt their growth so much so that they will never recover? I'll leave that one for you to answer. I'd like to add that 2 years off out of 3 is a lot worse than just one years off, but again, it's not like these guys will be sitting on a couch for 365 days. There is practice. There is spring training, including games played. There is Fall and winter ball. (A player selected in December could play winter ball this winter, ST'ing and fall & winter ball, next year. Sure, it's not the same as playing a full season in A+ or AA ball, but it's not nothing, either.
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I admit Jimenez is not the poster boy for my theory, but would anyone have named Baddoo as last year's poster boy?.
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How did all the minor league players who took 2020 off due to COVID not turn into jelly rolls or melt into their couches never to be seen again? Many looked like they barely missed a step. Others did poorly, but that happens often enough even with no missed year. I'm not saying no harm is done. I'm pretty sure almost every player would be affected to some degree, but that is not how owners view the situation. If they think a player they can get for free has a lot of potential to be great, they may select them, knowing they may end up with a slightly lower producing player in the long run because they hardly played the kid for a year. The main issue is they go from having nothing to having a potential star that was stunted a bit along the way to stardom. Also, the Rule 5 guys are not sitting on couches, either. They do get a lot of practice and exposure to some great coaching and role models. They may play a bit. They will play in ST'ing and maybe mop up or situational moments, so not everything is lost in 6 months. They can play in the Fall & Winter leagues, too.
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1. Well, many lists I saw were different, so I don't think they were just mimicking each other. 2. I don't know if taking single A everyday players might be a trend or a one and done. If anything, the success of Baddoo might make more GMs look into similar profile players and take the plunge. (I do believe pitchers are more likely targets- for obvious reasons.) 3. I agree with the more pitchers take, but I will repeat my original statement that started pages of debate: "Don't be surprised if more single A players are selected, this year due to the added roster spot and the amount of ML teams seemingly in tank mode." (I think it went something like that.)
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It's hard to prove he would have been any good had they not selected him.
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I certainly see the value in protecting him. It's not an absurd position to hold. I think the Sox felt the odds of him being taken or taken and not returned were high enough to gamble. I do think Ward has higher upside than Beeks and Buttrey, but there's also a decent chance he never even reaches their level or even makes the bigs.
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Would you think Yorke might move to the OF? I think Bello, Downs, Jordan and maybe a surprise player or two could make a big jump in 2022, but I agree- big drop off and lottery ticket stuff.
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It does seem like we have 3 glaring holes in our 26 man roster (maybe 4). SP SP/RP (depending on how Houck/Whitman will be used) RP Utility middle infielder I think they new they'd cut these guys loose, eventually, and maybe did them a favor of doing it now. Plus, we may get selected players back, if the team returns them, later. The thing that puzzles me, still, and I get that my evaluation of talent/skill level is not on par with Bloom & Co, is that I think several Rule 5 list players are better than Potts and maybe Rosario, Arauz and others. Sure, these players are more likely to help in 2022, and maybe that's the deciding factor, but to me I feel those guys are easily replaced from the waiver wire with equal talent, should the need arise..
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I should have said stayed near the same. I was thinking about the lock-out and if the owners win again.
