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  1. moonslav59
    We should see the updated soxprospects.com rankings in a week or so, but here is my current rankings: 1. Early 2. Tolle 3. Arias 4. Witherspoon 5. Gonzales 6. Valera 7. Bennett 8. Phillips 9. Soto 10. Godbout 11. Eyanson 12. Holobetz 13. Delzine 14. Azocar 15. Jo Garcia 16. Ramos 17. Rivas 18. Cason 19. Romero 20. Watson 21. Uberstine 22. Mullins 23. Ziehl 24. Guzman 25. Silviero
  2. moonslav59
    Facing a RHP, today, Mayer will start. Here's my stab at Cora's line-up choice: 1. Anthony LF 2. Story SS 3. Duran DH 4. Contreras 1B 5. Abreu RF 6. Durbin 3B 7. Mayer 2B 8. Narvaez C 9. Rafaela CF
  3. moonslav59
    This is important, but not many pitchers have great success walking the leadoff hitter.
  4. moonslav59
    Roman may never have a season equal to Lynn's '75 or '79 seasons, but the injuries really affected Fred's career numbers. Lynn only had over 550 PAs six times, and 5 of them were with Boston (1975-1979.) This was a phenomenal 5 year stretch: .308 22 90 was the average (.381 OBP/.523 SLG/.904 OPS) Projected to 162 gms: .308 25 104 Can Anthony hit .904 over his best 5 year stretch? I'd say it's possible. Can he have a longer and more productive full career? I'd say yes. Lynn's career line: .283/.360/.484/.845 (4 GGs) Per 162 games (650 PAs) .283 25 91
  5. moonslav59
    I get the catcher argument and respect it, but I'm not so sure Raleigh did a great job as a catcher. He's a good one, but the M's vaunted rotation kinda underperformed, last year.
  6. moonslav59
    Let's get back to Roman Anthony. What is this kid's ceiling? IMO, we might not see much power, this year, but he may lead the league in BA, hits and possibly 2Bs.
  7. moonslav59
    Judge had an OBP and SLG% nearly 100 points better than Raleigh. It's not even close. Raleigh was 4th in OPS and wRC+, which is amazing for a catcher, but he was just too far behind Judge in just about every category. Judge had over double the IBBs. He had a BA 84 points higher. He even beat Raleigh in XBHs by 1, despite having 7 less HRs.
  8. moonslav59
    Let's see how Sonny Gray does, today. I'm hoping he has one good year left. He's aged pretty well, so far. His whole career, he never went 3 years in a row with 117+ IP, until age 31. Since then, it's been 5 straight seasons. He only had over 166 IP 3 times in his first 10 MLB seasons: he's done it all 3 of his last 3 seasons. He's pitched 1950 IP in his career: First 650: 3.42 ERA/3.61 FIP ('13-'16 at ages 23-26) Middle 650: 3.78 ERA/3.77 FIP ('17-'21 at ages 27-31) Last 650: 3.53 ERA/ 3.16 FIP ('22-'25 at ages 32-35) His best fWAR seasons: 5.4 in '23 (age 33) 4.5 in '19 (29) 3.9 in '15 (25) 3.8 in '24 (34) 3.6 in '25 (35) 3.5 in '14 (24) 3 of his 5 best have been in his last 3 seasons (ages 33-35!)
  9. moonslav59
    They coulda traded an infielder to BOS.
  10. moonslav59
    I hope Castro does well, but I've lost all faith in his chances.
  11. moonslav59
    Papi was da MAN!
  12. moonslav59
    Cora is going to want to try to keep IKF fresh and playing enough to not get too rusty.
  13. moonslav59
    Opening Day Line-up: 3B Sogard CF Campbell 1B Gasper RF Eaton 2B Romero DH Castro SS Cheng C Thaiss LF Ward
  14. moonslav59
    A recap of top prospects traded away, this winter: 4. Perales (traded for Bennett) 6. Jh Garcia (traded with Travieso for Oviedo, Samaniego & Guzman) 8. B Clarke (traded with Fitts for Sonny Gray + cash) 10. Fajardo (Traded w Dobbins & Aita for Contreras) 12. Sandlin (Part of package that included Hicks and cash for Gage Ziehl) 18. Drohan (Part of package for Durbin & others) 20. Travieso (traded with Jh Garcia for Oviedo & others) 21. Paez (lost to Rule 5) ______________ Added: 6. Bennett (for Perales) 26. Samaniego (part of Oviedo trade for Jh Garcia & Travieso) 28. Ziehl (Part of Sandlin, Hicks & DHam trade) 29. Guzman (part of Oviedo trade for Jh Garcia & Travieso) 30. Watson (Rule 5 pick for J Riemer) 31. Heyman (for Hoppe) 49. Jackson (for Grissom)
  15. moonslav59
    Looking at the number of catchers added to the Sox farm system is rather shocking, although none are top prospects. It was an area of great need, so it made sense that we added a few, but here is the list of catcher additions: MLB/AAA: Gasper, Seigler, Thaiss, Delay AA: Baez A-: Guzman A-: Heyman That's 8 catchers!
  16. moonslav59
    Woo Hoo for WOO! Bennett gets the first start.
  17. moonslav59
    I'm not sure weight lifting is something necessary for all baseball players. Certainly, it can and does help some players, but being muscle bound may not always improve all the skills needed to be a great baseball player. I also believe that a person who has never worked out with weights in his whole life, needs to be careful not to overdo it over a short period of time and end up pulling a hammy. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but maybe it's not for everybody.
  18. moonslav59
    Cubs & Hoerner agree to $115M/6 extension. Let's see what they do with Matt Shaw.
  19. moonslav59
    We are close. I'd give an A-.
  20. moonslav59
    Exactly. Of course, being in the best shape of his life doesn't mean he won't get hurt or slump.
  21. moonslav59
    Moving him down in the order can reduce PAs vs LHPs by some. A few more days off takes away a few more, but how well he does when he does play is still more important.
  22. moonslav59
    That "year later" also included signing Foulke.
  23. moonslav59
    I became a Sox fan in '72, but that 1975 season got me hooked.
  24. moonslav59
    Being in better shape can help. Fingers crossed!
  25. moonslav59
    I'd bat Duran 6th vs most LH'd SP'ers. I would not platoon him, unless he really sucks, and even then, we don't really have anyone. When he "rests" it should be vs a lefty, but it would likely be LHB Masa that plays.
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