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Everything posted by notin
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If Santana never got hurt, would Cordero still be playing in Boston?
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Marisnick has a great glove, but offensively he was just as big of a question mark. The guy has one season with an OPS+ over 100 (with more than 60 PAs) and it took stealing signs to get him there. With Cora and Gonzalez on board, maybe the Sox felt a reunion too many of the tainted 2017 Astros might not be the best idea..
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Having him on the opening day roster isn’t the issue. Keeping him there for 7 weeks is the issue. But right now, injuries to Hernandez, Santana and Arroyo have limited things. They could have given Chavis more time in the OF, but Chavis’ career numbers aren’t much better than Cordero’s. Would we be happier if he was out there struggling similarly? They also could have brought in a stopgap LF, like Eddie Rosario. And while he is better than Cordero, he isn’t killing it either (79 OPS+). And if he had gone down with injury like Santana/Hernandez/etc., the Sox would still be in this position...
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Ok. The bottom line looks like since many of them had taken an unexpected hiatus, the Sox opted for PTBNLs to get more time to evaluate a few players from each system. I’m sticking with my prediction that the PTBNL from the Mets will be 2020 second rounder RHP JT Ginn out of Mississippi State, although he is currently injured and has not pitched yet this year. That will have to change if I am ever going to be correct...
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Hey maybe the short season last year threw off a lot of his rhythms...
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Yes, and the payroll was largely inherited. Sure he was probably trying to build a competitive team, but within some constraints, like not being competitive short term in a way that hampers future seasons. And while Bloom did spend, the short contracts given to Hernandez and Richards are certainly not on par with some of the spending sprees we have seen GMs go on in the past...
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Yes the 40 man roster ad the minor league system in general is pretty weak in the OF. Marcus Wilson remains the one of two OF on the 40 man roster, and he is DFA material. Duran is the only viable OF in the system above A ball. Of course, the Sox did address the OF depth in other ways - Hernandez, Gonzalez, and eventually Danny Santana. Right now, two of those three are hurt and the third is subbing for another injured player (Arroyo)...
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Of course some of that has to do with who the PTBNL's are. The Royals and the Mets have likely both submitted lists for the Sox to choose from, and Bloom is waiting to see who does well in the beginnings of the minor laeague season, which is probably a big factor as there was no minor league season last year to allow for any evaluation. The swapping of Cordero for Beni might have been influenced by the extra year of control on Cordero, as maybe being competitive in a year without Sale was an unexpected thing. Both teams should be completing this deal by August 10 when we see who the PTBNL's are. Right now it looks bad because the Sox are winning with the downgrade in LF. So right now the trade looks bad because the Sox are winning games. I'm not so sure this was an expected result, at least not this season. So this trade looks frustrating because the Sox are actually good...
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6-1 in the last 7... -
One can only wonder what might have been had Ramirez not hurt his shoulder. Dude looked like an MVP after his first month in Boston...
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How many of those teams have used games against the Orioles to get over .500?
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108 plate appearances. Not time to pull the trigger yet. But might be time to entertain thoughts on a Plan B...
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At least 7 ER per 9....
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For older hitters, I’ve found a good use is to place it behind them with a ball on it in order to teach them how to follow through with their swing....
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Oh there were more flops than Brice. But also more semi-success stories than we realized at the time...
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It’s also more immediate
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The thing is, this system Bloom is using is actually working to some degree. Yeah, Brice has flopped, but Springs, Mazza, Valdez, Pivetta and Whitlock are all having good seasons so far. Last year’s dumpster-diving ventures proved Bloom can find quality dumpsters...
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Also three positions Danny Santana can play
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Funny thing - Jeffrey Springs currently has a 17.0 K/BB along with a 2.87 ERA and 2.78 FIP. Did the Sox give up too soon? Should we take note of this with regards to Cordero and Dalbec?
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I'll start the bidding with Yimi Garcia...
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Probably also worth noting, there is no one on the Sox named "Frenchy"...
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Chavis can get a little love here for being 11 months younger...
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As bad as Cordero has been, Chavis hasn’t been much better and had a significantly larger chance to prove himself...
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One could argue the expansions starting in 1961 also made baseball a bit worse, as suddenly there were four full teams worth of players in the league who would not have been there in 1960. In fact, the true heyday for baseball was probably 1948 through to 1960. The league still had a limited amount of roster places available, but now had a bigger talent pool from which to chose. (Although some teams did drop the ball using it properly, and for all the wrong reasons.)
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No, but then medical discussions are not made public. I do think everyone thinks of surgery as a last resort, just like any of us prefer it be when it comes to ourselves. But with ballplayers, we tend to think they need t rush into it faster then they prefer...
