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Everything posted by notin
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For what? Travis is not exactly one of the most sought after prospects in baseball and his lack of power is no secret. Anyone needing a 1b can find better options in this free agent market. ..
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Belt and Bradley match up nicely talent wise. But Belt's contract coupled with his history of concussions should be a deal breaker...
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So I guess you won't be answering my question. I've seen Brentz play plenty of times. He's a corner outfielder with no shot at handling CF. He does have a good arm, but that is where his MLB skill set ends. As a fourth OF he probably won't bring down this team. But if there is a need for him to play for an extended time, the Sox best hope is he can maintain the luck he had over his first 90 plate appearances. That he struggled for 4 full seasons in AAA, partially due to a couple injuries, doesn't and shouldn't lead anyone to believe he can make rapid adjustments to MLB pitching. I think he makes the opening day roster. I don't think he will stay on it all year unless the outfield stays very healthy. Right now his biggest skill is the willingness to work for MLB minimum wage. Did you ever see anything different in Brentz?
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But he won't. His MLB career consists of about 90 plate appearances toover 3 seasons carried by an insanely unsustainable .416 BABIP in the face of a .301 xBABIP. With normal luck, his .287 career batting average would plummet to .218. That's less impressive for even a fourth OF profile, especially one limited to playing corner spots. The Sox would actually be better bringing in Peter Bourjos if that small sample is indicative...
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Exactly. I liked a lot about Cherington, but I don't think it's right to pawn his mistakes off on Lucchino. LL spent decades in MLB front offices and probably had a very good idea of what he was doing, and it smacks of favoritism to simply pawn off every mistake on him as a method of defending Cherington. Cherington did a lot of good he deserves credit for, but he also needs to take his share of blame..
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This year? Not at all. Did he suddenly learn defense as well as offense? How many times did you see him play?
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I guess your disdain was lost when you blasted everyone who didn't praise Dombrowski.
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Or.... this was a continuation of a700's initial thought that "most of the farm was fertilizer" when it was one of the best in the league. Kopech was definitely a knucklehead. But he and many others were always good prospects and part of a great farm..
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It's always easy to find one. Which is why I'm so confused that they appear to be settling on Brentz...
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I actually never saw you do that. I'm not saying you didn't. But I never saw it. Outside of Moreland, I was probably less critical than you in that case. I thought a big reason the offense took a step back was a plan to promote the pitching. And if Price was healthy, I think that plan would have been more evident. So I didn't fault him so much there...
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I think Martinez might be better suited for Fenway than Stanton. Stanton is like a better version of vintage Matt Kemp at the plate. He hits the ball VERY HARD and sometimes it simply doesn't have any lift. While I don't think Stanton would struggle at Fenway, I do think he'd hit a lot of wall ball singles that would carry out of other parks. Martinez, on the other hand, can get some lift on his flyballs...
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True. But when those 3 years are up after this season, then what?
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This dedication to Brentz baffles me. Yes he was great in AAA last year finally . How many years will he take to figure out MLB pitching? If he was at least a defensively gifted outfielder. ..
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Actually my criticism of DD is he does everything short term and doesn't try to get a steady stream of MLB talent in the pipeline like Scherholz did and Cherington was trying to do. Yes he can get you to the table a few times, but it can also have a very poor showing afterwards, like Detroit (worst record in the AL last year with a high payroll built on his contracts). If/when Boston has a similar funk, I trust you will be as disparaging of Dombrowski as you are of Cherington. Otherwise THAT would be hypocritical...
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So what's your point? That he wasn't a pitching prospect because he was three years away?
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There is always room for Duda. As long as it's in another clubhouse. I do like Santana as the better overall player than Martinez. But Martinez is the better fit for Fenway, possibly better than Stanton. The position thing is the biggest drawback...
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It's not that I care how much they spend. I know the money isn't unlimited and therefore don't want it spent foolishly or on short term fixes that require long term commitments.
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Or Duda. Or Bruce. And I'd only sign Alonso if I actually thought it would help get Machado next year...
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And a World Series champion...
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I hated that trade when it happened. But I give DD credit. Pomeranz has been very good...
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What's your point? The Sox have been one of the best teams in the AL for almost 15 years now while only developing Lester and Buchholz. Having a stacked farm enables trades like the one for Sale...
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Ohtani will sign with either New York, Minn, Texas or Seattle. . Sox might as well save their cash for a former Braves top prospect or two...
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Ohtani will sign with either New York, Minn, Texas or Seattle. . Sox might as well save their cash for a former Braves top prospect or two...
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There are no guarantees with proven MLB veterans either. There were solid arguments for Carl Crawford as AL MVP the season before Boston signed him. And he turned into one of the worst signings in MLB history. ..
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The Sox farm was outstanding when Ben left. One thing I always felt Ben needed to do more of was trading the occasional prospect..
