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  1. notin
    To keep pitching?
  2. notin
    Mayer at 2b is an admission he’s a stopgap. Mayer at SS and Story at 2b is the superior defensive alignment. Of course they might not want to revisit the Devers Drama in pushing a vet out of position to accommodate a newcomer. But maybe it encourages Story to opt out after the season…
  3. notin
    Dansby Swanson won consecutive Gold Gloves despite having one of the weakest - if not the absolute weakest - arm of any MLB shortstop…
  4. notin
    Robertson is over 40 years old and in his long career, has only pitched in two World Series, winning only one. And even back then in 2009, he was watching some other random guy get saves. It wouldn’t surprise me if Robertson wanted the opportunity to close for a legitimate title contender. At this point, he can either retire as a very wealthy man or, more likely, wait for injuries to open up his dream job. Think Boston fits these requirements? Assuming I’m right, of course. Boston does have one huge advantage should they approach Robertson - he and his family live in Barrington, Rhode Island…
  5. notin
    And name that catcher!
  6. notin
    For a pitcher throwing 80-120 pitches at 85-100mph, you’re pribably right. But most SS only get 400-500 assists per season, or less than 4 per game. While those aren’t the only throws they make, the workload is clearly substantially less, even when accounting for a starting pitcher taking 4 games off…
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    I suggested a Story/Sean Murphy swap a while back. With Story short arming his throws and Murphy already injured, it looks bleak. But if Atlanta hotshot rookie catcher Drake Baldwin gets off to a good start and Story gets back in the groove, it’s not a crazy idea…
  8. notin
    By the end of 2025, the Sox bullpen will have a lights out core of Slaten, Whitlock, Fitts, and Guerrero…
  9. notin
    Chapman closed games the end of last year after the Pirates finally decided to have Dave Bednar put to sleep…
  10. notin
    The extra year of control isnt the only reason teams do not start prospects. Sometimes they just don’t have the same level of faith in them fans do. Sometimes they simply do not want to delete depth somewhere by DFAing someone of the 40 man roster. And sometimes they actually like the current starter, too…
  11. notin
    Atlanta seemed to be miracle workers last year. It’s pretty unusual to see a veteran pitcher finish a single season with more WAR than he had in the previous 5 seasons combined. Sale wasn’t even the only pitcher on the Braves to accomplish that last season…
  12. notin
    Zavala is a good catcher if you focus on defense. Sabol is DFA material, probably first man off the roster if the Sox keep one of their prospects and don’t have anyone heading to the 60 day IL. As for Wong in the OF, he’s an emergency candidate only, I assume…
  13. notin
    Wong was in the Dodger system at the same time as Will Smith, Keibert Ruiz, and Diego Amaya. The Dodgers used him at 2b, 3b and corner OF, just because of that depth…
  14. notin
    He’s not. Youre overestimating him. Last year, he had a .697 OPS and a 92 OPS+, lower than Dominic Smith. He’s did only have a .316 BABIP, which, with his speed, could be improved upon. But while he had his moments, he also had long stretches of not hitting. And his 25% K rate / 7% BB rate leaves lots of room for improvement. Especially that BB rate, since it was usually double that in the minors. He’s not useless. But he is a role player….
  15. notin
    Go through a few lists and see for yourself. You see players like Jesus Montero in the top ten multiple times, while Albert Pujols and Mookie Betts never cracked the top 40…
  16. notin
    He is for now. Long term I’m not convinced he’s much more than a utility infielder, but I also don’t think he’s a long term fixture at 2b. At some point, I think the Sox might want Grissom to make himself known. But for now, he’s probably heading to Worcester for a bit. Where he and Campbell play is TBD…
  17. notin
    The question is very limited - opening day. I wouldn’t look too deep into it. Last year, our opening day second basemen were Enmanuel Valdez and Pablo Reyes. Neither won the job based on their upside or potential…
  18. notin
    Not only a small sample size, but there is more to being a 2b than just hitting…
  19. notin
    Not sure why he wouldn’t be eligible, but I will say you won’t find pictures of him without his bleached dreadlocks…
  20. notin
    Immaterial. The 30 players to achieve AAAA status or below could be ranked 1-30. Most likely, they’re scattered randomly across the list…
  21. notin
    The Sox had a long stretch where they didn’t develop a lot of pitchers. But the expectation that every high draft pick has to pan out, and every ranked prospect has to succeed. Or else the future is doomed and it’s all the organization’s flawed development teams and processes. There are only 780 MLB roster spots available. That guy who “failed” didn’t screw up anything. He’s still an amazing player who’s better at baseball than most of the word is at anything. He’s just not in the top 780…
  22. notin
    Shame on Breslow for not getting ranked prospects when dealing unranked prospects. Picking on the Yorke trade is silly. How often do you see prospect-for-prospect deals like that? And right Now, the Sox need Priester more than they need Yorke…
  23. notin
    Apparently Yoshida will be unable to play OF on opening day, due to only throwing from 60 feet. He does look like a candidate to start on the IL…
  24. notin
    Oh I don’t know we are counting prospects who have never even debuted in MLB as top to mid rotation starters in the majors. After all, these are ranked prospects, and those never fail. I was saying that just the other day to Henry Owens. As you were never at the other site that I know of, I will introduce you to something I spent years (and by “years”, I mean “dozens of minutes”) developing - the Notin 10-30-30-30 Law of Prospects. Basically this law, and it is a law, says on average, lists of 100 prospects break down as follows: 10 All Stars 30 Starters, starting pitchers, and closers 30 Bench players, middle relievers 30 AAAA players and below. And rank is immaterial. Which group are Chandler and Harrington in?
  25. notin
    They do? When healthy, both teams have 3 starters in the rotation that they drafted or signed. Pitt has Skenes, Jared Jones, and Mitch Keller. Boston has Houck, Crawford and Bello. Skenes is a big deal, but he isn’t the product of superior scouting and, given his limited time in the minors, not really a product of superior development. Jones might be. Only 1.8 bWAR last year, but also only 22. A bit early to tell, but so far it looks promising.. Keller is basically Kutter Crawford. Or Brayan Bello. If our pitchers are backend starters, why aren’t theirs? Houck’s bWAR over the last two seasons is comparable to that of Keller, Crawford, Bello. But his IP are not. Rank him second or third on this list of pitchers, ahead of the Keller/Crawford/Bello crowd.
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