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  1. harmony
    Evan Drelich of NBC Sports Boston reports: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red-sox/sources-red-sox-asking-lot-blake-swihart
  2. harmony
    And the Marlins would ask for Andrew Benintendi in a trade of Kyle Barraclough. Neither offer would go anywhere.
  3. harmony
    Do you have links to any sources suggesting that two teams are trying to acquire the erstwhile catcher?
  4. harmony
    If the Red Sox could only find a "future Fisk" ... No need to hang up the phone because the Marlins could not respond to an offer that included Kyle Barraclough.
  5. harmony
    It might not hurt to send Jackie Bradley down to Triple A. Bradley has posted a .165/.267/.252/.519 line in 39 games this year. Last May the Seattle Mariners sent catcher Mike Zunino down to the minors after the former first-round pick had posted a .167/.250/.236/.486 line in his first 24 games. In 100 games after his recall on May 23, Zunino posted a .270/.349/.571/.921 the rest of the season. Bradley and Zunino are defensively gifted streaky hitters born a year apart and drafted in the first round a year apart out of Southeastern Conference universities. Bradley entered this season with three years and 150 days of MLB service while Zunino had three years and 160 days of MLB service.
  6. harmony
    In his Sunday Baseball Notes, Boston Globe columnist Nick Cafardo suggested Seattle as a potential destination for Jackie Bradley. I don’t see it. The Mariners would likely offer no more than the expiring contract of veteran lefty reliever Marc Rzepczynski, with a 2018 salary of $5.5 million, who has matched the 2018 negative 0.2 fWAR of Jackie Bradley, who has a 2018 salary of $6.1 million. Of course the Red Sox would receive better offers.😁
  7. harmony
    If the “dudes flying blind,” why would the Marlins consider trading an interesting reliever for Jackie Bradley?
  8. harmony
    For the right price. The Mariners just moved their center fielder to second base. I’d like to see Jackie Bradley work with Seattle hitting coach Edgar Martinez. However, Bradley might not be able to break into an outfield of second-year players Mitch Haniger, Ben Gamel and Guillermo Heredia.
  9. harmony
    Natick can’t be serious. Even the most ardent supporters of Blake Swihart are not blind to his shortcomings.
  10. harmony
    The Red Sox should stick with Jackie Bradley.
  11. harmony
    Buster Posey was a shortstop through his freshman year at Florida State (and in a subsequent summer league) but converted to catcher in the 2006-07 school year at FSU.. By 2010 Posey was the catcher for the World Series champion San Francisco Giants. Some converted catchers develop faster than others.
  12. harmony
    I was nervous about having Cobb and Brach in my fantasy lineup
  13. harmony
    In May 2011, before the Red Sox drafted him, Blake Swihart's mother shared stories on her Facebook account about her high school son, the catcher. Don't make me post a link. Swihart reportedly had a 4.0 GPA in high school so perhaps some day he'll find success in another field.
  14. harmony
    The world is filled with fake news. MaxPreps described Blake Swihart as a catcher: http://www.maxpreps.com/news/nD7UOa8aEeCkhgAcxJSkrA/maxpreps-vs-gatorade-for-state-baseball-players-of-the-year.htm ... although the Albuquerque Journal called Swihart a utility player when he signed with the Red Sox: https://www.abqjournal.com/234935/cleveland-highs-swihart-signs-with-red-sox.html The Aflac National High School Baseball Player of the Year Award listed Swihart as a catcher: https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/Aflac-Announces-Contenders-for-National-High-School-Baseball-Player-of-the-Year-a-215187 Videos from 2010 describe Swihart as a catcher:
  15. harmony
    The Red Sox drafted Blake Swihart as a catcher. From the MLB.com scouting of the 2011 draft: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2011/drafttracker.jsp
  16. harmony
    If only the Miami Marlins would take on significant payroll to acquire two slumping Red Sox players in exchange for their most valuable player who remains under team control through 2020.
  17. harmony
    Oakland starter Dave Mengden, who has stymied the Red Sox twice this season, talks about pitching to Sox hitters: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/daniel-mengden-on-pitching-to-red-sox-hitters/
  18. harmony
    Junichi Tazawa, a bullpen mainstay of the 2013 World Series champions, apparently is available. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/05/marlins-designate-junichi-tazawa-for-assignment.html#comments
  19. harmony
    At the end of this season Blake Swihart will be eligible for the first of four trips through arbitration. I'm not sure how that affects his trade value.
  20. harmony
    Heading into Wednesday's solid game, Andrew Benintendi this year had posted a .266/.350/.442/.792 line with 28 runs, seven home runs and 22 RBI. ZiPS projects Benintendi with a rest-of-season line of .279/.355/.445/.800 with 65 runs, 13 home runs and 67 RBI. Steamer projects Benintendi with a rest-of-season line of .275/.355/.445/.800 with 65 runs, 12 home runs and 55 RBI. FanGraphs Depth Charts project Benintendi with a rest-of-season line of .277/.355/.449/.804 with 64 runs, 13 home runs and 60 RBI. https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=17901&position=OF
  21. harmony
    Feeling old? I am old enough to be my older daughter's grandfather but I feel awfully young. My younger daughter, who turns 20 in September, is finishing her first year of college.
  22. harmony
    To be precise, in 2015 Blake Swihart hit .274 with a BABIP of .359 in 309 plate appearances: https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=13176&position=C
  23. harmony
    My first-born started kindergarten that fall and will graduate from Stanford next month.
  24. harmony
    The Mariners have the option of going with Dee Gordon, a Gold Glove-winning, two-time All Star second baseman who this year has posted a .327/.353/.415/.769 line with a league-leading 15 stolen bases in 171 plate appearances. But that's just me.:) I agree that regression should work both ways.
  25. harmony
    I question the market for a non-catcher whom ZiPS, Steamer and FanGraphs Depth Charts project with rest-of-season wRC+ of 58, 68 and 63. https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=13176&position=C
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