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  1. 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.
  2. harmony
    Natick can’t be serious. Even the most ardent supporters of Blake Swihart are not blind to his shortcomings.
  3. harmony
    The Red Sox should stick with Jackie Bradley.
  4. 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.
  5. harmony
    I was nervous about having Cobb and Brach in my fantasy lineup
  6. 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.
  7. 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:
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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/
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. harmony
    My first-born started kindergarten that fall and will graduate from Stanford next month.
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. harmony
    That's not particularly encouraging because no matter how great Mookie Betts is -- and Betts is great -- I doubt he maintains this pace for an entire season. Regression awaits.
  20. harmony
    The Red Sox have known for at least a year that the club had a logjam at catcher. I suspect the Sox have been shopping the catchers for a long time but have declined multiple offers. Perhaps the Sox need to lower their sights in what a trade will return.
  21. harmony
    Blake Swihart is entirely justified in seeking a trade for an opportunity to succeed or fail as an MLB player. I have little confidence in Swihart but I hope he proves me wrong. In terms of Swihart's trade value, I posted this recently: Blake Swihart is a year older now than Jarrod Saltalmacchia was in June 2010 when the Texas Rangers traded the switch-hitting catcher to the Red Sox for Chris McGuiness, Roman Mendez, Michael Thomas and cash. SoxProspects has never ranked the three prospects among the Top 20 in the organization. McGuiness and Thomas apparently are out of organized baseball while Mendez is a 27-year-old toiling at Double A. Saltalamacchia peaked at No. 18 on Baseball America's Top 100 prospect list while Swihart peaked at No. 17. At the time of the 2010 trade Saltalamacchia was back down at Triple A, much as Swihart had spent much of his age 25 season at Triple A after being a starter at the MLB level. With Saltalamacchia as his optimistic ceiling, Swihart has limited trade value. https://www.talksox.com/forum/threads/18548-A-Realistic-View-at-2018-Part-II?p=1140378#post1140378
  22. harmony
    This is Bobby Poyner's eighth appearance this year: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/poynebo01.shtml
  23. harmony
    The Red Sox traded away two years (and a option) of a left-handed starter who posted 2.6 fWAR in leading the 2015 Sox in starts, innings pitched and wins. Wade Miley's 2016 fWAR of 1.5 would have ranked fourth among pitchers on 2016 AL East champion Red Sox. This year Miley posted a quality start before going on the disabled list. The Red Sox control Carson Smith through 2020 so the Sox have a chance of salvaging something from the trade.
  24. harmony
    Who will be on the disabled list longer: Carson Smith or Wade Miley? The heralded December 2015 trade may turn into a dud.
  25. harmony
    The Red Sox tanked enough to get Andrew Benintendi with the No. 7 pick of the 2015 draft and Jay Groome with the No. 12 pick of the 2016 draft (but apparently missed with Trey Ball and the No. 7 pick of the 2013 draft).
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