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  1. harmony
    https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-5512-8043/furosemide-oral/furosemide-oral/details
  2. harmony
    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. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/07/red-sox-acquire-jarrod-saltalamacchia.html With Saltalamacchia as his optimistic ceiling, Swihart has limited trade value.
  3. harmony
    The point is that the Orioles would likely receive far better offers for Manny Machado.
  4. harmony
    Recommended reading: https://www.fangraphs.com/library/misc/war/
  5. harmony
    Happy Birthday, moonslav. You are the anchor of this forum. For better or worse. Never fear your 60s ... it has been a great decade for me so far. I never imagined my 60s would feel this young.
  6. harmony
    Matt Bush, the No. 1 pick as a high school shortstop in the 2004 draft, was the antithesis of an analytical darling. Bush was the local San Diego kid who "looked like a ballplayer." Despite a trouble life that has included felony convictions and a prison term, Bush is not selling used cars. Bush made his MLB debut in 2015 as a 30-year-old reliever and has posted a 3.16 ERA (147 ERA+) in 40 MLB appearances with the Texas Rangers. On April 25 the Rangers sent Bush down to Triple A to work on control issues: https://nolanwritin.com/2018/05/11/texas-rangers-update-matt-bush/
  7. harmony
    Impressive three-inning relief job by recent Toronto call-up Sam Gaviglio, a nearly 28-year-old right-hander out of Oregon State University. I was tempted to drive to Corvallis tonight to watch the third-ranked Beavers, who lead second-ranked Stanford 4-0 after four innings.
  8. harmony
    I've tempered my expectations for Carson Smith but the big right-hander is throwin' strikes tonight ... until he didn't.
  9. harmony
    Chances are one will make it big and the other won't ... we just don't know who is who.
  10. harmony
    How would you proposed upgrading given the Red Sox roster and budget limitations?
  11. harmony
    Andrew Benintendi may have been overhyped but he is not "easily upgraded."
  12. harmony
    Joe Ross underwent Tommy John surgery after posting an ERA of 3.95 in 48 appearances, including 45 starts, covering 255.1 innings. New York Mets right-hander Zach Wheeler underwent Tommy John surgery after posting an ERA of 3.50 in 49 appearances, all starts, covering 285.1 innings. Following his TJS, in his first arbitration season, Wheeler settled for an $800,000 salary. In his second turn through arbitration, following a disappointing season, Wheeler settled for a 2018 salary of $1.9 million. I question whether Ross will land a $5 million salary next year in his first arbitration season.
  13. harmony
    If Washington placed Joe Ross on the trade block I suspect the Nats would attract better offers than Blake Swihart. Or not.
  14. harmony
    Joe Ross of the Nationals would be a great target as a potential replacement for Drew Pomeranz and/or Rick Porcello. However, I question whether Blake Swihart would be enough to land the Washington right-hander who is sidelined this year after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Ross has posted 3.8 fWAR and 3.7 bWAR in two years and 67 days of MLB service while Swihart has posted 1.7 fWAR and 0.4 bWAR in one year and 164 days of MLB service. Ross and Swihart were drafted out of high school with consecutive picks (No 25 and No. 26) of the 2011 draft even though Ross is a year younger than Swihart.
  15. harmony
    ZiPS, Steamer and FanGraphs Depth Charts project Blake Swihart with rest-of-season WAR of a negative 0.7, a negative 0.1 and a negative 0.2 in 60, 18 and 17 games, respectively. ZiPS, Steamer and FanGraphs Depth Charts project Christian Vazquez with rest-of-season WAR of 0.5, 0.8 and 0.7 in 77, 78 and 84 games, respectively. ZiPS, Steamer and FanGraphs Depth Charts project Sandy Leon with rest-of-season WAR of 0.6, 0.2 and 0.3 in 66, 33 and 33 games, respectively. https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.asp...176&position=C https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.asp...774&position=C https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.asp...273&position=C
  16. harmony
    ZiPS, Steamer and FanGraphs Depth Charts project Blake Swihart with rest-of-season WAR of a negative 0.7, a negative 0.1 and a negative 0.2 in 60, 18 and 17 games, respectively. ZiPS, Steamer and FanGraphs Depth Charts project Christian Vazquez with rest-of-season WAR of 0.5, 0.8 and 0.7 in 77, 78 and 84 games, respectively. ZiPS, Steamer and FanGraphs Depth Charts project Sandy Leon with rest-of-season WAR of 0.6, 0.2 and 0.3 in 66, 33 and 33 games, respectively. https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=13176&position=C https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=9774&position=C https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5273&position=C
  17. harmony
    My Seattle Mariners, like the Red Sox, fell victim tonight to a four-run eighth inning to lose by three runs on the road to an AL East opponent: MLB Gameday: Mariners 2, Blue Jays 5 Final Score (05/09/2018) | MLB.com WWW.MLB.COM Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Mariners vs. Blue Jays at Rogers Centre Tough losses.
  18. harmony
    What return could the Red Sox expect in a trade of Blake Swihart to the New York Mets? FWIW, I prefer Met catcher Kevin Plawecki to Swihart. Swihart and Plawecki, who is out with a hairline hand fracture until at least the end of May, entered the season with the same duration of MLB service.
  19. harmony
    Luxury tax penalties will likely prevent the Red Sox from pursuing Bryce Harper while paying David Price, J.D. Martinez and Dustin Pedrioa, ultimately replacing Chris Sale, Craig Kimbrel, Rick Porcello, Hanley Ramirez, Drew Pomeranz and Joe Kelly, and negotiating extensions for Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley, and arbitration salaries for Andrew Benintendi, Rafael Devers and others.
  20. harmony
    What return could the Red Sox expect in a trade of Blake Swihart to the Marlins?
  21. harmony
    I suspect the Red Sox lost a potential suitor when the New York Mets traded for Devin Mesoraco.
  22. harmony
    Depends on the university and program. I am old enough to remember when many top football and basketball programs had incredibly low graduation rates, in part because many athletes rarely went to class. Still those athletes got a taste of higher education that many of their parents did not. In turn, the children of those athletes are more likely to pursue higher education regardless of whether the offspring participate in sports. The benefit may not be immediately apparent but may be passed down to the next generation.
  23. harmony
    FWIW: Seattle's average annual precipitation (37.49 inches) falls short of Boston's average annual precipitation (43.76 inches). During the baseball season* Boston averages more than twice the precipitation that Seattle receives. * from April through September Boston averages 21.11 inches of precipitation while Seattle averages 9.11 inches of precipitation
  24. harmony
    The new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, will have a retractable roof: https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangers/2018/01/01/10-things-know-new-rangers-ballpark-including-will-much-will-cost I'm feeling old because I went to old Arlington Stadium in 1986 but have never been to the current ballpark, Globe Life Park. In a similar vein, I went to the Minnesota Twins' first two stadiums but have never been to Target Field.
  25. harmony
    That's only because of Portland's clouds from November through February. Portland has more hours of sunshine (1,653) than Boston (1,596) during the average baseball season from April through September. Not to mention significantly less precipitation.
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