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  1. Steamer and FanGraphs Depth Chart project Blake Swihart with rest-of-season MLB wRC+ of 82 each. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=13176&position=C The ROS projections are in line with Swihart's preseason projections. ZiPS apparently has no ROS projection for Swihart. ZiPS, Steamer and FanGraphs Depth Charts project Christian Vazquez with ROS wRC+ of 76, 80 and 78, and Sandy Leon with 73, 75 and 74. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=9774&position=C http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5273&position=C
  2. What would be a reasonable extension for Boston shortstop Xander Bogaerts, who has two years remaining before free agency, in light of the reported five-year, $70 million extension for Seattle shortstop Jean Segura, who would have had only one more season before free agency? Since the start of the 2016 season the 24-year-old Bogaerts has posted 6.9 fWAR and 5.1 bWAR in 209 games while the 27-year-old Segura has posted 6.4 fWAR and 6.8 bWAR in 196 games. In 2016 Segura played second base, which gets less WAR credit than shortstop. Segura, who led the National League with 203 hits last year, is currently on the disabled list for the second time this season. Would the Red Sox even consider an extension for Bogaerts with Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley as other extension candidates?
  3. http://www.yourdictionary.com/re-aggravating ... and scroll down on this one: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/reaggravate
  4. I sometimes sense that a certain poster is "on my ass" but I accept that as the price of my participation on a public forum. Best regards.
  5. Fred Lynn was a nine-time All Star who won four Gold Gloves: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lynnfr01.shtml
  6. It's means nothing, but Seattle has three rookie outfielders -- Mitch Haniger, Ben Gamel and Guillermo Heredia -- who have posted higher fWAR than Andrew Benintendi this year (in fewer games): http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=of&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2017&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0 Of course Yankee outfielder Aaron Judge leads the way among rookies.
  7. One exception would be the 2003 Seattle Mariners whose five projected starters never missed a start. That year the M's won 93 games but fell short of a postseason berth: http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/2003.shtml
  8. The FanGraphs mock draft has the Red Sox taking University of Houston lefthander Seth Romero despite off-field issues: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/fangraphs-2017-mock-draft/ http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/cougars/article/Issues-could-drop-UH-pitcher-Seth-Romero-out-of-11116406.php
  9. I found the comparison interesting because of its oddness. I am reminded of a quote attributed (or misattributed) to George Orwell: Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed; everything else is public relations.
  10. For what it's worth, I thought the comparison was odd.
  11. ESPN columnist Buster Olney draws a comparison between Red Sox third base prospect Rafael Devers and one-time top prospect Jesus Montero: http://www.espn.com/blog/buster-olney/insider/post/_/id/16792/olney-are-hitters-obsessed-with-launch-angle-helping-or-hurting-their-game Scroll down.
  12. The Red Sox completed the Tyler Thornburg trade by sending 18-year-old infielder Yeison Coca, whom SoxProspects had ranked 37th on its prospect list: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/06/brewers-red-sox-complete-thornburg-shaw-trade.html http://www.soxprospects.com/moreprospects.htm http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=coca--000yei&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-
  13. Robinson Cano has 287 career home runs (including 39 last year): http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/canoro01.shtml
  14. With a win today the Red Sox will finally have a better cumulative record than the Seattle Mariners since the Sox won the World Series in 2013 (excluding Boston's three postseason losses in 2016). If the Mariners win ... This Seattle fan's expectations certainly have been significantly lowered with the injuries to James Paxton, Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Drew Smyly, Mitch Haniger, Jean Segura and Robinson Cano. With this disastrous season I have doubts whether the Mariners will gain another postseason berth in my lifetime. But they're still my team.
  15. Rob Whalen will become the 12th pitcher to make a start for the Seattle Mariners this young season. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/2017-lineups.shtml http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-insider-blog/article153020169.html The Mariners headed to Spring Training with a projected starting rotation of Felix Hernandez, James Paxton, Hisashi Iwakuma, Drew Smyly and Yovani Gallardo but all except Gallardo are on the disabled list. The other four projected starters have combined for only 17 starts in the first 49 games. Eight Red Sox pitchers, including Brian Johnson, have made starts this year. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2017-lineups.shtml
  16. The Athletics have taken a 4-0 lead over the Yankees: MLB Gameday: Athletics 4, Yankees 1 Final Score (05/26/2017) | MLB.com WWW.MLB.COM Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Athletics vs. Yankees at Yankee Stadium
  17. https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2017/05/26/eduardo-rodriguez-success-reminiscent-jon-lester-early-years/JlOGIlz6cX7Sd6JStC3RKL/story.html
  18. http://deadspin.com/the-mariners-are-a-big-sad-mess-1795529915 http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2017/5/26/15700956/mariners-at-red-sox-series-preview-may http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-insider-blog/article152841469.html
  19. The Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals had worse records than the Oakland Athletics before and after last night's games (all three won): http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/?date=2017-05-17
  20. The Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals have worse records than the Oakland Athletics.
  21. Earl Wilson pitched 30 complete games for the Red Sox: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsoea01.shtml
  22. While the Red Sox test their eighth starting pitcher of the season in Hector Velazquez, the Seattle Mariners test their 10th starting pitcher of the season in Sam Gaviglio. Who are these guys? The Sox have gotten zero starts from projected starter David Price while the Mariners have gotten zero starts from projected starter Drew Smyly (who was once involved in a trade that included Price and the Mariners): http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/priceda01.shtml#all_transactions_other The Red Sox, 21-18, lead the American League in pitching fWAR while the Mariners, 19-22, are mired in second-to-last place: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=al&qual=0&type=8&season=2017&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0 The much-maligned projected No. 5 starter for Mariners -- Yovani Gallardo -- is now Seattle's undisputed top-of-rotation starter with James Paxton, Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma and Drew Smyly on the disabled list.
  23. Mitch Haniger may return this weekend: http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/mlb/seattle-mariners/article151126637.html ... and James Paxton soon thereafter: http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/james-paxton-leads-a-better-mariners-injury-report-for-thursday/
  24. Despite his recent slump, Andrew Benintendi is on pace to exceed 2 fWAR after posting 0.6 fWAR approaching the quarter mark of the season: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=17901&position=OF I would note that three rookie outfielders for the struggling Seattle Mariners have posted higher fWAR than Benintendi this season (in significantly fewer games) : http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=of&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2017&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0 http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=of&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2017&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&page=2_30
  25. At age 25 years, nine months and 11 days, Mike Trout is already tied with David Ortiz with a career fWAR of 50.5: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=10155&position=OF http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=745&position=DH
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