Hugh2
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Yeah they eyes can tell you a big part of the story. If you’re a pro scout. Or you have played a lot baseball in your life up to like at least the collegiate level and you watch a lot games in person. Yes, a good set of eyes is informative and can say transformative, in that a good scout can add value to your organization. The eye test that is absurd, and useless, are the tests done sitting in a couch at home watching g the TV. You don’t see the game the same way, with the same speed there. Your perception of the game is a FRACTION of the field. No one is scouting anything there. By that standard the statisticians have the best set of eyes…:because they can LOOK at all those numbers.
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You’re very welcome, the reason I suggest downloading the podcast on an app is because the link I sent will just close down if you shut down your browser and you will lose your place. I use the apple podcast app and listen in the car, but I also have a longer commute than most.
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Lol bells and whistle’s I made my point without a single bone triggered, I was happy to partake in the conversation and offer my insight. Aren’t you the one always crying “all opinions matter” “that’s just my opinion” “blah blah blah” But the someone comes in with a little joke and you get all hot and bothered by it. Look we all have our things. I’m very brash and a dick at times, but this is totally your f***ing thing dude, which is exactly why I made the joke which apparently….set you off. Projecting much?
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Pull the stick outa your butt and laugh for a second.
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More needy, and more jokey.
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If you’re a fan of Sox minor league ball I would suggest their soxprospects podcast as a must listen. As a matter of fact, even if you’re a modest fan or curious about it I think you would really enjoy. And, they do talk about the big league club quiet a bit. Here is a link. Although I would suggest downloading it on stitcher, apple podcast, or iTunes. https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/27644706
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CP does bring up an excellent point that Ian and Chris had brought up on the latest Soxprospects podcast. At some point, you have to trade from your depth, otherwise you’re going to start losing more players to the rule 5 draft. It’s unusual to have a guy picked, but If the Sox have 2-3 taken this year one has to wonder why they didn’t trade a few of those guys to get something rather than lose them for nothing
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Yes yes yes, we all know you have the golden set of eyes that tells you all on the couch. You don’t have to keep telling us.
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Eye test is an illusion. You can watch a guy dive for a ball and make a great play, but how well can you analyze the route he took to get there? A more efficient route would have deemed that play unnecessary, but to the untrained eye that player is amazing on defense. But his lack of route efficiency is a deficit. Of course, this all rings 100% more true if you’re watching a game on TV. Your eyes are 100% meaningless on your couch aside for the purposes of entertainment
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Blooms job is determined by John Henry and John Henry alone, stating what we think his job is is just conjecture. I do believe in accountability, and that starts at the top, but I do believe the perspective us non 100% bloom haters bring is equally important because sometimes you don't want to throw the baby out with the bath water.
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Noah Song to be put on waivers. If he goes unclaimed he will return to Boston.
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Well, and this is just my own opinion, there’s a difference between a “good trade” “bar trade” and “great trade” and saying the trade worked out or not. Guys can get hurt and reduce their value, doesn’t mean at the time it wasn’t a great trade anymore retroactively. Perhaps great is an exaggeration, still I’d rather not debate the semantics, you’re probably right. It was a good trade.
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Luis Urias the last from 2021-2022 was 24 and 25 years old. He looked like young player coming into his own. During those two years he hit.244/.340/.426 hit 39 HR's and played plus defense. This year, only 55 at-bats separate him from that player. If he returns to form the sox just got a starting player with multiple years of team control. Worse case, they got a cheaper, better Arroyo. This also helps plug up the infield next year as well which was looming with question marks even with a healthy Story. Don't hate this move just because Bloom didn't go out and buy a pitcher, just hate him for not getting a better pitcher. Again, this is a great trade on it's own, people are just angry its' not a big name, and I get that. He's still just 26 now.
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Urias is still just 26, this could be a steal. And if not then he’s an upgrade on the bench for effectively nothing. At least I think he’s 26. Someone will call me out if I’m wrong
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Well people may be disappointed in Rafaela. I hope he can hit enough to stick in the majors. Correction, his defense and speed and contact skills give him a high floor. He’s a future MLBer. How much he hits will ultimately determine if he’s a defense first or something more.
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Well the glove is ready now, the bat may never be ready. Hopefully he can at least be a .700 OPS guy.
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Well you can't really get a player for 2/3 of a year...I get what you're saying though. If Mayer needs a little extra time then so be it, if he's ready problems like that can work themselves out. Said player could be needed at another position due to injury and if all is well you can trade him. This is why I wouldn't have been opposed to getting someone on a 1.5 year deal this deadline. Ahmed Rosario was the name I brought up in the past.
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I'm not against this, but I think they get a stop-gap SS/2B type and stop-gap outfielder (either starter or 4th type depending on Turner). That's what I think they do, I think Rafaella and Mayer could round that lineup out by mid year.
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If I hadn't listened to the podcast and was just ranking on my own I'd probably guess he'd be in the 14-16 range. But I think they're going to sneak him into the top 10. Somehwere 7-11 is highly likely, with closer to 11 than 7 more so.
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Rafaellas value is so so much tied into his defense. Imagine taking Jackie Bradley Jr. and wasting his defense at 3B/2B?. Look, sometimes you play a guy out of position, even if he's superior there to yield to a proven big league star. But those pills become much easier to swallow when the guy can hit. Did anyone really care when Mookie Betts moved to the outfield? no because he could hit. Rafaellas swing data has huge red flags in them, he literally chases everything. And while some guys at the MLB level turn out to be Vldamire Guerreras and can just do that, most guys with that profile struggle to ever become good MLB hitters. If he can OPS at least .700 then he will be an everyday player who adds tremendous value at CF. That's where I think he belongs. With that said, if the bat never takes a step forward, but he isn't a black hole at the plate and Duran keeps improving. I wouldn't mind seeing him used as a super utility guy who MAINLY gets reps in CF/SS
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agree to disagree. The staples in this lineup are all leftys, any right hander is some combination of here on a short term deal, old, injured often, or production comes and goes. I think they would value a rh hitting power bat that could play all three outfield positions well. I also don't think they will target two starting pitchers, they should and may get one, and hope SALE/WHITLOCK/HOUCK can at least lock down one spot. Aside from that, you will probably get that 2nd arm to start in the form of minor league depth. Look no further than last night's starter down in WOO last night. Dinelson Lamet, lol that's your starter. I won't be shocked if they add one who is aproven in the majors, and I think they should. EROD is still out there. Also, I don't think they're adding two or even one high end relief arm. If they pick up a starter and arms come back someone is getting pushed to the bullpen, and a lot of those guys can be really good there. You already had bullpen depth added with the Kike trade. I'm not really sure what else they do, but it would seem logical they will go SP3 LH SS/2ND
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Maybe I should go back and relisten, I may have misheard something when they were talking about the "general range" of where they were thinking of putting these guys. A raw HS guy like that taken in the 2nd round would be strange of them to put right into the top to. He had a similar ranking to Anthony before the draft and he didn't make the top 10, however, they seem to be higher on Zannatello. We will see one way or another.
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Maybe Zanatello will be lower, maybe more in the 7-10 range, but I think Teel will be up there. Listening to the last Soxprospects podcast, they didn't say where they were ranking them but did elude to what range they were thinking. Callis who was on for an interview would have him top 3. I think soxprospects will have him in the 5-7 range, MAYBE 4. They tend to be biased towards guys they've had eyes on, although, all rankers are.
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If even one of Coffey and Romero get going that draft looks really good with Anthony blowing up. Curious to see the new Soxprospects.com rankings. I'm sure I don't have their right order but I feel the top 10 will be: 1. Marcelo Mayer 2. Roman Anthony 3. Miguel Bleis 4. Ceddanne Rafaela 5. Kyle Teel 6. Nazzan Zanatello 7. Luis Perales 8. Nick Yorke 9. Shane Drohan 10. Mickey Romero Yes, most teams get a nice new shiny silver toy after a draft but our system will look/will be stacked.
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The best thing that could completely transform this already potent lineup is a big RH bat right in between Devers and Casas. Maybe that's more 2024/2025 but even with Story coming back I don't know how you can trade Adam Duvall if you're going for it. Duvall is the exact type of guy you would be looking to trade for right now if you didn't have him now.