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Good news. The Boston Red Sox will not lose a baseball game today.
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Mid 2022
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2 game winning streak let’s go!
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In Bloom/Cora we trust!!!!!!!
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Up until the deadline the Yankees system was MUCH deeper than the Sox. They had to give up almost 1/3 of their top 20. They simply had more bullets than us. The Sox are obviously looking to reset the luxury tax next year too so Bloom took the route he did. Still time to get guys back into gear and win this thing and if they don’t I would except a big offseason
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Lol, if there’s one caveat to my favorite team skidding hard it’s watching the softy fans implode. Edit: I’m about 1-2 weeks out from joining the rest of you.
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His career OPS puts him in the Devers/Bogaerts/JDM tier in Boston, this year, he’s 2nd. That’s a significant upgrade a team that is struggling mightily on offense. Spot on for Casas, you seem to have more sense about him than the Bozos on WEEI planting delusions in some that Casas will be up in Boston.
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There’s about a zero chance Casas gets a cup of coffee at the end of the year. They’re not going to waste the 40 msn spot for someone who is still developing.
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I think they do. I think teams care deeply about developing guys on a proper timeline, and they have a set plan for what they need to see before they're ready for the next level. Do they slightly hold back and accelerate these timelines to fit the team needs in terms of improving performance and controlling payroll? absolutely. But we're talking about going from 9-10 when people in here expect 5-10. (number scale completely invented for obvious reasons)
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Dalbec played his 2018 season in AA and put up a .836 OPS, I think Casas will be a better player in the future, but he's not ready and the Sox traded for Schwarber to play 1B.
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It's just ridiculous to even talk about Casas coming up right now. Lets see what he's doing next spring.
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Because there’s a danger is screwing a guy up if you rush him. E.G. Blake Swihart
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I think he spends the year in Portland. He's still very young for the level and skipped high A. And while he didn't exactly struggle this year he's been a little lackluster. His 6 HR's in 192 PA's aren't horrible but not exactly lighting the world on fire for a guy who's a bat first 1B profile. Some of those have come recently, and I feel the Sox are going to want to give a young guy sustained success even if he starts lighting AA on fire this year. I think Casas is in WOO next year.
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Well, I'm not really sure who you can throw in there, they only have a few guys on their bench and 1/2 of them are catchers. In low A, I don't think they care as much about stat lines as much as they do about getting the guys they deem to have a higher potential of future impact playing time to develop. Tyler McDonough who is a recent draftee will start getting some playing time, and the rest of the lineup is either studs or past high picks. Lugo, Jordan, Yorke, Decker, and Jimenez are names that seem to fit that mold.
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The opposing pitcher walked 6 of the 15 batters he faced including the last four. The guy couldn't throw strikes, which is not uncommon. Meanwhile, Jay Groome and Nick Yorke deserve a promotion.
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Timing is everything with the luxury tax, you need to stay under to reset and then go over. They're resetting this year so they can go big presumably next year. It's not just going over or not going over.
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It's perfectly plausible that he adds a pitch and his trajectory changes as a MLB starter. Right now, I wouldn't project him as a starter.
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AUG 4: BOS (ERod) @ DET (Mize)
Hugh2 replied to moonslav59's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I think he knew he couldn't go after the other guys either because ownership told him to stay under the luxury tax, so he got creative with Schwarber thinking outside the box. Here's a guy who might have a similar upside to Rizzo/Cruz, will cost a fraction of the prospects because he's on the D.L. and management will approve of the trade because he stays under the tax limit. Sometimes, you do the best you can, with what you have. DD might have made the trade for Rizzo, and if the FO told him he had to stay under he'd be giving up Casas/Yorke + to not eat the money. -
Exactly.
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AUG 4: BOS (ERod) @ DET (Mize)
Hugh2 replied to moonslav59's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Schwarber has been running the bases, that hammy is starting to look pretty good. -
You almost have to wonder if someone is really that stupid? or if he's an alias for another poster in here who just enjoys trolling people.
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such insight. we are blessed.
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High A really? so, demoted down not 1 but 3 levels????? Why?
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The 4 seamer is flat and not a good pitch. Unlike the two seamer. If you look at what happens the first time Houk goes through an order vs. the second time his ERA drops from .87 to 4.05 and his batting average against goes from .143-.333 This is a small sample size from 2021 at the MLB level, but this matches up EXACTLY with what scouts have been saying about him all year and what had been happening to him down in the minors. He looks great for 3-4 innings and then things fall apart when hitters get a second look at him.
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With me it's not complaining, it's stating a fact. Houck is a two-pitch pitcher and looks destined for the bullpen. To be clear, I think he could be REALLY GOOD there, as in, one of the best closers in baseball. Is it possible he adds back in another pitch and changes his trajectory? of course it's, but it's unlikely.