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  1. Hugh2
    yes in 12 innings pitched, I'm sure he's doomed for a lifetime ERA of 8.53 VS the Yankees.
  2. Hugh2
    Hmmm, I didn't realize I would have to spell it out for you. You posted on the BDC forum frequently, you were a yankees fan, you came to incite debate. BDC is shutting down, now you come here. You're a nomadic troll, congratulations!!!!
  3. Hugh2
    Not crying about it buddy, I'm merely pointing out the facts of the situation. I enjoy the comic relief your ridiculousness brings sometimes.
  4. Hugh2
    bingo dat!!!!
  5. Hugh2
    Says the man who trolls other teams boards....and then follows them to another forum. I mean hey! to each their own, but I find that an interesting way to explore the world out there!!!
  6. Hugh2
    If this is the same "babe" who followed over from the BDC boards....you will learn he doesn't read much. He's a Yankee troll.
  7. Hugh2
    Alex Rodriguez.
  8. Hugh2
    I've been following the Sox system for a long time and I've been following Owens since he was drafted in 2011. Everything I remember from him had him in the 88-90 range, even when I saw him in Portland 3 years ago he was throwing around 89 the whole game and hit 91 a couple times. He's hit 92-93 on the gun in the past when he's really reached back but he's pitching right where he always has. His velocity can play up because it has deception, but it all goes out the window when he can't spot the fastball, as we've seen before.
  9. Hugh2
    I have no doubt Owens will get his swings and misses tonight. My concern is if his control isn't there that this team makes him pay when he puts guys on base. Right now Owens is the type of pitcher who can pitch to this team if he's on....but a team like the White Sox will make him pay a lot more than NY did if he is all over the place.
  10. Hugh2
    Well if we are going by bWAR I think Bogaerts just surpassed him last night. At this pace if Bogaerts plays another 156 games this year he will have a 9 bWAR and a 9.6 fWAR.
  11. Hugh2
    Price peripherals suggest that he's had some bad luck. The strike outs and low walks are there, so I'd be very surprised if he doesn't pitch like an ace for most of the season. Clay is back!!! but probably not for the rest of the season. Porcello is the one who I'm hoping is for real, and this was a guy who got better every single year up until last year. At 27 perhaps last year was the anomaly and he is becoming the #2 we were sold on him becoming. Depth is important and we will need it at some point, so hopefully Owens can improve his command and E-Rod can get better too.
  12. Hugh2
    I wouldn't say "heck yes" both are prospects who could outhit him if they hit their ceiling. But not only are both of them only in A ball but Swihart could still grow with the bat as well. Swihart was rushed to the majors last year due to an injury, and as a catcher probably focused on defense more than offense coming up, he may have more in his bat than a lot think. Still, as someone with the potential he's had it makes very little sense to move him to LF if he has a ton more value behind the plate. To me the only thing that makes the shoe fit....is if they're trying to fit Swihart into their future plans.
  13. Hugh2
    Scouts often use the 20-80 scale when evaluating a players tools or as an overall rating. 50 is considered average, Owens has a 70 change up and 40 command, JBJ has a 70-75 arm, Ortiz has 70 power, Pedroia has a 60 hit tool, Stanton has 80 power, for example (these are obviously debatable). A prospect getting a 70 or above is a pretty big deal. They are pretty much saying you should be an all star caliber player.
  14. Hugh2
    Ok, I wasn't sure if you were or not it looked like you might have been, thanks for the clarification. A
  15. Hugh2
    My problem with blaming the evaluation process is you really can't judge that process from one guy. That's the same process they used to bring guys like Iglesias, Moncada, Devers, Espinosa, betts, Bogaerts, Vasquez, Benintendi and others into the system as well. Also, while it might not look too promising, I wouldn't close the book on Castillo just yet.
  16. Hugh2
    Going up to the game today, I got tickets back on Christmas; good seats right behind first base too. I'll also be bringing my new GF, she's a big pats fan but not that much into baseball. I will try to indoctrinate here today. If you told me earlier in the season I would see Porcello pitch I'd be disappointing but now I don't think I'd rather see anyone else.
  17. Hugh2
    Well I don't exactly disagree but allow me to play devils advocate. How many platoon players ever get all their at bats vs. LHP or RHP??? almost every guy I've seen gets his fair share of starts and at bats against pitchers that you think they have no business being in the lineup against. Doing that with a player is a bit unrealistic despite the fact that us fans talk about doing it all the time. Still, it seems a bit weird to me that he has more at bats VS RHP than he does against LHP. I would expect a bit more out of him though for what they are paying him. A .600 OPS and fringe defense in LF is worth the league minimum. Perhaps if they deploy him a bit more strategically as you said they will get a bit more out of him this season, and after all we've only seen a very small sample size out of him.
  18. Hugh2
    Benintendi is going to get sent up to Portland sometime between may 1st and june 1st. They usually do two big waves of promotions in the early summer (june) and at the end of the year in early august. If this was any other year I'd say the Sox would hold off until June 1st no matter how well Benintendi hits, but DD is a different animal and I wouldn't be completely shocked if he's up in Portland in a week or two.
  19. Hugh2
    Well conversely you could look at those numbers and say he's only really had 2 bad years over the last 5 vs RHP, and consider he's a platoon/utility type now. I'd still entertain the thought he's in decline however. To me the real issue is the fact that his bad numbers vs. RHP has coincided with diminishing skills in other such as base running, speed and his ability to play defense. If he could play good D in all 3 outfield positions and swipe a few bags he'd be a good utility player and a great 4th outfield option who can hit lefties and has a little pop. But the whole package right now seems pretty bad but we've also only seen him in a very small sample size too.
  20. Hugh2
    The difference between this year so far and last was last year this game would already be over.
  21. Hugh2
    Saying we should have traded Swihart while we could is wrong....because I don't think his trade has really gone down if at all. Let him be the up/down guy this year, see how he develops behind the plate, see how he looks in left and go from there. Hanigan will be gone next year so between LF/DH/C there will probably be plenty of at bats to go around for the kid. If his bat/combo is too good to not be an everday regular at a position then you trade one of him or Vasquez and if anything we probably get more for him. Unless Swihart takes a big step back this year that last statement holds true.
  22. Hugh2
    Yeah! If people want squabble they are going to have to go out and earn a new one!!!
  23. Hugh2
    Lots of good arms on the mound today minus Brian Johnson as the Pawtucket game was rained out. Beeks, Raudes, and the Stank all pitching tonight.
  24. Hugh2
    The torn ligament news might have been premature. Per Alex speier (who was the one who tweeted out he tore a ligament yesterday) the injury is described as a sprain now pending the results of an MRI. Hopefully he only misses 2-4 weeks and not most/all of the season. He was someone I had high hopes for, lost most hope, and then regained much of it back this season.
  25. Hugh2
    With the way Porcello is pitching tonight I can't help but think Ben C. Is smiling somewhere.... ... ... ... Or crying.
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