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  1. drewski6
    The Red Sox are also batting their best hitter third tonight, whats the problem?
  2. drewski6
    Did we have all 3? Pre-2025 Anthony was 1 or 2. And was Mayer the other? I hadnt realized that KC had climbed that high.
  3. drewski6
    Yes, thats called "hooking around the baseball" when you pull an outside pitch, and its a lazy fly to center at best.
  4. drewski6
    Yeah, fouling a 2 strike pitch is an important skill, but when I would mess this up , I usually wouldnt hit a dribbler. I would usually pop it up to first base side foul territory. Probably because Im such a better low ball hitter than a high ball hitter. So if I have 2 strikes and its in the upper part of the zone outside, Im initially hoping its a slider or cutter (assuming righty pitcher) but if it looks like its staying in the zone, Im starting my swing late, attacking a ball in my "blue zone" and Im really just trying to flick it foul. If Im too far under it, however, it pops up and Im just kind of hoping that the first baseman and the catcher run into each other. Extremely frustrating end to the at-bat!
  5. drewski6
    So 17 inches + (Diameter of baseball)*2
  6. drewski6
    You know what Story does that makes me cry? Calls Duran every single day to make sure he doesnt blow his brains out
  7. drewski6
    But could they hit a pitch 6 inches outside the plate and an inch off the dirt, reaching for it, off balance, and still hit an opposite field HR like Vlad Sr? Also your list is good but you missed the best ever at smacking outside pitches down the line oppo. Tony Gwynn.
  8. drewski6
    Plenty (agreeing with you), also to bring it back KC was not a top 3 prospect. Hes a top 3 red sox prospect and the bust rate of those is prob close to 50/50. Now im not saying that KC is a bust. Im saying that I dont fear using him in a short side platoon role this year if he proves he can mash lefties and we need the help. I would make a conscious effort to make sure he also gets at least some game at-bats against righties. I also make him take at-bats between games. Ive long believed that its quite hard to ruin a player. Calling him a year early, moving him around positionally, to much time on the bench....In the vast majority of cases it matters not. Talent finds its level.
  9. drewski6
    This just in, a RS fan forum has a rosier outlook on the 2026 season than baseball fans in general. Personally, I find myself significantly more optimistic than what I read or hear from neutral sources, but I do think that some of the stuff Ive read here borders on irrationally optimistic. Im cautious that my own spring optimism may be from me reading too much into spring results...But it does look like Duran, Anthony, Cedanne, Abreu are ready to mash.
  10. drewski6
    I dont think managers have the ability to "fine" for performance related reasons. I hope not.
  11. drewski6
    Because he cant complain about the crochet trade while crochet is our ace.
  12. drewski6
    Fair
  13. drewski6
    Agreed.
  14. drewski6
    If Campbell is a significantly better hitter than any of our 8 non-catcher position players, then Campbell will get called up and they'll make it work somehow.
  15. drewski6
    Nobody in MLB is strictly one position, set-in stone. For every single player, there is a series of injuries/slumps/circumstances that will result in that player playing a position that isnt their usual position.
  16. drewski6
    Thats just not true. IF he hit .400 wiht 40 bombs you can put him at literally any position and he'll be a huge positive. 80% of WAR comes from offense.
  17. drewski6
    And a lot of those were substitutions because they had 4 outfielders. And even that number of games played, some people would shy away from. Plus thats boosted for injuries/games off to other OF'ers. For a long stretch last year, Dominguez was considered a future contributor , who was on the MLB club without an everyday role and an every day position. And my only point is thats fine and its happening more these days. Id be okay with KC getting ML run without a permanent , full time role at a position. If he cant play everyday thats fine.
  18. drewski6
    Yes every trade that doesnt work out is always the fault of.... (checks notes).....the fans
  19. drewski6
    They carried him as a platoon / 4th OF'er, who they were fine just not playing everyday. My only point here is "you dont call up a prospect unless you have a full time role for him" - is not applied 100% like it use to be. Of course, most future players are growing in the minors - but there is something to be said for being around an MLB ballclub as well. And its not like they cant get reps against ML pitching before/after games.
  20. drewski6
    Dominguez? Rushing?
  21. drewski6
    Teams are doing this more and more. Challenge that conventional wisdom. A top prospect can grow MORE on an MLB bench than playing every day in AAA. Seeing ML pitchers, working with ML coaches, just being around an MLB clubhouse. Not saying for sure one way or the other, just teams are way more outside the box thinking these days and thats a good thing.
  22. drewski6
    taxi squad to me means up and down all year. So thats where Im coming from. I do agree there are better options for a day to day bench role, like Eaton, who can spell multiple positions, pinch run, and bat righty.
  23. drewski6
    Maybe not. Someone like Yoshida who is a vet and can keep himself ready despite having to go up and down I-95 east and west on I-90 (old habits of to and fro pawtucket) and can be used despite being willing to be jerked around a bit. I agree that we need to talk to him. Like listen, youve made money here and we need to ask something of you and thats a willingness to be up and down so we can essentially expand our 26 man roster and we need you to just focus on hitting and playing and if you do, you will likely get an opportunity at some point to re-establish yourself as a major leaguer instead of a cusp major leaguer with no-position DH without speed or power. And he might say "no" and thats within his right. My concern is that in recent history when weve tried to "communicate" that has kind of backfired.
  24. drewski6
    I think its going to be a piggyback situation, so Oviedo then Early.
  25. drewski6
    Its a bit bittersweet to see Early and Tolle perform so well, considering Breslow made pitching his first and second priority in the off-season. Im glad they traded some of the glut to bring in Contreras and Durbin and Im very glad it was guys like Harrison and Dobbins whom were dealt vs Tolle and Early. The plan is to hold Early and Tolle back and Im not sure exactly when that extra year of control is granted, and I certainly have mixed feelings about not letting the 6 year team control clock start for Early and Tolle when they are both already 23. But despite how I feel about that, the extra year of control is good for the club in both cases and has a nice added benefit of being able to see how Gray/Ranger/Oviedo/Bello open the season. If all five "default starters" (Crochet, Gray, Ranger, Oviedo, Bello) are healthy and productive one month into the season (once the service time manipulation holdbacks are complete), you can always make a move then or even go with a 6 man rotation just for a little while.
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