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Post by vermontsox1 on Apr 24, 2024 21:24:12 GMT -5
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Apr 24, 2024 21:41:04 GMT -5
For the gung ho about pitching crowd, William Schmidt’s profile reads preeeeeettyy good
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Post by RedSoxStats on Apr 25, 2024 9:26:55 GMT -5
Here are players in the BA Top 50 that has more than a 10 spot difference in rank with the MLB list Going the other way, BA91/MLB18 Ryan Sloan (HS, Wake Forrest commit pitcher) is the notable difference.
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Post by bojacksoxfan on Apr 25, 2024 10:20:00 GMT -5
I haven't listened yet, but a couple sections of the BA Future Projections podcast are relevant to some talk upthread.
Can anyone slide out of the top 8?
Are the Red Sox in no man's land at 12?
I'm guessing the answers are no and yes which has been my concern about the way people talk about this draft class. Of course, the chances that the 20/20 hindsight best player in the draft was on the board at 12 are very high so no point getting too worried about it. Have a good process and be lucky, not necessarily in that order.
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Post by nomar on Apr 25, 2024 10:21:57 GMT -5
Can’t believe I’m going to say this, but I think MLB’s make more sense to me than BA’s. Seems like MLB is being more reactionary to poor performances this spring looking at Honeycutt, Morlando, Moore, and Sirota.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Apr 25, 2024 11:00:49 GMT -5
Can’t believe I’m going to say this, but I think MLB’s make more sense to me than BA’s. Seems like MLB is being more reactionary to poor performances this spring looking at Honeycutt, Morlando, Moore, and Sirota. I get you’re looking at his K% but pretty tough to call Honeycutt’s season a poor performance haha
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Apr 26, 2024 22:05:05 GMT -5
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Post by pedroelgrande on Apr 26, 2024 22:08:50 GMT -5
These guys not helping they are shoving.
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Post by GyIantosca on Apr 27, 2024 6:42:58 GMT -5
Bryce Rainer is what Bleacher Report has us drafting in there mock draft.
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Post by ixnayexxus on Apr 27, 2024 16:21:30 GMT -5
Someone to perhaps look at beyond the first round is 6'3" Junior College shortstop Caden Powell, who is currently hitting a robust .519 with 27 HR and 93 RBI (all leading JuCo), with 12 SB in 48 games.
Edit- Make that .526 with 30 HR, 101 RBI, and 14 SB in 50 games now
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Post by soxin8 on May 1, 2024 15:45:43 GMT -5
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Post by maxwellsdemon on May 1, 2024 16:08:36 GMT -5
I think it's av(er)age
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Post by rismith on May 2, 2024 7:50:01 GMT -5
Vance Honeycutt worked on some things in his swing about 15 games ago and has been trending up nicely. Still some swing and miss but the overall rate has gone down while his .avg has gone up about 40 points. On pace for a 20Hr, 30+ steal season and a tremendous defender. I know many have soured on him but if the changes he made can stick he could be very interesting.
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Post by vermontsox1 on May 2, 2024 19:08:56 GMT -5
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Post by nomar on May 2, 2024 19:13:15 GMT -5
I’m not sure how to feel about him. Not totally sold on his pop, and he chases, but he doesn’t K much and is a good athlete. Definitely prefer him by leaps and bounds to Honeycutt.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on May 2, 2024 19:52:15 GMT -5
I’d prefer Honeycutt, though both are in the lower end of my preferred outcomes. What I will note is that this article points out what I think will be a more common theme which is that there is a relatively defined top 11. On one hand this is bad news because the Red Sox are picking 12th, on the other hand the MLB Draft gets wonky so there’s a decent chance at least one of those guys (likely Yesavage or one of the high schoolers IMO) falls to the pick.
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Post by seamus on May 3, 2024 9:26:51 GMT -5
Yeah, somebody from the Top 11 (or top some other number clearly less than 12, which is what matters for Boston) is almost certain to fall because of some combination of going underslot and a team falling in love with a signable prospect who won't be available by their second pick (e.g., Caminiti, Gillen). I hope it's one of the top pitchers just because they're more exciting to dream on.
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Post by kman22 on May 3, 2024 10:57:13 GMT -5
My totally uninformed hope is for Rainer at this point. So there's that.
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Post by ogshortstufff on May 3, 2024 11:52:04 GMT -5
Very interesting comparison-I'm sure Breslow and co. are doing their due diligence on him.
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Post by jdb on May 4, 2024 9:39:46 GMT -5
Yesavage shoved again last night 7 innings 11ks 0 BBs. It does look like a clear top 11 is forming but that doesn’t mean someone isn’t going to fall. I wouldn’t be completely opposed to a King or Honeycutt with each depending on cost but I’m starting to like the Florida St teammates.
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Post by jimoh on May 4, 2024 17:34:18 GMT -5
I’m not sure how to feel about him. Not totally sold on his pop, and he chases, but he doesn’t K much and is a good athlete. Definitely prefer him by leaps and bounds to Honeycutt. Seaver King today:
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Post by vermontsox1 on May 4, 2024 20:58:16 GMT -5
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Post by soxin8 on May 4, 2024 21:53:09 GMT -5
Very interesting comparison-I'm sure Breslow and co. are doing their due diligence on him. In the chat, Geoff Pontes opined that Brecht fits in well with what the Red Sox are doing. Some reliever risk. Fastball and slider are plus. I'm starting to think the worst case scenario is both he and Yesavage are off the board before the Sox pick.
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Post by freddysthefuture2003 on May 6, 2024 10:21:48 GMT -5
Very interesting comparison-I'm sure Breslow and co. are doing their due diligence on him. In the chat, Geoff Pontes opined that Brecht fits in well with what the Red Sox are doing. Some reliever risk. Fastball and slider are plus. I'm starting to think the worst case scenario is both he and Yesavage are off the board before the Sox pick. On the bright side, if both of those are gone, that means an elite college bat or one of the two top prep bats fell to you.
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Post by ogshortstufff on May 6, 2024 12:17:49 GMT -5
In the chat, Geoff Pontes opined that Brecht fits in well with what the Red Sox are doing. Some reliever risk. Fastball and slider are plus. I'm starting to think the worst case scenario is both he and Yesavage are off the board before the Sox pick. On the bright side, if both of those are gone, that means an elite college bat or one of the two top prep bats fell to you. Exactly. Perhaps someone like JJ Wetherholt, Konnor Griffin, or Bryce Rainer (yay another SoCal prep shortstop!) falls to us instead. Wouldn't be opposed to looking at someone like William Schmidt either.
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