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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 8, 2024 14:03:35 GMT -5
I see the problem, if there is one, as short term. Once Refsnyder and Grissom are back there are a number of possible platoon positioning scenarios (we'll call this p3). It becomes easy to imagine a primarily right-handed or left-handed lineup.
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Post by puzzler on Apr 8, 2024 14:30:48 GMT -5
There is nothing in his profile at the major league level at SS. This isn't Portland or Worcester. And it's not as if he's won the position coming out of camp - there's already a narrative that the poor defense at SS could sink the pitching gains and ruin the entire season. But, hey, he handled the pressure cooker in Worcester, so there's no reason he'll falter in Boston. All I'm saying is, y ou're risking his development as a big leaguer for merely possible short term benefit and I wouldn't do it. I disagree with the bolded very strongly! You're moving him from a position where he's comfortable and great to a position of more need where he's comfortable and very good. What prospect in the history of ever got screwed up because he was put at a position he knew how to play? No, I'm saying it wouldn't be the first time for a player (playing out of position, even if he is good at it) to struggle and then take those struggles with him to the plate - a place where he absolutely needs to develop. He doesn't need the media hyping the first error that loses a game and thinking about it while he's trying to lay off pitches way off the plate. I don't know how we watch what Duran went through (admittedly not the same player defensively) and then just assume well, he's not going to lose confidence in himself and everything will go perfectly. And for what - three or four games a week? It's a bad idea trying to solve an extremely short term issue.
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Post by Foulke_In_Athol on Apr 8, 2024 15:59:07 GMT -5
You'd be switching him to his natural position, the position he grew up playing and it'd be temporary.
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Post by yuchangclan on Apr 8, 2024 16:03:35 GMT -5
There is nothing in Rafaela's profile, history, or makeup to suggest that he'd struggle to deal with a position change. The problem with Hernandez's position change wasn't the mental game or whatever, it's that he was a pretty mediocre shortstop. There is nothing in his profile at the major league level at SS. This isn't Portland or Worcester. And it's not as if he's won the position coming out of camp - there's already a narrative that the poor defense at SS could sink the pitching gains and ruin the entire season. But, hey, he handled the pressure cooker in Worcester, so there's no reason he'll falter in Boston. All I'm saying is, you're risking his development as a big leaguer for merely possible short term benefit and I wouldn't do it. Puzzler, I think you are going overly into psychological mode here with this take. Rafeala has a lot of experience at both positions. We aren’t asking him to suddenly play running back for the Patriots; we are moving him from one natural position to his other natural position. He’s probably a better fit at CF for various reasons, but some of that calculus drastically changed when Story got hurt. He can handle the change.
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Post by keninten on Apr 8, 2024 17:44:54 GMT -5
Pete Rose moved all over the field. Maybe he would have had 5000 hits if he wasn`t jerked around🤪
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Post by puzzler on Apr 8, 2024 18:23:31 GMT -5
There is nothing in his profile at the major league level at SS. This isn't Portland or Worcester. And it's not as if he's won the position coming out of camp - there's already a narrative that the poor defense at SS could sink the pitching gains and ruin the entire season. But, hey, he handled the pressure cooker in Worcester, so there's no reason he'll falter in Boston. All I'm saying is, you're risking his development as a big leaguer for merely possible short term benefit and I wouldn't do it. Puzzler, I think you are going overly into psychological mode here with this take. Rafeala has a lot of experience at both positions. We aren’t asking him to suddenly play running back for the Patriots; we are moving him from one natural position to his other natural position. He’s probably a better fit at CF for various reasons, but some of that calculus drastically changed when Story got hurt. He can handle the change. Probably a bit too psychological, but you guys are being too everything good happens in vacuum. I don't think you're fully considering what you're asking from a rookie. Fortunately for now, it seems like Breslow is considering Rafaela's well being.
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Post by scottysmalls on Apr 8, 2024 18:35:51 GMT -5
Puzzler, I think you are going overly into psychological mode here with this take. Rafeala has a lot of experience at both positions. We aren’t asking him to suddenly play running back for the Patriots; we are moving him from one natural position to his other natural position. He’s probably a better fit at CF for various reasons, but some of that calculus drastically changed when Story got hurt. He can handle the change. Probably a bit too psychological, but you guys are being too everything good happens in vacuum. I don't think you're fully considering what you're asking from a rookie. Fortunately for now, it seems like Breslow is considering Rafaela's well being. I mean I'm sure he's considering Rafaela's well being regardless, but I don't think the fact that they aren't playing him at shortstop proves they think it would adversely affect him. Strikes me more that it's a statement on their alternative options. They have no other good defensive centerfielder. Maybe they like Hamilton at shortstop.
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Post by itinerantherb on Apr 8, 2024 18:40:07 GMT -5
Trial the Gonzalez/Hamilton platoon for a few weeks and if it's a disaster, they can slide Rafaela in then.
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Post by puzzler on Apr 8, 2024 18:53:44 GMT -5
Probably a bit too psychological, but you guys are being too everything good happens in vacuum. I don't think you're fully considering what you're asking from a rookie. Fortunately for now, it seems like Breslow is considering Rafaela's well being. I mean I'm sure he's considering Rafaela's well being regardless, but I don't think the fact that they aren't playing him at shortstop proves they think it would adversely affect him. Strikes me more that it's a statement on their alternative options. They have no other good defensive centerfielder. Maybe they like Hamilton at shortstop. If it's as cut and dry as was being described, you don't run with Hamilton/Gonzalez unless there's another factor, but you're right it doesn't prove anything.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 8, 2024 19:46:18 GMT -5
Pete Rose moved all over the field. Maybe he would have had 5000 hits if he wasn`t jerked around🤪 Wanna bet? Lol
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Post by ericmvan on Apr 9, 2024 0:03:57 GMT -5
Horrendous error by Devers. At this point the sooner he can become a full time DH the better because he is unlikely to ever solve his problems at 3B. Putting that aside, will this team ever start to hit? Duran and O'Neill and the catchers have been great but the rest of the lineup has been a black hole. One day later and the team wRC+ is up to 106.
O'Neill (281) and McGuire (187) will regress, but Casas (88) and Yoshida (92) should improve, and Reyes, Valdez, Abreu, and Dalbec are all at *19* or worse. Lots of potential for improvement there if those guys can be merely bad, rather than Hindenbergian.
Yoshida has had awful luck, and Casas and Devers bad. wOBA / xwOBA:
Y: .304 / .359 C: .298 / .343 D: .361 / .399
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