5/8 Gameday Thread: WooSox Play Two, Drive Play At 2

[iakovos11]

5/8 Gameday Thread:  WooSox Play Two, Drive Play At 2

AAA - Worcester (Brian Van Belle) @ Buffalo [TOR] (Chad Dallas) 5:05 pm
AAA - Worcester (TBD) @ Buffalo [TOR] (TBD) Game 2
AA - Portland (Hunter Dobbins) vs Binghamton [NYM] (Joander Suarez) 6:00 pm
A+ - Greenville (Hayden Mullins) vs Hickory [TEX] (Mitch Bratt) 2:05 pm
A - Salem (Luis Cohen) @ Columbia [KC] (TBD) 7:05 pm
R - FCL Red Sox OFF DAY
DSL - DSL Red Sox Red Opening Day June 3rd
DSL - DSL Red Sox Blue Opening Day June 3rd

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[bojacksoxfan]

Cespedes ranked as the 9th best prospect in the complex leagues.


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9. Yoeilin Cespedes, SS, FCL Red Sox (No. 7)

One of the more advanced hitters in the 2023 international class, Cespedes turned pro for $1.4 million out of the Dominican Republic in January 2023. He won Red Sox Latin program player of the year honors following a .346/.392/.560 debut in the DSL, where he impressed with his advanced approach, bat-to-ball skills, exit velocities, baseball IQ and work ethic.

A bit generic, but nice to see him amongst players from both AZ and FL and generally guys with much higher bonuses.

[vermontsox1]

Max Ferguson moved to the 60-day IL.

[lennsakata]

Its obviously way too small of a sample size but I wonder if Antonio Anderson just ends up being a full-time right handed hitter. Will continue to watch his splits closely but he is hitting .292 vs lefties (7/24) and .093 vs righties (10/107). Maybe he'd hit righties better right handed.

[julyanmorley]

Miguel Bleis is now at .233/.324/.367, which is actually good for a 107 wRC+ since nobody is hitting down there. Strikeouts are down, quality of contact is still there. I am still feeling good about him.

[nomar]

May 8, 2024 14:54:44 GMT -5 julyanmorley said:

Miguel Bleis is now at .233/.324/.367, which is actually good for a 107 wRC+ since nobody is hitting down there. Strikeouts are down, quality of contact is still there. I am still feeling good about him.

Agreed, he’s been fine. Salem is miserable to hit in, I wish they would change the height of the outfield walls at minimum. I don’t think Bleis should be rushed by any means, but I can’t wait for him to be in Greenville.

[vermontsox1]

May 8, 2024 14:54:44 GMT -5 julyanmorley said:

Miguel Bleis is now at .233/.324/.367, which is actually good for a 107 wRC+ since nobody is hitting down there. Strikeouts are down, quality of contact is still there. I am still feeling good about him.

[vermontsox1]

Greenville suspended.

[vermontsox1]

HR for Valdez - 103.8 off the bat.

[vermontsox1]

Mayer with his third HR of the year.

[vermontsox1]

[ogshortstufff]

Salem game will start around 8:30 for any of those interested. They've been delayed for over two hours.

[cdj]

Swing is just so easy

[ogshortstufff]

[julyanmorley]

Off the bat I though that was going to land in front of the OF and it landed on the warning track

[vermontsox1]

Niko with his 7th HR of the year.

Went 2-2 w/ a BB in the first game.

[pd]

How do you evaluate AAA hitters? A guy like Kavadas lighting it up, but then you look at Valdez and Dalbec who are also ripping up AAA but couldn't hit a thing in the MLB.

[jbuttah]

May 8, 2024 19:27:44 GMT -5 ogshortstufff said:

Ugly swing, but quick and compact. Mayer's swing OTOH, smooth as butter.

[Edward Hand]

Did not have Chase Shugart 5 shutout innings on my bingo card for today.

[ogshortstufff]

May 8, 2024 19:51:19 GMT -5 jbuttah said:

May 8, 2024 19:27:44 GMT -5 ogshortstufff said:

Ugly swing, but quick and compact. Mayer's swing OTOH, smooth as butter.

Mechanically, it's definitely a little weird, but I like it. It has an old-timey aesthetic to it.

[rhswanzey]

What’s with his front leg? His front/left foot starts close to the plate, right at the edge of the box. It lands farther away from the plate than his back foot. And in between, it seems like there isn’t much movement or weight transfer towards the pitcher. It’s like his front foot moves mostly horizontally/45 degree angle to open up his body to the pitcher. How is he generating power? And is this what he’s doing every PA, or is he specifically trying to go the other way in this clip?

[Chris Hatfield]

May 8, 2024 19:41:13 GMT -5 pd said:

How do you evaluate AAA hitters? A guy like Kavadas lighting it up, but then you look at Valdez and Dalbec who are also ripping up AAA but couldn't hit a thing in the MLB.

Not by looking purely at results. Kavadas still swings and misses in the zone a decent amount. He sees a ton of pitches, which is good, but as a TTO guy with swing and miss, you've got to adjust expectations regarding what he'll do against MLB pitching. He's got good judgment as far as the zone, which is good, but I've always thought he'd have a hard time with pitchers who can throw quality pitches in the zone. Pretty big L/R split too.

We recorded a pod last night and discussed a little about how maybe he gets a shot if one of the new guys is still really struggling after a month or so, but again, I'm tempering expectations.

[ancientsoxfogey]

May 9, 2024 0:24:57 GMT -5 rhswanzey said:

What’s with his front leg? His front/left foot starts close to the plate, right at the edge of the box. It lands farther away from the plate than his back foot. And in between, it seems like there isn’t much movement or weight transfer towards the pitcher. It’s like his front foot moves mostly horizontally/45 degree angle to open up his body to the pitcher. How is he generating power? And is this what he’s doing every PA, or is he specifically trying to go the other way in this clip?

A very, very, very poor man's Roberto Clemente.