BTW, Bauer has always been regarded as an iconoclast but so was Lincecum. I would rule the guy out yet. He has super stuff.
5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/20/2013 1:03 AM EST
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/20/2013 1:54 AM EST
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According to Bill James, JBJ might be a better option against RH pitching right now than Gomes or Victorino:
http://www.fangraphs.com/fanpdetails.aspx?playerid=sa526248&position=OF
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/20/2013 1:59 PM EST
- moonslav59
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In response to RedsoxProspects' comment:
According to Bill James, JBJ might be a better option against RH pitching right now than Gomes or Victorino:
http://www.fangraphs.com/fanpdetails.aspx?playerid=sa526248&position=OF
Almost anybody is.vs RHPs:
Victorino .625 in 2012, .788 in 2011, and .684 in 2010.
Gomes .715 in 2012, .654 in 2011, and .709 in 2010.
Is Sweeney or Nava that much better?
Sweeney .713, .743, and .754
Nava .768 (career)
I don't think JBJ will make the big club unless he is expected to play nearly everyday. I guess he could play vs all RHPs and rest Ellsbury a few games in CF vs LHPs, but I doubt it happens this year.
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/20/2013 2:05 PM EST
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In response to RedsoxProspects' comment:
According to Bill James, JBJ might be a better option against RH pitching right now than Gomes or Victorino:
http://www.fangraphs.com/fanpdetails.aspx?playerid=sa526248&position=OF
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/20/2013 2:09 PM EST
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In response to ctredsoxfanhugh's comment:
I'm not trying to be a donny downer here....but once upon a time Lars Anderson was ranked in the top 20 by BA.
Lets hope it's the Yankees prospects that are busts.
Jackie Bradley is ranked 31. I once bought a pair of cleats in a sporting goods store from a guy who was once ranked 32.So yes, anything can happen and theris no such thing as a "can't miss" prospect... I
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/20/2013 2:12 PM EST
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In response to notin's comment:
In response to ctredsoxfanhugh's comment:
I'm not trying to be a donny downer here....but once upon a time Lars Anderson was ranked in the top 20 by BA.
Lets hope it's the Yankees prospects that are busts.
Jackie Bradley is ranked 31. I once bought a pair of cleats in a sporting goods store from a guy who was once ranked 32.So yes, anything can happen and theris no such thing as a "can't miss" prospect... I
Name the AllStar team of today's MLB players never on the top 100 list.Quiz at 5.
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/20/2013 3:39 PM EST
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In response to moonslav59's comment:
In response to notin's comment:
In response to ctredsoxfanhugh's comment:
I'm not trying to be a donny downer here....but once upon a time Lars Anderson was ranked in the top 20 by BA.
Lets hope it's the Yankees prospects that are busts.
Jackie Bradley is ranked 31. I once bought a pair of cleats in a sporting goods store from a guy who was once ranked 32.So yes, anything can happen and theris no such thing as a "can't miss" prospect... I
Name the AllStar team of today's MLB players never on the top 100 list.Quiz at 5.
Active players? Off the top of my head:C Alex Avila
1b Paul Goldschmidt
2b Ben Zobrist
3b Pablo Sandoval
SS Ian Desmond
OF Jose Bautista
OF Shane Victorino
OF Brett Gardner
Pitchers would take some thought.
All counterarguments welcome..
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/20/2013 11:40 PM EST
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In response to notin's comment:
In response to moonslav59's comment:
In response to notin's comment:
In response to ctredsoxfanhugh's comment:
I'm not trying to be a donny downer here....but once upon a time Lars Anderson was ranked in the top 20 by BA.
Lets hope it's the Yankees prospects that are busts.
Jackie Bradley is ranked 31. I once bought a pair of cleats in a sporting goods store from a guy who was once ranked 32.So yes, anything can happen and theris no such thing as a "can't miss" prospect... I
Name the AllStar team of today's MLB players never on the top 100 list.Quiz at 5.
Active players? Off the top of my head:C Alex Avila
1b Paul Goldschmidt
2b Ben Zobrist
3b Pablo Sandoval
SS Ian Desmond
OF Jose Bautista
OF Shane Victorino
OF Brett Gardner
Pitchers would take some thought.
All counterarguments welcome..
I knew you were up to the challenge, notin.Proving again why you are the poster of the year... every year.
You know your baseball!
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/21/2013 2:08 AM EST
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In response to moonslav59's comment:
In response to notin's comment:
In response to moonslav59's comment:
In response to notin's comment:
In response to ctredsoxfanhugh's comment:
I'm not trying to be a donny downer here....but once upon a time Lars Anderson was ranked in the top 20 by BA.
Lets hope it's the Yankees prospects that are busts.
Jackie Bradley is ranked 31. I once bought a pair of cleats in a sporting goods store from a guy who was once ranked 32.So yes, anything can happen and theris no such thing as a "can't miss" prospect... I
Name the AllStar team of today's MLB players never on the top 100 list.Quiz at 5.
Active players? Off the top of my head:C Alex Avila
1b Paul Goldschmidt
2b Ben Zobrist
3b Pablo Sandoval
SS Ian Desmond
OF Jose Bautista
OF Shane Victorino
OF Brett Gardner
Pitchers would take some thought.
All counterarguments welcome..
I knew you were up to the challenge, notin.Proving again why you are the poster of the year... every year.
You know your baseball!
i have a theory that Notin is a cyborg. A cyborg who fights crime and posts on internet sports forums in his spare time. -
Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/21/2013 8:53 PM EST
- moonslav59
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In response to mef429's comment:
In response to moonslav59's comment:
In response to notin's comment:
In response to moonslav59's comment:
In response to notin's comment:
In response to ctredsoxfanhugh's comment:
I'm not trying to be a donny downer here....but once upon a time Lars Anderson was ranked in the top 20 by BA.
Lets hope it's the Yankees prospects that are busts.
Jackie Bradley is ranked 31. I once bought a pair of cleats in a sporting goods store from a guy who was once ranked 32.So yes, anything can happen and theris no such thing as a "can't miss" prospect... I
Name the AllStar team of today's MLB players never on the top 100 list.Quiz at 5.
Active players? Off the top of my head:C Alex Avila
1b Paul Goldschmidt
2b Ben Zobrist
3b Pablo Sandoval
SS Ian Desmond
OF Jose Bautista
OF Shane Victorino
OF Brett Gardner
Pitchers would take some thought.
All counterarguments welcome..
I knew you were up to the challenge, notin.Proving again why you are the poster of the year... every year.
You know your baseball!
i have a theory that Notin is a cyborg. A cyborg who fights crime and posts on internet sports forums in his spare time.
He has an amazing depth of baseball knowledge... it is cyborg-like. :) -
Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/22/2013 11:17 AM EST
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In response to moonslav59's comment:
In response to mef429's comment:
In response to moonslav59's comment:
In response to notin's comment:
In response to moonslav59's comment:
In response to notin's comment:
In response to ctredsoxfanhugh's comment:
I'm not trying to be a donny downer here....but once upon a time Lars Anderson was ranked in the top 20 by BA.
Lets hope it's the Yankees prospects that are busts.
Jackie Bradley is ranked 31. I once bought a pair of cleats in a sporting goods store from a guy who was once ranked 32.So yes, anything can happen and theris no such thing as a "can't miss" prospect... I
Name the AllStar team of today's MLB players never on the top 100 list.Quiz at 5.
Active players? Off the top of my head:C Alex Avila
1b Paul Goldschmidt
2b Ben Zobrist
3b Pablo Sandoval
SS Ian Desmond
OF Jose Bautista
OF Shane Victorino
OF Brett Gardner
Pitchers would take some thought.
All counterarguments welcome..
I knew you were up to the challenge, notin.Proving again why you are the poster of the year... every year.
You know your baseball!
i have a theory that Notin is a cyborg. A cyborg who fights crime and posts on internet sports forums in his spare time.
He has an amazing depth of baseball knowledge... it is cyborg-like. :)
And also a good sense of humor for a cyborg ;) -
Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/23/2013 8:48 AM EST
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Pedro Martinez had some thoughts about Rubby DeLaRosa yesterday.
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/23/2013 9:26 AM EST
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In response to carnie's comment:
Pedro Martinez had some thoughts about Rubby DeLaRosa yesterday.
This might actually be the strongest farm system the Sox have had in a long time. I could be wrong, but I do not think the Sox have ever had 4 of the top 50 in BA's rankings, which only go back to 1990, but that is far enough to make the point...Very encouraging. I hope it is not like Pesky comparing Jacoby to Teddy.
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/25/2013 8:58 AM EST
- moonslav59
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2 games today: should see lots of the kids.
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/25/2013 1:43 PM EST
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In response to moonslav59's comment:
2 games today: should see lots of the kids.
Bradley already has a base hit and a run scored. -
Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/25/2013 2:03 PM EST
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In response to carnie's comment:
In response to moonslav59's comment:
2 games today: should see lots of the kids.
Bradley already has a base hit and a run scored.
Re-cue the trade Ellsbury threads... ;) -
Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/25/2013 2:05 PM EST
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In response to moonslav59's comment:
In response to carnie's comment:
In response to moonslav59's comment:
2 games today: should see lots of the kids.
Bradley already has a base hit and a run scored.
Re-cue the trade Ellsbury threads... ;)
cue softlaw :-) -
Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/25/2013 2:10 PM EST
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Webster just K'd Bautista and EE...2-seamer looks great.
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/25/2013 2:32 PM EST
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In response to southpaw777's comment:
Webster just K'd Bautista and EE...2-seamer looks great.
Abraham is saying that he touched 99 and was consistently 94 - 97. If he can throw strikes he could be a good one. -
Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/25/2013 2:44 PM EST
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Wright vs Dickey too :) i'm excited to finally see this kid in action
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/25/2013 2:44 PM EST
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In response to carnie's comment:
In response to southpaw777's comment:
Webster just K'd Bautista and EE...2-seamer looks great.
Abraham is saying that he touched 99 and was consistently 94 - 97. If he can throw strikes he could be a good one.
I didnt think his arm was that live..99MPH, AND he struck out 4 of their regulars. So much for LAD "farm scraps" ...I know its Game 1 of ST, but you have to like what we've seen so far from Webster and DLR. -
Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/25/2013 10:37 PM EST
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Top starting pitching prospects who can touch 100, and have good secondary stuff, are worth a fortune. They are so difficult to obtain and we have several now who could emerge as solid, low cost starters for us going forward.
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/25/2013 11:25 PM EST
- moonslav59
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In response to RedsoxProspects' comment:
Top starting pitching prospects who can touch 100, and have good secondary stuff, are worth a fortune. They are so difficult to obtain and we have several now who could emerge as solid, low cost starters for us going forward.
Like I have been saying, I loved the Dodger trade even without the prospects, but DLR & Webster are really elevating the trade to super duper status. -
Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/26/2013 1:44 PM EST
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I think Wright could be a regular in the rotation at some point.
Also, Webster will probably be more in the 94-96 range, not 99. Im sure he was just letting it fly knowing he only has 2 frames to pitch. Stiil, his stuff is iompressive.
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Re: 5 Sox prospects on BA Top 100
posted at 2/26/2013 2:21 PM EST
- moonslav59
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Wright will be 29 this August, but with knuckleballers, he still could have 15 good seasons in him!