So are we expecting an All-Star type game where everyone gets a few ABs? I’d really love to see 4 ABs from Roman and Marcelo.
It's a 7 inning gameSo are we expecting an All-Star type game where everyone gets a few ABs? I’d really love to see 4 ABs from Roman and Marcelo.
Yeah just saw that it’s a 7 inning game. Weird.It's a 7 inning game
They'll get 2 AB's and then bench
Maybe 3 if they score a bunch
These guys are all like 19-21 years old. They have better things to do than play baseball.Yeah just saw that it’s a 7 inning game. Weird.
I hope they have a blast, but why would a group of Sarasota kids go to Ft. Myers for this? The Orioles, Pirates, Braves, Rays and the Tampa area teams are all much closer to do this sort of thing with. A Greg Blosser connection seems unlikely.SWBA = SouthWest Baseball Academy out of Sarasota, if anyone is wondering who those kids are.
The Academy is there. The kids may not be.I hope they have a blast, but why would a group of Sarasota kids go to Ft. Myers for this? The Orioles, Pirates, Braves, Rays and the Tampa area teams are all much closer to do this sort of thing with. A Greg Blosser connection seems unlikely.
Hopefully will have the Meidroth catch highlight soon.Gonzalez was so stressed about performing on game days it was interfering with everything. The simple idea of treating off-days like game days, focusing less on the results and more on the process eased his mind and helped him realize every start wasn’t a do-or-die evaluation. First, they helped him get back to the basics: Get better sleep and better take care of your body.
The first Red Sox Spring Breakout game is officially over as they beat the Braves 8-2.
Wikelman Gonzalez battled in the first few innings, but was helped out by his defense and some bad base- running. 3 IP - 0 Hits - 0 ER/R - 1 K - 3 BB.
Roman Anthony continued to look mature beyond his years at the plate. 0-for-2 with 2 walks and a SB.
Ceddanne Rafaela hit ANOTHER homer this spring. 1-for-2 with 3 RBI.
Kyle Teel had 2 hits in his 2 at-bats. Double and single with an RBI.
Nick Yorke also had a big day at the plate with a double, single, and RBI.
Allan Castro went 2-2 with 2 RBI and a double.
Chase Meidroth had a 1-for-1 day as well with an RBI.
Richard Fitts wasn’t sharp in his first inning of work, but bounced back nicely over the last two. 3 IP - 2 Hits - 2 ER/R - 3 K - 1 BB.
Luis Guerrero finished up the day with a scoreless 7th. Hit 100.
Damn! Is it just the angle??? Anthony looks huge compared to those Braves' prospects!!!
Eh…. If they don’t bring in Montgomery, it’s clearly Houck and Whitlock
That has been my working assumption for a while. But the illusion of competition may be important to the pitching infrastructure.Is Criswell seriously in the conversation? He seems like a lock for the Worcester rotation to me.
They really are pushing for competition. The other interesting thing about that article is they say Bernardino isn't a roster lock...Cora was raving about Cam Booser today: https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/03/red-sox-lefty-31-in-upper-90s-with-no-mlb-experience-in-mix-for-bullpen.html
My rough order of confidence in lefty bullpen options is probably something like...Bernardino was the Red Sox’ top left-handed reliever last year. He posted a 3.20 ERA in 50 innings. He has allowed just one unearned run in 4 ⅔ innings this spring.
But he’s not a lock to make the Opening Day roster.
“He showed a lot last year but this is a different role,” Cora said. “Towards the end of the season, I think usage and the season got to him. But he made some adjustments in the offseason. He added that cutter, which is an important pitch for him against righties. So he’s in the mix.”
I'm not really sure where Eno puts that stuff...I've seen a few linked tweets throughout ST with Stuff+ numbers, is that public data that's available somewhere?
Absolutely. You can see a lot of what Chaim seemed to value wrapped up in that.That kind of speaks to why he kept getting chances, don't you think? Location+ was terrible though.
More interesting to me is how much those models hated Bernardino when he was one of the best guys we had.
Between Murphy's elbow injury & Jacques, Benitez & Booser all getting reassigned, the options are thinning out quick.They really are pushing for competition. The other interesting thing about that article is they say Bernardino isn't a roster lock...
My rough order of confidence in lefty bullpen options is probably something like...
Bernardino (40)
Murphy (40)
Benitez
Booser
Luetge
Joely
Walter (40)
Jacques (40)
Red Sox definitely have some interesting 40 man choices coming up. Hendriks & Giolito will go on the 60, opening 2 slots.
& they also have guys like Heineman, Romy, Jacques, Walter, Hamilton & Dalbec hanging around.
Eno has all of his Stuff+ numbers kept in a Google spreadsheet, he keeps the link to it in his Athletic articles because it's intended to be for Athletic subscribers. I imagine once the regular season starts, Fangraphs will have major league Stuff+ and Location+ numbers tracked just like they did last season. Hopefully they also keep including the PitchingBot model as well. But Eno's sheet will have some additional things like minor league numbers for parks that have Statcast data.I'm not really sure where Eno puts that stuff...
View: https://twitter.com/ByAndrewParker/status/1769079552158925303
This stat isn't quite correct, but through 7 games for Hagenman...
7.2 IP
0 runs
4 hits
1 walk
8 strikeouts
0.00 ERA, 0.65 WHIP, 1.17 bb/9, 9.4 k/9
Hagenman has thrown 7.2 innings over 7 appearances this spring and has only allowed 4 hits and 1 walk. He also is carrying an impressive 0.65 WHIP and a .148 batting average against.
https://beyondthemonster.substack.com/p/justin-hagenman-has-been-near-perfectHagenman looks to slot into a revamped Triple-A bullpen that Craig Breslow addressed throughout the offseason. Look for the 27-year-old to get chances ranging from multi-inning appearances, all the way to high leverage spots early in the season.