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Walter being in the SP top 24 & not YORDANNY & this being some sort of talking point as a result is pretty silly on numerous levels.

View: https://twitter.com/ChrisCotillo/status/1720496396325753250

Just because they're disrespectful to YORDANNY doesn't really change the imbalance issues, which are true, but should be fairly universal due to the nature of pitching prospects. Although not to Red Sox levels.
 
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Smh @ Chad Jennings.



https://theathletic.com/4929708/2023/10/16/red-sox-minor-league-year-in-review/
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I was so annoyed by Jennings calling Hickey a RHH I stopped reading before he angered me even more...

And every name mentioned above, except Bonaci, played at least in Double A this season. Even Bonaci needs Rule 5 protection and could be added to the 40-man this winter. These possibilities are not far away.
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This article was from 10/16/2023... over 2 months after Bonaci's 1st AA game on 8/9/2023, & 12 days after Bonaci hit the reserve list on 10/4/2023.
 
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We're doing Aruba for the honeymoon. I am going to try and learn as much as I can about how baseball works there.
 
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We're doing Aruba for the honeymoon. I am going to try and learn as much as I can about how baseball works there.
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Better get X on the show quick to get the 411 on the best spots.
 
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It's stupid, but the thing that got me thinking about doing a Cutter Coffey breakdown was this image I ran across today from @sittingstill at Spring Training '23. It's just so different than the other images I've seen on him, from the tattoo (which appears to be prayer hands) to the multiple wristbands. Purple ones are usually for some sort of disease awareness. Not sure about the others, but combined with the facial expression & the tongue thing it just creates a different image in my mind than the one I have him Coffey being kind of passive, soft & not necessarily comfortable in his own skin, which fed into my concerns with things like his terrible hitting in high-A & the fact that he seemed to be making an error every day for a while.
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I really wish I got to see a little more of him in Greenville in September--just caught him in one game. I do think it's taking a while for us to assess the overall changes in the way players are promoted after losing short-season A as a developmental stage. Chris and Ian emphasize this a lot in the SP podcasts. I think it's really challenging to figure out what to do with the high school draftees--whether to push them aggressively (knowing the numbers may suffer) or take it more slowly. That said I'm not sure where your impression of him came from; I would say he and Mikey both looked both comfortable and confident from the first time I saw them in 2022.



That's not always the case for the pups. He won't turn 20 until May 21, so he's got some time. Even though he struggled in Greenville I do think it's good that he had a month-plus there before going into the offseason--gives him a good sense of what the level of competition is. (FWIW Greenville collectively struggled during his time there; they lost 8 straight from 8/15 through 8/23 and closed out the regular season losing 6 straight to Aberdeen.)
 
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I really wish I got to see a little more of him in Greenville in September--just caught him in one game. I do think it's taking a while for us to assess the overall changes in the way players are promoted after losing short-season A as a developmental stage. Chris and Ian emphasize this a lot in the SP podcasts. I think it's really challenging to figure out what to do with the high school draftees--whether to push them aggressively (knowing the numbers may suffer) or take it more slowly. That said I'm not sure where your impression of him came from; I would say he and Mikey both looked both comfortable and confident from the first time I saw them in 2022.



That's not always the case for the pups. He won't turn 20 until May 21, so he's got some time. Even though he struggled in Greenville I do think it's good that he had a month-plus there before going into the offseason--gives him a good sense of what the level of competition is. (FWIW Greenville collectively struggled during his time there; they lost 8 straight from 8/15 through 8/23 and closed out the regular season losing 6 straight to Aberdeen.)
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Probably just a couple stills including the SP profile picture combined with a random narrative I created in my head for why he was struggling so badly both offensively & defensively.

Turns out he probably just has certain swing issues that he hasn't fixed yet, but hopefully he can.

Roman & Castro made the transition a bit easier.

Roman 109 wRC+ to 163.
Castro 121 to 119.

Mikey only had 10 PAs before injury.

Just seems like the HS scouting report about being susceptible to good pitching still holds up. But of course everyone progresses at their own pace & I'm obviously not writing him off yet.

He just seemed overmatched, which is why I was surprised they batted him 2nd in the playoffs, where they won all 4 games despite him only getting on base once. Next year should be a big indicator of his future. Hopefully he's putting in the work. Of course that goes for literally everyone to some extent lol
 
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I just ran into a ridiculously detailed Red Sox draft analysis of the '22 draft from August '22 from someone named Tieran Alexander.

Since we're on the subject of Cutter Coffey...

2.41 3B/SS/P Cutter Coffey, Liberty High School
Cutter Coffey played both ways in high school and actually would have been a top 300 prospect for me as a pitcher but it sounds like he is forsaking the mound so I’ll skip over that and only analyze Coffey at the plate.

Cutter Coffey predictably has a cannon in the infield given that he is throwing 95 MPH off of the mound. There is also some semblance of accuracy and he shows power from multiple slots. Cutter Coffey is a bit of a thicker person without great lateral mobility and speed. He plays shortstop right now but as he ages, he’ll slide to the hot corner and provide quality defense there.

The power is loud and impactful. Coffey made some adjustments to his swing this spring that let him get a lot more out of his backside and as a result, the power has taken off. There are some explosive movements to his swing with lightning quick hands and a strong lower half. I’m fairly confident that Coffey will grow into plus power in his prime.

The hit tool has some more questions due to the violent nature of his strike but he still hit for average in high school. The bat path is good- maybe even a bit too short and he shows feel for recognizing spin. I have the hit tool as below-average due to minor swing and miss concerns but only barely. The power and hit combo are potent in tandem and he’ll stick at third. If the Red Sox think the hit tool is just a teensy bit better than I do then Coffey would be worthy of a first round signing bonus.
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View: https://medium.com/@tieranbaseball/boston-red-sox-draft-analysis-562b39cc884c
 
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I finished this post on my phone & somehow deleted Victor Santos (#126). Santos is only 23 & was acquired from the Phillies in the CJ Chatham trade in July '21. In '22, Santos was used primarily as a starter, pitching 101.1 innings in AA with a 4.97 ERA (4.54 xFIP) before being promoted to AAA where he pitched another 43.2 innings with a 4.95 ERA (4.01 xFIP). He also pitched 14.1 innings in LIDOM for Leones del Escogido with a 1.88 ERA. Santos missed all of '23 after experiencing arm discomfort in Spring Training.

But that brings me to some exciting news...Victor Santos joins Rio Gomez in the category of Red Sox MLFAs playing in LIDOM this season. He pitched 1 game for Leones so far this season, 2 scoreless, hitless innings with 2 walks & 2 strikeouts.
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Santos pitched a 2nd LIDOM outing, I believe on Thursday.

3 IP
0 runs
2 hits
0 walks
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JM3 said:
I just ran into a ridiculously detailed Red Sox draft analysis of the '22 draft from August '22 from someone named Tieran Alexander.

Since we're on the subject of Cutter Coffey...



View: https://medium.com/@tieranbaseball/boston-red-sox-draft-analysis-562b39cc884c
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These writeups are just really good...

Been reading through them off & on today. I like the Isaac Coffey stuff & his analysis has been accurate so far in terms of the success he's had as a starting pitcher.

10.309 SP/RP Isaac Coffey, Oral Roberts
I had never watched Isaac Coffey or even heard of him before the draft. If I had I probably would have hyped him up way too much because it’s such a fun profile. Fun and good are very different things, obviously, but there is quite a bit to like in Coffey and I think he could provide real vaue in the majors one day.

Isaac Coffey is your stereotypical unique look reliever in a lot of ways but he has a real chance of sticking in a starter and stands out a bit more than the rest. The fastball only sits at 89.4 MPH as a starter in a limited sample with Trackman data. The pitch is a two-seamer with 11.2" IVB and 19.3" HB. That is 99th percentile horizontal movement and fairly average depth.

The real draw of the fastball though is the arm angle. Isaac Coffey throws from a 4.3' release height with a 2.9' horizontal release. Those are both extreme outlier figures. Especially with this kind of velocity. Only one pitcher in college baseball throws this hard from as low of an arm slot. That one pitcher is William Kempner who admittedly throws a lot harder.

Regardless, the pitch has enough vertical movement to function as a flat VAA whiff pitch up in the zone or more optimally down in the zone and to the gloved side for called strikes and a lot of groundballs. This is a deadly hybrid offering that has the velocity to actually translate. He also will occasionally mix in a slightly slower cutter with ~9" IVB and 2" of cut which has some viability as well.

The breaking ball has obscene movement from the optimal slot for this kind of breaking ball. Coffey averages -3.1" IVB and 18.5" of sweep on his slider. Only one pitch in the majors averages as much movement on both planes- Phil Maton’s curveball. When you combine elite movement with elite arm angle that enhances the HAA you should have and elite pitch. But… Isaac Coffey only averages 72.5 MPH wiht his slider. There is obvious potential here but he needs to add velocity and a lot of it for it to play. We’ll see what the shape looks like after Coffey does that; I’d bet it will look quite a bit different.

The changeup is Coffey’s least refined pitch with no feel or command but I think it will still eventually become his best one.. The changeup sits at 80 MPH on average which is solid separation from the fastball at a comparable spin rate. The more important element is his 80 grade movement profile as Coffey averaged -0.1" IVB and 20.6" HB on the changeup this year. I think with some work this pitch could do a lot of damage to opposing hitters. He hardly throws it and again feel, but he shouldn’t need elite feel for it to perform in all likelihood.

The other interesting thing about Isaac Coffey is that he throws strikes at an incredibly high rate despite an unorthodox delivery. He walked just 4.4% of batters this year and 3.7% the year prior. Isaac Coffey has a chance to stick in the rotation despite how weird it looks because he throws strikes at a high rate and has three promising pitches. The velocity holds up in the later innings as well. For Coffey to truly be an impact arm he has to find more velocity but even as is, there is big league upside.
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Chris Hatfield being on BlueSky led me to looking into the platform for the 1st time.

View: https://twitter.com/SPChrisHatfield/status/1720842666651308319


This is my favorite part...

Frequent users have called posts on the platform "skeets"[11][12] (a portmanteau of "sky" and "tweets"),[13] despite CEO Jay Graber pleading with users not to call them that.[14]
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesky_(social_network)

I'm not sure if they just have a few skeets or whether there are skeets all over the place.
 
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This was the video that made me concerned about Nazzan's swing...

View: https://twitter.com/JordanLeandre55/status/1694851848862146915


Not entirely sure if it's irrational. Just seems like he would be better served starting with his hands in position instead of having to bring them back & up & then forwards.
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I don't like his hand position either. That said, there are a lot of ways to swing the bat. But hitches in the swing are usually prohibitive against good pitching.
 
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Chris Hatfield being on BlueSky led me to looking into the platform for the 1st time.
This is my favorite part... Frequent users have called posts on the platform "skeets" I'm not sure if they just have a few skeets or whether there are skeets all over the place.
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I don't like his hand position either. That said, there are a lot of ways to swing the bat.
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Man, poor Chris, next thing we'll be critiquing how he loads on the "pine tar".
 
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Per Chris Hatfield, the Red Sox Puerto Rican league players are Matthew Lugo (#73), Juan Montero (#189) & Nate Tellier (#254).

Nate Tellier (Attleboro, MA), is the only one of the 3 not from Puerto Rico.
 
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Per Chris Hatfield, the Red Sox Puerto Rican league players are Matthew Lugo (#73), Juan Montero (#189) & Nate Tellier (#254).

Nate Tellier (Attleboro, MA), is the only one of the 3 not from Puerto Rico.
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Montero & Tellier are playing for Leones de Ponce. Ponce is Montero's hometown. Montero got into one game for Caguas after the '21 season before joining Ponce after the '22 season where he had a .374 OPS in 28 PAs & threw out 1 of 4 attempted base stealers. Tellier also played for Ponce last season & had a 5.40 ERA in 11.2 innings. Which was better than his 7.13 Greenville ERA this season in 41.2 innings...

Lugo is playing for Creoles de Caguas. Caguas is about an hour Northwest of Lugo's birthplace, Manati, PR. Lugo played for Caguas last off season & had an .810 OPS in 140 PAs.

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Interesting response here about young pitchers:
View: https://youtu.be/IKaHqiraMU4?si=9mHpIKyB0h4McNf3&t=859


Question basically asks "What's the most important thing you look for when bringing young pitchers into the organization?"

Summarizing the response: "We hope to codify the areas that our org is good at improving with pitchers, then acquire pitchers who have that deficiency or need but who have the traits that we struggle to improve on. Velocity is something that orgs can improve (speaking here of young pitchers). Pitch shapes too. Stuff and velocity can be improved, but command is far more difficult to improve. We've had guys come into the pitch lab and come out with a wipeout slider or hammer curve but yet to have a guy come out with plus-plus command."

View: https://youtu.be/IKaHqiraMU4?si=Rq7uXcg7JnXqdnEk&t=1252

Asked about bringing in relievers, similar response, paraphrased:
"We want to identify and bring in pitchers who we believe we have some developmental unlocks, whether that is tweaks to delivery, repertoire, or usage. We want to present that to pitchers so that if they agree to come here, they will buy into our recommendations."
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Based on this nice find from The Gray Eagle, & due to the fact I'm too lazy to use better metrics as these are easily available, let's look at the bb/9 of our guys who made it to at least A-Ball this season. I think I included basically everyone I consider a top 200ish prospect who pitched more than a few innings in the minors this season.

Jedixson Paez 1.3 (A)
Jordan DiValerio 1.9 (A+)
Brock Bell 2.3 (A, A+)
Isaac Coffey 2.5 (A+, AA)
Hunter Dobbins 2.5 (A+, AA)
Justin Hagenman 2.6 (AAA)
Nick Robertson 2.7 (AAA)
Ryan Miller 2.8 (AA)
Ryan Fernandez 3.0 (A, AA, AAA)
Gabriel Jackson 3.0 (A, A+)
Cristian Nunez 3.1 (FCL, A)
Brian Van Belle 3.2 (AA, AAA)
Alex Hoppe 3.2 (A+, AA)
Grant Gambrell 3.3 (A+, AA, AAA)
Jonathan Brand 3.3 (A)
Brandon Walter 3.4 (AAA)
Nathan Landry 3.5 (A, A+)
Yordanny Monegro 3.6 (FCL, A, A+)
Cam Booser 3.7 (AAA)
Juan Daniel Encarnacion 3.8 (A+)
Taylor Broadway 3.9 (AA, AAA)
Angel Bastardo 4.1 (A+, AA)
Andrew Politi 4.3 (AAA)
Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz 4.4 (A)
Caleb Bolden 4.5 (A, A+)
Michael Valera 4.5 (FCL, A)
Reidis Sena 4.6 (A, A+)
Chase Shugart 4.7 (AAA)
Dylan Spacke 4.7 (AA)
C.J. Liu 4.8 (AA)
Zach Penrod 4.8 (A+)
Felix Cepeda 4.9 (A, A+)
Brendan Nail 5.0 (AA, AAA)
Luis Perales 5.0 (A, A+)
Rio Gomez 5.1 (AA, AAA)
Luis De La Rosa 5.1 (A)
Chris Murphy 5.3 (AAA)
Shane Drohan 5.3 (AA, AAA)
Railin Perez 5.5 (A)
Garrett Ramsey 5.5 (FCL, A)
Wikelman Gonzalez 5.7 (A+, AA)
Dalton Rogers 5.7 (A, A+)
Luis Talavera 5.7 (A)
Oddanier Mosqueda 5.8 (AAA)
Brendan Cellucci 5.8 (AA)
Jacob Webb 5.8 (AA)
Luis Guerrero 6.1 (AA, AAA)
Noah Song 6.1 (A, A+, AA, AAA)
Theo Denlinger 6.2 (AA, AAA)
Christopher Troye 6.6 (A+, AA)
Maceo Campbell 6.8 (A+)
Wyatt Olds 7.1 (FCL, AA)
Nathanael Cruz 7.7 (A)
Ryan Zeferjahn 7.8 (A, AA)
Bryan Mata 10.0 (AAA)
Noah Dean 10.3 (A)
Connor Butler 11.2 (FCL, A)
 
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So based on what Breslow has said, it would seem like he'd be more interested in guys like Paez, Coffey, Dobbins, Hoppe, & Fernandez, while less interested in guys like Perales, Wikelman, Mata, Troye & Guerrero.

It's obviously not that simple, though. But it will see how trades, R5 choices, & what is done with fringe roster guys & MLFA based on that tidbit.
 
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Speaking of MLFA's, I saw while I was doing that the following:

Oddanier Mosqueda is pitching in Venezuela for Tiburones de La Guaira. Mosqueda, 24, is from Caracas, VZ, which is about 30 minutes south of La Guaira.

He has a weird stat line so far:

6 games
6.1 IP
4 earned runs
3 hits
2 walks
8 strikeouts

5.68 ERA, 0.79 WHIP
 
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The caption on Mosqueda's Instagram post translates (roughly) to:

One more season for my notebook, a season of many teachings, ups and downs but with a firm footing and forward. Thanks to all the people who did their bit to contribute to what my career is. Grateful to God for keeping me healthy and making me walk on the right path. See you in 2024, it will be a year of many blessings.
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These are the 1st transactions to hit the MiLB Transactions page since Breslow's hiring...

11/06/23 Portland Sea Dogs activated RHP Zach Bryant from the 60-day injured list.
11/06/23 Portland Sea Dogs activated LHP Skylar Arias.
11/06/23 Portland Sea Dogs activated LHP Dominic LoBrutto.
11/06/23 Portland Sea Dogs activated CF Michael Gettys from the 60-day injured list.
11/06/23 Portland Sea Dogs activated RHP Yusniel Padron-Artiles.
11/06/23 Portland Sea Dogs activated 1B Tyreque Reed.
11/06/23 Worcester Red Sox activated SS Eddy Alvarez from the 60-day injured list.
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They do not seem to be particularly substantive, though.
 
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Sogard might have been the chattiest guy in the WooSox clubhouse this year but he does NOT like speaking in front of a camera.
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Started listening to this on the way to the gym this morning. He definitely left you guys to carry the energy. I think both of you have gotten a lot smoother & more comfortable with the interviewing from the 1st episodes, so it still mostly works, though.

View: https://youtu.be/Dbf9WmDqh_c?si=7bpyzyou1UI8w9f5
 
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Trying to trade away Yordanny smh.

View: https://twitter.com/EdHand89/status/1721733585525186934


I have huge concerns about selling low on Bleis just as much as Mayer because his season was even more impacted by injury than Mayer's & low on Bleis is probably a lot lower than low on Mayer.

But I really don't want to trade away any of them. In an ideal world we could just trade away the guys with capped ceilings & not go all in right away. Sustainability & all that fun stuff. Plus we have about $75m of net spend available to throw cash at some problems.
 
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So based on what Breslow has said, it would seem like he'd be more interested in guys like Paez, Coffey, Dobbins, Hoppe, & Fernandez, while less interested in guys like Perales, Wikelman, Mata, Troye & Guerrero.

It's obviously not that simple, though. But it will see how trades, R5 choices, & what is done with fringe roster guys & MLFA based on that tidbit.
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While I infer the same things from Breslow's remarks, I hope that while he prioritizes certain things (and perhaps fairly) that he has some diversity in the portfolio here. Guys with gas and movement and high K rates (hello Wikelman) sometimes figure it out. And guys with great command and less stuff sometimes stake out long and productive careers too. I'd think that a good executive can assess guys on a case by case basis, at least at AA+. Like if you've earned your way to Portland and are still getting guys out, maybe there's some there there. Maybe I still have PTSD from the Michael Bowden types.
 
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While I infer the same things from Breslow's remarks, I hope that while he prioritizes certain things (and perhaps fairly) that he has some diversity in the portfolio here. Guys with gas and movement and high K rates (hello Wikelman) sometimes figure it out. And guys with great command and less stuff sometimes stake out long and productive careers too. I'd think that a good executive can assess guys on a case by case basis, at least at AA+. Like if you've earned your way to Portland and are still getting guys out, maybe there's some there there. Maybe I still have PTSD from the Michael Bowden types.
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Agree completely. It will be interesting to see what sort of leaps people from each group make going forward.

I think it's probably more directly relevant right now to the bottom of the roster types. Like Jordan DiValerio recently turned 26 & had an ERA over 5 this year in A+, but if they think they can take his 2nd in the org walks/9 & add some speed to his fastball that tops out at 94 & improve the shape of his breaking pitches, maybe they keep him around over a guy like Maceo Campbell who is 2 years younger & strikes out a lot more people (12.8/9 compared to 8.4), but walked 6.8/9. They were both UDFAs after the truncated '20 draft.
 
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Started listening to this on the way to the gym this morning. He definitely left you guys to carry the energy. I think both of you have gotten a lot smoother & more comfortable with the interviewing from the 1st episodes, so it still mostly works, though.

View: https://youtu.be/Dbf9WmDqh_c?si=7bpyzyou1UI8w9f5
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I appreciate this feedback a ton. Think as we get more into it, the more smooth it will sound. We will have a Stephen Scott interview out tomorrow AM btw.
 
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I appreciate this feedback a ton. Think as we get more into it, the more smooth it will sound. We will have a Stephen Scott interview out tomorrow AM btw.
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I've heard word (from other episodes) that Scott is a lumberjack who doesn't follow baseball, so that could be interesting.
 
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Top 20 in opponents OPS against, minimum 20 IP who are still in the org as of now...

1) Alisson Del Orbe (DSL) 0.474 (#109) - He's an MLFA that I hope they are bringing back.
2) Nicolas De La Cruz (DSL) 0.485 (#95) - Should hopefully be getting a shot at FCL next season.
3) Andres Jimenez (DSL) 0.528 (#72) - The best of our 3 Jimenez's IMO, ahead of Frederik & Gilberto.
4) Yordanny Monegro (FCL, A, A+) 0.549 (#7) - YORDANNY!
5) Luis Guerrero (AA, AAA) 0.558 (#15) - Could be a tweak or two away from high leverage MLB innings.
6) Zach Penrod (A+) 0.560 (#40) - Another guy who could be part of the Red Sox pen before too long, per Jon Morosi.
7) Jonathan Brand (A) 0.569 (#71) - Is not tall. We'll see how he does in A+ next year.
8) Jose Martinez (DSL) 0.570 (#61) - Another guy I'm hoping for FCL success next year.
9) Felix Cepeda (A, A+) 0.577 (#53) - Does he start next year in AA after his AFL stint? Lean toward no.
10) Cristofer Soriano (DSL) - 0.587 (#214) - An older gentleman (turns 21 later this month).
11) Ali Ascanio (DSL) - 0.591 (#206) - Similar age stuff, turns 20 this month.
12) Wikelman Gonzalez (A+, AA) - 0.599 (#9) - Turns 22 next March. If he looks good in the Spring, could start in AAA?
13) Luis Cohen (FCL) - 0.602 (#93) - Am I the only person with LuCo stock?
14) Christopher Troye (A+, AA) - 0.603 (#38) - Lots of people have CT stock.
15) Gilberto Bautisto (DSL) - 0.604 (#48) - The pitching gem of our DSL program? I guess we'll find out next year.
16) Cesar Ruiz (DSL, FCL) - 0.608 (#198) - Didn't do great in 5.1 FCL IP, but could take a jump next year.
17) Brock Bell (A, A+) - 0.609 (#84) - Great comeback, had been out since 2019. But 26 next season & not sure stuff plays up.
18) Jedixson Paez (A) - 0.613 (#33) - Looking forward to high-A Jedi next year.
19) Luis De La Rosa (A) - 0.622 (#52) - Another guy I think I might be on an island with, but I hope to see him in A+ ASAP.
20) Robert Kwiatkowski (A+, AA) - 0.624 (#213) - Can't say I was expecting to see the Kwiat Assassin on this list.

https://www.soxprospects.com/stats/pitching.php?split=0&page=1&sortby=OPS&team=0&year=2023&type=1&min=0
 
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The transactions page for yesterday just got a lot thiccer. Will break it down into sections...

Guys who elected free agency...

11/06/23 OF Tyler Dearden elected free agency. (#192)
11/06/23 CF Bradley Zimmer elected free agency. (N/A)
11/06/23 C Ronaldo Hernández elected free agency. (#63)
11/06/23 CF Narciso Crook elected free agency. (#187)
11/06/23 LHP Rio Gomez elected free agency. (#178)
11/06/23 LHP Oddanier Mosqueda elected free agency. (#100)
11/06/23 LHP Brendan Nail elected free agency. (#138)

11/06/23 CF Michael Gettys elected free agency. (#183)
11/06/23 RHP Sterling Sharp elected free agency. (#218)

11/06/23 OF Tyler Esplin elected free agency. (#227)
11/06/23 LHP Dominic LoBrutto elected free agency. (#251)
11/06/23 1B Tyreque Reed elected free agency. (#245)

11/06/23 RHP Aaron Perry elected free agency. (#255)
11/06/23 LHP Skylar Arias elected free agency. (#173)


Hopefully the fact that Del Orbe isn't on this list is a good sign. Same for Franklin German, who the SP guys speculated could have already been signed for next year when he came on mid-season. I also don't see Eddy Alvarez on that list, so he might have been signed for the extra year when brought in, too.
 
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There were also a ton of people brought off injured lists which I won't bore you with.

But the 2nd new acquisition of the Breslow era has happened!

11/06/23 Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Jeremy Pena to a minor league contract.


& I can find almost nothing about it...

Jeremy Jesus Pena
Born: 10/15/2004 in Trenton, NJ

He is 19 & was born in New Jersey...but could he still be an IFA? Hopefully more info will become available. I just know it's not THE Jeremy Pena of Rhode Island.

https://www.milb.com/player/jeremy-pena-816334

& this is the only Tweet I could find on the subject of the 6'2 RHP...

View: https://twitter.com/brendan_camp/status/1721969164800188539
 
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Chris Hatfield has confirmed that he believes Pena was signed from the DR academy.
 
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Red Sox Minor League Home Run Leaders:

1) Bobby Dalbec (AAA) 33 (N/A) - Hopefully part of our comprehensive off season plan is to free Dalbec.
2T) Wilyer Abreu (AAA) 22 (#10) - Looks like this leaderboard is taking a hit next year...
2T) Niko Kavadas (AA, AAA) 22 (#76) - Niko should still be around, though.
4) Ceddanne Rafaela (AA, AAA) 20 (#5) - But hopefully C Note is graduating soon.
5T) Nathan Hickey (A+, AA) 19 (#24) - Wouldn't mind a Hickey trade if anyone values him.
5T) Stephen Scott (AA, AAA) 19 (#41) - Interview dropping tomorrow. R5 Eligible.
7) Blaze Jordan (A+, AA) 18 (#16) - This reminds me to check for off-season workout content.
8T) David Hamilton (AAA) 17 (#67) - I might be irrationally low on The Blizzard, but it is what it is.
8T) Ronaldo Hernandez (AAA) 17 (#63) - Looks like he's not long for the org after hitting MLFA.
10) Alex Binelas (AA) 16 (#87) - Just look at all these MiLB homers we picked up in the Renfroe trade.
11) Romany Anthony (A, A+, AA) 14 (#2) - ROMAN
12T) Nick Yorke (AA) 13 (#11) - Hopefully he starts next season in AAA & makes another jump.
12T) Marcelo Mayer (A+, AA) 13 (#1) - Heard of him.
14T) Ryan Fitzgerald (FCL, AAA) 12 (#135) - Impressive stick-to-it-iveness.
14T) Eddinson Paulino (A+) 12 (#17) - Don't think we'll lose him in R5, but it would make me sad.
14T) Daniel Palka (AAA) 12 (N/A) - Long gone, but I didn't bother to remove gone hitters from this list.
17T) Brainer Bonaci (A+, AA) 11 (#32) - I hope we get more news soon. His Instagram is public again.
17T) Bryan Gonzalez (A+) 11 (#98) - Interesting profile minus the 33% strikeout rate.
19T) Enmanuel Valdez (AAA) 10 (#19) - I've been an Enmy stan...but trading him might be smart.
19T) Narciso Crook (AAA) 10 (#187) - Off to MLFA he goes.
19T) Albert Feliz (A) 10 (#144) - Kinda like BGonz if BGonz was slow & struck out 37% of the time.
 
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JM3 said:
The transactions page for yesterday just got a lot thiccer. Will break it down into sections...

Guys who elected free agency...

11/06/23 OF Tyler Dearden elected free agency. (#192)
11/06/23 CF Bradley Zimmer elected free agency. (N/A)
11/06/23 C Ronaldo Hernández elected free agency. (#63)
11/06/23 CF Narciso Crook elected free agency. (#187)
11/06/23 LHP Rio Gomez elected free agency. (#178)
11/06/23 LHP Oddanier Mosqueda elected free agency. (#100)
11/06/23 LHP Brendan Nail elected free agency. (#138)

11/06/23 CF Michael Gettys elected free agency. (#183)
11/06/23 RHP Sterling Sharp elected free agency. (#218)

11/06/23 OF Tyler Esplin elected free agency. (#227)
11/06/23 LHP Dominic LoBrutto elected free agency. (#251)
11/06/23 1B Tyreque Reed elected free agency. (#245)

11/06/23 RHP Aaron Perry elected free agency. (#255)
11/06/23 LHP Skylar Arias elected free agency. (#173)


Hopefully the fact that Del Orbe isn't on this list is a good sign. Same for Franklin German, who the SP guys speculated could have already been signed for next year when he came on mid-season. I also don't see Eddy Alvarez on that list, so he might have been signed for the extra year when brought in, too.
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Breslow's gonna need to draft some more Tylers.
 
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Breslow's gonna need to draft some more Tylers.
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Our deep Tyler depth has taken a hit, but the return of Tyler Uberstine from season-long injury, along with Tyler McDonough & Tyler Miller should keep us afloat until we can find reinforcements.
 
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Trying to trade away Yordanny smh.

View: https://twitter.com/EdHand89/status/1721733585525186934


I have huge concerns about selling low on Bleis just as much as Mayer because his season was even more impacted by injury than Mayer's & low on Bleis is probably a lot lower than low on Mayer.

But I really don't want to trade away any of them. In an ideal world we could just trade away the guys with capped ceilings & not go all in right away. Sustainability & all that fun stuff. Plus we have about $75m of net spend available to throw cash at some problems.
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hahaha I mean, yeah, I can't see a scenario where they trade Yordanny, Perales, or Wikelman right now. Can't really trade from an area of weakness. Who do you see as the best player you'd be willing to move?
 
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Top 20 in opponents OPS against, minimum 20 IP who are still in the org as of now...

1) Alisson Del Orbe (DSL) 0.474 (#109) - He's an MLFA that I hope they are bringing back.
2) Nicolas De La Cruz (DSL) 0.485 (#95) - Should hopefully be getting a shot at FCL next season.
3) Andres Jimenez (DSL) 0.528 (#72) - The best of our 3 Jimenez's IMO, ahead of Frederik & Gilberto.
4) Yordanny Monegro (FCL, A, A+) 0.549 (#7) - YORDANNY!
5) Luis Guerrero (AA, AAA) 0.558 (#15) - Could be a tweak or two away from high leverage MLB innings.
6) Zach Penrod (A+) 0.560 (#40) - Another guy who could be part of the Red Sox pen before too long, per Jon Morosi.
7) Jonathan Brand (A) 0.569 (#71) - Is not tall. We'll see how he does in A+ next year.
8) Jose Martinez (DSL) 0.570 (#61) - Another guy I'm hoping for FCL success next year.
9) Felix Cepeda (A, A+) 0.577 (#53) - Does he start next year in AA after his AFL stint? Lean toward no.
10) Cristofer Soriano (DSL) - 0.587 (#214) - An older gentleman (turns 21 later this month).
11) Ali Ascanio (DSL) - 0.591 (#206) - Similar age stuff, turns 20 this month.
12) Wikelman Gonzalez (A+, AA) - 0.599 (#9) - Turns 22 next March. If he looks good in the Spring, could start in AAA?
13) Luis Cohen (FCL) - 0.602 (#93) - Am I the only person with LuCo stock?
14) Christopher Troye (A+, AA) - 0.603 (#38) - Lots of people have CT stock.
15) Gilberto Bautisto (DSL) - 0.604 (#48) - The pitching gem of our DSL program? I guess we'll find out next year.
16) Cesar Ruiz (DSL, FCL) - 0.608 (#198) - Didn't do great in 5.1 FCL IP, but could take a jump next year.
17) Brock Bell (A, A+) - 0.609 (#84) - Great comeback, had been out since 2019. But 26 next season & not sure stuff plays up.
18) Jedixson Paez (A) - 0.613 (#33) - Looking forward to high-A Jedi next year.
19) Luis De La Rosa (A) - 0.622 (#52) - Another guy I think I might be on an island with, but I hope to see him in A+ ASAP.
20) Robert Kwiatkowski (A+, AA) - 0.624 (#213) - Can't say I was expecting to see the Kwiat Assassin on this list.

https://www.soxprospects.com/stats/pitching.php?split=0&page=1&sortby=OPS&team=0&year=2023&type=1&min=0
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Fantastic stuff.
 
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hahaha I mean, yeah, I can't see a scenario where they trade Yordanny, Perales, or Wikelman right now. Can't really trade from an area of weakness. Who do you see as the best player you'd be willing to move?
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Literally everyone should probably technically available at all times for the right return. To answer the literal question, Devers.

To answer what I assume you mean by the question, in terms of the prospect list the first person I'd be comfortable trading is Yorke because he has a capped ceiling. Same with Abreu.

I would be willing to make an uncomfortable trade for C Note & even Wikelman if the return was juicy enough because they each still have downside risk despite being relatively close.

In general I'm a much bigger believer in just spending $$$ when you have this much available to spend, though. Trading a prospect haul for 1 season of a guy like Burnes for the ability to try to sign him to a market value contract just means you're getting 1 cost controlled year in return for potentially up to around 18 .

But there are definitely guys I'm willing to let go as superfluous or potentially overvalued if the right deals come along.

Besides those other guys, Hickey, Meidroth, Bastardo, Valdez in terms of top 30 guys. Not that you could get much for them. & I'm fine moving on from Walter/Hamilton.

Most other guys are either too far away or not good enough to really fetch enough to make it worthwhile.

I might be irrational about holding on to the top guys & the most fun guys, though. I just envision a world where they're running out...

C Teel
1B Casas
2B Cespedes (Story)
SS Mayer
3B Devers
LF Roman (Duran)
CF Rafaela
RF Bleis (Abreu)

C Johanfran (Wong)
1B/3B Blaze
IF Paulino
OF Castro
OF Rosier

With either Breslow solving the pitching issues through sheer brilliance and/or having a ton of $$$ to spend on it with all that cost-controlled talent, & having the budget/culture to lock up the best guys early.
 
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