Red Sox/MLB Hot Stove Part 2: Lockout Edition - 6 games lost, 156 to go

[smithformeragent]

MLB shut down: League in first lockout since '90

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[chizzler]

I couldn’t give a crap. As it is, baseball is starting to be like the NBA, unwatchable.

 

[DKH]

I couldn’t give a crap. As it is, baseball is starting to be like the NBA, unwatchable.

Are they adding a 3 pointer ?

 

[N o o d l e s]

Binelas is good

 

[smithformeragent]

Are they adding a 3 pointer ?

No, but they essentially already have.

Any semblance of strategy, defense, and small ball have basically gone the way of the dodo.

I coached last spring. 12 and 13 year olds.
Really talented kids.
It became evident that much of our competition could not field the ball and could not make accurate throws.

Our team had some really potent hitters, but the bottom third of our lineup was a black hole.

I implemented some drills which focused on slapping the ball the other way, choking up, making contact, hitting the ball on the ground.

The players looked at me like I had three heads.

Everything that is taught these days is to swing out of your shoes, even when the you’ve got two strikes. Swing for the fences. Play for the home run.

And for pitchers, it’s about throng as hard as they can. They’d play on other teams in tournaments and be ineligible to pitch for us. I’d ask how they did.

“I struck out 4 guys and hit 71 on the radar.”

Ok, but how did your TEAM do?

“Oh, we lose, but I don’t care.”

 

[DKH]

I’d rather see Duran get a shot in RF then Renfroe

Renfoe was an automatic strikeout in playoffs or seemed that way

 

[Gator Mike]

There's no way Duran could handle RF at Fenway.

 

[DKH]

There's no way Duran could handle RF at Fenway.

Yah I was watching NESN and not paying attention- Verdugo is the full time RF

Verdugo RF
Hernandez CF
Duran LF?

Bradley a back up and if Arroyo is 2B and is out Kiki can move to second and Bradley plays center - and we don’t see Verdugo in CF like that horrific Sunday last summer vs Rays when he dropped ball in game Sale pitching allowing all 3 runs to score

5 reasons why Bloom did this IMO no order

1. See above (flex/defense)
2. Prospects specifically the 21 year old
3. Duran
4. Renfroe was terrible in playoffs against good pitching and you don’t want to be the team on the other end of arbitration with him dropping 31 homers and GG finalist

5. Bradley you are buying low and he was good in 2020 and he knows he’s basically a 4th OF

he will likely bounce back to being what he was here - maddening but useful

hopefully he can replicate Shaw and be useful

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Are they adding a 3 pointer ?

Excellent idea.

An extra run if you hit the ball over 435 feet.

 

[GahdenRinkRat]

Excellent idea.

An extra run if you hit the ball over 435 feet.

Or when playing in the Tampa circus tent, you get 3 for hitting the middle catwalk

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Yah I was watching NESN and not paying attention- Verdugo is the full time RF

Verdugo RF
Hernandez CF
Duran LF?

Bradley a back up and if Arroyo is 2B and is out Kiki can move to second and Bradley plays center - and we don’t see Verdugo in CF like that horrific Sunday last summer vs Rays when he dropped ball in game Sale pitching allowing all 3 runs to score

5 reasons why Bloom did this IMO no order

1. See above (flex/defense)
2. Prospects specifically the 21 year old
3. Duran
4. Renfroe was terrible in playoffs against good pitching and you don’t want to be the team on the other end of arbitration with him dropping 31 homers and GG finalist

5. Bradley you are buying low and he was good in 2020 and he knows he’s basically a 4th OF

he will likely bounce back to being what he was here - maddening but useful

hopefully he can replicate Shaw and be useful

My impression of Duran from his time in Boston:

A hole in his swing (112 plate appearances 40 Ks)
Knowledge of the strike zone negligible (4 walks)
Outfield arm like a leg
Great speed on bases

 

[CDJ]

Excellent idea.

An extra run if you hit the ball over 435 feet.

Yankees would all of a sudden be stacked

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

Oops.

 

[JRull86]

No, but they essentially already have.

Any semblance of strategy, defense, and small ball have basically gone the way of the dodo.

I coached last spring. 12 and 13 year olds.
Really talented kids.
It became evident that much of our competition could not field the ball and could not make accurate throws.

Our team had some really potent hitters, but the bottom third of our lineup was a black hole.

I implemented some drills which focused on slapping the ball the other way, choking up, making contact, hitting the ball on the ground.

The players looked at me like I had three heads.

Everything that is taught these days is to swing out of your shoes, even when the you’ve got two strikes. Swing for the fences. Play for the home run.

And for pitchers, it’s about throng as hard as they can. They’d play on other teams in tournaments and be ineligible to pitch for us. I’d ask how they did.

“I struck out 4 guys and hit 71 on the radar.”

Ok, but how did your TEAM do?

“Oh, we lose, but I don’t care.”

Chicks dig the long ball

 

[DKH]

My impression of Duran from his time in Boston:

A hole in his swing (112 plate appearances 40 Ks)
Knowledge of the strike zone negligible (4 walks)
Outfield arm like a leg
Great speed on bases

Pretty much

 

[McGarnagle]

Duran is kind of like a slightly better Terrance Gore. He can run. But he can't hit and can't field either.

You'd think a guy with track star speed would be a good outfielder, but he's completely lost out there. Still young and could find his swing though. But I think we're overrating him due to his one tangible skill being world-class in speed. Also he looks like Christian Bale so the ladies will love him out there.

I still think the move was to make room for Kyle. Jackie is the designated defensive replacement for him late in games.

 

[EvilDead]

Binelas is good

hard to say because a ball and rookie ball are hard to gauge.

What I am worried about is the that this kid is going to be rushed to the majors and function as the replacement for Rafael Devers cuz they aren't going to pay him

 

[McGarnagle]

So are roster moves frozen during the lockout or can you still sign players?

 

[EvilDead]

Duran is kind of like a slightly better Terrance Gore. He can run. But he can't hit and can't field either.

You'd think a guy with track star speed would be a good outfielder, but he's completely lost out there. Still young and could find his swing though. But I think we're overrating him due to his one tangible skill being world-class in speed. Also he looks like Christian Bale so the ladies will love him out there.

I still think the move was to make room for Kyle. Jackie is the designated defensive replacement for him late in games.

12 million dollars for a defensive outfielder. But this team wouldn't spend that kind of money to get someone like Noah syndergaard for one year. Bloom is all over the place

 

[EvilDead]

So are roster moves frozen during the lockout or can you still sign players?

Trades and free agency are frozen

 

[HockeyMomx2]

MLB shut down: League in first lockout since '90

Wasn't it 1995?

 

[McGarnagle]

Wasn't it 1995?

1994-95 was a player strike initiated by the union as opposed to a lockout initiated by the owners, which hasn't happened since 1990.

 

[Smitty93]

It's too bad about the lockout. We're going to miss out on all the usual craziness that happens in December and January.

 

[22Brad Park]

I couldn’t give a crap. As it is, baseball is starting to be like the NBA, unwatchable.

How so?

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

hard to say because a ball and rookie ball are hard to gauge.

What I am worried about is the that this kid is going to be rushed to the majors and function as the replacement for Rafael Devers cuz they aren't going to pay him

Oh, brother.