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Escobar easy. Just need the 2nd baseman for the rest of the year. Backs up 3rd, costs way less. You can see the last few days or longer what the HR 's provide. Escobar hit a triple and HR yesterday . Just missed the 2nd HR on the triple high off the CF wall.

Blackjack ! Season high 21 games over .500 !

Polanco got Madrigal'd on that hop.

Goody 2 Shoes !

First of all I'd like to state I am pretty ignorant on this subject and only in the past year or so have I become interested in it. Travis Sawchik wrote Big Data Baseball and the MVP Machine and is an expert on how MLB teams use big data, technology, biomechanics etc. to improve the system from top to bottom. Does anyone here have much info on how , who or what the Sox have done in this regard ? I know in the past couple of years they have placed more emphasis on it . I always thought an upgrade in these areas should have gone hand in hand with the rebuild since Big Data was out in 2015 and although I haven't read it used Houston as an example for modern baseball tech. I am hearing from Sawchik the Orioles have used some of the pioneers from Houston to upgrade their data tech. He brings up that the 2020 lost season may have developed a gulf from those teams who used that season productively for their minor leaguers and those who did not. His latest writings on this are on the Score. https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2178631/after-a-lost-season-some-minor-league-systems-have-vaulted-ahead-of-others I know I am asking for a lot of info and I would appreciate any long involved post for an honest opinion of the state of the Sox tech side of things. This would include the dates the Sox really started taking data seriously ,hirings from different organizations, equipment and data available to all in the system without coaches being involved so the more studious prospects can do research on their own on things such as different grips for pitchers and how that is handled for those players from foreign countries whose primary language isn't English. Thank you. Edit: It would also be helpful do know anyone besides Sawchik who writes about these things that I can follow on twitter.

Sheets also got interviewed by MLB Network after the game by Amsinger, Plesac and Showalter for almost 4 minutes. Also nice to see Moncada and Anderson hit some HR's recently, too.

Better to have a really good SSS than a bad one. We are already getting clues on what opposing pitchers are going to do with Sheets. He can crush FB low or high. He'll get curved until he proves he can prove he can get under them or drive them the other way instead of getting on top of them and grounding out. Burger they are going up and in on him with the fast ball and the usual sliders away that all RH hitters have to face.

The same reason Yanks and Pads interested in Gallo is here.

I'd be thrilled if when Eloy comes back he can hit as many bombs as Sheets has in the same number of ABs. Robert I soooo want to see him stay on the field and reach that enormous potential.

I watched it a few times too . I paused it at the point of impact and looked at his head. He's got it down on that ball . Really nice to see a LH hitter go up there and crush a low inside fastball. He's got a good eye too. Now he just has to show he can get underneath a curve or take it oppo.

Or did he ?

I think he did a lot better than everyone expected. 1 ER in 3 innings and finished strong. He was his own worst enemy in the first. Probably not a good idea to blaze one over to 1st on your 1st attempt over there. Soft toss one and let him know you got your eye on him

Yea I was questioning Yoan's thought process on his 1st AB with Tim on 2nd and no outs. He should be thinking get Tim to 3rd and pull the ball and look 1st pitch fast ball. He got one right down the middle but just looked at it. Then went down 0-2 and K'd. Some situations need you to be a hitter. Other's like Tim swinging 3-0 with a guy not finding the strike zone much ,should've been taking all the way. If he' manages to throw a strike ,which he didn't, then you can still look for a fat one on 3-1.

Hey it's a step up. It used to be DFA everyone !

I think Soxtalk has talked about everyone under the sun There are a lot of 2nd basemen becoming free agents but the best fit is Escobar, 2nd best if we stick to lefties is Brad Miller. Big name out there the Sox go for would be unSox like. You're thinking a starting pitcher I would guess. I don't think any free agent would blow us away unless it was Scherzer maybe Castellanos if he tells the Reds he's opting out . Big names require big bullets and big money which I don't see the Sox having much of either after the Lynn extension.

This is all true . I knew at least a week ago without Rosenthal from various other things I read that the Yanks and Pads would be front runners on Gallo if they chose to do so. I even mentioned both teams in some of my posts. That led me to look through the Padres top pitching prospects . Gore is their #1 and doubt they'd move him for Gallo . Would they give up Ryan Weathers ? That seems steep too. Padres have a lot of pitching prospects in their top 30 but hard to tell if any of them are that good. Would have to imagine Rangers would want at least 1 high level pitching prospect . Don't see them doing a quantity over quality thing. Deivi Garcia , Clarke Schmidt from the Yanks I guess are still in the top 100 just like Kopech and Crochet are. Kind of hard to know when there aren't a lot of updated top 100 lists out yet. Schmidt is injured and Garcia is very small and hardly pitched this year. Neither one have contributed anything to the Yankees like Kopech and Crochet have. There aren't a lot of impressive pitching prospects out there that are on contending teams farms.

I think there is plenty of middle ground people here who are pretty much over the hiring and are more focused on the how the team has performed under him. Plus seeing some posters continue to stick pins in their voodoo dolls every chance they get in nearly every thread they can work it just riles up the people who rather just focus on the team. If TLR was really such a villain surely he'd be in jail or at the very least in Bauer-like limbo. I can imagine winning the World Series and the 1st words out of some peoples mouths will be about how TLR will get smashed again and the ensuing results will hopefully prevent him from managing again in 2023.

https://www.mlb.com/news/carlos-rodon-following-degrom-blueprint @DoUEvenShift posted this recently at the end of a thread that has more or less run it's course . I borrowed it because it's a very good piece about Rodon. Here's a little sample: Highest run value for individual pitch types, 1st half of 2021 Carlos Rodón's 4-seamer: 22 runs prevented Kevin Gausman's splitter: 19 runs prevented Freddy Peralta's 4-seamer: 17 runs prevented Jacob deGrom's 4-seamer: 15 runs prevented (tie) deGrom's slider, Gausman's 4-seamer, Corbin Burnes' cutter, Adrian Houser's sinker and Trevor Bauer's 4-seamer: 14 runs prevented

If the Sox offered Lambert it would've been done already. There is some word going around that the deal was already done but Escobar had a little injury problem and our minor league relief pitcher who was going to be the piece traded needed a cortisone shot. Then after some digging by some here at Soxtalk I think that pitcher was Tyler Johnson. This has not been confirmed of course but it makes sense. The Sox won't need to give up a great prospect for 3 months of Escobar. Az. either trades him or keeps him and loses him to Free Agency next year. They want the best player they can get for him but a decent relief pitching prospect like Johnson sounds about right. We also don't know if there was any other piece involved.

Yep once Abreu got to 3rd Engel's job was over. You just stop and get tagged. No need to go to 3rd. Well actually there is some reason to go to 3rd but he can't over run it like he did. He has to stay on 3rd with Abreu. Then Abreu is called out and the Engel gets the base and that's who you rather have on the base ,the faster runner. But to avoid confusion you just let yourself get tagged between the bases.

Good work Sherlock . This is the most plausible guy. So who is our system is the most like Johnson to finish out this trade ?

Yea I'd love another Evan Marshall

Burger with the 321 wRC+ against RHP so far is very nice. A couple more big hits today and it starts to be very interesting if it isn't already. His strong suit was against LHP so would be great to see him pound Valdez who is a quality pitcher.

Nice to see the HR's flying again and Gio get untracked. Doubtful Burger or Sheets will be around at all for the playoffs but imagine having that power on a consistent basis if Eloy returns to his former status as a hitter and Escobar is added. Then add in Robert if he can be the Robert we saw before his injury. Wouldn't even need his power but if we got it, look out. Expecting Grandal to amp up to his usual self might be a little more challenging given how late he may actually return but I'm looking forward to it all.