January 13, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, Boopa1219 said: And he only moved to 3B because the Dodgers had Seager He was also a multiple Gold Glove 3B...but Seager was the face of the franchise at that time and Machado was a rental.
January 14, 20251 yr On 1/13/2025 at 5:20 AM, 46DidIt said: I saw Arod a couple times when he was in the Midwest league at 19. Dude was unbelievable. Playing in that league, it was like a man with a machine gun against kids with slings. Jordan against middle schoolers. Wildfires against empty fire hydrants cause they emptied the reservoirs, banned generators for water pumping and banned removal of grasses to protect a mouse well said.
January 14, 20251 yr 21 minutes ago, oldsox said: well said. Except it was protecting smelt...well, Gavins are having a tough year in general, baseball and otherwise.
January 14, 20251 yr 7 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Except it was protecting smelt...well, Gavins are having a tough year in general, baseball and otherwise. I was referring to the pacific pocket mouse. Undergrowth isn’t removed to protect it
January 14, 20251 yr 11 minutes ago, 46DidIt said: I was referring to the pacific pocket mouse. Undergrowth isn’t removed to protect it https://science.sandiegozoo.org/species/pacific-pocket-mouse Well, it's not exactly a simplistic debate...another version of lumberjack jobs vs. the spotted owl's extinction. Whenever the natural ecosystem is altered...there are consequences that are not often considered to wildlife habitats.
January 14, 20251 yr On 1/10/2025 at 5:25 PM, caulfield12 said: If Passan is right and the industry consensus is that Montgomery ends up at 3B or 1B...then the Rojas move was really dumb. Because you simply end up blocking your young players...just like Vaughn is also doing. They need to know from Vargas Ramos Baldwin Meidroth...who is actually a viable part of the big league plan for 2026 and get all those guys as many at bats as possible. I'm to the point where you dump Benintendi for best offer on the table and stick Vargas out there. I don't think Baldwin or Sosa can handle SS either ... so back to the HaSeong Kim option and making that your first $100 million contract. You just have to establish stability at that position for the next 3-5 years. Teel and Quero can rotate between catcher 1B and DH by no later than mid season. Hopefully you trade Vaughn and starting giving at bats to Meidroth at 2B or 1B. Try Baldwin in the outfield as well...he has more upside than DeLoach Julks Fletcher...heck, so does Vargas. Trade Robert as well and set every Sox scout with the task of finding your next everyday CFer. And Braden Montgomery is your RFer by some point in 2027. Wolkow might be one picture for left field by then. Finally, Ramos and Colas need to impress in the minors or you move on...Ramos gets at least this year and half of next to make a better impression defensively or be traded to address other needs. Moving him to the outfield is a fool's errand. What happened with Wolkow that engendered that kindnof optimism? It looks so far like he would lead MLB in strikeouts without hit other than power.
January 14, 20251 yr 6 minutes ago, Chick Mercedes said: What happened with Wolkow that engendered that kindnof optimism? It looks so far like he would lead MLB in strikeouts without hit other than power. It does. But he's years away from the bigs, and he's so young, he can develop better strike zone judgement.
January 14, 20251 yr 31 minutes ago, Chick Mercedes said: What happened with Wolkow that engendered that kindnof optimism? It looks so far like he would lead MLB in strikeouts without hit other than power. 28 minutes ago, WestEddy said: It does. But he's years away from the bigs, and he's so young, he can develop better strike zone judgement. Haha, I like how in two posts, you both have basically described both ends of the spectrum for Wolkow’s potential career. Both are possible outcomes. Hopefully WestEddy’s comes true. But yeah, if he doesn’t improve on a 40% strikeout rate, he isn’t going anywhere. Luckily, he just turned 19 a few days ago and has plenty of time.
January 14, 20251 yr I never developed better strike zone judgment. Which is why I bag groceries for a living. Well, partly.
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