April 18, 2025Apr 18 Author 38 minutes ago, Jerksticks said: Can Quero win it too? Sure why not...but not the type of hitter to put up eye popping power numbers.
April 22, 2025Apr 22 Author https://www.mlb.com/news/2025-al-rookie-of-the-year-contenders Write ups on Smith, Quero, Nick Kurtz, Luke Keacshall...wide open race at the moment. Travis Bazzana CLE on the near horizon? Edited April 22, 2025Apr 22 by caulfield12
April 22, 2025Apr 22 20 minutes ago, DFAthewave69420 said: Soxtalk.com or Caulfield12 Diary? I'll take his posts over repetitive arguments any day.
May 2, 2025May 2 Author 2 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said: The Shangeup™️ taking the league by storm Reveal hidden contents Brewers fans are still salty about Patrick protected but not Smith...no matter what they always get their pitching, Jose Quintana fell into their laps, for example. Can't possibly imagine Misner's numbers holding up...but with the Rays, anything's possible. Former draftnik favorite.
May 3, 2025May 3 8 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said: The Shangeup™️ taking the league by storm Hide contents I guess that's a Shane Smith reference . The Shangeup?🙂 Quero and Meidroth will be on that list soon.
May 3, 2025May 3 Author Meidroth and Quero are not going to be traditional counting stats stand out so...more players you grow to appreciate watching them day after day, month after month.
May 3, 2025May 3 1 hour ago, caulfield12 said: Meidroth and Quero are not going to be traditional counting stats stand out so...more players you grow to appreciate watching them day after day, month after month. They can rack up WAR doing what they are doing WAR loves OBP inflated OPS.
May 3, 2025May 3 What we’ve seen from Quero isn’t the whole story. He’s got some pop. I expect 15-20 HR out of him once he settles in.
May 3, 2025May 3 @Chicago White Sox was right on Meidroth. He has maintained incredible OBP and according to FG, defense is good too at 2B. Dude has 0.4 fWAR in only 11 games which is absolutely insane for someone with no power. If he can stay healthy, even if he doesn't keep up that pace, he could still easily put up somewhere around a 3 WAR season. It's been forever since we had that kind of production at 2B.
May 3, 2025May 3 Saw stat that he has yet to swing at a pitch outside the zone. Like speed, you can't teach that.
May 3, 2025May 3 Author 2 hours ago, SoCalChiSox said: @Chicago White Sox was right on Meidroth. He has maintained incredible OBP and according to FG, defense is good too at 2B. Dude has 0.4 fWAR in only 11 games which is absolutely insane for someone with no power. If he can stay healthy, even if he doesn't keep up that pace, he could still easily put up somewhere around a 3 WAR season. It's been forever since we had that kind of production at 2B. Iguchi 2005 or Ray Durham
May 3, 2025May 3 23 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Brewers fans are still salty about Patrick protected but not Smith...no matter what they always get their pitching, Jose Quintana fell into their laps, for example. Can't possibly imagine Misner's numbers holding up...but with the Rays, anything's possible. Former draftnik favorite. Yes, they are… https://brewerfanatic.com/forums/topic/44615-rule-5-to-cws-shane-smith-discussion-thread/
May 11, 2025May 11 Author 1. Max Fried 1.05 2 Tyler Mahle 1.48 3 Hunter Brown 1.48 4 Kris Bubic 1.69 5 Yoshinobu Yamamoto 1.80 6 Garrett Crochet 1.93 7 Nick Pivetta 2.01 8 Nathan Eovaldi 2.03 9 Tarik Skubal 2.08 9 Shane Smith 2.08
May 11, 2025May 11 I doubt Smith will be allowed to pitch enough innings to win the ROY. His IP the last 2+ years: 2023 59.2 IP 2024 94.1 IP 2025 43.1 IP Just a guess on my part but I think he will throw @ 140 IP. That will limit his potential WAR. They are not apples and apples, but I was surprised how many innings the Sox let Crotchet throw last year (146). So maybe they let Smith go for it in September and October?
May 11, 2025May 11 Author 1 hour ago, HaroldSouthside said: I doubt Smith will be allowed to pitch enough innings to win the ROY. His IP the last 2+ years: 2023 59.2 IP 2024 94.1 IP 2025 43.1 IP Just a guess on my part but I think he will throw @ 140 IP. That will limit his potential WAR. They are not apples and apples, but I was surprised how many innings the Sox let Crotchet throw last year (146). So maybe they let Smith go for it in September and October? There's really zero reason to push him that hard since White Sox are playing for 2026 draft positioning and Rockies are locked out of Top Ten next year. They wouldn't even get a bonus pick for RoY since a non Top 100 prospect right? Edited May 11, 2025May 11 by caulfield12
May 12, 2025May 12 12 minutes ago, Falstaff said: Don't know about the AL Rookie of the Year, but Smith and Vasil are doing great. If he keeps pitching like he's pitching, he will be ROY. It looks like one move Getz got right. And in a huge way.
May 20, 2025May 20 Author https://www.mlb.com/news/jacob-wilson-aj-smith-shawver-lead-first-2025-mlb-rookie-of-the-year-poll Fourth in AL race behind Wilson K.Campbell and Dominguez.
May 20, 2025May 20 5 hours ago, caulfield12 said: https://www.mlb.com/news/jacob-wilson-aj-smith-shawver-lead-first-2025-mlb-rookie-of-the-year-poll Fourth in AL race behind Wilson K.Campbell and Dominguez. Obviously Wilson is the clear front runner but it’s a joke that Smith would be trailing Campbell and Dominguez. Their numbers are not impressive.
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