3 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

Why 25%?

Indeed. They must see some solid ability there to contemplate taking him off the infield. The biggest part of success as a team is putting people in the positions to succeed

Maybe Peters is our version of Otto Lopez. Marlins picked him up off the waiver wire and he's been an absolute stud, already one of the franchise's WAR leaders in 3 seasons. Really nice pickup, I was annoyed that he made the MLB roster and boy was I wrong.

Peters is #5 out of all starting CF in SLG.

what lol

10 minutes ago, Chick Mercedes said:

Indeed. They must see some solid ability there to contemplate taking him off the infield. The biggest part of success as a team is putting people in the positions to succeed

I think it's possible that they have no idea whether he can be a good outfielder, but they may be pessimistic about his ability on the infield which could lead them to evaluate his other options. I don't know how pessimistic they are but I feel pretty confident that they doubt anyone will ever call him "good" on defense in any of the infield spots. So pair that with what currently feels like a crowded MLB infield and you want to see if he can run down a fly ball. I take it as a slight vote of confidence on his foot speed which reportedly is measuring up better than people expected. It's a nice tool to have for a novice outfielder.

4 minutes ago, Jake said:

I think it's possible that they have no idea whether he can be a good outfielder, but they may be pessimistic about his ability on the infield which could lead them to evaluate his other options. I don't know how pessimistic they are but I feel pretty confident that they doubt anyone will ever call him "good" on defense in any of the infield spots. So pair that with what currently feels like a crowded MLB infield and you want to see if he can run down a fly ball. I take it as a slight vote of confidence on his foot speed which reportedly is measuring up better than people expected. It's a nice tool to have for a novice outfielder.

Putting him in CF instead of a corner spot would suggest that he’s shown them he can potentially handle the transition, and have a decent chance stick there. The last thing you want to do is to jerk around your (until further notice) top prospect from position to position.

7 minutes ago, Chick Mercedes said:

Putting him in CF instead of a corner spot would suggest that he’s shown them he can potentially handle the transition, and have a decent chance stick there. The last thing you want to do is to jerk around your (until further notice) top prospect from position to position.

It might be, but I have to wonder if it's partly just a way to make him (and maybe themselves) feel like they are keeping him in a premium position. I'm not that optimistic that even if he has a natural knack for the outfield, that he'd actually do a good job for a CF even if he might do decently in the corners. At least on the timeline that we hope his bat pushes to MLB. My own projection (which counts for nothing!) is that he's probably going to land in the corner OF until I get further info. So if he looks like not-a-disaster in CF, we're on track.

15 minutes ago, Jake said:

It might be, but I have to wonder if it's partly just a way to make him (and maybe themselves) feel like they are keeping him in a premium position. I'm not that optimistic that even if he has a natural knack for the outfield, that he'd actually do a good job for a CF even if he might do decently in the corners. At least on the timeline that we hope his bat pushes to MLB. My own projection (which counts for nothing!) is that he's probably going to land in the corner OF until I get further info. So if he looks like not-a-disaster in CF, we're on track.

The easiest thing to do would be to put Bonemer in RF, Montgomery in CF, and Peters in LF. But they’re not doing that for a reason. Whats the reason? IDK. All I can come up with is that they see something there.

33 minutes ago, Chick Mercedes said:

The easiest thing to do would be to put Bonemer in RF, Montgomery in CF, and Peters in LF. But they’re not doing that for a reason. Whats the reason? IDK. All I can come up with is that they see something there.

Bonemer doesn't have a true RF arm like Braden...but probably beats him out in sprint speed.

The problem is you can lose a ton of balls in center with slower first 2-3 steps.

And then there's instincts/routes.

Bonemer looks a lot more compact athletically.

For every Mike Trout, there's 8-10 long loping stride guys who just eat up ground in center making recoveries/adjustments.

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by caulfield12

Or Bonemer can play LF. I'd take 34 homers from LF. Or RF.
Peters will end up with a WAR in excess of 4. Could always sell high and try to nab 3 young pitchers a la Eaton (Peters' WAR would probably be similarly inflated if he played RF).

I also mention selling because the Sox did try to trade over him in July (despite Acuna's presence); and they are auditioning Bonemer specifically in CF. There's a risk of ending up like we did in 2006-2009 ERA when we had a very good vet CF and 2 touted prospects: we ended up keeping the bust.
But right now, it's pretty cool being in first place with the all-star CF batting 7th.

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by GreenSox

1 hour ago, Chick Mercedes said:

The easiest thing to do would be to put Bonemer in RF, Montgomery in CF, and Peters in LF. But they’re not doing that for a reason. Whats the reason? IDK. All I can come up with is that they see something there.

I want to say Peters is currently the MLB outfield leader in the two main defensive stats (which I don't know the names of, runs saved and some other acronym). He's really, really, really good out there. May not be flashy, but he's killing it.

4 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

Or Bonemer can play LF. I'd take 34 homers from LF. Or RF.
Peters will end up with a WAR in excess of 4. Could always sell high and try to nab 3 young pitchers a la Eaton (Peters' WAR would probably be similarly inflated if he played RF).

I also mention selling because the Sox did try to trade over him in July (despite Acuna's presence); and they are auditioning Bonemer specifically in CF. There's a risk of ending up like we did in 2006-2009 ERA when we had a very good vet CF and 2 touted prospects: we ended up keeping the bust.
But right now, it's pretty cool being in first place with the all-star CF batting 7th.

You can't get Eaton value because of that lack of track record and minor league dominance.

Pretty sure around a 770-780 career ops in the minors....which he's surprisingly outperforming in the bigs at the moment.

There's always going to be those lingering doubts for guys who are never really top prospects coming up.

Eaten was on every scout's list, otoh. Of course there were a few character concerns.

3 hours ago, joejoesox said:

Peters is #5 out of all starting CF in SLG.

what lol