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josc2
Basically, the Yankees are doing what they should be doing with this ball club at this point. Throw a bunch of things at the wall and see what sticks.
angelsinthetroutfield
Major bummer for Rasmus. He showed some real promise last year pre injury. I think he could be a useful pen arm or 5th starter if he can regain his form.
halos101
Bummer for Rasmus. same season ending surgery two years in a row was brutal
madmc44
The Red Sox could explore Cozart from the Reds if Shaw is out indefinitely. Or they could move Moncada to 3 B @ AA for a couple of weeks and promote him Or Holt becomes a permanent 3 B fixture. Devers @ High A Salem has been hitting at a pretty torrid pace and 3 B is his natural position.
The Sox have multiple options.
jakem59
Except they really don’t. The Sox are notorious for not moving touted prospects positions at least until they hit AAA. And Moncada is hitting well in AA, but not well enough to jump AAA.
Devers isn’t even remotely an option. He’s only in Salem and he’s far from hitting at a torrid pace, plus watching him play defence is like a horror show. The kids a DH, strictly.
Trading for Cozart makes no sense either, as he’d have no position once Shaws healthy and it’s not worth the prospects it’d take.
It’s Holt gig until Shaw or Rutledge returns.
Ken M.
Mookie moved off his position from 2nd base. He never played at AAA prior to his debut.
jakem59
Mookie played in Pawtucket before he was promoted to the Sox in 2014, AAA is where he started his transition to the OF. So, you’re mistaken.
BadCo
Like the Moncada thought, trouble is he has played at second all of last year and this. Not sure he is ready there, but also think that thirdbase will be his spot in MLB
jakem59
Sean Coyle is in AA Portland, not Pawtucket and he’s barely hitting the Mendoza.
madmc44
Devers’ 5-for-5 night leads Salem’s attack
No. 2 Boston prospect erasing two-month swoon with blistering June-that was a June headline in the Salem paper.
He has continued his hot bat into July.
He was under the Mendoza into early June –he has been hot the last month. This is without the added protection he had with Moncada and Benintendi in the Salem lineup before they were moved to AA. We all know when you get above 200 AB’s it’s more difficult to raise your BA. He’s a hitter but if Butter can make Hanley an above average 1B imagine what he can do with the potential star power of Devers.
The Sox are talking a move for Devers to AA. Yes Rafael Devers is still only 19–he’s a terrific prospect.
Re his “D” his Fielding %age is .982 this season with 4 E’s after 226 chances. #2. prospect puts him ahead of Benintendi on the chart and Beni is ready for a move.
jakem59
Not arguing he’s not a terrific prospect, but the jump from A+ to AA is massively difficult and he couldn’t hit a lick the first half of the season, he’s on much more of a hot streak than a “torrid pace”. Jumping him straight to the MLB is beyond idiotic. His OPS is .691 which is awful for a guy who’s supposed to be an offensive juggernaut. The fact that he put up such terrible numbers with guys like Moncada and Benintendi protecting him is an even bigger sign that he’s not close to ready.
Butterfield didn’t make Hanley an above average 1B, he’s still below average defensively. He’d been a slightly below average corner infielder for several years before his disastrous move to LF, he just went back to being less of a liability.
Concerning his defense, you have to actually be able to get to the baseball to record chances and errors. Those stats mean very little when looking at his actual defensive value.
What rank they are as a prospect means nothing in terms of call-up timing.. Also, Benintendi isn’t ready to go up, he just started finding his swing a week or so ago, before that he was scuffling in AA.
madmc44
Do you actually keep an eye daily on the Sox MiL programs.
Benintendi has 5 dingers and Moncada has done pretty well.. Both will be playing in the Futures Game so you might get a glimpse.
Take some time to check out You Tube footage n the three prospects we have been bandying about–they are pretty good..
We are both rooting for the same team; I would like to see all three get a chance for a cup of coffee before the season ends; It’s possible.
jakem59
Do you? Who cares how many home runs he’s hit, it took him over a month to find his swing in AA and he’s just now starting to put it together day in and day out. Moncada has pretty much hit the ground running in Portland, no arguing that. Barring an extreme rash of injuries, they’ll head to AAA in late July/early August.
Except it’s not possible for Devers. You really need to temper your expectations of him, he’s a solid 1.5-2 years away from that “cup of coffee” you speak of as there’s still a ton of holes in his game. There’s a lot to love about Devers, but this also a ton to cringe over. Maybe look at less youtube highlight reels and look at the big picture.