Ian Cundall
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Director of Scouting - https://t.co/Y3zKJxiwHf; @SoxProspects Podcast co-host; University of Michigan and University College London alumnus.
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Joined June 2011
New on @SoxProspects, a deep dive into the Red Sox draft strategy and how it has affected their pitching development. Included within, a breakdown of how Red Sox and every other team have used their draft budget from 2018-23 and more. Full article here:
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Always fun to talk Red Sox with @itsbrianbarrett! We hit on a bunch of topics here after the Padres series.
New “Off The Pike” Pod!. @IanCundall. - The Sox drop 2 of 3 to the padres .- a concerning Giolito start .- missed opportunities .- Tolle’s start .- Will Campbell be back this season?.- big hits for Bogaerts . Plus . - The Pats open up the preseason .
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Watched new Red Sox LHP Jovani Moran on Saturday. FB 92-94, CH 82-84, SL 85-87, CB 80. Vertical slot is tough to pick up. FB missed bats. CH usually best secondary, but was leaving it up & gave up 3 hits. Threw often & clearly has solid feel for it. In 26 IP this year: 43 K:8 BB.
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RT @itsbrianbarrett: New “Off The Pike” Pod!. @IanCundall. - The Sox drop 2 of 3 to the padres .- a concerning Giolito start .- missed oppo….
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Another strong outing for Worcester RHP Alex Hoppe in relief. FB 98-99, CT 91-93 & SL 87-88. 20p/14s. Showed ability to land secondaries. Today was 7th straight scoreless outing. In that stretch: 8 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 9 K. Pitching his way into the Rule 5 discussion this winter.
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Final line for Red Sox LHP Payton Tolle in his AAA debut: 5 IP/7 H/6 R/5 ER/1 BB/3 K/2 HR. 72p/53s. After a rough 1st, he was impressive. Ended w/4 shutout innings while allowing only 3 hits. FB 94-97 T97.7, CT 89-91, CH 88-91, SL 84-87, CB 80-83. 14 whiffs: 8 FB/2 CT/3 SL/1 CH
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Impressive 1-2-3 5th for Tolle culminating with his hardest pitch of the night, a 97.7 mph FB, resulting in a weak groundout. He only threw 8 pitches & was landing his CT/SL/CB in the zone. Also threw one of his better changeups of the game for a whiff.
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Tolle worked around a pair of singles for a scoreless 4th. One came on a changeup that he left up, but the other was a well executed curveball that Gimenez blooped to right field. He got 3 more whiffs, one each on FB, CT & SL.
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9 pitch third for Tolle. He seems to have settled in after that rough first. Interestingly, he snapped off a nice 81 mph curveball to end the inning, which isn’t a pitch I’ve seen from him before.
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Much better 2nd for Red Sox LHP Payton Tolle, retiring the side in order, on 7 pitches. 3 more whiffs, including 2 more against Gimenez. FB 94-96 really plays up & slider looks improved compared to last time I saw him in Greenville.
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Rough first for Payton Tolle giving up a pair of HR. Should have been out of the inning, but error on routine double play ball extended things & it spiraled. Locked back in at the end & struck out the last 2 hitters. 7 whiffs total in 1st, including 2 vs. rehabbing Andres Gimenez
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Steven Matz and Jordan Hicks deserve a lot of credit for keeping this a one run game and giving the Red Sox a chance against Robert Suarez who is somehow the Padres 5th best reliever.
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RT @ChrisCleggMiLB: The only extra base hit of the night belonged to Henry Godbout, the Red Sox's 2025 2nd rounder. This swing generated a….
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Final line for Worcester RHP David Sandlin in his 2nd appearance in short relief: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K. Dominant 6th, but gave up 3 straight hits to start 7th. Inconsistent command cost him, but saved by HR robbery. 5 whiffs: 3 FB, 1 CT, 1 SL. FB 96-99.CT 91-93.SL 85-88
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Strong rehab outing for Toronto RHP Shane Bieber in Worcester: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR. 78p/54s. FB 92-94, CT 87-89, SL 84-86, CB 82-84, CH 88-90. In control throughout & commanded entire arsenal. Slider was really good, 47% whiff rate (8 on 17 swings). 14 whiffs total
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Red Sox RHP David Sandlin, pitching in short relief for the second time, finishes a 1-2-3 6th with a 99.2 mph fastball for a swinging strikeout.
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Inconsistent outing for Worcester RHP Richard Fitts: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K , 1 HR. 86p/53s. FB 92-95 T96, CH 85-88, SL 86-87, SW 82-85, CB 79-81. 13 whiffs, but struggled to locate FB & gave up some loud contact. CH effective vs. LHH. Sweeper flashed, but lack consistency.
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Back in Worcester this afternoon to see Richard Fitts vs. rehabbing Toronto starter Shane Bieber. Should be a really good test for the @WooSox hitters.
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Red Sox RHP Alex Hoppe closed things out for Worcester tonight & sat 99-100 w/a cutter 92-93 & SL 88-89. Rule 5 eligible this winter. Has always had premium velo, but struggled to consistently throw strikes. Tonight was his 6th straight scoreless outing: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 K
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Worcester OF Jhostynxon Garcia was having a quiet night until his 5th AB when he drove an 88 mph CH out to LF for a HR. Fell behind 1-2, but battled back to 3-2. There, he got a mistake pitch up in the zone & lined it just inside the foul pole with an exit velocity of 106.9 mph.
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Solid outing for Red Sox LHP Connelly Early tonight: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K. 79p/52s. 9 whiffs. CH best pitch. Limited hard contact other than HR on hanging CH. Velo ticked down as game went on, but secondaries got more effective. FB 92-96.CT 87-90.CH 81-85.SL 83-86.CB 79-82
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