Joely Rodriguez is scoreless in his last 5 outings.
1.48 ERA dating back to 7/09 when he returned from the IL
In that time frame, FB ranks
#1st
in Stuff+ (140), CH
#2nd
(125) behind Brandon Walter (team ranks).
Generates weak contact, 83.3 Avg EV, 31.3 HH%.
Stop the hate.
Had the opportunity to spend my Kintergarten schooling years through a day away of me finishing my Senior year.
Love you so much snowflake❤️
11/2011 - 5/09/2024🕊️
Another possible Trevor Story replacement is Esteury Ruiz (CF).
225 wRC+ (8 PA) this year.
130 wRC+ (67 PA) in Sept.
875 Inn at CF, Ruiz held a 3 OAA.
87.6% IZ-Contact% (58th percentile)
19.9 K% (62nd percentile)
29.6 Sprint Speed (97th percentile)
(1/2) Naoyuki Uwasawa would be worth a flier for the Red Sox.
Struggled through ST, posting a 13.03 ERA. Last 4 IP, 2.50 ERA.
Good command w split-finger FB. High release point w good peripherals (19” of abbreviation + 2650 RPMs). CB sits low 70s w dip.
Romy Gonzalez has been called up to the Red Sox.
Gonzalez through 7 games in AAA is slashing .321/.375/.829 with a .490 wOBA & a 191 wRC+.
Doing it all on some elite plate discipline numbers too:
86.7% IZ-Contact%
28.6% OZ-Swing%
15% Whiff%
95.7 Avg EV
Matthew Lugo will not stop dominating. He has hit his second AAA home run in just three games since his promotion.
This homerun clocked in at 112.2 MPH off the bat. Just an absolute linsanity run he’s on right now.
Entering today’s frame, Niko Kavadas was honing a 1.092 OPS and 7 home-runs.
He’s now tied his last year season total with his EIGHTH home-run and now a 1.141 OPS.
Marcelo Mayer had a 6.5% BB rate through his first 27 games this year.
In his last 27 games, he’s now walking 13.2%. Nearly a +7% increase is insane plate discipline progression.
Nick Ramirez (just DFA’d) could help the Sox with their lefty pitching depth.
CH(sidespinner): -16” of HB w 30.2 whiff%. Induced a .273 wOBAcon against it, runs it in on L.
SW was a good pitch, 17” HB on 133 stuff+, 30.4 whiff%.
SI induced .308 wOBAcon.
(1/3) Chase Anderson opted out of his deal with Pittsburgh & he’s worth the flier for Worcester.
106 Location+ on the CH, 11” HB, -16” IVB, .220 wOBA, 28.7 Whiff%.
104 Stuff+ | 112 Location+ on the
SW, -14 of HB, 2400 RPMs, 8.0° VAA.
Two solid pitches.
Alex Verdugo has put together an unbelievable start with the Yankees.
GB%: 45.2% —> 58.0%
Soft Contact: 15.9% —> 24.0%
EV 50: 99.1 —>94.4
HH%: 37.6% —> 24.0%
.323 wOBA —> .310 xwOBA
Gas up mid players✅
Point out mid players ✅
The Red Sox are promoting their
#8
prospect, Luis Perales to AA Portland.
In 26.1 IP with Greenville, he has a 3.42 ERA, 1.98 FIP and 18.8 SwStr%.
He’s also in the 100th percentile in K% (39.7%) per SP with 20+ IP in the South Atlantic League.
(1/2) Naoyuki Uwasawa would be worth a flier for the Red Sox.
Struggled through ST, posting a 13.03 ERA. Last 4 IP, 2.50 ERA.
Good command w split-finger FB. High release point w good peripherals (19” of abbreviation + 2650 RPMs). CB sits low 70s w dip.
Kyle Teel is unbelievably talented. Knots things up at 6 on the last strike of the game.
Just casually hitting .350 with a 174 wRC+ in the month of May…
Kutter Crawford only pitched into the 6th inning only 6 times last year.
Just 9 starts into 2024, he’s matched last year’s total.
Crazy how one year makes a difference.
Tyler O’Neill has had a phenomenal start to the 2024 season, but he’s been an entirely different hitter at the plate compared to last season.
O-Swing%: 28.5% —> 26.5%
Z-Swing%: 71.0% —> 53.1%
Chase%: 25.3% —> 20.6%
Whiff%: 27.8% —> 22.0%
Patient — yet lethal.
The news of the Red Sox getting Rob Refsnyder back soon is huge.
Refsnyder vs LHP in 2023:
.308/.428/.400/.828
133 wRC+
.372 xwOBA
89.6 Avg EV
88.9% HardHit%
Roman Anthony just tagged his first HR of the 2024 season for Portland. 111 off the bat, 376 ft. 116 wRC+ on the year, he’s slowly creeping into Worcester territory.
One thing I’ve highly appreciated from Craig Breslow is the surplus of waiver wire adds/depth moves this year.
Adding the pitching depth Gutierrez, Horn, Uwasawa, Luetge, Cooper, Short & Smith has given Boston much needed AAAA depth.
Didn’t see a lot of that under Chaim Bloom.
How the Red Sox can expedite Brayan Bello to his full potential:
- Add a CU combat LHH (low QOC/Whiff~Chase).
- Add depth (iVB) to his CH/Wong set up low.
- Add depth to his Si/Wong set up outside.
- Hide the Sinker behind him (noticeable out the hand).
SS leaders in wRC+ since 4/27:
1. Vidal Bruján (237)
2. Josh Smith (195)
3. Willi Castro (191)
4. 𝐶𝐸𝐷𝐷𝐴𝑁𝑁𝐸 𝑅𝐴𝐹𝐴𝐸𝐿𝐴 (176)
5. Jeremy Peña (169)
Small sample size, but it’s nice to see Rafaela amping up the offensive production at the plate.
@ZEFAKnowsBall
Given the talent around our team, I can settle for a 15-20 point Tatum game, and have him do everything else at a high level. His off/on ball defense, passing has been at an all time high.
Cooper is likely to be a hot commodity to fill in for Triston Casas’s absence.
.514 xwOBAcon ~ 96th percentile
50.0% SwSp% ~ 100th percentile.
12.5% Barrels/BBE ~ 83rd percentile
118 wRC+ in 41 PA in 2023. Can play 1B/LF/RF.
Cooper Criswell has had a huge resurgence since joining the Boston Red Sox pitching staff, but what has led to his dominance in 2024 that he couldn't do in the past?
Thread on what Cooper Criswell has seemingly done to become a quality pitcher🧵
#Dirtywater
#RedSox
@rawdog97897
@CookedByCeltics
I think it’s because he use to play much more loose considering he’s gained a ton of muscle, but 2020 was definitely his most flashiest years
Kristian Campbell across his 31 game on-base streak:
34 H — 112 AB (.304 BA)
169 wRC+
.437 wOBA
.955 OPS
14.2% BB Rate
44% XBH Rate (6 HR/9 2B)
Knocking on the door of a promotion.
Reyes at SS - -2 OAA
Hamilton at SS - -1 OAA
Story is a career 26 OAA at SS and 8 OAA last year at SS. If Story is playing right now, not one of Reyes or Hamilton are splitting SS reps, or playing SS at all.
Let me ask you this, 1 OAA or -3 OAA splitting SS?
Nick Yorke is finally being promoted to Worcester after spending two seasons with Portland.
Yorke has dropped his strikeout rate by 5.8%, but interestingly has increased his Oppo% by +6.9%.
The Red Sox are 9-5 in games that Bobby Dalbec has appeared in 2024.
Dalbec has a 1 OAA at 1B.
.103 wOBA~.160 xwOBA. His -0.057 differential would put him in the 83rd percentile among players with 1+ PA.
Clearly an impact player and the resurgence is near…
Jarren Duran since implementing his leg kick in his stance (5/15):
11G — 49 PA (.333)
193 wRC+
.523 xwOBAcon
94.2 EV
18.7% Barrel Rate
58.3% Hard Hit Rate
Would love for the Red Sox to claim recently DFA’d COF, Corey Julks.
Julks, 28 yr-old RHH. Since 4/11 (21 G), he has a .890 OPS/120 wRC+. 3 DRS (536 Inn) in LF for HOU in ‘23.
AAA Percentiles (60+ PA):
90th EV: 74th pct
Select%: 74th pct
K/BB: 72nd pct
A fully healthy Marcelo Mayer has been nothing short than successful so far.
Entered today slashing .293/.337/.467 with a 125 wRC+. Now just hitting his 5th homerun on the year.
They wrote him off, he never wrote back.