AL East Thread

[Carnzo]

Sox Yankees get going tonight. Looking forward to this.

 

[nynasty]

Sox Yankees get going tonight. Looking forward to this.

Eovaldi always seems to pitch well against the Yankees, and that was when the Yankees could hit!

 

[bksballer89]

Eovaldi always seems to pitch well against the Yankees, and that was when the Yankees could hit!

Well who doesn't pitch well against the yanks this season?

 

[bksballer89]

 

[cerealboi]

Eovaldi always seems to pitch well against the Yankees, and that was when the Yankees could hit!

Well with the way the Sox have been hitting . . . errr not hitting against the Astros, we may have some low scoring games.

 

[cerealboi]

And on that subject . . . .

'This Should Be the Biggest Scandal in Sports'

The inside story of how rampant pitch-doctoring in MLB is pumping pitchers up and deflating offenses.

www.si.com

 

[cerealboi]

That would certainly explain why Marty Perez has an ERA around 3.

 

[molsaniceman]

Well with the way the Sox have been hitting . . . errr not hitting against the Astros, we may have some low scoring games.

r u sure about that

 

[navamind]

Loud nonstop thunder and heavy rain in Sussex County.

 

[nynasty]

1. Danny Santana (S) CF
2. Alex Verdugo (L) LF
3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
5. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
6. Hunter Renfroe (R) RF
7. Marwin Gonzalez (S) 1B
8. Christian Vazquez (R) C
9. Christian Arroyo (R) 2B

P. Eovaldi


1. DJ LeMahieu (R) 1B
2. Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH
3. Aaron Judge (R) RF
4. Gio Urshela (R) 3B
5. Gleyber Torres (R) SS
6. Rougned Odor (L) 2B
7. Clint Frazier (R) LF
8. Gary Sanchez (R) C
9. Brett Gardner (L) CF

P. King

 

[nynasty]

Holy shit. Red Sox are 1-15 in the Bronx over the last 2 years.

 

[redseat]

Holy shit. Red Sox are 1-15 in the Bronx over the last 2 years.

Which is shocking because you can throw a baseball out of that stadium..

Someone had to say it!

 

[chappee11]

Holy shit. Red Sox are 1-15 in the Bronx over the last 2 years.

Well, the Red Sox didn’t bother to field a team in 2020, but I don’t know what the hell happened in 2019. I guess they might be due??

 

[chappee11]

Eovaldi always seems to pitch well against the Yankees, and that was when the Yankees could hit!

He’ll probably follow the Red Sox recipe of putting 2 guys on base every inning and trying to work his way out of it. Maddening to watch.

 

[bksballer89]

Holy shit. Red Sox are 1-15 in the Bronx over the last 2 years.

Let's make that 1-18 by Sunday night

 

[navamind]

doesn't feel right that they start the season series in June.

 

[navamind]

One of the PTBNLs from the Benintendi trade has been announced. Freddy Valdez, from the Mets. Keith Law had him 13th in the Mets system while Eric Longenhagen had him 18th.

Hit Raw Power Game Power Run Fielding Throw
25/50 50/55 20/55 40/30 40/45 45


Valdez is an absolute behemoth of a corner outfield prospect who is likely to end up in the Franmil Reyes size/strength area at maturity, though right now he’s built a little more athletically than that. This guy makes the bat look like a toothpick in his hands and he has thunderous raw power with pretty crude feel for contact coming from a swing that scouts don’t really like. His 2019 exit velos are below what you’d probably guess from someone this big and strong who performed the way he did in the 2019 DSL (certainly they’re below what I’d guess). I think that’s more an in-game contact quality indicator, but a front office source from a team that seems to like contact-oriented players told me they thought Valdez should be higher here. I’m more inclined to move a guy like this after he performs on paper and I think Valdez is physically mature enough to be tested in full-season ball this year. (Fall Instructional League)

 

[YourFriendGannon]

This guy!

 

[bksballer89]

This guy!

Pretty freaking impressive if you ask me

 

[navamind]

Sox-Yanks finished in under 3 hours?!!?!?