Scored Red Sox M's tix at Fenway Game thread

[D-train]

And JP shows why he owes his Gold Glove to Evan White.

I don't even know if White picks that one.

[D-train]

Of course Sims says France can't pick it like it was his fault.

[IStillLoveTheMs]

I think we'd have a playoff baseball team w. an AllStar short stop... full stop.

[Petert]

I’m enjoying the Andy McKay conversation.

[D-train]

Fraley now at .243/.810. Man what are the odds that there is a great battle for LF and JK isn't in it.

[IStillLoveTheMs]

JP 5 for 31.

But he's a leadoff hitter though.

[D-train]

I think we'd have a playoff baseball team w. an AllStar short stop... full stop.

Another shit game for JP. If he can't hit he has to be able to throw the ball 90 feet to first base with all day to do so.

[D-train]

JP 5 for 31.

But he's a leadoff hitter though.

I'm ready to move Dilly to SS, France to 2B and Marm to DH.

[D-train]

So instead of broadcasting the game they have this corporate strategy/partnership guy talking for 10 minutes about something literally zero fans care about.

[harmony]

JP 5 for 31.

But he's a leadoff hitter though.

I'm ready to move Dilly to SS, France to 2B and Marm to DH.

From today's FanGraphs:

Crawford hasn’t quite lived up to the prospect pedigree from his time in the Phillies system, but being Philadelphia’s next big hope is an impossible burden, and he’s chugging along perfectly well in Seattle, playing good defense and getting on base at an above-average clip. Crawford even took home a Gold Glove last season. His power still hasn’t developed, but that’s fine; a .335 on-base percentage and acceptable glove makes for a solid shortstop even with single-digit homers.

The Mariners aren’t quite ready to contend yet, but between Crawford’s age and years of service, he’ll likely be a member of their next contending team. That’s a success for them already, but there’s certainly scope for him to get even better. He has a mismatch between his maximum exit velocity (solid) and his barrel rate (awful) that suggests more power than he’s shown so far in the majors.

Even if he never taps into that thump, Crawford is a valuable player. The tantalizing power will keep fans and front offices salivating, but it’s really just a bonus. The Crawford that already exists will do just fine.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2021-positi ... shortstop/