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CrespoBlows
07-01-2004, 12:04 PM
Brandon Moss
Age: 20
Born: September 16, 1983
Monroe, GA
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Drafted: 8th Round, 2002
How Acquired: Draft
High School: Loganville HS
ETA: 2008
Scouting Report: Athletic Outfielder with a good arm. He didn't show much at the plate in his first two professional seasons, but put in a good amount of work in the off-season prior to 2004, which has shown early on.
348 .416 .516 B South Atlantic League All-Star Game MVP
Zenny
07-01-2004, 01:14 PM
He was the Sally League All-Star Game's MVP. He's a good one, but he's raw still. He won't be ready until 2007-2008.
CrespoBlows
07-08-2004, 10:29 AM
Moss is now hitting .358 with 24 XBH, and 8 HR's.
Zenny
07-08-2004, 11:57 AM
Baseball America's Daily Dish:
GREENSBORO, N.C.--Sometimes, guys seem to come out of nowhere.
But no matter how it appears, Class A Augusta left fielder Brandon Moss hasn't exactly come out of the woodwork--unless you're talking about emerging as one of the best hitting prospects in the Red Sox system.
After being drafted as a second baseman in the eighth round in 2002 out of Loganville High in Monroe, Ga., Moss landed in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and hit just .204-0-6 in 113 at-bats.
The 20-year-old outfielder worked hard that offseason to improve his stroke and make adjustments to the pro level, and he came back to hit .237-7-34 for short-season Lowell the following season.
"When I got to Lowell, everything just fell apart and my confidence went way down," Moss said. "I had worked so hard before that, just trying to get it together, and it sucks to work that hard and get no results out of it."
Moss appeared to be running in place. Until this year.
The Moss show has been fully unveiled this season in the South Atlantic League, where he is hitting .356-8-56 with a 37-48 walk-strikeout ratio in 306 at-bats for the Greenjackets. He worked hard again this past offseason on his approach at the plate and is finally getting some results.
"It's definitely a surprise to be doing so well, but I worked really hard this offseason at my approach at the plate," Moss said. "I kind of went back to the way I hit in high school where I wasn't standing completely straight up. Last year, I struck out a lot because I had no balance in my swing. It was all just swinging at everything. So I really got back to being balanced and set up right and it really has cut down on my strikeouts. If you strike out less, you're putting the ball in play all the time and that's what I've been trying to do."
Moss's breakout season is leaving an impression on the Boston brass as well.
"We knew he was a good hitter coming out of high school, but up to this point he's exceeded expectations," farm director Ben Cherington said. "He's refined his overall approach at the plate and really worked hard to become a better hitter. He's got a better understanding of the game now. He's hitting close to .360--but it's a hard .360."
Cherington also calls Moss a "high-energy" guy--a label that has proved to be a double-edged sword. He leaves everything on the field--no matter what happened the day before.
"I've always been a loud mouth, which has been a problem for me too," Moss said. "When we lose or if I go 0-for-4 and the next day I come back all happy-go-lucky, people took it the wrong way like I wasn't taking it seriously. But it's not me not taking it seriously; it's me forgetting about it. It's like it's a new day and who cares? I was 3-for-5 yesterday but who cares? That doesn't mean anything about today.
"That's just the way I go--I don't care about anything that happened yesterday. If you carry it into the next day, you're going to be pissed off the whole day. Who needs to be around some guy like that?"
So far this season, everything has fallen into place for the lefthanded-hitting Moss. On top of the staggering numbers, he appeared in his first all-star game and took home MVP honors. He doubled in the go-ahead run in the fifth and was the only player to have two hits in the game.
"That was something that I really didn't expect to get," Moss said, laughing. "I was just out there and swinging at everything just because I was having so much fun and I was totally caught up in the moment. I didn't really hit anything hard there. I just found some hits and took home the MVP, so that was really nice."
The all-star experience was also a breeding ground for new friendships and catching up with some old ones.
"That was the best experience I've ever had in baseball--by far," Moss said. "It was amazing. I got to hang out with a couple guys I was already friends with in Ian Bladergroen and Ryan Harvey. They're just really great guys. And I got to meet Delmon (Young). I never really talked to Delmon before and he's a great guy. It was neat to see what some of those guys are like. It was definitely the best time ever."
No matter how hard of a .360 Moss is hitting right now, he was happy to see Capital City righthander Yusmeiro Petit get called up to high Class A St. Lucie--tagging him as the toughest pitcher he faced this season.
"I just can't hit him," Moss said. "No question about it--he was the toughest. I'm 1-for-6 off him with five strikeouts. He's good--he really is good. You just can't pick the ball up off him."
Moss used to say that about a lot of pitchers. That hasn't been the case in 2004.
CrespoBlows
07-09-2004, 10:10 PM
Moss went 1-3 tonight with 2 walks and a strikeout. Augusta lost 4-1 against Ashville.
Season Line: .361/.427/.543 38/50 (BB/K) 24 XBH 9 HR's 79 RBI 17 SB
thanks for the format Zenny
Zenny
07-10-2004, 12:24 AM
Originally posted by CrespoBlows@Jul 9 2004, 11:10 PM
thanks for the format Zenny
No prob, I like to keep you folks updated everyday so you know what's going on without having to look it up.
CrespoBlows
07-19-2004, 10:48 PM
Moss is average has fallen a point since I last posted but he now has 10 HR's
Season Line .360/.430/.549 42/57 (BB/K) 30 XBH 10 HR's 18 SB
CrespoBlows
07-24-2004, 11:07 PM
Moss hit his 11th Homerun of the year as Augusta won the game in 10 innings.
Zenny
07-31-2004, 10:07 PM
In posted this on NetSports in its own thread earlier today and it should go here as well.
The Official "Put Moss on the Fast-Track" Thread
The Red Sox just traded OF prospect Matt Murton today, one of the three Killer M's. The second of the three Killer M's, David Murphy, has only been killing Red Sox fans with his inability to hit and his nagging injuries. That leaves one true Killer M left: 20 year-old Brandon Moss.
For Low-A Augusta, Moss has been rediculously good, showing excellent plate discipline, possessing fantastic power for a 20 year-old in a pitcher's league, stealing about 20 bases, displaying great range and a cannon arm and leading the league in BA and RBI for much of the year. It cannot be a fluke thing, because 400 AB's are more than enough of a sample size.
With Murton gone, Moss should get the promotion to High-A Augusta to play CF and move David Murphy back to RF and Chris Durbin (who really isn't going to be much) over to LF. You may be saying, why move Moss to CF? You'll see in a moment.
Then, Moss should start 2005 in Portland. Why give him such a big jump all the way to AA after only a month at high-A the previous season? I don't see that much of a difference between low-A and high-A, especially the Sally league and FSL. Both are very good pitcher's leagues with raw Dominican talent or polished college pitchers. Both leagues have the same quantity of both are there's nothing huge to warrant holding Moss back in high-A for another season.
In the Eastern League, especially in Portland, there are very small ballparks and crappy conditions for pitchers to throw in. It is a notorious hitters' league. This will only help Moss and I truly believe that he will excel. He should then be moved to AAA Pawtucket mid-way through the '05 season, say late June or early July. I also believe he will excel here. He does not have strikeout issues, so plate discipline and making contact will never be an issue like with Shoppach and he will be able to adjust to AAA being as gifted as he is.
In 2006, Brandon Moss should be this team's starting CF. Johnny Damon's contract will be up and will not likely be the best leadoff hitter in the game anymore. We will need the finances as well to go to re-signing David Ortiz and the pitching staff. Brandon Moss will only make $300,000 dollars.
Brandon Moss is a fantastic 5-tool player and he should be the future of this franchise and 2006's starting CF.
CrespoBlows
08-02-2004, 11:22 AM
Do you want to update this guy now, Zenny? You know more about the farm system then anyone on this site.
Zenny
08-02-2004, 09:14 PM
Originally posted by CrespoBlows@Aug 2 2004, 12:22 PM
Do you want to update this guy now, Zenny? You know more about the farm system then anyone on this site.
If you want to keep doing updates, go right ahead. I post in every thread with info, I'm not trying to steal this thread.
CrespoBlows
08-02-2004, 09:34 PM
I like reading your Shoppach updates, and seeing that your other prospect left, you could have this one.
CrespoBlows
08-05-2004, 11:11 AM
Moss was named SAL Player of the Month again. Why hasn't he been called up?
Zenny
08-05-2004, 03:40 PM
He hit two homeruns and walked last night. I think he'll start next season in Portland and skip Sarasota.
As far as not being called up, I think they want to keep him comfortable in Georgia near his family for now. Why? Who the hell knows. He'll likely at least finish 2005 in Portland.
CrespoBlows
08-05-2004, 10:44 PM
Moss had an 0fer tonight, as Augusta lost 3-1.
CrespoBlows
08-07-2004, 09:24 AM
What's Moss' arm strength, is it better than Damon who throws like a woman? God damn anyone see that throw last night, he couldn't even reach the pitcher's mound!
Zenny
08-07-2004, 09:59 AM
Originally posted by CrespoBlows@Aug 7 2004, 10:24 AM
What's Moss' arm strength, is it better than Damon who throws like a woman? God damn anyone see that throw last night, he couldn't even reach the pitcher's mound!
He's got a pretty damn good arm, hence him being in RF as a converted middle infielder. He's got both strength and accuracy in it and it's probably comparable to Kapler's.
Zenny
08-11-2004, 11:58 AM
Moss finally got promoted to Sarasota and will play tonight's game there. He still has a good shot to be on Portland's 2005 Opening Day roster, but he should've been in Sarasota sooner to give us a bigger sample size.
Zenny
08-11-2004, 09:34 PM
Moss is showing off plate discipline and average in his high-A debut, going 2-3 with a walk and run. Great to see that he's making contact and drawing a walk if necessary. If he keeps it up, he should definitely be in Portland next season.
Zenny
08-16-2004, 11:13 AM
Moss went 2-4, hit a homerun and struck out yesterday.
Zenny1
08-16-2004, 03:52 PM
I really like this kid Moss. Great power.
CrespoBlows
08-19-2004, 05:41 AM
Moss contuined to tear up Single A pitching going 3-5 with a homerun.
Zenny
08-19-2004, 10:12 AM
Originally posted by CrespoBlows@Aug 19 2004, 06:41 AM
Moss contuined to tear up Single A pitching going 3-5 with a homerun.
He really should start next season in Portland. No question.
CrespoBlows
08-19-2004, 03:50 PM
next season? He should be there this season. I love this kid, he's fucking awesome. He needs to be there by 2006 (Boston)
Zenny
08-20-2004, 01:30 AM
3-7 with 2 BB's in two games today. I love this kid. At absolute worst, he's Trot Nixon (which is friggin' fantastic).
Zenny1
08-20-2004, 01:37 PM
He seems to be on the fast track to the majors. He his excelling at all levels so far.
Zenny
08-21-2004, 02:02 AM
3-4 with a 2B and BB today. He's shown fantastic plate discipline (4.0 BB/K), which means the 1.333 OPS isn't a sample size thing and he can really hit this league. It'll be a crime if he doesn't start next season in Portland and make it to Pawtucket mid-way through the year. This kid is an absolute stud.
Zenny1
08-22-2004, 10:45 AM
Zen, I know you are a baseball expert so I have to ask, what type of numbers do you think he'll put up as a pro? Nixon like?
Zenny
08-22-2004, 10:47 AM
Originally posted by Zenny1@Aug 22 2004, 11:45 AM
Zen, I know you are a baseball expert so I have to ask, what type of numbers do you think he'll put up as a pro? Nixon like?
He's still really young, so it's tough to predict at this point, but he honestly could be anywhere from Trot Nixon to Jim Edmonds. That also hinges on whether he moves to CF and develops there or not.
Zenny
06-03-2005, 12:11 PM
Moss had a lot of trouble adjusting to AA pitching for a while, but he's figured it out and has been on fire his last few games. His line doesn't look very good at .268/.339/.431, but he's been crushing the ball since a six game rainout. He was hitting .220 before that stretch.
Here's the game by game from May 27th to June 2:
May 27th- 1-2, HR, BB
May 28th- 0-3, BB
May 29th (1st game)- 3-4, HR
May 29th (2nd game)- 2-4, 2 K
May 30th- 3-5, 2B, BB, K
May 31st- 2-5, HR, K
June 1- 2-3
June 2- 1-4, 2B, 2 K
That's 14 for 30. The line: .467/.515/.833/1.348; 2 2B, 3 HR; 3/6 BB/K. I think he's figuring it out.
EDIT- Bad math.
Zenny
06-03-2005, 10:36 PM
Moss went 2-3 with 2 2B's and a BB.
Since the rainouts: .484/.526/.879/1.405; 4 2B, 3 HR; 4/6 BB/K.
Zenny
06-04-2005, 02:54 PM
Portland's playing two today.
Moss' first game: 3-4, 2B, BB.
Since the rainouts: .514/.571/.892/1.463; 5 2B's, 3 HR; 5/6 BB/K.
Dare I say, en fuego.
Zenny
06-04-2005, 08:33 PM
How do you spell fire? M-O-S-S.
Moss' Game Two: 2-3, 2 HR, BB
Since the rainouts: .525/.587/1.025/1.612; 5 2B's, 5 HR; 6/6 BB/K.
His season average has gone from .220 to .294 in 11 games.
Zenny
06-05-2005, 08:46 AM
Moss' overall season line:
.294/.369/.503/.872; 13 2B, 7 HR; 19/46 BB/K in 163 AB's.
Zenny
06-05-2005, 06:48 PM
Stop the presses! Moss only went 1-4 with a BB today.
Since the rainouts: .500/.569/.955/1.524; 5 2B's, 5 HR; 7/6 BB/K. He hasn't K'd in 4 games and has drawn a walk in all four.
Zenny
06-07-2005, 09:13 PM
Moss went 1-3 with another double and another walk. It's not even worth it to do any more updates from after the rainouts. Just know that he's been mashing the ball and his plate discipline has been excellent.
PS- I'm not doing the math because I'm lazy and tired.
Zenny
06-08-2005, 01:51 PM
Moss is hitting .294/.372/.500 on the season with 14 2B's, 7 HR and a 21/46 BB/K but he's walked in 5 consecutive games and hasn't K'd in any of them. With that excellent plate discipline and all the extra-base power he's putting up, I'd say he's well adjusted to the league.
stocker323
06-15-2005, 03:31 PM
Moss had another sick doubleheader yesterday, going 5-9 with 2 HR's. He's now at .292/.360/.512.
Zenny
06-15-2005, 04:11 PM
I was going to do an update, but I didn't think anyone read the damn things. :lol:
Zenny
06-15-2005, 08:47 PM
Moss went 3-5 with a 2B, HR and K. The man cannot be stopped. His average is up to .299 even after that horrendous start.
Zenny
06-16-2005, 10:33 AM
By the way, Moss' season line: .299/.365/.533/.898; 18 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR; 22/49 BB/K. With all due respect to D-Peddy and Hanley, this guy is the best hitter on the team.
BoSox Rule
06-16-2005, 04:08 PM
By the way, Moss' season line: .299/.365/.533/.898; 18 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR; 22/49 BB/K. With all due respect to D-Peddy and Hanley, this guy is the best hitter on the team.I feel like I've read this before. ;)
Zenny
06-16-2005, 10:26 PM
So I double post here and Netsports, I'm not going to waste my creative genius on these people.
By the way, 2-6 for Moss tonight making his overall season average a cool, crisp .300.
CrespoBlows
06-22-2005, 11:57 AM
Moss made the Prospect hot sheet on baseball america, he'll be up in triple A next year.
CrespoBlows
04-10-2006, 02:24 PM
Brandon Moss through 11 AB's is hitting .273
Season Line: .273/.333/.455/.788 (0/2) BB/K 0 HR's 2 2B 2 RBI's
This thread has a pulse now. Brandon is hitting .316/.395/.566 in 76 AB, but more importantly it looks like the power stroke is arriving. He just hit his 5th dinger tonight. Still only 23. Could he be a late bloomer?
CrespoBlows
05-01-2007, 08:08 PM
This thread has a pulse now. Brandon is hitting .316/.395/.566 in 76 AB, but more importantly it looks like the power stroke is arriving. He just hit his 5th dinger tonight. Still only 23. Could he be a late bloomer?
He should have six, but the game was suspended in the 1st inning, about a week ago.
I like Moss, hope to see him late in the season...
jacksonianmarch
05-01-2007, 08:37 PM
could be a late bloomer. He was big 2 yrs ago and then dropped off the prospect books. 23 is certainly young enough.
He should have six....
He does now.
Rdsxmbnt
05-03-2007, 07:07 PM
he should have 7...:D
Rdsxmbnt
05-07-2007, 08:22 PM
Moss on the season:
.317/.430/.604/1.034, 7 HR, 21 RBI, 19 BB, 25 K, 16 runs in 101 ABs. Everyones caught up in Ellsbury right now (and for good reason) but Moss is tearing up AAA also and is actually younger than Ellsbury. Two very talented OF prospects in AAA right now (3 if you want to include Murphy)
a700hitter
05-07-2007, 08:23 PM
Moss on the season:
.317/.430/.604/1.034, 7 HR, 21 RBI, 19 BB, 25 K, 16 runs in 101 ABs. Everyones caught up in Ellsbury right now (and for good reason) but Moss is tearing up AAA also and is actually younger than Ellsbury. Two very talented OF prospects in AAA right now (3 if you want to include Murphy)He is a very poor fielding OF.
riverside sluggers
05-07-2007, 09:01 PM
Murphy or Moss will be eventually dealt for relief help. Padres course have Linebrink on the trading block and are looking for outfield help. hmm, package him and another player and just maybe these 2 teams can pull something together
Linebrink
Okajima
Papelbon
Me like
Cityofchampions33
05-07-2007, 09:32 PM
Murphy or Moss will be eventually dealt for relief help. Padres course have Linebrink on the trading block and are looking for outfield help. hmm, package him and another player and just maybe these 2 teams can pull something together
Linebrink
Okajima
Papelbon
Me like
Definately like tthat idea, as I'd rather keep Ellsbury over Moss at this point. A bullpen with 5 dependable arms would be very valuable (that's if you count Donnelly).
CrespoBlows
06-08-2007, 08:29 PM
Moss has hit his 11th HR of the season.
.300/.408/.538/.946 34/61 (BB/K) 26 XBH's 11 HR's.
Beckett95
06-09-2007, 02:40 PM
since he really doesnt have a spot on the team, unless someone goes down, id look into dealing him before the deadline while his stock is high.
CrespoBlows
07-11-2007, 06:54 PM
Moss went the other way for a HR in the AAA All-Star game.
Impressive.
KeepTheFaith1229
07-11-2007, 07:32 PM
Yeah, he looks good.
CrespoBlows
07-19-2007, 12:49 PM
He's in CF, today.
example1
07-19-2007, 06:26 PM
I have to wonder if this kid deserves a shot. He's hitting the ball the way that we would LIKE JD Drew to be hitting the ball.
Man... September 1st can't come fast enough, can it?
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