2019 Prospects

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Shawaryn is a RH specialist long term. Houck has been better his last 4 starts, but his season line isn't one to be touted as anything special and I still think he's a reliever. Groome was an understandable pick, although has the sox known about the family issues, he would have been a hard pass where they were selecting.

Why would the Sox have passed on Groome because of his father? Do teams avoid Josh Donaldson because of his dad?

Groome’s father is a completely different human being that the Sox didn’t draft...

[moonslav59]

Notable DD draftees:

2016:
Dalbec
Jay Grrome
Chatham
Shawaryn
Not bad considering where we were slotted (12th, 51, 88, 118, 148).

2017:
Houck 24
Brannen 63
Scherff 161
Not so good but bad slots

2018
Casas 26
Decker 64
Feltman 100
Ward 160
Granberg 190
J Duran 220
Actually, apparently a very good draft considering the slots.

[mvp 78]

Why would the Sox have passed on Groome because of his father? Do teams avoid Josh Donaldson because of his dad?

Groome’s father is a completely different human being that the Sox didn’t draft...

Jacko has been on this “family issues” kick ever since it popped up with Groome.

[jacksonianmarch]

Why would the Sox have passed on Groome because of his father? Do teams avoid Josh Donaldson because of his dad?

Groome’s father is a completely different human being that the Sox didn’t draft...

Donaldson's dad was in prison well before he was picked. Also, Josh was the 48th pick in the draft. Groome's dad got charged immediately after the draft and Groome was the 12th pick in the draft. The combination of timing and draft spot would have had the sox pass if they knew his dad was actively doing illegal activity in the home right up and through the draft.

[mvp 78]

Did Donaldson’s dad affect his play on the field?

[Bellhorn04]

Did Donaldson’s dad affect his play on the field?

Maybe the 'chip on his shoulder' made him better. Who knows? Only Jax knows, I guess.

[mvp 78]

Casas now is tied for Sox MiLB tater count at 14 with Ockimey. Has been mashing since May1.

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Donaldson's dad was in prison well before he was picked. Also, Josh was the 48th pick in the draft. Groome's dad got charged immediately after the draft and Groome was the 12th pick in the draft. The combination of timing and draft spot would have had the sox pass if they knew his dad was actively doing illegal activity in the home right up and through the draft.

Why? They weren’t drafting his dad.

I don’t think anyone would have passed on Groome because of his dad. His outrageous signing demands were another matter...

[notin]

Donaldson's dad was in prison well before he was picked. Also, Josh was the 48th pick in the draft. Groome's dad got charged immediately after the draft and Groome was the 12th pick in the draft. The combination of timing and draft spot would have had the sox pass if they knew his dad was actively doing illegal activity in the home right up and through the draft.

Also for the record, his dad was arrested 13 months after Groome was drafted.

Do your comments still apply?

[moonslav59]

Last night on the farm...

http://news.soxprospects.com/2019/06...ra-homers.html

[moonslav59]

Last night on the farm....

AAA
Lin 3-4
Brentz with 15th HR
Srurgeon 3-5
The pen bailed Stanki out (sound familar?) Mejia 2 IP 1 H 0 ER 0 BB 4 Ks


AA
Reyes pitched a good game *8 IP 4 H 3 ER 0 BB), but Cosart blew the save in the 9th. (Sound familiar?)
Matheny with his 6th HR.
Duran 2 for 5
Chatham 1-4 BB
Dalbec 0-4 BB

A
Scherff 4 IP 6H 2 ER 1BB 3K

[notin]

Either try Mejia in MLB or release him. Otherwise, what good is DD’s big off-season bullpen addition doing?

[Station 13]

Either try Mejia in MLB or release him. Otherwise, what good is DD’s big off-season bullpen addition doing?

Have you even look at Mejia performances? 1.515 WHIP with 6.00 ERA.

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Have you even look at Mejia performances? 1.515 WHIP with 6.00 ERA.

His 7.00 ERA isn’t supported well by his 4.22 FIP. And most of the damage has only come in a small number of outings for him.

But most important - he’s already here and they don’t have to give up anything to give him a try. And that is VERY important since Dombrowski doesn’t appear to want to add anyone to this bullpen from the outside. So we keep seeing Josh Smith/Josh Taylor/Ryan Weber/Marcus Walden types out there in key situations in the middle innings. How many more times should that happen? Is that the preferred solution - to keep floating in the sinking ship with the only course of action being to hope it stops sinking?

[Bellhorn04]

His 7.00 ERA isn’t supported well by his 4.22 FIP. And most of the damage has only come in a small number of outings for him.

But most important - he’s already here and they don’t have to give up anything to give him a try. And that is VERY important since Dombrowski doesn’t appear to want to add anyone to this bullpen from the outside. So we keep seeing Josh Smith/Josh Taylor/Ryan Weber/Marcus Walden types out there in key situations in the middle innings. How many more times should that happen? Is that the preferred solution - to keep floating in the sinking ship with the only course of action being to hope it stops sinking?

I'm with you. Try him.

I am starting to wonder if Dave is slipping into dementia or something.