Well they acquired him for a lefty reliever with a career ERA of almost 10.00 and a fifth round pick with no MLB experience, so the historical price isn’t TOO high. A controllable former first rounder could have some value. Take, for example, Christian Arroyo.
I can see the BTV valuations being reasonable...
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HR last night helps, but Duran's power numbers away from Polar Park still well below those at home. SSS caveat, but still kind of stark:
H: 12 G, .286/.375/.735, 4 2B, 6 HR, .258 BABIP
A: 9 G, .222/.349/.417, 1 2B, 2 HR, .286 BABIP
WooSox as a team:
H: 18 G, 33 HR
A: 15 G, 15 HR
I agree with some of the skepticism surrounding WOO numbers right now. We don't really know how that ballpark plays. At this point, there have been a few "jet stream" concerns posted by some who follow the team.
Worcester kind of reminds me how scouts used to talk about the PCL years ago. You have to take the numbers with a grain of salt. The stadium was constructed for balls flying out of there.
A good formula for determining when a guy is MLB ready is to take the date fans start insisting they belong in the majors and add one year to that date.