Red Sox/MLB 2023 Spring Training Begins- Forbes says Boston Red Sox are worth $4.5 billion

[CDJ]

Sox have lost 2 straight. They have lost their way. 58 wins.

 

[N o o d l e s]

This Venezuela team is loaded

 

[Mione134]

This Venezuela team is loaded

I think it comes down to them and Japan but I could be wrong.

 

[Mione134]

Team USA's pitching staff is less to be desired.

 

[CDJ]

Nick Martinez started? Yuck


Death by former Sox minor leaguer Joey Meneses

 

[Johnnyduke]

Pitching constrictions hamper U.S. in WBC loss

Team USA manager Mark DeRosa admitted he's managing the needs of his pitchers and their parent clubs as much as he is each game -- all of which may have contributed to a stunning 11-5 loss to Mexico in Round 1 of the WBC on Sunday night.

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This is why I have no use for the WBC

 

[GatorMike]

Kid's probably a bust.

 

[Johnnyduke]

Am I to believe that we are just morally superior to Japan? Seems doubtful.

 

[sarge88]

Assuming health -- how far off is this projected starting lineup for the opener?

Kike - 2B
Yoshida - LF
Devers - 3B
Turner - DH
Duvall - CF
Cassas - 1B
Verdugo - RF
Mondesi - SS
McGuire - C

Or are they definitely going with Kike at short?

I haven't seen many game this spring.

 

[JRull86]

Assuming health -- how far off is this projected starting lineup for the opener?

Kike - 2B
Yoshida - LF
Devers - 3B
Turner - DH
Duvall - CF
Cassas - 1B
Verdugo - RF
Mondesi - SS
McGuire - C

Or are they definitely going with Kike at short?

I haven't seen many game this spring.

Kike at SS, Arroyo at 2B assuming health.

 

[McGarnagle]

Yeah, unless Mondesi absolutely lights it up, I have to think Kike's your SS and Arroyo's getting the nod at 2nd.

I also totally forgot we signed Adam Duvall.

 

[GatorMike]

Mondesi's not really health yet, is he?

 

[CDJ]

Trevor Bauer signs 1-year deal to play in Japan

Trevor Bauer has signed a one-year contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.

www.espn.com

Zero big league interest. A vocal minority would say he’s unfairly targeted but his former teammate Clevinger went through a shit storm this off-season and the league isn’t disciplining him after investigating. Says all you need to know that they punished him as heavily as they did after the investigation

Get ready to learn Japanese buddy!

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

 

[Fenway]

 

[DKH]

Tigers ink Nicaraguan RHP after one WBC inning

Duque Hebbert, a 21-year-old right-hander who's listed at 5-foot-9, struck out major league superstars Juan Soto, Julio Rodriguez and Rafael Devers in the ninth inning of Nicaragua's 6-1 loss and earned himself a contract with the Detroit Tigers.

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1 inning

Juan Soto- strikeout
Julio Rodriguez- strikeout
Rafael Devers - strikeout

Tigers sign him

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Impressive by Duque. I'm not a big/or knowledgeable baseball fan but those are some reputable names.

 

[Mione134]

Team USA bats finally woke up.

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

Exclusive | MLB to stream games for free amid looming Diamond Sports bankruptcy: sources

Major League Baseball plans to step up to the plate to broadcast games of roughly a half-dozen teams from a bankruptcy-bound regional sports network provider so that fans don’t miss a single pitch,…

nypost.com

 

[CDJ]

another potential late inning bullpen arm in the system

Just has to throw more strikes than this lol. His control/command is spotty but not normally this spotty. 100 in mid March is fun tho

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

Triston Casas on possible extension: 'I can't get $100 million ahead of myself'

Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas revealed he hasn’t talked contract extension with the Red Sox, but isn’t worrying about the timetable of such discussions.

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“I can’t get $100 million ahead of myself. I’m just trying to make my seventy-fifty this year."

 

[CDJ]

I’m gonna f***in love this kid

His “go with the flow” mindset will probably piss some losers off if he slumps but I think that’s exactly what you want in this market

 

[Mione134]

I’m gonna f***in love this kid

His “go with the flow” mindset will probably piss some losers off if he slumps but I think that’s exactly what you want in this market

He's a ray of sunshine. 70's go with the flow kid.

I love him.

 

[Fenway]