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  1. carolinabluedodger

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    Shift or no shift, Brock gave up 8 hits and 2 walks. Six hits and both walks were in the 2nd inning. So he pitched 2 hit ball for 4 innings, I think that's worth considering. Given it was his ML debut, and he may have been overconfident after the easy 1st inning, I think all in all it was a good indication of what he may be capable of in the future. Also, after that disaster of an inning he was able to regroup and pitch the last 3 innings giving up only two baserunners. I think it speaks volumes that he didn't continue the meltdown. I'd like to see him again.
     
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    People only notice the shift when it doesn't work....................................................................
     
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    I think we are on the same page in that he is not a bad as his performance showed.
     
    spanky006, Jun 30, 2016
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    Agreed. This instant gratification/success expectation is just not realistic when it comes to a kid.
     
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    Whatever it's called, imo it is seriously damaging the careers of certain hitters, also. Like Gonzo.
    How many more hits does he have without it. Seems at least once a game, he gets thrown out by the rover in short RF.
    Since it effects the individual approach for hitters, ( to defeat it) having an overall reduction on power because of an adjusted swing, cummulatively, it has changed the whole game of baseball. Forever.
    That being said, I think Stewart's next game, regardless of the bickering over whether he was or was not so good, will be very telling.
    If he gets another shot, that is.
     
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    Oh he will get a shot......with the patchwork rotation we will need him.
     
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    Alrighty then.
     
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    their loss could should be our gain...

    Red Sox banned from signing international amateurs for a year
    by Jeff Passan Yahoo MLB — 2 hours ago

    The Boston Red Sox were banned from signing any international players for the next year and had five of their teenage prospects declared free agents on Friday after a Major League Baseball investigation showed they circumvented signing-bonus rules last year, a source familiar with the situation told Yahoo Sports.

    Boston was limited last year to spending a maximum of $300,000 on international prospects after exceeding its spending limit the year before by spending $62 million on Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada. The Red Sox skirted the $300,000 threshold by packaging highly regarded prospects with lesser ones, paying both similarly and allowing the players’ agent to give the lion’s share of the money to the better prospect, according to the source.

    The five players declared free agents are outfielders Albert Guaimaro and Simon Muzziotti, infielders Antonio Pinero and Eduardo Torrealba, and right-handed pitcher Cesar Gonzalez, according to the source. They are free to sign with any team starting Saturday, the start of the new international signing period, and the first $300,000 of their bonuses will not count against teams’ bonus-pool limits. The players, according to the source, will keep their original signing bonuses from Boston.

    While the Red Sox still will be able to sign major league international free agents, the one-year ban is a significant blow to their development system. The Red Sox have thrived in Latin America, with third baseman Rafael Devers and right-hander Anderson Espinoza two of their best prospects and outfielder Manuel Margot and shortstop Javier Guerra the centerpieces of the trade that landed them closer Craig Kimbrel.

    Guaimaro, 17, is considered the best of the prospects to be declared free agents. He is hitting .253/.305/.425 for the Red Sox’s Dominican Summer League team. Like Guaimaro, the 17-year-old Muzziotti (.317/.354/.383), Pineiro (.198/.258/.198) and Torrealba (.247/.318/.247) will be required to hire new agents before they sign, according to the source.

    The sanctions, which Baseball America’s Ben Badler first suggested could be harsh, are a clear message from MLB: No matter how screwed up the international system may be – and most parties agree: it is – the penalties for breaking the rules will be severe.

    The distribution of international amateur talent already has been part of the negotiations between MLB and the MLB Players Association on a new collective-bargaining agreement, multiple sources told Yahoo Sports. Whether that means an international draft – the desire of MLB – or a system that better distributes the talent remains an open question, sources said.​
     
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    Lol Hold that Bosox
     
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    Aren't we glad Andrew Heaney isn't on this team, TJ surgery. Even guys we had for a minute get hurt!!! See even the great Brian Sabean can make a bonehead trade. Adam Duvall for Mike Leake, Duvall 23 HR's 56 RBI for the Reds.
     
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    TBH he just looked like a TJ guy, gotta be like 170lbs and with that throwing motion...
    Hope the guy pulls through and makes a full recovery
     
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    Fucking D-Bags 1st they blow a 4 run lead and then to add to their ineptitude they had 1st and 3rd nobody fucking out and failed in the 9th. I'm happy Miller hasn't worked out for the bags but geez that is pathetic!!!
     
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    Congratulations to our own Corey Seager for getting the rookie of the month for June 2016!!!
     
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    So one of the SB Nation witers for the A's thinks that Rich Hill could be had for Trayce Thompson. Im not sure I would give up a young Thompson for a hurt Hill. I would give up Verdugo for Hill.
     
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    Laughable idea. Then again, he is an injury-prone left-handed sabr darling.
     
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