In case you missed it, Mookie Betts turned himself into among the best defensive shortstops in baseball this 12 months, and he did it in a history-making style, turning into the primary participant in baseball historical past to begin no less than 140 video games at shortstop at age-32 or older after having made fewer than 100 profession appearances on the place prior. In mild of this, it’s price wanting again at his time within the Pink Sox minor leagues, when he was shortly moved off the place after a number of poor video games in low-A. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
And whereas we’re on the subject of gamers traded away by the Pink Sox, how did the prospects the Sox traded away on the deadline do of their new environments? Right here’s a fast take a look at that query, highlighted by the 7 homers and .900 OPS posted by James Tibbs III after he was traded for Dustin Could. (Christopher Smith, MassLive)
You most likely haven’t heard of the workplace of subject coordinator, however that’s a job that may have one thing to do with transferring minor leaguers across the diamond, as they’re answerable for coordinating minor league instruction all through the group, notably on the defensive aspect of the sport. Craig Breslow should discover a new a type of, because the incumbent, Andrew Wright, is becoming a member of the previous entrance workplace personnel following Paul Toboni to Washington, DC. (Alex Speier Boston Globe)
Possibly the Sox can substitute Andrew Wright with… Manny Ramirez? The legendary slugger is placing the phrase out that he needs to get again into the sport:
It’s onerous for me to see any crew giving Manny Ramirez an enormous league hitting coach job proper now, however that doesn’t imply he doesn’t have something to supply. Bear in mind when he performed a season of impartial ball in minor Japanese league? Possibly that have may assist him support the transition of Japanese star Munetaka Murakami to the massive leagues. The Pink Sox are thought of one of many groups who may very well be within the combine for the facility hitter. (Mark Feinsand, MLB.com)
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