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 trend, changing into the primary participant in baseball historical past to start out at the very least 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 value wanting again at his time within the Purple Sox minor leagues, when he was rapidly moved off the place after a couple of poor video games in low-A. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
And whereas we’re on the subject of gamers traded away by the Purple 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 Might. (Christopher Smith, MassLive)
You most likely haven’t heard of the workplace of discipline coordinator, however that’s a task that may have one thing to do with transferring minor leaguers across the diamond, as they’re liable for coordinating minor league instruction all through the group, significantly on the defensive aspect of the sport. Craig Breslow must 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)
Perhaps the Sox can change Andrew Wright with… Manny Ramirez? The legendary slugger is placing the phrase out that he desires to get again into the sport:
It’s laborious for me to see any staff 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 unbiased ball in minor Japanese league? Perhaps that have might assist him help the transition of Japanese star Munetaka Murakami to the large leagues. The Purple Sox are thought of one of many groups who might be within the combine for the facility hitter. (Mark Feinsand, MLB.com)
