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@sc_cooper7 @AndThatsBB Idk how to say better that he absolutely COULD hit that ceiling, and very well might! But at pro ball, outside of 20 games this year, he hasn't. Genuinely I would love if he did because a catcher who can hit is sick

@ari_zanger @AndThatsBB Brother he has 1 bad offensive season and it was as a 17/18 year old in A+. He’d been great in A ball before that and has been great in AA since then. When Patrick Bailey was the same age as Salas was struggling in A+ he hadn’t even started his NC State career lol

Revisiting this lol

@sc_cooper7 @AndThatsBB If Salas ends up a glorified Austin Hedges that is a MASSIVE disappointment to what he was supposed to be. You're right, he doesn't need to hit in the .900s, but pretending like he's developing as expected if he ends up a Patrick Bailey type is not it

@ari_zanger @AndThatsBB “Every other year and level” is effectively 1 season of A+ where he was damn near half a decade younger than the average player and a defensive savant at catcher. He’s not an offensive prospect, a .950 OPS doesn’t need to be particularly sustainable for him to be a top shelf guy

@_kingdode @AndThatsBB Ok, so if "trending" was the issue then sure. He's "trending" well. Its still TWENTY GAMES of good play. Yermin Mercedes looked like an MVP candidate 20 games into 2021. Theres a reason he's plummeted down basically every prospect list, and it wasn't just an injury

@ari_zanger @AndThatsBB You said he wasn’t trending well. I objected. Because his only real game action in the last 2 years has been eye opening he basically didn’t play last year so you’re going off of one season as a 17yo at high A (which he followed up with a strong Fall league you’re ignoring)

@sc_cooper7 @AndThatsBB Literally the only time he’s hit well is his 50 games at A-Ball. Sub 600 OPS every other year and level outside of this one which again, is like 20 games in. I just need more of a sample size to believe this is sustainable.

@ari_zanger @AndThatsBB He has one year of sub par hitting and it was as a 17/18 year old elite defensive catcher at a level that he was more than 4 years younger than the average player. That’s it man, that’s the only time he hasn’t looked outstanding in his pro career

@_kingdode @AndThatsBB If we’re going off 30 game sample sizes then apparently Jordan Walker is the best hitter in baseball and Tatis is never gonna hit another home run? I totally get he’s started well, but when 2+ years say this isn’t who he is, he’s gotta sustain it for me to believe

@ari_zanger @AndThatsBB What do you think trending means?

@sc_cooper7 @AndThatsBB Again, he could totally pop off. But personally, I’m not betting on a month worth of good play over 2-3 years of subpar hitting. I wouldn’t be shocked if he ends up a major league regular, but talking about him like the lock he looked like a couple years ago is just off base

@ari_zanger @AndThatsBB The way things are trending? He has a .955 OPS in AA and is an elite defender. What trend are you talking about? In 2023 at 17 he had a .752 OPS across 3 levels, in 2025 he struggled (18 years old), and now he’s crushing AA as a 19 elite defensive catcher

@_kingdode @AndThatsBB And the two years before that?

@ari_zanger @AndThatsBB You just cited last years stats (a year where he had a broken back and 1/3 the sample size).

@_kingdode @AndThatsBB Definitely not 80 grade defense. Idk where that’s coming from. And yes, he’s started off very well this year, but it’s also still a small sample. This could totally be a turning point, but there’s also 3+ years of stats suggesting this isn’t who is his as a hitter

@ari_zanger @AndThatsBB Wdym how they’re trending. He’s 19 with a .955 ops in AA with 80 grade defense at the toughest position in the sport.

@AndThatsBB And he absolutely could. Bust based off the way things are trending, I probably wouldn’t bet on it. Getting upset about not going through with a trade like that just feels like making a stink just for the sake of it. Now the rumored Duran for De Vries swap that was on the table..

@ari_zanger He’s NINETEEN IN AA and he’s currently hitting well. Im not saying the bat is even close to a guarantee, but all it takes is one leap in the next 3 or 4 years for him to be MLB ready

@AndThatsBB Because .206 with a .599 over 111 games is so much better? Salas was a HUGE name out of the international FA market, but he just hasn’t lived up to the hype bat-wise

@ari_zanger He played 10 games last year due to injury

@AndThatsBB .544 ops with a .188 BA in Double-A last year. He’s gotten worse as a hitter every year of his professional career. Sox already have an elite defender in Narváez (who hit better in the majors Nathan Salas did in AA)

@ari_zanger 19 year old, 80-grade glove post hype catching prospect?

@hallofgoodpod Til you’re a Sox fan. Just another reason to love the account

My favorite team’s fan base might be the most annoying out there. Caleb Durbin is a pretty good ballplayer, and by the end of the year his numbers are going to look solid. He looks good at third base too. This account is run by a Caleb Durbin believer, and I don’t care who knows it.

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@wilyerforever Bingo. And theres no way he's cracking the rotation to even get a chance to. There are plenty of things to be mad about rn. No need to come up with stupid ones

0% chance he would be doing this in Boston

@tylermilliken_ @ninetwentyninee Coaching staff is gone and all of a sudden T thinks he can just switch up a 400 year old poem format. Get him outta here

🦋 🦋 Chad Tracy’s Red Sox, Steal more bags? Can’t stop, won’t stop, Willson bomb, bat drop Early in chaos, can’t rock 🦋 🦋 - Tyler Milliken

@ac13alex Thank you for everything, AC. Enjoy time with your family, and just know, we don’t blame you

Happy! 😊

@tylermilliken_ @ninetwentyninee Everyone wants Mayer at SS. I want Mayer at 3B starting that Mayer/Durbin platoon

I need that first Chad Tracy lineup. Immediately.

@RedSoxYapper The day that pathetic little shit is fired, we're gonna party like the Ewoks

Cora didn’t trade Devers for corn chips Cora didn’t play chicken with Bregman’s contract This is a puppet show distraction whilst stats nerds ChatGPT humanity lacking bullshit erodes this franchise from the inside like termites in the green monster.