Ben Campbell

Wofford alumn

"If you are going to be a leader, be strong enough to be gentle"

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

@BaseballWRLD_ An absolutely hilarious top 5 for this franchise

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

Reinforcements are on the way lol

If only Casas was actually healthy

[MLB Injury Bot @MLBInjuryBot]

Triston Casas - 1B/BOS — IL Return.

Per @tylermilliken_: "[QT @MLBPipeline]: It's official!

The Red Sox have called up Triston Casas.

Here's what to expect from MLB's No. 26 prospect in his big league debut and beyond:"

@mvptc37 @RedSox

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

@DanBFox1287 Adley Rutschman, when healthy, is a top 5 catcher in baseball. The Red Sox have shown they can develop SP like it's nothing but they cannot do the same at Catcher. I don't get why people act like they gave away multiple generational prospects

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

If they're going to IL players to get them healthy for October, put Ceddanne on the 10-day. Then move Jarren to CF, Roman to LF, and call up Kristian Campbell to mix between LF/DH

[Matthew Crory @matthewcrory]

Ceddanne Rafaela sat out Thursday’s 6-5 win over the Orioles because of discomfort in his right quadriceps according to @alexspeier

Chad Tracy “suggested” the team is unsure how much time Rafaela will miss

“We’ll be day to day to see how he feels and how he’s progressing,” said Tracy. “I’m not going to run him out there if it’s tight and make it worse.

“It’s hard to say at this point [how long he’ll be out]. I think that’ll maybe become [clearer] over the next couple of days.”

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

If a players sample size with a team can jump is small enough that a single game can jump their OPS from .500 to .680, then it was never worth getting worked up over. Adley Rutschman is going to be great with the Red Sox

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

Nick Sogard was recalled from the WooSox on July 28th. Since then, his BB/K is 13th in the AL at 0.7 and his OBP of .368 is 17th. Even crazier, his ISO of .162 is almost double of either of his previous seasons

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

@Senga2Alvarez It's genuinely impressive how every single league has talking heads who actively work against being informed about their own sport

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

I really can't tell if this is something that's more likely to happen for the Rays or against the Mets. Is the magic for the Rays strong than whatever curse is on the Mets?

[SNY Mets @SNY_Mets]

"I don't think I've ever seen that before"

Carson Benge's throw home hit the bat before it could reach Luis Torrens

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

Since August 1st, the Red Sox have six players (min. 20 PA) with a wRC+ under 100 with runners on. Ceddanne Rafaela is one of three players with 70+ PAs with runners on and he has a 43 wRC+

I hope he gets healthy ASAP, but he can't be in the 2 spot when he returns

[Tim Healey @timbhealey]

Tanner Houck is slated to start a rehab assignment with Double-A Portland next week: https://t.co/L5390VQKlf

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

@BaseballU The Giants have gutted their usage of analytics under Buster Posey and have the 4th worst record in the league. Can you explain why it's a good idea to keep moving away from what's worked for so many other teams when it clearly isn't working for the Giants?

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

The Giants have the 4th worst record in MLB at 58-82 and are just 4 games up on the Colorado Rockies

If Jeff Kent wants to keep making the rest of the NL West happy, he and Buster Posey are more than welcome to limit their use of analytics

[Fryedaddy/Frito @shegone03]

I couldn’t possibly agree with Jeff Kent more!

The game has gone too far concerning ANALYTICS and it needs a reset!

I would estimate that 99.99 % of retired @MLB players will agree with Jeff Kent!

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

@ninetwentyninee Nothing screams I support you like saying "I couldn't care less what the players want" lol

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

95% of owners show fans every step of the way that all they care about is making more money from their teams.

What makes you think that right after massively reducing salary expenses, owners will magically reduce prices for fans? They aren't and have never been on your side

[John Dreker @JohnDreker]

I could care less what the players want. I want better prices on everything for fans. A cap/floor system in place so fans of every team think they have a chance. Players hustling 100% of the time for the fans who pay their salary. There are three sides here & I’m on the fans side

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

@ninetwentyninee Like I get it, it's annoying. But all things considered the fact that they've still got even one leg under them right now is impressive

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

This team is missing their ace, top tier catcher, 2 of its 4 best relievers, its power hitting 2B, one of the best bats in the league, and a ton of pitching depth. They also just got back Roman Anthony after 100 games

This team isn't perfect but they're so far from poorly built

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

I get wanting Craig to do more in the offseason, but this team has a ~95% chance to make the playoffs with it's best players missing major time

At the deadline, this team was missing a catcher, a starter, and a second baseman with power mixed in there. He got 2/3 of them

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

Trevor Story's ABs are not looking quite as bad as I expected. His swings haven't been too extended and the quality of contact has been solid

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

@JeetTendencies @CaniacBombs It's a risk you run. It sucks but it's better than just not investing in the team. You also have all of next season where he's still under control and that's not even mentioning a potential extension

[Ben Campbell @BenCampbe]

@JeetTendencies @CaniacBombs You don't buy at the deadline to win the trade, you buy at the deadline to try to make your team better. That's what Breslow did and none of the prospects he traded would've gotten the Red Sox anywhere closer to the playoffs, it just sucks that he's been hurt