Curious to see how the power translates at Fenway. Seeing a lot of high fly balls to what would be the deepest parts in Boston.
If 475 and 480 is legit, the power will translate anywhere.Curious to see how the power translates at Fenway. Seeing a lot of high fly balls to what would be the deepest parts in Boston.
You mean the deepest part of the right field bleachers?Curious to see how the power translates at Fenway. Seeing a lot of high fly balls to what would be the deepest parts in Boston.
Duran and Casas can compete to see if it is actually possible to hit the red seat.You mean the deepest part of the right field bleachers?
The International League's pitchers couldn't agree more.4-4 2 HR, let's get him up!
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/06/03/mastrodonato-red-sox-offensive-struggles-are-making-the-case-for-jarren-duran/In USA’s 7-1 win over Nicaragua in their opening game on Monday, Duran went 3-for-6 while gunning down a runner trying to stretch a double into a triple.
Afterwards, MLB veteran Todd Frazier told The Athletic, “He’s gonna be a stud. I said (Mike Trout) is going to be something, and I’m thinking the same thing about Duran.”
https://nesn.com/2021/06/it-sounds-like-red-sox-will-continue-to-play-long-game-with-jarren-duran/“Obviously, the conversations will always be there. He just had a great tournament down there in Florida,” Cora said on a pregame video conference Monday before Boston’s contest against the Miami Marlins. “There’s a guy that is going to impact this team in the future. The future doesn’t mean tomorrow, or in a month. It might be next year, or in two years. But we know he’s a good player. The way he impacts the game offensively, running the bases, is eye-opening.
“We know that he’s a good player. We know that he still has some things he has to get better. But we keep talking about him and we’re very happy where he’s at right now,” Cora said. “Now, he has to go back and play and keep getting better. But obviously, like Chaim (Bloom) said in spring training, I think it’s something we’ll keep paying attention to him and we’ll see what happens in the future.”
I read this somewhat as manager-speak for “We’re winning and I’m not about to worry any of my guys that some kid is coming for their job.”Unless something drastically changes, going to be a bit for Jarren
https://nesn.com/2021/06/it-sounds-like-red-sox-will-continue-to-play-long-game-with-jarren-duran/
I guess Candlepin bowling was invented in Worcester but I don't get the reference? I'm not into candlepin bowling. It's also a reflex to go with chester. I'll be doing it a lot. I did it last time, but I had to hit backspace.
The image is of a split colloquially known as a "Half Worcester".I guess Candlepin bowling was invented in Worcester but I don't get the reference? I'm not into candlepin bowling. It's also a reflex to go with chester. I'll be doing it a lot. I did it last time, but I had to hit backspace.
What's unfair about it? There's no opinion attached to it."June: .214/.353/.571, 4bb/7k. 34 PA/28 AB, 3 HR. (this is his all his current road trip and when he returned to AAA, 6 games) "
Seems a little unfair given that he spent a good amount of time with Team USA where he went 7 for 19
"Duran, who Baseball America has listed No. 86 on its Top 100, went 7-for-19 (.368) with one double, one triple, one stolen base, three runs, three RBIs, one walk and four strikeouts."
https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2021/06/red-sox-prospects-jarren-duran-triston-casas-combined-to-go-13-for-34-for-team-usa-that-type-of-competition-can-be-really-valuable.html
That's totally fair and I should have used a better word - my point was that his season line is actually better it than appears (especially on the road).What's unfair about it? There's no opinion attached to it.
Attaching an opinion to it, I thought it was a pretty good 34 PA.
He was 6/28 (.214) He was 3/18 (.167) with balls put in play. Give him another hit, he's hitting .250. 2 more, he's hitting .286.That's totally fair and I should have used a better word - my point was that his season line is actually better it than appears (especially on the road).
I think the biggest concern with Duran is his defense. His power is clearly real.
Fringe average.If this power is legit.... couldn't he get pushed to Fenway as a RF if his defense is still questionable at best. How is his arm strength?
RF? Did you mean LF? RF at Fenway requires extraordinary skillIf this power is legit.... couldn't he get pushed to Fenway as a RF if his defense is still questionable at best. How is his arm strength?
An outfield (for the stretch run of '21) of Duran in LF, Verdugo in CF and Renfroe in RF seems pretty good IMO.
And a future OF with Jimenez in CF with Dugo back in RF also looks pretty tantalizing (maybe by '23?)
Yes.RF? Did you mean LF? RF at Fenway requires extraordinary skill
For most prospects, the 2020 cancellation of the minor league season represented a jarring time that jeopardized their career progress. For Jarren Duran, it became a time of transformation that set the stage for one of the most promising minor leaguers in the Red Sox system to take his game to another level.
In college and his pro debut, Duran showed considerable promise as a player who slashed line drives into the gaps and used speed to create havoc. But his power was well below-average — he hit eight homers in 199 professional games in 2018-19 — raising questions about whether speed and average alone could allow him to emerge as an everyday player.
Duran overhauled his swing in the winter of 2019-20 to create more lift and improve his ability to drive the ball. Still, no one could have anticipated how far those changes would have gone by the time he showed up at the McCoy Stadium alternate site in 2020.
He blasted eight homers in two months of intrasquad scrimmages. This year, in 28 minor league games with Triple-A Worcester through Friday, the 24-year-old outfielder had launched 11 round-trippers, hitting .277/.373/.613, and driving the ball like few others in the minors.
“The consistency of him driving balls over the fence — and beyond — in games and even more so in BP definitely stood out [starting at the alternate site],” said Red Sox VP Ben Crockett. “It was just very different from where he had been.”
How did he come out of the shutdown as an appreciably different player? For that, Octavio Duran — Jarren’s father — deserves a significant measure of credit.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/19/sports/red-sox-star-prospect-jarren-duran-took-his-fathers-advice-hit-gym-became-different-hitter/There were some players who lacked access to workout facilities when spring training shut down last March. Jarren Duran was not among them.
His father, Octavio Duran, is a 6-foot-1-inch mountain who started weightlifting in high school — a way of competing on the basketball court when he was undersized, prior to a growth spurt — and never stopped.
“I studied [weightlifting] and learned from what suited me, not what people recommended. I created my own workouts,” said Octavio Duran, a manager at PepsiCo. “I’m just a gym rat. It’s one of the things I love. I have a passion for it.”
Because of that passion, Jarren Duran went to work immediately at the conclusion of his four-day, cross-country drive from Florida to Buena Park, Calif. His goal was to stay ready if and when the Red Sox recalled him.
“I came home to a garage full of weights and everything that’s been there for years,” said Jarren Duran. “I’m thankful I have a dad who loves to lift, stay in shape — it definitely helped me out [during the shutdown].”
A partnership was reborn. For the first time in years, Jarren Duran was at home with his parents, Octavio and Dena. On most days, Octavio would return from work and join his son in the garage gym.
“It just felt amazing to spend that quality time with him,” said Octavio Duran.