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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on May 19, 2015 16:31:09 GMT -5
Scott Lauber @scottlauber · 6m6 minutes ago Same as it ever was. #RedSox vs TEX: Betts CF, Pedroia 2B, Ortiz, Ramirez LF, Sandoval 3B, Napoli 1B, Nava RF, Bogaerts SS, Swihart C, Miley I guess the RF platoon is: Shane vs. LHP, JBJ vs. tough RHP and Nava vs. easy RHP? Yeah, what Farrell is doing with JBJ makes no sense at all. makes perfect sense in SoxNation ... screw with JBJ's head in an attempt to toughen him up. He'll appreciate it someday as a veteran coming to the plate in the World Serious.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on May 19, 2015 16:43:44 GMT -5
Not to sound too alarmist, but two months ago could anyone have predicted this RF mess working out worse than it has so far? Craig is banished from the 40-man roster, Nava only plays when he's blocking Bradley (or at first because Napoli is horrible now), and Castillo is still in Pawtucket being babied while Victorino had to be rushed back at breakneck speed. FWIW, Vic has hit .353/.421/.588 since returning and is, at the very least, still hitting LHP. The rest of the situation is a little strange though. As for Castillo, the fact that he's left the PawSox for the birth of his child makes you think they might have known that was coming up and were waiting until after rather than bring him up for like three games, put him on paternity leave for three games, etc.?
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Post by jimed14 on May 19, 2015 16:44:03 GMT -5
Well the good news is that they're not trying to build JBJ's trade value like with Victorino and Craig.
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Post by jmei on May 19, 2015 16:54:00 GMT -5
As for Castillo, the fact that he's left the PawSox for the birth of his child makes you think they might have known that was coming up and were waiting until after rather than bring him up for like three games, put him on paternity leave for three games, etc.? Really good point. This might also explain why Bradley has played sparingly-- if he's just a placeholder for Castillo, who would be called up shortly, there's not much point in giving him extended reps if he's going down regardless of how he performs.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on May 19, 2015 17:07:45 GMT -5
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Post by ericmvan on May 19, 2015 17:15:27 GMT -5
"It's obvious Jackie still can't hit at the major league level! We've given him every opportunity!" says the inside of Farrell's head despite the opportunities were Dickey, Gray, Felix - two Cy winners and one who may be. In what universe is the present-day RA Dickey a good pitcher? More relevantly, the ability to hit knuckleball pitchers doesn't really correlate to the ability to hit other pitchers for a guy with Bradley's skill set. Going 0 for 4 against Dickey tells you nothing.
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Post by feez732 on May 19, 2015 17:59:16 GMT -5
Do we know if there's something in Castillo's contract granting him free agency after 2020? Or does he still require 6 years of service time?
If not, it's entirely possible that part of their motivation for keeping him in the minors has been earning an extra (non-guaranteed) year of control. He would have passed the threshold for that a couple weeks ago, so I highly doubt it's the primary factor but I could certainly see it being part of the equation.
edit: I completely forgot about the opt-out at after 2019. Getting an extra year of control would seem to increase the likelihood that he opts out. I'm not sure how desirable that would be from their perspective.
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Post by mgoetze on May 19, 2015 18:00:39 GMT -5
Somehow I feel like I didn't really enjoy the Rangers' broadcasts... who's on NESN today?
Oh nevermind, it's Jerry Remy. Time to switch then.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on May 19, 2015 18:16:21 GMT -5
Somehow I feel like I didn't really enjoy the Rangers' broadcasts... who's on NESN today? Oh nevermind, it's Jerry Remy. Time to switch then. Does Remy's voice sound different tonight? Or, is it me?? Seems higher pitched and he's talking faster than normal.
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Post by mgoetze on May 19, 2015 18:18:55 GMT -5
I heard this Miley guy sucks, and indeed he's already giving up a .667 BABIP. Hope they DFA him after this start and call up Keith Couch to take his place.
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Post by redsox4242 on May 19, 2015 18:31:34 GMT -5
Great start offensively, couldn't have asked for a better start! cmon Napoli!
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Post by Guidas on May 19, 2015 18:32:27 GMT -5
Can Nap take a couple shots of Jack here? Just to chill and relax?
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Post by redsox4242 on May 19, 2015 18:33:04 GMT -5
ughhhh, Napoli
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Post by GyIantosca on May 19, 2015 18:34:34 GMT -5
Nice Farrell what a call piece of crap lineup.
Who didn't see that coming? Single ,single,single, strikeout,groundout. Napoli swinging at I don't know what and good old Nava.
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Post by mgoetze on May 19, 2015 18:38:10 GMT -5
Yeah, only 2 for 4 with RISP, sickening! Miley is going to have to do better at willing his offense on if he wants to earn a W!
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Post by thursty on May 19, 2015 18:38:57 GMT -5
In what universe is the present-day RA Dickey a good pitcher? More relevantly, the ability to hit knuckleball pitchers doesn't really correlate to the ability to hit other pitchers for a guy with Bradley's skill set. Going 0 for 4 against Dickey tells you nothing. all you JBJ defenders, please provide a list of pitchers who are sufficiently (average? milquetoast? junkballery? flamethrowery?) so the rest of us can attempt to accurately judge whether he's (producing? will produce?) i realize it was the sadistic Red Sox FO that impelled JBJ to produce 420 PA of 47 wRC+ suckery
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Post by benjaminbuttons on May 19, 2015 18:39:48 GMT -5
Has Ortiz scored from 2nd base on a single this year? not saying that Sandoval hit wasnt a tough read but i dont think i can remember one instance this year.
I dunno if its just me but his lack of speed seems to be hurting us more then in years past.
*waits for one of you to throw some baserunning ABCDEFG stat in my face
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Post by scottysmalls on May 19, 2015 18:41:59 GMT -5
More relevantly, the ability to hit knuckleball pitchers doesn't really correlate to the ability to hit other pitchers for a guy with Bradley's skill set. Going 0 for 4 against Dickey tells you nothing. all you JBJ defenders, please provide a list of pitchers who are sufficiently (average? milquetoast? junkballery? flamethrowery?) so the rest of us can attempt to accurately judge whether he's (producing? will produce?) i realize it was the sadistic Red Sox FO that impelled JBJ to produce 420 PA of 47 wRC+ suckery No one's defending his offensive performance last year, but he is still a young, super talented kid who reworked his swing and was doing great in AAA. Now, he's back in the majors and if that's the case he should get a chance, but putting him only in the lineup against Dickey, Gray and Hernandez minimizes that chance as much as possible. Also, no one is blaming the FO as much as Farrell (although I don't see why the FO couldn't fix that with a quick phone call).
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Post by mgoetze on May 19, 2015 18:45:01 GMT -5
I dunno if its just me but his lack of speed seems to be hurting us more then in years past. *waits for one of you to throw some baserunning ABCDEFG stat in my face Sure no problem. David Ortiz baserunning runs above average per FanGraphs: 2011: -8.4 2012: -5.6 2013: -8.3 2014: -7.0 2015: +0.2 He's on pace for the best baserunning season of his career.
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Post by scottysmalls on May 19, 2015 18:46:03 GMT -5
Has Ortiz scored from 2nd base on a single this year? not saying that Sandoval hit wasnt a tough read but i dont think i can remember one instance this year. I dunno if its just me but his lack of speed seems to be hurting us more then in years past. *waits for one of you to throw some baserunning ABCDEFG stat in my face Ortiz has been a positive value on the bases this year, more because he doesn't run into bad outs, but I think that's how I'd prefer it. Hanley on the other hand has been an absolute disaster on the base paths, far worse than he's ever been. My guess is that he needs some time to adjust to the weight gain he's had, but he really needs to figure it out because he's basically worthless if he can't run the bases or play defense.
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Post by benjaminbuttons on May 19, 2015 18:46:06 GMT -5
TY nerd(s)
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Post by thursty on May 19, 2015 18:48:34 GMT -5
Has Ortiz scored from 2nd base on a single this year? not saying that Sandoval hit wasnt a tough read but i dont think i can remember one instance this year. I dunno if its just me but his lack of speed seems to be hurting us more then in years past. *waits for one of you to throw some baserunning ABCDEFG stat in my face Ortiz has been a positive value on the bases this year, more because he doesn't run into bad outs, but I think that's how I'd prefer it. Hanley on the other hand has been an absolute disaster on the base paths, far worse than he's ever been. My guess is that he needs some time to adjust to the weight gain he's had, but he really needs to figure it out because he's basically worthless if he can't run the bases or play defense. according to fWAR, quite literally (-0.5) worthless
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Post by mgoetze on May 19, 2015 18:58:14 GMT -5
Hanley just wanted to prove the point there...
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Post by nomar on May 19, 2015 18:58:39 GMT -5
Hanley is all kinds of bad in LF. That would've been a double regardless though.
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Post by thursty on May 19, 2015 18:58:41 GMT -5
great play by Xander (Betts had better had been playing in RCF)
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