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Post by jmei on May 28, 2015 15:44:53 GMT -5
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 28, 2015 15:51:44 GMT -5
Ortiz isn't what he was. Napoli and Sandoval have seen better days. Ramirez has struggled since he got hurt. Pedroia is Pedroia, thankfully. Betts and Bogaerts and Swihart aren't what they will be. Porcello and Buchholz have been inconsistent and Uehara has been human at times. Tazawa has been quite good. None of them have are having peak years. <b> It'll be interesting to see who gets selected to the All-Star game as the Red Sox really don't have any really obvious candidates. I'll guess Pedroia? If Brock-star Holt is not an all-star, then I don't know what the term "all-star" means. Touche on Brock. If he were a 2b I'd think of him more as an all-star. He doesn't have the power you normally associate with a corner OF, but the way the guy plugs in every hole is extremely admirable. Even though he's lefty, if Sandoval doesn't figure out his issues against lefties, I'd have no hesitation seeing Holt at 3b against a tough lefty, which is kind of a weird thing to say.
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Post by nomar on May 28, 2015 15:55:56 GMT -5
Holt isn't an all star. This team maybe has one in Pedroia at the moment.
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Post by radiohix on May 28, 2015 15:58:04 GMT -5
My guess is: Hembree, Nava, Rodriguez OutRoss, Peguero, Hinojosa In Bold strategy Cotton, optioning the guy you called up to pitch before he actually pitched. Let's see if it pays off for them. Obviously the Hinojosa-Rodriguez move is for after the game. I thought it was clear.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on May 28, 2015 16:53:39 GMT -5
Ortiz isn't what he was. Napoli and Sandoval have seen better days. Ramirez has struggled since he got hurt. Pedroia is Pedroia, thankfully. Betts and Bogaerts and Swihart aren't what they will be. Porcello and Buchholz have been inconsistent and Uehara has been human at times. Tazawa has been quite good. None of them have are having peak years. <b> It'll be interesting to see who gets selected to the All-Star game as the Red Sox really don't have any really obvious candidates. I'll guess Pedroia? If Brock-star Holt is not an all-star, then I don't know what the term "all-star" means.This is a joke, right?
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Post by danr on May 28, 2015 17:00:07 GMT -5
How can they recall Ross? He was just optioned to Pawtucket on the 23rd.
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Post by jmei on May 28, 2015 17:01:37 GMT -5
How can they recall Ross? He was just optioned to Pawtucket on the 23rd. Nava's going on the DL.
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Post by jimed14 on May 28, 2015 17:06:02 GMT -5
If Brock-star Holt is not an all-star, then I don't know what the term "all-star" means. Touche on Brock. If he were a 2b I'd think of him more as an all-star. He doesn't have the power you normally associate with a corner OF, but the way the guy plugs in every hole is extremely admirable. Even though he's lefty, if Sandoval doesn't figure out his issues against lefties, I'd have no hesitation seeing Holt at 3b against a tough lefty, which is kind of a weird thing to say. So you think that Holt isn't as good as he could be if he only played 1 position instead of 7? I think with him, I throw away all the positional adjustments when judging him because he's SO valuable precisely because he's adequate to very good at 7 positions.
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Post by jimed14 on May 28, 2015 17:07:34 GMT -5
How can they recall Ross? He was just optioned to Pawtucket on the 23rd. Nava's going on the DL. I think I would have recalled JBJ today instead and then Ross after Rodriguez goes down tomorrow. Now they'll have to wait for JBJ to be eligible to recall. Too many sore outfielders.
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Post by Oregon Norm on May 28, 2015 17:16:05 GMT -5
Hopefully not another Abe Alvarez situation. But I have high hopes. Alvarez stock in trade was slow stuff. He was a classic junk-ball pitcher. Rodriguez is just about as far from that as you can get.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on May 28, 2015 17:17:53 GMT -5
I think I would have recalled JBJ today instead and then Ross after Rodriguez goes down tomorrow. Now they'll have to wait for JBJ to be eligible to recall. Too many sore outfielders. (you are going to get slammed by the ruthless flame-throwers ... Ross is eligible to return on the 2nd of June. He's snuck back early because NAVA to the DL allows it.) The only joke on here is the fact that I think that I can play the honky tonk like anything.
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Post by danr on May 28, 2015 17:40:44 GMT -5
Hopefully not another Abe Alvarez situation. But I have high hopes. Alvarez stock in trade was slow stuff. He was a classic junk-ball pitcher. Rodriguez is just about as far from that as you can get. Alvarez also had an eyesight problem that caused him to wear his cap almost sidewise. He was very strange-looking on the mound. He was very well-liked but didn't have the stuff to stay in the majors.
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Post by pedroiaesque on May 28, 2015 18:21:20 GMT -5
How can they recall Ross? He was just optioned to Pawtucket on the 23rd. I'm more curious about why they need to recall Ross. They're basically shipping out Bianchi, Nava, and Hembree for ERod, Peguero, and Ross. I get the move in general to add arms to the pen for the current stretch, but what does Ross provide that Hembree doesn't? I feel like you either give Hembree, Hinojosa, et al, several games each to see if they can help, or you don't bother calling them up in the first place.
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Post by grandsalami on May 28, 2015 18:25:57 GMT -5
“@peteabe: The always amusing @kmillar15 was in the #RedSox dugout before BP and had 10-12 players laughing. Can’t hurt at this point.”
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Post by bosoxornosox on May 28, 2015 19:05:39 GMT -5
How can they recall Ross? He was just optioned to Pawtucket on the 23rd. I'm more curious about why they need to recall Ross. They're basically shipping out Bianchi, Nava, and Hembree for ERod, Peguero, and Ross. I get the move in general to add arms to the pen for the current stretch, but what does Ross provide that Hembree doesn't? I feel like you either give Hembree, Hinojosa, et al, several games each to see if they can help, or you don't bother calling them up in the first place. Ross provides a lefty to go against a Texas lineup that includes Choo, Fielder, Hamilton, and Moreland.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on May 28, 2015 19:19:16 GMT -5
Sorry if this is an uninformed post (i've been busy with work) but this is only a spot start for Rodriguez? Is there a reason we can't keep him in the rotation?
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Post by James Dunne on May 28, 2015 19:19:19 GMT -5
Eduardo is the savior.
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Post by nomar on May 28, 2015 19:19:49 GMT -5
Let's go. Really happy he got the K there and didn't walk the hot Fielder.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on May 28, 2015 19:22:21 GMT -5
Sorry if this is an uninformed post (i've been busy with work) but this is only a spot start for Rodriguez? Is there a reason we can't keep him in the rotation? How is Joe Kelly gonna win The Cy Young if E-Rod takes his spot in the rotation?
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Post by chavopepe2 on May 28, 2015 19:22:27 GMT -5
Sorry if this is an uninformed post (i've been busy with work) but this is only a spot start for Rodriguez? Is there a reason we can't keep him in the rotation? Don't be surprised if things change should Rodriguez pitch well.
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Post by nomar on May 28, 2015 19:29:29 GMT -5
Jesus Christ every time we play Texas this happens
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Post by nomar on May 28, 2015 19:30:48 GMT -5
Xander with a friendly nod at Martinez as he walks to first #makeup
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Post by FenwayFanatic on May 28, 2015 19:33:46 GMT -5
Runners and first and second seemingly always ends with a DP these days.
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Post by benjaminbuttons on May 28, 2015 19:43:25 GMT -5
Opposing pitchers gonna learn real quick to just not throw Castillo strikes because he'll chase anyways.
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Post by mgoetze on May 28, 2015 19:48:32 GMT -5
Yay more outs on the basepaths.
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