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Post by mattpicard on Apr 18, 2016 18:54:02 GMT -5
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Post by nomar on Apr 19, 2016 8:16:56 GMT -5
They're going to call him Drew Frowny once Chris Young is done with him.
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Post by dmaineah on Apr 19, 2016 10:29:38 GMT -5
With Noe Ramirez Optioned down could we see an Edwin Escobar sighting?
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Post by The Town Sports Cards on Apr 19, 2016 10:30:48 GMT -5
Noe Ramirez to Pawtucket, no announcement who replaces him. Possible 40 man choices are Hembree, Light, Escobar, Elias, Owens, Johnson. Doubt they move Owens or Johnson to the pen, probably don't need a 3rd lefty with Elias and Escobar, and it's likely a temporary move until Carson Smith is ready. So do they have Hembree keep the seat warm until Carson is ready, or give Light a shot to see if his stuff works in the bigs? My guess is Hembree
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Post by jmei on Apr 19, 2016 10:35:12 GMT -5
My guess is Hembree for the reasons discussed above.
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Post by dmaineah on Apr 19, 2016 10:43:05 GMT -5
Anthony Varvaro could deserve another shot. Pablo to the 60 day dl? Wouldn't hurt my feelings. But yea, probably Hembree. I don't think their scared to use him for multiple innings.
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Post by brianthetaoist on Apr 19, 2016 10:50:08 GMT -5
I really like Varvaro as a possible option for the pen. It's probably Hembree this time (unless Pablo's shoulder looks terrible), but Varvaro was a good reliever who could pitch multiple innings. Sox need that, at least until Rodriguez bumps one of the current starters to the pen.
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Post by sox fan in nc on Apr 19, 2016 11:10:06 GMT -5
It is going to be real interesting to see who goes to the pen in a week or so. Buch looked good yesterday. Wright has pitched real well. If (big if) Kelly goes 7 IP with 1 ER 8K tonight, it'll be a tough choice. Good problem to have.
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Post by bosox89 on Apr 19, 2016 11:41:00 GMT -5
Who is Young taking AB's from tonight? My guess is JBJ or Shaw
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Post by mandelbro on Apr 19, 2016 11:53:54 GMT -5
It is going to be real interesting to see who goes to the pen in a week or so. Buch looked good yesterday. Wright has pitched real well. If (big if) Kelly goes 7 IP with 1 ER 8K tonight, it'll be a tough choice. Good problem to have. There's a perfect solution. Kelly starts, throws his usual 80 pitches to get through 3 innings, then Wright gets you to the 7th. |
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Post by ericmvan on Apr 19, 2016 12:02:09 GMT -5
I really like Varvaro as a possible option for the pen. It's probably Hembree this time (unless Pablo's shoulder looks terrible), but Varvaro was a good reliever who could pitch multiple innings. Sox need that, at least until Rodriguez bumps one of the current starters to the pen. If they want Varvaro and don't want to put Sandoval on the 60-day DL, they could DFA Brentz or Coyle and have them clear, I'm pretty sure. So that's probably not an issue. But once Smith and Rodriguez return, they'd have to option Ross to keep Varvaro. It might be smarter to stash Varvaro against the possibility of a long-term injury, as unfair as that would be to him. |
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Post by bosox81 on Apr 19, 2016 12:06:03 GMT -5
This team needs a long-man in the bullpen. All these one-inning appearances (not to mention two pitch appearances) compounded by the short starts by the starters is going to kill our bullpen. I wonder if Johnson could fill this role.
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Post by brianthetaoist on Apr 19, 2016 12:21:16 GMT -5
I really like Varvaro as a possible option for the pen. It's probably Hembree this time (unless Pablo's shoulder looks terrible), but Varvaro was a good reliever who could pitch multiple innings. Sox need that, at least until Rodriguez bumps one of the current starters to the pen. If they want Varvaro and don't want to put Sandoval on the 60-day DL, they could DFA Brentz or Coyle and have them clear, I'm pretty sure. So that's probably not an issue. But once Smith and Rodriguez return, they'd have to option Ross to keep Varvaro. It might be smarter to stash Varvaro against the possibility of a long-term injury, as unfair as that would be to him. Yeah, good points. Does Varvaro have any kind of opt-out? If not, stash away ... if so, optioning Ross isn't the end of the world, and DFA'ing Brentz is fine with me. |
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Apr 19, 2016 12:23:14 GMT -5
I am solidly behind Joe Kelly today. Team needs to win 2 out of 3 on the season opening 10 game home stand to finish it .500. I would love a sweep...Captain Obvious...but I won't allow my normal opinion of Joe Kelly to rise to the surface. I ride on the good karma train today.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 19, 2016 12:51:44 GMT -5
This team needs a long-man in the bullpen. All these one-inning appearances (not to mention two pitch appearances) compounded by the short starts by the starters is going to kill our bullpen. I wonder if Johnson could fill this role. Well, I'm sure it's not exactly the case that Tazawa was only capable of throwing 2 pitches yesterday, so an upgrade at manager could solve a lot of problems and you wouldn't even need a 40-man roster spot to do it. |
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Post by DesignatedKyle on Apr 19, 2016 14:34:46 GMT -5
Who is Young taking AB's from tonight? My guess is JBJ or Shaw the Brock man it is |
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 19, 2016 14:54:28 GMT -5
Who is Young taking AB's from tonight? My guess is JBJ or Shaw the Brock man it is Brock Holt currently has the 3rd-highest WAR on the Sox... and the 8th-most plate appearances. Oh well, as they say, never go with the hot bat. |
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Post by klostrophobic on Apr 19, 2016 14:57:09 GMT -5
Brock Holt had yesterday off. Wait, if they knew a lefty was coming, why didn't they schedule Holt's (and Ortiz') day off tonight instead?
The mind reels.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 19, 2016 14:59:10 GMT -5
Brock Holt had yesterday off. Wait, if they knew a lefty was coming, why didn't they schedule Holt's (and Ortiz') day off tonight instead? The mind reels. Because they had to get Chris Young going before he could go 1 for 3 against a lefty, duh. |
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Post by klostrophobic on Apr 19, 2016 15:01:50 GMT -5
Well, JA Happ is a lefty so it was fine to have him play yesterday. But they basically played Rutledge instead of Ortiz yesterday, which is the more troubling thing. But I guess early AM game after a night game and all that plays a part.
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Post by bosox89 on Apr 19, 2016 15:44:15 GMT -5
Im almost worried that Young finally gets a couple hits and Farrell falls even more in love with him.
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Post by radiohix on Apr 19, 2016 16:26:59 GMT -5
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Post by Guidas on Apr 19, 2016 16:43:20 GMT -5
Im almost worried that Young finally gets a couple hits and Farrell falls even more in love with him. A couple? He got one yesterday so in Farrell's mind he's confirmed that he crushes all lefties everywhere. |
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Post by braziliansox on Apr 19, 2016 16:45:01 GMT -5
Im almost worried that Young finally gets a couple hits and Farrell falls even more in love with him. Does it even matter? There's always an excuse for him, if he doesnt hit, it has to be because he didnt have enough ABs or something. |
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Post by art on Apr 19, 2016 16:48:40 GMT -5
Well, JA Happ is a lefty so it was fine to have him play yesterday. But they basically played Rutledge instead of Ortiz yesterday, which is the more troubling thing. But I guess early AM game after a night game and all that plays a part. Except Sunday's game was a day game. |
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