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Post by James Dunne on Aug 2, 2018 10:05:31 GMT -5
Look at Kelley's home runs allowed playing in the NL the last two years. Seven allowed to 128 batters this year, 19 to 248 batters (not a typo, a homer allowed every 13 batters) since the start of '17. He had a superficially good ERA/WHIP this season, and his K/BB is good, but he's way, way too hittable.
My guess is the temper tantrum just gave Rizzo an easy excuse to DFA him. Basically it was a performative execution of a sensible baseball move, trying to shake up the clubhouse by cutting a guy who seems like a contributor but isn't actually good. I'd said something after the Carson Smith flap earlier in the year that it's dumb to release players over silly attitude blow-ups, but if you're a fringy player who doesn't behave then the team will find someone else.
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 2, 2018 11:47:24 GMT -5
I can only deal with one Kelly on the team.
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Post by bosox on Sept 1, 2018 18:58:31 GMT -5
Per Bradford,
"Of all the players we claimed in the month of August, which were numerous, we got one player. That was it. That was more of a block type of thing at that time." -- Dave Dombrowski
I didn't see any media reports tied to the Red Sox claiming anyone. I wonder who the player was that the Sox received the claim on and was pulled back.
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