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Post by GyIantosca on Mar 23, 2022 16:46:29 GMT -5
Groome just needs to stay healthy. How can you not get pumped about him
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Mar 23, 2022 16:50:20 GMT -5
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today announced the following roster moves:
· Infielder Jeter Downs, right-handed pitchers Bryan Mata, Connor Seabold, and Josh Winckowski, and left-handed pitcher Jay Groome were optioned to Triple-A Worcester.
· First baseman Triston Casas, infielders David Hamilton and Christian Koss, right-handed pitchers Durbin Feltman and Brian Keller, and left-handed pitcher Chris Murphy were reassigned to minor league camp.
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Post by RedSoxStats on Mar 23, 2022 23:47:33 GMT -5
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Mar 24, 2022 0:56:38 GMT -5
I thought Groome looked good (except for the hair). Raffy certainly helped him with a nice catch at third for one of the outs. But it was nice to see him be able to locate his FB up to win the lefty-lefty matchup. BTW, you can certainly see where the concern about his body conditioning comes from. He is a large, thick kid. On the flip side, Seabold didn't show much to get excited about, struggling with his control during a rough outing. The velo seemed okay, even without a gun, but he really had issues getting the ball over the plate and limiting contact. I'll take a big thick starting pitcher over a guy who is 6'6" and weighs 180 lbs every time. When Bart Simpson crank calls a bar and asks for Hugh Jass, Groome is like, "I think that's for me."
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Mar 24, 2022 1:04:29 GMT -5
Another nice outing by Nate. If he stays healthy, he's a serious CY candidate. Fitzy being Fitzy. Brasier being rusty. (Seabold too.) Raffy flashing the leather (Xander had a nice play too). I liked seeing JBJ practice bunting, albeit unsuccessfully. If he keeps it up, that could come in handy in a close game, especially extra innings with the ghost runner. I really like the cut of David Hamilton's jib.
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Mar 24, 2022 6:38:53 GMT -5
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today announced the following roster moves: · Infielder Jeter Downs, right-handed pitchers Bryan Mata, Connor Seabold, and Josh Winckowski, and left-handed pitcher Jay Groome were optioned to Triple-A Worcester. · First baseman Triston Casas, infielders David Hamilton and Christian Koss, right-handed pitchers Durbin Feltman and Brian Keller, and left-handed pitcher Chris Murphy were reassigned to minor league camp. Downs, Seabold, and Winckowski air shown as Worcester roster spots on the projected rosters page. Mata would be projected to work his way up to Worcester once he progresses from TJ rehab. Groome is projected here to be on the Portland roster. Is there anything to be inferred from the fact that he was optioned to Worcester rather than being simply assigned to the minor league camp? Might the organization consider pushing him?
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Mar 24, 2022 7:47:35 GMT -5
What exactly is the plan with Whitlock?
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Post by voiceofreason on Mar 24, 2022 7:56:16 GMT -5
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today announced the following roster moves: · Infielder Jeter Downs, right-handed pitchers Bryan Mata, Connor Seabold, and Josh Winckowski, and left-handed pitcher Jay Groome were optioned to Triple-A Worcester. · First baseman Triston Casas, infielders David Hamilton and Christian Koss, right-handed pitchers Durbin Feltman and Brian Keller, and left-handed pitcher Chris Murphy were reassigned to minor league camp. Downs, Seabold, and Winckowski air shown as Worcester roster spots on the projected rosters page. Mata would be projected to work his way up to Worcester once he progresses from TJ rehab. Groome is projected here to be on the Portland roster. Is there anything to be inferred from the fact that he was optioned to Worcester rather than being simply assigned to the minor league camp? Might the organization consider pushing him? Given he pitched very little in AA last year I would think it would just be so he faced better competition for a while. But if he is mowing them down who knows, doubt it.
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Post by voiceofreason on Mar 24, 2022 8:02:21 GMT -5
What exactly is the plan with Whitlock? Stretch him out to longer stints like Houck last yr I would imagine, see how many quality innings they can get out of him. I would think 3,4 quality innings is more valuable than 1 late in the game. A lot of teams are doing it. Take a look at Cal Quantrill.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2022 9:37:50 GMT -5
What exactly is the plan with Whitlock? Stretch him out to longer stints like Houck last yr I would imagine, see how many quality innings they can get out of him. I would think 3,4 quality innings is more valuable than 1 late in the game. A lot of teams are doing it. Take a look at Cal Quantrill. …..3-4 quality innings…..back to the 1970s I could never quite understand when a guy threw a great inning in relief and looked solid, why teams would pull him….so many one inning relievers just seemed to burn through a pitching staff….then it seemed like everyone was doing it…. Everything seems to go full circle….
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Post by vermontsox1 on Mar 24, 2022 10:31:09 GMT -5
Binelas alert.
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Post by cotuitfan on Mar 24, 2022 10:38:42 GMT -5
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Mar 24, 2022 10:47:28 GMT -5
What exactly is the plan with Whitlock? Stretch him out to longer stints like Houck last yr I would imagine, see how many quality innings they can get out of him. I would think 3,4 quality innings is more valuable than 1 late in the game. A lot of teams are doing it. Take a look at Cal Quantrill. It looks to me that they're going to piggy-back him with Hill for a few innings every five days, with maybe an inning or two of relief on his "throwing" day.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Mar 24, 2022 11:06:15 GMT -5
Could Whitlock potentially be a starter? Is the plan basically they try out Wacha and replace him with Whitlock if Wacha falters and Whitlock looks ready?
I thought ideally the Red Sox would try to convert Whitlock into a starter.
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Post by taiwansox on Mar 24, 2022 11:44:23 GMT -5
Could Whitlock potentially be a starter? Is the plan basically they try out Wacha and replace him with Whitlock if Wacha falters and Whitlock looks ready? I thought ideally the Red Sox would try to convert Whitlock into a starter. Whitlock is similar to Papelbon as a starter, very heavy fastball use, high pitch count innings especially second time through the order with offspeed pitches that flash plus but aren’t consistent (splitter/slider in Papelbon’s case, changeup/slider for Whitlock). Until Whitlock shows more consistency with his offspeed, he’s really a 2-3 inning guy or short reliever. The way they’re running with him makes me think that they don’t view him as a true 6 inning starter, maybe a bulk guy following an opener.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Mar 24, 2022 11:45:19 GMT -5
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Post by jimed14 on Mar 24, 2022 13:25:52 GMT -5
What the hell is this 6 pm nonsense?
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Mar 24, 2022 15:09:00 GMT -5
This prospect/backup-heavy lineup tells me that tomorrow will be Story's debut, with the rest of the starters (unless of course they've already announced when he'll start and I didn't see it).
EDIT: It also tells me it's an away game that starts at 6pm...
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Mar 24, 2022 16:53:25 GMT -5
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today announced the following roster moves: · Infielder Jeter Downs, right-handed pitchers Bryan Mata, Connor Seabold, and Josh Winckowski, and left-handed pitcher Jay Groome were optioned to Triple-A Worcester. · First baseman Triston Casas, infielders David Hamilton and Christian Koss, right-handed pitchers Durbin Feltman and Brian Keller, and left-handed pitcher Chris Murphy were reassigned to minor league camp. Downs, Seabold, and Winckowski air shown as Worcester roster spots on the projected rosters page. Mata would be projected to work his way up to Worcester once he progresses from TJ rehab. Groome is projected here to be on the Portland roster. Is there anything to be inferred from the fact that he was optioned to Worcester rather than being simply assigned to the minor league camp? Might the organization consider pushing him? Doesn't mean anything necessarily. It's interesting they didn't just put him in Portland right away but my guess is they just didn't bother doing it yet. It wouldn't be weird for them to transfer the option when they set the rosters.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Mar 24, 2022 17:11:18 GMT -5
shades of playoff Hernandez there. !!!
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Mar 24, 2022 17:14:04 GMT -5
has Christian Vasquez played this year ?
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Mar 24, 2022 17:23:11 GMT -5
surprise of the year.....Pivetta finishes in Top on Cy Young voting. Check back with me at the end of September
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Post by Addam603 on Mar 24, 2022 17:32:27 GMT -5
Fitzgerald is doing everything he can to prove he belongs on a major league roster. Amazing story.
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Post by kjkramer on Mar 24, 2022 17:32:28 GMT -5
Fitzy = Babe
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Post by taiwansox on Mar 24, 2022 17:33:41 GMT -5
Screw platoons, let’s get Fitzy on the roster (he’s a RHH for all I care)
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