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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 15:15:25 GMT -5
More stuff that can't be reviewed?
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Post by Guidas on May 3, 2014 15:16:34 GMT -5
Why can't something that simple be reviewed? That's as cut and dried as fair or foul.
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Post by wskeleton76 on May 3, 2014 15:16:49 GMT -5
Horrible defense again.
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 15:18:08 GMT -5
This is absolutely inexcusable. Get UeharaMujica in the game.
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Post by Guidas on May 3, 2014 15:21:08 GMT -5
whew.
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Post by jmei on May 3, 2014 15:21:18 GMT -5
Why is it necessary to get both Capuano and Mujica warmed up? Can neither of them be fully trusted with a 6-run lead, or do they not get in enough work between games? C'mon man, this game has gone just about as well as can be expected, the Bruins just won, it's a beautiful day out. Relax and enjoy the good feels. Sorry guys, this post of mine clearly started the jinx. But a win is a win...!
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Post by wskeleton76 on May 3, 2014 15:21:20 GMT -5
Thanks, Uehara.
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Post by Guidas on May 3, 2014 15:21:32 GMT -5
Awesome game by Lester. Capuano owes everyone dinner. Including us.
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Post by Oregon Norm on May 3, 2014 15:21:54 GMT -5
Good win, seeing as how Gray is going tomorrow. That one will probably be difficult. He's got ridiculous stuff.
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Post by Don Caballero on May 3, 2014 15:22:49 GMT -5
That was... Weird. Thank God it's over.
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Post by chavopepe2 on May 3, 2014 15:23:13 GMT -5
Thank god for Koji
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Post by charliezink16 on May 3, 2014 15:34:22 GMT -5
Lester was unbelievable tonight, what a show he put on. Now the Sox are 1 game under .500 at 15-16. That pretty much ensures a loss tomorrow...
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 15:38:55 GMT -5
In Lackey we trust.
Well, I do, anyway.
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Post by grandsalami on May 3, 2014 15:52:36 GMT -5
“@hannable84: Mujica didn't pitch the ninth because of oblique tightness while warning up. Reevaluated tomorrow.”
DL?
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 15:55:40 GMT -5
Well, Hanrahan has already signed, so...
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on May 3, 2014 16:46:39 GMT -5
Time to bring Workman or RDLR for the bullpen. The bullpen has been more than a little shaky lately and you still would have Webster, Barnes or Ranaudo when you need to bring up another starter.
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 17:13:01 GMT -5
Time to bring Workman or RDLR for the bullpen. The bullpen has been more than a little shaky lately and you still would have Webster, Barnes or Ranaudo when you need to bring up another starter. A week ago we had the best bullpen in the AL and now things are so drastic we have to sacrifice our #6 and #7 SP? Come on man, that's just overreacting. (Also, none of them have options, so who would you DFA?)
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on May 3, 2014 17:39:37 GMT -5
I think KC has a better bullpen than the Red Sox with Holland, Crow, Herrara and Duffy. Who would you have pitch the 7th and 8th innings other than Tazawa? I would much rather see Workman pitch over anyone other than Koji. Mujica appears to be a potential DL candidate so there would no need to DFA anybody as both Workman and RDLR are on the 40 man roster.
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Post by jmei on May 3, 2014 17:57:50 GMT -5
Well, there's Andrew "1.75 FIP" Miller, Chris "gave up his first runs of the season today, 1.93 FIP" Capuano, or Craig "2013 playoff hero" Breslow.
If they call up a reliever for Mujica to go on the DL, it'll be Britton or Wilson, both of which are fine back-of-the-bullpen options.
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 18:45:26 GMT -5
I mean, obviously what Capuano did looked awful. But let's note, first of all, that these were pretty good hitters and Capuano did not enjoy a platoon advantage against any of them. The first 3 opponents, his location was actually quite OK. It just so happened that they put up a 1.000 BABIP against him. Against Donaldson, his location was very wild. Did he not have his stuff from the beginning, or did he get frustrated by the result of his first three ABs and no longer trust himself to throw strikes?
Let's assume he has a more standard .333 BABIP, walks Donaldson and noone in the outfield tries to throw the ball into either dugout. You've got men on 1st and 2nd, 2 outs, still a 6-run lead, and Koji is relaxing in his chair. Would you be calling for RDLR or Workman then?
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on May 3, 2014 19:46:40 GMT -5
I think Workman would be more valuable for the Red Sox out of their bullpen in 2014 as he was probably their second best reliever after Koji during the 2013 playoff run. Breslow was pretty good in the ALDS against the Rays, but he wasn't nearly effective against the Tigers or Cardinals as he lacked control. This team needs an effective bridge to Koji and I think that Workman is best suited for the position. Workman is significantly a better reliever than Britton or Wilson. I understand that Workman is being used as a starter in Pawtuckett, but there are others such as RDLR, Webster, Barnes and Ranaudo who could be effective as major league starters.
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Post by chavopepe2 on May 3, 2014 20:02:33 GMT -5
I don't think bringing up Workman to pitch in relief while (if) Mujica is on the DL precludes him from being a starter. He started the year in the bullpen. If he pitches in that roll again for a couple weeks, he can still go back to Pawtucket and stay stretched out to start.
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Post by jmei on May 3, 2014 20:39:27 GMT -5
I don't think they really need an 8th inning guy, though. Tazawa and Miller are both pretty ironclad options for the bridge to Koji, and that top trio of relievers is better than what most teams have. Capuano, at least until today, has been pretty great in high-leverage situations as well. Breslow has a pretty lengthy history of being a reliable and effective arm, though I think he's still building arm strength, and Badenhop is a solid 6th/7th inning guy who is back to pitching at his career norms. Mujica is the one guy who is more or less unreliable, but given his track record (and his contract), the front office should probably keep giving him garbage-time innings to see if he can work his way back to what he was. Given the above, I don't think the front office should be desperate enough to keep yo-yoing Workman between roles, especially since Farrell is on record stating that the Red Sox would prefer to keep him as a starter for the rest of the season. Workman might be a little better than Wilson or Britton, but if they only need a guy for the minimum 15 days, it makes no sense to bring Workman up as a reliever for, what, three or four (likely lower-leverage) appearances, and then send him right back to be a starter in Pawtucket. Over the course of four or five innings, the difference between a 3.00 ERA reliever and a 4.00 ERA reliever is basically nothing, and I don't think it's that easy to just keep switching between a starter's routine and a reliever's routine.
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 21:23:54 GMT -5
And you know I disagree with Farrell on a lot of things but he's definitely got this right. Sure, any of the other Pawtucket starters COULD be ready to start at the major league level. But they also could not be. Remember Webster's starts last year? That was pretty awful. And if you've got a reliever who's not performing, no problem, you just hook him and go to the next guy. If you've got a starter who blows up and makes you go to your bullpen in the 3rd inning? That's a real problem. Workman is known to be able to go 6 innings at the major league level. It's not a huge sample size but it exists. That's worth a lot. Of course I happen to think our bullpen is just fine as is. But even if it weren't, I wouldn't want to call up Workman. I'm cool with Britton and I'd even try out Webster.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on May 3, 2014 22:46:32 GMT -5
Wow. I picked a horrible game to miss. Its 1145 pm and I just woke up.
I missed one of Lester's best games as a Red Sox? I remember watching him when he was a Sea Dog. I feel like a horrible parent right now.
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