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Post by amfox1 on Nov 20, 2015 15:32:25 GMT -5
you think the Sox go after anyone? Probably not, but a hard throwing bullpen arm or a RHH 4th OF would be the likeliest possibilities.
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Post by amfox1 on Nov 20, 2015 15:33:03 GMT -5
Tim Britton @timbritton 1m1 minute ago Red Sox add Pat Light, Marco Hernandez and Williams Jerez to the 40-man roster. Anthony Varvaro outrighted to FA, Josh Rutledge DFA.
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Post by mgoetze on Nov 20, 2015 16:19:44 GMT -5
HOU does not protect intriguing LHP Reymin Guduan (bullpen arm with control issues but throws upper 90s). So hopefully the O's will have something better to do than pick one of our players this year...
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Nov 20, 2015 16:22:35 GMT -5
Tim Britton @timbritton 1m1 minute ago Red Sox add Pat Light, Marco Hernandez and Williams Jerez to the 40-man roster. Anthony Varvaro outrighted to FA, Josh Rutledge DFA. Pretty much what we'd figured. Next year might be a shade more interesting. Watch list would include Basabe, Buttrey, Rijo, Stankiewicz, and Ysla, and to a lesser extent Callahan, Lin, and Martin.
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Post by jimed14 on Nov 20, 2015 16:30:14 GMT -5
HOU does not protect intriguing LHP Reymin Guduan (bullpen arm with control issues but throws upper 90s). So hopefully the O's will have something better to do than pick one of our players this year... I don't know why but that is so annoying.
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 20, 2015 16:42:39 GMT -5
Somewhat surprised Varvaro was outrighted over Cecchini, Aro or Rutledge.
Figured he was a bounce back candidate in the pen. Otherwise, nothing all that surprising
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Post by jmei on Nov 20, 2015 16:47:59 GMT -5
The Red Sox have the best medical information on Varvaro-- it's very possible that his rehab hasn't progressed as well as anticipated and they just didn't see him as a legitimate option for the major league bullpen by Opening Day.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Nov 20, 2015 16:54:57 GMT -5
I'm sort of confused - why does Aro keep coming up as a DFA candidate? This is in the media too. Is it because he wasn't great in 10 MLB innings the season after he began the year in Greenville?
I could definitely see it if there were four studs they needed to get on the roster, but I wouldn't see the point if it were just, say, Jerez vs. Aro.
As for Varvaro, he could always re-sign on a well-paying minor league deal if he's continuing to rehab, but wanted to check the waters to see what else was out there first. Devern Hansack comes to mind as someone they've done that with (nevermind the Sandy Leon move earlier this offseason).
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Post by Guidas on Nov 20, 2015 16:55:35 GMT -5
I'm bullish on Jerez and think he may actually see some significant innings in Boston this year.
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Post by ericmvan on Nov 20, 2015 17:23:37 GMT -5
Somewhat surprised Varvaro was outrighted over Cecchini, Aro or Rutledge. Figured he was a bounce back candidate in the pen. Otherwise, nothing all that surprising Rutledge was outrighted. And Cecchini was never in any danger; you'd DFA Mendez, Coyle, or Brentz first. jmei has the answer re Varvrado -- his medicals. That saved us the decision of which of the above three guys to trim.
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 20, 2015 17:25:43 GMT -5
Somewhat surprised Varvaro was outrighted over Cecchini, Aro or Rutledge. Figured he was a bounce back candidate in the pen. Otherwise, nothing all that surprising Rutledge was outrighted. And Cecchini was never in any danger; you'd DFA Mendez, Coyle, or Brentz first. jmei has the answer re Varvrado -- his medicals. That saved us the decision of which of the above three guys to trim. Not sure how I overlooked that....whoops
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Post by pokeyreesespieces on Nov 20, 2015 17:29:36 GMT -5
As for Varvaro, he could always re-sign on a well-paying minor league deal if he's continuing to rehab, but wanted to check the waters to see what else was out there first. Devern Hansack comes to mind as someone they've done that with (nevermind the Sandy Leon move earlier this offseason). Cubs wouldn't shock me if he's healthy. Considering they already claimed him last year once.
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Post by ericmvan on Nov 20, 2015 17:35:15 GMT -5
I'm sort of confused - why does Aro keep coming up as a DFA candidate? This is in the media too. Is it because he wasn't great in 10 MLB innings the season after he began the year in Greenville? I could definitely see it if there were four studs they needed to get on the roster, but I wouldn't see the point if it were just, say, Jerez vs. Aro. As for Varvaro, he could always re-sign on a well-paying minor league deal if he's continuing to rehab, but wanted to check the waters to see what else was out there first. Devern Hansack comes to mind as someone they've done that with (nevermind the Sandy Leon move earlier this offseason). [off-topic rant]Those who have been defending Abraham should note that he included Aro but not Rutledge in his list of DFA candidates this morning. And I think the fact that I originally had Rutledge low on my list of DFA candidates, before jmei made the argument that he would be near the top, is telling. It tells you that Abraham didn't bother to look at his FG or B-Ref page to see what his career actually consisted of. I hadn't done that either. But I wasn't getting paid to. (And obviously, he included Aro because of the same reason.) The thing is, I would have looked up Rutledge's career to properly assess his chances of being DFA'd, for free, if I had had the time. It's one of way too many things about baseball that I would like to know. So it seems as if that Abraham is not only too lazy to do the work to have properly reported to his readers who the actual DFA candidates were, he wasn't even all that interested in what might happen. I just can't wrap my head around that.[/rant]
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Post by James Dunne on Nov 27, 2015 10:50:31 GMT -5
So with last week's additions, the current 40-man roster has nine players from the 2011 draft. That's pretty remarkable. And their 8th-round pick turned down seven figures to play football at Mississippi and ended up in the NFL.
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Post by kingofthetrill on Nov 27, 2015 13:55:00 GMT -5
So with last week's additions, the current 40-man roster has nine players from the 2011 draft. That's pretty remarkable. And their 8th-round pick turned down seven figures to play football at Mississippi and ended up in the NFL. And their pick right before the Steelers CB was highly paid and had some....ummm....personal transgressions.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Nov 30, 2015 12:46:55 GMT -5
Seems as good a spot to put this as any, but Dayan Diaz signed with the Reds. Nice little bullpen depth pickup for them.
Can't remember the last time a guy we had in the top 30 left via free agency...
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Post by heisenberg on Dec 1, 2015 20:32:08 GMT -5
So now the hammer drops on Coyle and one of Mendez/Aro?
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Post by gator39 on Dec 1, 2015 21:39:57 GMT -5
To me Edwin Escobar is an obvious guy to go. He is out of options & isn't gonna make the team.
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Post by James Dunne on Dec 1, 2015 21:48:07 GMT -5
If it's Aro I am going to be furious. He is really a very good pitcher.
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Post by larrycook on Dec 2, 2015 0:04:08 GMT -5
To me Edwin Escobar is an obvious guy to go. He is out of options & isn't gonna make the team. I always thought he was a starter not a bullpen arm. I would like to see him start next year in Pawtucket (or where ever Pawtucket goes) with Owens and Johnson. Maybe the sox hold off signing these guys until they trade some guys on the 40 man roster for carrasco,
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Post by jimed14 on Dec 2, 2015 8:09:07 GMT -5
To me Edwin Escobar is an obvious guy to go. He is out of options & isn't gonna make the team. I always thought he was a starter not a bullpen arm. I would like to see him start next year in Pawtucket (or where ever Pawtucket goes) with Owens and Johnson. Maybe the sox hold off signing these guys until they trade some guys on the 40 man roster for carrasco, They can't put Escobar in Pawtucket because he'd have to be DFA'd and he'd be claimed. And just stop it with Carrasco.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Dec 2, 2015 9:47:23 GMT -5
Apparently the Price press conference is Friday. Wouldn't surprise me if they put that off while trying to shop some guys, whether minor or major.
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Post by jmei on Dec 2, 2015 10:24:43 GMT -5
Apparently the Price press conference is Friday. Wouldn't surprise me if they put that off while trying to shop some guys, whether minor or major. I agree that they're trying to clear up the 40-man in the interim, but I don't have major qualms about losing Mendez and Coyle (who are the next two on my chopping block), so I'd be surprised if they rescheduled a press conference just to give themselves a little extra time to trade those guys (or trade other guys to keep those guys on the 40-man).
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Dec 2, 2015 10:47:34 GMT -5
Apparently the Price press conference is Friday. Wouldn't surprise me if they put that off while trying to shop some guys, whether minor or major. I agree that they're trying to clear up the 40-man in the interim, but I don't have major qualms about losing Mendez and Coyle (who are the next two on my chopping block), so I'd be surprised if they rescheduled a press conference just to give themselves a little extra time to trade those guys (or trade other guys to keep those guys on the 40-man). Well they didn't reschedule it, but they're clearly not in a rush either. Chris Young apparently agreed days ago and they're in no rush to get him official either.
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Post by grandsalami on Dec 2, 2015 10:53:38 GMT -5
Red Sox make OF Chris Young signing official. Two-year deal. RHP Roman Mendez DFA'd to make room on roster.
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