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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 8, 2018 8:29:26 GMT -5
ERod starts today....thoughts on who goes down? Walden or Velazquez? Walden has already been sent down. Believe he was sent down after the game. Velazquez sticks around until Pomeranz gets sent down. Then it gets interesting. What if all the pitchers remain healthy and Wright is ready? Then somebody else needs to go down and your choices are the pitchers with options (especially if Hembree remains effective). That means Barnes or Poyner (and what if he's their most reliable setup guy by then as he is now?). I imagine with Thornburg they'll give him a lengthy rehab and could use one of his options. It's more likely somebody winds up on the DL but this is pretty interesting - it speaks to good depth, but they will have to consolidate some of that later on and get themselves their lead setup man - especially is Smith continues to struggle.
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Post by p23w on Apr 8, 2018 8:32:05 GMT -5
I've done enough second guessing with this FO.... pass.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 8, 2018 8:42:32 GMT -5
Lol the Rays are going to have a bullpen game after their bullpen just pitched over 7 innings yesterday. I love it.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Apr 8, 2018 9:06:59 GMT -5
ERod starts today....thoughts on who goes down? Walden or Velazquez? Walden has already been sent down. Believe he was sent down after the game. Velazquez sticks around until Pomeranz gets sent down. Then it gets interesting. What if all the pitchers remain healthy and Wright is ready? Then somebody else needs to go down and your choices are the pitchers with options (especially if Hembree remains effective). That means Barnes or Poyner (and what if he's their most reliable setup guy by then as he is now?). I imagine with Thornburg they'll give him a lengthy rehab and could use one of his options. It's more likely somebody winds up on the DL but this is pretty interesting - it speaks to good depth, but they will have to consolidate some of that later on and get themselves their lead setup man - especially is Smith continues to struggle. Thanks - I was looking at the Transactions tab on this site - hasn't caught up with that yet. It sure does get interesting. Walden acquitted himself very well....Velazquez and Poyner as well. With good pitching depth, if the starters stay hot, if the offense really catches fire....wow. Of course, unforeseen things will always happen. Play ball!
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Post by h11233 on Apr 8, 2018 9:09:36 GMT -5
ERod starts today....thoughts on who goes down? Walden or Velazquez? Walden has already been sent down. Believe he was sent down after the game. Velazquez sticks around until Pomeranz gets sent down. Then it gets interesting. What if all the pitchers remain healthy and Wright is ready? Then somebody else needs to go down and your choices are the pitchers with options (especially if Hembree remains effective). That means Barnes or Poyner (and what if he's their most reliable setup guy by then as he is now?). I imagine with Thornburg they'll give him a lengthy rehab and could use one of his options. It's more likely somebody winds up on the DL but this is pretty interesting - it speaks to good depth, but they will have to consolidate some of that later on and get themselves their lead setup man - especially is Smith continues to struggle. I'd rather the Sox just release Wright. The team doesn't need him and I've got no respect for the guy
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Post by coachmac on Apr 8, 2018 9:37:44 GMT -5
[quote author=" h11233" I'd rather the Sox just release Wright. The team doesn't need him and I've got no respect for the guy [/quote] The team can delay a decision on Wright for quite some time. A 30 day rehab assignment from the time he is deemed ready to pitch plus his 15 day suspension. Although at this point both Johnson and Velasquez may be ahead of him on the depth chart.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 8, 2018 9:43:09 GMT -5
Walden has already been sent down. Believe he was sent down after the game. Velazquez sticks around until Pomeranz gets sent down. Then it gets interesting. What if all the pitchers remain healthy and Wright is ready? Then somebody else needs to go down and your choices are the pitchers with options (especially if Hembree remains effective). That means Barnes or Poyner (and what if he's their most reliable setup guy by then as he is now?). I imagine with Thornburg they'll give him a lengthy rehab and could use one of his options. It's more likely somebody winds up on the DL but this is pretty interesting - it speaks to good depth, but they will have to consolidate some of that later on and get themselves their lead setup man - especially is Smith continues to struggle. I'd rather the Sox just release Wright. The team doesn't need him and I've got no respect for the guy What? Someone is going to value him a little bit. You should get something for him, even if it's cash considerations. Everyone needs a starter out there.
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Post by rjp313jr on Apr 8, 2018 9:48:47 GMT -5
To each their own on respecting Wright or not but I would like to say something on that. I am by no means defending abusing a woman or anyone in any way shape or form and I’m not suggesting to know all the details here. However, from the stuff I’ve read and the way he’s spoken about it after the fact I’m willing to cut him some slack here. First of all there is no evidence, that I’ve seen that he laid a finger on her. That means it was a heated argument. I understand she was scared enough to have to call 9-1-1 and that he at one point tried to stop her from doing so. Either way it was an argument between a husband and a wife that got heated. They are and have been under going counseling both together and him on his own. This speaks to someone who’s trying to better himself and work on his marriage. He’s also not shied away from any responsibility. He’s taken full responsibility, agreed to speak to other players about what he’s learning from this experience and apologized to all involved including fans. None of us are perfect, I’m sure many here have gotten into pretty intense yelling matches with loved ones, wives or husbands before. We also don’t know his wife at all, which means we don’t know her temperament - not going to start casting aspersions on her but keep an open mind - don’t just read a headline or get half information and think you know the entire story. I’d be singing a different tune if there was any reason to believe he touched her but there doesn’t seem to be any. Arguments are tricky and without some past track record to show this type of behavior with him, I’m not going to bury the guy for it.
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Post by jchang on Apr 8, 2018 9:56:05 GMT -5
there are teams without 5 serviceable starters, a team gave up 20 runs yesterday. surely Wright will get some return?
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Post by boydhurstlovechild on Apr 8, 2018 10:23:38 GMT -5
In this climate, I gotta think that if he actually assaulted his wife the Red Sox as a corporation would have severed ties with the guy quicker than you can say say Jack Robinson. Back in the day, who knows? They sent Wilfredo Cordero packing but let Derek Lowe slide. It's a different world now. As far as what he's worth? Injured last year, but in 2016 he was an all-star and pitched over 150 innings. This is potentially the deepest starting rotation I've ever seen.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 8, 2018 10:40:01 GMT -5
Walden has already been sent down. Believe he was sent down after the game. Velazquez sticks around until Pomeranz gets sent down. Then it gets interesting. What if all the pitchers remain healthy and Wright is ready? Then somebody else needs to go down and your choices are the pitchers with options (especially if Hembree remains effective). That means Barnes or Poyner (and what if he's their most reliable setup guy by then as he is now?). I imagine with Thornburg they'll give him a lengthy rehab and could use one of his options. It's more likely somebody winds up on the DL but this is pretty interesting - it speaks to good depth, but they will have to consolidate some of that later on and get themselves their lead setup man - especially is Smith continues to struggle. I'd rather the Sox just release Wright. The team doesn't need him and I've got no respect for the guy Putting aside the domestic dispute for the reasons others have already talked about (Derek Lowe vs Wil Cordero situation, the lack of physicality, although it doesn't excuse him, the sincere effort of that couple to reconcile and strengthen their relationship), the Red Sox perhaps don't need Stephen Wright as much in 2018 although it's a possibility that if multiple injuries hit, they might, but saying they don't need him isn't necessarily true. It's like that at the end of 2018 Pomeranz isn't coming back and it's a distinct possibility that after 2019 Porcello isn't coming back. And that's assuming David Price remains and that the Sox are able to re-sign Chris Sale (no slam dunk there!). The Sox have intriguing pitching prospects. They traded away Kopech, Espinoza, and Allen, but they do have promising up-and-coming arms in Groome, Houck, Mata, and maybe Hernandez and Scherff if they don't become relievers instead, but none of those guys will be ready to replace the guys the Sox lose over the next couple of seasons. Brian Johnson could plug a hole. Perhaps Velazquez can. Maybe even Jalen Beeks, but none of these guys in my opinion can adequately replace Pomeranz or even necessarily Porcello. Steven Wright had an all-star season going in 2016, until Farrell decided he'd make a good pinch-runner. If Steven Wright is capable of being anything like that type of pitcher than he had been, then he's a solid #3 starter capable of generating a lot of innings - as you might recall he was pitching complete games at times, totally befuddling opponents with that knuckleball. Maybe that Wright never comes back, but if there's a possibility that if he's healthy he can be that pitcher it would be foolish to part with him unless Johnson and Velazquez can show over a larger sample size that they're capable of pitching that well.
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Post by cba82 on Apr 8, 2018 10:49:39 GMT -5
Lol the Rays are going to have a bullpen game after their bullpen just pitched over 7 innings yesterday. I love it. What a joke of a franchise. Major League Baseball should intervene.
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Post by art on Apr 8, 2018 11:25:43 GMT -5
I'd prefer that Rodriguez had gotten a rehab start in 40 degree weather before trying to do it here.
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Post by voiceofreason on Apr 8, 2018 11:44:19 GMT -5
Lol the Rays are going to have a bullpen game after their bullpen just pitched over 7 innings yesterday. I love it. What a joke of a franchise. Major League Baseball should intervene. My bookie retired and the backup got busted or I would be betting this game. I was really looking forward to betting the over, 91.5, for season wins but that is when I found out my guy was done, disappointed. It will bum me out when they go over easily.
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Post by danr on Apr 8, 2018 11:59:58 GMT -5
I love the Legal Seafood ad on NESN. I wish we had one in Portland, OR, but there are plenty of good seafood restaurants here. Tragically, no baseball team.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 8, 2018 12:12:26 GMT -5
What a beautiful cutter Eduardo threw to Kevin K to strike him out.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 8, 2018 12:16:28 GMT -5
Struck out the side. Beautiful changeup to Gomez.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 8, 2018 12:19:48 GMT -5
Any other ballpark, that's a homerun....sigh.
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Post by pedey on Apr 8, 2018 12:24:27 GMT -5
I've been a big fan of E-rod ever since he was traded for. Finally being healthy with the rest of the season ahead, I hope this is the year he puts it all together. I think he has the stuff to be an ace.
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Post by danr on Apr 8, 2018 12:36:15 GMT -5
Not only does he have great stuff, he has remarkable command.. Vazquez doesn't have to move his glove on many of the pitches
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Apr 8, 2018 12:37:58 GMT -5
The no errors thing is very cool.
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Post by pedey on Apr 8, 2018 12:56:45 GMT -5
I think Erod should go to his off-speed and breaking pitches earlier in the count. He gets ahead 0-2 with the fastball and then keeps throwing his fastball and burns 3 more pitches. I'd throw something off-speed as soon as he gets ahead. His pitch count is rising quickly.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 8, 2018 13:03:23 GMT -5
The most B.S. base hit ever by Gomez. Ugh. Going to be a bullpen game for the Sox too.
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Post by wildsox on Apr 8, 2018 13:06:36 GMT -5
Tough luck inning for E-Rod. Check swing double and a chopper to the mound.
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Post by 180054giant on Apr 8, 2018 13:10:05 GMT -5
weird line 3 IP 73 pitches 7 k 1 bb 2 hits on 4 balls in play plus the HR
at most one more inning?
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