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Post by jmei on Jun 1, 2013 12:50:22 GMT -5
Romero is an example of the rare downside that comes with the Lester-esque pre-arb contract extension. After 2011, that deal looked like a brilliant move to lock down a young lefty All-Star-caliber starter. Now, no other MLB team is even willing to claim that contract on waivers.
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Post by James Dunne on Jun 2, 2013 13:39:49 GMT -5
Jeremy Bonderman is pitching in the major leagues as I'm typing this. That's pretty cool.
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Post by wcsoxfan on Jun 2, 2013 15:02:24 GMT -5
Brewers starting 1B and 3B today: Alex Gonzalez and Yunieski Betancourt. I think they may have some depth issues.
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Post by James Dunne on Jun 2, 2013 18:59:30 GMT -5
Betancourt has started 29 games at first and 18 at third. Gonzalez has started 16 at first and 11 at third. So I wouldn't call them so much depth issues as a total organizational inability to identify good hitters. This wasn't like their three best first basemen got hurt and they were stuck with those two - those two were the plan.
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Post by jmei on Jun 4, 2013 19:54:08 GMT -5
I moved a few posts discussing the pending Biogenesis suspensions to its own thread, and further discussion of that topic should go there.
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Post by raftsox on Jun 5, 2013 13:02:47 GMT -5
Julio Teheran is pitching pretty well.
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Post by raftsox on Jun 5, 2013 13:04:52 GMT -5
Also, the Red Sox radio crew is light years better than the Braves'.
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Post by ibsmith85 on Jun 7, 2013 15:00:36 GMT -5
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Post by hammerhead on Jun 7, 2013 15:45:15 GMT -5
Cool story, but he's got nothing on Nava.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jun 7, 2013 16:41:31 GMT -5
Run Forrest Run!
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 9, 2013 18:23:55 GMT -5
The Mariners just played a 4 game series at home against the Yankees. Biggest weekend of the year for them I would imagine from a monetary point of view. They lost 6-1, 3-1 and 2-1. They won a 4-1 game. Their team came up to bat 35 times. And, they scored in 4 innings. Obviously the 1 run in the three losses. And, they got 4 in one inning off of Kuroda in their win. Can you believe it? They faced; Hughes, Kuroda, Pettitte and Phelps. Would you leave your house to watch such a putrid offensive display? Thank god for Fenway. At least it makes our games interesting even if we're not playing all that well.
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Post by sammo420 on Jun 9, 2013 21:50:43 GMT -5
The Mariners just played a 4 game series at home against the Yankees. Biggest weekend of the year for them I would imagine from a monetary point of view. They lost 6-1, 3-1 and 2-1. They won a 4-1 game. Their team came up to bat 35 times. And, they scored in 4 innings. Obviously the 1 run in the three losses. And, they got 4 in one inning off of Kuroda in their win. Can you believe it? They faced; Hughes, Kuroda, Pettitte and Phelps. Would you leave your house to watch such a putrid offensive display? Thank god for Fenway. At least it makes our games interesting even if we're not playing all that well. That depends, do they still sell sushi at Safeco and how is it?
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Post by jdb on Jun 13, 2013 10:25:50 GMT -5
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Post by Legion of Bloom on Jun 13, 2013 15:53:50 GMT -5
Is it wrong that I'm hoping they get suspended?
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Post by sammo420 on Jun 13, 2013 16:01:00 GMT -5
Is it wrong that I'm hoping they get suspended? In the eyes of some yes. Something to consider though is that so far for the most part the sox have been left out of all these steroid busts but if this continues that could change.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Jun 14, 2013 8:18:23 GMT -5
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Post by Legion of Bloom on Jun 15, 2013 17:21:14 GMT -5
Alex Cobb got hit in the head by an Eric Hosmer line drive, it looked pretty bad.
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Post by bluechip on Jun 16, 2013 14:27:47 GMT -5
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jun 16, 2013 22:15:22 GMT -5
Went to the Mariners-A's game in Oakland today and was really happy to see Josh Reddick. He's been struggling pretty badly all year but he went 4-5 with a triple and a well struck home run. Also, the fans in Oakland seem to really love him. Glad to see him getting every day playing time in a good spot.
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Post by curll on Jun 17, 2013 8:52:18 GMT -5
Wil Myers got the call, on his way to Boston.
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Post by elguapo on Jun 17, 2013 9:08:22 GMT -5
Went to the Mariners-A's game in Oakland today and was really happy to see Josh Reddick. He's been struggling pretty badly all year but he went 4-5 with a triple and a well struck home run. He's shown signs of life, clearly make a strong effort to be more patient at the plate, which is more than his alter ego Frenchy ever did.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Jun 17, 2013 15:30:32 GMT -5
Wil Myers got the call, on his way to Boston. Am I the only one who thinks the Rays are kind of insane for working his service time clock when they're in a division they could easily lose by one game this year? I get that they have tough financial circumstances, but it kind of reminds me of the Nat's decision to shut down Strasburg last year, in the sense that the Nats were implicitly saying "don't worry, we'll be back here again". Except with the Rays they're not even making plans for the next year, they're making plans for six years from now. Forget the fact that Tampa might not be good in six years; they might not even be in Tampa in six years. All this service time buggery is too clever by half. Just put your best team on the field.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 17, 2013 16:46:34 GMT -5
Wil Myers got the call, on his way to Boston. Am I the only one who thinks the Rays are kind of insane for working his service time clock when they're in a division they could easily lose by one game this year? I get that they have tough financial circumstances, but it kind of reminds me of the Nat's decision to shut down Strasburg last year, in the sense that the Nats were implicitly saying "don't worry, we'll be back here again". Except with the Rays they're not even making plans for the next year, they're making plans for six years from now. Forget the fact that Tampa might not be good in six years; they might not even be in Tampa in six years. All this service time buggery is too clever by half. Just put your best team on the field. I think Myers should have been called up the second his later call-up would have guaranteed the Rays the extra year, which, correct me if I'm wrong, would have been earlier this season. The Rays are hardly in an insurmountable position to get into the playoffs so I don't think their deficit is too great to overcome. Hell, we've seen this team overcome a nine game deficit on Sept 1st, haven't we? I think he should have been up sooner which would have made them a little better than they are now, but not necessarily at the beginning of the season. The Rays can't operate with the mindset that they need to close up shop and won't be competitive. They have a highly intelligent FO. When it's Price's turn to get shopped, they'll figure out a way to get great talent. Even if the Rays stink down the road having Myers that extra year is an asset. It makes him more valuable in deals down the road having that one extra year if they want to cash him in if they're sellers. I don't have a problem with the Rays not starting the year with Myers. I don't think they needed to wait until now to bring him up. I surmise he had a recent hot streak in AAA to get his numbers in line with where we thought he'd be, but honestly I think he would have done alright in the majors too if he had been up the past month. If we're talking Stephen Strasburg as last season, then yes, we are in total and complete agreement. It was beyond moronic sitting down Strasburg. They could have managed his innings much better in midseason when it was obvious they were headed for the post-season. They had the team to win the World Series last year, and their foolishness cost them the season. There's no doubt in my mind Strasburg would have made a difference. That particularly occurred to me as I watched them blow that big lead to the Cardinals in Game 5.
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Post by sammo420 on Jun 17, 2013 16:51:58 GMT -5
I think Myers should have been called up the second his later call-up would have guaranteed the Rays the extra year, which, correct me if I'm wrong, would have been earlier this season. Not the expert on these things but with Bradley wasn't it something like April 17th or 18th? It really was a very small amount of time that he had to be down there to play with his time clock.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 17, 2013 16:56:44 GMT -5
I think Myers should have been called up the second his later call-up would have guaranteed the Rays the extra year, which, correct me if I'm wrong, would have been earlier this season. Not the expert on these things but with Bradley wasn't it something like April 17th or 18th? It really was a very small amount of time that he had to be down there to play with his time clock. Yes, with Bradley it was 9 games into the season. I'm not sure it's the same with Myers. I would think it would be and the Rays would be really stupid not to have called him up by mid April, but I certainly wouldn't have started the season with him. I don't think a ten to fifteen game stretch is enough of a difference maker to punt a year of player control, especially in the era of 5 teams making the post-season in a league.
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