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Post by tjb21 on Mar 11, 2013 13:13:45 GMT -5
I had to laugh at the headline. Depth at dh? Isn't every bench player depth at dh? They should be treated that way. Once Papi hangs em up. I hope we don't even sign a full-time dh. Build a good bench and just move guys there as needed; matchups, nagging injury/rest, day game after night game for veterans, etc. It'd be nice if we could get Ortiz-esque production out of every guy on the bench. I think an organization's approach to managing the DH position is highly dependent on who you have. I would think you'd like any of the guys who have won the Edgar Martinez Award in your DH spot, but as an organization you may not have that guy on your roster. If post-Ortiz, whenever that might be, I'm fine with your approach until we get another masher that will give you production over 600+ at bats. This.
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Post by bluechip on Mar 11, 2013 14:03:32 GMT -5
It'd be nice if we could get Ortiz-esque production out of every guy on the bench. I think an organization's approach to managing the DH position is highly dependent on who you have. I would think you'd like any of the guys who have won the Edgar Martinez Award in your DH spot, but as an organization you may not have that guy on your roster. If post-Ortiz, whenever that might be, I'm fine with your approach until we get another masher that will give you production over 600+ at bats. This. I am not opposed to signing an aging former all-star to DH for short money for a year. Like Victor Martinez (35 in 2015), or Alex Rios (34), or Adam Laroche.
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Post by jdb on Mar 17, 2013 11:26:20 GMT -5
Well the 7th day is here and it looks like he is still having problems. Edes tweet says he's having issues on the tread mill and not likely to do BP Monday.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Mar 17, 2013 12:05:29 GMT -5
Edes tweet says he's having issues on the tread mill and not likely to do BP Monday. There's not enough pessimisim in the world for me to even comment on this.
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Post by jdb on Mar 30, 2013 8:59:53 GMT -5
Bradford tweet
Red Sox hope to get Ortiz in minor league game sometime week of April 8
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