Eduardo Rodriguez Out for the Season (2020)

Is mike timlin available?

That is awful. I don’t mean in a baseball way... I mean that poor guy’s health should be a real concern to us, and this is why playing is still likely a bad idea. I hope he recovers completely.

Makes me grumpy as a baseball fan. As a regular human, get well soon Eduardo.

I don't think ERod will ever be the same. I'm not a doctor so I could be way off base here. But this falls on MLB. MLB might have cost him millions because they simply would not stay the f**k home. Or at least do what the NBA and NHL are doing. This thing has been an absolute cluster and the season needs to be shut down asap. Coronavirus is deadly and if the season keeps up we're going to find this out the hard way.

Except perhaps for ERod.

There have been reports of younger persons who are not deathly ill having a variety of ongoing side effects. Whether chronic/permanent or not, we probably just have to let time go by to find out. But that is an issue that is talked about very little -- death isn't the only tragically bad outcome of this disease. It's like with vehicle accidents; people are most concerned about the death toll, but there is an enormous injury/disability and property damage toll as well that gets very little press.

All the pieces are falling into place. Time to throw in the towel, tank the season, hope baseball is stupid and stubborn enough to keep on playing, and get the salary cap structure reset and the first draft choice next June. Really, this could turn out, whether accidentally or not, to be a brilliant move on the part of the Sox. If there was ever a season to tank, this is the one. No one is going to give a rat's tooshie about the outcome of this season starting about 10 minutes after it is over.

Rodriguez has been diagnosed with myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart that the team believes is a result of the left-hander's recent bout with the coronavirus. He tested positive for COVID-19 before the start of summer camp. While he was cleared and returned to workouts on July 18, he was shut down a week later after an MRI revealed his ailment.

www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29579222/boston-red-sox-pitcher-eduardo-rodriguez-done-season-due-heart-issue

This is another thing that must really suck the life out of the team. Your teammate and friend has these complications, and you have to hope you don’t get it while you play the role of the Washington Generals to the Yankees’ Globetrotters?

It's far from the most important element of the E-Rod situation, but there's a difficult BB/business question: Should the RS try to sign him longterm? I hoped this off-season would be about spending money to lock up him and Devers, not lock in future bad contracts by signing FAs.

But now? Would it be sensible to give him $120 million over six years? As Norm said, we don't know the long-term effects of this virus. People - particularly young people - are recovering and returning to normal lives. But they're not professional athletes who have to work out a ton to stay in competitive condition.

Don’t disagree with that I just don’t see why we’re going to leap to say he’ll never be the same. I’ve never wanted to extend him anyway with his lack of durability FWIW

Umm I would peg his market at six years 150 million if he's good in 2021 and pitches a full season. So no I wouldn't give him 6 years 120 million right now. I fully expect him to heal up 100%. It's more do we get 30 plus starts 200 innings 2019 ERod or the guy before? I'd bet on him, yet for taking the risk I'm offering five years 85 million.  I might move a little on that, but I just don't see the upside on six years 120 million unless you think he's 2019 ERod every year.

I mean, if he misses time sure, but it'd be hard to account for risk of his being less effective or something.

And while you're right you could account for his going on IL with a heart condition, my guess is he'd then be less inclined to sign said extension.

Although I say all of that having no idea what the deal will be with his actual physical condition...

Yes, per the agreement between the owners and the PA. Service time keeps accumulating this year, even during the shutdown that happened in the spring and the one that might happen between now and the end of the season.