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Post by Guidas on Jun 27, 2021 16:01:01 GMT -5
btw, anyone have any idea what more Corderro has to do to get a legit 2-3 week call-up? Guy has cut his Ks way down and is knocking the tar out of the ball in Worcester.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Jun 27, 2021 16:01:37 GMT -5
The word of the day might be ... Kranick
Update: the weather didn't cooperate
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 27, 2021 16:11:58 GMT -5
1958 MVP Jackie Jensen started with NYY as did Mike Lowell but I can't think of anybody who came directly. Elston H Howard contributed. Don Baylor was a factor in 86. Tony Armas Jr. for Mike Stanley, who begot Pedro Yes, good call.
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Post by manfred on Jun 27, 2021 16:12:06 GMT -5
btw, anyone have any idea what more Corderro has to do to get a legit 2-3 week call-up? Guy has cut his Ks way down and is knocking the tar out of the ball in Worcester. But for whom? Verdugo-Kiké-Renfroe is doing well at the moment.
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Post by voiceofreason on Jun 27, 2021 16:14:20 GMT -5
The Bronx Bombers with 3 extra base hits in 3 games, more like the Bronx BB guns.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jun 27, 2021 16:15:02 GMT -5
btw, anyone have any idea what more Corderro has to do to get a legit 2-3 week call-up? Guy has cut his Ks way down and is knocking the tar out of the ball in Worcester. But for whom? Verdugo-Kiké-Renfroe is doing well at the moment. Santana. Santana is only under contract this year and we’re halfway into the season so it doesn’t make a ton of sense to hold onto him in a pennant race at the expense of the team.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 27, 2021 16:15:09 GMT -5
His team got swept with two pitchers he gave away for free. Whitlock got a win and a hold, really the high leverage outs of the game and Ottavino got a hold and a save. Now hopefully TB loses and the Sox go back into 1st place. For the first time they're 16 games over .500. And wait until Ort comes up to replace Workman. If Ort comes up and contributes or sticks and Frank German, the prospect dealt with Ottavino, plans out, even as a reliever, then I doubt we'll see Cashman ever do any more deals with the Sox ever again.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 27, 2021 16:16:23 GMT -5
btw, anyone have any idea what more Corderro has to do to get a legit 2-3 week call-up? Guy has cut his Ks way down and is knocking the tar out of the ball in Worcester. But for whom? Verdugo-Kiké-Renfroe is doing well at the moment. Hernandez can play 2b with Cordero, Verdugo, and Renfroe in the outfield.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jun 27, 2021 16:26:55 GMT -5
But for whom? Verdugo-Kiké-Renfroe is doing well at the moment. Hernandez can play 2b with Cordero, Verdugo, and Renfroe in the outfield. They could also give guys more rest and rotate them around the corner OF spots, 2B and even DH once in a while.
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Post by manfred on Jun 27, 2021 16:35:26 GMT -5
Hernandez can play 2b with Cordero, Verdugo, and Renfroe in the outfield. They could also give guys more rest and rotate them around the corner OF spots, 2B and even DH once in a while. Sure. But I guess if people see Franchy as a “prospect,” maybe he’s better off continuing to play every day than being a fourth outfielder.
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Post by dirtdog on Jun 27, 2021 16:41:28 GMT -5
As good as Raffy is at the plate, I still cant help but feel he is only scratching the surface.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 27, 2021 16:46:11 GMT -5
They could also give guys more rest and rotate them around the corner OF spots, 2B and even DH once in a while. Sure. But I guess if people see Franchy as a “prospect,” maybe he’s better off continuing to play every day than being a fourth outfielder. When Duran comes up I would suspect that to be the case. That isn't the case right now though. The ultimate reason for Franchy not getting a 2nd chance is because Hunter Renfroe has been too damn good. I honestly did not see that coming. I thought he was only a platoon partner for Franchy but that hasn't been the case.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jun 27, 2021 16:47:02 GMT -5
They could also give guys more rest and rotate them around the corner OF spots, 2B and even DH once in a while. Sure. But I guess if people see Franchy as a âprospect,â maybe heâs better off continuing to play every day than being a fourth outfielder. He might not play everyday but if they rotate him around the corner OF spots and DH he can play a fair amount with Kiké sometimes playing second base and people getting some off days which they need anyway. Its not May anymore, its almost July and weâre halfway into the season in a dogfight for the division. There is no need to hang onto Santana with Duran almost ready and Verdugo able to handle CF as a backup. Franchy turns 27 in July, so at a certain point I think its OK if he isn’t playing every single day, and the team could use some rest before the all star break anyway. If it doesn’t work out, they can send him back and try Duran. If it does, Duran gets more at bats in AAA and is a September call up anyway. Also, the team took some low cost fliers on guys like Marwin, Ottavino, Renfroe, Santana, Sawamura and Workman. Some of those guys have worked out great, some not so much. These flier guys aren’t always going to work out. In a certain sense, refusing to give up on these guys who arent even going to be here next year has a higher cost than riding them deep into the summer.
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Post by Guidas on Jun 27, 2021 16:57:33 GMT -5
btw, anyone have any idea what more Corderro has to do to get a legit 2-3 week call-up? Guy has cut his Ks way down and is knocking the tar out of the ball in Worcester. But for whom? Verdugo-Kiké-Renfroe is doing well at the moment. Put Kiké at 2nd, send down Chavis.
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Post by Guidas on Jun 27, 2021 16:57:46 GMT -5
Hey now...
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jun 27, 2021 17:10:13 GMT -5
But for whom? Verdugo-Kiké-Renfroe is doing well at the moment. Put Kiké at 2nd, send down Chavis. We also have a west coast trip coming up and the all star break is in two weeks. Those west coast trips are always tough, so it could be pretty rough with Marwin and Santana constantly in the lineup. Great time to try out Franchy for two weeks like you said, particularly with Arroyo also out, they have an extra spot. We had some luck with RISP both on offense and defense this weekend, and we play the Yanks again in three weeks. It’d be ideal to have another solid guy or two (if Arroyo comes back) rather than what we saw at the bottom of the order this weekend.
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Post by voiceofreason on Jun 27, 2021 17:15:09 GMT -5
It wouldn't be a normal day here at SP without the Franchy or Duran debate coming up.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jun 27, 2021 19:05:43 GMT -5
OI, didn't see it was a day game. Will have to watch in archives. I'm not one to worry about knowing what will happen.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Jun 27, 2021 19:29:12 GMT -5
btw, anyone have any idea what more Corderro has to do to get a legit 2-3 week call-up? Guy has cut his Ks way down and is knocking the tar out of the ball in Worcester. Cordero can NOT be worse than Santana!
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Jun 27, 2021 19:36:25 GMT -5
Sure. But I guess if people see Franchy as a “prospect,” maybe he’s better off continuing to play every day than being a fourth outfielder. When Duran comes up I would suspect that to be the case. That isn't the case right now though. The ultimate reason for Franchy not getting a 2nd chance is because Hunter Renfroe has been too damn good. I honestly did not see that coming. I thought he was only a platoon partner for Franchy but that hasn't been the case. Living in San Diego and seeing Renfroe with the Padres, I knew he would be good on both offense and defense. What I am glad to see is that Cora is finally sitting Santana and Gonzalez more often.
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Post by grandsalami on Jun 27, 2021 19:54:33 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Jun 27, 2021 20:08:08 GMT -5
Looks like a scene from the town
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Post by TearsIn04 on Jun 27, 2021 21:21:00 GMT -5
The MFYs better pay for wrecking our door! That's a sacred shrine.
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Post by reasonabledoubt on Jun 27, 2021 21:59:08 GMT -5
Didn't you see the sign, "Don't let the door hit you on the way out!"?
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Post by kingstephanos on Jun 27, 2021 22:19:57 GMT -5
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