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7/29-7/31 Red Sox vs. Brewers Series Thread
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Post by incandenza on Jul 30, 2022 18:47:56 GMT -5
Sawamura should never be brought in two days in a row, let alone an early game after a late game.
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Post by juanpena on Jul 30, 2022 18:48:03 GMT -5
People here talk a lot about deals Dombrowski saddled the team with. You know who DOESN'T have a long term deal? A guy who can be released any time? Ryan Brasier, that's who.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jul 30, 2022 18:48:21 GMT -5
Sawamura should never be brought in two days in a row, let alone an early game after a late game. Or ever.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 30, 2022 18:52:40 GMT -5
I mean he's totally fine as like the fifth guy out of the pen, which is all he needs to be. But you have to manage those guys well and pick your spots with them.
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Post by soxfaninnj on Jul 30, 2022 18:54:30 GMT -5
Possible last Red Sox ab by Vazquez
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Post by foreverred9 on Jul 30, 2022 18:59:19 GMT -5
I mean he's totally fine as like the fifth guy out of the pen, which is all he needs to be. But you have to manage those guys well and pick your spots with them. When the offense is this bad, not sure we should be saving Schreiber, Whitlock, and Houck for when they have a lead. That basically means we're getting Brasier and Sawamura on back-to-back nights...
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Post by soxfaninnj on Jul 30, 2022 19:01:14 GMT -5
Possible last Red Sox ab by jd
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 30, 2022 19:09:12 GMT -5
Sad. Just .... Sad.
Our next win may...just may... Be against KC. Maybe.
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Post by cdj on Jul 30, 2022 19:10:25 GMT -5
I’m not even mad about the game, I’m still mad at the medical staff telling Story he has no structural damage only for them to get Story a 2nd opinion to “ease his mind” and to have it reveal a fracture
Medical team is a clown show
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Post by philip on Jul 30, 2022 19:15:05 GMT -5
Would not read too much into the report. A hairline fracture is mostly equivocal. More than a sprain but not significant enough for a cast or surgery usually. Treated the same way. Rest
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 30, 2022 19:41:43 GMT -5
Rob Refsnyder has been dealing with an MCL injury, further depleting the Red Sox. Unclear whether it will require an IL stint. Hoping to avoid it.
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 30, 2022 19:43:32 GMT -5
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Post by manfred on Jul 30, 2022 19:45:27 GMT -5
Marcus Wilson is available again.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jul 30, 2022 19:47:42 GMT -5
Rob Refsnyder has been dealing with an MCL injury, further depleting the Red Sox. Unclear whether it will require an IL stint. Hoping to avoid it. So going off of the Story timeline… it’s torn but we won’t know for another week
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jul 30, 2022 20:01:37 GMT -5
Brighten up guys. Chaim’s got this. He’ll draft an under-sized middle inf. At 14 next year. Below slot. So, we can draft a high schooler who has power but K’s a lot.
Meanwhile, totally ignoring our horrific pitching!
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Post by larrycook on Jul 30, 2022 20:18:34 GMT -5
Rob Refsnyder has been dealing with an MCL injury, further depleting the Red Sox. Unclear whether it will require an IL stint. Hoping to avoid it. So going off of the Story timeline… it’s torn but we won’t know for another week Makes you wonder where we got our medical staff and trainers from……………. Wal-mart?
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Post by dirtdog on Jul 30, 2022 20:21:46 GMT -5
Remember when they got Franchy and people were like “naw, he doesn’t suck, it’s just that” fill in the excuse? Yeah. Good times. To be fair Gedman straightened him out for a handful of games. Then he went back to being more athlete than baseball player. I am afraid all he will ever be is a perennial tease.
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Post by dirtdog on Jul 30, 2022 20:35:16 GMT -5
BTW read a tweet I am unable to post at the moment. It has been 29 games since a RS starter has posted a win. Third longest streak in MLB history. Pretty mind boggling. This team setting all kinds of records they would rather not have. Also shows how over worked the bullpen has been.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jul 30, 2022 20:44:57 GMT -5
Brighten up guys. Chaim’s got this. He’ll draft an under-sized middle inf. At 14 next year. Below slot. So, we can draft a high schooler who has power but K’s a lot. Meanwhile, totally ignoring our horrific pitching! If the prospects work out, I'm happy. You can trade guys for need later on.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Jul 30, 2022 21:27:03 GMT -5
Marcus Wilson is available again. He's probably an upgrade over a couple of our players. Which is odd. He's on the waiver wire ...
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 30, 2022 22:16:39 GMT -5
Just one more loss to go until, I hope, Chaim has seen enough to sell everything not nailed down. 50-52, last in the AL East, 4.5 games out of WC3, 60 games left, 2nd hardest schedule down the stretch, ridiculously depleted with injuries, and playing terrible baseball. Sale out long term, Story out a while longer, I'll believe Kiké's coming back when I see it, JD and Eovaldi back but clearly not the same... Devers, Hill, Wacha, and Strahm all could be back soon and Paxton will hopefully be back this month, but with how this year's gone we'll probably have X, Verdugo, and Vazquez on the IL by the time they do lol
Even standing pat at the deadline would be a waste. Please sell. I want to watch an awesome team in 2023.
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Post by manfred on Jul 30, 2022 22:23:49 GMT -5
Just one more loss to go until, I hope, Chaim has seen enough to sell everything not nailed down. 50-52, last in the AL East, 4.5 games out of WC3, 60 games left, 2nd hardest schedule down the stretch, ridiculously depleted with injuries, and playing terrible baseball. Sale out long term, Story out a while longer, I'll believe Kiké's coming back when I see it, JD and Eovaldi back but clearly not the same... Devers, Hill, Wacha, and Strahm all could be back soon and Paxton will hopefully be back this month, but with how this year's gone we'll probably have X, Verdugo, and Vazquez on the IL by the time they do lol Even standing pat at the deadline would be a waste. Please sell. I want to watch an awesome team in 2023. I’m not sure fire sale AND awesome team in ‘23 is on the menu.
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 31, 2022 7:52:16 GMT -5
Just one more loss to go until, I hope, Chaim has seen enough to sell everything not nailed down. 50-52, last in the AL East, 4.5 games out of WC3, 60 games left, 2nd hardest schedule down the stretch, ridiculously depleted with injuries, and playing terrible baseball. Sale out long term, Story out a while longer, I'll believe Kiké's coming back when I see it, JD and Eovaldi back but clearly not the same... Devers, Hill, Wacha, and Strahm all could be back soon and Paxton will hopefully be back this month, but with how this year's gone we'll probably have X, Verdugo, and Vazquez on the IL by the time they do lol Even standing pat at the deadline would be a waste. Please sell. I want to watch an awesome team in 2023. I’m not sure fire sale AND awesome team in ‘23 is on the menu. The guys who would be sold are the pending free agents, plus maybe guys like Diekman who have an extra year but who aren't essential, so absolute worst case for the 2023 team would be selling guys who can't help that team regardless for a lot of low-minors prospects. In that case we'd be no worse off than if we held at the deadline, though, and the foundation of the team is plenty good enough to have a good team in 2023. I think it's likely that we'd get some high-minors prospects or controllable major leaguers through all of the wheeling and dealing, though, and that would raise the ceiling of the 2023 team.
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Post by terriblehondo on Jul 31, 2022 8:31:43 GMT -5
I’m not sure fire sale AND awesome team in ‘23 is on the menu. The guys who would be sold are the pending free agents, plus maybe guys like Diekman who have an extra year but who aren't essential, so absolute worst case for the 2023 team would be selling guys who can't help that team regardless for a lot of low-minors prospects. In that case we'd be no worse off than if we held at the deadline, though, and the foundation of the team is plenty good enough to have a good team in 2023. I think it's likely that we'd get some high-minors prospects or controllable major leaguers through all of the wheeling and dealing, though, and that would raise the ceiling of the 2023 team. You say JD and Nathan haven't looked the same since they came back. So that will limit who wants them and how much they would be willing to give up. If someone would just pay Diekman salary I would get rid of him in a heartbeat. I just don't see any haul coming this way.
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 31, 2022 8:50:07 GMT -5
The guys who would be sold are the pending free agents, plus maybe guys like Diekman who have an extra year but who aren't essential, so absolute worst case for the 2023 team would be selling guys who can't help that team regardless for a lot of low-minors prospects. In that case we'd be no worse off than if we held at the deadline, though, and the foundation of the team is plenty good enough to have a good team in 2023. I think it's likely that we'd get some high-minors prospects or controllable major leaguers through all of the wheeling and dealing, though, and that would raise the ceiling of the 2023 team. You say JD and Nathan haven't looked the same since they came back. So that will limit who wants them and how much they would be willing to give up. If someone would just pay Diekman salary I would get rid of him in a heartbeat. I just don't see any haul coming this way. They haven't, and it should, but it's also in a small sample and they've proven they can make an impact in the playoffs. Even a slumping Nate and JD should give a reasonable return, especially in what should be a sellers market. Diekman's salary is low, so it doesn't matter much either way imo. They've just mentioned on both radio and TV broadcasts recently that teams have been showing interest in Diekman, which is why I mentioned him. His control looks rough as ever but he was hitting 99 with his fastball last time out. I'm sure teams are interested in a lefty who can do that.
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