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Post by dmaineah on Jul 29, 2016 9:56:51 GMT -5
Apparently they are both right. Naylor, Castillo, and Cosart for Cashner and Rea. It is a good time to be selling, I guess. I hope that could mean bye bye to Bucholz & Kelly. Maybe they bring back something useful
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 29, 2016 9:49:27 GMT -5
I think Moncada & Benintendi both make the team next year. I think Moncada plays 1B & Benintendi plays LF, Hanley is the DH & Shaw stays at 3B. Panda stays on the bench, 3B/1B/DH. Devers gets to AA. Sam Travis hits his way onto the team by July. Devers gets to AAA in 2018 & Shaw becomes trade bait at the deadline to make room for him. August 2018 C- Vazquez 1B- Moncada 2B- Pedroia 3B - Devers SS- Bogaerts LF- Benintendi CF- JBJ RF- Betts DH- Hanley Bench Swihart Travis Panda Holt So you're trying to predict the lineup 2 years from now.......HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA start with April 2017 which you will still get wrong. I did. Read my post, again. 2017 C- Vazquez 1B- Moncada 2B- Pedroia 3B - Shaw SS- Bogaerts LF- Benintendi CF- JBJ RF- Betts DH- Hanley Bench Holt Swihart Young/(Travis-by July) Panda
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 26, 2016 11:30:36 GMT -5
I do not think Sale is going anywhere but:
Sale for;
E Rod, Pomeranz, Basabe, Hernandez & Chavis
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 26, 2016 11:06:06 GMT -5
I think Moncada & Benintendi both make the team next year. I think Moncada plays 1B & Benintendi plays LF, Hanley is the DH & Shaw stays at 3B. Panda stays on the bench, 3B/1B/DH. Devers gets to AA. Sam Travis hits his way onto the team by July. Devers gets to AAA in 2018 & Shaw becomes trade bait at the deadline to make room for him.
August 2018 C- Vazquez 1B- Moncada 2B- Pedroia 3B - Devers SS- Bogaerts LF- Benintendi CF- JBJ RF- Betts DH- Hanley
Bench
Swihart Travis Panda Holt
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 20, 2016 12:42:38 GMT -5
Call me a skeptic on Kelly in the bullpen. It wasn't like his 99 mph fastball was unhittable as a starter and it's not like he was good in the first inning either. I agree. But I'm less bullish on Cuevas, Light, Ramirez, Jerez, Owens, Elias & Johnson
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 20, 2016 12:36:29 GMT -5
Seriously? The team doctors are like "he should be ready to go on Friday," and you take that to mean "if he's not ready for Wednesday that means he won't be on Friday, shut him down for July." Okay. Yup
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 20, 2016 12:25:43 GMT -5
If Uehara needs to go on the DL today why wouldn't they activate Tazawa today? Why wait until Friday? He is eligible now. Why rush him back a couple days before they think he'll be full healthy and risk a setback when they can turn to a temporary replacement for a day? Having William Cuevas or Pat Light for one game isn't going to cost them, but losing Tazawa for another two weeks because they were impatient might. It seems to me that if he is not fully healthy today he won,t be in 2 days either. If he is not ready today then call someone up and give Tazawa another 10+ days or until the trade deadline. Seems like they get caught up in a lot of these up and downs for a couple of days and then that person is unavailable for a recall. If Tazawa isn't ready bring back Kelly. I'm torn on if they should let Vazquez burn his last option or get him back on the Active roster before the 25th. I think it could be beneficial to him and the team if he has an option remaining next year. But I would like the team to hang onto Hannigan & Leon for this year, I even like them both for next year along with Vazquez & Swihart.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 20, 2016 12:12:22 GMT -5
If Uehara needs to go on the DL today why wouldn't they activate Tazawa today? Why wait until Friday? He is eligible now.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 20, 2016 11:03:12 GMT -5
EE would be the only "old" player @ 36. We really need him to replace Papi's bat. There will be a huge void in that line-up without David. Not sure what he'll command, maybe we can overpay for 3 years @ 3/66 instead of 4/70. DH'ing him should keep him healthy enough for 3 or 4 years. We can't bank on Moncada for 30/100/.300 as we can with Ortiz. Or anybody else that we could sign or trade for, for that matter.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 20, 2016 10:56:10 GMT -5
Would most of you Posters trade Owens for Hill? Not without getting Sean Doolittle in return with him.
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Hanigan
Jul 20, 2016 10:42:42 GMT -5
Post by dmaineah on Jul 20, 2016 10:42:42 GMT -5
I like Hanigan, but I cannot imagine he would bring much return. He is a month from 36, and he has had an OPS above .650 once in the last 4 years. His defense is good, but I don't see him as a glove-first type. I'd rather keep him, have him back up Leon as long as the latter is raking. Let Vasquez spend the remainder of the year in AAA (or September call up). It is not like he is showing evidence of hitting at all. Going forward, I really hope they put Swihart back behind the plate. If he could be an average defender, he'd be a great piece. He seems borderline valueless right now as a left fielder -- not enough bat to stick. At least at catcher he goes back to being a valuable trade option, too. Completely disagree about Swiharts Bat. Hannigan is a Major League Catcher with an option. He should bring back a nice return. My preference would be another Bullpen Arm for the stretch run.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 19, 2016 10:51:01 GMT -5
I think by Thursday they should; Activate Tazawa from the DL Send E Rod to AAA Start Buchholz on Thursday vs Minn I think this is an option that should be considered for the final days before the trade deadline. It keeps all of the Pitching options open. Erod just pitched a good game. There is no point in sending him down to mess with his head for the reason of giving Buchholz another start. Tazawa went on DL 5 days ago. They can't call him up this week. How do you know he's not still hurt anyway? He is eligible to come off the DL today. He was put on the DL retroactive to July 4th. Farrell said Sunday he was pitching and looking fine. He just was not sure what day he would be activated. I think this move I suggested keeps all players "in play" through the trade deadline. You just explain it that way to E Rod, he will be back. The business of baseball. The only other options I see are to; Send 1 of Barnes, Hembree or Ross down. Or Send Buchholz to the DL with a Phantom injury like a stiff neck and retroactive it back Or Send Brentz down and go with a 12 man Bench & a 13 man Pitching staff Or DFA Buchholz Or Trade Him
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 19, 2016 10:31:55 GMT -5
I think by Thursday they should;
Activate Tazawa from the DL
Send E Rod to AAA
Start Buchholz on Thursday vs Minn
I think this is an option that should be considered for the final days before the trade deadline. It keeps all of the Pitching options open.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 15, 2016 10:48:45 GMT -5
I think the Red Sox need another Arm in the Pen to be legit contenders.
Could Neftali Feliz be available from the Pittsburgh Pirates? They are 7 1/2 back in the Division but only 1 1/2 back in the wild card as of today.
28yr old Right Hander on a 1 year contract with Closer experience, finally looks to be healthy. Dombrowski is familiar with him having signed him as a Free Agent in July last year before leaving Detroit.
2.88 ERA 0.932 WHIP 41GMs 34.1IP 9BB 40Ks
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 15, 2016 9:59:14 GMT -5
They are going to pitch Price on the ESPN game... No matter what. Just like Opening Day.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 15, 2016 9:55:53 GMT -5
I still think the Red Sox need another Bullpen arm. A lights out flame thrower.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 15, 2016 9:37:43 GMT -5
I would have rather given up Devers for him but if the cost was Espinoza ... so be it.
It is a good trade to fill out the #4 slot at the back end of the rotation. Let the rest ( E. Rod, Buchholz, Kelly, Owens, Elias, etc...) battle it out for the #5 spot.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 8, 2016 13:19:19 GMT -5
How does Farrell set up the top 3 in the rotation after the break?
Porcello, Price, Wright?
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 8, 2016 13:15:26 GMT -5
What's the chances they get him signed by the deadline?
over/under 50%
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 8, 2016 12:55:50 GMT -5
I wonder if he isn't the type of Pitcher the Sox need to acquire to slot into the back end of the rotation for the rest of the year.
6'6" 29yr old Right Hander who will be a free agent at the end of the year.
3W 6L 12GS 59IP 42Ks 24BB 7HRs 4.42ERA
Acquiring him along with Ryan Buchter would be a nice acquisition.
6'4" 29yr old Left Hander, Rookie Status still Intact through 2016
1W 0L 1SV 40GMs 37IP 54Ks 20BB 2HRs 2.68ERA
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 8, 2016 11:26:05 GMT -5
With 78 games left & 41 of them in the Division the Sox need to start winning Division games. Hope it starts tonight.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 8, 2016 9:45:04 GMT -5
I wonder if E Rod is a candidate to start for Boston on the 19th or on the 23rd.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 7, 2016 9:32:02 GMT -5
Shaw has a ton of swelling going on in that foot. Not good. No big deal. He can have the next 8 days off
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 5, 2016 13:15:07 GMT -5
I still think Hanley could net a Starter at this trade deadline
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 5, 2016 13:09:32 GMT -5
Could Jay Bruce be an option for the rest of the year?
29yr old Left Hander with a team option for $13m next year.
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