Pablo for MVPOriginally Posted by moonslav59
Pablo for MVP
Sandy Leon's bat was huge last night. If I'm a pitcher, I want my catcher to have at least a fighting chance to get on base. Hanigan has become a rally killer.
Every bat should count 1-9. Why settle?
I still am not comfortable counting on Leon to stay this hot.
If history tells us anything, the path to redeption for any bad baseball team is marked with a deep rotation of durable starters, a world class defense in both infield and outfield, a lineup that can generate runs in more than one way, a bullpen that won't steal defeat from the jaws of victory, and a top end catcher to hold the whole package together. These are the conditions by which victory is achieved, anything that does not accomplish these objectives is a waste of resources.
Hangan to the DL with an ankle injury, says half of Twitter.
If history tells us anything, the path to redeption for any bad baseball team is marked with a deep rotation of durable starters, a world class defense in both infield and outfield, a lineup that can generate runs in more than one way, a bullpen that won't steal defeat from the jaws of victory, and a top end catcher to hold the whole package together. These are the conditions by which victory is achieved, anything that does not accomplish these objectives is a waste of resources.
Haha. That's one way to do it...
If they shift swi to then60 man that will clear a spot i believe
Or a hanny "injury"
Leon is defying the universe right now. Not that I'm complaining.
Phantom ankle injury? It's the first I've heard about it.
I'm glad that he's being DL'd rather than DFA'd, though in the long run, it might not make a difference.
I think Swihart was already moved to the 60 day but I am not sure.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
Equally important is that he caught Wright last night, showing that Hannigan's one plus area as the only catcher for Wright seems to be undermined.
I think the bigger issue was getting him on the 25 man roster, not the 40 man roster.
Holaday does not have any options left, so he has to be placed on the 25 man.
Last edited by Kimmi; 08-06-2016 at 09:08 AM.
Leon did a great job of catching Wright last night. His strength has always been his defense. This offense that we're getting from him is icing on the cake. Lots of icing!
Yes, Swihart was moved to the 60 day DL weeks ago.
Others on the 60 man: Workman, Pablo, C Smith & Rutledge.
soxprospect.com has us listed with 39 players, not counting Holaday, so the 40 man roster was not the issue.
With Hanigan to the 15 day DL, the 24 man roster is settled for the time being, and the September call-up day is getting closer. They'll probably put Hanigan on a "rehab assignment" that will take him to September 1st.
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