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I heard somewhere or another that Wells may be back to start Sunday, but next week seems like the more popular bet, at least in my opinion. We've got a home series against the Angels then, and Wells is 9-1 with a 2.79 ERA in Fenway Park over the last three years. I believe he's 16-2 over the course of his career, but I may be wrong (doubt it!) and I can't find any proof. In three starts against LAA over the past three years, he's given up 10 ER in 22.2 innings pitched, with a 4.15 ERA and 0-1 record, but hasn't walked anyone (however, to be fair, he only has seven strikeouts.) Either way, Wells would be a massive upgrade over the guys we've been trying to fit in (Jason Johnson in particular), and I'm really looking forward to his return.

 

I might be going off on a tangent here, but I really think that the Sox are fine with the rotation they have. Sure, they've got a lot of injuries, and people have been inconsistent, but we've got a lot of depth at starting pitcher and so far Josh Beckett has managed to stay healthy en route to a 12-5 mark (hopefully he can raise that to 13-5 tonight!) He and Schilling are set for the top two guys in the rotation, Lester has been great save for his last start, which was bad but not atrocious, and I've been impressed with some of the guys we've been throwing in (plus, we have Abe Alvarez, who's hardly played.) Our starters:

 

Curt Schilling (21 GS): 12-3, 3.50 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 130 Ks, 17 BB in 141.1 IP.

Josh Beckett (20 GS): 12-5, 4.78 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 102 Ks, 40 BB in 122.1 IP. (Has given up major league-leading 27 HR.)

Tim Wakefield (19 GS): 7-8, 4.14 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 80 Ks, 43 BB in 119.2 IP.

Matt Clement (12 GS): 5-5, 6.61 ERA, 1.76 WHIP, 43 Ks, 38 BB in 65.1 IP.

Jon Lester (9 GS): 5-0, 3.04 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 41 Ks, 30 BB in 5.0.1 IP.

Lenny DiNardo (5 GS): 1-2, 7.11 ERA, 2.05 WHIP, 15 Ks, 12 BB in 25.1 IP.

Kyle Snyder (3 GS): 2-1, 4.91 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 14 Ks, 3 BB in 14.2 IP.

David Pauley (3 GS): 0-2, 7.88 ERA, 2.31 WHIP, 10 Ks, 6 BB in 16.0 IP.

David Wells (2 GS): 0-1, 8.64 ERA, 1.92 WHIP, 1 K, 1 BB in 8.1 IP.

Jason Johnson (2 GS): 0-2, 10.13 ERA, 2.38 WHIP, 5 K, 6 BB in 8.0 IP.

Kason Gabbard (1 GS): 0-1, 3.38 ERA, 1.88 WHIP, 3 Ks, 2 BB in 5.1 IP.

Abe Alvarez (0 GS): 0-0, 12.00 ERA, 2.33 WHIP, 2 Ks, 2 BB in 3.0 IP.

 

(Note: Red indicates a player on the disabled list, and blue indicates a player in the minor leagues.)

 

I threw Alvarez in because he's a starter in the minors, even though he didn't start in the majors. We know Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett are the #1 and #2 pitchers in the rotation, so what about the others? Tim Wakefield is an average #3, Matt Clement is an average #4, and David Wells is an average #5 when they're healthy. Lester and Snyder have been solid fill-ins who have better statistics than the bottom three pitchers in the rotation, so that's seven starters, but only three are healthy. So who's the other? Now, this is the problem the Red Sox have been having lately.

 

DiNardo looks more like a long reliever to me, honestly, and his statistics are horrible. Pauley's are as well, and it's unlikely he starts again, but I saw the game he pitched in Yankee Stadium (6.2 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 Ks) and I was very impressed with him. So there are two that won't be able to do it. Jason Johnson got a ground ball on 54% of the balls he put into play last year and has a pretty good sinker, plus won his AAA game the other day, so on paper,he's great, but he has been a disaster in Boston or otherwise this year. Kason Gabbard got off to a rocky start the other day but his stuff didn't really impress me (although his 88-MPH fastball certainly looked faster and he really settled down later on), and then we have Abe Alvarez.

 

So, if Wells is able to come back Sunday, we're fine, but if not, I say give it to Gabbard again, or let's see what Alvarez can do. Los Angeles is batting only .254 against lefties, so Gabbard could probably get us a win with decent run support. Well, anyways, thanks for hearing me out (if you actually took the time to read this essay, which I did NOT plan to be this long!), and let me know what you think, guys!

 

P.S. Get well soon, Boomer!

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ORS

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Wells seems set to start on Monday or Tuesday vs the Guardians at Fenway

 

IMO great matchup

 

20-4, 3.52 ERA

You like that matchup? The Tribe rakes on LHP, especially soft tossers. Kenny Rogers just got run after 0.2 IP and 7 runs. I'm expecting the worst but hoping for the best that night.

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Sky

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wish this thread was about Vernon Wells

 

 

actually Vernon's been out the last couple days with back problems..

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gosox920

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there are pitchers to replace him

and i think a younger guy could try and get a little more recognised in the big leagues

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Good news on the horizon…I heard a quick mention on WEEI that Wells is scheduled to make a start against Cleveland on Monday night, Snyder to start on Tuesday.
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a700hitter

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Good news on the horizon…I heard a quick mention on WEEI that Wells is scheduled to make a start against Cleveland on Monday night, Snyder to start on Tuesday.
Getting Wells back is good news even if he doesn't win on Monday, but the part about Snyder pitching on Tuesday is not good news. It makes me nauseas.
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Getting Wells back is good news even if he doesn't win on Monday, but the part about Snyder pitching on Tuesday is not good news. It makes me nauseas.

 

You’re right, I should have worded that better;) But I saw this on Rotoworld that made me nauseous:

 

Jason Johnson pitched two-hit ball over seven scoreless innings Thursday for Triple-A Pawtucket.

Johnson has given up one run and six hits over 14 innings in his last two starts. Since Kyle Snyder only seems to be good for four innings per start, the Red Sox might decide to give Johnson another try soon.

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Good news on the horizon…I heard a quick mention on WEEI that Wells is scheduled to make a start against Cleveland on Monday night, Snyder to start on Tuesday.

 

 

Might be looking at a couple of losses with Cleveland's offense.

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