Tavarez

[Soxfan1]

Where would you use him next year?

[a700hitter]

Middle Relief and spot-starter.

[jacksonianmarch]

His market will certainly be assessed. He had a very good debut as a starter and if the sox can drum up enough noise to get anyone to take his contract and give anything more than a used condom or a dirty jockstrap then they should consider it.

[Cocos Disciples]

From 2000-2002 he started a combined 67 games, so not really a debut.

[MC Hammer]

I'd let him roll out the tarp when it rains.

[scaffolds]

Going in to Spring training with Tavarez as the fifth starter isn't a good plan, if there is a market for him they should trade him, if not long reliever should be his duties.

[paranoia]

Long relief and back up starter if they keep him.

[The Monster is my Mom]

we can't keep trading away pitchers. Look at the mess we got into last year.

[jacksonianmarch]

if you are going to trade him, this is the offseason to do it. The middle relief market is horrible. It is Speier and then the rest of the retreads. Tavares is a name that would perk ears up in the NL as he was a damn good setup man in StL.

 

That is why it is so surprising that the O's gave away a power middle reliever in a yr when the middle relief market is so poor.

[MC Hammer]

if you are going to trade him, this is the offseason to do it. The middle relief market is horrible. It is Speier and then the rest of the retreads. Tavares is a name that would perk ears up in the NL as he was a damn good setup man in StL.

 

That is why it is so surprising that the O's gave away a power middle reliever in a yr when the middle relief market is so poor.

If we could get more than some nachos for Tavarez I would s*** my pants.

[Beckett95]

i think Tavarez could have some value for NL teams. Maybe the Nationals or Padres would be interested in Tavarez as a 5th starter

[MC Hammer]

i think Tavarez could have some value for NL teams. Maybe the Nationals or Padres would be interested in Tavarez as a 5th starter

I don't think I'd move a 34 year old who has relieved most of his career to a starting role. That has career ending injury written all over it.

[SCM33]

If we could get more than some nachos for Tavarez I would s*** my pants.

 

Well, the Nachos may make you s*** your pants.

[MC Hammer]

Well' date=' the Nachos may make you s*** your pants.[/quote']

I'd rather s*** my pants than have Tavarez in the bullpen again.

[elsrbueno]

Tavarez belongs in the bullpen. If someone else wants him as their 5th starter and gives good value for him than he's tradable. In a pinch, he's an ACCEPTABLE spot starter but if this guy takes the mound every fifth day in the AL East that team is not making the playoffs unless the other 4 guys are ace material.

[Texas_Red_Sox_Fan]

3.52 ERA as starter in September.............start him and use Wake as a spot starter long relief.

[jacksonianmarch]

lol. Yeah, move a 200 inning pitcher into the pen and a guy who couldnt cut it as a starter throughout his career into the rotation. Stellar idea.