ALAN EMBREE

[riverside sluggers]

I would imagine Schoenweiss gets DFA'd when Dice-K gets activated on Saturday

 

Red Sox purchased the contract of LHP Alan Embree from Triple-A Pawtucket.

Embree intended to opt out of his minor league contract if he had not been called up by April 30, so the Red Sox obliged. The 40-year-old southpaw compiled a 3.68 ERA over eight appearances with the PawSox.

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I would imagine Schoenweiss gets DFA'd when Dice-K gets activated on Saturday

 

What about Atchieson......or did I miss something?

[riverside sluggers]

Yesterday the Sox optioned Scott Atchison to Triple A. Fabio Castro took his place for one day insurance, he got optioned back to Pawtucket after the game

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Thanks, hard to keep up when yous miss all the games working 3-11!

[WhiskeyBreath]

Thanks' date=' hard to keep up when yous miss all the games working 3-11![/quote']

 

That makes sense. Your're a CO right?

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That makes sense. Your're a CO right?

 

Deputy Sheriff (for the Sheriffs Department), am academized to work PT for PD's (just quit a PD recently). Its tough to watch the games when you sometimes work 16 hours a day, and sleep 5-6 hours haha.

[a700hitter]

Deputy Sheriff (for the Sheriffs Department)' date=' am academized to work PT for PD's (just quit a PD recently). Its tough to watch the games when you sometimes work 16 hours a day, and sleep 5-6 hours haha.[/quote']It's pretty hard watching all the east coast and west coast games then getting 5 hours sleep before going to work, so stop your whining copper. At least you get to carry a gun.

[VA Sox Fan]

Frandsen designated by Red Sox

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 28, 2010 11:10 AM

 

With Alan Embree on his way here, the Red Sox needed room on the 40-man roster. They have designated infielder Kevin Frandsen for assignment. Frandsen was hitting .258 with two homers and four RBI for Pawtucket.

 

Frandsen was acquired from the Giants in spring training when the Sox became concerned about their depth at shortstop.

 

LHP Fabio Castro was optioned back to Pawtucket to make room on the 25-man roster.

[VA Sox Fan]

What to expect from Alan Embree

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 28, 2010 11:44 AM

 

Alan Embree returns to the majors today for the first time since he broke his leg last July. He was hit in the right shin by a line drive off the bat of Martin Prado.

 

Now 40, Embree spent parts of the last two seasons with the Rockies and A's. He had a 5.36 ERA over 104 appearances with a 1.51 WHIP. He averaged 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings.

 

Embree, of course, was with the Red Sox from 2002-05. He had a 4.69 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP during that stretch and averaged 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.

 

Oddly, lefties hit him better last season (.895 OPS) than did righthanders (.767 OPS). So Embree is not a classic lefty specialist.

 

In Pawtucket, Embree has a rocky third outing that skewed his stats. But his last five appearances were perfect. Embree had five one-inning stints and didn't put a runner on base.

 

At this point, Embree would seem to be a better option than Scott Schoeneweis, who has been rocked in medium and high leverage situations.

 

The Red Sox will make to make another move on Saturday when Daisuke Matsuzaka is activated off the disabled list.

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Kevin Frandsen is 7-for-15 (.467) at Triple-A Salt Lake since being claimed off waivers last week by the Angels.

Frandsen has also flashed impressive versatility on the field, making starts at second base, shortstop and third base during his short time in Utah. The Red Sox designated him for assignment in late April to make room for Alan Embree and the Angels showed interest almost immediately. Perhaps Frandsen will find his way to the big leagues at some point this season.