Cody Ross

[Soxfan1]

Source: Cody Ross to #RedSox. #MLB

 

- Ken Rosenthal

[iortiz]

:thumbsup: nice move Ben.

[Muggah]

Let's hope to god this finally means we can say good-bye to Darnell.

[BOSOX11]

Now we have a rodeo clown wanna-be in the outfield. I like acquiring ball players who aren't afraid to get dirty. Nice addition to the roster.

[redsoxbeatz]

depth is depth, can't expect an all-star signing.

[jacksonianmarch]

$3 mil guaranteed with escalators for PA's

[Soxfan1]

Great move. With an outfield of Ells and Sweeney to start the year Ross is going to come in clutch. This is a great low risk/high reward signing. He wanted a 3 year deal at the beginning of the offseason and Boston is the place to prove himself if he wants that deal after this season. Good job Ben.

[Palodios]

Hey, he can't be any worse than Cameron, right?

[redsoxbeatz]

Hey' date=' he can't be any worse than Cameron, right?[/quote']

 

truth.

[iortiz]

Hey' date=' he can't be any worse than Cameron, right?[/quote']

 

No way...

 

 

But if he fails at least he won't make the money that Cameron made.

 

I see a low/mid risk, mid/high reward here.

[DeadHorseSociety]

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[RedSoxNC84]

This made my day. I'm starting to like Cherington a bit now.

[example1]

I'm kind of shocked to see the positive reaction to this signing. I mean, it's nice to have a RH OF and all, but it's Cody Ross. Let's hope his splits vs. LHP keep up.

[RedSoxNC84]

While it may be Cody Ross, it's not Darnell McDonald. That's why everyone is reacting with a positive attitude.

[mvp 78]

McDonald had better splits against LHP last year and it's not even close. I don't see it with Ross.

[Palodios]

I'm kind of shocked to see the positive reaction to this signing. I mean' date=' it's nice to have a RH OF and all, but it's Cody Ross. Let's hope his splits vs. LHP keep up.[/quote']

 

The Red Sox picked up a healthy 31 year old RHH RF with a decent arm, 20 HR potential, and a career .779 OPS for 3 million. He also has a career .912 OPS versus lefties-- in an outfield that sorely needed a righthanded bat.

 

I've never even heard of Cody Ross before, but after looking at all the numbers, this looks like an excellent deal.

[Bellhorn04]

McDonald had better splits against LHP last year and it's not even close. I don't see it with Ross.

 

I'd say they're giving more weight to career numbers. Ross has a career OPS of .912 against lefties in 759 PA. McDonald has a .799 in 377 PA. And Ross is 2 years younger.

[mvp 78]

Age ain't nuthin but a number when it's a 1 year deal. Most recent history showed that Ross didn't have great splits. I wouldn't be shocked if he had a repeat performance of 2011. We'll have to see though.

 

(Just thought it was interesting to look at their 2011 ABs and notice the grass isn't always greener.)

[redsoxfan3]

Some people are really complaining about signing Ross? He is not the best OF in the world, but he is an upgrade and is RH. I would rather have Ross than McDonald. I am a lot more comfortable with our OF situation. He will probably start the year in LF, but once Crawford gets healthy, then he will be in a platoon role with Sweeney in RF. Sweeney and Ross in RF will be better than what we had last year. Ross will give us a little boost in power from the right side as well, definitely more than McDonald would have done. His OBP is better than McDonald's, he has more experience, and he is younger. We needed to add depth to the OF and this did it. A good cheap pickup by the FO. If he can hit .260 with 20 HR's and 75+ RBI's, then I will be extremely happy with him. That is what he is capable of doing. I like the move. This move keeps Aviles at SS and I would much rather have Aviles start at SS most of the time, instead of Punto.

[Palodios]

Age ain't nuthin but a number when it's a 1 year deal. Most recent history showed that Ross didn't have great splits. I wouldn't be shocked if he had a repeat performance of 2011. We'll have to see though.

 

(Just thought it was interesting to look at their 2011 ABs and notice the grass isn't always greener.)

 

It does mean he's more likely to be healthy and stay healthy, which also means he's more likely to hit closer to his prime, a .800 OPS or so. With the protection of the Red Sox lineup, and a much better park to hit in, I think he'll do well. Remember that he did come from the worst offensive team in the league afterall.

[redsoxfan3]

It does mean he's more likely to be healthy and stay healthy' date=' which also means he's more likely to hit closer to his prime, a .800 OPS or so. With the protection of the Red Sox lineup, and a much better park to hit in, I think he'll do well. Remember that he did come from the worst offensive team in the league afterall.[/quote']

 

Good points. We basically replace Scutaro with Ross. Does that mean we only have 3 million more to spend on a SP? If that is the case I don't think Oswalt or Jackson are options. If we somehow have 5 more million to spend, then we might land Oswalt. I am not sure with how much money we have to spend.

[VA Sox Fan]

Nice. Welcome to Boston! :thumbsup:

[User Name]

Age ain't nuthin but a number when it's a 1 year deal. Most recent history showed that Ross didn't have great splits. I wouldn't be shocked if he had a repeat performance of 2011. We'll have to see though.

 

(Just thought it was interesting to look at their 2011 ABs and notice the grass isn't always greener.)

 

Why would you do that? Don't we have enough of that around here?

 

Anyways, it also needs to be considered that Ross is coming from AT&T Park to Fenway, that alone should be a boost to his numbers. Also, let it be known that he had a pretty low .279 BABIP and his splits seem like an outlier considering his career production.

[VA Sox Fan]

Some people are really complaining about signing Ross? He is not the best OF in the world' date=' but he is an upgrade and is RH. I would rather have Ross than McDonald. I am a lot more comfortable with our OF situation. He will probably start the year in LF, but once Crawford gets healthy, then he will be in a platoon role with Sweeney in RF. Sweeney and Ross in RF will be better than what we had last year. Ross will give us a little boost in power from the right side as well, definitely more than McDonald would have done. His OBP is better than McDonald's, he has more experience, and he is younger. We needed to add depth to the OF and this did it. A good cheap pickup by the FO. If he can hit .260 with 20 HR's and 75+ RBI's, then I will be extremely happy with him. That is what he is capable of doing. I like the move. This move keeps Aviles at SS and I would much rather have Aviles start at SS most of the time, instead of Punto.[/quote']

 

Some people out here complain about everything

[a700hitter]

Some people out here complain about everything

I don't see anything negative in this thread about Ross. The least positive comments in this thread were by E1 and Palodios, who are two of our most optimistic members.

[mvp 78]

I don't care about the signing either way. Just know people's disdain for McDonald and noticed that Darnell had a better 2011 than Ross. Thought it was interesting, that's all. Wasn't complaining.

[VA Sox Fan]

I don't see anything negative in this thread about Ross. The least positive comments in this thread were by E1 and Palodios' date=' who are two of our most optimistic members.[/quote']

 

Thanks for your 2 cents as usual. I was saying people complain about everything in general, not necessisarly Ross.

[SoxSport]

Ross had a good WS with the Giants a couple of years ago, and has a reputation for stepping up as a competitor. He's the kind of role player the Red Sox are looking for. It goes beyond the stats.

[MANNYHOF24]

The thing that excites me is that Ross has 25 Homerun, .270 potential. If he could somehow channel that, he could be a huge boost for us over last year.

[a700hitter]

Thanks for your 2 cents as usual. I was saying people complain about everything in general' date=' not necessisarly Ross.[/quote']Oh, I see. It was a preemptive complaint about posters complaining even though no had complained about anything today or in that thread. Got it.