5/1 vs Athletics

[jacksonianmarch]

Well melancon is in aaa getting his s*** together and Thomas is gone so they already are when you think about it.

 

Melancon has always dominated the minors.

[a700hitter]

I wouldn't let him anywhere near fenways right field. What's he been hitting this year? I know la cut him for a reason.

They cut him because they have Kendrys Morales and Trumbo who are younger and Vernon Wells and Tori Hunter who are more expensive. And they have another slick fielding CFer. He got caught in a numbers game with the roster. Speaking of #'s games, I think his #'sw at Fenway are pretty good.

[BornToRun]

Melancon has always dominated the minors.

 

It's something to build on. He could be getting lit up down there and give us nothing to possibly look forward to.

[Station 13]

Shut up NESN. Petco eats left handed hitters, not RHH.

[Station 13]

Longo is a dick.

[BornToRun]

They cut him because they have Kendrys Morales and Trumbo who are younger and Vernon Wells and Tori Hunter who are more expensive. And they have another slick fielding CFer. He got caught in a numbers game with the roster. Speaking of #'s games' date=' I think his #'sw at Fenway are pretty good.[/quote']

 

Alright, I suppose you've convinced me. If he comes extremely cheap.

 

 

Shut up gammons.

[jacksonianmarch]

Alright, I suppose you've convinced me. If he comes extremely cheap.

 

 

Shut up gammons.

 

he'll come at the big league minimum. He's getting $9 mil this yr from Anaheim regardless

[BornToRun]

Bullpens looked good tonight.

[jung]

Just for the record, the Sox have scored an average of 8.3 runs in their wins to date this year and have averaged 4.09 runs per game in their losses.

 

Some teams can live with 4 or 5 runs per game. The Sox really can't and are not designed to.

 

Teams beating the Sox have averaged 7.8 runs per game in their wins and that includes the 18 run onslaught by the Rangers.

[SoxFanForsyth]

So you drop Darnell if you get Abreu, then?

 

I'm not sure I'm good with that. Darnell at least mashes LHP.

 

Plus, Abreu has OPS'd .500 at Fenway in 2011 and .675 in 2010. I am not for this move.

[a700hitter]

Alright, I suppose you've convinced me. If he comes extremely cheap.

 

 

Shut up gammons.

...or we can stick it out with DMac and show him some commitment.

[a700hitter]

So you drop Darnell if you get Abreu, then?

 

I'm not sure I'm good with that. Darnell at least mashes LHP.

 

Plus, Abreu has OPS'd .500 at Fenway in 2011 and .675 in 2010. I am not for this move.

DMac vs. Abreu in a wheelchair and I take Abreu.

[BornToRun]

So you drop Darnell if you get Abreu, then?

 

I'm not sure I'm good with that. Darnell at least mashes LHP.

 

Plus, Abreu has OPS'd .500 at Fenway in 2011 and .675 in 2010. I am not for this move.

 

The logjam would be my one concern and if really has been that bad then we might want to hold off. One hand I like the idea of a proven hitter and Obp guy but he's old, fading, not a defender anymore, and another guy to pay. I'm leaning more towards the hold off camp.

[SoxFanForsyth]

...or we can stick it out with DMac and show him some commitment.

 

So you sign Abreu, DFA Darnell.

 

Then what? Once Crawford and Ellsbury come back, you going to just have Cody Ross and Marlon Byrd as your RHH OF? Darnell has power v LHP at least.

 

I just see no reason to go get him.

[BornToRun]

...or we can stick it out with DMac and show him some commitment.

 

DMac can at least hit lefties some though.

[NativeBostonian]

Who was pitching tonight?

[SoxFanForsyth]

DMac vs. Abreu in a wheelchair and I take Abreu.

 

So you're going to go up against guys like Sabathia, Price, Moore, Romero, etc with Ross and Byrd??

 

I just think we have enough LHH OF, especially since Kalish is going to be coming back. That's 4 options between Sweeney, Ells, Craw, and Kalish.

[NativeBostonian]

Never liked lars Anderson.

[Station 13]

Does Pedroia not protect the plate this year with 2 strike? he's rolling so many ball over.

[NativeBostonian]

Ortiz home run coming up.

[a700hitter]

DMac can at least hit lefties some though.

Abreu is an .877 lifetime OPS. DMac's advantage against lefties is inconsequential when he has him by 160 OPS points.

[Station 13]

Did Papi lost 30 lbs?

[BornToRun]

This ump is just screwing us sideways.

[a700hitter]

So you're going to go up against guys like Sabathia, Price, Moore, Romero, etc with Ross and Byrd??

 

I just think we have enough LHH OF, especially since Kalish is going to be coming back. That's 4 options between Sweeney, Ells, Craw, and Kalish.

When is Kalish coming back? The idea is to fill in the gap until Ellsbury and Crawford come back. Kalish will not be back before Ellsbury or Crawford.

[NativeBostonian]

This ump is just screwing us sideways.

 

No screwing sideways feels good this doesn't.

[a700hitter]

DMac is a piece of trash. A couple of games ago people were wondering if he had incriminating pictures of John Henry. By all means let's stick with a LF platoon of DMac and Lars over Abreu.

[SoxFanForsyth]

When is Kalish coming back? The idea is to fill in the gap until Ellsbury and Crawford come back. Kalish will not be back before Ellsbury or Crawford.

 

That's like 1.5 months. There's no need to go get bandaid after bandaid after bandaid.

 

The Sox are playing very good baseball right now. If they need anything, it's a bullpen arm. They don't need another OF.

[NativeBostonian]

DMac is a piece of trash. A couple of games ago people were wondering if he had incriminating pictures of John Henry. By all means let's stick with a LF platoon of DMac and Lars over Abreu.

 

People are blind when it comes to dmac. He sucks lets face it.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Anyone know what the country song is that they play at Fenway before the games? Has a male and female singing.

[a700hitter]

This ump is just screwing us sideways.

We are getting beat by a s*** team that got a really good pitching performance tonight. Ortiz can't carry the rest of them on his back every night.