2013 Spring Training

[mvp 78]

Speaking of leaving....it is almost time to kill the 2013 Spring Training thread. Thank God. Bring on the game threads.

 

:thumbsup:

 

Can't wait!

[SoxSport]

Gomez DFAd. 2:28pm

[SoxSport]

Farrell says Bradley will start in LF, Gomes DH, game 1.

[jung]

Just announced Gomez designated. Breslow, Morales and Ortiz to 15 day DL and JBJ on opening day roster.

[VA Sox Fan]

2013 Red Sox roster

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff March 31, 2013 02:45 PM

 

Here is the roster, official as of Sunday:

 

PITCHERS (12): RHP Alfredo Aceves, RHP Andrew Bailey, RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Ryan Dempster, LHP Felix Doubront, RHP Joel Hanrahan, RHP John Lackey, LHP Jon Lester, LHP Andrew Miller, RHP Clayton Mortensen, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Koji Uehara.

 

CATCHERS (2): David Ross and Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

 

INFIELDERS (6): 1B Mike Carp, 2B-SS-3B Pedro Ciriaco, SS Jose Iglesias, 3B Will Middlebrooks, 1B Mike Napoli, 2B Dustin Pedroia.

 

OUTFIELDERS (5): LF-CF-RF Jackie Bradley Jr., CF Jacoby Ellsbury, LF-RF Jonny Gomes, LF-RF Daniel Nava, RF-CF-LF Shane Victorino.

 

DISABLED LIST (4): LHP Craig Breslow, SS Stephen Drew, LHP Franklin Morales, DH David Ortiz.

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I Like IT!!!!

 

PLAY BALL!!

 

:thumbsup:

[BSN07]

2013 Red Sox roster

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff March 31, 2013 02:45 PM

 

Here is the roster, official as of Sunday:

 

PITCHERS (12): RHP Alfredo Aceves, RHP Andrew Bailey, RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Ryan Dempster, LHP Felix Doubront, RHP Joel Hanrahan, RHP John Lackey, LHP Jon Lester, LHP Andrew Miller, RHP Clayton Mortensen, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Koji Uehara.

 

CATCHERS (2): David Ross and Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

 

INFIELDERS (6): 1B Mike Carp, 2B-SS-3B Pedro Ciriaco, SS Jose Iglesias, 3B Will Middlebrooks, 1B Mike Napoli, 2B Dustin Pedroia.

 

OUTFIELDERS (5): LF-CF-RF Jackie Bradley Jr., CF Jacoby Ellsbury, LF-RF Jonny Gomes, LF-RF Daniel Nava, RF-CF-LF Shane Victorino.

 

DISABLED LIST (4): LHP Craig Breslow, SS Stephen Drew, LHP Franklin Morales, DH David Ortiz.

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I Like IT!!!!

 

PLAY BALL!!

 

:thumbsup:

 

How dare they list Gomes as a RF..

 

Play Ball!

[Dojji]

With the OD roster released, this would be as good a time as any to close the thread.

 

That's it for spring training folks. Be interesting to compare the OD roster to the roster on the last day of the season. With so many short to medium term contracts and some young players knocking on the door, I wouldn't be totally surprised to see less than 15 of these people still here.

 

Personally I like this roster. I'd like a lot more top line strength in the rotation but the men we have should be able to give us innings at the last. Buchholz and Doubront are going to have a huge say in where this season goes. I count on Lester to be solid, or at least durable, but if those two can keep us in games and go 6 or 7 then this could be a very good year. They have the talent, but neither has really shown they can take that next step yet and show that talent consistently for 200 innings. If they can, that'll be huge for us. They'll have better defense behind them than we've had in years so that ought to really help.

 

I'd give up a lot for a starting catcher who can get it done on the defensive side. Even if Salty improves all the way to somewhat adequate defensively, I'd rather have a guy who can help this pitching staff and still hit his weight in the lineup while playing every day and Ross isn't that guy. Has the skill, but not the durability. Here's hoping Christian Vazquez hits his stride in AA and starts to make himself a real option.

 

Oh, and I do still suspect that Pedro Ciriaco is going to finish the season somewhere else. Jose Iglesias is either going to prove that he's a starting SS, or that he isn't, this year, and either way he's probably going to be on the big league roster for extended periods, either as the starter or as a no-bat-all-glove backup, which can be seriously useful in their own right.. With the money sunk into Drew, and some prospects available to handle UT duties down the road such as Holt, Ciriaco is the least necessary piece of the infield puzzle.

[mvp 78]

How dare they list Gomes as a RF..

 

Pay Ball!

 

He has played 150 games there.

[seabeachfred]

Gomez DFAd. 2:28pm

 

That's very good news Sox Sport since I never thought much of the guy. However, my enthusiasm is tempered because of previous RedSox contretemps. We have DFA's many players, saw them pass through unclaimed and then saw them right back in our organization like a bad dream. If he passes through unclaimed for Pete's sake just release him. He won't be any better the second or third time around.

[seabeachfred]

With the OD roster released, this would be as good a time as any to close the thread.

 

That's it for spring training folks. Be interesting to compare the OD roster to the roster on the last day of the season. With so many short to medium term contracts and some young players knocking on the door, I wouldn't be totally surprised to see less than 15 of these people still here.

 

Personally I like this roster. I'd like a lot more top line strength in the rotation but the men we have should be able to give us innings at the last. Buchholz and Doubront are going to have a huge say in where this season goes. I count on Lester to be solid, or at least durable, but if those two can keep us in games and go 6 or 7 then this could be a very good year. They have the talent, but neither has really shown they can take that next step yet and show that talent consistently for 200 innings. If they can, that'll be huge for us. They'll have better defense behind them than we've had in years so that ought to really help.

 

I'd give up a lot for a starting catcher who can get it done on the defensive side. Even if Salty improves all the way to somewhat adequate defensively, I'd rather have a guy who can help this pitching staff and still hit his weight in the lineup while playing every day and Ross isn't that guy. Has the skill, but not the durability. Here's hoping Christian Vazquez hits his stride in AA and starts to make himself a real option.

 

Oh, and I do still suspect that Pedro Ciriaco is going to finish the season somewhere else. Jose Iglesias is either going to prove that he's a starting SS, or that he isn't, this year, and either way he's probably going to be on the big league roster for extended periods, either as the starter or as a no-bat-all-glove backup, which can be seriously useful in their own right.. With the money sunk into Drew, and some prospects available to handle UT duties down the road such as Holt, Ciriaco is the least necessary piece of the infield puzzle.

 

Agreed Dojii. This thread should be sent into exile. Let' get to some real baseball. Onto the game threads.

[mvp 78]

That's very good news Sox Sport since I never thought much of the guy. However, my enthusiasm is tempered because of previous RedSox contretemps. We have DFA's many players, saw them pass through unclaimed and then saw them right back in our organization like a bad dream. If he passes through unclaimed for Pete's sake just release him. He won't be any better the second or third time around.

 

Yeah, who needs to field AAA team anyway?

[Palodios]

Did anyone go to MLB.com today? I had no idea... but Buchholz and Lester had the lowest ERAs of any two starters this spring. We're not talking lowest two on a team, we're talking #1 in baseball and #2 in baseball. I understand it is just spring training, and small sample size, or whatever you want to say to make that accomplishment insignificant but it is a very good sign.

[BornToRun]

Did anyone go to MLB.com today? I had no idea... but Buchholz and Lester had the lowest ERAs of any two starters this spring. We're not talking lowest two on a team, we're talking #1 in baseball and #2 in baseball. I understand it is just spring training, and small sample size, or whatever you want to say to make that accomplishment insignificant but it is a very good sign.

 

Indeed. I don't think we need them to be ace level but if they can just back to where they were in 2011 (minus Clay's back problem) I think it'll be enough. They're both far too talented to repeat last year's fiasco.

[a700hitter]

At least I know when it's my time to leave... unlike you.

As a Red Sox fan living in NY for my entire life, I have had to develop some social skills. You should try that. I hear that they have self help books and seminars for nasty misanthropes.

[a700hitter]

Oh, so we're arguing now?

 

Previously banned coward!

Many have been banned, but there is only one king of TalkSox.

[seabeachfred]

Did anyone go to MLB.com today? I had no idea... but Buchholz and Lester had the lowest ERAs of any two starters this spring. We're not talking lowest two on a team, we're talking #1 in baseball and #2 in baseball. I understand it is just spring training, and small sample size, or whatever you want to say to make that accomplishment insignificant but it is a very good sign.

 

Know what would be a better sign Palodios? That they keep up the good work and take it to the Yankees tomorrow and Tuesday. Then we will really know we have something there. And it is a good sign.

[seabeachfred]

As a Red Sox fan living in NY for my entire life, I have had to develop some social skills. You should try that. I hear that they have self help books and seminars for nasty misanthropes.

 

I've been trying to ignore this creep all day. Notice he has kept making snotty remarks to just about every post I've made. The guy reminds me of that Frank Sinatra song, done in reverse. When Francis Albert talks about making it anywhere if he can make it in New York, our little misanthrope hasn't made it anywhere, not in Boston, not in LA, not in Virginia, not in Brooklyn. I wonder how many times the guy has been married. A real sad case, short about ten cards in the deck.

[VA Sox Fan]

Many have been banned, but there is only one king of TalkSox.

 

Good for you and your self imposed title. That's awesome. You are awesome in your mind as well as seabeachfool's and iortiz's mind. Nice fan club you've built for yourself!!! YAY you!

 

But you were still banned for arguing with a 20-something at the time.

 

Will always be kinda sad considering.......

[VA Sox Fan]

As a Red Sox fan living in NY for my entire life, I have had to develop some social skills. You should try that. I hear that they have self help books and seminars for nasty misanthropes.

 

Really? Your social skills are lacking unless you are talking about your fan club members.

 

mvp is really nice to most posters. Except for maybe you and fred. Imagine that?? hmmmmmm

[a700hitter]

Good for you and your self imposed title. That's awesome. You are awesome in your mind as well as seabeachfool's and iortiz's mind. Nice fan club you've built for yourself!!! YAY you!

 

But you were still banned for arguing with a 20-something at the time.

 

Will always be kinda sad considering.......

You are the only angry pothead that I know. Seriously, you need to chill. Put me on ignore you hypocrite.

[a700hitter]

Really? Your social skills are lacking unless you are talking about your fan club members.

 

mvp is really nice to most posters. Except for maybe you and fred. Imagine that?? hmmmmmm

He is intentionally a douche. I can deal with that. What's your excuse?

[seabeachfred]

He is intentionally a douche. I can deal with that. What's your excuse?

 

VA Witch is five pounds of sludge in a one pound bag. And don't be surprised if she was the one who got you banned before. I've heard it from two other posters that she likes to run off to the moderators to complain when her feelings get hurt. Of course, she can be sarcastic but lo and behold if someone pulls her chain she goes ballistic.

 

Let's just ignore her from here on in. Like mvp she makes me sick.

[onlybereaved]

You guys seriously need Jesus.

[User Name]

You guys seriously need Jesus.

 

Best post in the thread.

[VA Sox Fan]

You are the only angry pothead that I know. Seriously, you need to chill. Put me on ignore you hypocrite.

 

He is intentionally a douche. I can deal with that. What's your excuse?

 

:lol:

[a700hitter]

:lol:

^ a master of repartee.

[Orange Juiced]

Geez, I check in after a few days and you guys have brought out the knives against each other. Over what?? (and no, I didn't read the whole thread to find out)

 

Let's get to some baseball!

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Leave the arguing in the offseason.

[Bellhorn04]

Leave the arguing in the offseason.

 

It's not arguing, arguing is fine. It's pissing contests, and those never end.

[SoxSport]

The summer wind came blowin' in from across the sea...