Bailey to remain closer!

[mvp 78]

Especially Lackey coming off surgery. I think Tazawa should indeed be given a shot at closing, but i think you're understimating Breslow. He's pretty good.

 

I like Breslow, just need to see if he's fully healthy first.

[iortiz]

 

 

 

Attack who? You're not making any sense, as usual. Stick to saying "i agree" after a700 posts.

 

chill out and move on son.

[mvp 78]

And RDLR should only be put in the pen if the Sox think he's not a SP. also, he hasn't really been throwing that well in AAA.

[a700hitter]

Man, being an internet tough guy must be hard work.

 

Especially, when my avatar is the sweetest doggie ever. Internet jackass comes much easier to you.

[User Name]

On topic so dumb and dumber don't derail the thread further:

 

“Eventually I got to the point where I tried to make a pickoff to first, and the ball barely got there,” said Hanrahan. “I threw one more, and I just couldn’t take it anymore.”

 

He quickly exited the game for the training room, where he was diagnosed with what was described with a right forearm strain. He’ll receive an MRI on Tuesday. He’s had a forearm issue in the past — one that slowed him by about a week out of the gate in 2010 — but, by his own account, “I’ve never had a feeling like this.”

 

Yeah that doesn't sound good, Hanrahan may be out for a while.

[mvp 78]

Any conspiracy theories about his injury this time?

[iortiz]

conspiracy? lol nahhh guy sucks, plain and simple.

[User Name]

Tweet from Jon Heyman:

 

via, @Jim_Duquette, Mgr John Farrell said he'd like to use Tazawa as closer and keep Uehara in the 8th @MLBNetworkRadio

Details

 

That's probably the correct course of action.

[a700hitter]

On topic so dumb and dumber don't derail the thread further:

 

 

 

Yeah that doesn't sound good, Hanrahan may be out for a while.

Old news. This was reported last night.

[Station 13]

have they release any info on Bailey? He had an MRI done after that road trip. I was surprise Bailey flew to Texas and not Boston after Toronto. Who the hell is running the show?

[SoxFanForsyth]

Tweet from Jon Heyman:

 

 

 

That's probably the correct course of action.

 

100% agree. Really love this move actually.

 

Wonder who comes up. Pedro Beato is a very interesting option. He was downright dominant in the WBC and it has carried over into his year this year, 2.25 era.

 

Also could go with a Chris Hernandez as a long man, he's been piggy backing RDLR's starts lately.

 

Jose De La Torre and Ryan Rowland Smith have both had a lot of success in the pen in AAA too.

[a700hitter]

100% agree. Really love this move actually.

 

Wonder who comes up. Pedro Beato is a very interesting option. He was downright dominant in the WBC and it has carried over into his year this year, 2.25 era.

 

Also could go with a Chris Hernandez as a long man, he's been piggy backing RDLR's starts lately.

 

Jose De La Torre and Ryan Rowland Smith have both had a lot of success in the pen in AAA too.

Former Met, Pedro Beato?

[User Name]

have they release any info on Bailey? He had an MRI done after that road trip. I was surprise Bailey flew to Texas and not Boston after Toronto. Who the hell is running the show?

 

Yeah it has been reported that it's just inflammation and he's expected to miss the minimum 15 days, but you just never know with the guy. Let's hope for a speedy recovery.

[mvp 78]

have they release any info on Bailey? He had an MRI done after that road trip. I was surprise Bailey flew to Texas and not Boston after Toronto. Who the hell is running the show?

 

They thought he'd be better and would be able to pitch vs Texas. That travel wouldn't affect his recovery from an injury either.

[italstallianion]

100% agree. Really love this move actually.

 

Wonder who comes up. Pedro Beato is a very interesting option. He was downright dominant in the WBC and it has carried over into his year this year, 2.25 era.

 

Also could go with a Chris Hernandez as a long man, he's been piggy backing RDLR's starts lately.

 

Jose De La Torre and Ryan Rowland Smith have both had a lot of success in the pen in AAA too.

 

 

I wouldn't go with Hernandez since he pitched 4 innings after RDLR's start yesterday. Our pen can use some help so I'd prob go with Aceves since he can go for multiple innings. (If we're losing)

 

We didn't use either Japanese pitcher yesterday so if we're winning then there we go.

[mvp 78]

I wouldn't go with Hernandez since he pitched 4 innings after RDLR's start yesterday. Our pen can use some help so I'd prob go with Aceves since he can go for multiple innings. (If we're losing)

 

We didn't use either Japanese pitcher yesterday so if we're winning then there we go.

 

Doesn't Aceves need to be down for 10 days before he's brought up? Has he been down that long?

[italstallianion]

Something like that.

 

(Wait for it Dipre)

 

...but I'm too lazy to check.

 

Nah Aceves was optioned to Pawtucket on April 25th when Lavarnway came up.

[Station 13]

Tazawa since 2012:

 

1.70 ERA

9.72 K/9

1.23 BB/9

 

2.10FIP 2.63xFIP

 

And the good thing about Bailey is they didn't botch it by having him appeared in a game only to be taken out. Right now they will retroactively set him back to 8 days ago and he could be back soon as next Monday if his condition improve.

[Bellhorn04]

And the good thing about Bailey is they didn't botch it by having him appeared in a game only to be taken out. Right now they will retroactively set him back to 8 days ago and he could be back soon as next Monday if his condition improve.

 

Good observation.

[VA Sox Fan]

Tazawa is latest Sox closer

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff May 7, 2013 01:28 PM

 

 

Red Sox manager John Farrell told MLB Network Radio that Junichi Tazawa would be the closer now that Andrew Bailey and Joel Hanrahan are injured. Koji Uehara would remain as a set-up man.

 

"I think what we’d love to do is close Tazawa. We’d keep Koji in that eighth inning role that he’s been in," Farrell said. "Fortunately we do have some depth to turn to internally and we know that we’ve got to get through these next couple of days to kinda regroup. ... So we’re kind of breathing a little thin ice down there right now and just trying to manage the best we can to get through these next couple of days to regroup.”

 

Bailey was placed on the disabled list on Monday retroactive to April 29 with a biceps strain. Hanrahan then left Monday's game with what was described as forearm tightness.

 

No move has been announced with Hanrahan. But a return to the disabled list seems likely given how beat up the Red Sox bullpen is.

 

Clayton Mortensen will need a few days off after throwing 62 pitches the last two days. The Sox also have Felix Doubront starting Wednesday and John Lackey on Thursday, two starters unlikely to go deep into games. For Lackey, it's a matter of it being only his fourth start of the season. For Doubront, it's an issue of performance.

 

The only available relievers on the 40-man roster are Alfredo Aceves and Daniel Bard, although Steven Wright is a possibility. Aceves has not pitched since Thursday, when he went six innings.

 

Tazawa has one career save. But the 26-year-old would seem better suited for the physical demands of closing than Uehara, 38. Farrell has been saying for months that the Sox would prefer to give Uehara at least one day off between appearances. Closing would make that difficult.

 

Tazawa has pitched extremely well all season, allowing 11 hits over 14.1 innings with three walks and 18 strikeouts.

 

"Tazawa has a little bit more fastball which, whether I’m siding to the traditional approach with a little bit more power late in the game, that’s there," Farrell said. "So, right now that’s the initial approach that we’d take to closing things out.”

 

Bailey would not seem to have a serious injury and is eligible to be activated on May 14. In theory, the Sox may only need Tazawa to close for 7-10 days. But given Bailey's extensive history of injuries, predicting his return is difficult.

 

Hanrahan was scheduled for an MRI today. He left the mound in the ninth and there was swelling in his arm along with the tightness. Farrell said there was no "popping" sensation, however. Forearm tightness is often a sign of an injury around the elbow.

 

Check back later for more on this.

[jung]

I still think that under the pressure of AL hitting, Hanrahan has been overthrowing. Either that or he can't get those fat tree stumps for legs to clear and he is compensating.

[rorschach]

I don't know about you, but i'd rather have a guy who gives up an occasional bomb than one who walks the park. That's the price to pay for being around the zone all the time.

 

I just want Bailey to finally get healthy, and come back pitching like he was before the biceps strain. I can't stand Hanrahan, imo he's not cut out to be a American League West closer. I'd say they should see what they can get for him now, but I can't see the market being to welcoming for a guy with 2 blown saves out of 6 tries and given up 4 HR's, 8 ER's, 10 hits, 6 walks plus already one 15 day DL stint in only 7 1/3 innings pitched.

 

:dunno:

[Behindenemylines]

I just want Bailey to finally get healthy, and come back pitching like he was before the biceps strain. I can't stand Hanrahan, imo he's not cut out to be a American League West closer. I'd say they should see what they can get for him now, but I can't see the market being to welcoming for a guy with 2 blown saves out of 6 tries and given up 4 HR's, 8 ER's, 10 hits, 6 walks plus already one 15 day DL stint in only 7 1/3 innings pitched.

 

:dunno:

 

Can this guy stay healthy? Before we trade any of our bullpen depth we need to get everyone healthy. There has been a lot of health issues in the pen already this season.

[VA Sox Fan]

Bailey expected back on Monday, will close

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff May 16, 2013 05:38 P

 

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Andrew Bailey threw 15 pitches in a simulated game at Tropicana Field this afternoon. Facing teammates Mike Carp and Ryan Lavarnway, Bailey got three fly balls.

 

"I felt good. Was throwing all my pitches," Bailey said. "My arm feels good."

 

The next step will be for Bailey to pitch an inning for Triple A Pawtucket on Saturday at McCoy Stadium against Indianapolis. He would then rejoin the Red Sox in Chicago on Monday.

 

Sox manager John Farrell said Bailey would return to closing once he is activated off the disabled list, Bailey has not pitched since April 28 because of a strained biceps muscle.

 

Bailey would have preferred to be activated right away. But he complied with the team's desire for a brief rehab assignment.

 

"We kind of discussed that. What we talked about is that I missed enough time to warrant just at least one inning. Kind of getting sharp. But everything feels great. It's just kind of getting back baseball-wise. We agreed to go one inning and I'll be fine," Bailey said.

 

Farrell believes a one-game rehab stint makes the most sense.

 

"The fact is he's 19 days from his last game. He's a guy that pitches with a lot of adrenalin in that role. The next progressive step would be in a game situation against a different uniform and all the other things that we can't reproduce here in a sim game situation," the manager said.

 

Bailey was pitching well before his injury. In 13 appearances, he allowed two earned runs on six hits over 12.1 innings with four walks and 20 strikeouts.

 

Bailey said the biceps is no longer an issue.

 

"Once everything calmed down in there, it was pretty normal," he said. "The trainer said there would be one day when I come in here and feel great. That's kind of what happened. As soon as we were able to cross that bridge, it was getting back on the mound and the routine of things."

 

Farrell said he has spoken to Bailey at length about making sure he keeps the team informed about his physical condition after each outing.

 

Also:

 

• Farrell said the Red Sox have not discussed the idea of moving Daniel Bard out of Double A Portland to extended spring training.

 

The righthander has struggled mightily since he was optioned back to Portland on April 28. In five appearances, Bard has pitched 3.2 innings and allowed six earned runs on five hits and 13 walks. He has struck out only two. Of Bard's last 109 pitches, 37 have been strikes.

 

For the season, counting the majors, Bard has walked 19 and thrown eight wild pitches in 13.2 innings.

 

"He's going through a pretty tough stretch right now," Farrell said.

[Palodios]

Bailey back? Funny, I'm sure many of us didn't expect him back till after the ASB. Glad that the bullpen will get one back.

[a700hitter]

Bailey back? Funny, I'm sure many of us didn't expect him back till after the ASB. Glad that the bullpen will get one back.

We will be holding our collective breaths when he makes his rehab appearance.

[BSN07]

I'm glad Bailey is going to be back, but i'm with you 700 I won't be holding my breath. It's not just because it's Bailey, I would most likely have some reservations/worry about any power arm returning from an arm issue.

[SoxSport]

They have to be careful now about how they use Bailey--because he is not durable based on his career pattern. That means Tazawa will get more than a few save opportunities. It's also an opportunity for DeLaRosa (the reliever) to land a spot setting up with Uehara. Uehara is another guy they don't want to overuse--which means don't waste him in blowouts.

[a700hitter]

I'm glad Bailey is going to be back, but i'm with you 700 I won't be holding my breath. It's not just because it's Bailey, I would most likely have some reservations/worry about any power arm returning from an arm issue.

I would feel worse if it was a forearm problem instead of a biceps problem. Forearm problems always seem to head straight to TJ. I am concerned that he is going to go from tossing on flat ground to high adrenaline late inning situations after 1 rehab appearance. I have to wonder whether his arm and legs are properly conditioned. I think they need to monitor what is going on who Brian Wilson.

[BSN07]

I would feel worse if it was a forearm problem instead of a biceps problem. Forearm problems always seem to head straight to TJ. I am concerned that he is going to go from tossing on flat ground to high adrenaline late inning situations after 1 rehab appearance. I have to wonder whether his arm and legs are properly conditioned. I think they need to monitor what is going on who Brian Wilson.

 

He's probably been throwing on the side and I'm sure he didn't stop running. If he went cold turkey and hadn't picked a ball up in two weeks I'd be more worried. Hopefully it works out. I think they will probably split the closer duties between Bailey and Taz that way Bailey doesn't throw on back to back nights.