Pedroia to the 15 day DL

[Spudboy]

I love how some people on this board are so certain about what they say.

[cp176]

Kind of early to give up on any aspect of his game. He is not exactly Boog Powell, I get it.

 

Still, with his speed and apparent skills at the plate he could become another Manny Sanguillian.

 

Or just a catcher that can hit.

 

True

[Kimmi]

I love how some people on this board are so certain about what they say.

 

I think pretty much everyone on this board is so certain about what they say most of the time, you and me included. We all have strong opinions. There's nothing wrong with that. You just need to be able to back up your opinions with a credible argument if someone calls you on them, and I think that most people here do that, even when I disagree with them.

[Behindenemylines]

As important as offense is to have in your catcher, it will be even more important that they effectively work with the revised 2016 pitching staff. I think you keep building for 2016 with Swihart catching as much as possible. No one knows when Vazquez will be ready. Who ever the Sox put at catcher for 2016 needs to be working from Day 1 in spring training. Swihart is learning on the job and his final numbers this year should not reflect what his numbers will be moving forward.

[Kimmi]

As important as offense is to have in your catcher, it will be even more important that they effectively work with the revised 2016 pitching staff. I think you keep building for 2016 with Swihart catching as much as possible. No one knows when Vazquez will be ready. Who ever the Sox put at catcher for 2016 needs to be working from Day 1 in spring training. Swihart is learning on the job and his final numbers this year should not reflect what his numbers will be moving forward.

 

To me, offense from a catcher is of little importance, provided that the rest of the line up is hitting. Swihart should definitely get the majority of the catching time so that he can continue to develop his skills behind the plate.

 

Having said that, if Vazquez is healthy, this is the exact reason why I prefer him behind the plate.

[Behindenemylines]

Pedroia's durability is starting to become an issue. I love the guy and the way he plays the game, but he is having a hard time staying on the field. That may be because of the way he plays.

[sk7326]

Pedroia's durability is starting to become an issue. I love the guy and the way he plays the game, but he is having a hard time staying on the field. That may be because of the way he plays.

 

Perhaps - although I suspect the injury might have miraculously healed if the standings were different.