5/27 vs Mariners

[sk7326]

I just read hat he being optioned back to AAA!!!! -Best pitched game of the year, and this is his reward?

 

Life with having options. It was evocative of the 2007 Buchholz no-no ... a burst of sunshine coming out of nowhere

[S5Dewey]

I just read hat he being optioned back to AAA!!!! -Best pitched game of the year, and this is his reward?

 

Yep. Such is life when you're a minor leaguer. I know we're 'in the moment' right now but he's not the first player to come up, have a good game, and be sent back down. What he accomplished today is he's moved himself waaay up in the Sox pitching depth chart. He'll be back. I just hope we don't expect another game like this one from him.

[S5Dewey]

And in a related note, did anyone notice that hot blonde beside Johnson's dad? Is that Johnson's wife/girlfriend??

 

I nailed this, BTW. That blonde was hanging off his arm as they left the park. This guy's a two-time winner!

[Spudboy]

I nailed this, BTW. That blonde was hanging off his arm as they left the park. This guy's a two-time winner!

 

Yeah she was a cutie with all the toys.

[Youk Of The Nation]

If you had told me that Brian Johnson would pitch a CG shutout before Chris Sale, I would have asked you for some of your awesome drugs.

[bosoxmal]

I nailed this, BTW. That blonde was hanging off his arm as they left the park. This guy's a two-time winner!

 

You're right; this is the procedure for most young guys no matter how spectacular they looked. But this is the first time I can recall seeing a guy come up who looked more likeGreg Maddox than Greg Maddoz. Nothing but strikes, corners and changes of speed. Only question? It was against a very lousy team. Still that team does have some pretty good hitters.

[a700hitter]

So you pitch a complete came shutout with 9 k's, something that no other pitcher on the staff has done and he gets sent down to the minors. It doesn't seem fair. Maybe they should put Pom in the pen since he can't go deep into games. It might be time for Farrell and his coaching staff to put their heads together and get their collective 10-12 brain cells operating at the same time to think this through. ending him down is just pushing a button like a monkey wanting food.

[Kimmi]

So you pitch a complete came shutout with 9 k's, something that no other pitcher on the staff has done and he gets sent down to the minors. It doesn't seem fair. Maybe they should put Pom in the pen since he can't go deep into games. It might be time for Farrell and his coaching staff to put their heads together and get their collective 10-12 brain cells operating at the same time to think this through. ending him down is just pushing a button like a monkey wanting food.

 

It's not fair, but it's the reality of having options. As others have said, he'll get another chance.

 

Oftentimes, roster decisions are out of the hands of Farrell.

 

Anyway, Johnson is the feel good story of the year.

[a700hitter]

It's not fair, but it's the reality of having options. As others have said, he'll get another chance.

 

Oftentimes, roster decisions are out of the hands of Farrell.

 

Anyway, Johnson is the feel good story of the year.

It's a product of lazy and unimaginative thinking that he got sent down. No one else has a complete game on the staff never mind a shutout. He should be getting another shot and Pom should be sent to the Bullpen. There is always room on a staff for a guy that has just thrown a shutout.

[Kimmi]

It's a product of lazy and unimaginative thinking that he got sent down. No one else has a complete game on the staff never mind a shutout. He should be getting another shot and Pom should be sent to the Bullpen. There is always room on a staff for a guy that has just thrown a shutout.

 

If they really wanted to keep him up, they could. It's not a matter of lazy and unimaginative thinking. You think that no one on the management staff could come up with a way to keep Johnson on the roster if they wanted to?

 

People can disagree with the idea of sending players with options back down as much as they want to, but it remains a reality in baseball in order to keep as much depth and flexibility as possible.

[cp176]

It is good to have options and I think that we all know how it works. Personally, I actually agree with some of the option related moves that they make. I don't know what to make of the Johnson situation though. It seems as though having a pitcher who throws strikes at such an excellent rate, might be something that you look at and say - we need to find a place for him. Between Johnson and Pomeranz, quite a bit of help at least in the bullpen could be utilized.

[a700hitter]

If they really wanted to keep him up, they could. It's not a matter of lazy and unimaginative thinking. You think that no one on the management staff could come up with a way to keep Johnson on the roster if they wanted to?

 

People can disagree with the idea of sending players with options back down as much as they want to, but it remains a reality in baseball in order to keep as much depth and flexibility as possible.

I think that they had predetermined that johnson would be up for one start and then sent down. I believe that is what Farrell said after the game. I think after pitching that game that this decision should have been reconsidered, but it was not. It was announced immediately after the game that he was being optioned back. There was no reconsideration of the decision. It was rigid wrongheaded thinking in my opinion.