Red Sox 30 Man Roster

[jad]

I was having a nice evening and all of a sudden I hear Brian Freaking Johnson might be the 4th starter. They are trying to get me to not buy the MLB package this year.

 

I stream games when I watch, so I don't really care about the MLB package. But did I hear the other day that they are still blacking out local games? Good grief, WHY? It's not like you're going to go to the stadium and get a bleacher seat instead. (Or am I misunderstanding all this.)

[mvp 78]

Munoz is the Swiss Army knife type, he can play a wide variety of positions and can hit. Kind of a Brock Holt type. Has he got the temperament to succeed? At 25, he may be an excellent utility man to have on the team and possibly more.

 

Because he has an MiLB deal, I wonder if they keep Arauz on the roster and have Munoz in the pool in case of injury.

[mvp 78]

I stream games when I watch, so I don't really care about the MLB package. But did I hear the other day that they are still blacking out local games? Good grief, WHY? It's not like you're going to go to the stadium and get a bleacher seat instead. (Or am I misunderstanding all this.)

 

MLB is an anachronism. Those black out rules are just the tip of the iceberg for things that need to be modernized. Unfortunately, those tv contracts are king.

[mvp 78]

@jcmccaffrey

After being taken off the 40-man last year, Brian Johnson is now competing for one of the many open spots in the Red Sox rotation.

 

Ron Roenicke also suggested the club looking at considering outside starting pitching help, too.

 

So Clay Buchholz then?

[a700hitter]

@jcmccaffrey

After being taken off the 40-man last year, Brian Johnson is now competing for one of the many open spots in the Red Sox rotation.

 

Ron Roenicke also suggested the club looking at considering outside starting pitching help, too.

 

So Clay Buchholz then?

They are looking at another BP Pitcher:

 

Red Sox Interested In Zack Godley

 

By Connor Byrne | July 13, 2020 at 7:40pm CDT

The Red Sox are one of multiple teams showing interest in free-agent right-hander Zack Godley, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. Godley hit the market when the Tigers released him Monday.

It’s no surprise that the Red Sox are seeking pitching help, considering the issues facing their staff. The team’s rotation won’t have ace Chris Sale, who’s recovering from Tommy John surgery, while de facto No. 1 starter Eduardo Rodriguez is questionable for Opening Day as a result of a positive COVID-19 test. At the moment, then, the club is perilously low on proven starters after Nathan Eovaldi and Martin Perez, who each come with plenty of question marks in their own right.

Of course, Godley’s also no sure bet to produce these days. The 30-year-old was a good source of innings with the Diamondbacks from 2017-18, during which he made 57 starts and tossed 333 1/3 frames of 4.10 ERA/3.63 FIP ball with 9.45 K/9, 3.62 BB/9 and a 51.6 percent groundball rate. However, Godley’s career went off the rails enough last year for the Diamondbacks to designate him for assignment in August.

Godley caught on with Toronto after the D-backs cut the cord, but the Blue Jays outrighted him after just six appearances in their uniform, leading him to elect free agency. Between the two teams, he ended 2019 with a grisly 5.97 ERA/5.20 FIP over 92 frames – most of which came in relief. Godley also saw his strikeout rate plummet to a personal-worst 6.85 per nine, while he posted a below-average 4.11 BB/9 at the same time.

[Maxbialystock]

Who do you think will be on the 30 man roster when the season starts?

 

My guess:

 

C - Plawecki/Vazquez

1B - Moreland/Chavis

2B - Peraza/Arauz

SS - Xander/Lin

3B - Devers

LF - JD/Beni

RF - Pillar/Verdugo

CF - Bradley

 

SP - McHugh/Perez/ERod/Eovaldi/Weber

RP - Barnes/Brasier/Brice/Hart/Hembree/Hernandez/Mazza/Osich/Taylor/Walden/Workman

 

Plawecki looked decent in ST. I don't see them adding Lucroy to the mix. I think Lin provides great versatility and Arauz is just being stashed since he's Rule V. Weber could be the Sox version of Beeks. There are a few unknowns in the pen, but Taylor, Brice, DHern and Hart all could provide a lot of value.

 

Well done. I don't know enough to disagree on any specifics.

[mvp 78]

They are looking at another BP Pitcher:

 

Godley was a high K guy when he was on my CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TS FANTASY TEAM. We'll see if he can get it back. I'd be more interested in Godley starting than Johnson.

[mvp 78]

@alexspeier

Per sources, Jeter Downs, Jay Groome, and Jarren Duran have been invited to be part of the group of prospects at McCoy at the alternate site training. (@ChrisCotillo reported Downs.)

More from sources: RHPs Tanner Houck and Bryan Mata are also expected to be added to the player pool.

[mvp 78]

Cotillo says there may be some surprises as to who is omitted from the player pool.

 

Including the 5 above, that would be 55 reported players in the pool.

[mvp 78]

@IanCundall

With the reported additions of Downs, Mata, Houck, Duran and Groome the Red Sox player pool will be at 55. Save for Groome, who is a unique case, all of the prospects who are going to be added played in the high minors last year. Most notable omission, thus far, is Triston Casas.

 

Groome is being added because he must be put on the 40 man roster at the end of the season if they want to keep him. Due to his injury issues, he really needs to get reps so that the Sox can figure out if he's worth the 40 man spot next season.

[mvp 78]

Per

@byJulianMack

, Josh Ockimey and Bobby Poyner will be added to the 60-man player pool tomorrow along with previously announced Mata, Houck, Duran, Downs, and Groome.

 

Clear focus on MLB-ready guys here, along with Groome, who is Rule 5 Draft-eligible this offseason.

 

Did anyone have Ockimey on their bingo card? Not me.

[mvp 78]

@IanCundall

Seems like the Red Sox will be making several moves in the next few days as they look to finalize their opening day roster. If both Brian Johnson and Jonathan Lucroy make the team and they sign Zack Godley, they will need to open up two 40-man spots as they are currently at 39.

[mvp 78]

@IanCundall

Seems like the Red Sox will be making several moves in the next few days as they look to finalize their opening day roster. If both Brian Johnson and Jonathan Lucroy make the team and they sign Zack Godley, they will need to open up two 40-man spots as they are currently at 39.

 

@SPChrisHatfield

Just realized this: Based on our current roster projection (https://bit.ly/2YExycJ) the only guys they could DFA to make room would be the five guys they just added to protect from R5 (Dalbec, Chatham, Hart, Aybar, Wilson), Valdez, Shawaryn, and Osich. Not a long list.

 

Maybe a trade in the works? Padres just made a trade with the Royals.

[moonslav59]

@SPChrisHatfield

Just realized this: Based on our current roster projection (https://bit.ly/2YExycJ) the only guys they could DFA to make room would be the five guys they just added to protect from R5 (Dalbec, Chatham, Hart, Aybar, Wilson), Valdez, Shawaryn, and Osich. Not a long list.

 

Maybe a trade in the works? Padres just made a trade with the Royals.

 

We have one of the weakest bottom of the 40 man roster I've seen in recent Sox history.

 

I wouldn't even blink if we had to DFA anyone of these players, but if we can trade one or two for something useful or for a promising player not needing to be on the 40 man roster, then go for it.

 

(Not in any particular order)

 

Phillips Valdez

Matt Hall

Jeffrey Springs

Austin Brice

Chris Mazza

Kyle Hart

Yoan Aybar

Mike Shawaryn

Josh Osich

(Or return Jose Arauz)

 

Trading Lin, Hembree, Brasier or Brewer would not bother me, either.

 

Selling "high" on Walden & Chavis might work, too.

[mvp 78]

@IanCundall

We had heard about Poyner and Ockimey earlier, but the Red Sox have also added C Jhonny Pereda and RHP RJ Alvarez. Assuming Godley signs, once Eduardo Rodriguez, Darwinzon Hernandez and Josh Taylor come off the COVID-IL they will have a full 60-man player pool.

 

No Casas. No Ward. No Jimenez.

[notin]

Godley was a high K guy when he was on my CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TS FANTASY TEAM. We'll see if he can get it back. I'd be more interested in Godley starting than Johnson.

 

Defintely.

 

Although bear in mind he was released by the Tigers...

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Godley was a high K guy when he was on my CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TS FANTASY TEAM. We'll see if he can get it back. I'd be more interested in Godley starting than Johnson.

 

I'd be more interested in Johnson pitching to the Red Sox than for the Red Sox...

[a700hitter]

Yuck

 

Red Sox Sign Zack Godley; Rodriguez & Hernandez Back In Camp

 

By Jeff Todd | July 17, 2020 at 7:01pm CDT

As anticipated, the Red Sox have reached agreement with righty Zack Godley, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports on Twitter. The deal is now formally wrapped up, with Godley taking a 60-man player pool spot and heading to Summer Camp.

Godley will still need to earn his way onto the Boston 40-man and active roster. But he’s expected to have ample opportunity to do so.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/red-sox-sign-zack-godley-rodriguez-hernandez-back-in-camp.html

[Kimmi]

Yuck

 

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/red-sox-sign-zack-godley-rodriguez-hernandez-back-in-camp.html

 

 

Where is Clay???

 

On a related note, Daniel Bard is back in business, pitching for the Rockies. Good for him!

[jad]

Where is Clay???

 

On a related note, Daniel Bard is back in business, pitching for the Rockies. Good for him!

 

YES! Just saw this. The most surprising thing about this story is that he was a "mental skills" coach with the Diamondbacks!

 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29484218/daniel-bard-makes-rockies-roster-seven-year-absence

[Kimmi]

YES! Just saw this. The most surprising thing about this story is that he was a "mental skills" coach with the Diamondbacks!

 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29484218/daniel-bard-makes-rockies-roster-seven-year-absence

 

I didn't know that he was a mental skills coach last year. Kind of ironic. LOL

 

I'm pulling him. I hope he does well!

[mvp 78]

I wonder if Godley will just be used the first two weeks while ERod is still getting ready. Move him to pen after? Let him go if it doesn’t work.

[Thunder]

Where is Clay???

 

On a related note, Daniel Bard is back in business, pitching for the Rockies. Good for him!

 

Wow. I'm all for comebacks. Should be interesting

[Thunder]

I wonder if Godley will just be used the first two weeks while ERod is still getting ready. Move him to pen after? Let him go if it doesn’t work.

 

He would be a (Godley)send.

 

I'll see myself out

[mvp 78]

Godley’s prior 3 years is far superior to Clay’s. Plus, he probably works quicker too.

[Bellhorn04]

Where is Clay???

 

I had a dream we signed him.

[notin]

I'd be more interested in Johnson pitching to the Red Sox than for the Red Sox...

 

Now watch Johnson have a Cy Young caliber season.

 

Hey if a pitcher has half a dozen god starts, he might be in the running...

[mvp 78]

I had a dream we signed him.

 

That’s when you know you have a problem.

[Bellhorn04]

That’s when you know you have a problem.

 

Nah. I knew it long before that.

[dgalehouse]

I didn't know that he was a mental skills coach last year. Kind of ironic. LOL

 

I'm pulling him. I hope he does well!

 

There is something to be said for the motto " Never give up " . Well , maybe not . I wish him well . I'm a little crazy , but I tend to pull for all former Sox players . ( Except when they play us of course )