D-backs (Pfaadt) vs Red Sox (Tolle): 08/19/26, 4:10 PM

[JoeBrady]

6 hours ago, Nick said:

"A potential MLB work stoppage could influence whether they promote the 20-year-old

I don't see it.  Is someone saying that the RS won't promote Arias because there might be a work stoppage in 2027?  I don't get it.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Weissert getting hammered.

[Bailey_Fox]

Glad to see Weissert back to his old ways!

[Bailey_Fox]

Yup. DFA. 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

2 minutes ago, Bailey_Fox said:

Glad to see Weissert back to his old ways!

The only thing worse is Weissert blowing a late lead. But throwing meatballs over and over to ruin the entire TV entertainment product by the 6th inning is next.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Good pitching stops good hitting and the opposite is also true.

[iortiz]

When are they going to undesrstand that Weissert cant pitch in close games? When? Just DFA this moron.

[Bailey_Fox]

 Weissert Should be personally ashamed of himself.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Wong makes the best throw of the inning.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Gasper the friendly secret weapon.

[iortiz]

Gasper cleaning Weissert's s***. Whata swing!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Gasper the friendly secret weapon.

Un-Be-Liev-Able-!

[Bailey_Fox]

From somebody in attendance today. Fenway just WENT BONKERS

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Yeah..... Mickey!

Pfaaadt goes Pffffffffffffflat. Zona fans say Pfaaaaaaaaccckkk.

[iortiz]

1 minute ago, Bailey_Fox said:

From somebody in attendance today. Fenway just WENT BONKERS

Are you there? That's awesome! I'm planning to go if they make the POs

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Good shut down inning.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The title of this Sox season should be called Comin' Off The IL.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

The title of this Sox season should be called Comin' Off The IL.

Or Going On The IL.

[iortiz]

IMO Rafaela is nothing but chasing. He's trying to be disciplined but somehow he isn't trusting in his pitching recognition right now. My take of course.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Guerrero throws an easy 100mph.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

I didn't want Chapman to challenge Moreno, but he threw it 1,000 mph.

[vegasbob]

Moran can't find a strike, the one key to relief pitching

[vegasbob]

Moron Moran burning his own BP and team

 

[Bailey_Fox]

Contreras got boo’ed after not hustling. Then did the “I can’t hear you” to the audience.

[Bailey_Fox]

That was such a winnable game. Embarrassing performances by Weissert and Moron.

[Bailey_Fox]

If we played like the last two nights, this could’ve been a 5-2 W

[illinoisredsox]

2 hours ago, JoeBrady said:

I don't see it.  Is someone saying that the RS won't promote Arias because there might be a work stoppage in 2027?  I don't get it.

Yes.  If he’s on the 40 man and there is a stoppage, he can’t participate in any official baseball activities.  That means minor league games in addition to any medical treatment, etc.  

There is a political consideration as well (and let’s leave any comments on current federal immigration policy aside please; it is what it is). Arias is from Venezuela, so I assume he’s here on a work visa of some sort.  If he’s not being paid, would he even be allowed back into the US?  If not, that means he’s left with whatever workouts he can cob together in his home country.

IMO, they are better off leaving him at Worcester and having him actually playing baseball rather than doing who knows what in Venezuela.  He’s 20-21, he needs to play.

Plus they lose a year of control if he’s on the 40 man, even if there’s  no season.

I don’t envy the prople wio have to make these decisions

[illinoisredsox]

2 hours ago, iortiz said:

When are they going to undesrstand that Weissert cant pitch in close games? When? Just DFA this moron.

No offense, but you’d DFA half the team followed by whatever AAA guys that replace them.

This is where losing Whitlock and Slaten hurts.

[iortiz]

24 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

No offense, but you’d DFA half the team followed by whatever AAA guys that replace them.

This is where losing Whitlock and Slaten hurts.

I think Burgos is a better asset. 

[notin]

42 minutes ago, iortiz said:

I think Burgos is a better asset. 

Weissert has an option so the Sox clearly think he’s the better pitcher.  But I think the Sox Wil shuttle Weissert, Burgos, and Olds back and forth to make up for  their lack of starter depth.  But not Samaniego for reasons no one can explain.

Regardless, if the worst pitcher in your pen is Weissert, you have a really good bullpen…