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  1. a700hitter
    Maybe this will motivate Pablo.
  2. a700hitter
    Yes, if that is the same as 7:00 EDT.
  3. a700hitter
    There is plenty of flexibility with other pitchers that ER would not be affected. Roster crunch is not a worry for anyone here but you.
  4. a700hitter
    The plan was to acquire him and extend him immediately before he played a game -- that would all be booked as an asset acquisition cost. The asset the acquired was Porcello for 5 years.
  5. a700hitter
    He ate less.
  6. a700hitter
    With him and ER on DL at the start of the season, roster crunch will not be a problem.
  7. a700hitter
    He never learned how to cope with fly balls, but maybe he will develop some proficiency.
  8. a700hitter
    He would be the safety net. If he can't handle that, then maybe he should have some self respect and retire. When the job was handed to Middlebrooks, there was no safety net.
  9. a700hitter
    He has been benched at other times in his career. He makes a tone of money to stay ready to play.
  10. a700hitter
    I wasn't suggesting that Ortiz play regularly or even semi-regularly in the field. We need his bat in the lineup and can't risk his health. I was using Ortiz's 1B ability as an illustration of what we can expect from Hanley, but Hanley has problems with pop-ups.
  11. a700hitter
    Donut-boy will be waiting in the wings if Shaw turns into a pumpkin. I would go with the red hot hand right now.
  12. a700hitter
    Shaw has already had significant success in a prolonged MLB stretch in 2015. He is a much different case than the case of Bradley in March 2013-- who had had no success at the MLB level.
  13. a700hitter
    If Shaw keeps raking like he has been this Spring, I think that it will be very difficult to keep his bat out of the lineup, unless he proves inept in the field.
  14. a700hitter
    I think that you were the only one here expressing a concern about roster crunch. And now you are saying that you would have no problem with it. Straw man?
  15. a700hitter
    He is not going to win any Gold Gloves, but he should be adequate. Ortiz is probably the better fielder at 1B, and he can catch pop ups. I have always felt that Papi's ability at 1B was underrated.
  16. a700hitter
    We did trade for him and extend him before he threw a pitch for us. I don't know why it wouldn't all go in the cost column.
  17. a700hitter
    Got it. Thanks.
  18. a700hitter
    Shaw -- 3 Hits (2 Doubles) Sandoval -- 2 Hits (1 Double)
  19. a700hitter
    Last year's rotation was a big steaming pile of garbage. A big improvement would take us to mediocre compared to last year.
  20. a700hitter
    We will have plenty of holes in our rotation throughout the season whether by under performance and/or injury. I would not bet anything that Buch and Kelly can stay in the rotation and take 30 starts each. Now, with ER's knee issue our depth will be taxed right from the beginning of the season. The last thing we need to worry about is a roster crunch.
  21. a700hitter
    We all have our issues that we feel strongly about. Others may not share those views, and there is little chance of converting others to a point of view. That's okay. We come here to express ourselves. As long as we keep it civil, no harm done.
  22. a700hitter
    lol!!!
  23. a700hitter
    There is no reason except for a fan's eternal hope that comes every spring. There is no well-founded expectation that both of those things will happen.
  24. a700hitter
    Kelly can pitch out of the pen. If he is pitching too well to send to the pen, that will be a nice problem to have. I wouldn't worry about the number crunch being a long lasting problem. The worst case scenario is that the numbers crunch will last until the end of June when Buch hits the DL.
  25. a700hitter
    Both Wright and Elias can pitch out of the bullpen. There would be no reason to send Kelly down to the minors.
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