Sure, this is true, but Joely did let up a homer like 480 feet two days ago and has pretty consistently been a bad pitcher during his MLB career..
Edit: not literally 480 feet, but it was a bomb
Nothing against Polanco, but Julio is in another league, and Julio didn’t even need a hit. There was only one out and this at least would allow a force at home. The odds of winning probably weren’t in our favor at this point regardless, but I really wouldn’t want to make Julio Rodriguez be the one to beat us.
So Max, you think with a base open and the winning run on third, the right move was to pitch to one of the best players in the MLB, Julio Rodriguez, with a guy making his MLB debut and with a career ERA of 5 in the minors? Honest question
He’s a s***** lefty. He literally has sucked ass majority of his career. He doesn’t belong on an MLB roster. I don’t think a single person on this board, or any Red Sox fan or even baseball fan in general would be complaining about Cora not having a Joely Rodriguez to bring in
Also shoutout to the girls tournament also. Paige Bueckers for UConn has always been one of my favorite players and I’m so happy to her fully healthy after two serious knee injuries. Oh, and obviously Caitlin Clark is pretty damn good too
But overall, this team has a lot of issues. There are multiple players who probably shouldn’t be in MLB rosters on this team. Pivetta and Crawford combined to allow 2 runs in 13 innings and Red Sox went 0-2. The Red Sox two best relievers are turning 37 and 38 and both are already battling injuries.
This could be a long season.
And why the actual f*** is Bernardino in the minors but JOELY RODRIGUEZ ON THE TEAM??!?
Rodriguez is 32 and for his career has a nearly 5 ERA and a negative WAR…