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Worcester added RHRP Frank German from Portland.
Portland placed LHSP Kyle Hart on the 7-day IL.
Portland activated LHRP Rio Gomez from the 7-day IL.
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Boston Red Sox injuries: Top prospect Marcelo Mayer has sprained wrist, Triston Casas placed on Worcester’s IL
Mayer has only played in 4 games in the past month due to the wrist issue. Casas has an ankle injury, but could return this weekend.
Seabold has also been shutdown with a pectoral strain.
Having players like Mookie, Xander and Raffy in your organization and not keeping them around for their entire careers is just bad business IMO. Maybe I'll be wrong in the long run, but I don't see it that way. Mookie is athletic as hell and should age well into his 30's. Xander can move off SS when you need him too. Devers has improved his D at 3b and could be there another 5-6 years easy.
These players just don't come around all that often. We should build around them rather then ship them off.
That's a big IF with Dalbec. He's gone 115+ PA's without a HR. He looks really terrible this year. More likely he's spending his summer further down the Mass Pike.
That's fine. I like that his k rate is down and his bb rate is up. His barrel rate almost triple what it was last season. His XSLG is .566. He has a 48.8 hard hit%. He's playing just fine this year if you ignore his defense. He's basically hitting the way you want JBJ to hit.
Yankees aren't going to end the season with a .700 winning percentage.
However, I don't think the Sox need to necessarily worry about the division or even playoff positioning right now. They just need to right themselves.