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Good idea. This frees up space for Swihart to start in LF and JD to play RF. OR THEY CAN HAVE HANLEY PLAY LF AND SWIHART START AT 1B.

@PeteAbe Optional early BP drew a big crowd of #RedSox players. Benintendi, Vazquez, Ramirez, Holt, Devers, Bradley, Swihart, Nunez, etc.

Betts RF, Benintendi LF, Ramirez 1B, Martinez DH, Bogaerts SS, Devers 3B, Núñez 2B, Bradley Jr. CF, Vázquez C, Price LHP.

Mookie is so great that his HR's now send opposing pitchers directly to the DL. 11:37am: The Rays will make a pitching change today, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter). Righty Jake Faria will hit the 10-day DL after suffering an oblique injury, while the club will select the contract of lefty Vidal Nuno to replace him.

You know, I saw him play a few games at Pawtucket back in 2014. I thought he looked really good, but my eye test told me that he needed more seasoning. It would be a good time now for us to send him down and make sure that he can hit AAA pitching. Also, it'd save him from being tired at the end of the season as he wouldn't be playing a full year with the big club!

They'd have to add something for that? Diekman hasn't really been that good the past few years.

Either Holt is sent down or Swihart is traded. It's not like they'd trade Pedroia before he comes back on Friday...

@bradfo On @DaleKeefeWEEI Cora rules out JBJ demotion or Nunez DL stint for impending Pedroia return

At least he doesn't have a negative oWAR this season!

This time, hit the right catwalk guys. Jeez. Can't you do anything right? Gotta hit that C-ring and D-ring.

Why do I need to listen to the pope about baseball?

What is JBJ's winning % when Mookie doesn't play? It's gotta be over .800! DFA Mookie. Extend JBJ.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/05/quick-hits-hicks-swihart-reyes-nolasco.html The Red Sox have put a high price tag on Blake Swihart in trade negotiations with other teams, NBCSports.com’s Evan Drellich reports. “Hard to find a trade partner when you’re asking for some of teams’ best prospects,” one rival talent evaluator tells Drellich. Swihart has barely played at all this season coming off the Sox bench, and his previous two seasons also saw little MLB action (though injuries were a big factor in the lack of activity). While these factors have seemingly dimmed Swihart’s former top-prospect status, the Sox are still aiming for a big return for Swihart, with Drellich noting that some familiar with the trade talks have described Boston’s demands as “unreasonable.” The Sox may end up designating Swihart for assignment when Dustin Pedroia returns to ensure that a Swihart deal will happen, though this may or may not create the “bidding war” the Red Sox hope will then occur. MLBTR’s Steve Adams recently broke down the potential market for Swihart, and while there are several teams that could use catching help, it hardly seems like Boston will score multiple quality minor leaguers in exchange for Swihart.

2017: JBJ winning % 571, Sox winning % 574 2016: JBJ winning % 570, Sox winning % 574 2015: JBJ winning % 595, Sox winning % 481 2014: JBJ winning % 488, Sox winning % 438 2013: JBJ winning % 676, Sox winning % 599

He's the only guy in the AL to have started 11 games. He's second in innings pitched. If you take out his last start, he's not top ten in innings pitched in the AL.

Does he have zero walks on the year?

I hope they don't have to play 176 regular season games this year.

Anyway, I'm not sure Brian Johnson has much trade value. Spin him for a low ceiling AA arm? What's the point in that trade? May as well just try to sneak him through waivers.

If Swihart was adequate defensively anywhere on the field, Cora would have been using him by now (Devers was swooning, Nunez looks hurt, JBJ couldn't hit anything, the Catchers struggled for a long while). Whether or not the Sox messed up his development, Swihart just doesn't seem to be ML ready right now and may never get there.

Or he can just suck and we can all make fun of you for eternity.

It’d be a less exciting thread title.

Had it all the way

Leon is bae

@redsoxstats Sandy got screwed there, that ball was projected to go 363', the same as Devers' homer. Instead gets a single because this is a garbage stadium and franchise.

Stupid stadium