The pecking order is completely arbitrary to begin with. There's always going to be idiots like me who will put a popular option at the bottom of a list.
It's like those people that think Sgt Peppers is better than Pet Sounds. You just pet them on the head, tell them that you value their opinion and just move on with your day knowing that their entire belief system is wrong.
Because you should trade someone when they are at the height of their value.
DFA Buchholz - good call
Fire Farrell - good call as he would have been replaced by Lovullo who is doing great in AZ
Trade Pedroia - good call as he's only going to get worse here on out and that contract is no longer worth it
Whoever wrote that article shouldn't be paid for what they are putting out. Horrible.
An ear infection is no joke though. Maybe he got if from all the time spent in the training room tub.
And because of the way he plays, I think he's going to deal with even more injuries and missed time as he gets older. He's playing like he did in 2014 and I just think this may be a long term trend for him.
I don't hate the guy. I don't want to run him out on a rail. I just don't think he's anything more than an average 2B going forward.
If no one else is concerned about Pedroia's lack of power this year, I don't know what to say. He's a singles hitter who plays great defense. The current version of Pedroia is easily replaceable.
No, but don't complain about me "buzzarding" if I'm simply stating that he's not playing well (he's not) and there's reason for concern (there is).
I'd rather be a buzzard and be on the right side of history than be a fanboy.
It's not the end all be all, but we need to stop saying Pedroia is a great player. He's not what he used to be.
For Old School: .296/2/24 with 2 SB and 3 CS.
His OPS is .743.
It is what you'd expect out of Jody Reed, not Dustin Pedroia.
4 HRs in last 6 games for Devers. Might as well just let him beat up on pitching that he can clearly handle.
At this point, they must be holding him in AA so that he can play in the AS game and then a quick promotion to AAA. I'd still bring him up now.