Red Sox vs. Rockies: Betts RF, Pedroia 2B, Bogaerts SS, Ortiz DH, Ramirez 1B, Young LF, Bradley Jr. CF, Rutledge 3B, Vazquez C, Price LHP
Ramirez is fine. Shaw has a jammed thumb and shouldn't play against LHP anyway.
I disagree with the first assertion. If they dumped Clay, they would've brought in another arm that could have been better than Clay. If you feel that you need a backup plan for one of your starters, why even re-sign the guy?
Again, we're clearly not going to come to agreement.
And the chicken and beer nonsense came up solely to push Tito out the door. Pathetic. The rumors about pain pills and Hazel Mae were a little much as well. Thanks, Larry...
According to his contract, he's definitely a Red Socker.
Is he a "true" Red Socker? That is above my pay grade.
Is he a guy that The Boobed One would have wanted to sign? Possibly. I can't say that he would outright dismiss it. He could have been a temporary solution for 3b/1b as there weren't upper level prospects waiting in the wings at the moment.
If they had brought in another starter, there'd be less hand wringing on my part in regards to Buchholz. However, almost all of us have been wishing for an additional starter the past few years and the Sox still haven't pulled that trigger yet.
Enjoy the hot streak while it lasts. Complaining about it eventually falling back to earth is just being a ninny muggins. This lineup has been a joy to watch this season.
Why am I not surprised that I pitcher coming from the NL East would struggle transitioning to the AL East. I guess you could pick him up and hope he provides better value than Noe Ramirez, but I wouldn't give up much. Is there an injury concern here?