mvp 78
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Everything posted by mvp 78
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Pretty much. He was the worst positional player in the game last year. It's about performance, not body type.
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I'm not sure starting Pablo would do the team any good either... The rotation right now is Price (ace), Buccholz (injured by AS break), Porcello (pitching like garbage atm), Kelly (has never pitched well for a full season) and Wright (never been a full time starter and is just a stand in for ERod who is hurt and who know when he'd pitch again). I'd say Shields is quite the upgrade at SP since he can consistently pitch 200 innings, which Porcello/Kelly/Buccholz/Wright/Rodriguez are unlikely to do.
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The Padres current 3b at one time was the #15 prospect in baseball. Why block him with Pablo? The "rumors" also state the Sox would send a prospect too. Who would you give up?
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That's fine and the correct thing to do. However, he says a lot of things that are not based in reality. He is probably the least informed of all the beat writers.
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I ignore everything Cafardo says.
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But what should I do with my pitchfork?!?!?!?
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But he doesn't want to. If he did, they'd keep him around.
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Also, it's not just the BoSox calling the Padres, the Padres are talking to a bunch of other teams too.
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I'd rather have Tyson Ross in our rotation than Kelly or Porcello. He's a step up from those guys and is about the same as Buccholz (except that he could pitch 200 innings). He's also arbitration eligible through next year.
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No. They pulled back from doing that since there was more of a need at 3b. See, it's not just internet commentators that are worried about Pablo at 3b...
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David Murphy is a fringe major leaguer at this point in his career. Stashing him on your roster is silly. You can always pick up a guy like that throughout the year for minimal cost.
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Theo's problem was that he couldn't figure out how to swim with the sharks (LL, Muppet Werner and Vlad Dracul). Francona was a great coach. He's the best Sox manager I've seen in my lifetime.
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But what about the 40 man roster implications?
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Source says Sox don't savor sucky Shields. Padres FO not putrid enough to ponder Panda.
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"Accidental..."
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Playoff appearances >>> lottery tickets
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f*** the Cubs and their s***** fanbase.
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If Pablo plays better than Shaw in April and May, he should be given the job for the rest of the season unless he shits the bed at some point.
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My thoughts about this team and about posters on this board are mutually exclusive. If DUMBrowski makes a smart move that this board frowns upon, it won't affect how I feel about it.
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It's higgly unlikely he would play that way. It's more likely that Shaw will out perform him. Pablo will need to make the most of his chances in the early going or he'll be toast.
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@jonheyman Scout on red sox prospect Sam travis: "the next Paul goldschmidt
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Except that Shaw outperformed Pablo last year too. This isn't a ST aberration. Pablo was the worst everyday player in the league last year and now his defense looks even worse. Ortiz has an almost 15 year track record of being one of the greatest hitters in the game. Even when Pablo was at his best, he was simply above average.
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Clearly he's going to get another shot since Erod is out and they didn't grab another starter in the offseason.
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And down the stretch last year, Kelly pitched like an adequate 3, not a #2.
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So does ST matter or not? Don't say Shaw shouldn't start when he's killing it in ST, but prop up Kelly for pitching ok in ST. He has a history of only pitching well for parts of a season. He hasn't put it together before. We can't be sure he'll do so now. Until he actually pitches like a #2, the argument is silly imo.
