SoxSport
-
Posts
6,250 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Boston Red Sox Videos
2026 Boston Red Sox Top Prospects Ranking
Boston Red Sox Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2025 Boston Red Sox Draft Pick Tracker
News
2026 Boston Red Sox Draft Pick Tracker
Forums
Blogs
Events
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by SoxSport
-
From the few innings I've seen tonite, the home plate ump has missed a few calls. Doubront looked good from what I saw early--right around the plate with his pitches. Papi looks great--80-90% of his prime form back. Byrd will make McDonald history shortly.
-
I wish Henry would sell. He has become a real softy.
-
Whoever thought Curt would become a super-capitalist. He made a ton of money pitching--now he wants to make more. Imagine, getting a $70 mil "socialist" handout from the taxpayers in RI. LOL
-
I'll put this in the pessimism thread. Check out Cafardo's column tonite. He has a penchant for dropping inside info on the Red Sox. He says tonite McClure, the pitching coach, was Cherington's choice, not Valentine's. So it looks like the front office picked Vs coaching staff? Valentine made a lot of concessions managing in Boston. I hope he doesn't live to regret it.
-
The history is they bring young guys up when they have a hole. Lately, they have been filling the holes with veteran retreads--blocking the young guys. Big contracts have also blocked them. The Sox are not heavily into depending on their farm sytem--in case you haven't noticed.
-
-
IF: Tek, Youks, Pedey,Nomar, Mikey OF: Manny, Damon, Nixon DH: Papi Bench: Vmart, Millar, Ells, Mueller Starters: Pedro, Schil, Lester, Beckett ,Lowe Bullpen: Pap-cl, Bard-su, Foulke, Timlin, Oki, Saito
-
Salty tries hard, is a big rugged guy, and has been hitting lately. I don't know where he is about calling pitches. That's important for a catcher, especially with marginal pitching. I think we'll see Lav pretty soon--Salty needs some help or he'll need some salt by August. Shoppach seems to be non-factor with the fast development of Lav. He might get traded.
-
I agree Kalish should have stuck as backup OFder in '11. Knowing Drew was so fragile. But the FO gave its usual explanation of wanting Kalish to get more experience. They didn't learn their lesson. That's clear. Nothing has changed. Same bunch that went sour the last few years under Epstein.
-
Good decision for Youks to sharpen up in Pawtucket.
-
Yeah. I think it was Detroit. After that, he had some injury and never regained his power. He was mainly used defensively in Boston. Nava doesn't look like a power hitter. But neither were Rolen or Youks when they came up--for a few years. He's a high OBP/average hitter--at least that's his history. Nothing special defensively, to my knowledge. I just read Brett Lawrie's helmut bounced off the ground and hit an ump last night. The Globe has brought up the spectre of a suspension. I guess they mean maybe the ground should be suspended. I hope Selig knows the difference.
-
Kapler had that big power year somewhere--was it Colorado? He started off as a power hitter, but then lost it and became mainly a defensive replacement. Nava is a high OBP kid. 10-12 Hrs per season in the minors. Very high batting average. A lot like Yaz when he came up. Yaz later became a HR hitter but he wasn't his first couple years. He didn't pull much--hit a lot of balls off the Fenway Monster. Nava could be a late bloomer--starting his minor league career at 24. Yaz of course was a great outfielder. One of the best. I don't know where Nava is as an outfielder. Probably average. He's played all outfield positions in the minors--mostly the corners.
-
The simple matter is: salary talks. They are paying Youkilis $11 mil this year. In addition, the determining factor is often options available. They keep lesser players who are out of options over better players with options. That's the way they operate. Middlebrooks has options. That's his ticket to AAA. That was the problem, by the way, with Kalish a couple of years ago. James had him breaking out in '11 for Boston after playing some in '10, but they had Drew ahead of him paying him $14mil in his last year, so Kalish stayed in Pawtucket and got seriously hurt--hasn't been seen since. That has cost Kalish a couple of years off his career. A move that backfired for the Sox, since Drew went down, too, but after Kalish was hurt and unavailable to replace him. You could say injuries have devasted the Sox the last few years.
-
-
You're right. That's what that guy said in the Moneyball book. But Lucchino/Henry compounded the problem by making the manager search too public, giving the front office too much power, and then picked their own manager--making Cherington look bad. My guess Lucchino is now stroking Cherington--at Valentine's expense.
-
I've said this before: I saw Nava play for Pawtucket one night against the Scranton Yankees a couple years ago--the catchers were Salty and Montero. The best hitter of the three that night was Nava. He has the best swing--much like the young Yaz--before he became a power hitter. Thing is, Nava is 29 years old! But you check his records, he didn't start playing minor league ball until he was 24. He's only played for 5 years--he was pushed up from A to AA to AAA after a couple of years--very fast. He's been approaching his AA form lately at Pawtucket, and got called up. He has a good shot at breaking out, if given the chance to play. That's a big if on the Red Sox filled with retread veterans.
-
-
Promote this kid to AAA.:thumbsup:
-
Dream on about King Felix. Seattle will let the Yankees top any offers if they want to trade him. They wanted Ellsbury for Pineda and took Montero. LOL
-
Isn't Doubront pretty much their best starter right now? At least until Beckett and Lester show some consistency.
-
Cafardo has been saying the same--more politely--in the Globe. It looks like it will come to a head at some point. Valentine is a very experienced manager, and he has been very patient so far--giving Cherington the benefit of the doubt. The front office really hasn't changed. They are control freaks. You can see Lucchino/Henry are at the root of the problem. They gave the front office too much power under Epstein, and except for the money, nothing has changed. It's a dysfunctional situation. That's why I think Valentine will be gone before the season's over
-
Their biggest problem right now is the conflict between Valentine and Cherington. Henry has to settle that or it will kill the season.
-
Pretty funny looking at these posts about Nava. I don't think it's possible at this point to say very much about him--after 12 at bats. He's a kid who could break out. He just needs a chance. He has a good swing and has hit like hell in the minors. A .900 OPS, high average hitter with not a lot of power. His recent numbers at Pawtucket suggest he could be ready to break out. He could well be a .300 hitter. Lehair, the Cubs rookie first baseman, is in the same situation. He has great numbers the first 30 or so games for the Cubs. You might think this is a flash, but last year he tore up AAA--38 homers, about .360 average in 129 games. Continued to hit when called up by the Cubs, and has continued this year so far. Looks like he might be for real. When these kids are ready, they tell you with their bat. The only question is when. Sometimes never. But you can't hold them back. Middlebrooks is another example. Baseball can be unpredictable, and laden with surprises.
-
Cafardo's article this morning brings out the conflict between Cherington and Valentine regarding Middlebrooks and Youkilis. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2012/05/15/should_youkilis_be_handed_his_job_back/ It's clear Valentine has little or no say on personnel, and may even be limited on what he can do on the field. I can't see Valentine lasting the season under the circumstances. Lucchino/Henry have a mess of their own making.
-
5/13 vs Indians
SoxSport replied to RedSoxfanforlife305's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum