Looks tired and his swing is showing that with contact being an issue. Hopefully, the last couple of games means he is breaking out of the slump. With him you still get the great D.
Moncada did play some 3B in Cuba. With extended roosters the Sox can replace him in the late innings. I think they don't put him there if they think he wasn't ready. He athletic and has a good arm.
Pitch running Wright still doesn't sit well with me. If it is the reason the Sox fall short of making the playoffs it could cost Farrell his job. Wright still isn't right and he had been so consistent the whole season.
Moncada starts tonight. Hopefully, he gives the Sox a boost that Benintendi did. Its nice to see the kids produce and are part of the playoff chase. So let the Moncada era begin.
Leon is an example when things seem to finally click. At least for 2016 Leon is a threat at the plate. You look at the past and he was a no-hit backup. So there is still hope for Vazquez. At worst he is a solid backup.
These two look lost though. Tazawa might be out of gas, and Abad looks like a deer in headlights on the mound. How stressful where his days in Minnesota. Hopefully, he gets it straightened out because the Sox don't make the playoffs without help from the pen.
Swihart as a catcher is what made him special. He doesn't have the same appeal as an outfielder. He starts 2017 in AAA and if that is the case then he holds the most value to the Sox as a catcher.
With Young back JBJ can get some off days against tough lefties. I think the rest will do him some good as well. JBJ has done more then any of us could have hoped for. I'm not to worried about him. He probably is not a .300 hitter any way. He has had some big hits this season though.
On Sunday Owens walked to many because he is afraid of contact. If another AAA start is needed I would go Johnson as well. Hopefully, Wright is back and on track this weekend and E-Rod shortly after so another AAA start is not needed.
I think the biggest issue with Farrell has been his use of the pen over the last few weeks. Tazawa is useless now and Abad has been very bad. A couple of the loses can go to Farrell continuing to use these two in high stress situations.