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To me, it looked like he wasnt 100% back from the injury. Still needed to get the accuracy he had back with his throws and the offense was going to have to catch up. Hes hitting really well on AAA and from all reports the D is back to where it was. As far as the whole tension with Management, I have no idea. Until theres solid proof of that Im not too concerned. I had zero issue with him being sent back to AAA to get back into a groove again. Hes hitting the ball and looking like his old self again.
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Where to sit for a first-time visitor?
southpaw777 replied to ramraider's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Good seats. Have a great time. Get there early and check out all the cool bars and things surrounding Fenway. -
Well, I guess we won't get our preview tonight. General Farrell will stick to protocol (again) and make him sweat for a day or so. Dumbest psychological move he could make! Where does he get these golden rules, anyway? Hardly dumb and its done by a LOT of managers. Hes not sweating. That's silly man. Let him sit, watch, and learn for a day. Ask questions. See how fast the MLB game moves. There is absolutely nothing dumb about doing this. They did it with Benni too. Its common practice.
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Im hoping Farrell stops screwing around and put pitchers in their proper roles and starts using them correctly. Maybe Joe Kelly can help our pen out. I think he just needed a little time to get used to a bullpen role again. He was pretty good in that role with St.Louis. Tazawa should be forgotten about the rest of the year unless for a mop up role. When BZ returns he needs a set role. Hes had plenty of success vs LHH. Just because hes had a rough spell doesnt mean he cant do it anymore. Farrell hasn't a clue in that pen besides Kimbrel, And he screwed the pooch the other night with that not letting Kimbrel get four outs. Hed rather let Taz f*** thing up. Idiot. Kimbrel didnt throw a lot of pitches his last time out, and with a day off the next day there was no reason he didnt go four outs. Guys gotta step up and the Manager needs to make better decisions.
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Haha...big oops. Hes wearing 11 for Portland. Not that that means anything. Theyll give him a high number for sure. Do you think they will play him right off or let him sit for a game first?
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Wonder what number he will wear...72 I say
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Saw him make a couple diving grabs. Some issues with ground balls, but ones in the air seem easier for him right now. The game is going to be a lot faster so I would bring him up and let him sit on the bench for a game to watch, listen and learn. Then play him sat or sunday.
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Never said better at game calling and leadership, but that they were some of his strong points. That wasnt a compairison to Leon, who gets a lot of the same. Honestly, they seem to be very similar. Ive got on record to say I think a tandum of Vaz/Leon would be fine, but BOTH could be starters Imho.
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He could even lead off. Him and pedey seem to be somewhat similar with the bat, contact hitter with some power. Probably high BA and OBP with around 15-20 dingers a year. Benni has better speed and base stealing ability. Either way, we have a solid lineup.
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Exactly. Vaz and Swihart are opposites. Swihart would be a great switch hitting offensive catcher with a big bat who could be good enough to not be a liability behind the plate. Vaz would be the one pitchers loved to work with and runners feared. Only thing is he would probably be about a 250ish hitter with little power(although I have already gone on record as saying that in time Vaz would be better offensively than most think if given a starters job). Really, both are very valuable. Just depends who your talking to and what their team needs/preferences are.
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They need to be extra cautious with his injury. With Young and Holt we can get by just fine. Hes young so Im guessing it will get better fairly quick so returning before the season is over is a good possibility if it is just a sprain.
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I was pretty much dead wrong on what I thought they would do. Im excited that hes coming up and I have zero issue with it. Im not the kind that would compalin about doing this to certain prospects. I think the challenge of MLB pitching and the speed of the game will give us all a solid guage on where hes at with the bat and his D. Itll be good to know going into the winter if theres a good possibility he could break camp with Boston or not.
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He has been having issues as a RHH... Thats what the reports say. Hes needs more work. Moncada seems more natural as a LHH
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Id rather see Moncada finish the minor league season and go to fall ball and play 3b. He needs as many reps as he can get. There will be plenty of time next year for Moncada. Im betting that they will be very protective of him and will not be as aggressive as they were with Benni...
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DD seems to like Moncada Devers Groome and Kopech...Devers may be expendable with Moncada at 3b now. With the way hes been hitting there would be a LOT of Gms looking to make a trade with Devers involved. Not sure who may be had on the MLb roster...would Shaw be available with Hanley at 1b and Pablo/Moncada possible at 3b? Swihart seems like a perfect trade candidate next July after hes built his value back up behind the plate a few months in AAA. Unless theres a GM that still views his value as very high. Sam Travis and Mauricio Doubon may be two more names that could go. Travis needs to prove his knee is ok first and Doubon is killing AA and continues to up his value at SS. Brian Johnson would have more value to us right now as depth with Owens looking more and more like a change of scenery candidate. Whatever happens, there is certain to be a different look come 2017 with the top 10 prospects. Beside possibly Devers, 1-5 may not change too much IMHO.
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Getting him back for a playoff run will be very important. We can work him in slower and not have to thrust him into every game with Young available to us now. Were going to need that LH bat...
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Vaz with some good numbers in AAA .271 .352 .379 His OPS isnt going to be a lot higher than low 700s because hes more a line drive hitter and not much power. If you look at all his minor league numbers, after an adjustment at each level he hit plenty good enough. There was a noticable difference in AA when they asked him to work more on offense since his D was already MLb ready. It frustrates me when everyone says he cant hit. He can and he will...will he be a big offensive guy? No, but he will be a good MLB hitter. Maybe not good enough for some folks, but plenty for me to go along with the elite D, game calling, and framing. It will be fun to watch Vaz and Leon next year.
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Farrell overuses his guys in the pen. How many f***ing times have i seen someone warm up twice only to not be brought in. Or he just goes to the same guy until his arm falls off...anyway, Barnes is about toast it seems. Taz IS toast and should not throw another pitch. Hopefully Koji can come back strong and Buch/Zig can lock down one of the 7-8 innings, although I Wish Buch got another start. Another Farrell pitching mistake IMHO.
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Either one. Buch was looking good and both of those two had crappy outings.
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Clay Buchholz - Is he worth the 2016 option?
southpaw777 replied to Slasher9's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
A swingman for 13m? I think we could do much of the same for cheaper. If Clay isnt in the rotation, the 13m option really doesnt make sense... -
Latest news is he wont be able to start BB activities for a couple weeks, which will make it very difficult to get back before the end of the year. No minor league games will make it harder. At least its nothing major and we should have him for the playoffs, if we make it in...
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Clay Buchholz - Is he worth the 2016 option?
southpaw777 replied to Slasher9's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Am i the only one that wanted to see clay start another game? I thought the pen did him good. He looked a lot better and I figured maybe they rode that for at least one more start to see if he had a nice one month run in him... -
Henry and Werner had a big part in wanting to make a splash with Panda and Hanley. They were a big part of Crawford as well. Its just as much their fault as it is the GM. Do you really think they didnt have anything to do with it? Before DD came here this ownership and FO constantly stuck their noses in baseball operations. I highly doubt DD would have agreed to come here if they were to continue it. So The good thing is at least we now know what everyones role is.
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Personally, I think if he doesnt make it to the big game hes gone. Bottom line...no WS appearence, no job.
