Kimmi
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Exactly. The guy has done everything the Sox have asked him to do, and has done so without complaining. Personally, I hope he has a monster year.
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Once again, very well said. I agree completely.
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Cora stated today that he expects JD to get a fair amount of playing time in the OF, allowing for more at bats for both Hanley and Moreland.
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Well said. Performance should dictate playing time, not whether the option vests or not.
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Of course he is. Especially if the alternatives aren't doing squat.
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I have no doubt that the Sox wanted Vaz as the starting catcher all along, but I am also fairly confident that they weren't ready to call him as as soon as they did. I'd bet that if Swihart didn't have a rough couple of games in which the Sox went on to lose, they wouldn't have made the call to Vaz so quickly.
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nooooooo!!!!!
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More humor. Good one!
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No kidding!
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There are times when drilling somebody is appropriate, IMO. Never, ever throw at the head, but a good drilling in the derriere is sometimes called for.
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No, I'm not blaming it on that, per se. I'm blaming it on the hastiness in which they 'gave up' on him after just 8 games. If the Sox had such strong doubts about his defensive abilities at catcher all along, then why would they come back the following year and state that he was going to focus solely on the catching position? I just don't think they handled his development very well, and yes, I very much think they were rash in some of their decisions with him.
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Pom is one of the few guys that I have slated to regress in the negative direction. I hope he proves me wrong. We need him to pitch at a level close to what he pitched last season.
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I don't think there is anyone who is really all out hoping that Hanley is back next year. In other words, saying that if 'several posters get their way' is really a strawman argument. All we're saying is that his option won't vest unless he is hitting very well, and if he is hitting very well, having his option vest won't be the worst thing in the world. Travis will get his shot if he shows that he deserves to be on the big league roster above Hanley or Moreland.
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Nice. That's right up there with the names of the hockey and soccer players.
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No panic in the Red Sox management team as of now, but they are not beyond panicking. They've done it more than once in recent years, which is part of the reason that Swihart is in the situation that he's in today.
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That's a possibility. Will this be a case where a player leaves money on the table for what's best for his family? I would hope so.
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Having Hanley's option vest is not what is going to screw the future. As of now, the cliff is coming whether Hanley's option vests or not. I get what you're saying about his $22 mil making it harder to sign other players, but that option is not the difference maker.
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I agree to a certain extent, but I think as long as we have a reasonable chance of making the playoffs, we go for it in terms of playing Hanley. Anything can happen once we get to the playoffs.
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Well I think most of that goes without saying. If the players have comparable numbers, the playing could be split in such a way that the option will not vest. If Hanley is tearing the cover off the ball and outperforming the others, it would be rather silly to keep him on the bench. That would go against my 'get your best hitters in the line up' philosophy.
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What does Travis getting his shot have to do with the cliff? If Hanley and Moreland are not performing and Travis is, he will get his chance. If Hanley and Moreland are hitting, Travis will be blocked.
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I get it. You don't like him. All I said is that he ended up with a solid outing, which he did.
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Kimbrel is probably going to command more than we should sign him for anyway. I've already accepted the likelihood that Kimbrel will be gone. It would stink if Pom has another solid year and we are unable to re-sign him because Hanley's option vests. I understand that. However, if Hanley is hitting really well and we are in the middle of a pennant race, I am not going to give up the chance to make it to postseason play so that we will have money to re-sign Pom. As many have said, the way Hanley is hitting should dictate whether he gets the at bats or not.
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I care about a balance between the present and the future. I don't like sacrificing the future to win now at any costs. However, I'm also not going to sacrifice winning now with a player who is already on the team and raking just to make sure his option doesn't vest.
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Official 2018 General Baseball Gamethread
Kimmi replied to Youk Of The Nation's topic in Other Baseball
Well, if you don't have a #5 starter, there's not much of a choice. But you're also going to burn your pen out a lot quicker.
