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Passan: Boston Red Sox Optioning Kristian Campbell
illinoisredsox replied to Matthew Lenz's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Unfortunately, the Sox moved him along way too quickly.. One year of major college ball and 130-140 games of minor league ball did not prepare him for the majors; indeed it would be extremely rare for any player to be ready that quickly. For probably the first time in his life, he failed on the baseball field. Now he has to be mentally tough enough to play through it and get it back. i also hope the Sox put him at one position at Worcester and leave him there. He doesn’t need the added stress of playing multiple spots. i can’t remember if I posted it in a game thread or just thought it, but when he struck out the last time up yesterday, he looked totally defeated. He had a blank look on his face as he returned to the dugout. -
Breslow most definitely figured out the politics of the organization. Deflect blame down and CYA. He and Kennedy are politicians. When was the last time either gave a straight answer to any question?
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A very apt and accurate description.
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He did what aces do. He didn’t have his best stuff but he figured out a way.
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Campbell’s body language after that K was not good.
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I answered that on page 1: “No. Crochet spiked a changeup and it hopped up about 5 feet. Bench or Pudge Rodriguez wouldn’t have stopped it.” Quote
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All of which is true but not getting momentum into the throw had nothing to do with athleticism; it’s a fundamental that a true OF knows to do. I said he’s not the most athletically gifted guy on the field, but that’s a relative term. He’s a better athlete than some and nowhere near others. Compared to any of us, he’s world class.
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Also proof that a homer counts the same if it goes 1 foot over the fence or 100 feet. Aaron wasn’t noted for tape measure shots but he still trotted around the bases 750+ times.
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That has nothing to do with being unathletic (and I agree he’s not the most athletically gifted guy on the field). It is one of those fundamental things but I’ll give him a slight break in that he hasn’t played much OF.
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Ball was in the sun the whole way out there; he didn’t see it. Campbell’s inexperience hurt there; if the more experienced Cedanne is in CF, maybe he calls off Duran since he had a better angle.
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No. Crochet spiked a changeup and it hopped up about 5 feet. Bench or Pudge Rodriguez wouldn’t have stopped it.
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Devers Ready To Play WHEREVER The Giants Need Him To
illinoisredsox replied to king koji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Besides, wasn’t “Fatboy” reserved for Pablo Sandoval? Just trying to diffuse the tension. -
Well, as Ken Harrelson would have said, you can cancel the postgame show.
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Only thing to stick around for is the potential no-hitter. Edit - and maybe a Toro appearance on the bump.
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No pitching Woo there (insert huge groan).
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Looks like good Woo showed up tonight as well,
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Ortiz had good baserunning instincts though. He knew when he could try for an extra base when he couldn't, especially early in his Sox tenure. At the end, when he needed a couple hours just to get his feet ready , he was certainly station to station, but he took his share in his younger days.
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Disagree. Devers isn’t a leader; it’s not in his makeup. Not everyone is (I am certainly not one); no sin in that. The FO was stupid in assuming he could be one. In a way, Devers is a bit like Yaz. They are introverts who, their given their druthers, would rather be left alone to just go out and play. Yaz very reluctantly accepted the role, but he wasn’t comfortable in it. Devers had the additional barrier of language, but I don’t think that played a big role. He just didn’t want the role. BTW, Betts was the only one of those players traded. Bogaerts reached free agency and Eovaldi left the Sox twice via free agency. Betts would have as well.
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That’s because you love the guy. You aren’t objective about him, and that’s fine. It does not speak well of Devers if he felt threatened by a 21 year old rookie with less than 2 months in the show volunteering to give 1st base a try to help out the team (assuming those reports are true). I’m putting the whole fiasco at 65% on upper management, 30% on Devers and 5% on Cora (he’s this low because he had the impossible task of trying to satisfy the needs of both sides). All parties could and should have done more to make it work.
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Has to be a position player; Sox have 13 pitchers on the 26 man right now, which is the max allowed.
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Is Abreu eligible to come off the 10 day? If so, I’m guessing he’s the move. edit - he’s not for a couple more days, so maybe Sogard till then?
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As I recall, Ortiz said Devers should consider playing first. If you won’t listen to Big Papi …
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Alonso really didn’t want to leave the Mets. Given what they paid for Soto, I think they would have outbid the Sox for Alonso as well.
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Agree. Also, the Sox cost for Hicks is roughly $27-28M total for 2 1/2 seasons. That’s still less than 1 year of Devers contract. The big question is what did JH do with the “savings”, and that’s something none of us can answer with any degree of certainty.
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He's appeared in 8 games with the SF this year; his first 4 were in relief and his last 4 were as a starter. Since the Sox rotation is set right now (I repeat, right now), if they view him as a starter, they want him getting regular work in Worcester. If they view him as a bullpen piece, they want him to work back to that role. I wouldn't read too much into it.
