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John Smoltz. Carlos Zambrano. Chris Sale was also very briefly moved into the closer role in 2012 due to elbow tightness. He had one appearance as a closer, blew the save, and was promptly returned to the rotation...

And "occur" is a dog in Southern California?

Why not "with a scoundrel"?

I doubt they add one not named Duran...

And now you ruined it...

And Stanton hit's the IL. If you had the 5/19 in the pool, congratulations...

Sure he has, back when he was born on the bayou...

Any minor league pitcher is risky. But they are also a major need for this organization and harder to acquire via trade...

It's very likely. It was a tough call because despite his good 2019, it was also really just a small sample so we had no idea if it was the true Taylor or not....

So Kike’s gonna be down on the corner?

So... Brandon Workman?

And what were their numbers in March?

So the consensus is 26yo Cordero has an OPS+ of 82 in 406 PA with a 35.5% K rate and needs work but the 25yo Chavis, who has an OPS+of 89 in 567 PA with a 33.3% K rate just needs a bigger chance?

Career-wise there isn’t much difference between Cordero and Chavis. The biggest difference is Cordero is an outfielder, and that’s a bigger need on this team right now. But in time, I think both will be demoted...

Taylor is becoming a bright spot in the bullpen.

They already sent Arauz down. I do think Cordero gets demoted and while doing so when Arroyo comes off is possible, more likely they demote Chavis then and wait for Santana to demote Cordero...

So the cutoff is 90 PA for weaker defensive players? With fans, this often comes down to whether or not the struggling player is blocking a prospect they want to see. Potential is such a tempting seductress. Not defense. In 2007 the defensively superior Coco Crisp was not crushing it at the plate, giving fans an excuse to scream and yell for Jacoby Ellsbury to be promoted. They weren’t so concerned with Crisp’s glove, which was closer to Bradley’s than any other Sox CF in the past 40 years...

While you’re being vague, it looks like you’re supporting Bradley deserving over 500 PA to prove himself because he was good in college and the minors while Cordero and his .737 OPS in the majors gets 90 PA...

So therefore Cordero doesn’t deserve a reasonable chance?

And Bradley received and deserved all those accolades. But he only got them because the Sox didn’t give up on him as quickly as many fans did. And one could argue that the Sox were in the process of doing so, as it was during Bradleystruggles that they signed Rusney Castillo and moved Betts to CF...

Yes. Chavis has said that was where he learned it...

Probably worth mentioning that this happens even from those of us who hate the practice. My own repeated calling for Taylor’s demotion does appear to have been premature...

Brasier has reportedly stated throwing, but he hbasically missed all of spring training. He's probably a ways off. Houck has a sore flexor muscle. I suppose it depends how severe, but I am pretty sure flexor muscle injuries have cost pitchers entire seasons. At this point, he might be a bonus. Hopefully, the Sox jettison Brice soon but I have my doubts. And the recent emergence of Jeffrey Springs may have bolstered Blooms confidence in his evaluation skills, which gives Brice a longer leash. (Do not go reading too deep in that comment; it involves a ridiculous amount of conjecture on my part. Like if conjecture was an Olympic event, I'd be on Team USA and my picture would be on a Wheaties Box after that one.) But if the Sox do add a reliever or two, I would imagine this Brandon Brennan fellow (which sounds like such a fake name, by the way) is probably pretty high on the depth chart. Should we get to know him now? Taylor seems to have turned it around late, which means either 1) my complaints about him were premature, or 2) he reads my posts and decided to show me up. I'm leaning towards the latter, because it just makes more sense. So I wonder how long of a leash Darwinzon has right now. Dude needs to learn where home plate is...

Immediate and consistent. It seems like one 0 for 12 stretch and too many demand you get traded....

I have him in my league, which is an 11 team roto league. Plenty of good pitchers available, but Pivetta has been working for me. Although the WHIP is troublesome. Some Sox fans do prefer not have Boston players on their team. Superstition? Sure. Don’t like the double whammy if they disappoint? Yeah, for some. Every team has fans like that. No biggie...