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  1. notin
    What's the panic regarding calling up players you already have? That's just trying all your options before you do something drastic. I have no problem wIth any of the call ups you mentioned. To me, signing Rusney Castillo was more of a panic move than any of those call ups...
  2. notin
    Agreed. In fact, calling a player up from the minors should rarely be considered a "panic move." Internal moves are always first, since they can be undone if they don't work out. A true "panic move" would be unloading various pieces of the minor league system to hastily fill a need via trade. THEN you're stuck with the guy, regardless of how good he is. Look at Juan Soto in Washington. He is crushing in MLB despite being 19 and having all of 31 minor league at-bats above A-ball. Was that a panic move to call up him and his 1.000+ OPS in MLB? If the Sox demoted Devers today, and went with Holt/Nunez, would it still be a panic move? Devers would have given the Sox 125 games and an OPS of .755 over that stretch. That's not so bad, and beyond the year of service time, it didn't cost the Sox much to get it...
  3. notin
    The only real advantage Hanley gives them is that he would make minimum wage. They could sign him, and if a contender has a 1B/DH injury and Hanley manages to get hot, he might be a reasonable trade piece for them, and they could move him and his minimum wage butt for a reasonable farm piece while Boston kept footing the majority of the bill. If nothing else, he becomes a much better trade candidate than all their other expendable 1B/DH types.
  4. notin
    He certainly has not outplayed Holt. Nunez has an OPS of .564 since April 20. Holt has an OPS of .914 since April 17.
  5. notin
    Mookie has come up with 102 runners on base and driven in 20 of them, or 19.6%. That's an excellent percentage. RBI leader JD Martinez has come up with 176 runners on base and driven in 33 of them, or 18.75 %. (Most hitters run about 16-18%.) So yes, Mookie needs more people on base. But such is the way of the lead off hitter.
  6. notin
    .. which is probably why Hanley is waiting for some key 1B or DH to get injured before signing anywhere...
  7. notin
    Haniger is quietly entering the MVP race. Mike Leake and Wade LeBlanc are quietly becoming very reliable starting pitchers, especially after a very slow star from Leake.
  8. notin
    I think Rusney should have a future in MLB, but the Sox are not going to gamble on him this season given the potential penalties they would face from the luxury tax should they call him up. Next season is still in play for Castillo, but he will be another year older and runs the risk of declining past the point of usefulness. He is more likely to be nothing more than the highest paid player in the International League for a few more years. ..
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    notin replied to cp176's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk

    They do get reviews from the league office. But also bear in mind, a lot of what we think are the rules are solely umpire calls. For example, ask any amateur coach about what happens when a player making a taf drops the ball and he will tell you the runner is safe. That's not the rule. The rule is it becomes the umpires call if the runner is out or not. (Many umpires do use the guideline that the runner is safe when the ball is dropped during a tag, but the rule is that is it their call.)
  10. notin
    Or see if thre is an injury between now and then. Any deals made for slight upgrades between now and the deadline likely deplete the Sox limited trade resources unnecessarily...
  11. notin
    Mike Wilson
  12. notin
    The more optimistic comp for an older player in the minors might be Daniel Nava or Matt Carpenter. ..
  13. notin
    Mostly they buy the higher potential prospects time by taking the occasional call up. That and they have falling spring training numbers that make fans feel they have true potential. Now Filia might be a legit prospect. But a huge part of me thinks that if he wad, DiPoto might not have parted with him so quickly. ..
  14. notin
    Oh God. Enough with these unrealistic trade proposals. It would need to be at least $75 bucks and an Amazon gift card...
  15. notin
    Exactly. A pitcher can be in very different health each year with various lingering pains that affect performance. Or can be at very different stages of his career and/or relying on different pitches. And one bad start can make it all look bad, especially with very few opportunities over very long stretches. Or in some cases, one bad inning...
  16. notin
    When asked about the collapse of the 2011 team, he said it was "God's will." That absolutely rubbed some Puerto pne the wrong way, despite that his religious commentary should be untouchable if it's not offensive. ..
  17. notin
    You're missing the point. You cite Verlander, but for a huge portion of his career he actually was not good in the post season. A few yearsvaho, you would be heading his name along wIth Price. Porcello has made two career post-season starts since he was 22 years old. That's a really small sample size to make any jugdments on...
  18. notin
    How did that Beckett extension work out?
  19. notin
    So are you saying you think the Sox would be better off signing Charlie Morton instead of Chris Sale? As said before, paying for the post-season gets you Pablo Sandoval. ..
  20. notin
    if the Sox trade Bradley and his $6.1mill salary and then promote Castillo and his$11.7mill salary, they only increase payroll by $5.6mill, which is easily under the payroll penalty limits. Doesn't leave much room for other upgrades. Or include the salary of any player acquired for Bradley. ..
  21. notin
    I know the Sox are not going to be able to replace Betts during stretches where he is injured. But they have to be able to do better than Swihart. He really is a waste of a roster spot. ...
  22. notin
    And there's really no point in trading him. They'd either need another outfielder or need a DH. Bury him best the back of the order
  23. notin
    He caused his own problems today. For all of his terrific control, he walked 3 hitters today. Two of them scored, the third drove in a run...
  24. notin
    If he is easily replaceable, why is he good trade bait?
  25. notin
    What's your point? This team has also made the last two post-seasons and only one other American League team can make that claim. Post-seasons can be heavily dependant on who gets hot, something any Major Leaguer is capable of doing...
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