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  1. notin
    MLB has the power under the Uniform Player’s Clause Section 7a to void any contract if a player commits certain crimes. I believe this was exercised for former Pirates’ closer Flipe Vazquez. The league can also suspend him without pay even without a guilty verdict. In either case, I believe Franco does have a right to appeal…
  2. notin
    Not so wild about this idea. Now Franco certainly deserves the opportunity to defend himself and his innocence. And it might not be true. (Anyone remember former Sox infielder Julio Valdez had a similar accusation that I believe fell apart after further investigation?). But Franco, a married father of two, could be innocent and still be a dirtbag…
  3. notin
    Is Yoshida really the best Sox candidate to move to DH? I’m thinking Casas to DH and Devers to 1b might make more sense. Potentially upgrade the gloves at two infield positions. Devers certainly has 1b in his future and Casas isn’t doing much defensively to keep himself there…
  4. notin
    That was my thought, too. Just wanted confirmation…
  5. notin
    Is that legal in Canada?
  6. notin
    Bailey changed to meaning of DH to “Doesn’t Hit”…
  7. notin
    And actually a pretty good defensive one. Why did NY move him to DH?
  8. notin
    He’s a decent base runner when not running into triple plays…
  9. notin
    The Sox are very likely to move at least one OF this off-season. Verdugo is probably most likely, especially since they haven’t extended him given his overt desire. Duran is probably second most likely, and a big part of it is the very reasons you cite…
  10. notin
    I don’t think either Houck or Crawford will be in the pen next year. Especially not Houck. The criticisms against Houck are outdated. His struggles against the lineup third time through are mitigated by todays roster construction that allows for 8 man bullpens. And his lack of a third pitch isn’t the issue it used to be, as there are a few successful two pitch starters out there today, notably Chicago Cubs’ LHSP Justin Steele, who throws fastballs or slider roughly 95% of the time…
  11. notin
    Urias big would be nice, but I think even that is pushing it…
  12. notin
    So Yoshida might challenge Matsui for the honor of being the third best Japanese hitter in MLB history…
  13. notin
    If he was even scheduled that day…
  14. notin
    Except that you very likely seek out folks with similar interests who therefore unsurprisingly share your viewpoints…
  15. notin
    … which is really odd because 50% of them propose it happen at the first sign that the team might lose 75 games…
  16. notin
    Nothing ruins a pitcher’s career more than pitching. I think James Andrews has that stitched on a throw pillow on his back deck, overlooking the 10,000 square foot swimming pool and 1,400 square foot changing house…
  17. notin
    He needs to learn how to do interviews, especially about plans. Don’t say it if it isn’t going to happen…
  18. notin
    They had to. He couldn’t have Tommy John surgery. Tommy John the pitcher hadn’t even been invented yet. Although I’m not sure why you want to see Bello returned to the pitching habits that destroyed young arms and pitching careers prematurely. The Sox have struggled to get a pitcher like Bello from the system without trading him away. Why would they want to jump start his tendinitis?
  19. notin
    And in 1891, 24yo Cy Young threw 423IP. But then the reason for Bello’s upper limit doesn’t rest solely on age…
  20. notin
    That’s the San Diego philosophy, not Boston…
  21. notin
    July 28th in SF…
  22. notin
    (rimshot)
  23. notin
    Should he waste a good reliever here? The Sox have less punch than the headless Rock Em Sock Em Robot…
  24. notin
    On the bright side, Chris Morel just doubled home the lead run in the 9th inning, giving the Cubs a 5-4 lead at Toronto…
  25. notin
    I like the rotation of Sale/Paxton/Bello/Crawford/Pivetta And the bullpen with Jansen/Martin/Winckowski/Whitlock/Schreiber/Houck/Bernardino/Murphy. And especially the pending DFA of Llovera/Barraclaugh. But some depth would be nice. Especially at SP…
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