Nick

Sooner we learn not to 'settle', sooner we will have championship caliber team. We need a big bat next year out of DH. Not a .275 hitter with 15 HR. Sandy Leon saved Sox management at the catcher's position. Theo at least understands that building a team includes having kids/veterans arrive at the same time. Waiting 3 more years for Moncada's arrival is the most asinine thing I've heard of...Management has already said he's almost major league ready. Apparently everyone here should apply for the job with the Sox. You seem to have better handle on the players.

Ortiz is now 6-44, Bradley 6-33, Xander 4-25......our offense is not great...our averages were built on strength of crazy April stat...

Sandy Leon's bat was huge last night. If I'm a pitcher, I want my catcher to have at least a fighting chance to get on base. Hanigan has become a rally killer. Every bat should count 1-9. Why settle?

Moncada call up

Brentz 4-27.....good thing we have platooning going on. Benintendi I gusess can't .150

Thank God Sandy was at the plate...

Hanigan is playing hurt and below average catcher at best. Time to get rid of him. April .185 May .171 June .250 (2-8) July .091 Aug .000 (0-3) YTD .158 On what planet is that a good stat?

There's no point in holding him back...he's a better defender than Bryce. He runs the bases better. Bryce is up there hacking away. Yes sometimes ball does find the bat. John Farrell reminds me of a basketball coach that yanks out a guy that just hit 3 straight 3 pointers.

SEATTLE — Those looking for clarity from Drew Pomeranz on Thursday night were likely disappointed. In his fourth start for Red Sox, Pomeranz remains a bit of a mystery. A cursory glance at the box score from Boston's 3-2 win over Seattle Thursday tells you two runs on four hits over six innings — a line the Sox will take nine times out of 10. But if Pomeranz pitched better than his stats his last time out in Anaheim, he was on the other side of that on Thursday. Pomeranz had command issues from the get-go, as shown by the leadoff walk he issued to Guillermo Heredia in the first. He had problems locating his curveball early and his fastball later. Pomeranz walked six Mariners, albeit the last of them intentional. Three came in the fourth inning, which he managed to escape unscathed with a bases-loaded groundout from Leonys Martin. "He was erratic, obviously, with the number of walks issued," manager John Farrell said. "When he was in the strike zone, it was very good stuff. The one thing he didn't do, particularly to guys in the middle of the order, he didn't give in in certain counts." "I don't mind walking guys as long as I don't give up runs," said Pomeranz. "I was just missing a little bit. They were pretty patient on some of my curveballs." The one inning the Mariners got to him was the fifth. Shawn O'Malley pounced on a first-pitch changeup — the second and final change Pomeranz threw Thursday, and the one pitch he said he regretted — for a leadoff home run. Heredia followed with Seattle's second bunt single of the night, and he scored the tying run on Dae-ho Lee's two-out sinking line drive to right. Pomeranz was inefficient for most of the night, requiring at least 18 pitches in four of his six innings. In his four starts with the Sox, the lefty is averaging close to 18 pitches per inning and nearly four pitches per plate appearance. He did finish the evening strong, recording his first 1-2-3 inning of the game in the sixth. I supported the trade but he's been a disappointment....another freaking Clay Buchholtz. I don't mind walking guys as long as they don't score? Is he that stupid? At some point they will score. Does he really think he's so different from 6000 major league pitchers that's ever pitched? He's lucky to go 6 innings, wearing out our bullpen. Why are modern day pitchers such whimps?

We need a legit power bat in the line up. We can't muddle through AL East without one.....We do need to attempt to replace Ortiz (yeah, yeah, no one can replace him). Get someone as close to.

If Pablo is simply let go and someone picks him up for league minimum, does his salary count for Red Sox luxury tax?

I agree....

It remains to be seen if Benintendi was rushed. Management thought he's ready but this is the same bunch that thought Holt is a major league starting left fielder.

Pomeranz just looks like a big dork....already 90+ pitches. What's the deal with him? I thought he was a control guy.... What is it about Boston? He's beginning to pitch like Dice K.....

Worst 1 hitter I've seen...

Great offensive team? I don't think so.....feeding off hot April.....pretty pedestrian looking to me... Best hitter is out of lineup....I'll take my chances with Benintendi over Bryce.... Why do we waste time on Bryce...eventually he won't be with the sox...its inevitable...

Hanigan and Braycee.....Must See TV

Just get rid of Hanigan....can Vasquez do any worse?

You were probably in that group that wanted Benintendi to experience 500 plate appearances at AAA. This is the same Sox organization that went out and got has been SS and moved Xander to 3B which shattered his already bruised self confidence.

He'll do whatever the hell the Sox tell him to do. Sox spent $60 M....if DH is a position of need , then that's what he'll do.

Hey don't bring up facts to counter my silly posts....lol

His best moments are when he beats us or the Yankees.....he forgets the big picture....

My only issue at the time was that he was blocking someone from playing time......Sox always did this under Theo and Ben...looking for bargain and throwing away money....just go ask the Baltimore manager...Buck will tell you...he loves beating luxury tax teams.

This season, Red Sox left fielders as a unit are 15th in the league with a .739 OPS, and haven’t been very good with the leather. Brock Holt has been trying to fill in for Chris Young’s .288 TAv, but neither his .259 mark or Bryce Brentz’s .257 TAv have come close to replicating that. It’s been a long, gradual slope downhill for that position. That’s where Benintendi comes in. The Red Sox probably didn’t want to bring him up this early, but with no clear options available to them and Chris Young still a ways off, it was worth a shot. He immediately gives the Red Sox an outfielder who can actually play the position. Holt’s value comes in playing multiple positions acceptably, not a single one well, and Brentz, well……let’s just say fielding isn’t his strong suit. Benintendi has much better chops than both of them in the field. Speaking of Holt, Benintendi’s call-up might have shown that the Red Sox have finally learned their lesson with Brock Holt in the second half. See, he’s usually pretty good for three months, give or take a couple weeks. Once the second half starts, he’s not so great: I endorse this article by Baseball Prospects; What's troubling is John Farrell fully endorsing Holt as the starting LF in April. Maybe he just didn't mention that it's only good until the All Star break.

Benintendi looks to be a professional hitter.....Bryce Brentz? Come on.....Brock Holt?.. Maybe we should send hom down for couple of weeks to get him some more at bats. He will be fine....he even looks good striking out.