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Pablo has tied the major league lead for errors by a 3rd baseman with Escobar with 4 and we are only 15 games in. Add to that a limited range and his defense is an issue. The season is early of course but he is hitting 224 at this juncture. Because of his contract, I believe the Sox will stay with him well into May and hope for improvement. The team has issues with the offense so it is hard to hide a guy like Pablo, meaning we meed him to produce like a player in his prime, otherwise we should investigate good looking options.
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Moreland has been a happy surprise so far this season. Good pickup for us when we had a real need.
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Nothing against Price, but his contract is an example of how crazy baseball staffing has become. Taking a pitcher based on past performance is one thing but to take a pitcher with a lot of innings on his resume for 7 years has got to be folly. To get an ace is extremely costly on the free agent market. The move for Sale looks like a relative bargain but pitchers are fragile and teams better wake up and keep the years down to three. More than that just winds up being a costly mistake. The same can be said for the Ellsbury FA deal the Yankees got themselves into. He is a good player but going out on a limb on a long term contract hurts the Yankees ability to compete.
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The defense let us down. Porcello throws sinkers when right and gets grounds balls. Not only did we get consecutive errors, the two hits that got through may have been range issues for two of our infielders. We are what we are in the infield but Pablo now has his 3rd error in 12 games and this one on a routine play. He better get it together as we can't afford weak defense with this team.
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Porcello pitched fairly well today but got two errors in one inning (Panda and Moreland) plus two ground ball hits through the infield to account for three runs while getting no run support.
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Taylor has looked good so far. Don't trade him, we may need him in the BP throughout the season.
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For those wishing to push Beni down the batting order as late as a couple of games ago, the managers patience paid off with two 3 hit games in a row. He is going to get on base a lot even if he is not likely to hit many home runs. Good guy to hit second in this lineup. Beni is now over 300 (314 I believe). I like his swing and with Betts also coming alive in the 3rd hole, we can cause a lot of opportunities for Hanram.
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Selsky is not hitting well enough to take the DH role so maybe it will be Young. Moreland is a pleasant surprise and a job well done by DD, at least so far. Pablo takes a lot f cuts and sooner or later will run into one. He did today. Is it enough? For the time being it will be. The top of the order, not including Pedroia had an excellent hitting day. Those pushing for Bogaerts to swap positions in the lineup need to learn a little patience.
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Pablo's an average fielder among 3rd basemen at best and they had hoped he would come close to his career average hitting. He had one at bat yesterday where he fouled off a few and went to 7 pitches before grounding out. Not much to recommend him right now but they will give him a long look due to the contract. We do have Marco available and I doubt if he would be less than an average fielder and he is more disciplined at the plate. The situation is a dilemma for management but they do need to stay competitive so the decision point may be as early as the end of April.
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So far Pablo looks to be playing about as expected. Okay but not top fielder and a decent hitter against right hand pitching. We knew he was a free swinger when we got him but he can sometimes hit balls off the plate hard. So we got maybe an average third baseman who can hit lefties to some extent. Not worth what he is being paid and probably replaceable with a better for less money. I do agree though with giving him a long enough time to see what he can do.
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Doubles Moreland is hitting. We are getting more from him than we might have expected. Hope he can keep it up. Not long before JBJ is back and that should help the offense as well.
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Maybe not iffy to you, but coming in at around 235 does put stress on a body and it is a long season. I hope he can continue to do well and that Vazquez also can hit. The season has just begun and what occurs in the first few games is encouraging but not definitive.
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Changing the subject, our catching situation, which looked iffy on opening day has been very solid. I hope the hitting continues. It bot h Leon and Vazquez can hold their own over a longer period, this team becomes even more formidable.
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Moreland was coming back from the flu so had an excuse for the slow start. Pablo is a free swinger, but he is making solid contact. Could this continue? Wait and see. What kills me is when pitchers have two strikes on a batter yet fool around and walk them rather than come in. Batters only get a hit once in three times so a ball in play is a better result than a walk. Hembree was guilty of that. our pen is somewhat decimated with the flu as is the team. I hope it runs its course soon as we could pick up a few losses just due to the flu.
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He nearly won for us today. Took bad relief pitching to do us in.
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Leon is heavy for his height, not unlike some other catchers. Catching can be an especially grueling position so perhaps what we have witnessed with Leon is that he wears down as the season progresses. If that was the case, the solution might be to get him additional rest throughout the season. With Vaz and Swihart as viable replacements, it would be easy to rest Leon several games per week.
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A wag might observe he is on pace for 162 error season. Give him a break, he may go 20 games without another error, I hope.
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With bereavement issues and flu going around they called up Hernandez and I believe Pomeranz. Bogaerts will be out for three days and so will Barnes. Holt was sick but is now playable. It will be interesting to see who starts at short.
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Last night's performance was of course too soon to draw conclusions about the lineup, team hitting and pitching but two wins against a good team is a start we would have hoped for. The temperature was cold last night and we faced one of the better pitchers from a good team, while we put up one of our aces (nice to say). Our hitting wasn't good but it was encouraging to see Leon hit. Beni made some excellent plays in left and Sale in particular and the pitching in general more than held up. Onward from here. The hitting will heat up with the weather.
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Talk about tongue in cheek. If he hits 280, gets 20 HRs and drives in 80 I will think he has had a stellar rookie season. Oh, and his defense will also be a plus.
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Trading Marco would be a mistake. Holt is also a very good utility player but probably fits better elsewhere than with us. Marco is young and his abilities are still on the rise. He can fill the utility role in the infield and can play every day should someone get injured. I don't see Rutledge as significant trade bait.
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Since Moreland was not sick on opening day, we could have had Marco up instead of Selsky. I agree with you that Holt may now be more valuable to another team than to our team and perhaps we could get something of value if he is traded.
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With Sandoval's salary, he is going to get PT unless he totally fizzles. That is unlikely however Sandoval is not a great fielder at 3rd and Marco may be his equal in that regard. Will Pedroia make it through the season healthy? Keeping Marco is essential to me.
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When Leon hits, this club is much more formidable. Lets hope he can be anything close to his good stretch last season. Kimbrel is the same guy. Great velocity but somewhat wild. He got the job done today and this is a good start. Homer for Beni on opening day, you have to like that.
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I don't think it will be long before Marco is brought up. As far as playing, Pedroia should get a rest from time to time and so should Pablo. Marco can do that and pinch hit for now. I'd rather have him on the 25 man roster and consider what we can do with extra players in the trade market.