... is still available.
It might not be such a bad idea to get one more level of depth in front of Henry Owens. Heck, Fister might be able to make the opening day rotation in Boston if he can get ready in time...
... is still available.
It might not be such a bad idea to get one more level of depth in front of Henry Owens. Heck, Fister might be able to make the opening day rotation in Boston if he can get ready in time...
Maybe he won't, but his options are dwindling.
I figured him to be a Cardinal when Reyes went down but do far - nothing. The league wide lack of interest in Fister is somewhat perplexing. ..
His fastball velocity last year averaged 86 mph or close to that. Would not be a good look in the band box parks of the AL East.
Last edited by notin; 03-02-2017 at 11:57 AM.
Kendrick has had a good ST. I guess he would be the #7 SP right now. I don't think its a given that Price will even play this year, not yet anyway. Even if he does, 7 SPs will probably not be enough. Assuming Owens/Johnson/Elias are useless, we will still need one more SP, at least.
You guys sound like me last winter regarding Fister. I like him as an 7th or 8th SP depth piece this year. Why not? Well, unless it's about money. I wanted him last year as a depth for $2M ( maybe incentives ), but Houston swooped in at $7M. His ERA is rising and so is his BBs, but 180 innings and won 12 games. I'd have to look at his game logs to see if and how many of those 12 wins were really his but...
I'm pretty sure Price will be pitching maybe not in April but by May. Threw the ball 25 times into a net yesterday, and felt fine so he repeated it today. If concern was great the sox would not risk this so early in the process, have a lot of money invested in him.
I would rate Fister behind Elias and Johnson also. Velazquez has also been interesting.