Holt may never play in BOS again due to his vertigo. Rutledge is a AAAA guy and easilty replaceable.Originally Posted by oldtimer
They brought in Perralta because you never know if you can catch lightning in a bottle with a guy. Also, they need to field a full roster in Pawtucket and have had a ton of injuries this year.
The Sox spent years nickel and diming already Sox on new contracts and while many worked out in Sox favor after the fact, it certainly goes to show how silly the Lester contract negotiations were. Laughable now.
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Biggest takeaway from Tzu-Wei Lin getting No. 5 on the day Pablo got DFA'd: he's here to stay
This was true with Crawford; after he left he was okay in LA for a couple years and then injuries cropped up and his skills diminished in a normal pattern relative to his age.
In Sandoval's case, it had nothing to do with the money or wearing the Sox uniform. His skills were gone and it would not have mattered where he landed or for how little money.
The Yankees could go 0-162 and it wouldn't be enough
http://www.espn.com/blog/boston/red-...o-sandoval-era
1. June 18, 2015: Sandoval is benched for one game in Atlanta after getting caught "liking" photos of a woman on Instagram during the previous night's game. Sandoval explains he was using his phone in the bathroom between innings.
2. April 9, 2016: In his only start of the season, Sandoval's belt breaks on a swing and miss. The video instantly goes viral.
3. April 5, 2016: Sandoval begins the season on the bench after getting beaten out for the third-base job by Travis Shaw in spring training. The Red Sox had been frustrated with Sandoval for reporting to spring training out of shape.
4. May 3, 2016: Sandoval undergoes season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
5. June 20, 2017: Sandoval returns to the disabled list with an inner ear infection. He had been batting .212 with a .623 OPS in 32 games.
6. April 23, 2017: Sandoval begins the season healthy after a strong spring training in which he has little competition for the third-base job (Shaw had been traded in the offseason). But Sandoval goes on the disabled list after spraining his right knee while ranging for a hard grounder during a game in Baltimore. He misses a month.
7. Sept. 20, 2015: Sandoval scores the go-ahead run in the eighth inning in Toronto, then is replaced because of dehydration symptoms. He doesn't play again that season, sitting out the final 14 games and not traveling with the team on a season-ending road trip because of pneumonia.
http://www.facebook.com/peter.abraha...862694056/?typ
DD live on FB.
Just said Pablow refused an offer to stay at Pawtucket and play every day.
He has his money. Lol.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
DD just said that Lin has done everything that they have asked for and that he is not sure exactly what his role will be going forward. He also added that Lin can play CF.
Lin was not a camp invitee and that was probably a mistake. Said that he is not sure what Lin did to make this jump in development but that it is real.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
Pawtucket must have shitty catering services. Screw them too!
I have never had to wonder that. I have always assumed it.
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The on-field product isn't always the first priority here. Need to sell panda hats too sometimes.
I knew that they had worked Lin out in OF. Good to hear that they have faith he can pinch in when needed. That versatility has been missing since Holt went down.
And yet, he's in Miami today stating that he still wants to play baseball.
Sandoval is such an asshole. You would think the guy would demonstrate just a little loyalty to the organization that paid him 100m and accept the assignment and try to turn his career around. Maybe Sandoval needs playing time to make adjustments as a hitter (lay off bad pitches) and AAA would be the place to get this playing time.
He took 100m from the Red Sox, didn't produce at all, and gave the organization the finger as he left town. Scumbag.
Last edited by Fan_since_Boggs; 07-14-2017 at 03:25 PM.
He was pretty shitty about SF on his way out of that door too. It's not surprising. The Sox should have known who they were climbing in bed with.
And Hanley's $100 million contract is ridiculously bloated too, bringing the total to almost $300 million. Ben's track record was horrendous. For $300 million, we got 1 good season from Hanley. To quote Joe Castiglone, "What a squander."
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