Swihart requests a trade

[moonslav59]

Swihart has been injured for some of the last few years, but here are his minor league numbers since being called up to Pawtucket in 2014:

.659 (71 PAs) Paw 2014
.714 (80 PAs) Paw 2015
.655 (122 PAs) Paw 2016
.539 (212 PAs) Paw 2017
.575 (38 PAs) Gulf (2017)

.689 (422 PAs) MLB 2015-2018

Nothing here screams for giving him a shot based on his offense.

[Maxbialystock]

Four pages about an inconsequential topic. I like Swihart but agree there is no good position for him on these Sox.

[Natick to NC]

He has a world better potential than Leon ...this is an asinine move to have Sandy take Swihart out from behind the dish ...I'm disgusted by the short sightedness by this team ...Blake Swihart should be playing catcher 3 days a week For us ...Sandy Leon is a terrible hitter terrible runner his game calling is waaaaay overrated....terrible news and totally the wrong decision to keep one half of the worst catching duo in alllll of baseball over this guy without even trying to get him regular at bats to see what he has ... We will never win A World Series with Sandy Leon ....NEVER

[Natick to NC]

Four pages about an inconsequential topic. I like Swihart but agree there is no good position for him on these Sox.

The position is CATCHER for Gods Sake !!!! Wake UP we have the worst catching DUO in alllllll of Baseball ranked 30 th!!!! Cora is screwed if he sticks with those two black holes ....screwed .You need to play this kid Swihart atleast 3 times a week behind the dish Fuck the pitchers and there egos ...this about winning with our best players ....Blake is Better than Sandy Leon period .

[dgalehouse]

Swihart has been injured for some of the last few years, but here are his minor league numbers since being called up to Pawtucket in 2014:

.659 (71 PAs) Paw 2014
.714 (80 PAs) Paw 2015
.655 (122 PAs) Paw 2016
.539 (212 PAs) Paw 2017
.575 (38 PAs) Gulf (2017)

.689 (422 PAs) MLB 2015-2018

Nothing here screams for giving him a shot based on his offense.

To be fair , some of that is while rehabbing. Probably not at 100 %. His MLB numbers are : 422 P.A.s. Batting .260 , with a .689 OPS.

[notin]

He has a world better potential than Leon ...this is an asinine move to have Sandy take Swihart out from behind the dish ...I'm disgusted by the short sightedness by this team ...Blake Swihart should be playing catcher 3 days a week For us ...Sandy Leon is a terrible hitter terrible runner his game calling is waaaaay overrated....terrible news and totally the wrong decision to keep one half of the worst catching duo in alllll of baseball over this guy without even trying to get him regular at bats to see what he has ... We will never win A World Series with Sandy Leon ....NEVER

So the Sox biggest weakness is the backup catcher?

[a700hitter]

Hurst, Tudor & Ojeda?

Dick O'Connell drafted Hurst and Tudor. O'Connell may have had the best eye for talent of any GM in my lifetime. He drafted Hurst in the first round in 1976 and Tudor in the third round of the same year. After that, our pitching pipeline was sparse and sporadic at best.

[moonslav59]

Dick O'Connell drafted Hurst and Tudor. O'Connell may have had the best eye for talent of any GM in my lifetime. He drafted Hurst in the first round in 1976 and Tudor in the third round of the same year. After that, our pitching pipeline was sparse and sporadic at best.

O'Connell drafted...
'67: Fisk
'68: Cooper, Oglive, Bill Lee
'69: D Evans, Rick Miller
'70: Burleson
'71: Rice
'72: D Aase, S Dillard
'73: Lynn, Hobson
'74 Stanley
'75 Stapleton
'76 Hurst, Tudor, Boggs, G Hoffman

[Bellhorn04]

O'Connell drafted...
'67: Fisk
'68: Cooper, Oglive, Bill Lee
'69: D Evans, Rick Miller
'70: Burleson
'71: Rice
'72: D Aase, S Dillard
'73: Lynn, Hobson
'74 Stanley
'75 Stapleton
'76 Hurst, Tudor, Boggs, G Hoffman

Pretty good home-grown team there!

[illinoisredsox]

He has a world better potential than Leon ...this is an asinine move to have Sandy take Swihart out from behind the dish ...I'm disgusted by the short sightedness by this team ...Blake Swihart should be playing catcher 3 days a week For us ...Sandy Leon is a terrible hitter terrible runner his game calling is waaaaay overrated....terrible news and totally the wrong decision to keep one half of the worst catching duo in alllll of baseball over this guy without even trying to get him regular at bats to see what he has ... We will never win A World Series with Sandy Leon ....NEVER

The position is CATCHER for Gods Sake !!!! Wake UP we have the worst catching DUO in alllllll of Baseball ranked 30 th!!!! Cora is screwed if he sticks with those two black holes ....screwed .You need to play this kid Swihart atleast 3 times a week behind the dish Fuck the pitchers and there egos ...this about winning with our best players ....Blake is Better than Sandy Leon period .

You just don't get the fact that Swihart is NOT a good catcher. If he were, he'd be playing the position. He was bad in 2015 when he caught half the season. And in the eyes of the professionals, he hasn't gotten any better. This isn't some conspiracy to keep him from playing. He's not good.

And although his chances offensively have been few, he hasn't taken advantage of the opportunities he's had. When you are in his position, you have to.

[Slasher9]

Edited....wrong thread

[Natick to NC]

You just don't get the fact that Swihart is NOT a good catcher. If he were, he'd be playing the position. He was bad in 2015 when he caught half the season. And in the eyes of the professionals, he hasn't gotten any better. This isn't some conspiracy to keep him from playing. He's not good.

And although his chances offensively have been few, he hasn't taken advantage of the opportunities he's had. When you are in his position, you have to.

.....Blake is just fine at Catcher it's bullshit he's not playing behind the dish ...Fuck Sandy Leon forever .

[moonslav59]

.....Blake is just fine at Catcher it's bullshit he's not playing behind the dish ...Fuck Sandy Leon forever .

It's BS stating Swihart "is just fine at Catcher," when he is not and probably won't be forever.

[notin]

Dick O'Connell drafted Hurst and Tudor. O'Connell may have had the best eye for talent of any GM in my lifetime. He drafted Hurst in the first round in 1976 and Tudor in the third round of the same year. After that, our pitching pipeline was sparse and sporadic at best.

Roger Clemens?

[moonslav59]

Roger Clemens?

Some pitchers drafted since the Hurst-Tudor draft and before Theo:

78 Matt Young
80 Oil Can Boyd & Al Nipper
83 Clemens
86 Schilling
91 A Sele
93 J Suppan
94 C Pavano (part of Pedro trade)
99 C Fossum (part of Schilling trade)
00 Delcarmen
02 Lester

(2001 int'l signing: Anibal Sanchez- part of Beckett trade.)