Well, the evidence in the rumors.Originally Posted by FredLynn
Watches Vazquez get traded and assumes starting role.
Traded for pitching depth, as DD desires.
Traded for non-descript minor leaguer
DFA - claimed by another team. (Remember he is out of options.)
DFA - clears waivers and signs MiLB contract with Boston
Retires from baseball
Well, the evidence in the rumors.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Leon has actually had longer and better stretches with the bat than Vaz or Swihart, and at the ML level not AA.
I'm not saying Leon is a better hitter or will be going forward, but he has shown he can be streaky- both good and bad.
He was horrible last year and not very good in 2017 either, but he can hit at times.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Or the evidence in that they force fit Swihart into the lineup as a starting left fielder once. And that they DFAd the #3 hitter to keep him.
DD has been a Swihart guy for a while now...
They DFA'd HRam to save money.
Keeping Swihart was a bi-product.
That being said, it does seem like DD has been unwilling to give up on Swihart.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Sandy is set to make $2.475M. Swihart is under team control for 4 years.
They DFAd HRam to prevent his option from kicking in, but that doesn’t change the fact that they DFAd him to keep Swihart. After all, they could have DFAd Hanley before the season started, too...
Swihart is under team control, but let’s not pretend re-signing Leon is going to be some protracted and lengthy negotiation process. If the Sox want him back, it’s easy to make happen...
[QUOTE=notin;1226183]Swihart is under team control, but let’s not pretend re-signing Leon is going to be some protracted and lengthy negotiation process. If the Sox want him back, it’s easy to make happen...[/QUOT
I was merely pointing out Swihart is cheaper at $910K and under team control 2 years longer than Sandy.
It all depends which story makes more sense to you. My belief is that they decided to give Hanley a shot, while also being prepared to cut him.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
I can understand why Dombrowski doesn't want to give up on Swihart. But it's a little ironic that Cora seems unwilling to give Swihart the playing time. So Dombrowski really likes him, but Cora, not so much?
Red Sox Place Sandy Leon On Waivers
By Mark Polishuk | March 24, 2019 at 5:12pm CDT
The Red Sox have placed catcher Sandy Leon on waivers, as per WEEI.com’s Evan Drellich (Twitter link).
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Could be that Cora likes him but likes Leon more.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I think they'd have DFA'd HRam, even if Swihart was not on the roster.
I think they waited to give HRam a chance to avoid a grievance.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I don't want to shit on all the research you did, but I agree with Bellhorn.
All that matters is......which Catcher the Sox feel is more valuable. The fact that they are fudging an injury for Pedroia to keep all 3, suggests that they are (A) still looking for trade options for Leon, (B) trying to convince him to take a minor league assignment.....or (C) are really dragging their feet designating Swihart.
With other recent releases around baseball in terms of defensive catchers......I really don't understand what the hold up is. Cut Leon. Hopefully he gets drowned in the mess of other reject backup catchers......and we take a chance that we can sign him later on, if need be.
Not to dampen your parade, but the Red Sox have already placed Sandy Leon on waivers:
https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/sta...40032037621760
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