Pete Abraham @PeteAbe 49s50 seconds ago
#RedSox optioned Kelly. Recalled Noe Ramirez. They can skip that spot next time.
#RedSox optioned Kelly. Recalled Noe Ramirez. They can skip that spot next time.
This will cost DD.I think they can skip that spot twice consecutively, if I'm reading the schedule correctly.
DD has work to do.
Kelly is a total enigma to me. Incredible talent - 99 mph fastball with movement, pretty nasty breaking ball.... just cannot seem to get people out with any consistency whatsoever.Pete Abraham @PeteAbe 49s50 seconds ago
#RedSox optioned Kelly. Recalled Noe Ramirez. They can skip that spot next time.
As much as sending Kelly down could look "panicky", isn't it easily explained as the easiest means to get a fresh arm up for the bullpen? The alternative to do so would have been shipping out Hembree who didn't pitch and is "fresh" or Barnes who has been pretty solid and likely only needs one day off after his outing. Sending Kelly down when they can get by without a 5th starter for at least 10 days makes sense even if Kelly hadn't totally shit the bed.I could have seen other CEO/GMs not sending Kelly down to avoid looking "panicky." And I'm glad that DD did not fall into that. My guess is that other teams already know he's looking for another starter so there's no illusion of calm to protect.
I doubt they would have sent Kelly down if he had pitched well or even decently. I don't recall prior instances when a solid starter was sent down when the schedule allowed them to go to a 4-man rotation for a few weeks. Given the collective memory of folks here, I would assume that someone will point an example out...but it doesn't happen often, either way.As much as sending Kelly down could look "panicky", isn't it easily explained as the easiest means to get a fresh arm up for the bullpen? The alternative to do so would have been shipping out Hembree who didn't pitch and is "fresh" or Barnes who has been pretty solid and likely only needs one day off after his outing. Sending Kelly down when they can get by without a 5th starter for at least 10 days makes sense even if Kelly hadn't totally shit the bed.
Has had a couple good outings at AAA but more bad ones:Roenis Elias anyone?
Hembree was sent to Pawtucket to make room for EdRo, so he can't even be recalled until 6/10 without placing someone on the DL.As much as sending Kelly down could look "panicky", isn't it easily explained as the easiest means to get a fresh arm up for the bullpen? The alternative to do so would have been shipping out Hembree who didn't pitch and is "fresh" or Barnes who has been pretty solid and likely only needs one day off after his outing. Sending Kelly down when they can get by without a 5th starter for at least 10 days makes sense even if Kelly hadn't totally shit the bed.
There is a related cause though, and that is that Kelly's bad start emptied the bullpen, so they needed another arm in case Porcello can't get it to the short guys today.I doubt they would have sent Kelly down if he had pitched well or even decently. I don't recall prior instances when a solid starter was sent down when the schedule allowed them to go to a 4-man rotation for a few weeks. Given the collective memory of folks here, I would assume that someone will point an example out...but it doesn't happen often, either way. .
But the bullpen isn't emptied at all. It's only Buchholz who's completely spent.There is a related cause though, and that is that Kelly's bad start emptied the bullpen, so they needed another arm in case Porcello can't get it to the short guys today.
I can't see this as a panic or a "message." Do we think Joe Kelly isn't trying? He is what he is.
DD has shown that he is very decisive, very glad to see it continue with Kelly. He knows he needs another starter and they'll come up with a solution by the 18th, whether it be, Elias, Buch or a new acquisition.I doubt they would have sent Kelly down if he had pitched well or even decently. I don't recall prior instances when a solid starter was sent down when the schedule allowed them to go to a 4-man rotation for a few weeks. Given the collective memory of folks here, I would assume that someone will point an example out...but it doesn't happen often, either way.
To me, this move is less about a fresh arm than getting the train wreck that has been Kelly out of the rotation and down to Pawtucket where he can work out his mechanics or whatever else that is affecting him without making it much harder for the Sox to win games during that process. Noe Ramirez could help but to me that is a secondary benefit.
Regardless, I'm just glad that DD seemingly isn't allowing outside perceptions to impact his decision making. He's been consistent with that all season so this is not a surprise. Still, I'm glad to see it continuing now with Kelly.
Maybe it's a semantics thing about the meaning of the "message". I agree that they aren't sending Joe a "message" that he needs to try harder ... the "message" is that he isn't going to be given the opportunity to learn fastball command at the major league level.There is a related cause though, and that is that Kelly's bad start emptied the bullpen, so they needed another arm in case Porcello can't get it to the short guys today.
I can't see this as a panic or a "message." Do we think Joe Kelly isn't trying? He is what he is.