Following Former Red Sox: 2015
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Mujica coming into a tight situation for the A's against the Stros. Wishing him nothing but the worst.
Edit, gets out of it. Oh well, he sucked for the Sox pre-Willis.
Edit, gets out of it. Oh well, he sucked for the Sox pre-Willis.
Rubby de la Rosa: 9 IP 6 H 2 ER 0 BB 5 K
Respectable 4.08 ERA/4.02 FIP/3.43 xFIP in 53 innings (8 starts)
Respectable 4.08 ERA/4.02 FIP/3.43 xFIP in 53 innings (8 starts)
Bruce Chen had a crazy career--he's kind of the ultimate Replacement Level Pitcher. Or, in case that's not literally accurate, Mr. Mediocre.
17 seasons, 82-81, 4.62 ERA (93 ERA+), 1532 IP, 1.386 WHIP, 6.7 K/9, 1 career shutout, 1 career save, 11 teams.
Six years in the NL, where he went 20-18 with a 4.57 ERA (97 ERA+)
Twelve years in the AL, where he went 62-63 with a 4.64 ERA (92 ERA+)
Drew countless "force your kids to be LH, folks!" jokes from broadcasters.
17 seasons, 82-81, 4.62 ERA (93 ERA+), 1532 IP, 1.386 WHIP, 6.7 K/9, 1 career shutout, 1 career save, 11 teams.
Six years in the NL, where he went 20-18 with a 4.57 ERA (97 ERA+)
Twelve years in the AL, where he went 62-63 with a 4.64 ERA (92 ERA+)
Drew countless "force your kids to be LH, folks!" jokes from broadcasters.
Jon Lester has 54 MLB at bats in his career.
And zero hits.
MLB record for worst start to a batting career is 58 AB with no hits. He could get there in his next start.
And zero hits.
MLB record for worst start to a batting career is 58 AB with no hits. He could get there in his next start.
Lester is 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA for May. Guess his pickoff problems aren't hindering him this month.
Some former Sox CF is headed to the DL....
News: Ellsbury (knee) will go on the 15-day DL, YES Network's Jack Curry reports. (Tue May 19)
Spin: Ellsbury suffered the knee injury in Tuesday's game and his post-game MRI apparently revealed something that would take at least a couple weeks to heal. It is still not clear how serious the injury is, but we at least know Ellsbury will be out until at least early June. Slade Heathcott was recalled from Triple-A to offer depth in center field, but look for Chris Young to see the majority of the starts while Ellsbury is out.
News: Ellsbury (knee) will go on the 15-day DL, YES Network's Jack Curry reports. (Tue May 19)
Spin: Ellsbury suffered the knee injury in Tuesday's game and his post-game MRI apparently revealed something that would take at least a couple weeks to heal. It is still not clear how serious the injury is, but we at least know Ellsbury will be out until at least early June. Slade Heathcott was recalled from Triple-A to offer depth in center field, but look for Chris Young to see the majority of the starts while Ellsbury is out.
Just stating the facts:John Marzano Olympic Hero said:
2011: Ellsbury great year and practically singlehandedly dragged the Sox to the playoffs.
2012. Ells out half the year. Sox finish last.
2013: Ells has a good year, Sox win it all.
2014: Ells gone, Sox finish last.
2015: Ells gone, Sox not looking good.
No way it's all him of course, but that disruptive leadoff hitter might be more valuable than any measurement method can say.
MakMan44 said:
Ellsbury-lite was supposed to be Victorino, but he's been incapacitated by injuries that basically don't heal. Betts will soon be Ellsbury-plus, I still think. He's got just as good of on-base-skills, if not better, and with the exception of Ellsbury 2011, Betts has more power potential. Just have to be patient with Mookie, all those line drives and hard ground balls are eventually going to find holes; they just have to.
I don't think Castillo is going to have the same batting average and plate discipline skills as Mookie or Ellsbury. Castillo strikes me more as a .270 / .310 / .450 kind of player than a classic leadoff hitter. He's more like Victorino with a little less OBP and a good deal more power.
Castillo is hard to gauge because he doesn't strike out much either. It's very poasible he's a .300 hitter. An IsoD of .040-.050 and ISO of .140-.180 seems about right though.
He seems more a 3-6 hitter than a leadoff type.
He seems more a 3-6 hitter than a leadoff type.
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Someone want to detail the Wrath-of-God-style plague that I assume must have struck the Padres organization that would have brought them to make such a lineup decision?
HriniakPosterChild said:
This article makes it sound like something that could happen again if events warrant.
His walk rate is down to 2.14 and he's finally starting to strike batters out like he was expected to. He may have turned that corner many of us had given up on him turning.LesterFan said:
Snodgrass'Muff said:
I wish him well. He's still very up and down though in terms his production so far. His game scores bobble between 40s and 70s. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=delarru01&t=p&year=
Plus he's new (enough) to the league for a first look effect to be somewhat in play.
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Out of curiosity, is there a way (or a link) to list and sort game scores for all the starters on a team? I'm curious to see how that breaks down for the Sox. Seems like everyone has had a couple of stinkers and a couple of gems.
Alex Wilson with 3 hit-less innings in a spot start today. 1.99 ERA for the year in limited action so far.
Lose Remerswaal said:
the linked article says he could refuse an outright assignment to the minors. How can he do that with only 1.5 years of service? Craig has 4+ and he couldn't.
It's not about service time, when a player has been outrighted before, like Lavarnway was this past offseason, he has the right to refuse the assignment if a team tries to outright him again, Craig had never been outrighted before.
Record broken.Lose Remerswaal said:
Still hitting in the 8 hole though, so Madden is maximising his atbats at least. For some stupid reason.
Maddon is a baseball genius after all. I can't wait to see him hit Lester clean up.Lowrielicious said:
Cespedes now blames Arnie Beyeler for his being traded this offseason.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/2015/05/28/yoenis-cespedes-red-sox-coach-treated-like-was-rookie/JbpJ8PWuRS0PUvRYfDjY4O/story.html?p1=feature_pri_hp
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/2015/05/28/yoenis-cespedes-red-sox-coach-treated-like-was-rookie/JbpJ8PWuRS0PUvRYfDjY4O/story.html?p1=feature_pri_hp
Kick them (the Red Sox) when they're down. Nieves canned, Beyeler trashed, anybody else while we're at it?AB in DC said:
Don't question Maddon's genius. Every outing that Lester goes hitless, he's THAT much closer to getting his first hit. I say move him up a spot in the order each start.
Indians DL Scott Atchinson and call up Jerry Sands (from the Punto Trade) from AAA to the big club
judyb said:
Another reason we won't be seeing Craig unless he's putting up a 1.000 OPS in Pawtucket.
AB in DC said:
Well, that's pretty intriguing, but without details one doesn't know what to think. In Castillo's case, he does need some teaching. Is he going to resent those lessons, too?
When he came to the Sox, there seemed to be a lot of talk about how well he was suited to playing right field, but he never did play there. I wonder if it had something to do with that?
First thing that came to mind reading Cespedes' quote about Beyeler was maybe they wanted him taking fly balls in left to acclimate to the Monster (or right for that matter). I could see a player who thinks he's too good or too much of a veteran to practice playing defense in the middle of the season bristling at the idea.
all catchers edition:
Saltalamacchia called up by the Diamondbacks, goes 0 for 4 in his first game back.
Lavarnway refuses minor league assignment, becomes free agent
Bo Diaz remains dead
Saltalamacchia called up by the Diamondbacks, goes 0 for 4 in his first game back.
Lavarnway refuses minor league assignment, becomes free agent
Bo Diaz remains dead
Update on Jose Iglesias. Forty games into the season and his slash line sits at .333/.390/.426 for an OPS of .816.
He has pretty much stopped hitting for extra bases since the start of May. On May 3rd or so he had 1 HR, 2 triples, and 4 doubles. Now, near the end of May, he has a season total of 1 HR, 2 triples, and 5 doubles.
He has pretty much stopped hitting for extra bases since the start of May. On May 3rd or so he had 1 HR, 2 triples, and 4 doubles. Now, near the end of May, he has a season total of 1 HR, 2 triples, and 5 doubles.
Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
But why are we picking apart small samples and also focusing on his power? The most common sentiment here was the hope that he was league average with the bat, so that he could more than make up for it with his glove.
In his last 6 games he has slashed 421/476/474 to bring his average up to 338, for a total slash line so far of: 338/396/426. With that defense, who cares if it's mostly singles, he's showing that he's not a black hole at the end of the lineup. Right now he's the guy everyone begged/hoped for. Especially, if we could get a 300 avg and a 350 obp.
Yes, he doesn't hit 30 HR's, but if that was the projection, the Sox would have never traded away the next Alex Rodriguez. It will be interesting if he can maintain being a weak 300 hitter (which would be great) - he did it in 2013, and he's doing it now (2014 lost to injury).