rembrat said:He'll make his way through waivers. We are never getting rid of Nava.
rembrat said:He'll make his way through waivers. We are never getting rid of Nava.
Hee Sox Choi said:My money is on the A's. Billy Beane will get his value back up and deal him next year, just to piss off SOSH.
Tyrone Biggums said:Breslow Lives!!!
This is really getting comical
j44thor said:Odd move given the deadline tomorrow. Guess this means no chance at moving Nap? Or perhaps Ben is extending him for 4yrs...
Red(s)HawksFan said:Even if he gets through waivers, he has the right to elect free agency instead of reporting to a Red Sox farm team. He's gone. Someone will jump on him for the pro-rated minimum wage.
rembrat said:
I really doubt a AAAA player would elect FA over guaranteed plate appearances. He needs to show the rest of MLB something if he wants that 2016 ST invite.
BingoHee Sox Choi said:My money is on the A's. Billy Beane will get his value back up and deal him next year, just to piss off SOSH.
TomRicardo said:
Why? He can still trade Nava
Slow golf clap. Well done, WELL done.singaporesoxfan said:Cherington: "Daniel, please see me in my office."
Nava: "Sure thing boss. What's up?"
Cherington: "We've known each other for so long so I just want to tell you how I'm dealing. You know, we just got Machi and we need to make space on the roster and so..."
Nava: "What are you saying boss?"
Cherington: "Don't tell me you're too blind to see (adopts unusually deep voice) Nava, gonna give you up."
Lose Remerswaal said:Not surprising, the way Farrell refused to play him.
I guess this means Holt is the backup 1st baseman (the Ortiz experiment has ended?) and Rutledge goes in to 2B if Holt is at first?
Bravo, sir.singaporesoxfan said:Cherington: "Daniel, please see me in my office."
Nava: "Sure thing boss. What's up?"
Cherington: "We've known each other for so long so I just want to tell you how I'm dealing. You know, we just got Machi and we need to make space on the roster and so..."
Nava: "What are you saying boss?"
Cherington: "Don't tell me you're too blind to see (adopts unusually deep voice) Nava, gonna give you up."
AB in DC said:What, no "Thank you, Daniel" thread?
Eddie Jurak said:Anyone know if he ever got to meet Erin Andrews?
Plympton91 said:
...But, the Red Sox have a lot of people like Daniel Nava now, and they can't keep them all. Holt plays all the same positions, gets on base just as much, and has more speed. De Aza plays left and rightfield and could fill in centerfield with more power and less OBP.
Because Holt has played first base and Rut hasn't.Savin Hillbilly said:Why would you put the 6'1" Rutledge at 2B and the 5'10-on-a-good-day, defensively superior Holt at first?
ngruz25 said:Nava's story is so unbelievable that if it was a movie, you'd think it was cheesy and unrealistic. He's honestly one of my favorite Red Sox players ever, and I'll be sad to see him go.
What is interesting about his story is not the Rudy-ness of it, but rather how his initial setback – having a late growth spurt – held him back not just at the beginning of his athletic career, but literally at every part of it. Let’s recap (most facts here taken from Joseph Kahn’s excellent 2013 article): Entering high school at age 14, he was just 4’9” and 95 pounds and his coaches can be forgiven for not giving him a spot on the team – he was simply not big enough to hit the ball very hard. Four years later, he was unable to get a scholarship, due to both his still-small stature as well as his lack of a resume – he had only played against decent competition for one year, and not particularly well. Finding no takers, he served as equipment manager for Santa Clara University, and bulked up – he had access to the team’s weight room and had finally grown nearly to his adult size.
iayork said:
I first downloaded the Lahman baseball databases because I wanted to know what Nava's chances of sticking around in the majors would be. I was disappointed when I figured that players who made their debut at age 27 only have a career, on average, of about 6 years even if they made it through a single season.
Millar had his first full season at 27 (only 3 PAs previous to that).Are any of the other players with significant longevity, likewise to Ichiro, imports from international baseball or from the Negro Leagues after Jackie Robinson broke the race barrier (at age 28)?
Yes, Hideki Matsui, Ichiro, Iguchi, Johjima, Taguchi, Fukudome, and Iwamura were all in there. Ichiro (15 years and counting) and Matsui (10 years) were the only two of those who seriously skewed the distribution, though, since the others had relatively short careers.Buzzkill Pauley said:Are any of the other players with significant longevity, likewise to Ichiro, imports from international baseball or from the Negro Leagues after Jackie Robinson broke the race barrier (at age 28)?
Damn Rays, but happy he got picked up.Corsi said:
iayork said:
Davey Lopes is the biggest outlier, with a amazing 16-year career (99 stolen bases after he turned 40) following his debut at the age of 27.
not happy, sort of wanted him to stay here or go to NLCorsi said:
and it'll be devastating to watch the Sox hopes for the season crushed when that pushes them a full 20 games out of first place!Ale Xander said:not happy, sort of wanted him to stay here or go to NL
You know he's going to hit a granny off some guy off our BP fire squad with an 8th inning pinch in his first at bat vs us