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Post by dirtywaterinla on Apr 26, 2024 14:46:13 GMT -5
Notes just went out that Casas actually has a torn rib cartilage and *not* a broken rib. ETA to be back is now 3-9 weeks. Tbh this is good news. From the sounds of it last week, it sounded like he was going to die.
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Post by wamderingdude on Apr 26, 2024 14:46:27 GMT -5
Could Yoshida play first? He can’t he *worse* there than he would be in LF, and he’s a better hitter than Bobby. You have to go back to 2008 to find someone as short as Yoshida to play first base for more than 20 games. Before that it was 1970. Also, with the guys we have throwing over there i actually think it could be *much* worse than what he did in left
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Post by dirtywaterinla on Apr 26, 2024 14:48:54 GMT -5
Side note — can we all appreciate the fact that Liam Hendricks has been traveling w/ the team all season and sitting out in the bullpen even if it’s questionable he’ll pitch this season?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 26, 2024 15:04:02 GMT -5
Crawford/Imanaga should be an excellent duel. That of course means somebody's scoring a bunch of runs.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Apr 26, 2024 15:07:35 GMT -5
Interesting. The Sox have played +500 ball, mostly on the road, starting with a lengthy west coast trip; and just returned from a 4-2 road trip … and with seemingly half the team on the IL. Howzabout the Cubs? Away games 11-5, Home games 3-7….Hopefully the Red Sox can start winning at home.
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Post by gerry on Apr 26, 2024 15:19:34 GMT -5
True. But re: the post I responded to, howzabout the Cubs
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Post by pappyman99 on Apr 26, 2024 15:29:43 GMT -5
Could Yoshida play first? He can’t he *worse* there than he would be in LF, and he’s a better hitter than Bobby. Of course he could be worse at 1B. And the thing is he's not that bad in LF. He's certainly no Ramirez (Hanley or Manny, take your pick); and it's Fenway, he can manage out there. I mean he was really bad last year. He wasn’t 04-06 Manny level bad but other wise just as bad as Manny during his other seasons with us
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Post by ephus on Apr 26, 2024 15:32:55 GMT -5
PCA in Fenway!
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Post by okin15 on Apr 26, 2024 15:41:53 GMT -5
Duran CF, O’Neill RF, Refsnyder LF, Devers DH, Wong C, Reyes 3B, Dalbec 1B, Valdez 2B, Rafaela SS If we really wanted Yoshida in the lineup, it would be more like 2) Wong, 3) Refsnyder, 4) Reyes, 5) Dalbec, 6) Rafaela, 7) Yoshida, 8) Duran, 9) O'Neill, DH) Devers. Maybe you lose a little (or more) defensively at LF and 1B but you gain a little maybe at 2B and 3B. I'm not sure that lineup is much better offensively, but it does play Masa, while getting Ref the "promised" reps at 1B.
Add: If I'm putting Masa back in after a week off, I'm doing it against a RHP... baby steps.
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Post by strike23 on Apr 26, 2024 16:09:37 GMT -5
Notes just went out that Casas actually has a torn rib cartilage and *not* a broken rib. ETA to be back is now 3-9 weeks. Tbh this is good news. From the sounds of it last week, it sounded like he was going to die. The way Cora has handled the communication around the Casas injury has left me incredibly confused. The reports have gone from ~ASB or deadline to out for the year, and now June or early July (I guess the longer side of that with a rehab would still be right after the all-star break). Either way him making it back would be HUGE for this team even if we go and find a Dalbec replacement
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Post by rhswanzey on Apr 26, 2024 16:47:17 GMT -5
Not ready to punt on Hamilton as a useful piece (used as something besides a semi regular shortstop), but Sogard seems like such a better fit for the current roster. I guess Grissom is getting close enough that it’s not worth the 40-man maneuvering?
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Post by jl1947 on Apr 26, 2024 16:57:22 GMT -5
What about the comparative records of Sogard and Hamilton makes you think Sogard is better a player? Handedness? Sogard is a switch hitter.
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Post by asm18 on Apr 26, 2024 16:57:22 GMT -5
Side note — can we all appreciate the fact that Liam Hendricks has been traveling w/ the team all season and sitting out in the bullpen even if it’s questionable he’ll pitch this season? Liam Hendriks is f**king awesome and him losing his mind in the playoffs is going to be epic
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Post by asm18 on Apr 26, 2024 17:06:03 GMT -5
Notes just went out that Casas actually has a torn rib cartilage and *not* a broken rib. ETA to be back is now 3-9 weeks. Tbh this is good news. From the sounds of it last week, it sounded like he was going to die. Per Speier, that timeframe is when he’s able to do cardio again. Apparently he felt this in a less severe form and played through it. “ Casas was just starting to heat up at the plate when he first felt the pain, having homered in three of the previous four games before the game in question. He then decided to try to push through it, not realizing the severity of the injury.” - www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/04/triston-casas-clarifies-nature-of-injury-likens-it-to-car-crash-inside-body.htmlI think the medical staff has taken flak for a lot of flukes injuries - and this admittedly seemed to be a freak thing - but if he felt the pain previously one wonders if it could have been avoided with the precautionary stints like those they gave to Whitlock and Bello.
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Post by dirtywaterinla on Apr 26, 2024 17:12:17 GMT -5
What about the comparative records of Sogard and Hamilton makes you think Sogard is better a player? Handedness? Sogard is a switch hitter. Better defensively and can play at least 6 positions confidently. EDIT: given that, it makes it more ridiculous that Hamilton is on this roster. I’m only half joking when I say I want to make a citizen’s arrest on him.
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Post by dirtywaterinla on Apr 26, 2024 17:13:31 GMT -5
Notes just went out that Casas actually has a torn rib cartilage and *not* a broken rib. ETA to be back is now 3-9 weeks. Tbh this is good news. From the sounds of it last week, it sounded like he was going to die. Per Speier, that timeframe is when he’s able to do cardio again. Apparently he felt this in a less severe form and played through it. “ Casas was just starting to heat up at the plate when he first felt the pain, having homered in three of the previous four games before the game in question. He then decided to try to push through it, not realizing the severity of the injury.” - www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/04/triston-casas-clarifies-nature-of-injury-likens-it-to-car-crash-inside-body.htmlI think the medical staff has taken flak for a lot of flukes injuries - and this admittedly seemed to be a freak thing - but if he felt the pain previously one wonders if it could have been avoided with the precautionary stints like those they gave to Whitlock and Bello. Seems like it actually still stands at being an “indefinite” timeline: x.com/chriscotillo/status/1783975053576511865?s=46Again, Garrett Cooper and Brandon Belt are just hanging out there on the market…
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Post by scottysmalls on Apr 26, 2024 17:20:02 GMT -5
In a vacuum, totally makes sense. However, does anyone know what Masa’s splits are against Imanaga in Japan? If he has an .800+ OPS against him, then this is just straight up weird. Was trying to find those this morning but Japanese game logs in English are hard to find. My (very limited) understanding is that Orix (Masa) and the Baystars (Shota) are in technically seperate leagues - think AL and NL - and it's possible they haven't played each other? I haven't validated this but someone on Twitter said Yoshida is 6 for 11 vs. Imanaga life time
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Post by wildsox on Apr 26, 2024 17:22:15 GMT -5
Side note — can we all appreciate the fact that Liam Hendricks has been traveling w/ the team all season and sitting out in the bullpen even if it’s questionable he’ll pitch this season? Such an easy guy to root for!
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Post by rhswanzey on Apr 26, 2024 17:23:35 GMT -5
What about the comparative records of Sogard and Hamilton makes you think Sogard is better a player? Handedness? Sogard is a switch hitter. I said a better fit for the roster. I’m not sure which player is “better”, or if either of them is. I don’t think starting Valdez full time is going to help get his bat going. But the Valdez platoon partner is our starting third baseman until our third baseman can play third base again. Hamilton doesn’t offer a platoon advantage we don’t already have, and he is stretched at shortstop.
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Post by soxfaninsyracuse on Apr 26, 2024 18:00:14 GMT -5
gotta wonder how they're communicating this to Yoshida. I would communicate this by continuing to send him his bi-weekly checks for $1.5 million dollars I thought this was sarcasm when I first read it. Then I did some quick math. Ouch!
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Post by dirtdog on Apr 26, 2024 18:11:14 GMT -5
Not good.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Apr 26, 2024 18:19:47 GMT -5
Kutter Crawford is really good.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Apr 26, 2024 18:28:32 GMT -5
Kutter Crawford is really good. Look what you did! 😀
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Post by kevfc89 on Apr 26, 2024 18:32:25 GMT -5
making some bad pitches ahead in the count
another 0-2 hit
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Post by radiohix on Apr 26, 2024 18:32:43 GMT -5
Elite jinxing job by Will there lol
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