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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:27:26 GMT -5
Red Sox left all wet, going from near walkoff to extra-inning loss vs. Tigers By Alex Speier Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2021, 11:38 p.m.
They did it again, or so it seemed for an instant. A Red Sox team that has made a habit of comeback victories in the first five weeks of 2021 seemed poised to conjure another.
Down two against the Tigers in the bottom of the seventh, the team knotted the score on a J.D. Martinez two-run homer, then edged towards a walk-off triumph with a ninth-inning rally. With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Xander Bogaerts drilled a liner to left-center that seemed destined to kiss the Fenway turf and allow the Red Sox to dance onto the field.
Instead, left fielder Robbie Grossman fought through raindrops and the lights, falling as he corralled the final out of the inning. Minutes later, the Tigers ambushed Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock for a three-run 10th, just enough to withstand a furious Red Sox rally in the bottom of the inning and hold on for a 6-5 victory.
Though the Red Sox continue to occupy first place in the AL East, their current stretch represents a string of missed opportunities. The team has dropped four of six to the last-place Rangers and Tigers, the latter of whom snapped a six-game losing streak on Wednesday.
”We’re not invincible,” said starter Martín Pérez. “[But] we’re going to be fine. … We’re [expletive] good.”
‘”We’re not invincible. ... [But] we’re going to be fine. … We’re [expletive] good.”’
Martín Pérez
The late drama came in contrast to most of what preceded it. The Red Sox took an early lead against Tigers starter Casey Mize — the top pick in the 2018 draft — without benefit of a hit in the second inning. Bogaerts and Christian Vázquez walked to open the frame, with Bogaerts advancing to third on a fielder’s choice and then sprinting home on a Christian Arroyo groundout.
Evidently sheepish about an advantage thusly forged, the Red Sox offered the Tigers a hand in resetting the score in the top of the fourth. Jeimer Candelario’s swinging bunt turned into a leadoff single, and he advanced to second when Pérez issued a walk to desperately struggling Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera.
Pérez nearly escaped, freezing the next two Tigers for called third strikes, but JaCoby Jones lined a sharp single to left with two outs. Candelario seemed content to stop at third to load the bases, but beleaguered left fielder Franchy Cordero kicked the ball, allowing Candelario to score the tying run.
Two innings later, Detroit broke through to claim a lead. Candelario led off with a single and scampered to third on a one-out Niko Goodrum single, with Goodrum reaching second on the throw. With the infield drawn in, Pérez elicited a soft liner for the second out of the inning. But on a 1-2 count against Jones, Pérez’s two-seam fastball ran back over the middle of the plate, with Jones clanking a liner off the Wall in left for a two-run single and a 3-1 lead.
As has been the case in the majority of his six starts this year, Pérez delivered a solid performance with little to show for it thanks in part to an unsupportive offense. He lasted 5⅔ innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six singles while walking two and striking out six — all looking. The outing was the fourth of the year in which he allowed three runs or fewer in at least five innings.
Despite the solid work, however, Pérez left to a deficit as a result of the strong work of the Tigers’ 24-year-old rookie. Mize, who held the Sox hitless through three innings, allowed just one run on three hits over six frames. He walked four and struck out three, and he was denied a victory when the Tigers bullpen — possessors of a major league-worst 6.60 ERA — coughed up the lead in the seventh.
Kiké Hernández lined a one-out single off lefty Daniel Norris. After a Rafael Devers groundout, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch summoned righty Bryan Garcia to face Martinez, who blasted a 2-2 fastball through the rain and into the Red Sox bullpen for a game-tying two-run homer, his 10th of the season. Related: Abraham: Bobby Dalbec’s struggles creating an early test of Red Sox patience with a young player
While Hirokazu Sawamura, Adam Ottavino, and Matt Barnes shut down the Tigers in relief — and, in the process, helped the Sox to a team record ninth straight game with at least 10 strikeouts — the 10th inning unraveled quickly on Whitlock.
With a runner on second to start the frame, Jonathan Schoop twice delivered potential run-scoring hits that ran just foul. On the ninth pitch of the plate appearance, Whitlock got squeezed on a 2-2 sinker that could have been a called third strike. On the 10th, Schoop dumped a single to right to put runners on the corners.
Candelario, by contrast, wasted no time in pouncing on the first pitch of the next at-bat, blasting a poorly located Whitlock fastball into the right field grandstand for a three-run homer.
Whitlock, the Rule 5 pick who opened the year with 13⅓ scoreless innings, has allowed four runs and two homers in his last two appearances.
”It’s part of this. It’s part of being a big leaguer. You’re going to have good day and bad days,” said Sox manager Alex Cora. “He should be OK.”
Still, down three, the Sox did not easily relent against Tigers reliever Gregory Soto. Marwin Gonzalez delivered a run-scoring single with one out, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and reached third on a Kevin Plawecki infield single. Hinch brought in Michael Fulmer, the starter who recorded just two outs on Tuesday, who promptly saw another run score when Hunter Renfroe’s grounder was misplayed into an error.
But with runners on first and second and one out, Fulmer finally closed the door, getting Bobby Dalbec to line out and pumping a 97-mph fastball past Hernández for his first career save.
The defeat came with an additional cost for the Sox. For the second time in 11 days, second baseman Arroyo — denied a day off and pressed into game duty when Alex Verdugo’s back tightness resulted in a late scratch — got drilled by a stray fastball on the left hand. Prior to the top of the eighth, Arroyo had to depart with a contusion (X-rays were negative), forcing a massive defensive reconfiguration that included Vázquez playing second for the fourth time in his career.
Cora said Arroyo will not play Thursday, while the team is hopeful Verdugo will be available. Depending on their status, a roster move to add to the team’s bench depth by the weekend is possible. For now, however, the focus of the Sox is more immediate, as the two teams — following a game delayed 37 minutes by rain and that concluded at 11:34 p.m. — must now turn around quickly for their rubber match on Thursday.
“We’re going to be OK,” said Pérez. “We just need to come back [Thursday] and hopefully [Nate Eovaldi] can throw a good game and we’re going to win the game.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:33:38 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Alex Verdugo’s certainly made a home for himself at Fenway Park By Alex Speier Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2021, 8:05 p.m.
Outfielder Alex Verdugo was scratched from the lineup on Wednesday afternoon, the Red Sox electing to proceed with caution on a wet night due to what the team described as tightness in his lower back. While that measured approach was understandable, it also seemed unfortunate given the remarkable fit of Verdugo in his home park.
On Tuesday night, Verdugo hit a homer that virtually no other lefthanded hitter can fathom at Fenway Park. He took a 96 mph fastball on the outside corner from Tigers righty Alex Lange and drilled a liner directly down the left field line that cleared the fence.
On occasion, a righthanded hitter with incredibly quick hands who catches a fastball out in front of the plate might hit that sort of homer. But lefties, who typically catch the ball deep in the zone when driving it to the opposite field — meaning less bat speed at the point of impact — almost never hit such a rocket.
“You probably had to have been perfect to hit it out at that angle and at that spot,” said Sox hitting coach Tim Hyers.
“You have to be on time. You gotta be perfect,” agreed manager Alex Cora. “That was eye-opening.”
Verdugo continues to show a balanced offensive approach that allows him to excel in Fenway. Entering Wednesday, he was hitting .327/.371/.527 with two homers in 15 games at home this year. Those numbers resulted from an almost perfect distribution of balls hit in play to the opposite field, center, and pulled, as well as an even spread of grounders, liners, and flies.
That even spread underscores Verdugo’s adaptability as a hitter. He does not simply sell out for power or shoot liners to the opposite field. He does not provide opposing pitchers with a clear path for beating him.
“Whenever they shift him, he knows that there’s a lot of hits on the other side,” said Cora. “He likes hits.”
With an overall .314/.379/.520 line and modest 12.9 percent strikeout rate (15th lowest among qualifying hitters), Verdugo represents one of the better pure hitters in the game. And his ability to handle all pitch types, work deep counts, and hit the ball hard to all fields has made him a catalyst in front of J.D. Martinez, Xander Bogaerts, and Rafael Devers.
“He’s one of the best hitters that we have, and there’s a reason he’s hitting second,” said Cora. “I still feel he can be better, and he puts the work in. It’s fun to watch.” The answer man
Even with just three position players available off the bench, the versatility of Kiké Hernández and Marwin Gonzalez has permitted the Sox to balance playing time and provide members of the lineup with rest.
On Tuesday, the Sox had no problem giving Devers the day off and plugging in Gonzalez at third. On Wednesday, when Verdugo was scratched, the team relocated Hernández from second to center. Over the weekend, Cora will rest Bogaerts thanks to the ability of Gonzalez to play short.
“Marwin is a valuable player. He’s kind of the answer to everything when something comes up in the season. It’s why we like these multi-positional guys,” said Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, who had Gonzalez with the Astros.
Hinch marveled at the flexibility afforded the Sox by having two of the most versatile players in the game, who can maneuver freely around both the infield and the outfield.
“The defense doesn’t slip,” said Hinch. “That’s a rare combination to have in one player let alone two players.”
Gonzalez entered Wednesday hitting just .192, albeit with a respectable .312 on-base. Still, Hinch understood why he remains a regular in the Red Sox lineup.
“When he heats up, he can really do a lot of damage. His hot streaks are pretty impressive. You kind of want him in the lineup as much as possible,” said Hinch. “[He] has really grown into a fine major league player regardless of the ups and downs on the offensive side the last couple of years.” Milestone left a mark on Michael Chavis
Michael Chavis claimed a hard-earned landmark in Worcester Red Sox history on Tuesday night, becoming the first official WooSox baserunner when he got hit by a pitch leading off the second inning in Trenton, N.J., against the Blue Jays’ Triple-A affiliate. “Something I’ve always dreamed about,” the 25-year-old joked. “As soon as I heard, I called my mom and my whole family.” Chavis later hit a double, the first extra-base hit in WooSox history. While Chavis is in Triple A to open the year, he expressed optimism about 2021. “I feel better than I was in 2019. I feel better than I have ever in professional baseball, honestly. I feel like the way I performed in spring training kind of relayed that. Honestly, I feel incredible,” said Chavis. “Whenever my opportunity comes, I’m really looking forward to it” . . . Bogaerts appeared in his 999th career regular-season game on Wednesday. On Thursday, he’s slated to become the 30th player in Red Sox history to appear in 1,000 with the team, and the 10th to do so before turning 29 years old . . . Red Sox pitchers entered Wednesday with at least 10 strikeouts in eight straight games, tied for the longest such streak in team history. In the franchise’s first 61 seasons (1901-61), there was not a single instance of back-to-back 10-strikeout games . . . The Blue Jays, still prohibited from playing in Canada due to COVID-19 restrictions, announced they’ll relocate their home games from their spring training complex in Dunedin, Fla., to Sahlen Field in Buffalo in June. Before that change of address, however, the Red Sox will play three games in Dunedin from May 18-20. The Jays are 7-4 this year in Dunedin, the top “home” record of any American League team.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:35:43 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 3h This is very unlike 2020 in that the #RedSox make you feel they have a chance most nights.
It is very much like 2020 in that Boston seems to have multiple players incapable of giving them a chance most nights.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:38:29 GMT -5
Red Sox Journal: Hitting coach turns attention to Cordero, Dalbec
The Providence Journal
Tim Hyers rarely addresses his star pupils with the media.
The majority of the questions put to the Red Sox hitting coach in a given Zoom session focus on his strugglers. In this case, that’s Franchy Cordero and Bobby Dalbec.
Cordero was back in the Red Sox lineup for Wednesday’s game against Detroit at Fenway Park. Dalbec was given the night off in the midst of an 0-for-20 skid.
“I think number one is pitch selection,” Hyers said. “It’s what they’re swinging at.
“The thing we preach around here is swinging at your strengths and trying to be good at that. I think that first and foremost is what they’re trying to do.”
Cordero opened with a seven-game hitting streak, but he’s recorded just one hit since April 14. The outfielder entered 1-for-34 with 17 strikeouts in his last 38 plate appearances. Cordero’s only two extra-base hits were achieved in back-to-back games against the Rays on April 5 and 6.
“He’s got to lay off that high pitch and be able to flatten his swing out,” Hyers said. “Stay above it.”
Dalbec bashed eight home runs in just 92 plate appearances after debuting in 2020. He went deep in a 2-1 win at the Mets on April 27 — it's Dalbec’s lone home run of the season and his only hit in his last 28 plate appearances. The first baseman was on a good run prior to that, racking up a 1.022 OPS through 10 games.
“It’s kind of a shock to me,” Hyers said. “Coming out of spring training, I felt the swing was going to allow him to put more balls in play.”
Hunter Renfroe has shown signs of life over his last three games, going 6-for-12 with two home runs and falling just a triple shy of the cycle on Tuesday. Boston’s offense on the whole leads the big leagues in average, slugging, OPS, doubles and extra-base hits. Criticism of individual hitters reads like nitpicking while the Red Sox top the American League East, but it is no less valid concerning trends that need correcting going forward.
“For me, it was a grind for 13 years offensively,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “I know it’s not that easy. You’ve just got to be patient.” Valdez ready to go
Phillips Valdez hasn’t pitched for the Red Sox since April 24.
Cora confirmed prior to Wednesday’s game there is no injury concern with the right-hander. Valdez is likely to have have mopped up late had Tuesday’s 11-7 victory over the Tigers remained a bit more lopsided.
“The game hasn’t called his name,” Cora said. “It’s nothing about him. He’s healthy.
“Yesterday, the way the game was going, he was going to finish the game. He was pitching two innings. It didn’t happen.”
Boston held a 9-3 lead in the top of the sixth when Austin Brice allowed a three-run homer to JaCoby Jones. That forced the Red Sox to activate their high-leverage options for the final nine outs. Adam Ottavino, Darwinzon Hernandez and Matt Barnes — who fired 1⅔ innings for his seventh save — finished up.
“In the end, we won the game, which is the most important thing,” Cora said. “At the same time, it would have been perfect to go through that lineup three more times with no runs and give the guys a rest.” Renfroe hits 100th
There was some negotiating ongoing in the grandstands late Tuesday night.
Renfroe’s home run above the Green Monster in the bottom of the fifth was the 100th of his career. The ball caromed back onto the playing field and Detroit’s Robbie Grossman threw it toward the patrons for a souvenir.
Red Sox staff members jumped into action quickly. Renfroe received what he believed to be the special ball prior to his postgame media briefing.
“I don’t know if it’s the right one or not but I got a ball,” Renfroe said. “They wrote 100 career homers. I don’t know if it’s the right one or not but we’ll see.”
Renfroe singled to right and cracked a ground-rule double to right prior to going deep. His first career hit occurred in a September 2016 game with the Padres, a single through the left side against the Giants at Petco Park. Renfroe’s first career home run was hit two days later, a solo shot against former San Francisco ace Madison Bumgarner.
“People who come in the league and stay in the league are the only guys who get to do that,” Renfroe said. “The guys who come in and go out — it's tough to get 100 home runs or 500 RBI or whatever.
“Any kind of milestone needs to be celebrated in baseball. I think it’s awesome.”
bkoch@providencejournal.com
On Twitter: @billkoch25
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:39:21 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 6h Franchy Cordero isn't hitting and now he's cost the #RedSox the lead with an error in left field. It's 1-1 in the 4th.
This can't continue much longer.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:40:47 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 5h The #RedSox have made a host of defensive changes in the 8th: - Dalbec to 1B - Vazquez to 2B - Gonzalez to LF - Plawecki to C - Ottavino to P
That second one certainly catches the eye.
Vazquez does take ground balls in the infield every day. He has past starts at multiple infield positions.
What this says to me more notably is the #RedSox are making every effort to stay away from Verdugo (lower back tightness). Otherwise Gonzalez could have gone to 2B.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:44:15 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 3h Alex Cora on the 10th -- 'Schoop gets jammed, it's a bloop single. Then Candelario puts a good swing on a fastball.' #RedSox
Cora said Verdugo was suffering from lower back tightness. #RedSox announced that earlier tonight.
Cora on the Bogaerts liner in the 9th -- 'He hit it off the end. The ball hung a little bit. It was a good play.' #RedSox
Cora on Christian Arroyo (left hand) -- 'I don't think he'll play tomorrow.'
'He's pretty sore.' #RedSox
Cora on Verdugo -- 'I think we should be okay tomorrow if he plays or not.'
'We'll have to talk about after tomorrow.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:45:12 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 3h Verdugo (lower back) and Arroyo (left hand) both ailing, Cordero and Dalbec both struggling. At least one of those four players -- without a roster move -- will have to be in the Thursday lineup. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:46:50 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 3h Garrett Whitlock -- 'The first batter had a good battle and got a good hit. The second guy put a good swing on a ball and hit it a long way.' #RedSox
Whitlock -- 'It's baseball. That's the best thing about it -- you always get tomorrow.' #RedSox
Whitlock -- 'You've just got to focus on each pitch. The umpire called it a ball.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:47:51 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 3h Martin Perez -- 'I feel good. Tonight was good. Only one pitch changed the game.' #RedSox
Perez -- 'Every team can hit. We're not invincible. We just need to go out there and throw our pitches and get people out.' #RedSox
Perez -- 'We're never going to quit. We have a good team. I know people say we're not going to be good this year. I'm sorry for what I'm going to say, but we're f***ing good.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:53:19 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 5h One wonders if the Red Sox will summon Chavis from Worcester. Phillips Valdez hasn't been used in a game since April 24, and the Sox have been running shorthanded on the position side.
The Red Sox have struck out at least 10 batters in nine straight games -- the longest such streak in team history. In the first 51 years of Red Sox franchise history (1901-61), they did not have a single instance of back-to-back 10K games.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 2:59:28 GMT -5
Red Sox Notebook: Bobby Dalbec stays encouraged amid long offensive slump Dalbec hitless in last 23 at-bats
By Steve Hewitt | stephen.hewitt@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald PUBLISHED: May 5, 2021 at 6:34 p.m. | UPDATED: May 6, 2021 at 12:39 a.m.
Even after a loud start to his major-league career last summer, the Red Sox knew Bobby Dalbec would go through some peaks and valleys in his first full big-league season. But hitting coach Tim Hyers didn’t foresee the slump that the first baseman is currently experiencing.
Dalbec was out of the Red Sox’ lineup on Wednesday (before eventually coming on to pinch hit) as he tries to get right. After Tuesday’s win, the first baseman is without a hit in his last 20 at-bats — which extended to 23 with three hitless pinch-hit at-bats on Wednesday — since hitting his first home run last Tuesday against the Mets.
Dalbec had a productive spring training and carried that into a strong stretch in mid-April, but he’s fallen into some bad habits that have caused him to lose his posture and lower-half stability and led to major inconsistencies at the plate, Hyers explained. It’s all part of an ongoing learning curve for the 25-year-old.
“We know there’s an adjustment period but at the same time, he played last year,” manager Alex Cora said. “Obviously it’s a different environment. Now you’re the first baseman of the Boston Red Sox. That comes into play. But we understand that there’s an adjustment period for him and right now, he’s hitting ninth, he’s hitting eighth. I don’t want him to put pressure on himself, just be you and right now obviously offensively it hasn’t clicked but we know that at one point, he’s going to start hitting balls in the air and he should be fine. …
“It just takes one swing with him. I don’t think it has to be a line drive to right field. I do believe, just get a hanging breaking ball and pull it for power, something positive.”
Dalbec’s coaches haven’t lost faith in him, and Cora and Hyers both had encouraging messages for their first baseman on Tuesday night.
“ ‘Hey man, just look at — you haven’t produced offensively, look at the scoreboard, look where we are at in the standings, and you’re playing good defense,’ ” Cora said. “That’s what it’s all about. Even if you’re not contributing offensively, just go out there and help your teammates out somehow, some way. And he’s done that.”
Hyers said that the slump has gotten to Dalbec a little bit, but that he’s mostly handled it well. The hitting coach has seen the first baseman come in to work every day, dedicated to the process and knows it’s just a matter of time before he breaks out of it.
“I told him last night, when you get out of this, you’re going to look back on your career and you’re going to be able to learn so much from these times, when going through this storm, going through this time, where you are struggling,” Hyers said. “You’re going to be in this league a long time and look back and you’re going to be able to help some other young players that are going through similar phases in their game and be able to help them and be that leadership that I know you’re going to be able to come through in this difficult time for you right now. …
“He has not laid off of work one day. He wakes up every day and he comes in and he has a mindset to try to get better and get out of the slump.”
Injury-free
One overlooked part of the Red Sox’ early success: their health.
The Red Sox, through the first month-plus, have avoided any major injuries to their core players, with a player needing a day here or there. Cora gave all the credit to his medical and strength and conditioning staff.
“They do an outstanding job,” Cora said. “During the offseason, that was something that was brought up and they were on top of them. Luck has to do with it, too. We have to be honest with the whole situation. But we’re very hands on with our players. As an organization we don’t want guys to go into the training room. It’s about preventing injuries. We want you in there. We want you to do the work so we can prevent something bad from happening instead of waiting for something bad to happen and then you get treatment. …
“I do believe our medical department is one of the best, if not the best in the big leagues. And they’ve done an amazing job keeping these guys healthy.”
Confidence boost
Christian Vazquez has looked better at the plate over the last week, and it’s no coincidence that it’s rooted in his opposite-field RBI double against Mets star Jacob deGrom last week. That hit was the latest reminder that the catcher can change the complexion of the lineup when he hits to every part of the field.
“I think he gained a lot of confidence,” Hyers said of Vazquez’s at-bat against deGrom. “He takes a 100 mile-an-hour fastball up and away and stays on top of it. … One at-bat can change your mindset and kind of give you that boost. I think that obviously gave him some confidence but I think it also helps him understand where his swing is. We see him use the big part of the field and kind of that line-drive stroke. I think that’s where he’s at his best and really helps the team and he’s really good at it.” …
Alex Verdugo was a late scratch to Wednesday’s lineup due to lower back tightness. The outfielder was prepared to play, but Cora took him out just as a precaution. …
Christian Arroyo left Wednesday’s game with a left hand contusion after getting hit by a pitch in the sixth inning. X-rays came back negative, but the Red Sox will stay away from him at least for Thursday’s game.
“He got hit on the same hand as he did last week,” Cora said. “He’s pretty sore. X-rays were negative, so we’ll see how he feels tomorrow when he comes in, but we’ll stay away from him.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 3:03:06 GMT -5
Lou Merloni @loumerloni · 6h That’s because all everybody focuses on is Franchy. He’s a lottery ticket in the deal. Bloom has won every trade he’s made so far. Like I said, let’s see the quality of players he gets to finish out the deal
Franchy has NO history that he can turn it around. He needs AAA at bats to find out who he is. He hasn’t played since 2017. By played, I mean without injury or limited at bats
Stephen Roll @llornehpets · 5h Replying to @loumerloni Don’t know what Bloom is up to, but it’s time to demote Dalbec and Cordero to AAA and bring up Chavis and Duran. Pretty simple switch. Do it BLOOM! And if Lou doesn’t agree, he knows Jack
Also, dump Brice, promote Houck
Lou Merloni @loumerloni · 4h Chavis yes. The others? Nope. Let’s see Duran actually play AAA first. Houck is your depth. Putting him in pen now is dumb. You make that call in August
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 3:06:21 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 4h This would mark the second three-run homer the Red Sox have given up in extra innings at Fenway Park this year.
Franchy Cordero hasn’t had a hit since the Patriots’ Day Game (April 19).
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2021 3:08:20 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 4h Whitlock for the second straight game not throwing his changeup.
Core 4 are great but the secondary guys need to wake up. Last 15 days Hernandez and Vazquez are a combined .220/.283/.305. Bottom of the order is what it is, but the leadoff and 6 hitter need to get their shit together.
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