If Red Sox had Pitching

[redseat]

Welp, that was a DISASTER today against the Orioles! 18 runs... wtf pitching come on!

 

[redseat]

I still am not liking the extension they gave to Porcello.... Hasn't proven a thing yet and he got how much?

 

[redseat]

Offense can't keep on bailing them out

 

[obxyankeefan]

Porcello will be alright. He is great for Fenway.


Boston has no pitching
Yankees are old
Toronto is injury prone
Baltimore didn't replace anybody they lost in the off season
Tampa is young and inexperienced

 

[Hightower23]

I get the feeling a trade is going to happen. Maybe not just now but at some point. Miley is just stinking up the joint. Might be too late if they leave it but I think Zimmerman is the guy to go for.

 

[redseat]

Porcello will be alright. He is great for Fenway.


Boston has no pitching
Yankees are old
Toronto is injury prone
Baltimore didn't replace anybody they lost in the off season
Tampa is young and inexperienced

yes the orioles didn't but early on this season they seem to be getting their offense in order. Yankees are old but they are the yankees so I don't count them out. Blue Jays not too worried about... Rays are the wild card here

 

[GenJac]

Boston is going NOWHERE with that pathetic pitching staff. Gonna be a long season.

Amazing day when Mujica is the best of a horrible lot of pitchers.

This is your season, Red Sox fans. Announcers rifling through Elias stats for records - and not the good kind of records for you. Everything you tools hoped for with Cespedes' magic arm and bat, and you practically guaranteed the genius of giving away and then getting back Lester. LOL!

Instead you're headed for a last place finish, and will be left making troll posts about ARod when the Bombers slip into a playoff spot.

Enjoy your disaster. I bet you're getting used to it again.

 

[Southieinnc]

Boston is going NOWHERE with that pathetic pitching staff. Gonna be a long season.

Amazing day when Mujica is the best of a horrible lot of pitchers.

This is your season, Red Sox fans. Announcers rifling through Elias stats for records - and not the good kind of records for you. Everything you tools hoped for with Cespedes' magic arm and bat, and you practically guaranteed the genius of giving away and then getting back Lester. LOL!

Instead you're headed for a last place finish, and will be left making troll posts about ARod when the Bombers slip into a playoff spot.

Enjoy your disaster. I bet you're getting used to it again.

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

 

[navamind]

I'm not too worried about Porcello. Buchholz' durability is always a question, but he's looked very good so far. The rest are very iffy. Masterson's velocity's fallen off a cliff.

 

[navamind]

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

I'd be butthurt too if I was a Philly sports fan. Not a single one of those teams have a bright future.

Jeff Francoeur is the Phillies' cleanup hitter. Think about that.

 

[redseat]

I'm not too worried about Porcello. Buchholz' durability is always a question, but he's looked very good so far. The rest are very iffy. Masterson's velocity's fallen off a cliff.

So has Koji's... which is not good for a closer

 

[GenJac]

The Sox need a reliable lefty starter for sure as a priority. So I did a little digging and here's what I found out.

Right now they have 3 such candidates at Pawtucket. Eduardo Rodriguez has been impressive in the early going with a 2-0 record and low era. He is the compensation that Boston got from Baltimore for Andy Miller. Also there is Brian Johnson who is 2-1 with an 0.56 era and 18 k's in 16 innings. The third is Henry Owens, but he has had control issues ( 14 walks in 16 innings ) so I think we can eliminate him from a call up at this time. I know the organization would likely want to give Rodriguez and Johnson more time at Triple A, but you have to measure that against the current crisis in Boston.

It would also be good to see prospect Blake Swihart get some playing time behind the plate for the big club. He is currently hitting .309 at Pawtucket and is an excellent receiver, particularly good at throwing out base stealers.

 

[redseat]

3 run first inning for Kelly.... 31/32 pitches... oh vey!

 

[redseat]

The Sox need a reliable lefty starter for sure as a priority. So I did a little digging and here's what I found out.

Right now they have 3 such candidates at Pawtucket. Eduardo Rodriguez has been impressive in the early going with a 2-0 record and low era. He is the compensation that Boston got from Baltimore for Andy Miller. Also there is Brian Johnson who is 2-1 with an 0.56 era and 18 k's in 16 innings. The third is Henry Owens, but he has had control issues ( 14 walks in 16 innings ) so I think we can eliminate him from a call up at this time. I know the organization would likely want to give Rodriguez and Johnson more time at Triple A, but you have to measure that against the current crisis in Boston.

It would also be good to see prospect Blake Swihart get some playing time behind the plate for the big club. He is currently hitting .309 at Pawtucket and is an excellent receiver, particularly good at throwing out base stealers.

honestly, I don't see why they aren't being brought up now. Yes, it's very early and there is still time to turn things around with the current rotation but they can't continue to do this jeckle and hyde nonsense if they want to keep their jobs!

 

[redseat]

Joe Kelly'd ERA now 5.40

 

[navamind]

So has Koji's... which is not good for a closer

Batters will stop swinging at his splitter sooner or later. Does not bode well at all.

 

[navamind]

As for Joe Kelly, it's encouraging to see his stuff finally translating to strikeouts (so far, at least). The ground ball rate is way down from his career average though. Home runs are up.

 

[redseat]

Batters will stop swinging at his splitter sooner or later. Does not bode well at all.

No and there in lies the problem... who will close? Assuming the red sox offense can keep them in the game?

 

[navamind]

Just looking at the Sox rotation, they're currently 13th in MLB in xFIP, 16th in FIP, 3rd in K/9, and 7th in GB%. But dead last in ERA. It's still not a great rotation by any stretch, but there's a lot of room for improvement, and a SP acquisition probably wouldn't be a bad idea.

As for the bullpen, that's a very good question. Tazawa I guess? Blah.

 

[redseat]

Just looking at the Sox rotation, they're currently 13th in MLB in xFIP, 16th in FIP, 3rd in K/9, and 7th in GB%. But dead last in ERA. It's still not a great rotation by any stretch, but there's a lot of room for improvement, and a SP acquisition probably wouldn't be a bad idea.

As for the bullpen, that's a very good question. Tazawa I guess? Blah.

Certainly is major room for improvement... Just wondering IF they actually can (without trading for a starter).

Tazawa is also going to get burnt out so I don't want that to happen either. I am really wondering if the Sox are kicking the tires with the idea of bringing Paps back.