Time to bring Palka back up?

[Lake Shore Drive]

Not exactly the most burning question for the Sox at this point in the season, but it's at least worth discussing. Remember what a horrific start Palka had, going 1-35, with that lone hit coming in the game prior to being sent down. But since his demotion to Charlotte, he's smacked 14 dingers, which seems to indicate that he has that HR swing back. Not sure tho who should be sent down/released/traded to free up a roster spot. The most likely candidates would be Cordell or Tilson. But both are playing solid defense and are heads & tails better with the glove than Palka. Of the two, Cordell would probably be the one to go, as he's not doing much with the stick. And even if one of them was sent down, it might be to free up that roster spot, but for John Jay, who's presently rehadding in Charlotte.

 

[idseer]

i'd consider trading him

 

[richig07]

Not exactly the most burning question for the Sox at this point in the season, but it's at least worth discussing. Remember what a horrific start Palka had, going 1-35, with that lone hit coming in the game prior to being sent down. But since his demotion to Charlotte, he's smacked 14 dingers, which seems to indicate that he has that HR swing back. Not sure tho who should be sent down/released/traded to free up a roster spot. The most likely candidates would be Cordell or Tilson. But both are playing solid defense and are heads & tails better with the glove than Palka. Of the two, Cordell would probably be the one to go, as he's not doing much with the stick. And even if one of them was sent down, it might be to free up that roster spot, but for John Jay, who's presently rehadding in Charlotte.

You're a few weeks late on this, I do believe. This was a semi-hot topic when was player of the week in the Carolina league a month or so back, but has been rather dreadful since that point in mid-May.

16 for 82 (.195) with only 8 XBH and 6 BB's (.250 OBP) to 24 K's

With how bad he is defensively, even when he's going strong in Charlotte... it's tough to send down Tilson for him.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Day late and a dollar short, eh? Well, I suppose if they wouldn't bring him up when he was swinging a hot bat, chances are he'll remain in Charlotte after his bat went cold again.