AL East Thread

[chappee11]

Trevor Story:
36 AB
.361 AVG
.368 OBP
.667 SLG
1.035 OPS
8 RBI

Nice to see him healthy and productive. Not sure I trust it, but he makes a huge difference with his defense alone. I figure he gets a lot of days off, regardless, but it would be great to see him have a healthy season.

 

[chappee11]

I basically agree... This is a good problem to have.

It will be interesting to watch Jaren Duran, Cedanne Rafaella, Wilyer Abreu, David Hamilton, Trevor Story, Romy Gonzalez, (and Refsnyder & Yoshida)...

This is the roster crunch we spoke about over the Winter. They really have Campbell, Hamilton, Mayer(?) & Grissom(who looks like a bust) in the mix at 2B.

Then they have Abreu, Yoshida and Anthony in the outfield with Rafaela and Duran. They have a lot of moving pieces there, but I’m not sure how Anthony fits in without someone getting hurt. He and Abreu have always been redundant.

 

[YourFriendGannon]

Verdugo to Atlanta.

 

[navamind]

Verdugo to Atlanta.

that'll put them over the top

 

[Xeliou66]

Verdugo to Atlanta.

I doubt he makes much of an impact for us - we already have a deep outfield, especially when Acuna returns from injury. We have Harris, Profar, Kelenic and De La Cruz as outfielders as well.

 

[bksballer89]

that'll put them over the top

He got that dog in him

 

[chappee11]

From the “Spring Training stats are meaningless” department….

Sean Newcomb for the Red Sox this Spring:

14.1 IP
0.63 ERA
13 Ks
3 BBs
.184 BAA

He might have a real shot at the rotation as a result…especially with Bello, Giolito and Crawford all out.

 

[navamind]

Chesapeake Bay Sox newest name and logo....

 

[Sportsguy9695]

Can’t wait to see what this Al east this year is gonna be like with opening day Thursday

 

[Sportsguy9695]

Ex-Yankees OF Gardner's son, Miller, dies at 14

Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of Brett Gardner, has died, the former Yankees outfielder and his wife, Jessica, announced Sunday.

www.espn.com

RIP

 

[Sportsguy9695]

Rays' McClanahan (triceps) to undergo testing

Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan left his final spring training start against the Boston Red Sox with an apparent injury to his pitching arm.

www.espn.com

Big story with opening day this week

 

[bksballer89]

Wells having a hell of a spring

 

[Sportsguy9695]

Wells having a hell of a spring

Let’s hope it continues into the regular season

 

[steveringo]

Wells having a hell of a spring

Let’s hope it continues into the regular season

Just the opposite... Tanner Houck (who had a breakout season last year) has had an awful spring.

He was named the #2 starter before Spring Training even started... They are hoping real games turn him around.

 

[chappee11]

Kristian Campbell has made the team as the starting 2B. David Hamilton will be the backup at 2B and SS.

Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony both start the season at AAA.

 

[navamind]

Kristian Campbell has made the team as the starting 2B. David Hamilton will be the backup at 2B and SS.

Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony both start the season at AAA.

I think Anthony will be up much sooner than Mayer. I just don't see him being in AAA for very long, especially if he rakes. I think it's more likely Mayer waits for the 2nd half, unless the Sox go through injuries and struggles at 2b/SS. It's not impossible

 

[steveringo]

I think Anthony will be up much sooner than Mayer. I just don't see him being in AAA for very long, especially if he rakes. I think it's more likely Mayer waits for the 2nd half, unless the Sox go through injuries and struggles at 2b/SS. It's not impossible

It's a nice problem to have... someone will have to be struggling for either to be called up.

And, (as much as they'd like to) don't forget Yoshida is also "rehabbing" in AAA. He'll get called up first...


Anyone sense a trade in the near future?

 

[chappee11]

It's a nice problem to have... someone will have to be struggling for either to be called up.

And, (as much as they'd like to) don't forget Yoshida is also "rehabbing" in AAA. He'll get called up first...


Anyone sense a trade in the near future?

@navamind I could see a world where Story shifts to 2B so Mayer can play SS every day.

I could also see Story getting hurt and Mayer getting called up quickly, as well.

Anthony seems more complicated as long as Abreu is healthy. Maybe Rafaela struggles and goes down to AAA with Duran shifting to CF? I don’t see how he plays much otherwise(even if he’s crushing the ball in AAA). Maybe they look to trade Abreu, if so.

As for Yoshida, he’s looking like a potential DFA after he’s done rehabbing. Maybe they can pay his salary down and trade him somewhere, but he has no value to this team as a DH and I’m not sure when he could play the outfield anyway. Horrible horrible signing.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[chappee11]

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