Series Thread: Red Sox At Mariners; May 14th-17th

[Banned 10x]

 

[Banned 10x]

You can't just only use him in save situations. There have been like 2 of those the last two weeks. He needs work. If he had an actual outfielder in left that wouldn't have been an issue.

Why not? He is terrible in non save situations

 

[Anointed One]

... or not... McL sucks as a manager...

 

[Anointed One]

You can't just only use him in save situations. There have been like 2 of those the last two weeks. He needs work. If he had an actual outfielder in left that wouldn't have been an issue.

I get the first part but he had 22 pitches when Weeks had dropped that ball... Still a high Pitch count for a closer...

Weeks will be DFA'd when A. Jackson comes back...

 

[WizardHawk]

Nope, no dice. I give this team a 5% chance of winning it now.

I was being generous at 5%.

Weeks, Rodney, Zunino with the bases juiced and 1 out, Ackley still on this roster.

They kept their odd streak of not having any 1 loss in a row spans of this season alive. Every loss has been 2 or more in a row.

No denying it. This team isn't going anywhere this year. Well past the 'start' of the season and their problems are glaring. Can't hit LF pitching, can't get runs on the back end of the rotation, too streaky hitting through the middle of the lineup, fielding errors all over the place, a catcher that no one seems to be even trying to help learn the approach to big league hitting.

 

[SeattleCoug]

Why not? He is terrible in non save situations

I get that he's in an easy punching bag but I won't blame him for two balls misplayed by a horrible outfielder. If you save him for only save situation he will be inactive and ineffective for stretches

 

[Msfann]

They cannot compete while ignoring gigantic holes in the lineup like this team does. I've never seen a baseball team that just accepts 2/3 of its batting lineup is a freaking black hole and does NOTHING about it as the team falls on their face because of it.


Ackley could flip off the crowd every time he walks on and off the field and his job is safe.

 

[NWinAZ]

Mariners Rejected Bradley-For-Furbush Offer From Red Sox
By Mark Polishuk [May 14, 2015 at 11:44pm CDT]
The Mariners turned down a trade offer from the Red Sox in the spring that would’ve seen outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. go to Seattle in exchange for left-handed reliever Charlie Furbush, ESPN Boston’s Gordon Edes reports (Twitter link).

Moving Bradley would’ve helped clear up the outfield surplus that the Sox are still dealing with, though there’s been less of a logjam for playing time than expected given some injuries and a few underperforming players. Furbush has posted solid numbers since 2012 and you have to think he would’ve upgraded a Boston bullpen that entered today with the second-lowest fWAR of any relief corps in the game. That said, Furbush’s 1.86 ERA this season is belied by some shaky peripherals numbers (.185 BABIP, 4.37 xFIP, 3.89 SIERA) so perhaps he might’ve struggled at Fenway Park. Furbush is on a one-year, $1.3MM deal and still has two remaining years of arbitration eligibility.

Offering Bradley for a good-but-not-elite setup reliever would’ve seemed unthinkable a year ago, when the outfielder was considered one of the consensus top prospects in the game. Over 530 MLB plate appearances in 2013-14, however, Bradley hit a measly .196/.268/.280, posting the second-lowest wRC+ (51) of any player in that stretch with at least 500 PA. The Sox have already seemed to have moved on to Mookie Betts as their center fielder of the future and signed Rusney Castillo to a $72.5MM contract.

It’s hard to see Bradley’s hitting numbers improving with a move to the notoriously pitcher-friendly Safeco Field, and clearly the Mariners had enough concern about his bat that they weren’t willing to pull the trigger on an ex-top prospect who is controllable through 2019. Bradley has shown himself to be a phenomenal defender, and could’ve potentially been a long-term answer in center with Austin Jackson scheduled for free agency after the season.

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Maybe Jack thought it was Milton Bradley.

 

[NWinAZ]

Eric Niedfeldt ‏@EricNiedfeldt1 7h7 hours ago

Drew Stubbs 36abs 22ks. Good Lord. Guy has all tools other than putting bat on ball

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No wonder why Jack wanted this guy.

 

[SeattleCoug]

Why acquire outfielders when you can keep moving infielders out there. What can go wrong?

 

[cezero]

It's okay. It's still early. None of this matters. Small sample sizes. And Ackley has a high ceiling.

 

[PolarVortex]

I get the first part but he had 22 pitches when Weeks had dropped that ball... Still a high Pitch count for a closer...

Weeks will be DFA'd when A. Jackson comes back...

I think it should happen, but I wouldn't count on it happening. Only way I can see that happening is if Miller plays good outfield defense and goes on a hitting tear.

 

[AceKeptic]

It's okay. It's still early. None of this matters. Small sample sizes. And Ackley has a high ceiling.

That doesn't mean you have to play like shit and make boneheaded decisions to prove that point. Sooner or later, it all comes back to bite you, whether you're making your move down the season's stretch or not.

 

[cezero]

That doesn't mean you have to play like shit and make boneheaded decisions to prove that point. Sooner or later, it all comes back to bite you, whether you're making your move down the season's stretch or not.

I was being ironical.

 

[seattle]

what a joke we reward Weeks for his fine play by letting him start at DH tonight instead of giving him a bus ticket out of Seattle. Lloyd is an idiot.

 

[SeattleCoug]

what a joke we reward Weeks for his fine play by letting him start at DH tonight instead of giving him a bus ticket out of Seattle. Lloyd is an idiot.

Usually I don't defend Lloyd but to be fair, would you rather have Bloomquist, Ackley or Taylor at DH. It's a roster issue.

 

[Anointed One]

Let's trade for Tulowitzki please... Trade Taylor, Miller and Ackley for him or something like that...

Throw in Iwakuma too...

 

[Tapey]

We are now being 1 hit by a guy with an era of 5.50.

 

[cezero]

just not a very good team

 

[SeattleCoug]

This teams inability to take a walk makes me want to scream. Both Ruggiano and Lomo swung at ball 4 to make outs. Instead of 2 on one out its a 1 2 3 inning.