Sox Bullpen Questions

[sublime]

update for sam-

gammons was just on eei, and while i take what he says with a grain of salt his take on the bullpen situstions were:

-sox want to improve the bullpen, just dont have any options. he doubts anything will be done before the trade deadline.

-a quote from scott boras "hansen isnt as ready for the majors as most think' which is probably a brgaining tactic, but also speaks volumes about how difficult getting him signed is going to be. -

i saw Pedroia at bat for the first time last night on NESN. dude is one small fcuker! he went 2-4 with a double and two runs scored.

[BigD226]

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If the sox get the pen straightened out, I can't see them losing the east. But so many questions...

How much longer should Theo/Terry wait before cutting their losses with Embree? What do you do with Foulke? Who should be bumped to the pen when Schill comes back, and in what role? Who is available on the trade market? What about this kid Hanson?

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I haven't read the whole thread yet, but quick thoughts...

I think Embree is sticking around, he's showing very positive signs of getting it back together, although there's still a ways to go. Halama is the one that needs to be cut yesterday...he's definitely gone when Schilling comes back.

Right now the best bet to go to the pen would be Arroyo. Miller isn't cut out for the pen, and Arroyo has a good history there (2004 playoffs). If Wakefield starts struggling again, they could always bump him to the pen and bring Arroyo back to the rotation.

Foulke isn't quite 100% yet, but he's definitely on his way. He'll be fine. I expect Theo to put together a couple of deals for solid, but not great, middle relief guys or maybe a set-up man before the deadline.

[BigD226]

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Which part of the team needs the most work? Bull....pen....
Who is the worst performing member of the bullpen? Em...bree...

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Have you watched the last couple of series?
Ha...la...ma

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I don't mean to sound like an ass, but I don't really have a history of that.

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Umm...

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Don't be a [censored] idiot. If Epstein says that change is imminent and coming, what the [censored] do you think he's talking about? Our [censored] catching situation? What do we have to do, put it out on a [censored] plate for you? We can do this together, if I hold your hands.

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Wow...you're an a$$hole.

[sam h]

Thanks Sublime.

Yeah, Pedroia is like 5-7 or 5-8 or something. But dude can hit apparently

[sublime]

sam-

embree had some more struggles today, as im sure you can see by reading the box score. if you don't have MLBtv, then you probably wouldn't know that ramon vasquez botched a fairly routine DP ball that really screwed him. vasquez is a waste of a roster space. i am still surprised that embree hasn't hit the DL. maybe they are waiting for schilling to come back, and halama will hang around while AE gets his traditional sabbatical.

[Toro]

As bad as Embry is, I'd rather they 86 Halamalama.

[sublime]

i think (hope) thats what they do. embree has a stint on the DL just about every year around this time and usually when he comes off he is serviceable. thing is, right now I don't think they can DL him. once/if schilling comes back it creates a lot more flexibilty.

[sublime]

burnett rumors In a heartbeat

i hate rumors. get excited about something that has a small chance of happening [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[DougOzzzz]

the Sox would be giving up way too much if they trade Arroyo and Hanley Ramirez for Burnett.

[Jack of Arcades]

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the Sox would be giving up way too much if they trade Arroyo and Hanley Ramirez for Burnett.

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Well, they got Dustin Pedroia (who's the real prospect), but they can get a better deal for Hanley I bet.