Sox Bullpen Questions

[sublime]

mantei hits the DL. ankle problem stemming from a game in late april, when he backed up 3rd base vs the oreos. dunno, on one hand it means he still has good stuff (he was pitching well b4 this) OTOH, it takes them a friggin month to decide he needs time off? abe alvarez called up to take his roster spot.

david wells is playing with a moderate injury, which is nothing new.

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the talk surrounding hansen on the radio this weei (gammons and one caller i actually pay attention to) seem to think if he isnt signed by august 1st we wont see him. that being said, gammons was somewhat optimistic of that happening due to the sox BP issues/the market sucking/boras not having as much leverage as usual because he is dealing with a major market team already.

[Los Feliz Slim]

Am I insane to think about Mesa as a closer? What about Benitez?

[Jack of Arcades]

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Am I insane to think about Mesa as a closer? What about Benitez?

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Mesa's really bad. He just can't really pitch anymore.

Benitez is a great, underrated closer because Met fans are dumb.

[sublime]

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Am I insane to think about Mesa as a closer? What about Benitez?

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i think giving up on foulke is premature

[sublime]

ramon vasquesz and abe alvarez sent to AAA, lenny dinardo (L)and jerimi gonzalez (R) sent up to the show.

here are their scouting reports from soxprospects.com

gonzalez

Scouting Report: Low 90s fastball with excellent movement. Also throws a plus changeup and a decent curveball. Emotional on the mound, similar to Derek Lowe. A variety of injuries have limited his starts over recent years

dinardo

Scouting Report: According to Theo Epstein: DiNardo is a very crafty lefty. His stuff does not blow you away, but he really knows how to pitch. He changes speeds, he has a good changeup, he's tough on righties with his changeup. If he sticks, it will be as a left-handed long guy. A guy to turn a lineup around."


it appears both are auditioning for roles. pretty obvious which ones also, considering they seem to match the specs of embree and halalaMAMAMAMA.

[contentless]

DiNardo was up last year. He's hardly a prospect, coming by way of the rule 5 draft from last year. He's not a Embree mold; he's a groundball pitcher. At least he can't be worse than Embree is now.

[sublime]

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DiNardo was up last year. He's hardly a prospect, coming by way of the rule 5 draft from last year. He's not a Embree mold; he's a groundball pitcher. At least he can't be worse than Embree is now.

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i meant gonzalez is embree(ish) (albet its comparing a righty and lefty, both rely on power) and dinardo is halamamamamaam(like) junky type pitcher.

[Los Feliz Slim]

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Am I insane to think about Mesa as a closer? What about Benitez?

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i think giving up on foulke is premature

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When, then?

[sublime]

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Am I insane to think about Mesa as a closer? What about Benitez?

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i think giving up on foulke is premature

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When, then?

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soon(tomorrow?).....maybe put timlin in there....i am utterly against overpaying in trade for somebody marginally better.

[sublime]

i cant believe how bad he looks at times