Mutiny anyone?
Kelly Stinnett caught Chacon today. I haven't heard Posada is hurt, so I'm wondering is this another pitcher who prefers to be handled by Kelly Stinnett, or maybe prefers a catcher who can actually gun down would be basestealers. Note Chacon had his first good outing of the season. Johnson pitches tomorrrow so presumably (or is it hopefully) that means Jorge sits again. Maybe they'll keep winning with good starting pitching and the staff will stage a coup de Kelly. If they're going to sit Posada, though, they ought to trade him. By the by, the Yankees first run came thanks to a Stinnett sacrifice bunt, which is just another thing he can do that Posada can't.
I've said here before I thought the Red Sox looked awfully good so far. But I also have said I didn't understand the Arroyo for Pena trade. I mean who trades a number three starter for a number five outfielder. The trade made evn less sense because evryone should have known, from his offseason and his spring, that Wells was pretty much done. Since Foulke also seems, predictably, to be done so far as closing is concerned, the Sox find themselves down at least one starter, and this before either Beckett or Schilling takes a hiatus.
If that trade was self-evidently stupid, another trade that seemed brilliant at the time may be coming back to haunt the boy-genius as well. Granted on paper, getting Loretta for Mirabelli seems like stealing, and the Padres have hardlyly benefited from the exchange. But Loretta looks like he's a less consistent hitter with a more pop than Graffanino and a comparable glove. In other words, he's not really an upgrade over what they already had. Meanwhile, Josh Bard, the new designated catcher for Wakefield is just terrible. By April 20, he had as many passed balls as Mirabelli had all last year, and they have been costly at that. In addition, Mirabelli could spell Varitek every fifth day without too much of an offensive drop-off. Bard ain't hitting his weight. It's nice to know that even "smart" deals can turn out badly since Cashman doesn't make many.
I've said here before I thought the Red Sox looked awfully good so far. But I also have said I didn't understand the Arroyo for Pena trade. I mean who trades a number three starter for a number five outfielder. The trade made evn less sense because evryone should have known, from his offseason and his spring, that Wells was pretty much done. Since Foulke also seems, predictably, to be done so far as closing is concerned, the Sox find themselves down at least one starter, and this before either Beckett or Schilling takes a hiatus.
If that trade was self-evidently stupid, another trade that seemed brilliant at the time may be coming back to haunt the boy-genius as well. Granted on paper, getting Loretta for Mirabelli seems like stealing, and the Padres have hardlyly benefited from the exchange. But Loretta looks like he's a less consistent hitter with a more pop than Graffanino and a comparable glove. In other words, he's not really an upgrade over what they already had. Meanwhile, Josh Bard, the new designated catcher for Wakefield is just terrible. By April 20, he had as many passed balls as Mirabelli had all last year, and they have been costly at that. In addition, Mirabelli could spell Varitek every fifth day without too much of an offensive drop-off. Bard ain't hitting his weight. It's nice to know that even "smart" deals can turn out badly since Cashman doesn't make many.
posted by joe valente | 12:05 AM
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Completely agree with you about Arroyo, and the stuff on Pavano is hysterical. But I really do think Wells is done this time, and what's more to the point, Wells does too. On the other hand, call me a dreamer, the worst of insults, but I'm still holding out hope that Pavano will return in May and be a solid number 4 starter.
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