The 6 way dance between Rich Hill, Jose Mijares, Dalier Hinojosa, Chris Capuano, Fransisco Cordero and John Ely is over. The final bullpen arm is....*drumroll*...CHRIS CAPUANO. Ely, Hinojosa and Hill were opted to Triple A, Mijares was released and Cordero was offered a spot in Pawtucket but he'll have to think about it.
Rich Hill had a very stressful spring training. First he had to deal with the death of his infant child then had to run through a roadblock of relief pitchers to earn a spot, only to fall short. The double edged sword as every bullpen every year on every team goes through a period of injuries and ineffectiveness. Last year the Red Sox lost Joel Hanrahan, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller and Alex Wilson for the season while Matt Thornton pitched so badly he was left off the post-season roster (and he was signed by the Yankees in the off-season, ironic). What that means is that with Hill in Pawtucket, if and when someone gets hurt you could see him get his shot. Take away the infant child death and the same story goes for Cordero, only he had to overcome frightening injuries to get his shot. Cordero may either call it quits, accept the AAA job or sign somewhere else. Still, to have both Rich Hill and Fransisco Cordero in the Pawtucket bullpen with Matt Barnes, Allen Webster and Anthony Raunado the starters would make for a devastating, deep pitching staff.
Also, the other semi-final matchup between Grady Sizemore and Jackie Bradley Jr has been decided. In what was an ironic turnaround from last year, the unknown Sizemore blew past Bradley to earn the spot quite like Bradley did the previous season. After not having played a major league game since September 2011, Grady Sizemore will be your starting centerfielder for the Boston Red Sox. Jackie Bradley heads down to Pawtucket, hopefully to fine tune his hitting after posting a paltry .157 batting average this spring.
David Ortiz signed a contract extension to keep him around for at least 2 more years. He's 69 home runs away from 500 and is unlikely to get them, but he'll be a sure bet for the hall of fame (if he wasn't already) if he could reach that by 2016 or so.
Now onto a more serious subject. The ongoing saga on whether or not Jerry Remy should be in the broadcast booth this season following the murder of his daughter in law by his own son Jared. Some harsh language will be used shortly so if you have children reading this with you, turn their heads immediately.
.......
,,,,,,,
.......
Are they gone? Ok....to all the people protesting Jerry, FUCK YOU! Fuck each and every last one of you. He has given his heart and soul to the team both as a player and as a broadcaster since 1978. That's 36 years not counting a few years of retirement as a player before becoming a broadcaster. He has personally never committed a crime and had to beat cancer in order to regain his job a few seasons ago. He didn't kill that woman so why does he have to go? The politically correct morons that say he needs to go because it "sends a bad message" to the Martel family can go piss up a rope. This could be his only escape and as long as he doesn't get caught with drugs, or given a DUI then he has no reason to leave the broadcast booth. If there is justice in this world, Jared goes to jail for life and Jerry comes back to enjoy the World Series champion Boston Red Sox he missed last season. So to all those protesting, get off his back.
That about wraps it up. The roster is all but set and the season begins Monday in Baltimore. Jon Lester has been tapped as the starter and its time to let Basebawful begin again.
No comments:
Post a Comment