Why are we even giving this guy the time of day? He turns literally anything into the worst case scenario without any facts to back it up. He’s the same guy who was 100% certain that Tim Anderson tore his ACL when he got injured in Boston last year.
The Sox would be better off carrying a guy like James Beard who can wreck havoc on the bases if nothing else than having a bum like Detwiler on the team.
If guys like Madrigal and Kopech only have to be in the “minors” for 10 days to get the extra year of control, then I’d absolutely keep them down for a bit. The Sox can survive with Leury at 2nd base for a week and a half and Kopech might not be needed right away.
Not to be a downer, but is anyone else concerned that the season might be postponed again once games start if a number of players/coaches end up getting sick?
I just don’t know how they would be able to do it from a logistical standpoint. They could obviously spread people out in terms of where they sit, but what about the big groups of people congregating when the gates open? Or when everyone leaves after the game?
I mean chances are that none of these guys will ever amount to anything, but it’s frustrating to me in the sense that there has to be young talent out there that is worthy of being signed, and yet the Sox are doing nothing.
Sadly I don’t see the Sox getting that many free agents in this set up. Most likely guys will either go to rebuilding teams where they have a better chance of moving through the system or the big name teams like the Yankees or Red Sox.
Isn’t the fact that he didn’t use a breaking ball much in high school a good thing? I’m no expert but I’ve heard that throwing a lot of breaking balls at a young age can be detrimental for pitchers. We also have the advantage that Kelley wasn’t used and abused by his high school coach because of the pandemic.