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Burger Called Up, Eaton Activated, Burdi/Yermin Optioned


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Burger is going to get some at bats with the Yermin move. Hopefully Yermin takes this well - gets to work on some of the parts of the game that has gotten taken advantage of at the big league level and can make it back up and stick this next time.  He clearly can hit and I don't think his hot streak was a total fluke - but he won't with the level of at bats he was having for the past month plus.  

I do thank him for the April.  

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1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

Like I said in the other thread, it looks like Yermin was starting to get it back, but the need for healthy position players was too much with the injured, plus the walking injured on this team.  Need some people who can field a position.

This - he finally started to have better at bats. The worse part of Yermin's slump - he was just getting himself out, like really really bad.  League adjusted and he just didn't adjust back - but I don't think it is a physical / tools issue - it just took him too long to get himself back.  He's got to go down to AAA and just really work on those things and he'll get another shot. 

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Just now, Chisoxfn said:

This - he finally started to have better at bats. The worse part of Yermin's slump - he was just getting himself out, like really really bad.  League adjusted and he just didn't adjust back - but I don't think it is a physical / tools issue - it just took him too long to get himself back.  He's got to go down to AAA and just really work on those things and he'll get another shot. 

Hopefully he takes this a cue to work on his defense at catcher.  If he could catch, he'd still be on this roster.

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2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Hopefully he takes this a cue to work on his defense at catcher.  If he could catch, he'd still be on this roster.

This - I figure he'll get quite a bit of opportunities behind the plate and at 1B.  If you are only a bat with no ability to play in the field - you really have to RAKE to stick.  

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Just now, Chisoxfn said:

This - I figure he'll get quite a bit of opportunities behind the plate and at 1B.  If you are only a bat with no ability to play in the field - you really have to RAKE to stick.  

And with Moncada, Jose, Leury, and Billy H all nursing injuries (at least) on the active roster, you can't carry a guy like that right now.

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2 minutes ago, The Kids Can Play said:

I just hope Burdi can get his act together. You hate to see a former #1 pick with potential be a bum. Yermin needs to lose weight and get in better shape and work on his catching skills, if he wants to ever come up again. 

Burdi wasn't a first round pick. He was a compensation round pick. Collins was the Sox first round pick that year. 

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16 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Like I said in the other thread, it looks like Yermin was starting to get it back, but the need for healthy position players was too much with the injured, plus the walking injured on this team.  Need some people who can field a position.

Let Yermin go get his swing back in AAA. 100% the right move. 

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16 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said:

This - he finally started to have better at bats. The worse part of Yermin's slump - he was just getting himself out, like really really bad.  League adjusted and he just didn't adjust back - but I don't think it is a physical / tools issue - it just took him too long to get himself back.  He's got to go down to AAA and just really work on those things and he'll get another shot. 

I think this has less to do with his bat and more to do with the idea that he can't play the field and has no defensive versatility.  We have enough guys, more then enough, that we can plug in at DH.

I'm glad to see Eaton back, only if we are going to get the Eaton of April.

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