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QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 04:31 PM)
Don't you think he's pretty much earned himself a set-up type role though? I kind of do. The Sox really seem to like him. I think they'll end up using him a lot more than they used Masset.

In 13 innings? He's barely earned himself a spot on the roster. Unless there's no one else available I don't want him up in those situations.

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QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 01:31 PM)
Don't you think he's pretty much earned himself a set-up type role though? I kind of do. The Sox really seem to like him. I think they'll end up using him a lot more than they used Masset.

I think they were using Masset pretty well until he started imploding at around the time they tried to increase his usage.

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QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 04:31 PM)
Don't you think he's pretty much earned himself a set-up type role though? I kind of do. The Sox really seem to like him. I think they'll end up using him a lot more than they used Masset.

nah, he's a long man. Jose and Liney take Richard and Masset's spots on the 25 man.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 03:34 PM)
I think they were using Masset pretty well until he started imploding at around the time they tried to increase his usage.

 

Which should have been a dead giveaway in hindsight that he wasn't long for Chicago. They tried both years he was up here to get him into a bigger role and he fell down on the job both times.

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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 03:45 PM)
nah, he's a long man. Jose and Liney take Richard and Masset's spots on the 25 man.

Agree, in the long term.

 

But there is still the question of what happens between now and the time that Linebrink returns. Do they just go with one less in the pen until then, with Griffey taking Masset's roster spot? Or do they call someone up (Childers, MacDougal, Russell, whomever) in the short term?

 

And for those who keep saying that MacD has been doing well lately, I am not sure where you get that idea. His last 10 appearances, he has a 5.40 ERA, a 1.97 WHIP. His Avg Against in June-July is .297, and his OBP Against is .391. He's not doing any better, he's the same MacDougal he's been all season.

 

If we call someone up for a week or two before Liney is ready, I'd like to see Childers, or Russell again.

 

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 04:33 AM)
Which should have been a dead giveaway in hindsight that he wasn't long for Chicago. They tried both years he was up here to get him into a bigger role and he fell down on the job both times.

True...but he was out of options and who would have thought some other team would be interested in him?

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 09:45 AM)
True...but he was out of options and who would have thought some other team would be interested in him?

 

Very true.

 

Remember back to spring training when everyone wanted Wasserman to come north with the team, even if it meant releasing Masset. And how ticked off people were that it seemed Massett was only on the roster because of the options situation.

 

Who would've thunk back then, that he would be part of a trade bringing Ken Griffey to the southside?

 

I think people would've been happy to get Griffey's baseball card for Masset back then.

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