Jose Abreu Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Jones thinks he's hurt, got checked after game and will be re-evaluated tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 QUOTE (BaconOnAStick @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 05:23 PM) Expand on that please? He already has blown a save for Arizona. It'll happen. He gave up a homer to one of the best hitters in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Apparently there were 6 blown saves league-wide on Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 The bullpen has been bad 2 games, and the Sox won one of them. No reason to fret yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconOnAStick Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I'm not blaming this on giving up Addison Reed, we got something decent in return and our bullpen issues are a lot deeper than just the closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Like I said in the other thread, this is the bullpen you expect for a rebuilding team. Rookies and retreads with weaknesses. Some of them will step up and some won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 You know what this bullpen needs?? The Rod!! Dylan Axelrod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 It can only get better. We've only seen three games fellas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 05:57 PM) Well now we know Nate Jones problem....injury from spring training came back Put him on DL and call up Guerra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanne Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 On a positive note...Webb looks pretty damn good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I have to keep reminding myself that this is a rebuilding year and that Hahn is going to try and extract value out of these vets at the deadline. Hopefully they find another scrap heap high leverage arm in Cleto that would be nice. As for jones if hes pitching hurt its understandable why he hasn't been himself these past two games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 07:24 PM) On a positive note...Webb looks pretty damn good! Webb is a stud. Obviously it's just 1 game and 1 series but I wish that Webb was the closer. He's going to be the closer eventually. No better time than now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 06:50 PM) You know what this bullpen needs?? More cowbell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 07:50 PM) Webb is a stud. Obviously it's just 1 game and 1 series but I wish that Webb was the closer. He's going to be the closer eventually. No better time than now. If Lindstrom looks like his career numbers in SV/SVO over the next two months, that's exactly what you will see...especially if Belisario and Jones aren't getting the job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 11:47 PM) Like I said in the other thread, this is the bullpen you expect for a rebuilding team. Rookies and retreads with weaknesses. Some of them will step up and some won't. Why is that, though? Baseball has become a game where the bullpen is more vital than ever before. Why would the Sox put together such a bad bullpen when the team has improved in many other areas? It's like we want to make sure we lose (for draft picks) but look exciting doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDo Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 12:33 AM) Why is that, though? Baseball has become a game where the bullpen is more vital than ever before. Why would the Sox put together such a bad bullpen when the team has improved in many other areas? It's like we want to make sure we lose (for draft picks) but look exciting doing it. Because you don't spend unnecessary resources on parts that won't be there when the winning seasons do arrive, and it's impossible to project a bullpen past one year so why try this year when you project a solely developmental season anyway? Your best bet is to pick up people with little risk and trade the ones that pan out to further increase the talent level of your club in more sustainable ways. Edited April 4, 2014 by ScottyDo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 05:35 AM) Because you don't spend unnecessary resources on parts that won't be there when the winning seasons do arrive, and it's impossible to project a bullpen past one year so why try this year when you project a solely developmental season anyway? Your best bet is to pick up people with little risk and trade the ones that pan out to further increase the talent level of your club in more sustainable ways. Makes sense. I hope the bullpen isn't so bad, though, that it is incapable of closing out the games we have a one or two run lead in the 6th/7th. With no closer candidate (except Webb?) we might lose even more than 99 games. Last year we had a fairly decent closer and still lost 99. I guess it's all up to Nate and Lindstrom. If they are abysmal our pen has no chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 This pen is a dumpster fire. Poor Quintana has 18 no decisions including last year. f***ing travesty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 06:19 PM) I just have two words. Addison. Reed. For what? Expanding our lead in worst bullpen ERA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Game 3 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 07:49 AM) Game 3 lol This.....At least on paper I thought this bullpen would be rather good. I mean hell, they were so "stacked" that they had to send down Jake Petricka and Javy Guerra. I'm certainly less optimistic now, but I think they'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harfman77 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 The pen is a work in progress as most expected it would be. I think it will be a very good pen when we get deeper into the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (scs787 @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 08:38 AM) This.....At least on paper I thought this bullpen would be rather good. I mean hell, they were so "stacked" that they had to send down Jake Petricka and Javy Guerra. I'm certainly less optimistic now, but I think they'll be fine. Guerra was just cut by the Dodgers and no one else in all of MLB felt he was worth a spot on their 25 man roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 02:57 PM) Guerra was just cut by the Dodgers and no one else in all of MLB felt he was worth a spot on their 25 man roster. southsider2k5 is spot on plus what did we get to see of Guerra in ST anyway? How do we know how effective he can or would be? We are three games into the season and already raising these kinds of questions? Let's give the Ventura, Cooper and Hahn plan a bit of a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 12:49 PM) Game 3 lol I have my posting faults, but I don't flood the board with the "it's early" stuff. Most of us who complain realize it's early in the season. We'd just like to see the team avoid early meltdowns and huge ruts like players starting 1 for 20 and blowing games against teams like the Twins where it looks like we stole the game to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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