Red Sox Sign Ryan Shealy to Minor League Contract

by Ben Buchanan on Jun 17, 2010 12:03 PM EDT in News

A day after being released by the Rays, Ken Rosenthal reports that Ryan Shealy has signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox.

Shealy, a right-handed hitting first baseman, had a .238/.354/.512 line in Triple-A this year. His major league numbers are not particularly impressive at .271/.335/.429, but it's certainly decent for a bench bat if nothing else.

With the Triple-A first base position already filled by Lars Anderson, and the designated hitter being filled by a rotation of outfielders, playing time will be even harder to find in Pawtucket with Shealy's arrival.

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I saw he was released yesterday and thought, I wouldn’t mind if we picked this guy up and then we did. I will be projecting similar happy thoughts for the Celts all day. Does this have any implications for Lowell?

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by Rogue Nine on Jun 17, 2010 12:06 PM EDT reply actions

Eh, I don't think it has implications for Lowell.

It just reinforces that we don’t really have a need for him specifically, and that if anyone wants to pay a few mill off his contact…

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by Ben Buchanan on Jun 17, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Was Shealy ever signed/drafted previously by the Red Sox?

His name is very familiar and I’m not quite sure why…

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by Randy Booth on Jun 17, 2010 12:13 PM EDT reply actions

We were linked to him in the offseason but thats about it

But I know what you mean, the name Ryan Shealy means a lot more to me than his slash line for some reason.

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by Rogue Nine on Jun 17, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps

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by Randy Booth on Jun 17, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps Matt Sheely?

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by Ben Buchanan on Jun 17, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps

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by Randy Booth on Jun 17, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps

Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.

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by Bloggy on Jun 17, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps... not?

by AGuinness on Jun 17, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Oooooo....plot twist.

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by Bloggy on Jun 17, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

His name does sound familier to me too

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by bestbostonsports on Jun 17, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

OK where is he going to play? Who’s out on Pawtucket?

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by bestbostonsports on Jun 17, 2010 12:48 PM EDT reply actions

He has a bat in his hand.

That means he’s not a pitcher, meaning he can’t help our bullpen.

Frig. I’m looking forward to one of THEM announcements.

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by Bloggy on Jun 17, 2010 12:51 PM EDT reply actions

Me too
I really dont get this signing

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by bestbostonsports on Jun 17, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions

This reminds me of another transaction...

A once promising power hitting 1b prospect, shuffled from one club to the next, never really getting a chance to start, lands with the Sox for a minute before breaking out somewhere else. It’s… Carlos Pena. This guy could start somewhere, just not here.

by SendEmHomeKim on Jun 17, 2010 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

Pena? I wish this guy could be Pena. Doubt it. In fact, I see no place for him in Pawtucket, not to mention Boston.

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by bestbostonsports on Jun 17, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions

That's the point.

Nobody thought Pena would be Pena either.

by SendEmHomeKim on Jun 17, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions

This is true
but my question is where does Shealy play in Pawtucket, and how often?

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by bestbostonsports on Jun 17, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I think they can find him some starts.

In their last game the DH was Tug Hulett. Now I know they would be running the risk of disturbing the development of such a young up and comer, but it might be worth that risk. (I hope this comes across as all-in-good-fun teasing rather than nastily sarcastic)

by SendEmHomeKim on Jun 17, 2010 1:30 PM EDT reply actions

Wasn't Shealy a Rockies prospect at one point?

I really thought he was going to emerge as a better player. I think that I remember him being mentioned along with Adrian Gonzalez (then of the Rangers, behind Teixeira) as possible targets when Youk was playing at 3B.

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by SoxDevil on Jun 17, 2010 2:07 PM EDT reply actions