Dustin Pedroia Returns To The Disabled List; Navarro Called Up
by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 3:54 PM EDT
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PrintAnd so our great (Red Sox) national nightmare continues. Dustin Pedroia will be returning to the disabled list just a few days after returning to the team.
While Pedroia says there has been no new damage to the foot, clearly he and the team are not comfortable with how far his injury has progressed, especially after being scratched from last night's lineup with a sore foot.
On a more opinionated note, I have to wonder if this is how they would have approached the situation were the playoff race closer. While risking the long-term health of a player like Dustin Pedroia is never in "the plans", there's also a sense that this is a very cautious move by the Red Sox, which perhaps they might have avoided if this were a make-or-break move for the season.
UPDATE: The Sox have called up Yamaico Navarro to replace Pedroia. Navarro was hitting .283 with three home runs in 16 games for Pawtucket before the callup. More on Navarro here at Sox Prospects. I've seen Navarro play a few times. I can't remember anything overly impressive, but it was just a few games anyway. It'll be interesting to see if his defense lives up to the hype.
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While we're dishing out disappointing news
Sorry about the slowness around here today. I’m kind of “on the DL” myself, as it were between illness and the last week before I have to move back to Wisconsin. Consider this my rehab, but I might not get back to series previews and stuff until the end of the month, and Minor Lines might be less regular (that is to say, another 2-day one isn’t out of the question).
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Not a problem. I think we'll survive.
We’ll miss ya when you are not on – but we’ll survive.
Take care of your business, Ben.
aw,
get better Ben
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 20, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
But if you were to sneeze all over the Wisconsin football team, let’s just say I wouldn’t be opposed to that Ben.
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LOL
Im a Gators fan, so I dont really care ;)
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 20, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I've actually decided to check out the Ohio State campus for a day or two.
Maybe sneak into a practice or two. Shake hands. That sort of thing…
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
can you do that to ’Bama too? ;)
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 20, 2010 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
USC please
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 20, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Ben I think there might be a career in this
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
Nah, I'm cool with Bama
And USC can’t even make it to the postseason to begin with, and everyone’s fleeing ship. Why bother?
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
kinda knew this was coming
I don’t know if it’s so much that they’re being paranoid as it was that he was really still rushing himself is my guess. It’s really the type of injury that I think at this point, only he can dictate if he’s ready to play or not.
Navarro is supposedly up for Pedroia.
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Really excited if this is the case.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 20, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe the backup of the future
If Lowrie or Scoot is gone next year
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 20, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Go back to Venethuela, Marcy.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 20, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously?
What does a guy have to do not to get the “girl’s name” moniker? I’d figure playing almost every game with dead muscles would do it.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Stop being an apologist.
You know Scutaro sucks.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 20, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Play through injury, putting up decent numbers out of the MI: Loser
Sit out injury: Pussy
Can’t win.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
True, he apparently has had minor aches and pains throughout the year.
Hate to break it to you guys but MANY veterans have to deal with this.
What next…
You guys gonna try to tell me that his mild elbow pains are the cause of him taking called third strikes right down the middle of the plate…
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 20, 2010 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not minor aches and pains
It is DEAD MUSCLE.
As for taking called strike three
Take a hittable pitch for a strike: Loser
Get out on first pitch: Impatient loser
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not BLACK and WHITE like that.
Youkilis and Drew take plenty of pitches OUTSIDE the strike zone but they don’t take pitches INSIDE the strike zone to the extent that Scutaro does.
Scutaro’s approach at the plate seems to be:
1) Get into a 2 strike count by literally not swinging at anything
2) Then, take a called third strike or hit a soft blooper into shallow RF/LF.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 20, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
The soft blooper is because of the dead muscle.
As for the plate discipline, yes, Drew and Youk take pitches outside, but not as many as Scutaro. He swings less overall, and it leads to high pitch counts and good plate appearances, even if they end with a strikeout.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
So I guess Scutaro has had the dead muscle his entire career because he has never hit for power.
I’m not hating on Scutaro’s character; he’s a great guy from what it seems.
He’s just not a good baseball player.
I’m not sure I receive flack for that whenever I mention that on this site.
If it’s okay to insult Lackey then why isn’t okay to insult Scutaro?
BTW, I take great joy in insulting both.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 20, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
hitting for power is not the only requirement of a good baseball player
and not all good baseball players hit for power.
You get flack because people disagree with you.
How about this...
And he can’t get on base either.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/split/109/sort/onBasePct/minpa/350
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 20, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
an apologist? for what?
and no I didn’t know that. Certainly he hasn’t been as good as last year, but he still has an excellent approach at the plate and has more than earned his keep at shortstop. Oh yeah, and the being injured but playing all year.
The shortstop shit show we've had goin' on here the past 7 @#$%ing years
and you’re seriously gonna crap on SCUTARO????
You must be outta yer flamin’ gourd, pal.
Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.
@#$%ing Twit: @blogtard
FWIW
The girly-name thing is irritating. Not in an "OMG, offensive!" sorta way. More like in a "Gee, Boston.com must be really slow today" sorta way.
I usually disregard it, because it isn’t all that common here and I suppose I do have to make allowances for the fact that most of the time I am dealing with a room full of guys (many of whom I find intelligent and amusing, btw). And this is the Internet, after all. But, you know, since someone else commented on it and since it is such an unfair thing to say about Scutaro, I figured it would be ok to squawk a little just this once.
I haven’t been around much lately because I’ve been a little busy with work and family, but I am still paying attention and I hope everyone has a nice weekend ;-)
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yeah that's how i feel
regardless of whether I agree with the sentiment, just people doing that annoys the crap out of me.
He has made massive strides this year.
He is nearly walking as much as strikes out, can play all 4 IF positions, and has impressive raw power.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 20, 2010 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow... so I sorta called this one as it broke.
Navarro should be interesting. We’ll see if he’s worth protecting in the Rule 5 Draft.
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That's true
Didn’t think that out fully.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
He absolutely is.
Sleeper player of the year for the Sox. Not being ready to play in the majors after a few weeks in Triple-A doesn’t counter a whole season of impressive play. 47:59 K:BB, .160 or so ISO out of a middle infielder is pretty good stuff. Especially given his age and level.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
What are his errors at this year?
Yeah, I know, errors. But when he’s got the reputation of having trouble on simple plays and making the tough one, that’s not so bad an evaluator.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's fine.
Does not speak to that past reputation.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just gonna say this.
When I look for a possible utility man, the first thing is defense. I don’t want some horrible defender that takes an all or nothing swing (Hall just happens to be having a good year). I don’t know what kind of potential this guy has in respect to being a potential starter, but I think he could be an excellent utility man in the next few years.
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 20, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Its Ben!
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 20, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
You've seen through my clever disguise!
DEREK JETER!!!
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 21, 2010 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions
plan for next year
I suppose I could see the Rays collapsing and the Sox passing them in September. But I cannot see the Sox making the World Series by beating the Rangers and Yankees.
Too many injuries.
I can...
We just all need to sing Sweet Caroline every day in the shower, wear our “lucky” Red Sox shirt every day they play.
I’ve seen us down 3 games to none and come back. TB will fade.
by ericsoderstrom on Aug 20, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
this season has been fun
We can do it!
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I dont know if this is sarcasm or not
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 20, 2010 6:25 PM EDT reply actions
How has the medical staff not been fired?
They let Ellisbury come back not once, but TWICE when he wasnt fully healed, and now Pedroia came back with even getting a simple CT scan? I mean come on, they are messing with the futures of some great ball players. Im sure they had something to do with Mike Cameron missing the season as well, it probably doesnt end there.
and there's the questionable Buchholz DL trip,
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 20, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe I didn't know the full story.
I think it was originally diagnosed as a mild sprain, and he was only supposed to have his start delayed a day or two. Buch himself said he felt like he could make his next start. Then later, his injury was diagnosed as a tear of some sorts.When it comes to the medical team, I don’t really know a lot about that, but aren’t a strain and a tear two different things. I suppose a major strain could be a tear, but I guess it could have been miss diagnosed or something. I know it was a precautionary measure, but did they really need to DL him? Also, I didn’t read every interview or medical report, so I may be missing something. Maybe he really needed to be DL’d, but as the poster above said, it just seems fishy to me.
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 21, 2010 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
oh, if I recall from what Francona said it was
a situation where they didn’t have to DL him, but they wanted to limit his innings at some point, and they preferred to do it in the middle of the year when he was sore rather than at the end down the stretch. I think it was more of a situation where they wanted to give him some time off at some point, so they DL’d him then.
OK, I didn't know that.
For me it was, “he’s on schedule to not miss a start”, then almost a week later, “Oh yeah, he’s going on the DL”.
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 21, 2010 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions
It's possible that I'm wrong
but I’m pretty sure that’s what I remember Francona saying when he went on the DL
The medical staff might be part of the problem this year
I agree 100% with bbuhl102, it’s been real confusing. Players taking forever to get back (and I know cracked ribs are tough), player being bounced around on and off the DL. I can understand some of the mid-thirties guys, but the MFY have a bunch of older players and they seem to pull it together a bit better. Has anyone checked the supply of eye of newt or toad breath down there lately, it might be expired?
by papoonforpresident on Aug 21, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I love 'em...
…but it’s time to admit the obvious.
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