Yup, this is the other shoe. You wouldn't think they'd bring up Travis to play twice a week.I see that Velazquez was sent down to make room, but what is this move for? Is Hanley more banged up than I thought, so Moreland needs a better platoon partner?
...unless DD wants to showcase him for a trade, because he feels that the farm is overstocked right now.Yup, this is the other shoe. You wouldn't think they'd bring up Travis to play twice a week.
You joke, but I wouldn't be shocked to see him traded for Todd Frazier in the next couple of weeks. It would break my heart, but it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest....unless DD wants to showcase him for a trade, because he feels that the farm is overstocked right now.
I don't know. The Red Sox have no obvious 2018 first baseman. So far, the prospects he has traded away have been "blocked" in one way or another.You joke, but I wouldn't be shocked to see him traded for Todd Frazier in the next couple of weeks. It would break my heart, but it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.
On the other handYup, this is the other shoe. You wouldn't think they'd bring up Travis to play twice a week.
Is he? He's crushing LHP, but that's it.Well he is on fire. Can he play third base? (not serious)
He got off to a slow start but he's been hitting everybody in May.Is he? He's crushing LHP, but that's it.
He will not impress you with his glove work at 1B, so he'd fit right in with the butchering at 3B we've seen from the 2017 Sox.Well he is on fire. Can he play third base? (not serious)
Isn't Mitch Moreland an obvious candidate?I don't know. The Red Sox have no obvious 2018 first baseman. So far, the prospects he has traded away have been "blocked" in one way or another.
He's 12 for his last 28 (although it was mostly an 11/19 stretch over 4 games)--1 for 9 last 2.Is he? He's crushing LHP, but that's it.
Yes that appears to be the case. Same shoulder soreness that affected him since the off-season.What is it with Hanley, his shoulder?
There's no indication that the soreness is only related to throwing. Stretching, diving, reaching all could be affected.So his shoulder hurts to throw occassionally during a game ...
Farrell has said that what affects Hanley on defense doesn't carry over to offense.... but he can use it to hit 460 ft bombs? Is Hanley milking this shoulder thing?
There is no evidence to support this leap to a conclusionIs Hanley milking this shoulder thing?
Also, Hanley was a poor first baseman in 2016, and there's no reason to think that he's gotten any better upon turning 33.Yes that appears to be the case. Same shoulder soreness that affected him since the off-season.
There's no indication that the soreness is only related to throwing. Stretching, diving, reaching all could be affected.
Farrell has said that what affects Hanley on defense doesn't carry over to offense.
There is no evidence to support this leap to a conclusion
Not even him - Wright was acquired from the Indians for Lars Anderson.And without a single homegrown starter unless Wright comes back. Odd.
I think it's both shoulders. His right one & the left one he hurt slamming into the wall (which if you remember has been surgically repaired before) And while I think Hanram can dog it at times, this has clearly been an issue for him.Which shoulder is the one that bothers Hanley?
Yeah, the left one historically has been problematic, but it seems like the right one is causing more problems in 2017.I think it's both shoulders. His right one & the left one he hurt slamming into the wall (which if you remember has been surgically repaired before) And while I think Hanram can dog it at times, this has clearly been an issue for him.
I'm having just a tiny bit of trouble figuring out your position on this.Travis as Moreland's platoon mate reeks of panic and short-sightedness.
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It's a strategy I generally have littl problem with. Worry about tomorrow, tomorrow.