I don't understand that thinking. Maybe pre-2004 but not now. 2014 was not that long ago, where the naysayers warned about "not playing anyone good" all the way through July. I know they haven't beaten any teams with a winning record yet but who cares?
Yeah that's fine, you cannot have an intelligent conversation about the Sox being 9-1 and Yanks under .500 without mentioning that its not even mid-April. Its the first thing my father-in-law from the Bronx brought up when I texted him a picture of the Green Monster, with the standings, scoreboard at 8-1 and men on 2nd & 3rd
So was I, believe me. But the earlier you get on the bandwagon, the better the ride!
Reported on WEEI that Hanley Ramirez has been designated for assignment for the purposes of trade (making room for Pedroia).
They should have tried this after his hot April start. They were never, ever going to let him get 500AB and pay him $22MM next year. Not sure how it works in terms of salary for someone picking him up, but no one is paying him anything near the salary he is contracted for this season except the team (RSox) obligated to pay it.
Ordway said that if he makes it through waivers, he becomes an unrestricted free agent and can be signed for as little as the league veteran minimum.
I think you pretty much hit all the points here. He's a Yankee-killer and that's a loss. But if he's not raking he's a massive liability at any price.
At his current contract numbers nobody is biting. Hanley can still hit and when he is hot can carry a team. It is the rest of the time that is a problem. I think he is less of a bad guy than fans think or rumblings about him from players would be public.
I haven't given up on JBJ yet. With his defense, if he can hit .260 with 15 hrs. I'll take it. I would like to see him bunt more. I think Brett Gardner is a valuable part of the Yankees team. JBJ should be able to duplicate that.
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