The Red Sox have placed outfielder/first baseman Mark Kotsay on waivers this afternoon. If he is not claimed within 48 hours, the club can either release him outright or send him to the minor leagues.
Kotsay has played 27 games this season, with one home run and five RBIs.
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Posts: 14972 07/24/09 2:51 PM Jonathan |
I'll be there, watching the Sox representation of mid-rotation starters. -TheGoldenGreek33 on Casey Kelly
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Posts: 143 07/24/09 2:54 PM Veteran Member |
I'm guessing he'll clear wavier.
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Posts: 127 07/24/09 3:32 PM |
alnipper wrote:He's owed, what, $600,000 for the rest of the year? There's probably a team that has a use for him. |
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Posts: 60 07/24/09 5:06 PM |
I'm still curious what would happen if either Ellsbury or Drew go on the DL. I assume Baldelli can't play full time, and I don't see anyone else
who wouldn't be a problem either in the field or at the plate. If the answer is Reddick, it seems like it he should have been promoted 3 weeks ago. Other
than hoping that Kotsay clears waivers, what's the contingency plan here?
Edit: Massarotti says Nick Green is the fifth outfielder, so maybe he and Baldelli would share time? Or they could call up Carter or Bates to get some starts in right, with Green as a defensive replacement? All unappealing propositions, if you ask me.
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Posts: 128 07/24/09 5:16 PM |
Oz43 wrote: Baldelli can play at least a few games consecutively. Drew plays an adequate centerfield, if need be. If Ellsbury is going to be out for a few days, they could call up one of the corner outfielders from Pawtucket and put Drew in center. Reddick, even though he's at AA, probably isn't going to hit any worse than Kotsay was anyway. And, if it comes down to it, and it's after the trade deadline, we might be able to trade for a AAAA centerfielder via the waiver wire. Edit: And as you noted, Nick Green is the emergency backup. In AAA, Green has played 23 games in LF, 8 games in RF, and 1 game in CF, plus 5 games simply listed as "OF".
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Posts: 457 07/24/09 5:19 PM Veteran Member |
I like Kotsay. He looked pretty bad the last game.
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Posts: 245 07/24/09 5:23 PM |
Massarotti says Nick Green is the fifth outfielder, so maybe he and Baldelli would share time? Or they could call up Carter or Bates to get some starts in right, with Green as a defensive replacement? All unappealing propositions, if you ask me. Might as well call up Bailey/carter/Duncan, or preferably Bates if they have an injury to a corner OF, would do just as good with the bat compared to Kotsay. I would hope they would consider calling up Reddick from AA and maybe they would consider it if Ellsbury would miss a few games to play CF. Really hope that Francona finally gets over his love affair with certain players now, this Kotsay "fling" of his should have never, ever happened to start with. Bring Casey back and the Sox have the LH bat from the start, instead of doing without until the end of July. |
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Posts: 30 07/24/09 5:39 PM |
I might have missed it, but i didn't see this correction made yet. Kotsay was designated for assignment, not waived.
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Posts: 7726 07/24/09 5:43 PM Chris Hatfield |
gfur732 wrote:I'm not so sure if this is a correction or just a differing report from what Boston.com has.
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Yirmiyahu |
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Posts: 130 07/24/09 5:47 PM |
Arquimedez Bozo wrote:Differing report. Nick Cafardo is saying he was placed on waivers. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/07/sox_waive_kotsa.html |
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Posts: 107 07/24/09 7:52 PM Veteran Member |
If Jacoby goes down for the year what are people's thoughts on Josh Reddick as a CF option?
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Posts: 1318 07/24/09 9:28 PM Veteran Member |
cfd730 wrote: I think that Jacoby better not go down for the year.
"Jonathan Papelbon, not wasting any time, going to his bread and butter there, and that's the
cheese."- Buck Martinez
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Posts: 10 07/24/09 10:12 PM |
FenwayTheHardWay wrote: I hope to god that you just knocked on wood. Big win tonight, no need for Kotsay really now that LaRoche can sorta handle 1B duties. Don't forget that Youk has been known to play a solid emergency OF. Damn he's so good. |
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Posts: 629 07/24/09 11:49 PM |
It is my understanding that Kotsay cannot be outrighted to minors without his consent. If he clears waivers, he has the choice to become a free agent.
Veterans' consent "If a player has 5 years of major-league service, he may not be assigned to a minor-league team without his consent, regardless of whether he has already been outrighted once, even if he clears waivers. If the player withholds consent, the team must either release him or keep him on the major league roster. In either case, the player must continue to be paid under the terms of his contract. If he is released and signs with a new team, his previous team must pay the difference in salary between the two contracts if the previous contract called for a greater salary." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_transactions#Waivers |
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Posts: 630 07/24/09 11:53 PM |
"waived", "designated for assignment" .... After he was designated for assignment, he was put on waivers.
After the DFA, can they delay putting him on waivers for a few days if they so choose? I do not know. Waivers is a 48-hour process. Of course, after he clears waivers, they can trade him. |
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Posts: 23 07/25/09 2:17 PM |
i think we are going to trade for a outfielder
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Posts: 7744 07/25/09 4:01 PM Chris Hatfield |
Ellsbury46, I'm going to ask one more time - capitalization, punctuation, and explain yourself.
What makes you think the Sox are trading for an outfielder? You think it's worth it to them to give up something for a fifth outfielder, or do you think that one of Bay, Ellsbury, or Drew is getting replaced?
"they should go to soxprospect so that BOZO THE CLOWN and the rest of THE WANTS TO BE will give you some information" - A SoxProspects.com
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"Most people in my country say who the f*ck is dusty Brown and Who are the Pawsox you freak and what does hit 270 mean" - LondonSox |
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Posts: 88 07/25/09 4:57 PM |
Ellsbury for Sizemore straight up!
I'm kidding, of course, but thoughts of Sizemore in the team are just AWESOME. |
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Posts: 3300 07/25/09 5:46 PM Veteran Member |
We should all take a moment to reflect on all that Mark has done for the Red Sox.
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Posts: 89 07/25/09 5:51 PM |
Now I'm going to have to take a moment to reflect on A LOT OF STUFF. Thanks there, man.
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Posts: 632 07/25/09 10:42 PM |
It is reasonable to think Sox will add another centerfielder to AAA, as Sox will attempt to upgrade over Bubba Bell, Reddick, & Guzman. Remember, deadline
of 9/1 (in the organization) to be postseason eligible. They are a little thin right now with centerfielders. (Van Every hasn't been replaced.)
They just traded for another outfielder, Duncan. It is just that he isn't a centerfielder. |
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