Brian Anderson recalled, Reddick optioned to AAA. Anderson starting in RF today hitting 8th. This all according to @AmalieBenjamin via Twitter. Edited for
those who might somehow think it's Lars...
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BRIAN Anderson up, Reddick down.
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 Smokin Joe Wood |
BRIAN Anderson up, Reddick down. |
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Posts: 26 08/15/09 4:52 PM |
I appreciate what Josh did. I hope the next time its permanant.
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Posts: 3014 08/15/09 5:20 PM |
I just thought it was weird that Tito kept putting him at the top of the lineup, although with Drew anti-leadoff, I guess they didn't have too many other
options. He'll be back up in a couple weeks when Pawtucket's season ends. I would think with Kottaras and Baldelli both magically being healed on
September 1, they can afford to let some of the younger guys continue getting regular ABs in AAA until the regular season ends.
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Posts: 8147 08/15/09 5:23 PM Chris Hatfield |
No coincidence that Reddick was kept in Boston until now. If he's called up before 9/2, he won't burn an option this year.
This move has apparently been in the works for a bit - Anderson didn't play yesterday and didn't start on Thursday, although he was a late-game replacement. |
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Posts: 322 08/15/09 6:49 PM Veteran Member |
"No coincidence that Reddick was kept in Boston until now. If he's called up before 9/2, he won't burn an option this year." -- could I
trouble you to explain how this rule works? Thanks.
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Posts: 151 08/15/09 7:44 PM Contributing Photographer |
CBA82 wrote:Not to speak for AB, but there's some excellent information in the wiki here, not least the Player Options page, where you'll find that "Option years are not used up if the player is optioned for less than twenty total days in a given season." He wasn't on the 40-man until he was first called up 7/31, so the only part of this year he'll be "optioned" will be 8/5 and from 8/15 until he gets the (expected) call after rosters expand. Hence they should be able to keep him under 20 days. |
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Posts: 48 08/15/09 8:38 PM |
And Brian Anderson with his first K in a Red Sox uniform. (if I only knew how to mirror that K, because he went down looking)
"Hot Rods announcer just reported that the mascot, a mackerel, just ate the batboy and that now the batboy's clothes are flying out the fishes mouth.
Shouldn't that be investigated ?" LCBF
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Posts: 3339 08/15/09 9:05 PM Veteran Member |
Reddick undoubtedly left a great impression with the decision makers. During his short stay he definitely didn't look over-matched and had several fly outs
that will be HRs and 2B with the physical maturity that is going to happen naturally over the next 3 years or so. Great job Josh, looking forward to your
return.
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Posts: 8150 08/15/09 9:17 PM Chris Hatfield |
At the same time, he definitely needs some work on his approach. I could see him having a difficult time adjusting to Triple-A, not unlike Bell and Bates have
had so far, and how Wagner did before he came around some. I almost want to see him fail during his time in Pawtucket before his call-up to perhaps hammer some
lessons home.
Personally, I'm not ready to hand him a starting job next year, and would like to see him get some time in AAA. I'm sure the Red Sox feel the same way, as I believe they would have sent him down earlier otherwise (thus guaranteeing that he burn his option this year). |
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Posts: 530 08/15/09 9:18 PM Veteran Member |
Loved Reddick, but I get the feeling that this was a showcase and he will be offered for somebody this winter. (Felix, Hanley?)
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Posts: 3340 08/15/09 9:32 PM Veteran Member |
I agree that this offseason is likely to a busy one but with Bay on his last year and the Sox unlikely to offer him the years he'll want and with Drew
having only one more year, I think it's unlikely that the Sox would add a near ready outfielder. They'll deal from strength, pitching.
Agreed that Reddick is still a work in progress but his aggressive approach doesn't bother me that much because of his ability to drive pitcher's pitches, he's not swinging at bad pitches out of the strike zone, just needs a little more selectivity when the count is low. A few times in the field, he looked tentative but that will go away with experience. |
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Posts: 3015 08/15/09 9:44 PM |
This is year 3 of 5 for Drew, so he has 2 years left. I don't see the option years being that big of a deal for the Sox, I think it also has to do with
bringing in a RHH OF to platoon vs lefties with Drew. I think they went Reddick because they thought they might need more of an everyday guy than a platoon guy
(which is why they had to phantom DL Baldelli).
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Posts: 949 08/16/09 3:01 AM |
Arquimedez Bozo wrote: I agree completely with you that this was no coincidence as we know how the Sox are obsessed with roster flexibility (rightly so). It should be noted that if Reddick burns an option in 2012, something has probably gone horribly wrong with him, as I think he has shown he can be a solid contributor in the majors within 1-1.5 years. Drew's contract is up after 2011, and I would assume Reddick fills that role for 2012 if not before then. A lot can happen, but hopefully that 3rd option is irrelevant. |
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Posts: 1372 08/16/09 10:19 AM Veteran Member |
However, do the Red Sox make this move at the peril of losing one or more games while Drew is on the shelf until at least Wednesday with a groin pull? Anderson
has no stick and his defense looked a little suspect last night. Reddick is a good defensive player, with strong arm, who is a much better hitter than
Anderson. In Reddick's short stay with the Red Sox, he had one HR and two other near HR which were either just foul (against Yankees) or caught at the top
of the wall (against Rangers). Every game counts with the AL East division slipping away and the Red Sox only a half game up in the Wild Card standings.
Given the lack of offense from Varitek and Gonzalez/Green, I don't see why the Red Sox think that there is any more margin of error with their lack of
offense by sticking with Anderson vs. Reddick, even for three or four games. With the benefit of hindsight, Theo has made of number of questionable decisions
this year (signing Smoltz and Penny, not acquiring a major league shortstop when Lowrie was experiencing discomfort prior to the July 31 trading deadline) and
this appears to be the latest blunder.
Poorest spending of $3 million that I have ever seen.-fcastig 0220
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Posts: 8154 08/16/09 11:09 AM Chris Hatfield |
adiospaydro2005 wrote:Clearly the Red Sox disagree with your assessment, otherwise they'd have kept Reddick in the Majors. Reddick had a home run and two near home runs. Super. He was also hitting .188/.212/.406 and clearly isn't ready to hit at the Major League level. He struck out 9 times in 33 plate appearances. He showed an inability at times to recognize breaking pitches and showed a mediocre approach at the plate. Anderson may not be a slugger by any stretch. However, his .239/.322/.319 line in the Majors this year is better than Reddick's. He's also a fine fielder by most defensive metrics, one or two plays last night notwithstanding. |
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Posts: 2337 08/16/09 11:28 AM Chris Mellen
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Reddick butchered a couple of balls in the outfield as well the last couple of games, with one of them a key error. He's been over matched by high
fastballs and was chasing a good amount of them for his strikeouts. He needs more seasoning and it was time for him to work on some things down in AAA to ramp
into the off-season and ST next season. He projects as a better player than Brian Anderson down the line, but its hard to find how this is a blunder. Reddick
is 1 for his last 16 and has a k to walk of 9 to 1 in his short stint. The flashes of power have been excellent and exciting, but as AB said he's not
ready to consistently hit at the major league level yet.
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Posts: 1041 08/16/09 11:33 AM |
At this point, it's better to be getting Reddick consistent AB's and playing time in AAA and at the same time evaluate Anderson to see if he's a
candidate for the 4th/5th OF spot next year. Reddick misplayed a ball Friday night, Anderson (in my mind) misplayed that ball that fell in last night......so
you're going to get growing pains with either of them at this point......
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Posts: 1373 08/16/09 11:56 AM Veteran Member |
Fair points. However, I think most would agree that Anderson is the not the answer either, even for a few days. He couldn't even crack the White Sox
lineup when they were hurting for outfielders. The lack of bench strength or major league ready position players in the system continues to hurt the Red Sox
this season.
Poorest spending of $3 million that I have ever seen.-fcastig 0220
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Arquimedez Bozo |
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Posts: 8161 08/16/09 12:07 PM Chris Hatfield |
adiospaydro2005 wrote:You want a MLB-starter level replacement for a 3-5 day injury? How do you want to acquire this player? Trade Bowden? Don't forget that this is the fifth outfielder we're talking about - Baldelli is on the DL and comes off on August 21. Seriously, how far down do you expect to have "Major League ready position players"?
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Posts: 60 08/16/09 12:19 PM |
Arquimedez Bozo wrote:He hasn't played consistantly enough to see what he can truely do at the Major League level. He had some good at bats. The average is only low because he didn't get a lot of hits in the last few days. He has shown power and good plate disapline. I don't think its a bad thing to send him down to Triple A but to say he isn't ready to hit at the Major League level is a stretch to me. I suspect him back up in Septiember. |
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Posts: 8163 08/16/09 12:41 PM Chris Hatfield |
I agree he'll be back up in September. My point is that to assert that he's an obviously better offensive option at this point than Anderson is
foolish. I'll stand by my comments, but if consistency of playing time is the issue, I don't see how that changes over one, four-game stint filling in
for Drew.
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