Bigsoxhurt35 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 09:25 PM) They're not trying to simply win the division. This was a World Series move. Their last two moves are quite frankly. Different than what the Angels have done the past 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 03:25 AM) They're not trying to simply win the division. This was a World Series move. Would they really bench Infante for Zobrist once Gordon comes back? That ironclad defense/team chemistry might take a little bit of a hit. He's gonna play leftfield now with Cain in center and Rios in right. Edited July 29, 2015 by greg775 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 09:15 PM) After reading about KC's trade ... wouldn't Zobrist have been a good guy for the Sox to acquire? He draws walks and could have played 2B and DH'ed if LaRoche continues to stink. Sox may not have been able to beat KC's offer I guess. They might not announce it, but it wouldn't be a shock to see Zobrist take over 2B after Alex Gordon comes back. It will be a bit controversial to bench Omar Infante, but Yost is going to play the player who gives him the best chance to win. The other thing to consider is it's not like Alex Rios at this stage in his career in lighting the world on fire. Rios and Infante are the ones who will lose the most playing time, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 10:15 PM) After reading about KC's trade ... wouldn't Zobrist have been a good guy for the Sox to acquire? He draws walks and could have played 2B and DH'ed if LaRoche continues to stink. Sox may not have been able to beat KC's offer I guess. No a rent of Zobrist for hopes of a 1 game playoff would not have been a good acquisition. Tulo, who cost about the same, is far superior, younger, and signed for longer, would have been better. Edited July 29, 2015 by GreenSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/70087564/v305...obar-nabs-perez Best play of the season defensively, at least from infielders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 03:33 AM) They might not announce it, but it wouldn't be a shock to see Zobrist take over 2B after Alex Gordon comes back. It will be a bit controversial to bench Omar Infante, but Yost is going to play the player who gives him the best chance to win. The other thing to consider is it's not like Alex Rios at this stage in his career in lighting the world on fire. Rios and Infante are the ones who will lose the most playing time, IMO. I just read the AP story tonight said Gordon is expected back in late September. I thought Moore said late August/early September. If Gordon comes back late September, that will be dicey. You have to give him his job back but if he hits .120 in the postseason and KC doesn't reach the Series, Moore and Ned will be blasted for playing Gordon. Allegedly it took Rios a month to get his timing back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 10:31 PM) Would they really bench Infante for Zobrist once Gordon comes back? That ironclad defense/team chemistry might take a little bit of a hit. He's gonna play leftfield now with Cain in center and Rios in right. Omar Infante has an .OPS of under .600. Ben Zobrist has put up more than 5 WAR in every season since 2011. Yes, they'll probably bench Infante. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/07/reac...st-trade-2.html Reactions to the Zobrist deal. I just read the AP story tonight said Gordon is expected back in late September. I thought Moore said late August/early September. If Gordon comes back late September, that will be dicey. You have to give him his job back but if he hits .120 in the postseason and KC doesn't reach the Series, Moore and Ned will be blasted for playing Gordon. Allegedly it took Rios a month to get his timing back. Alex Gordon has been there the longest of all their veteran guys, along with Hochevar. It's a respect issue, and also because they owe him the opportunity to prove he's healthy with free agency approaching. If they didn't play him and kept him on the bench, Moore would get blasted 10X more than he would for pushing Infante aside with Zobrist. The reality of the situation is that they'll probably send him to Arizona to work for a week or so to get his timing back, if they can't figure out a way to fit him into the end of the minor league season or possibly the playoffs (not sure which KC teams are eligible, if any). It's kind of a dicey issue to send a major league veteran to play on a AA or A+ team in the post-season, but they'll do what's best for the team and Gordon in terms of preparing him to come back as close to 100% as possible. Actually, Gordon would be given priority over Alex Rios as well...so there's just no way he will be on the bench unless he's just not ready physically, which would be very surprising for that type of injury to take longer than 2 months. Usually it's closer to six weeks. Edited July 29, 2015 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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