August 10, 201510 yr He has a good history of success. If he gets released, he'd be a good roster option for the team.
August 10, 201510 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 11:05 AM) He has a good history of success. If he gets released, he'd be a good roster option for the team. No reason to for either party really.
August 10, 201510 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 11:06 AM) No reason to for either party really. Only reason really would be to help our place in the standings for a better draft pick.
August 10, 201510 yr QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 02:16 PM) Only reason really would be to help our place in the standings for a better draft pick. I can't see Masterson wanting to come here, if he has a choice. Maybe at the start of 2016, but right now it doesn't really make sense. With us he has no chance at starting. It isn't often you can say "worse than Danks" and it be true...
August 10, 201510 yr He has a good history of success. If he gets released, he'd be a good roster option for the team. He's so good, he got DFA'd by the worst team in the AL.
August 10, 201510 yr Author QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) He's so good, he got DFA'd by the worst team in the AL. Boston just has a worse record. The WSox have the worst run differential in the AL (second worst in MLB) and have less talent overall.
August 10, 201510 yr He's lost 4.5-5 MPH off his fastball, sinker and slider since his last good season in 2013.
August 11, 201510 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 03:27 PM) Boston just has a worse record. The WSox have the worst run differential in the AL (second worst in MLB) and have less talent overall. Run differential is irrelevant. We have lost many games 10-1, 9-2, etc. Our wins tend to be more of the 5-2 variety. Our run differential is very skewed due to our blowout losses.
August 11, 201510 yr QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 09:59 PM) Run differential is irrelevant. We have lost many games 10-1, 9-2, etc. Our wins tend to be more of the 5-2 variety. Our run differential is very skewed due to our blowout losses. Exactly. You can't have it both ways. If run differential says the Sox have the least talent in the league, then you shouldn't complain about the manager if they are winning more games than they "should". If you're a run differential person, you should want to sign Robin to a lifetime contract.
August 11, 201510 yr Author QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 10:05 AM) Exactly. You can't have it both ways. If run differential says the Sox have the least talent in the league, then you shouldn't complain about the manager if they are winning more games than they "should". If you're a run differential person, you should want to sign Robin to a lifetime contract. I haven't complained about the management. I'm saying that the roster is poor and Boston is a better franchise because they have more talent. If you want to get technical, yes, Boston has the worst record in the AL right now. If you want to look down the road from now to next year, the WSox (or Cle) are the worst team in the AL.
August 11, 201510 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 09:05 AM) Exactly. You can't have it both ways. If run differential says the Sox have the least talent in the league, then you shouldn't complain about the manager if they are winning more games than they "should". If you're a run differential person, you should want to sign Robin to a lifetime contract. I haven't seen a single person say anything about Robin in this thread
August 11, 201510 yr I would have taken Masterson at the beginning of the year as a reclamation project/ placeholder for Rodon but he has gotten worse in Boston so no thanks.
August 11, 201510 yr QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 02:19 PM) I would have taken Masterson at the beginning of the year as a reclamation project/ placeholder for Rodon but he has gotten worse in Boston so no thanks. I would have brought him to camp on a minor league deal, or on a deal worth a million or two. When Boston signed him to $9.5 million deal, I lost interest.
August 11, 201510 yr If Boston is getting rid of him, then no thanks! Carry on Wayne. Carry on Garth.
August 11, 201510 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 12:24 PM) I would have brought him to camp on a minor league deal, or on a deal worth a million or two. When Boston signed him to $9.5 million deal, I lost interest. There was a lot of interest in Masterson on this site in the past off season. Boston hands out some stupid contracts. A fool and his money are soon parted but there's just more for those fools to spend. Despite the bad year they will just spend their way back into contention getting some other dumb GM to take their baggage at half price.
August 19, 201510 yr Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 1h1 hour ago And on the day Dave Dombrowski arrives, the #RedSox admit blowing $9.5 million on FA Justin Masterson, and release him.
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