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snepp Ft Myers Mighty Mussels

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I think playing in Fenway had more to do with Ortiz than possible juicing. I mean look how Mo Vaughn did when he left Fenway and landed in Anaheim. I think big left-handed bombers can put together Hall of Fame careers turning out side fastballs into doubles off the wall in Boston. Anywhere else they are fly balls.

 

His .900 OPS on the road while with the Red Sox wasn't too shabby.

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I think, clearly, he doesn't fit the roster barring some last minute injury. This is clearly a sign the team likes him enough to want to keep him around just in case. He will be waived, hopefully clear, and be sent to Rochester if he does.

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He wasn't going to take Polanco or Sano's PAs. He was going to get ~200 PAs either way.

Don't think that was the point of the poster. They needed a 40 man spot to add Cave. They decided to get rid of Vargas to gain that 40 man spot. If they had found out about Polanco earlier, Cave could have taking Polanco's 40 man spot and no one would have been waived in the first place, at least at that exact moment. 

 

They may still end up waiving him again, but the decision to waive him would have been delayed until now or whenever they decide to get rid of him again.

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Don't think that was the point of the poster. They needed a 40 man spot to add Cave. They decided to get rid of Vargas to gain that 40 man spot. If they had found out about Polanco earlier, Cave could have taking Polanco's 40 man spot and no one would have been waived in the first place, at least at that exact moment.

 

They may still end up waiving him again, but the decision to waive him would have been delayed until now or whenever they decide to get rid of him again.

Ah, yeah I misunderstood. I thought the poster meant the context changed in regards to his chance to play more.

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Gleeman has pointed out multiple times that Oritz numbers especially if he was played more were sustainable and in todays world would have projected him as a future great player.  Just with his Twins numbers.  Our coach and FO didn't want to pay the 2 million to keep him.  Thats on them.

 

Gleeman has also pointed out that Vargas pro numbers are replacement level or below no matter how you look at it.  Obviously I agree.  Vargas is barely a MLB level player.

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Yup. Cleared waivers; out righted to Rochester. He apparently doesn't have the right to refuse the assignment. No big surprise. Still curious to see if both Grossman and Granite make the opening day 25 man roster. 

I think Grossman is a lock and the final spot is down to Granite or LaMarre. I think we should be learning the winner of that spot very soon now...

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