A 16-11 swing has left the Sox in second place to start July, behind the surprising Tampa Bay Rays. Today comes the hated, the vaunted meek New York Yankees. Let’s kick butt and take names! Let’s take a glance back at the month that was… To the Fire Branders: who on this table do you think will not be on the July month to month, and why? Who will be on the August table? Why? Click “read more” to check out the Month to Month…
Month to Month: June
Batters Key: Average/On-Base Percentage/Slugging/Other Stat.
Pitchers Key: W-L or Saves/IP/ERA/WHIP.
April numbers do not include March
Only includes the significant players that played in the month. Notables listed at end of table.
| PLAYER |
2008 to date |
JUNE |
NOTES |
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12.0/3.75/1.67 |
10.2/3.38/1.31 |
Aardsma has continued to throw up the stats and done a great job blowing the ball past hitters. Walks are still a concern. |
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26.1/4.10/0.95 |
2-1 |
Beckett is finally rounding into form to be the Cy Young contender we all thought he could be. He probably won’t get it, but he’s back to being an ace. |
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.353/.431/.471 |
.375/.394/.469 |
Gee, you don’t think the Mariners or Mets are kicking themselves right now? Delgado and Sexson are sinkholes. Meanwhile, Boston’s sitting pretty. |
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.323/.371/.419 |
.115/.233/.269 |
Cash finally hit his first homer of the year but otherwise hit like he always has in his career. Big surprise. |
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1.0/1.0/1.0 |
.190/.292/.333 |
He’s barely playing (55 AB to date) and that has to be a contributing factor to his streaky hitting. |
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.291/.310/.354 |
.310/.359/.521 |
Crisp enjoyed a fine June and if he can keep it up in July, may force the White Sox or Cubs to make a deal on the Sox’s terms. |
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10.2/6.75/1.50 |
12.0/2.25/0/75 |
It’s about time the numbers started to represent who MDC really is. He’s slowly become a more utilized weapon, especially with Okajima’s downfall. |
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.269/.376/.410 |
.337/.462/.848 |
Okay, whoa, where did that come from? His obscene hitting netted him the Player of the Month Award and has vaulted himself into MVP consideration. |
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.282/.402/.451 |
.245/.265/.327 |
When a hitter starts experiencing pressure to hit, what does he do? Hack more. He needs to wait for his pitch, and he’s off to a good start in July. |
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35.2/3.79/1.49 |
3-0 |
It’s been a quick ascension to the throne for Lester and his starts are now “buzz” worthy. |
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9.0/5.00/1.67 |
12.0/0.75/1.17 |
Lopez is having a fine year and seems to be maturing. His walks are down and he holds lefties to a .222 average, but has walked 10 lefties as opposed to 3 righties. |
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.138/.219/.172 |
.351/.425/.608 |
Well, the rest in April seems to be suiting him just fine as he’s having a similar year to last year. |
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.267/.305/.300 |
.260/.372/.377 |
Yes, he gets on base at a better clip than the hallowed Derek Jeter. I still tire of the DPs and FCs. |
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30.2/2.35/1.04 |
1-1 |
A bit of a rude re-introduction, no? |
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1.2/5.40/1.20 |
12.1/2.92/1.46 |
I’m not exactly sold on Hansen just yet because he’s still walking people at a healthy clip, but he’s settled into a solid middleman. |
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6.0/1.50/1.00 |
3-2 |
Masterson has shown that he struggles a bit against lefties but still has to be pleased with his output so far. Tito is leery of his innings pitched, so he’s gonna get demoted soon. |
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.333/.333/.333 |
.222/.310/.306 |
Moss has started getting extended playing time thanks to injuries and suspensions. It’s still yet early, but he still has an adjustment period to work through. |
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9.1/0.96/1.07 |
9.1/9.64/2.57 |
Ay yi yi, what can be said? Hitters tee off his “batting practice” fastball and something is wrong. But what? |
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12.0/1.50/0.58 |
8 SV |
Paps has an even 2.00 ERA through June. He’s got an impressive 24 saves (pacing 48) and shows no sign of slowing down. |
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.306/.352/.423 |
.356/.407/.545 |
Just goes to show you how streaky ballplayers are. D-Ped has quieted all whispers about him, wouldn’t you say? |
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Manny Ramirez |
.344/.417/.594 |
.286/.394/.536 |
A lot’s been going on lately with Manny. He’s in a slump and he uncharacteristically has gone after two people (Youkilis, McCormick) now. |
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N/A |
6.1/2.84/1.11 |
The 27-year old rookie is certainly impressing in the early going. He won’t stick all month, but he’s held his own. All but one out has been pitched at Fenway. |
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.273/.324/.485 |
.122/.205/.176 |
I can’t muster up the strength to comment on what he did in June. |
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31.0/4.06/1.48 |
2-1 |
Wake’s having yet another solid year. The ageless wonder — how much more does he have left? |
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.316/.391/.495 |
.337/.415/.554 |
We get it, Youk. You’re good in the first half. Now show me the second. |
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An unrelated note: according to RotoWorld, Timlin will be activated prior to tonight’s game. Chris Smith is expected to return to Pawtucket. My question here is: if Smith didn’t pitch yesterday, why is he the one going down? I thought the goal here was to get an extra rested reliever…we’re just trading one for another, and we can’t even be certain that we’re getting the better one of the two. This probably means that Masterson will indeed start against the Yankees on Saturday, even though Buchholz has pitched well in AAA.
In terms of the month-to-month, I think Brandon Moss will be traded before the end of the month, as part of a package either for bullpen help, or depth somewhere else. My guess (hope?) is that Buchholz will be on the August edition, and hopefully Colon as well.
Wait, we’re bringing back Timlin in time to face the Yankees?
Have we lost our minds?
apparently we did, how are they going to start Masterson and his flat pitches against lefties against the Yankee lineup in that toilet is beyond me.
and what is Hansen still doing up here, he has not shown anything, his command is as erratic as ever and i don’t know if that will ever change, he is not a major league reliever by any means.
I really thought Clay was going to get the nod, but in some ways it makes sense to keep him out of the toilet for his comeback appearance. I hope Masterson doesn’t get roughed up for the sake of his pride, but it gives him a chance to go out on a high note.
Why Lowrie isn’t up is beyond me. With Crisp back, Moss should go back to Pawtucket with Hansen, Smith sticking around and good old Timlin coming back.
And I agree with Daniel regarding Moss. I like him quite a bit, but he’s going to get Murphyed in the next few weeks.
Or is that Gabbarded? Should we deal Cora for a ptbn to give Lowrie a shot?
I don’t think we should trade Cora to get Lowrie up to the big leagues, unless that’s going to mean a heck of a lot more playing time than Cora’s gotten. Lowrie needs to be in the lineup everyday, and he’s better off at AAA unless we have an everyday opening in the majors.
That said, I wouldn’t be opposed to installing Lowrie as our everyday shortstop. But there’s no way that’s going to happen unless Lugo either gets stuck in Tunisia or punches Tito in a clubhouse brawl. Can we get working on making one of those happen, pronto?
We are surely working up to some kind of trade, hopefully for a dynomite RP. I agree with Daniel that we don’t want Lowrie to replace Cora, and that Lowrie needs daily play to learn his craft. We need Cora to mentor Lowrie, and do well off the bench. Tonight, Julio cost us a DP, hit into another DP, and was the only Sox not to get a hit. I cheered when he actually lofted the ball to LF for a SF. He will never be happy in Boston. So, it’s Julio young Jed would replace.
I also agree that Brandon Moss is being showcased for that trade, but his progression with Murph through MiLB, I think, shows Moss will be a better hitter with similar glove. He is a solid trade chip we should part with reluctantly, but he deserves a full time job.
I can’t believe Masterson is going to pitch Sat. After these guys get beat up by Beckett, who probably will go for the jugular after what Lester did, they will be ready to explode on Saturday. Maybe it wise to shield Buchholz from this, but maybe Clay would be more prepared for this.
F-Lugo is undealable. I would love to keep Cora around, but for roster space and the reality of F-Lugo’s contract, maybe we can call The Young Jedowain up and have him mentor the one whose name I will not mention again in this post. For me, if Cora is going away it’s to promote Lowrie to the primary starting role, occasionally spelling the Pedroia.
Cora deserves better than wilting on our bench. If he could offer some relief from the pen, keep him around. He can’t (to my knowledge) play the loogy and should be cut loose for some A ball prospect or goodwill with another GM. Hopefully he comes back to assume a coaching role in the future.