Well, June was a rough month. We ended the month at 12-13, a game below .500 … but no AL East foe had the stones to step up and take advantage. The Sox saw a lot of people flounder: Beckett, Cora, Lowell, Schilling, Youkilis, Lugo, Wily Mo, Timlin, Varitek, Wakefield … even the advances by Drew and Crisp couldn’t overcome it. I really want to put June behind me as fast as possible, so let’s get into it…
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Boston Red Sox 2007
Month to Month: June
Batters Key: Average/On-Base Percentage/Slugging/Other Stat.
Pitchers Key: W-L or SV/IP/ERA/WHIP.
Only includes players currently on the 25-man roster.
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PLAYER |
APRIL / MAY |
JUNE |
NOTES |
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5-0 |
3-2 |
Beckett stumbled in June, but that’s okay. What made it tough to swallow is that a lot of other players stumbled. I’m not worried. |
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.360/.407/.800 |
.216/.286/.378 |
Cora returned to earth this year, but will still see ample playing time as we attempt to find a capable shortstop. |
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.235/.274/.338 |
.330/.362/.455 |
Wow. Just … wow. This is the real Coco Crisp, and jamming his finger really came at the wrong time. Hopefully he comes back without missing a beat, because a contributing Crisp would do wonders. |
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N/A |
0-0 |
Delcarmen is quickly establishing himself as one of the top options in the bullpen. Hopefully the Red Sox keep him up and move on from Timlin once the roster crunch occurs. |
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.278/.376/.392 |
.325/.404/.558 |
What a June! It almost – almost makes up for the May. Keep it up, and if we can get everyone clicking on the same cylinder, this team could be vastly dangerous. |
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Kason Gabbard |
N/A |
0-0 |
Not exactly a great start in place of Schilling (1-2, 23.1/5.79/1.41) but he’ll get another start to right the ship. Gabbard is becoming a personal favorite of mine. |
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.294/.409/.471 |
.333/.429/.778 |
Oh, what the wonders of a small sample size (17 AB) can do for Hinske’s SLG. He’s truly the last man off the bench, and he may actually be better than that. Deadline deal? |
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0-0 |
0-1 |
Lopez gave up a bit more walks this month than usual, but we knew that coming in. He’s still an important part of the bullpen, but I’m always a tad nervous when he comes in. |
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.314/.371/.547 4 HR |
.227/.271/.386 |
Lowell plummeted back to earth after two amazing months to start the year. Hopefully he can rev it back up for a hot July. |
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.256/.346/.344 |
.089/.170/.139 |
I really have no desire to comment on this player. |
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3-2 |
2-2 |
What a month! Has he arrived? Who knows, but we have now seen with our own eyes just how good Dice-K can be, and he’s on pace for 20 wins! |
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.353/.421/.706 |
.148/.207/.148 |
The tradeoff from offensive ability to defensive prowess with Wakefield has to be expected. |
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1 SV |
0 SV |
The Darkman continues his effectiveness, and is a finalist in the Final Vote for the All-Star Game. Quite a deserving candidate. |
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.297/.402/.615 |
.326/.429/.539 |
I don’t get this infatuation with his power drought. It’s still over a .500 SLG and he’s getting a lot more hits than usual. I’m not worried. At all. |
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8 SV |
6 SV |
The WEEI 850 AM signs handed out at Fenway on Sunday said “Papelbon = Game Over.”I agree. |
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Dustin Pedroia |
.182/.308/.236 |
.333/.410/.473 |
Hard to replicate his May, but his June showed that he’s certainly for real. He’s cemented himself as the second baseman for the Sox the remainder of the year … and should be for the next 15 years. |
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.172/.273/.414 |
.208/.255/.313 |
I’m a fan of Ellsbury, he’s our future. But how can Wily Mo get any decent PT if we call up Murphy and Ellsbury? Suffer on D for five days. Get Wily Mo AB. |
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0-0 |
0-1 |
Yes, Ellsbury came up on 6/30, but I thought it was too cheap to bounce Pineiro from this Month to Month. He’s remarkably consistent in his not-too-good WHIP… |
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.202/.314/.315 |
.322/.444/.494 |
Manny’s hitting for contact and on-base percentage… now he just needs to turn the light on in regards to power. |
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1-0 |
0-0 |
Timlin’s goose is cooked. Sorry Mike, but it’s quite obvious. |
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1-0 |
0-1 |
Getting the same amount of innings in June as he did in May, he coughed a little but he’s still been a trusted component of the bullpen. |
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1-2 |
2-1 |
Julian Tavarez has a 3.30 ERA? In June? Wow, talk about delivering as a fifth starter. He may just last the entire season in this role, which actually may work out well. |
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.239/.325/.358 |
.234/.322/.403 |
What happened, Jason? Right back to your April numbers. Oh well, if the trend holds, you’ll be hot in July. |
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2-3 |
3-3 |
Wakefield had a terrible month but still eked out three wins. Wakefield is naturally quite erratic as a knuckleballer, so I’m not reading much into it. |
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.291/.402/.407 |
.264/.395/.368 |
Youk coughed a bit this month. He kept his OBP more than intact, but he’s starting to look a tad lost at the plate. He didn’t impress against Eric Gagne at all. |
Manny Delcarmen 
Mike Timlin
The results of the poll:Who should we trade for? * A shortstop who breathes
36% of all votes
* Mark Buehrle
21% of all votes
* Nothing1
12% of all votes
* Brian Fuentes/Scott Linebrink (this is the winner)1
12% of all votes
* Brad Lidge
8% of all votes
* Carlos Zambrano
6% of all votes
* Andruw Jones1
4% of all votes
* Eric Gagne1
2% of all votes1 = Added by a guestNow … WHO is that shortstop? Who can we trade for that is gettable? Omar Vizquel?