NYY | 55-52
1. Gardner, LF
2. Jeter, SS
3. Ellsbury, CF
4. Teixeira, 1B
5. Beltran, DH
6. McCann, CA
7. Headley, 3B
8. Drew, 2B
9. Suzuki, RF
SP Chris Capuano (1-1) 4.30 ERA / 1.54 WHIP
vs.
SP Anthony Ranaudo (0-0) 0.00 ERA / 0.00 WHIP
1. Holt, RF
2. Pedroia, 2B
3. Ortiz, DH
4. Napoli, 1B
5. Craig, LF
6. Bogaerts, SS
7. Middlebrooks, 3B
8. Ross, CA
9. Betts, CF
BOS | 48-60
Anthony Ranaudo is making his major league debut tonight, one of the bevy of young arms at the top of the system the Sox will be using the rest of the way to gauge their major league future. In 119 innings in AAA this year he's 12-4 with a 2.41 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 99 strikeouts to 49 walks. Fastball sits low 90s and can reach mid 90s, best pitch is a plus curve and this year he's dropped the changeup for a slider which has markedly improved his minor league numbers.
Yeah, we know. Papi was on record crying about it to anyone that would listen recently. Cespedes is gonna likely need a month to recover
I actually disagree with your premise. It's generally length of contracts as opposed to numbers. Further, I saw an article today about long-term contracts (5,6,7 years) for over-30 pitchers. In almost very case, the team lost our over the life of Ty contract in terms of results. That even includes Verlander and Cliff Lee. So I'm actually okay with the principle. Now, whether Lester breaks the pattern and whether it's a poor idea to be inflexible in the philosophy is a good question.