bullard21k said:
HarryRocket said:
bullard21k said:
linkdude said:
Couple of thoughts.
If yuli is hurt badly enough he can't play today/tomm I'd drop him from the roster and bring up C Lee as emergency catcher and let Vasquez either DH or play 1B
Yuli DH and Mancini 1B sounds like a probable option. Diaz playing first and Mancini DH probably isn't off the table either
If you DH Vasquez, you can never Pinch run for maldy. Ever. You can't put a inexperienced catcher in that position
That's not a good enough reason to keep Vasquez on the bench in a game clinching situation. The guy has played in a ton of massive post season games for the red soxs and won a ring.
Without yuli we need some dudes who can swing the bat. Have we pitch run for maldy all post season?
Ok, what if maldy gets hurt?
It's just risky, I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze, I would feel different if Vasquez gave us some power or speed, but you lose power and speed but you get better contact. And then the risk of the bad situations…
This isn't a good decision to make. Both options suck here.