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At the time of the trade with Houston -- Vazquez for Valdez and Abreu, Valdez was seen as a good hitter, less of a fielder.  Abreu was noted as more having just a glove tool.  As of this year, Abreu is one of the surprises of the new Sox lineup with his consistent hitting after an early slump, while maintaining his plus glove.  Meanwhile Valdez has lost his ability to hit consistently in the last few weeks.  Sometimes you have to stick with a young talent, as Sox did with Abreu.

Quote from: SeaBeachFred on Today at 12:37:11 PMYou tell me Ted?  Dalbec has mastered the art of swinging and missing.  By now he should have developed enough to be able to hit some pitches with power and become a potential RBI man.  Then there is Valdez..... well let's worry about one guy at a time.  How about a hat trick today?

I'm guessing Valdez went down since Short is on the roster now, but I didn't see the transaction.  Dalbec would likely go when Grissom comes up tomorrow.

Here it is:  Red Sox optioned Enmanuel Valdez to Triple-A Worcester.
Valdez will head down to the minors as the Red Sox add Zack Short to their active roster. The 25-year-old struggled early on this season, striking out 33% of the time and slashing .156/.186/.267 in his 28 games played.

You tell me Ted?  Dalbec has mastered the art of swinging and missing.  By now he should have developed enough to be able to hit some pitches with power and become a potential RBI man.  Then there is Valdez..... well let's worry about one guy at a time.  How about a hat trick today?

How does Dalbec stay in this lineup? 

They keep rolling.  They're killing it in Interleague which was a problem last year (everything was a problem last year).  This month has some Atlanta and Tampa Bay, no Yankees or Toronto until mid-June.  Will be interesting to see if they can keep things going, but they are far exceeding my expectations to date. When they play well enough defensively they win.

1:35PM Eastern

Red Sox

Josh Winckowski (R)

Jarren Duran (L) CF
Rafael Devers (L) 3B
Tyler O'Neill (R) RF
Rob Refsnyder (R) LF
Connor Wong (R) C
Garrett Cooper (R) DH
Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) SS
Zack Short (R) 2B

Giants

Kyle Harrison (L)

Jung Hoo Lee (L) CF
Jorge Soler (R) DH
Wilmer Flores (R) 1B
Michael Conforto (L) LF
Patrick Bailey (S) C
Matt Chapman (R) 3B
Thairo Estrada (R) 2B
Mike Yastrzemski (L) RF
Nick Ahmed (R) SS

Gametime Temp: 67F
Chance of Precip: 15%

These guys are playing well ahead of my expectations.  Fun to watch right now.

90 minutes before game time and still no lineup from Cora.

The new guy Cooper got hit on the hand/arm.  They did some tests, and there is no break.  Sounds more like a bruise.  That injury could explain getting Dominic Smith.  The bottom of the order, except for our catchers, is still full of dead spots.

Sox picked up Zack Short from the White Sox.  Infielder can back up 2B, SS and 3B.  Valdez probably odd man out.  Sox also picked up Dominic Smith, a 1B, which probably means Dalbec will go down.

Grissom out with illness until the Minnesota series.

Eagerly awaiting tonight's lineup...