Left-hander David Price had been a candidate to come off the injured list and start for the Red Sox on Sunday, but that won’t happen, Scott Miller of Bleacher Report was among those to report. Price, out since Aug. 8 with a left wrist problem, is instead another several days from returning. He’ll throw a 55-pitch simulated game Tuesday, after which the Red Sox will decide a next course of action, according to manager Alex Cora. That’s unfortunate news for Boston, which is a potentially insurmountable seven games back of the American League’s last wild-card spot and whose rotation has been an issue throughout the season. Price didn’t help the Red Sox’s cause in his most recent starts, as his ERA skyrocketed from 3.16 on July 14 to 4.36 after the last time he took the ball. But the 33-year-old has still been among the club’s most effective starters this season. His K/BB ratio (4.06) ranks 26th out of 103 pitchers who have thrown at least 100 innings in 2019.
- The Orioles fired a combined 11 members of their front office and scouting departments Friday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com relays. Tripp Norton, who had been the Orioles’ director of baseball operations dating back to 2012 (and was with the O’s since 1998), was the most prominent member of the organization to lose his job. The club also parted with scout Nathan Showalter, son of ex-Baltimore manager Buck Showalter. First-year general manager Mike Elias, who’s attempting to remake the front office in his image, said the team will “be very busy bringing people into this organization” to replace those it let go.
- Red Sox infielder Michael Chavis started a rehab assignment Friday, according to the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Pawtucket. Chavis went to the IL on Aug. 12 with an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder, continuing what has been a rough month for the 24-year-old. While Chavis was amid a slump when he landed on the shelf, he has enjoyed a respectable rookie year overall. Chavis has batted .254/.322/.444 with 18 home runs in 382 plate appearances and 95 games, during which he has split time between first and second base.
- The Rays activated lefty Anthony Banda from the 60-day injured list Friday and optioned him to Triple-A Durham, per Juan Toribio of MLB.com. They placed infielder Brandon Lowe (out for the season) on the 60-day IL in a corresponding 40-man move. Banda hasn’t pitched in the majors since undergoing Tommy John surgery in June 2018, though perhaps he’ll serve as a late-season reinforcement for the Rays. The 26-year-old has struggled at the Triple-A level this season, though, evidenced by a 5.57 ERA/6.14 FIP across 21 innings.
I like what I am seeing with the Os. The Os web site went further in that Brady Anderson is just in an advisory role now. I am glad Anderson got bumped out. Coaches left because of him. Now it don’t call us we will call you.
Just bring in anyone that thinks starting pitching is important and it will be an improvement over that last 15-20 years.
Elias making the FO “his.” Which is fine by me. I don’t want any remnants of the past remaining. He should have all the guys he can trust in those positions. I certainly don’t want Brady Anderson hanging around the clubhouse and the warehouse.
The O’s needed a shake up of their scouting department long ago.
I’d like the Tigers to do something similar; just not an overhaul.
No offense to the MLBTR writers or anyone that thinks similarly, but to gloss over David Price’s underwhelmingly average peripherals since his arrival in Boston, through the defense of his K/BB numbers and an anomalous production spike in the 2018 WS is a bit myopic.
Um what peripherals are you referring too? Price’s peripherals in 2 out of the four years were much better then his actual ERA. Ironically last year his ERA was much better then his peripherals meaning he was somewhat luck last year. His peripherals are much better then his ERA this year so looks like he is getting unlucky. His .338 babip suggests he is getting unlucky this year.
Not really. That’s pretty much average, no?
To all the Red Sox fans wondering how Chavis did today at AAA, I was at the game. He went 0-2 and got pulled out of the game when it was still tied 2-2. Idk if that means anything just a heads up. I’m figuring with someone who hasn’t been out that long getting pulled from a rehab start mid game isn’t a good sign.
What game were you at??
He went 0-3(2ks)
& played 5 innings at 1st. Lmao
“Insurmountable”..cut this lead to 5 over the next 2.5 weeks and then you have a 4 game series with the Rays. Assuming(hoping) the A’s don’t hang, there’s plenty of meaningful baseball to be played.
I wouldn’t get your hopes up on the A’s faltering, they are coming on strong in the second half as usual. The Twins may be another story though with the way they’re stinking it up at home.
I’m glad the O’s are cleaning from the inside now. It clearly hadn’t worked in a while so blow up this itch