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AL East Notes: Jays, Sox, Holt, Sabathia

By Jeff Todd | April 15, 2015 at 10:43am CDT

If the Blue Jays are in position at the trade deadline, the team may well have some extra cash to use. According to the math of Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca, Toronto might reasonably expect to have $5MM to $8MM in free 2015 salary available to work with.

Here’s more from the AL East:

  • The Red Sox held their breath last night as the left side of their infield was evaluated for injuries that appeared to have at least some possibility of being worse than they first looked. As Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports, however, both Xander Bogaerts and Pablo Sandoval are dealing with nothing more than bumps and bruises at this point.
  • Had either of those players gone down, of course, Brock Holt would have been a crucial component of the Red Sox’ reaction. As Bryan Grosnick of Baseball Prospectus explores, Holt has (rather surprisingly) turned into an extremely versatile, useful big league player who makes it possible for Boston to carry an unusual bench arrangement.
  • The Yankees remain encouraged by how C.C. Sabathia is throwing the ball, even if the results have not yet been there, as MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch reports. His right knee has felt good, and manager Joe Girardi sees a difference. “I’m just seeing better movement on his fastball,” Girardi said. “I’m seeing consistency in his changeup, it’s not cutting. His slider is better. I just think he’s locating a lot better and I think it’s because he’s healthy. It’s hard when you’re dealing with nagging injuries to go out there and perform at a high level.”
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  1. Lefty_Orioles_Fan

    10 years ago

    Toronto might reasonably expect to have $5MM to $8MM in free 2015 salary available to work with
    Yeah, but my guess is they will need a reliever and a starting pitcher if they get that far. So, will 5 to 8 million be enough?

    Giradi: It’s hard when you’re dealing with nagging injuries to go out there and perform at a high level.” It is also hard when the Yankees pay the kind of money they do to CC.

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    • Mark 20

      10 years ago

      Also have 5m in Navarro that we could move as well though.

      Reply
    • stl_cards16

      10 years ago

      If the Jays are offering a good enough return, a team would likely eat a few million to make a trade work mid-season.

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    • Rahi

      10 years ago

      Keep in mind that 5 million at the trade deadline is more like 15 million cause two-thirds of the season has gone by already. Seems more than enough to buy a useful player.

      Reply
  2. VAR

    10 years ago

    Thank goodness for Holt, and tomorrow’s off day. When guys are banged up, but not going on the DL, you’d still rather have that second infield option. Holt is great, but he can’t exactly play two positions at the same time.

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    • Bill 21

      10 years ago

      In the short term, Sox can stick Ramirez in at 3rd, and even Alan Craig to finish a game, as he came up as 3B and still plays the infield.

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      • VAR

        10 years ago

        They tossed the idea around is spring training of having Craig spend some time at third. My only though it must have not gone well at all if they threw it away without giving it much of a chance. Craig having that sort of flexibility would be helpful to this team because Sandoval would be best served never hitting right handed. Let’s just say there’s probably a reason Craig was moved off of third and hasn’t seen any time there since.

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    • Bob Bunker

      10 years ago

      You don’t need the second IF option though when Betts and Hanley have a lot of recent IF experience. Plug one of those guys in the IF and let Craig/Nava fill the OF.

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    • Shaungbd

      10 years ago

      He can’t?

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  3. Sleeper

    10 years ago

    I think the promising part, coming from a Yanks fan’s perspective, is that CC’s stuff has looked considerably better than it has the past 2 years. None of us expect a Cy-Young run this year, but barring health issues, it’s not hard to envision him being a productive player, he’s just got to reign things in and pick his spots better at this stage of his career. I’m eager to see his progress as the starts pile up.

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    • john59

      10 years ago

      In what, one game looked better than in the past two years? Kind of intriguing not to say funny…

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      • Sleeper

        10 years ago

        Not just one game, both starts, plus his spring work. I’m not talking hard results, i’m talking ball movement/stuff.

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        • john59

          10 years ago

          And he is 0-2…promising..wait as he will implode in the next couple of games.

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          • Sleeper

            10 years ago

            Judging a pitcher based solely on wins-losses is not useful because it doesn’t paint you a full picture of the performance, at all. There’s a lot of factors that go into winning/losing a game. This is purely an assessment of his work, not the results.

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            • VAR

              10 years ago

              Someone should have probably told you by now, but we don’t look kindly on cautious optimism here.

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              • Sleeper

                10 years ago

                Apparently not,lol. That’s alright though, people can have their opinions on things of this nature, nothing wrong with that, though i’m not fond of a win-loss record argument to a point of me strictly saying his stuff has looked good and there’s reason for hope.

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                • VAR

                  10 years ago

                  Hope is good. If Stephen Drew can hit a pinch hit grand slam anything is possible.

                  Reply
          • Scott Berlin

            10 years ago

            Win loss records? Are we still in the 90s?

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          • stl_cards16

            10 years ago

            So you make fun of someone for using a small sample then turn around and use W-L. That is impressive, sir.

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            • john59

              10 years ago

              I am not making fun of anybody and anything. But two years count more than a ST and two starts (0-2) sir?

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              • stl_cards16

                10 years ago

                You said it was “kind of intriguing not to say funny”

                Anyway, the guy wasn’t talking about W/L, ERA or even strikeouts. He was saying CC’s stuff has looked better. If you’ve seen him and disagree, then explain why. Saying he’s 0-2 is not relevant in any way.

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                • Sleeper

                  10 years ago

                  Thank you.

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                • john59

                  10 years ago

                  Saying that two bad years doesn’t count as much as a ST and two starts (0-2) makes any further talk irrelevant. Almost any Yankee fan thinks when CC starts the loss is a given but if you feel he is improving I am fine with that. He will have a stellar season even he goes 0-15 (as W/L does not matter).

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                  • East Coast Bias

                    10 years ago

                    lol

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          • tierlifer

            10 years ago

            Let them keep sugar coating his outings, it makes it all the better to watch him deteriorate. Must be Michael Kay posts on here based on some of these comments?

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    • Mark 20

      10 years ago

      The one massive concern, and its an obvious one, its the 89 mph fastball hes got. Hes always lived in the big leagues with power stuff. Gonna be interesting to see if he can start to be a more crafty kinda guy.

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      • Sleeper

        10 years ago

        Yeah, the velocity is a big change for him as opposed to the CC of old, but it’s still got enough on it(he’s touched 96 on a 3 mph fast radar gun, so lets say 93, but sitting at 89-90 regularly) that it can still be a purpose pitch. If he can keep getting the movement on his secondary stuff he’s had thus far, and dedicate to finessing his game, he can be a solid mid-rotation arm, which is where the hope is coming from.

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        • john59

          10 years ago

          OK, if that makes you feel better about CC. Let’s talk again in a couple of weeks, ok?

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          • Scott Berlin

            10 years ago

            CC is usually a slow starter, he plays better as the season wears on historically speaking.

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          • Guest 3565

            10 years ago

            It makes me feel much, much better about CC. If his stuff continues to have good movement, and he keeps himself off the DL, that’s enough to feel good about. No need to bet on an implosion when there’s reason to hold optimism.

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        • Pete Harnisch

          10 years ago

          Ala Andy Pettitte

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      • Scott Berlin

        10 years ago

        He’s still producing alot of strikeouts. He had 8 SO in 5 2/3 against Toronto and 7 against the O’s in his 2nd start.

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        • Mark 20

          10 years ago

          Unfortunately strikeouts dont mean good performance. Sabathia isnt used to pitching with a sub par fastball to set up his secondary pitches. His fastball is getting hit, and its getting hit hard.

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          • Scott Berlin

            10 years ago

            His command is strong, CC has yet to walk a batter and his SO/K is the highest in the majors.

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            • Mark 20

              10 years ago

              After 2 starts?

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              • Scott Berlin

                10 years ago

                Like we said, we like what we see so far.

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                • Guest 3563

                  10 years ago

                  i was responding to the todd redmond comment..

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  4. john59

    10 years ago

    No matter what, I tip the hat to Holt.

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  5. MeowMeow

    10 years ago

    Holt has been a godsend so far. Almost makes the Melancon-for-Hanrahan trade worth it, since Holt came along in that.

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    • Bill 21

      10 years ago

      Sure, easy to love him. How many guys are batting .636 these days?

      Reply
  6. hozie007

    10 years ago

    Ben Cherington is looking like a genius for not making a deal that would have put Hamels in Boston and possibly losing players like Holt, Swihart or others who will likely be counted on as the season progresses. So far so good for Red Sox.

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  7. Ray Ray

    10 years ago

    I know it is kind of nitpicky, but CC Sabathia doesn’t use periods in his first name. I think it is silly as well, but it is how he spells it.

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  8. M.Kit

    10 years ago

    I wonder what would have happened with Harrison if say the Pirates don’t trade Holt and he still has his breakout that he’s had in Boston

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  9. danfromfreddybeach

    10 years ago

    Looking at b-ref, Sabathia has a FIP of 1.86 and a Strikeout to Walk ratio of 15.0. How in the heck does that end up being an ERA of 5.86? Is the Yankees D really that bad?

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