The Red Sox will purchase the contract of righty Kyle Kendrick to start on Thursday, as Tim Britton of the Providence Journal was among those to report on Twitter. It seems the organization will open a 40-man spot by placing an injured player (likely Tyler Thornburg) to the 60-day DL.
Kendrick, 32, hasn’t seen the majors since a woeful stint with the Rockies two seasons ago. But he is the clear veteran option for the organization, which was already missing David Price from its rotation when Steven Wright went down to a knee injury.
It’s not yet clear just how long Wright will be out. But he is said to be seeing a specialist for a second opinion on the knee, as Evan Drellich of CSNNE.com tweets, which could at least hint there’s some potential consideration of a surgical option of some kind.
Though Kendrick hasn’t fared well thus far at Triple-A, with a 6.00 ERA over 27 innings, he does carry a solid-enough mix of 6.7 K/9 against 1.7 BB/9. The less-experienced alternatives — Brian Johnson and Henry Owens — have outperformed Kendrick and already have 40-man spots, but Boston evidently would prefer to see them continue refining their work in the upper minors.
Those are some great AAA numbers so far.
Looks like they found a new guy to throw at Machado for no reason at all
Machado the thug ?
What did he do that was so egregious, again? And please don’t cite the slide, there was nothing wrong with it.
He threw a bat at a player and was suspended for it.
The guy is always doing something and gets suspended every season for it. Let’s not pretend he’s a angel he’s a ass
Apparently he likes the bats cuz he just threatened to charge the mound with one in his little tantrum. He never got hit yet he’s crying. And If someone “cites” that they threw at his head the Os just threw at benintendis head
Do you actually know the meaning of the word thug?
Do tell?
Google
thug
THəɡ/
noun
noun: thug; plural noun: thugs; noun: Thug
1. a violent person, especially a criminal.
synonyms: ruffian, hooligan, vandal, hoodlum, gangster, villain, criminal; More
informaltough, bruiser, hardman, goon, heavy, enforcer, hired gun, hood
“one of Capone’s thugs”
2. historical
a member of a religious organization of robbers and assassins in India. Devotees of the goddess Kali, the Thugs waylaid and strangled their victims, usually travelers, in a ritually prescribed manner. They were suppressed by the British in the 1830s.
Well throwing a bat at someone would be violent and in most cases criminal for attempted battery so thug does fit
Miguel Gonzalez?
What’s the record for most runs allowed in the first inning without recording an out?
17
Red Sox vs Tigers 1953. Have you heard of the Google?
Why did you answer them then be mean lol
Hugely disappointed in Thornburg! 60 days – c’mon! Flipside Hendricks was the Red Sox workhorse this Spring and did quite well. I certainly would like to see where Brian Johnson fits on this team as well. I am really pulling for him.. At least they have some pitching options. Still waiting for Betts and Bradley to start turning it on!
Don’t hold your breath about Betts and Bradley. Without Papi they are lost in space and the Fenway faithful will be on them soon.
Betts will be just fine it’s Bradley that is more worrisome his swing appears to be too long again. When he is short and compact to the ball he hits well when he tries to hit out of the ballpark all the time he struggles I’m sure Chili knows that and is working with him know. Betts has hit a lot of balls hard just not a lot to show for it yet very similar to a couple of years ago his hard hit balls will start falling and he will be fine. I’m sure the Red Sox are going to miss papi but that is a silly statement by an obvious Yankee fan.
Big Papi wasn’t the whole team….. and Betts is a athletic freak and has shown signs of coming around Bruin1012 is right though about Bradley and his swing again
Hope to see Johnson and Owens in majors before the end of June. They both seem ready.
who do you want to be injured so that they can get called up?
Owens isn’t anywhere near ready his last AAA game is like his typical AAA game 5 innings pitched 7k 6w. He can get away with the Walks in AAA because they chase the changeup, which is outstanding by the way, but in the big leagues they make you pay for having that poor of control.