Both players have had less-than-stellar seasons after doing quite well last year. Kelly, 26, has a 4.37 ERA (3.93 FIP) in seven starts this year. Since coming off the disabled list in mid-July, Kelly has a 7.32 ERA in four starts.
Craig, who turned 30 on July 18 and has struggled to stay healthy, has posted a weak .237/.291/.346 line in 2014.
Craig is signed through the next three seasons - 2015: $5.5M, 2016: $9M, 2017: $11M - with a $13M club option for 2018. Kelly is arbitration eligible after 2015.
So what does the rotation look like now?
Clay BuchholzAnthony Ranaudo - 1.94 ERA in last 10 AAA starts - is scheduled to start on Friday, but whether that is for Pawtucket or Boston (in his major league debut) is unclear.
Rubby De La Rosa
Brandon Workman
Joe Kelly
Allen Webster
I find trading away most of the opening day starting rotation...ummm...counterintuitive.
ReplyDeleteNnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
ReplyDeleteObviously 2014 is lost but - damn! - there is a significant leadership gap in the rotation now with Lester, Lackey, and Peavy gone from the team in less than a week. Are they expecting HH to hold the reins for the time being?
ReplyDeleteNnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Adieu to the Lackster :-(
It appears that the Sox are hoping that Craig, who turned 30 two weeks ago, returns to form. Over the last three seasons, he posted ERA+ numbers of 151, 137, and 130, respectively. So is this season a simple anomaly or has he peaked?
ReplyDeleteWhy do I get the feeling this is all way more complicated in the last three years than any of us actually imagine?
ReplyDelete(and we got a flag out of it!)
Who is left from chicken and beer?
Miller on the move, too?
ReplyDeleteI'm definitiely going to need a program when I attend my next Sox game at Fenway!