“At the end we got two good players for Christian,” Cora said. Rafaela was also chosen as best defensive outfielder. Abreu in particular has distinguished himself, and recently he was voted as having the best strike zone discipline and outfield arm in the International League (Triple-A) by the league’s managers. 3 prospect in the Red Sox system and Abreu and Valdez, both acquired last summer in the Christian Vazquez deal, are regarded as top 30 prospects by various outlets as well. “The three of them, they’re excellent, it’s a good group, a group that is important for us in September and important for us in the future,” Cora said. 333 or better, and Cora said he’s been impressed by the progress they’ve made over the course of the season. All three have made an impact at the plate since being called up this fall, entering Sunday with batting averages of. Rafaela and Abreu were each in the starting lineup Sunday, with Rafaela making his first big league start at center field and Abreu bumping over to left.
“Obviously (Saturday) with everything that happened around us it’s getting tougher to get to October so (Rafaela) is a good player, Willy is a good player, Valdy is a good player, so we’ll get them at-bats, we’ll keep pushing them and hopefully they stay hot and help us win games.” With Boston’s playoff odds creeping closer to zero, Cora indicated the three should start playing more the rest of the way. Since Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu and Enmanuel Valdez were called up over the past two weeks Cora has been trying to thread a needle between pushing for the playoffs and getting the top prospects playing time.
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Paxton is due to become a free agent this winter, and Cora declined to speculate on whether or not he might return. “But we’re very proud of him, he was amazing and we’ll see what happens in the future.” Just towards the end his mechanics were off, the breaking ball he lost and then he became a one-dimensional pitcher,” Cora said. “I think the medical staff did an outstanding job these past two years to get him to the point where he was one of the best pitchers in the big leagues. Over his last nine starts Paxton posted a 6.98 ERA, and in his last three starts he couldn’t make it through the fifth inning. After sitting out his first year in Boston while working his way back from Tommy John surgery, Paxton made his Red Sox debut on May 12 and posted a 2.73 ERA over his first 10 starts.ĭuring that time he and rookie Brayan Bello established themselves as Boston’s top two starters, but after the All-Star break Paxton began running out of steam. The injury ends a roller coaster season that saw Paxton briefly re-emerge as one of the American League’s most effective starting pitchers after missing nearly three years due to injury. Nick Pivetta will fill Paxton’s spot in the starting rotation for the remainder of the season. “First things first, the player, he’s been through so much throughout his career that at this point with where we’re at it doesn’t make sense.” “He’s been barking for a little bit, we tried to push him back to see if he can bounce back but I don’t think it makes sense to push him,” Cora said. The Red Sox originally hoped skipping Paxton’s spot in the rotation and giving him an extra five days rest would help, but in the end they decided it would be best to shut him down. The veteran left-hander was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with right knee inflammation, and Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he will not pitch again for the remainder of the season. James Paxton’s season is officially over, and his Red Sox career might be as well.
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