No brainer…

Farrel can say what he wants but he knows that Bradley is going down.I have a small turtle in my bowl and i’ll eat that sucker if he starts the season with the big club.I’ll let you all know if i ate him or not.lol.

dude let the turtle live!!!

lol.

PETA will want to hear about this.

my question is what r they going to do with ciriaco

to hell with worrying about the 2019 free agent class.this kid is raking the ball . he’s a 5 tool guy . use him in his prime for crying out loud . let him walk like els when he is broken down like els .oh , and btw , happy st. pats

There’s no need to have him on the opening day roster. They can wait until April 12, he’ll only miss nine games, and the Sox gain an extra year of control.

To hell with all this worrying about these most modern of semi counterproductive “modern” ideas like service time..question are we trying to win?trying to field the best Red Sox team possible? Those are are the only questions we should be asking..if he’s good enough play him thats how baseball is supposed to be..

He’s not a five tool guy, he lacks speed to make him that.

what’s 9 games? why would they give up a whole year of control for 9 games? Chances are, if he’s that good, they will nbever have to worry about it as they will lock him up before he reaches free agency as they did with Pedroia, Lester, Bucholtz, etc. But why chance it? he starts in Pawtucket and gets called up by the end of April.

spoken like a true pinkhat

EXACTLY! thank you..someone whose not an idiot

spoken like a true pinkhat and idiot….why on earth wouldnt u keep him in AAA for 2 weeks which is like what 8 or 9 games…get everyone else u signed this year some at bats ( Bradley would DH for David..we have 5 OF and 3 Catchers who all can DH n need AB)…keep Bradley down in AAA for those 2 weeks and u control him for an entire year more….why would u risk that for 12 at bats that mean NOTHING in April?

thank you for not being an idiot like most

thank you…some people r just so dumb it upsets me

He’s a Boras client so buying out his first couple FA seasons with a Pedrioa/Lester/Buchholz type deal is not going to happen.

just put the best team on the damn field…..lets stop f***ing around with this control crap.

Bradley is your future CF and leadoff hitter. He has never played a single game in AAA. He has had a terrific spring and I understand the excitement but he should be an everyday CF and leadoff hitter in AAA until you can make space for the Sox by trading Ellsbury. Putting the best team on the field for April or even April, May and June does not over ride the proper development of a player that could be a star for years to come.

Best player in training camp this spring. Sends a nice message that the Sox will field the best team if Bradley stays up. If the Sox were serious about Bradley staying up they would have had him do more time in LF and RF. So it is obvious he is going down and we are stuck with two corner outfielders who are 32 and no pop in their bats. Sends wrong message to the young guys that your service time is more important than how you perform.

You are so right! Just because we don’t think he should start the year with the big club doesn’t mean we don’t think he shouldn’t get his feet wet at some point. Let him prove he can hit in Triple A for a few weeks then call him up. He’ll play the majority of the season and they will still have him for his age 29 season in 2019.

So having a guy who hasn’t played above Double A is helping put the best team on the field?

Let him start in AAA. If he comes out of the gate hot, call him up after a couple of weeks. Guys like Nava, Sweeney, Overbay, and Carp are viable options.

Another reason to not burn that year of control. 29 is usually a prime season for a ballplayer. It would be much better to have him under club control for that year rather than lose him to free agency or overpay to keep him.

Since when is starting the year with a guy who never played above Double A a practice of fielding the best team possible?

I’d sort of understand the argument if there weren’t viable placeholder options to hold down the fort for a few weeks. But since there are viable placeholders as well as the fact that spring training stats are irrelevant for the most part, send him down for a few weeks. If he’s hot out of the gate, call him up at the end of the month.

He has pretty good speed. But he’s likely not going to be a big home run threat. Then again, neither was Ellsbury.

Trading Ellsbury wouldn’t be their first choice to call up Bradley. They would sent Carp, Overbay, Sweeney, or Nava down for their first choice.

Kind of contradicting yourself saying to not worry about 2019 and use the guy in his prime. He’ll be in a prime season in 2019 (age 29). Why not have him under club control for that season and then let him walk?

Ciriaco will be the backup infielder to start the year. If he remains productive off the bench, he’ll likely stick. If he proves to be Darnell McDonald Part II, they’ll DFA him and call up Holt, Iglesias, or maybe Bogaerts.

Yes let’s see how he does against Triple A pitching. 50 spring training AB does not make a HOF career.

that’s fine, bring him up in a couple of weeks, but if he is tearing up AAA why keep him there??? we already know what type of players Nava, Sweeney, Overbay, and Carp are. You are telling me you rather have Nava in there instead of Bradley??? all i’m saying is give him shot. He definitely looks like a better player than those viable options. All of those players are replaceable. They are just bodies to fill up your roster. But Bradley can be something special.

What proper development?? Bradley is ready now!!!! He is showing you that he is ready now. Send him to AAA for what? to get bored?

I agree!!!

Ciriaco did to a good job for the Sox when they were in desperate situations. There should be a spot for him in this team.

Back in the day Fred Lynn and Jim Rice weren’t expected to be ready. The first became Rookie of the Year and MVP that year and the latter went on to be a Hall of Famer. When you’re ready, you’re ready. If Bradley can make the team better he should play.