Glenn Wright – The Whirled League https://wbl.dmlco.com/wp Baseball The Way It Never Was Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:01:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 178681366 TWIWBL 13.5: Boomer Sent On A Pilgrimage https://wbl.dmlco.com/wp/2021/08/12/twiwbl-13-5-boomer-sent-on-a-pilgrimage/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:01:50 +0000 https://wbl.dmlco.com/wp/?p=1467 Disgruntled first-baseman George “Boomer” Scott got his wish–an exit from the Memphis Red Sox as the team sent him to the Boston Pilgrims of the High Indy League. The 29 year-old Scott started the year in a platoon with Bill White, but was forced to the bench, hitting only 132/254/283 with 2 homeruns.

The Red Sox pick up some needed minor league depth at catcher, with 25 year-old Kurt Suzuki coming back in the deal, along with 27 year-old shortstop Glenn Wright and promising 22 year-old reliever Jensen Lewis.

Memphis waived Joe Borowski (1-1 with a 6.39 ERA at the WBL level) and 2B Pete Runnels, who has struggled both in Memphis and at AAA this season to make room on the 40-man roster for the incoming talent, and promoted 32 year-old OF Fred Lynn from AAA, where he was slashing 330/388/766.

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