Jonathan Lucroy

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Jonathan Lucroy, currently a catcher for the Boston Red Sox, doubled off the wall in the 7th inning against the Oakland A's, giving his team a 4-3 lead at the time.

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[31Ragin97]

it doesnt appear that the red sox played the A’s. foe one A’s are a cactus lg team while boston is grapefruit. not 100 pct rule but still.

[Dad04]

He is competing for the back up job in Boston, but the guy he is competing with is hot at the plate batting .473. Jon is at .235.

[DieHard1280]

He is competing for the back up job in Boston, but the guy he is competing with is hot at the plate batting .473. Jon is at .235.

Pooh

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Catcher Jonathan Lucroy signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, just hours being released by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

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[HelmutVII]

Might be time to hang it up.

[ZoomZoom]

Might be time to hang it up.

I'm not sure how pro contracts/retirement works, maybe he is marking time. I still feel when Luc hangs it up, one day contract with the Brewers.

[MelRock]

I am not sure why he would want to hang them up when someone is willing to pay him to play a game. Sign me up now.

I am not sure how retirement works in MLB either, but I am pretty sure it is based on years of service.

[Dad04]

I am not sure why he would want to hang them up when someone is willing to pay him to play a game. Sign me up now.

I am not sure how retirement works in MLB either, but I am pretty sure it is based on years of service.

Lucroy was at 9.136 years MLB service time before he season started. 10 years MLB time gets a player fully vested into the very lucrative retirement program and is a huge badge of honor for MLB guys. Less than 100 MLB guys have 10 years in at any one time.

Since he spent little time on an active roster this year, he will likely do what is needed to find a spot for next year. He had offseason neck surgery to fix a disk that hurt him the past three years. He has an invite to Phillies spring training. He is still a very serviceable back-up option for many teams.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ion/682546002/

[31Ragin97]

thats what i was thinking. thanks for,the data.
the biggest question is (for all players) did days from last day of spring training until the first actually played game (july25th or so?) count towards service time?