Dustin Pedroia

[a700hitter]

it is getting awfully tempting to bring pedroia up... i dont know how Theo can resist when he's posting these kind of numbers

How would they use him? Who would sit for him to play? I think that it is more likely that he is trade bait if they can get a team to part with a top starter.

[DUSTINMOHR4LIFE]

pedroia hit a grand slam tonight. it was his 5th HR i believe

[ksushi]

How would they use him? Who would sit for him to play? I think that it is more likely that he is trade bait if they can get a team to part with a top starter.

 

Not true, as much as you would like to see the Red Sox purge the team of everyone under the age of 46, Pedroia will play second base next year barring some ridiclulous scenario where Loretta gets his option and the Sox manage to trade Pedroia for... I dont know Peavy. Not gonna happen. 700's dream team isnt gonna happen this side of the senior citizen home. Not this year.

[a700hitter]

Not true, as much as you would like to see the Red Sox purge the team of everyone under the age of 46, Pedroia will play second base next year barring some ridiclulous scenario where Loretta gets his option and the Sox manage to trade Pedroia for... I dont know Peavy. Not gonna happen. 700's dream team isnt gonna happen this side of the senior citizen home. Not this year.

And with the FO doing things your way, we ain't gonna make the playoffs either. They've turned this team into a $120 million joke.

[Anuj09]

if we fall deep out of contention we should send Lester i feel like hes not ready despite a few of his starts

[ksushi]

Lester screams AAA. I think though that if he stays in the majors, it might be until spring that we seem him turn into that 7-8inning 1 hit kind of pitcher he was against the royals.

[ORS]

if we fall deep out of contention we should send Lester i feel like hes not ready despite a few of his starts

That makes no sense.

 

If they are deep out of contention, then the outcome of the games doesn't really matter, and his progression into an effective MLB pitcher, if it happens, will come all that much faster if he's learning at the highest level. The only way it makes sense to send him down to AAA is if they are still contending and have someone capable of replacing him.

[Pesky]

I think Lester is way over his head in the majors. He was rushed up way too soon, and it is affecting him. I think some more time in AAA would help. This could hinder his career big time.

 

He needs to get some control back, and some confidence. Going down to AAA would help a lot. But it doesn't really matter now. The damage is done. So I guess he might as well stay up.

[ORS]

I think Lester is way over his head in the majors. He was rushed up way too soon, and it is affecting him. I think some more time in AAA would help. This could hinder his career big time.

 

He needs to get some control back, and some confidence. Going down to AAA would help a lot. But it doesn't really matter now. The damage is done. So I guess he might as well stay up.

I agree with that. The unfortunate part is that injuries rushed him coming up. Ideally he would never have left the Buckett this year. But, now that he's up and pitched in 10+ games, there's no need to send him down unless someone better can replace him, which doesn't seem to be the case.

[ksushi]

I dont think this is going to hinder his career at all. I don't think he was rushed up way too soon, I think they brought him up about a month or two too soon. They clearly had plans to bring him up this season. It was not way too soon. I think that Lester next year will be more polished than Lester this year, AAA or no AAA he is learning. He is going to put it together. It isn't like he is getting deep into counts and then throwing meat pitches. He gets deep into counts and still throws HIS pitches. Thats frustrating when they are taken for balls, but it will be nice when he learns how to get those first pitches over the plate and force guys to swing at those. Its all going to come together.

[a700hitter]

it will be nice when he learns how to get those first pitches over the plate and force guys to swing at those. Its all going to come together.

They need to teach this to Beckett first before they get around to Lester.

[example1]

Couldn't this conversation be placed in a "Jon Lester" thread?

[ksushi]

They need to teach this to Beckett first before they get around to Lester.

 

First thing weve agreed on ever. Watching Beckett pitch is making me an unstable person. Its so frustrating. 9 walks today? Another blow out loss for him? Jesus.

Huge dissappointment. This season at least.

[a700hitter]

First thing weve agreed on this week. Watching Beckett pitch is making me a more unstable person. Its so frustrating. 9 walks today? Another blow out loss for him? Jesus.

Huge dissappointment. This season at least.

I made the appropriate edits.

[Teddyballgame10]

Can Pedoria play short? I really like Loretta hes such a solid player. I lvoe him in the two spot.

[example1]

Pedroia and Loretta should not co-exist on the same team. Move Loretta and let Pedroia establish himself.

 

I like Beckett, I really do. i want him to be a sox pitcher for a long, long time. He just needs to develop as a team's #3. For his salary on THIS team that's about what he should be.

[schillingouttheks]

Re-sign Loretta, and if Pedroia wins the starting job at 2B for '07, then there will be a buyer for Loretta.

[jsinger121]

Re-sign Loretta, and if Pedroia wins the starting job at 2B for '07, then there will be a buyer for Loretta.

 

No need to resign Loretta when Pedroia is easily ready to step in and the sox have multiple other needs they can spend the money on.

[jsinger121]

Dustin Pedroia (who was playing DH) has been removed from the game. It is quite possible that he's heading for Boston. A-Gon had a setback today.

[DUSTINMOHR4LIFE]

Dustin Pedroia (who was playing DH) has been removed from the game. It is quite possible that he's heading for Boston. A-Gon had a setback today.

 

YES!

[example1]

YES!

 

Time to provide some life to this group of lifeless ballplayers. C'mon Pedroia!

[DUSTINMOHR4LIFE]

Pedroia should be up for the game tonight

[Mr Crunchy]

anyone seen pedroia yet

is he still in pawtucket cause his bat is?

[ksushi]

What? He's been up in the majors now for alittle more than a week

[rician blast]

anyone seen pedroia yet

is he still in pawtucket cause his bat is?

 

i have a friend who works for UPS and they are having a lot of internal problems that have manifested themselves into lost shipments so I am guessing Perdoia's bats were shipped using "BROWN" and they'll be arriving, oh, sometime in early '07.

[riverside sluggers]

What? He's been up in the majors now for alittle more than a week

 

Didnt you hear? If a rookie in his first couple of weeks doesnt produce the way he can, he is crap

 

Impatient fans much?

[Mr Crunchy]

impatient??

no

i was impatient in july as the season started to tank

now

im certifiably f***ing enraged

however

it has little to do with duddy pedroia and more to do with the black cloud hanging over this franchise since theo cashed it in back at the end of july..

ive never ever seen a scenario like this in all my life of watching prosports

 

closest i can recall??

the preseason game against greenbay when ronnie lippett garon veras and andre tippett were all lost for the season...if im not mistaken in the 1st half??

 

anyways

mr pedroia,who was deemed ready to step in and replace our allstar 2nd basemen,is slugging .138 which is his batting average....

 

no

i dont want to waive him and no,i dont think hes a stiff

i think hes a promising prospect with little power who plays 2nd base

ever hear of wilton veras??

juan bustabar??

whistlin jackie guttierez?

how about danny cater........you need to be over 40 to answer this

donny sadler??

[riverside sluggers]

anyways

mr pedroia,who was deemed ready to step in and replace our allstar 2nd basemen,is slugging .138 which is his batting average....

 

29 ABs, apparently thats enough to start complaining about a rookie's performance in his debut to the majors.

[Mr Crunchy]

with 6 men lob yesterday and the team getting spanked like boy george in greenich village shall i deem his performace solid and compliment him on his line drives??

 

shall i say with all the hype and his no trade claus

that hes been a pleasant surprise??

 

hes a member of this team now,right??

this is still major league baseball despite what we put out on the field these days

hes open to scrutiny is he not?

 

i hope he steals 40bases and hits .325 with some power and a golden glove next year but the reality of this is he isnt going to be good enuff to replace lorettas bat this or next season

 

hes a prospect debuting in the big leagues

i wish him all the success in the world

hes not the christ despite what you read and the ballwashing that occurs here

[riverside sluggers]

I hardly see the Sox presenting a 2/3 year deal to Loretta this offseason.

 

Pedroia is known to have slow starts to the season/when he gets a promotion. Too early to say he needs more time in the minors