Our solution at SS

[alphilip77]

Even though this may have been said in the game thread (I don't know since I was working), I'm gonna start a thread on it anyway. After his performance in tonight's game (granted as a DH), I REALLY think Ciriaco should get a shot at SS full time over "Stone hands" Aviles. He's way faster than Aviles, leading to more havoc on the basepaths with Ellsbury and (when he's on) Crawford for opposing pitchers. And even though it's a small sample (and I don't have stats to back my case up), the eyes tell me that he's a better fieder than Aviles. He's young, he's hungry, and he's electric. If the Sox only make ONE move before the deadline/heading in to August, please let it be this one.

[jacksonianmarch]

Ciriaco is hot. He plays the game the right way, but he is hot right now. After 60ABs everyone was willing to say Daniel Nava was better than Crawford.

[jung]

Avlies is a defensive butcher at SS. The Sox should either use Ciriaco there or bring up Iggy because Aviles simply gives the opponent to many extra outs at SS constantly messing up DP opportunities or making outright errors or simply not getting anywhere near a ball to his right that an average SS would get to. Aviles generally cannot make a crossover step going right after a ground ball without losing his balance which is why he has no range going right.

 

The first Yankee game in the current series was a great example of how inept Aviles is at SS but he has really been this bad all season. Aviles is no longer hitting worth a damn and simply is no everyday SS. Get him outta' there so we are no longer treated to his butchery and Sox 3rd basemen and outfielders aren't left with the risk of Aviles running over them in his reckless pursuit of pop flies in the outfield. The Sox have been spared at least two catastrophic outfield collisions in the last 5 weeks mainly because others have pulled up and gotten out of the way instead of allowing Aviles to just plow into them full bore which he surely would have done since he had no idea where they were as he was racing headlong into them. Thankfully, they saw him coming. He never pulled up either time and would have devastated either Nava or WMB depending on which one he plowed into.

[cp176]

Sox lineup is still riddled with utility players. Ciriaco is a better shortstop than solid utility man Mike Aviles. He has proven it in triple A and continues to prove it now. No one can question the great contributions of players like Aviles, Ross and Sweeney but still - good solid utility players.