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    The inning starts witha rope against Hansen.
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    We need him, so I hope he goes on a tear. It would be nice if he got those hits against ML pitchers.
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    Yes, to straight away CF.
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    Nice blast by J.D. He's been in a groove too.
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    That inspires confidence doesn't it?
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    Youk is in a hitting groove all spring. Maybe the Rockies will settle for Youk and Tavarez.
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    I'll go with total chances, errors and DPs. That equates to outs. If you have the second most chances and make the fewest errors, you are making the most outs for your team. Any measure that indicates that Hudson has bad range is suspect. I'll also stick with the .285-.300 hitter with the so-so OPS over the .191 hitter.
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    I didn't say that Batting Average and errors were the only indicators of a player's worth. I don't think OPS is the be all and end all as an indicator of value, especially for the #2 hitter on the Red Sox who is needed to get on base, put the bat on the ball, and make productive outs. Loretta fit that bill perfectly. Pedroia is still a ?. As for fielding, Loretta had the seond highest fielding percentage. (meaningless to you) in the league for second basemen with more than 100 games played. He also finished 2nd in DP's (also meaningless?). He was third in chances (also meaningless?). His range factor was better than Luis Castillo, Jose LoPez, Cantu, Iguchi and Brian Roberts. Is this also meaningless?
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    I can't imagine that the Red Sox would give up much for him. If he is healthy, he could help.
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    You must be mistaking him for Jose Offerman in his last couple of years. I'll take a "below average" second baseman that makes the All Star team,hits .285-.300,kills the Yankees, and makes only 4 errors the entire year.
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    What are the contingency plans if Igawa continues to be a bust. Will Hughes go North with the team?
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    You get so defensive. I'm not attacking the guy. I'm just evaluating him. You apparently have big expectations for him. I am hoping he will be an average ML secod baseman and hold down the position for the year without being a detriment to a very talented team.
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    If it was such a terrible feed Cora should have gotten the error.
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    College and minor league awards are nice, but they don't translate to the next level. There are many IL Players of the Year that never make it. I'm also not the first person to spot his bad footwork. That report came out of the Red Sox organization, and it came fairly recently, which says little for the player development skill of the organization. Some one should have spotted this much earlier.
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    I have highlighted the traits that are almost impossible to judge by watching a guy for a short period. The intangible in scouting is that you don't know what the guy has inside. He might be an exellent hitter, but without power or speed. I can't make an accurate call on how he will hit ultimately, but my experience tells me that his big swing is not a good indication of future success. In the field, his lack of speed and footwork will hurt his range. He can improve his footwork, but we'll have to see.
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    I haven't seen more than all scouts combined, but maybe Scaffolds can weigh in here. There is a Texas Rangers scout in my neighborhood and I can tell you that he doesn't follow every prospect for weeks at a time. Very often he might only see a guy for a game or two. There are too few scouts and too many prospects to devote a lot of time to each and every prospect. It was not hyperbole. I probably have seen him more than some scouts that have submitted report on him.
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    Did those reports say he has speed or good footwork?
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    You think anyone over 25 is an aging vet. Would you take Loretta's 2006 year for Pedroia this year if you could lock it in right now? I would. You can root for these young guys all you want. Some of them will be good and others forgotten or just average. Ellsbury is tremendously talented. Pedroia is not. His career will prove my point.
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