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  1. jacksonianmarch
    The Mitchell report was made public well before he retired. It has no relevance here. He did not fail a drug test that would lead to suspension, so your idea that he was avoiding a suspension is petty and misinformed
  2. jacksonianmarch
    That's a farse and you know it. If he was caught, it would have been announced like Manny's was. And you think he couldnt pass a drug test after 2010 although he passed all of them prior to retiring? That's just a bitter sox fan there, nothing more, nothing less.
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    This is pulled from rotoworld fresh off Bard's pasting in his last outing. Thus far this spring, he's allowed 7 walks and 8 hits in 7.2IP, although prior to his last outing, he'd done well through 5 innings. This sentiment, though, is echoed by what I have said in the past. The guy was a wreck out of the rotation in low A and when they simplified things for him, he dominated in the pen. I am unsure he can do the same out of the rotation. It seems like Doubront is close to locking down a spot in the rotation and we shall see who locks down the other. It could be very interesting in sox camp this yr
  4. jacksonianmarch
    He used HGH before it was illegal. Why would he have to sit out? Manny failed 2 drug tests, pettitte failed none
  5. jacksonianmarch
    One yr off for a guy who keeps himself in shape isn't a huge issue
  6. jacksonianmarch
    I think Pettitte didnt want to be playing while preparing for Clemens' trial. Now that the DA f***ed up Clemens' case and jeopardy was attached, he doesnt have to worry about it
  7. jacksonianmarch
    Pettitte was far more productive in 2010 than Wake was for the last few seasons anyway
  8. jacksonianmarch
    Add more quality depth to the team. For a team that needed duct tape and glue to hold together it's rotation last yr, we've suddenly amassed significant depth. I have a feeling this move cements Pineda to the minors to start the yr. Garcia and Hughes get the final two spots out of the gate, Pettitte comes up in the setting of injury early on and Pineda returns in June. It's a great problem to have
  9. jacksonianmarch
    Pineda has shown significant improvement in the changeup. He topped out at 95 today, but was sitting 90-92. He says he isnt going full bore. We'll see if he is telling the truth. If he stays sitting low 90s, the Yankees might have a case to send him to the minors, rebuild his arm strength while delaying his free agency. The players union will love that, but so be it. If Pineda comes out sitting mid 90s before the start of the yr, they'd lose that grievance
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    He's a marginal prospect, which effectively secures the fact that the sox got s*** for Epstein
  12. jacksonianmarch
    So Pineda is having an effective camp. I do not know his velocity, but he's thrown 3 solid innings thus far, 3IP 2H 1ER 0BB 3K. Hope he keeps it up
  13. jacksonianmarch
    maybe because Carlos Gomez has game breaking speed and has shown all the tools at times, he just cannot put them together consistently. Lin does not have Gomez' speed, very few do.
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    Good luck neutralizing Grandy and Cano, two guys who hit lefties pretty well last yr. And Cano always hits lefties well.
  16. jacksonianmarch
    Coming out of spring training the sox are immeasurably worse than last yr at this point. When considering the production you ended up getting out of RF, there isnt much room to go but up from a season on the whole POV
  17. jacksonianmarch
    Maybe they are keeping McDonald because they dont want Lin to be the last man off the bench. Maybe, they think that having a guy like McDonald gives them some flexibility when their starting RF is a lefty and when their starting LF returns who is also a lefty.
  18. jacksonianmarch
    Sweeney can get on base and Lin hasnt proven a damn thing above AA. You need to stop busting a nut all over these AAAA players. Lin isnt a premier prospect. As it stands right now, Sweeney is your starting RFer. If it becomes obvious over time that Sweeney moves to the backup role and you want to get a guy who is capable of playing all 3 OF positions, then Lin might be the guy to bring up. But right now, given the need for regular PT out of Sweeney the idea of bringing up a kid who cannot hit his way out of a paper bag is a bad one
  19. jacksonianmarch
    Joba is ahead of schedule, but being held back. He's already throwing off the mound and should be ready by June.
  20. jacksonianmarch
    Hughes suffered from a few things last season that took him off the national map. First, he was jerked around in 2009 (obviously with good result) and in 2010, he was told he was going to start, so he stayed in great shape and had a solid season. Unfortunately, he had a massive jump in innings between 09 and 2010 and he came in with a weaker arm. Couple that with the fact that he showed up to camp out of shape and voila, you have a guy who usually sits low 90s to sitting mid 80s. He rehabbed and now his arm strength is back. He also put in a good offseason and has shown up much thinner
  21. jacksonianmarch
    Regardless, I am not worried about his velocity at this point. It isnt like he is Hughes from last yr who went from topping out at 95 to topping out at 87. I am very excited about Hughes, btw. Good to see him actually put in a good offseason and come in throwing the ball like he can. If he can sit in that 92mph range and be able to run it up into the mid 90s, he's gonna be very, very effective. My only hope for him is that he masters that changeup and relies less on his cutter. He isnt Mariano, so he shouldnt expect the same success with it
  22. jacksonianmarch
    A few tidbits. Pineda's velocity is down, but he is sitting low 90s topping out at 93. Not like Hughes from a year ago. Speaking of Hughes, he's sitting 90-92 topping out in the 93-94 range as well. If he can maintain the velocity, then he'll be a hell of a bounceback candidate in the #5 hole. Over time, I expect Pineda's velo to come back, but if we need to ship him off the AAA for the start of the yr to work on his arm strength and changeup so be it. We've got enough depth to do that AND it would put an extra yr on his clock in terms of ownership
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    yeah, it is. Sorry.
  25. jacksonianmarch
    Regardless, it's his first time out. If he's topping out at 91 in April then we've got a problem
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