On cue, he makes a good play... Anyway, I just don't think minor leagures can be considered "viable" if there will still be a steep learning curve to get through.
Dice-K looking good so far. I'm less nervous about his starts this year. He used to drive me crazy. Now that's left to Lackey.
Also, Cahill, you aren't fooling anyone...
Lars is 23. It'll be a long time before he should be given up on. The fact that he's improving his defense and finished this year strong at Pawtucket should give us a little bit of hope that he'll be up in Boston for good eventually.