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I can still hope. Sandoval Castillo Craig Kelly how much $ is tied up in those bums?
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Unless Hannigan forgot where he wanted the ball to thrown, kelly seemed to have trouble throwing strikes. It is a pattern he has shown. he throws the ball hard, he has a great whatever, yada, yada, yada. hard to imagine that he isn't better than he is. Many of us have said for two years that he should be in the bullpen. Maybe - I wish that it could be somebody elses though. Unless he comes back healthy, pitches well, and lasts, I'd bet on him being gone. i don't think DD is going to want to wait for this guy to all of a sudden turn in to a pitcher.
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back to the rotation - hope Dombrowski is as sick of Kelly's fragility as I am. At some point you just have to move on - see Sandoval and Castillo. Hope for Buchholz he can stay healthy. Maybe Kelly isn't at the move on point just yet but it won't be long. I don't think DD will be willing to give him multiple years to heal up.
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good for you. what a memory!
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did somebody just say Koufax? In his prime years - the best I ever saw.
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What happened to the real robbie boy? I'm wondering if a family member has reported him missing yet. robbie is rollin.
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Agree again. thought Leon's name would come up. I do know how long it takes for catchers too develop in general. Even those who have done nothing else other than catch more often than not have to suffer the pains that accompany learning I craft that is probably one of the toughest to learn in athletics in general. If a kid can hit, quite often you can live with fielding deficiencies in most other positions (not all - but most). behind the plate - I don't think so. Someone must have felt he was ready. Leon would have been my choice as opposed to putting a kid that you felt someday might become an excellent receiver but was in no way ready at this time in that role. Maybe the experience did him good maybe it didn't.. I hope it did. He is a good kid and a solid athlete. Now you see how numb i can be - I would have gone with the hitless wonder as opposed to bringing up someone with great potential but was just not ready to be doing that job. too important a job.
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I agree. In hindsight (I know all about hindsight), I think that it was a poor move to bring him up. Someone must have been smart enough to know that he just wasn't ready. Do you think that he was the next best option to have behind the plate after Vasquez and in front of Hanigan?
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i'm not really trying to be sly and i am not trying to discredit stats. but that being said, I don't think that saying that he could fall somewhere between serviceable and great is particularly difinitive. I'll agree about Varitek as well. I'm ok with his assessment too. Saying he could be serviceable is ok with me. My opinion probably is somewhat clouded by the hype that accompanied the kid in boston. I had not followed his career and truthfully I expected to see more. He may become serviceable or better. My opinion (which I get doesn't amount to much) is that he won't become a great major league catcher and yes if he could be packaged in a trade that would bring us young dependable pitching I would make the deal yesterday. Not trying to be a wise ass here either. I just expected see a little more coming out of the spring. Unfair? probably
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Nothing quantifiable for sure. Just an opinion. obviously means nothing when compared to every statistic that can be presented to show that he is getting better and better I am sure. Every scout and everbody who who has watched him would indicate that I am wrong. Hope I am! I like him as well. He is where he belongs and I like him too. Just an opinion.
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I think that he will improve. He is athletic and he is willing to work hard. I don't care at all what type of hitter he becomes for sure. It is all about the position - catcher. As you know , I like the statistical approach a little but if you ask me, I saw no advancement from him defensively this spring. He has worked hard for sure but I see the same guy I saw last year. I get all of the talk about how much time it takes and being patient and whatever. I really do not think that he is going to morph into something that some think that he might. He is a good kid and I wish him well. I am a fan but ...
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Maybe Holt is hurt.
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Also forgot to mention Espinoza's start last night. Pretty good. This kid has a plan. He is motivated and if he stays healthy we will continue to hear more from him soon. The real deal here.
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You never know. O'Sullivan has been kicking around for quite awhile. Maybe he will get a chance. I agree with your take on knuckleballers and bullpens.
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I'm not trying to make any kind of case for Leon. What I would say is that we very might have been better off if we had used someone behind the plate who could field the position like Leon on a regular basis as opposed to throwing Swihart in there. Swihart is where he should be. We will see how he does.
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4/18 vs. Blue Jays: Patriot's Day
cp176 replied to Youk Of The Nation's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
John Farrell tends to fall into patterns that seem unbreakable regardless of what is going on. 7th - 8th - 9th - over and over and over again. I don't care how good you are, ain't going to work every time. -
I get the fact about the bat. It was just kind of an either/or random thought. Someone who can hit a little but can't field the position or someone who can't hit all but who could field the position. My choice would always be B when talking about a catcher. Kind of thought that Leon was a pretty good defender. Was not aware that he wasn't. If he is a worse defender than Hanigan, he should not be on any roster. He would be just clogging things up like others have.
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Owens - another decent start. Michael Chavis - oh baby what a start! Won't too much longer before Moncada and Benintendi will be on the move. I'm going to wish I had season's tickets to the Seadogs.
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Not me. As much as it pains me to say so, I would prefer Leon or a catcher like Leon to Swihart at this time. I like a catcher who can get it done at the ml level defensively. Swihart - maybe someday not today.
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Sometimes the words we choose to use are not particularly kind and can seem hateful.
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I'm ok with that swing.
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games not looking pretty right now
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Who would we invite on board to be our analytics specialist?
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We could put together a great team. Clearly we could solve any issues that they have. We would have to have bigger fish tho fry than just the Boston Red Sox though.
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yup - i know, out of character for me but what the hell.