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A lot of talk about spring training not being particularly meaningful in many cases and I get that but to some it still is. I have been very impressed as I am sure everyone else has with some of these guys that no one has expected a whole lot from. great springs so far - Shaw, Travis, Barnes, Hernandez. Ramirez so far is making a case for being able to get it done. I get that it is early but after Price with Rodriguez down that starting rotation looks very shaky. That said, Kelly is making a strong case to hold a spot. Although the w's and l's really aren't very significant, many of these guys are using this spring to prove that they can either still play at or actually belong at the major league level.
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I probably advocate for these young guys more than I should but I like young hard working players. I yapped a lot about Marco Hernandez last year. He just keeps on digging. I like him more than Marrero right now. Sam Travis - enough said.
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His behavior to date has been moronic for sure but there but "for the grace of God" go most of us. The illegal substance useage concerns me a lot more than a 19 year old getting into a fistfight with a friend. It is the beginning of a pattern that for sure no one wants to see continued but i think his youth entitles him to at least a little understanding. Is he stupid or untouchable. I don't know the answer to that one but stupid you learn to deal with. Uncoachable not so much.
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wait - Would that be one of those donkey like jackasses I've been hearing about?
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Politics here too these daze- really?
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Agree - It does sound like a good problem to have right now.
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I will feel bad as well if his injury puts him behind in the competition. The Red Sox have historically been able to make solid cases for whatever they have wanted to do.
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So - What would you suggest they do in the event that Vazquez is healthy and ready to go which he will be quite soon? No one has tried to make any conclusive statements about the situation so far but eventually the Red Sox are going to have to deal with it. Eventually is apt to be sooner as opposed to later. It gives me something to discuss that actually interests me. Doesn't sound to me as though Vazquez is going to be mouselike and just simply go quietly to AAA. He wants to play.
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I get the stuff they feed us about not changing a players position before they have mastered their primary one. Guess I have always thought that as a player moves through the system that someone has truly investigated where each of the top prospects might actually be playing someday. For instance - Moncada will likely not be playing second base for the Sox anytime soon. If he is as good as he projects maybe he should be moved sooner. They seem to be playing a game of mumbly chuck musical chairs with many of our prospects in an attempt to get them in the lineup. I hope that they plan to keep the very athletic Swihart but if they wait for him to master his position before they move him, he may never recognize his potential.
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still think that the Swihart/Vazquez situation won't be solved by simply sending Vaz back to Pawtucket for a little while. In addition to Price now we hear from Kelly about how much he enjoys having Vazquez behind the plate. Swihart is improving so I guess that it might not be considered a problem but with our current pitching being what it is, at some point, some time, everything will need to be done to give them the best or even any chance of having success. That might mean that very soon Vazquez becomes the everyday guy. Swihart is a talented prospect and that isn't going to change anytime soon.
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finally I get it- good one but I'm not quite at the Gossage level although I have to admit I still like looking at a good old box score. When the reported results start to change then I will change as well. I will freely admit though that my approach to the world of athletics leans toward a less academic direction then some. I'm comfortable with that.
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I believe that he has a tremendous amount of personal pride. I also do not see the upside in him that many seem to see. At the very best he looks as though he could be a solid middle of the rotation guy. That is not a bad thing but if he is potentially the best we have after Price then good luck with that.
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Is this discussion built primarily about who might be at the very best our number 4 guy in the rotation actually more likely our number 5? The bigger picture here seems to be that once we get past Price our starting rotation might have some issues. It wouldn't surprise me at all if we see a deal done sooner as opposed to later.
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Old Schoolers see it this way - We all know that it is just a meaningless spring training game - yada-yada-yada. the simple fact remains is that a guy we are counting on to be a mainstay in our rotation for years to come just got the crap kicked out of him by a bunch of guys who aren't supposed to hit. Unless Porcello has virtually no personal pride, which I doubt very much, at some point or another, he will actually have to start getting people out. When you look at our potential rotation after Price without Rodriguez, if it doesn't ring a small alarm even now, you must be a flat liner. Big question might be is how patient DD will be before he decides to make a big move that is going to get everybody talking?
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Put him in a basket with tubby and send them off on a salty cruise? What's a little do, re, me to the boys with the bottomless budget.
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Castillo gets a chance! he is hitting the ball. If he stays healthy, we should get a chance this year to see if he can play or not.
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saw that - sucked
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I think it is a crummy situation but i do sort of agree with you. Owens is young, tall, and left handed and has shown some signs of being able to get it done. If I had to pick between actually keeping one or the other, I would keep Owens. All that being said, much like Dojji said, I would bet on Wright getting the first look. Not saying I agree with that because I still will be that guy beating the Brian Johnson drum - just saying I bet that is what they will do.
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Moncada is put together like a corner infielder or outfielder. Corner infielder = third base (hint hint)
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I'm with you on this. Here's hoping for Hanley. We need him or at least someone like him at the plate. I really hope that Travis Shaw gets a chance to be an everyday starter. If he doesn't. hope that it means that Sandoval really does play well enough to justify being out there day to day. I don't think that using him every third day or so in two or three different positions is going to let us truly see whether or not he could be a good one. He has looked good for a while now.
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rumor mill keeps on grinding. We just need to throw down a few more breadcrumbs!!!
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Moncada getting another start today.
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50 shades or wrong - maybe my ceiling is lower than my floor. One question though - What does a knuckleballer who is considered a complete project look like? great games and bad games- i sure don't know. I'm pretty sure that I am not as high on Owens as you are but maybe ultimately you are at least going to know what you might get from him regularly. I just don't think it makes a whole lot difference which one of these guys gets the ball.
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In my case, I think I would have to see him myself like you are before offering an opinion about whether or not he can or cannot make certain plays. He certainly has caught enough infield popups over the course of his career in addition to having dug plenty of balls out of the dirt. I think that he can do what he wants to do. I really am more concerned with his footwork around the bag and whether or not his attention span will hold up when runners need to be held on. Sounded like he made some plays yesterday. i can see Petey telling him to let him field any pops on that side of the infield and I can see Hanley letting him do it. Not always a good thing. He is athletic. If he works, he should get it done.
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The highest floor and the highest ceiling? hmm - I think that you could put their names in a hat and give them each a chance. Of the group of candidates, Elias has the big league resume I guess. Wright is what he is - a knuckleballer. I don't know that we have given him a long enough look at the ml level to really know how good he can be on his "on" days. Haven't seen anything out of Owens yet to indicate that he could be any more at best than a mid rotation type - that is at his best. Johnson has shown signs of actually knowing how to pitch. Actually, to use your wording, I think that Wright has shown enough to make his ceiling appear as high as Owens. All in all, they can spin it any way they want to , the situation still looks a tad iffy.