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A look at some minor league pitching eye-opener stats: K:BB 34:3 Eyanson (20.1 IP) 27:3 Eduardo Rivera (16) 20:3 Ziehl (19.1) 18:3 Futrell (17.2) 16:3 Bennett (21) ____________________ OPS Against (16+ IP) .304 Eyanson .354 Futrell .391 Bennett .420 Rivera .470 Mullins .514 Bickerstaff .540 Brown

Knowing who they are doesn't mean he knows they're good.

How about most our young pitcher numbers? 0.00 Samaniego (8.1 IP 4H 0ER 4BB 8K) 0.00 E Rivera (3.1, 1, 0, 0, 3) 1.80 Bennett (5.0, 5, 1, 2, 3) 2.84 Early (31.2, 24, 10, 14, 28) 3.38 Tolle (10.2, 6, 4, 5, 15) 3.38 Uberstine (2.2, 3, 1, 1, 2) Total: 2.33 ERA 61.2 IP 41 Hits 16 ERs 26BB 69Ks 3.8 BB/9 is scary 10.1 K/9 is nice 6 Hits per 9 IP is very nice.

Not much farm pitching to brag about, but E Rivera pitched very well out of the pen. 3IP 1H 0ER 0BB 5K Holobetz got drilled and saw his ERA more than double. Eyanson was a little wild (3BB in 3.2 IP but only 1 hit, 0ER and 7 Ks.) Neely got lit up. sALEM LOST 11-2, So no good pitching there, either.

He wasnt hitting anything before.

That was a nice win. While the young bats are off to a slow start, the young arms are keeping us from being even worse.

I have not followed hockey much, since leaving Maine. Maybe that's a good thing. I loved the Bruins way back when.

I was just asking for link as I found one site that stated he was highly regarded by other teams.

True. We may never know.

Duh. You missed the point once again.

Obviously not through this struggle. Often times, like with Crochet, you see an IL stint coming.

I'm not disagreeing with you. I respect him.

I understood your thoughtful post and am very close to thinking Bello should be demoted to work it out.

In this context, DD has put the Phillies in a worse position than the 2019-2020 Red Sox roster/budget aspect.

In a way, this roster and maybe the season depends on a major Duran positive regression.

To not sign a DH only guy to play 2B?

The thing about that roster is that it highlighted the total lack of any depth on the 40, and although the farm produced better than expected (as some called it "decimated,) the idea that building up a foundational depth needed to be done first was not a bad strategy. That did not mean the budget had to be severely limited for 5 years, but clearly adding 2-3 stars would not have been enough. To me, one major factor that messed up the Sox was how the team did pretty well in 2021, and taht reinforced JH's idea that we could win without major investments. It took a couple last place finishes to get him to budge a tiny bit on upping the investments.

I was responding to a poster who suggested who might replace Bello.

Durbin has more PAs than Duran. IKF & Monestario point well taken.

So, one guy says several guys say he's not highly regarded. Maybe he's not. Let's see if he gets hired and if it's a higher-level job.

Me2, and I did at the time, too.

Easy peasy for some, I guess, but for others not so much.

Narvaez has dropped a bit, too. Newcomer everyday players have done worse than 2025, too: Durbin, IKF and Monasterio. (Contreras is doing very well.)

Sox top prospects: (soxprospects,com) 1. Tolle is in the MLB rotation and doing okay. 3. Early is in the MLB rotation and doing more than okay. 2. Arias is lighting up the minors in awesome ways. 4. Witherspoon does not have great numbers but is working on a mix of pitches. 5. Valera was off to a great start before hitting the IL. 6. Eyanson is doing well enough to jump up in the mid season rankings, if this continues. 7. Phillips has not distinguished himself, but he's okay. 8. Justin Gonzales is over .900 and may end up in AA. 10. Bennett starts tonight and was off to a great beginning of the AAA season. 11. Godbout is heating up and is now at .828. 12. Romero is not making a case for a promotion to the 40. 13. Uberstine got a brief MLB look-see but is now on the IL. 14. Holobetz is off to a great start in AA. 15. Azocar is at .869 and looking to move up. He's just 19. 9. Soto, 17. Ramos & 18. Rivas have yet to play. 16. Castro should drop from the top 20 this summer. 19. Samaniego has been on the big club and done okay. 20. Wehunt has done fine in AA. 21. Bastardo & 22. Paez were returned to the Sox.

Despite the abrupt exit, outside perspectives generally hold that Varitek has a high-value, experienced coaching future, particularly for his ability to prepare catchers and pitchers. Google search I'm not doubting your statement, but what are your sources?