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I just watched that and it was pure filth... Kinda looks like Munoz out there on the mound after seeing him. Nice move to first also, it already looks better than Schoenweis's move....

From what I read, sounds like a good pick with that nasty curve... Hope he is signable.

Well I will root for any Sox player, regardless of whether I like them or not, even Jon Rauch or Botch...While I am not totally sold on Fields being the stud you all think he can be, I am going to give him a shot and not complain about it anymore. And thank you for your kind words jreedfan8. It's too bad that Borch or Reed aren't going to get the call while Maggs is out. It's disheartening.

Again, another good post. And like most around here, all I have seen is video... To Josh Fields and a successful MLB career, here ya go... Hope you make me eat crow one day.

I think it should be the duty of Sox fans at the Cell to boo loudly and continuously anytime Koch enters the game in a save situation...

I saw this... My reactions: 1) Gammons is usually wrong. 2) In this case, since it's a quote, he probably isn't unless he plagarised... If he is right.... :puke

The real question here is why our manager is still sticking with him...

I hear they need a person to take groups on guided tour of the Cell on off-days...

Very good post, I enjoyed it very much and you bring up some excellent points. The only thing I would disagree with is that Anderson has 5 tool potential and that is one thing that Hahn and KW admitted they drafted him for, while Fields does not.

You are right about that...Don't get me wrong about Fields, I am, like all of you, going to be rooting for him to succeed...I would have just rather had a pitcher that's all....

Lambert or Tankersly

And by the way, here are the last 12 Sox first rounders: 2003 Brian Anderson OF - SOLID THUS FAR 2002 Royce Ring, lhp 18 - BUST? Must be if we dealt him for Alomar 2001 Kris Honel, rhp 16 - INJURED 2000 Joe Borchard, rf 12 - BUST (according to most of you) 1999 Jason Stumm, rhp 15 - BUST 1999 Matt Ginter, rhp 22 - BUST 1998 Kip Wells, rhp 16 - No. 2, 3 starter in MLB after we DEALT him 1997 Jason Dellaero, ss-rhp 15 -BUST 1996 Bobby Seay, lhp 12 - BUST 1995 Jeff Liefer, if-of 25 -BUST 1994 Mark Johnson, c 26 - BUST 1994 Chris Clemons, rhp 33 - BUST Now, tell me why Fields won't buck the trend...

Honestly, I am really not sure what type of player he will be. More or less, after looking at the Sox 1st rounders over the past 10 years, what guys have not been a bust? Sure, Fields looks like a solid power bat, but there are huge questions about his arm, as one scouting report only calls it "playable" at best. For a guy who is supposedly a college QB, why is his arm so weak? More or less, I am of the belief that you take pitching early in the draft, as I feel it's most important above all else. Others would disagree with me for various reasons. But take Tampa Bay for example, they have taken loads of talented offensive players (Crawford, Baldelli, Hamilton, Upton, Young, etc.) but have no pitching whatsoever that has developed. They'll never be a winner without a good balance. There were other more talented players on the board at this time, mainly college pitchers, which this draft was stocked with, whom I would have rather see the Sox take. Third base to me is not a primary need, sure we are weak lower in the organization, but I feel pretty confident that Crede will be our mainstay at 3rd for a while. Last year, with Brian Anderson, we knew what we were getting, a 5 tool player who has a chance to be great. While Josh Fields may turn out to be a solid player, it's hard to hear anyone say that he has a chance to be great. And also, I am somewhat just calling him a bust to annoy some of the so-called 15 year old experts around here with all of that GM experience in their careers...

Sounds to me like you are the one wasting bandwidth... Josh Fields will be nothing more than a bust, so maybe you should get some knowledge before you post, kiddo.

Are you guys aware that Gonzalez was kicked off his HS team this year...I remember reading about it on BA.

Now I'll get to see this stud here in Louisville at some point...Nice pick by the Reds.

I would be surprised, has Kurt Suzuki gone yet?

I like picking the lefties, although I would like to have Vargas after all the great things Jas has said about him.

Two lefties in the supplemental round, I like it a lot...

Gonzalez: COMMENT: MEDIUM BUILD. ATHLETIC FRAME. ROUND SHOULDERS. STRONG LOWER HALF. BODY TYPE SIMILAR TO A SMALLER BARRY ZITO. NO WINDUP, 3/4 ARM. HIGH LEG KICK. CLEAN ARM ACTION. SMOOTH DELIVERY. EXPLOSIVE FB, TAIL ACTION AWAY FROM RHH. 12 TO 6 BREAK CB W/ TIGHT ROTATION. DECEPTION CHANGEUP W/ LATE TUMBLE IN ZONE. GOOD COMMAND, MOVES BALL IN & OUT WELL. YOUNG LHP W/ ELECTRIC STUFF. PITCHES AT 90-92, 93-94 WHEN NEEDED & A HAMMER FOR A CB. GOES AFTER HITTERS. I just heard someone in the back ground say "he's good enough to start in Kannapolis" then they asked them to turn off the mic...

COMMENT: MAJOR LEAGUE BODY. MEDIUM-LARGE FRAME, WELL-PROPORTIONED. BROAD, ROUNDED SHOULDERS, STRONG LEGS. ATHLETIC LOOK. SIMILAR TO TERRY MULHOLLAND. SEMI WINDUP. 3/4. COMPACT DELIVERY, LIMITED EFFORT. NO MAJOR MECHANIC FAULTS. SOUND ARM ACTION. NEAR PLUS FB, MOST 90-92, SOME ARM SIDE TAIL, SMALL SINK. WIDE, 3/4 CB. WORKS AHEAD, K'S W/ 3 PITCHES. ARM SPEED ON CHANGEUP, FADE, SINK. CHANGES SPEEDS, HIT SPOTS.

GET VARGAS SOX!

I sure hope we get Vargas.