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Is CC the next Jaret Wright. Another pitcher that Cleveland has ruined because of overpitching him at such a young age?

I'll pass. Liefer has found his slot and I wish him the best. He was terrible for the Sox last year. I know Manuel screwed him up by not playing him enough, but the guy still complained a lot considering what his average was for most of the season. I am not surprised to see Biddle do good though.

Well if Wright is back 100% then Loaiza or Stewart are the ones that would be moved. No way do I move Garland. I was so impressed watching him throw in spring training that I have pretty much decided he'll finish with an era just under 4.00

Ya, I was referring to the players coming out of higschool and college that they have to evaluate. In the minors, they have a it bit easier projecting out players, but its so hard to project them straight from higschool or college. I agree with you with those pitchers having a shorter shelf life. I don't see Weber continuing to be sucessful, but I think Donnelly has pretty darn good stuff. It surprises me that he could slip through the cracks with his type of fastball and life. Then again some guys are injured or they happen to find the proper mechanics later on in life. Still more likely they show up for a year or two and then dissapear, but they always know they gave it their all and all that hard work paid off.

I am definately in favor of a lefthanded power hitter/avg hitter in the middle of the lineup, but I see Joe Borchard as that person later in the year.

And ocassionally like Hudler mentioned a player slips through the cracks and appears for someone else and just sticks. David Eckstein and Paul LoDuca fit that bill and Aaron Miles could fit it for the Sox if things go right. Heck so do Ben Weber and Brandon Donnelly. To me it seems like more pitchers slip through the cracks then hitters. Pretty much everyone in AAA can play ball and with a little luck, the right situation and hard work they could potentially sneak onto a roster and stick, but its just so difficult, especially if you aren't a high pick or aren't hyped/talked about. Those higher picks get the chances ahead because of the money involved and because the scouts "love them", "drool over their tools", etc. Not necessarily saying thats the right way to do it. Of course most minor league scouts are wrong to a point, because its so hard to judge whose going to make the majors and what type of player they are going to turn into. One of the hardest things to tell is how an offensive player will adjust to wood. WIth pitchers its how their arm will develop.

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I don't think we need Beltran. We have enough "All-Stars". Rather than tinker, let's have a little faith that the team we expected so much out of will produce. No need to panic after 6 games. I agree with Rex. This team has all the pieces in place. We have a very deep pitching staff (even though its a bit injury riddled with Wright down). We also have an extrordinary bench and well the offense is going to be good, and has the potential to be great. The way I see it worse case scenario our offense is good, the starting rotation is middle of the road (with two aces and the rest of the guys pitching avg), and the bullpen is average to good. If things go right, we have an awesome offense, very good starting rotation, and awesome pitching staff with a deep bench. We also have a catcher that can shut down the running game and two aces that can dominate a game and have proven it, along with a couple other pitchers with the potential to do so. We have a guy that can save a ton of games and if their are serious injuries we have a lot of depth in the organization with Borchard ready in the outfield, Rauch/Diaz/Ginter/Almonte/Sanders/Munoz/Wright/Stewart all their for the starting/bullpen and then Harris/Miles/Hummell in the infield. Sure we don't have much backup at catcher (Burke) but in all honesty pretty much no one does. We have a guy that can call a good game and a guy that can shut down the running game. Things are going to be just fine. This is a very good team and they will go a long way. There is no need to panick, especially considering we swept the Tigers, something we should of done and did do. The sweep by KC hurt, but its just three games and over the long haul thats nothing. This team is way too good and they will show that and will put up above .500 baseball throughout the season and make it to the playoffs and I believe contend for and win the World Series.

Looks like Jim had a shaky outing. Hopefully he'll get back on track in his next start. I'm really interested in how this Yufo guy is. I'll be waiting to hear a report on him Rex once you see him a few times

He's pretty much a career minor leaguer. The Cubs got him from Florida if I recall and then the next year he went onto Colorado. This guy has a solid bat, but I'd say he's another Rosie Brown or something along those lines, but a bit less talented. He isn't very good defensively so it will be hard for him to find a job considering offensively he's yet to prove himself at the major league level. If he ever got back to Florida or to someone like San Diego, Milwalkee or Montreal he could have a shot.

how much allowance does he give ya to defend him heather???????? Well I can't speak for Rex, but lets just say I'll be able to get season tickets for the rest of my life

I agree with Hudler. Their is no reason to be concerned this early. Lee is still showing patience and he has extremely quick hands. There is no reason he shouldn't be successful. Carlos has worked very hard each offseason and is in great shape and confident. I have no doubt that he will come through and put up very impressive numbers, especially for a guy in the 6 hole. At the end of the season you could easily argue that Carlos is more valuable then Konerko (Just because I think Carlos is going to have a monster year).

I don't think he will. Buehrle has a great delivery which should help him. Very smooth and flawless mechanics.

Yep, that is ahead of the player pictures on my list

Hope everyone can make it.

I am not worried about Lee yet. Give him more then a week. By the end of the month if he's playing that way, Daubach will be the starter and Lee will be playing in another city.

Been flipping to that during the commercials. I sure hope we got them.

Jason, have you seen Rauch pitch? His curve is not even fair. It's like a wiffleball. I think there are much higer hopes for Rauch. He dont throw as hard eventhough he can throw 95 at one time, but he dont have to. He has much better control then wright too. Wright is a hard throwing hillbilly with good movement as far as i'm concerned. Ya, his curveball is one of the best out there. It is foul. His slider is also whicked, but he hasn't been throwing it because of his injury but he may of started throwing it in Charlotte, not sure. I definately like him, but Wright has great "stuff" too. I like Rauch's control a lot though and its one reason I think he will make it.

Brando, I'll see what we can do. We have access to a ton of pictures now that were part of this new thing so we can grab some. I'll have to build something to make it easy. It will take me a while cause I have a few other things I have to do first for the site, but once I give the Board some new color options and build the minor legaue rosters, I'll work on putting this together and see if its possible. As far as bandwith and stuff, were told we are alright and I'm planning on bumping it up in the next month or so anyway.

I don't know if Rauch has more potential then Wright. I think Wright has pretty fantastic stuff. When I look at Rauch I see good stuff, but not fantastic and that stuff is made better by his frame. He's got a great curve, but he no longer is throwing his slider (Although he's supposed to start throwing it again) and then a solid fastball and a solid change. He needs to develop the change more, stay healthy and get back to throwing his slider (He throws a plus slider) and then work on controlling all of them and he'll be set.

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You gonna be at any of the Sox games in Safeco?

I'd want a few sets of tickets, bp (if possible), game used jersey bat that kind of stuff. Here's one. What amount would be enough for you to sell the ball instead of give it to the player? For me it would probably be a couple hundred grand. I'm nice and all but that kind of money could do some great things for me, like season tickets for life

I say if Loazia and Stewart are pitching awesome, then leave them in the rotation and bring Wright along a bit slower using him out of the pen.