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QUOTE (dasox24 @ May 29, 2009 -> 07:13 PM) Glad UVA pulled out the win, though! UVA is gonna go to the world series. They are a freaking good team. Oh and my Titans mauled Utah, using our Saturday starter. Our ace will be out there tonight against the Zags and hopefully he shows up and our offense shows up.

QUOTE (shipps @ May 30, 2009 -> 06:34 AM) Strasburg did not WOW me like I thought he would. He is a prospect and he is not major league ready like I heard from other people. Did you keep watching? He started looking like a man among boys. It was insane and he wasn't even throwing his fastball that often.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 29, 2009 -> 06:46 PM) This was the first chance I've had to catch Strasburg live. Dude is even better than advertised. Virginia has one of the top 5 offenses in the country and they had no chance after the second inning. Strasburg single-handedly gives the Nationals instant credibility. He could definitely pitch and more importantly be effective in the majors right now. I was at the game and I won't lie, the first three or so innings I was completley unimpressed. I saw big league stuff but he was struggling a bit. Than as the game went on and on, he got into a rhythm and damn did he look good, like real good. All against a very very good team. I still don't think he's as ready as some say cause I think he's got command issues but his delivery is very clean and he showed a very advanced feel for his off-speed stuff, which is to me what makes him special. Oh and he must have insane movement cause the catcher was looking like an idiot behind the plate. There was one fastball that completely missed the catchers glove and caught him right in the chest protector (and it wasn't due to him expecting an offspeed pitch and getting the heat either).

Thats decent value for Broadway than (the cash plus Castro). Not a bad move at all. I think Brodway will have a solid career but I'm really digging that Peavy proposal more and more knowing who three of the parts were (or at least assume to know that it was Poreda/Richard/Brodway.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ May 29, 2009 -> 09:21 PM) I haven't seen him pitch in person in 2 years. I do remember that he struggled with command back then, but it seems he's worked it out. He was throwing mid 90's? When I saw him down in Kanny he was throwing like 5 pitches but had little command of any of them and the plus fastball advertised from the draft was non-existent, but I might have just seen him on a bad day. That said I thought he was pitching in the 88-92 MPH range now. Am I wrong?

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 29, 2009 -> 08:25 PM) Another first-round draft bust for those of you in love with baseball's draft. The Sox have a ton of former 1st round picks on there roster, so while he might have busted you can thank the top rounds of the draft for Quentin/Konerko/Floyd/Danks/AJ (and than of course BA/Fields/etc).

QUOTE (Felix @ May 30, 2009 -> 07:12 AM) A solid offensive player who is one of the worst in the majors at his position defensively? Honestly, I would be pretty disappointed if his defense ended up at Jeter's level. Obviously the offense would be great, but if he's that bad defensively I hope we have to common sense to ensure he never plays SS in the majors (which looks likely with Alexei there). I think its a solid comparison and while people hate on Jeters defense (deservingly so), he wasn't always a terrible defensive SS. As he got older and lost his range it got there. He's just not a super toolsy shortstop.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 30, 2009 -> 11:46 AM) I know Clayton was mentioned by some during his ascent through the Sox system, but I know that no one here at least expected what we have seen out of him since be became a starter. Do people think that this is going to be the Clayton Richard that we see going forward, or are there people out there who are expected the same, once through the order, guy, that we saw last year? Should we even be talking about trading Clayton, even in a package for a top of the line starter? Richard has the stuff to pitch in the bigs. He has a good arm angle and for whatever reason batters don't get a good read off of his stuff as they rarely square him up. I'm not quite certain why because he doesn't have filthy movement but from where it comes the ball is disguised well and guys just don't pick it up well. On top of that he's doing a stellar job changing speeds and locations and really looks good. I think as his command improves we are talking about a guy with the upside to be a good middle of the rotation starter (and thats freaking awesome). He seems to have a pretty smooth delivery, which is another plus and his velocity is definately nice from the left side. I've long wondered whether Clayton had the secondary stuff to succeed and I still don't know if he does but as long as he changes speeds like he's been doing he'll be alright. Keep doing that, improve the command and hone your craft and we got a good one. Worse case he'll be a f***ing stud lefty reliever long-term.

QUOTE (BearSox @ May 29, 2009 -> 07:09 PM) If we go the leadoff hitter route, I'm looking at Tim Wheeler. Much more polished than Mitchell, but less upside. However, I'd rather get a solid leadoff hitter over the next Joey Gatright. Right now, if Brothers and Leake aren't around at 23, I want one of Pollack, Wheeler, or Sanchez. Wheeler is right there with Pollack. I prefer Pollack but Wheeler is a great get and better than the Cal guy.

He won't be around, but a name thats dropping is White out of UNC. I was talking to a guy at yesterday's game, not sure how credible of a source he is or not, but he was scouting Strasburg and I had asked him about White and it sounds like his stock has taken a hit. He probalby goes 5 picks before ours, but if he slides to 23, White would be a f***ing awesome arm to get in the system.

I will long say that I'm not certain there is another site in all of baseball with the in depth minor league knowledge of there specific team more than Soxtalk. And its a compliment to everyone on here.

Just because Ben Balder said it, doesn't mean it'll be happen but its still nice as hell to see the Sox have a prospect that gets talked in this type of manner.

From the most recent BA Prospect Chat:

Per BA:

f*** ass damn s***....meeting rescheduled at work for 3:30 to 4:30 and I'm supposed to be at the game at 4. Son of a b****. Oh well, hopefully I get to see at least a few innings out of Strasburg.

I'm going to drag the girlfriend to it. She refuses to go to horror movies but I want to see her get scared, haha.

So I have this cut in my mouth right by where my wisdom teeth were taken out and damn does it hurt. I stabbed myself with the flosser and than aggravated the heck out of it when I brushed my teeth over it.

How is a comic book going to have a person playing the character?

Skim...but isn't Skim and Fat Free the exact same?

Is it a cartoon?

QUOTE (WSoxMatt @ May 29, 2009 -> 08:07 AM) right so IF we can keep Thome CHEAP, why not, he wont be holding anyone back Because Paulie might be the DH.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ May 28, 2009 -> 09:42 PM) If the Sox are willing to add a big, long term deal RIGHT NOW, I think it's a solid plan. As we have seen under this regime, the Sox going out into FA and landing a big name doesn't happen. With the alarmingly low success rate big FA deals seem to have, it doesn't seem like a terrible strategy. If the Sox are comfortable with a pitcher, Oswalt for example, and have the money to take on the contract, having him the big four locked up into 2012 will be a nice foundation for this organization to have for the foreseeable future. Plus look at it this way, by trading for the guy you don't have to let other teams drive up the financial market price. In addition, you shouldn't have a ton of competitors given the economy and most importantly whether you trade or not, you are giving up a form of draft pick compensation by signing any stud pitcher and are probably going to have to go more years than trading a guy already under an existing contract. It makes sense and I'm excited to see what the club does.

Its funny....Fields went from being a surprise player to a freaking bum and his number changed. I think Josh believes in the curse of the Soxtalk wallpaper now!!!!

Belt is one of those guys that was a potential 1st round pick out of high school and he's a guy that has seen his stock drop the most between high school and college. His fastball velocity dropped and he moved to the offensive side fulltime and looks like a real nice looking offensive project. Seems like he could be a nice value pick in the 5th-12th rounds.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ May 28, 2009 -> 09:12 PM) I watch a lot of baseball and follow it closely, but Houston hasn't been on my radar this year, who else would they have that the Sox might be interested in? Any back of the rotation/innings eater starter in case Count and Colon can't answer the bell? what's their 3rd base situation in case they don't want to rush Slayer? Could be Oswalt, would fit KWs style, but wondering what else is there. I agree with you though, KW with a good farm system and money coming off the books will mean a ton of rumors The problem with KW striking soon is, as long as they believe Oswalt is healthy, why rush to trade him now? Can you imagine the haul they could get from him at the deadline? The haul might not be that big. My guess is that there are very few teams out there willing to take on long-term contracts at the deadline while also giving up a ton of prospects. At least I'm hoping thats the case cause if it is and the Sox really are willing to take on one big contract, than we as fans might be in luck.