Sox vs. Rox, March 10th 2007, 2:05 CST (SS)

[fathom]

They were impressed by his stuff. He's a lefty throwing in the low-90s (92-93) with an unorthodox throwing style. Also showed decent command of a breaking ball.

 

There's no doubt in my mind that Boone has the stuff to be, at the very least, a great LOOGY. Hopefully he can be a little better in between the ears this year.

 

I actually am excited about Logan becoming a lefty specialist over the next few years. I saw him face some of the big time Tampa prospects in AAA last year, and he looked great. He just needs to get some more confidence and experience. As that recent article stated, I don't think Logan fit in on the big league club on/off the field last year.

[RME JICO]

I actually am excited about Logan becoming a lefty specialist over the next few years. I saw him face some of the big time Tampa prospects in AAA last year, and he looked great. He just needs to get some more confidence and experience. As that recent article stated, I don't think Logan fit in on the big league club on/off the field last year.

That's if he's not traded for Rowand.

[Kyyle23]

They were impressed that Logan K'd Thome and Mackowiak during the scrimmage. Am I allowed to joke that 90 pct of the lefties in baseball can do that?

 

LOL, consider yourself banned. See you around WSI.

[DBAHO]

That's if he's not traded for Rowand.

Which considering our OF situation, our bullpen and the amount of lefty relievers we have, I don't think that would be a good move.

 

Certainly not in the long - term anyways, and I don't see how it really helps us that greatly in the short - term.

[witesoxfan]

Yah. Look at Boone. Was awesome in ST, came up and got absolutely ROCKED. Was terrible at first. NUmbers in Spring Training don't matter. They might use them to help in their evaluation, but they have nothing to do with how a player will perform when the season starts. ESPECIALLY in Arizona.

 

so being used in evaluation - which would imply they have meaning - makes them meaningless?

 

Beyond that, numbers can provide how well players are making contact, who patient they are at the plate, how hard they are hitting the ball, how pitcher's stuff is coming along, whether they're leaving pitches up or not, how their control is, and multiple other factors as well. Actual numbers, such as ERA and OPS, should not be looked at nearly as much so as opposed to numbers like K/BB and IsoSLG.

 

I understand what you're getting at; all I'm saying is that numbers in spring training are used and have use in determining how well a player is playing, even if it is just at the given time; in some cases, those particular players playing well at the time continue that throughout the year because they've added something to their game. The best example I can think of is Loaiza in 2003 - do you think, without his magnificent spring training, that he makes the roster? I don't, and I think many would agree.