Why are the Sox so high on Paulino? Baffles me.

Why are the Sox so high on Paulino? Baffles me.

 

teams that dont have many good players then tend to like players more that have some idea of what a baseball is and/or have played before.

 

surely the wealth of sox starter options isnt blindingly full to you

I mean, if you're a Rienzo guy, fine - i understand the logic. let a young guy try and/or crash burn

 

but i have to think they basically saw their '13 test run with him as - 'this guy will be relieving for us more likely than anything else.' unless something changes, he's kind of in that bad-world of starter-versatility without much excellence at any one thing. I am rooting for him but it kind of brings into question if even relief at MLB-level is ...a long career for him.

Edited March 26, 201411 yr by Jose Paniagua

I mean, if you're a Rienzo guy, fine - i understand the logic. let a young guy try and/or crash burn

 

but i have to think they basically saw their '13 test run with him as - 'this guy will be relieving for us more likely than anything else.' unless something changes, he's kind of in that bad-world of starter-versatility without much excellence at any one thing. I am rooting for him but it kind of brings into question if even relief at MLB-level is ...a long career for him.

I am a Rienzo fan somewhat (not as a top of the rotation guy but with middle-rotation potential) and I definitely see how there could be benefit for him being in the rotation in Charlotte.

 

I could also see him having enough success that he becomes a really important trade chip in the near future. Maybe not in a deal on his own but in a multi-part deal like the one the Sox did for Peavy, he could be a really useful piece if he has some additional big league success and shows growth with his offspeed stuff this year.